Ranked #1
StarTalk SoundBite: Olympic Curling – The Anatomy Of The Push
StarTalk SoundBite: Olympic Curling – The Anatomy Of The Push
How do curlers propel a Curling stone? Listen as Olympic Gold Medalist Brad Gushue explains to Chuck Nice and Gary O'Rei... Read more
17 Feb 2018
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2mins
Ranked #2
Game Changer – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Skyhook
Game Changer – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Skyhook
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the physics of the legendary Skyhook with the help of Neil deGrasse Tyson and three... Read more
8 Jun 2017
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34mins
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Sports Injuries and Recovery
Sports Injuries and Recovery
Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice investigate the world of sports injuries and the future of recovery science alongside... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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47mins
Ranked #4
Space Jam: Basketball Cosmic Queries, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Space Jam: Basketball Cosmic Queries, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson joins hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice to answer fan submitted questions about the physics of bask... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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48mins
Ranked #5
The Murky World of Doping in Sports
The Murky World of Doping in Sports
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly dive into the widespread world of doping in cycling, football and other sports with the hel... Read more
19 Jul 2017
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49mins
Ranked #6
Baseball: Brain Training
Baseball: Brain Training
What happens inside the brain of a great baseball hitter, and can it be taught? Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the... Read more
27 Sep 2017
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37mins
Ranked #7
Baseball TweetTalk, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Baseball TweetTalk, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
In the latest installment of our fan-fave episodes where hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly invite Neil deGrasse Tyson i... Read more
16 Aug 2017
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48mins
Ranked #8
Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)
Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the slippery science and skate technology that leads to speed – and collisions – in... Read more
1 Apr 2017
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53mins
Ranked #9
Martial Arts – Fight Like a Physicist
Martial Arts – Fight Like a Physicist
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly get schooled on the martial arts by two fighting physicists: Jason Thalken, who has a Black... Read more
20 Sep 2017
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39mins
Ranked #10
NFL Fitness and Nutrition
NFL Fitness and Nutrition
Chuck and Gary get schooled by the men who optimize player performance for the pros: Glen Tobias of the NY Jets, and Dav... Read more
23 Aug 2017
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44mins
Ranked #11
Pitching Physics with Ron Darling
Pitching Physics with Ron Darling
To break down the physics of a pitch, this week Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly welcome former New York Mets starting pitch... Read more
26 Jul 2017
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51mins
Ranked #12
Biomechanics of the Perfect Golf Swing
Biomechanics of the Perfect Golf Swing
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice investigate the science that is making golf swings that much sweeter, from biomechanics to ... Read more
2 Aug 2017
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48mins
Ranked #13
Playing with Science at BAM, with Sasha Cohen & Neil deGrasse Tyson
Playing with Science at BAM, with Sasha Cohen & Neil deGrasse Tyson
We’re taking to the ice as we explore the physics of figure skating with host Chuck Nice, Olympic medalist Sasha Cohen, ... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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43mins
Ranked #14
Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 1)
Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 1)
Get your skates, grab your stick, and join Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly as they find out why hockey has more science in ... Read more
27 Mar 2017
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49mins
Ranked #15
How Technology Is Changing Football
How Technology Is Changing Football
Find out how helmet sensors, virtual reality, big data and radio controlled tackling dummies are revolutionizing footbal... Read more
3 Jan 2018
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56mins
Ranked #16
Out of This World Sports, with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Repeat)
Out of This World Sports, with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Repeat)
This week, Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore what it would be like if we held the Olympics on Mars, or went ice skati... Read more
5 Jul 2017
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57mins
Ranked #17
Baseball: The Perfect Game
Baseball: The Perfect Game
There have only been 23 perfect games in baseball’s 140-year history – and only one in the World Series, by Don Larsen i... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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37mins
Ranked #18
Planet NASCAR, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Planet NASCAR, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Is Planet NASCAR governed by the same laws of physics as the rest of Planet Earth? You wouldn’t know it from some of the... Read more
9 Aug 2017
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47mins
Ranked #19
Breaking the Rules–The Physics & Psychology of Cheating
Breaking the Rules–The Physics & Psychology of Cheating
You can break the rules of the game, but you can’t break the rules of physics. On this episode of Playing with Science, ... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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50mins
Ranked #20
Swimming Science and USRPT
Swimming Science and USRPT
Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice dive into the deep end as we explore swimming science and Ultra Short Race Pace Train... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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50mins