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StarTalk Radio

Live at the Bell House (Part 1)

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4.614.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2013

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

StarTalk Radio brought science in the house at the 4th annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, with Kristen Schaal, Scott Adsit, Eugene Mirman and our very special guest Alan Alda.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to StarTalk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

0:10.6

StarTalk begins right now.

0:22.1

Welcome to StarTalk Radio, I'm your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

0:26.2

This week we're featuring our first show performed in front of a live audience at the

0:30.8

Eugene Merman Comedy Festival at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn, New York.

0:36.8

It is now my very great pleasure to introduce the host of StarTalk, ladies and gentlemen,

0:43.1

the director of the Hayden Planetarium from the Museum of Natural History, Neil deGrasse

0:50.4

Tyson!

0:58.4

Eugene, you've got your guests.

1:00.1

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, from Flight of the Concords and the Daily Show, Kristen Scholl.

1:10.2

And, from 30 Rock, Scott Adsett!

1:20.2

And, Neil?

1:21.2

No, Eugene, I was not going to go into this empty handed.

1:24.0

I know.

1:25.0

I would like to introduce you to my special guest.

1:28.8

This person really needs no introduction, join me in giving a very warm welcome to

1:34.6

Alan Alder.

1:44.6

You know, dear, they're humiliated,

2:04.6

they're humiliating.

2:11.6

I've got to tell people what this guy's been up to.

2:13.2

We all remember him as like Hawkeye on MASH, of course.

2:17.0

But, the guy has devoted half his life to trying to bring science to the general public.

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