Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk' Returns to TV Sunday with Guest Bill Clinton

'Star Talk' Season 2
The second season of the science-themed talk show "StarTalk," hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, premiers this Sunday (Oct. 25). (Image credit: StarTalk/National Geographic Channel/Beck Media & Marketing)

The second season of "StarTalk," the science-themed TV talk show hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, premiers this Sunday (Oct. 25) on the National Geographic Channel.

The second season of the science-themed talk show "StarTalk," hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, premiers this Sunday (Oct. 25). (Image credit: StarTalk/National Geographic Channel/Beck Media & Marketing)

Based on Tyson's radio show of the same name, the "StarTalk" TV program features interviews and commentary with world leaders, celebrities, scientists and comedians. President Bill Clinton will be the first guest of the new season, which will debut at 11 p.m. EDT/10 p.m. CDT. Check out a clip from the first episode here.

"I couldn't think of a more appropriate guest to kick off our second season," Tyson said in a statement from National Geographic Channel. "President Bill Clinton is a public figure whose impact and influence span politics, pop culture and science — with an occasional dose of humor. That's exactly the mission statement of 'StarTalk,' and I look forward to sharing our conversation with viewers." 

The first episode of season 2 has been made available ahead of the official premier, and can be found on natgeotv.com, and through various online providers including Hulu, iTunes and Amazon.

Bill Clinton will be the first guest on the second season of the science-themed talk show "StarTalk," hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, which premiers this Sunday (Oct. 25). (Image credit: StarTalk/National Geographic Channel/Beck Media & Marketing)

The weekly, hour-long series has a somewhat unique format among talk shows. Each episode centers on a pre-taped interview between Tyson and a special guest (President Clinton, in the first episode). The show then periodically cuts away from the interview, to the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where Tyson talks with a "co-host" (typically a comedian) and another guest (often a scientist) in front of a live studio audience.

The second season is greenlit for 10 episodes. The 10-episode first season debuted on April 20 and ran through June. Upcoming guests for the second season include Susan Sarandon, Seth MacFarlane, David Byrne, Larry Wilmore, Bas Lansdorp, Penn and Teller, and Brian Cox.

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Calla Cofield
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Calla Cofield joined Space.com's crew in October 2014. She enjoys writing about black holes, exploding stars, ripples in space-time, science in comic books, and all the mysteries of the cosmos. Prior to joining Space.com Calla worked as a freelance writer, with her work appearing in APS News, Symmetry magazine, Scientific American, Nature News, Physics World, and others. From 2010 to 2014 she was a producer for The Physics Central Podcast. Previously, Calla worked at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (hands down the best office building ever) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. Calla studied physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is originally from Sandy, Utah. In 2018, Calla left Space.com to join NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory media team where she oversees astronomy, physics, exoplanets and the Cold Atom Lab mission. She has been underground at three of the largest particle accelerators in the world and would really like to know what the heck dark matter is. Contact Calla via: E-Mail – Twitter