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May 2024
46m 54s

Science Fiction on TV, with Bill Nye

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
About this episode

Who better to answer questions about science fiction in TV and movies than Bill Nye? Bill and Chuck Nice flip channels between “StarTrek,” “Star Wars,” “Lost in Space,” “Back to the Future” and more!

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: 
https://startalkmedia.com/show/science-fiction-tv-bill-nye/

(Originally Aired January 31, 2017)

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