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This is Star Talk Sports Edition.

I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.

And today, we're going to take a deep dive into the waters of Ted Lasso.

Ooh, Ted Lasso. If you haven't seen it on Apple Plus, it's a TV series.

But why it interests us in particular is because there's a lot of psychology,

sort of neuroscience going on in that show.

Ted Lasso is a coach, an American coach, coaching a UK football team, soccer team.

And there's a lot of interpersonal dynamics that brings them to this program.

And anytime we have neuroscientist issues, we bring in Heather Berlin.

She'll come in actually in the third segment of this program.

But in the meantime, let me first introduce my two co-host, Chuck.

Hey, Neil, I got to tell you, a deep dive into the waters of Ted Lasso sounds very erotic.

I like it.

Okay.

Everything is that way to you, Chuck.

And we also, we also, of course, have Gary O'Reilly, Gary.

I know.

I always good to have you there, a former professional soccer player in the UK.

So this is right, right down your alley here.

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