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May 2021
54m 27s

Alternative Aliens with Andy Weir and Da...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What do Aliens look like? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice talk aliens with David Grinspoon, “Dr. Funkyspoon,” featuring Neil's interview with The Martian author, Andy Weir, on his new book Project Hail Mary. 
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