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Extended Classic: MythBusters (Part 1)

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4.614.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2014

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In Part 1 of this classic podcast, now extended with 10 minutes of new Cosmic Queries, Neil Tyson sits down with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to discuss experiments, physics, and urban legends.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Star Talk.

0:05.0

Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

0:10.6

Star Talk begins right now.

0:15.3

Welcome to Star Talk Radio.

0:23.2

I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson.

0:24.6

You're a personal astrophysicist.

0:26.9

Actually, you might have other personal astrophysicist.

0:31.9

I pretend I'm your personal astrophysicist.

0:34.3

I also serve as director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium

0:37.1

at the Museum of Natural History right here in New York City.

0:40.2

And that those chuckles on the other side

0:42.0

was none other than Chuck Knice.

0:43.4

That's right.

0:44.2

Welcome back as cohost.

0:45.8

Thank you.

0:46.6

Today's show is on the Mythbusters.

0:48.1

We all know and love the Mythbusters.

0:50.0

Who doesn't love the Mythbusters?

0:50.9

They both came through town and I had them in my office.

0:53.2

And we chatted about the genesis of their show.

0:55.7

And what were they thinking?

0:57.8

Do you still have an office?

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