Are we alone in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen sit down with one of the founders of the SETI Institute, Jill Tarter, to explore the search for intelligent life beyond Earth, technosignatures, The Drake Equation, and more.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Bryan Boleyn, Lisa, TheTrustyTrading Post, Kasharn George, Jon Warninger, Gatorcat, Ann, Drisco Leyva, Jorge Estelles, Wayne Holt, tati, Only Zuul, Doug Macuit, Larry Spencer, SANDMAN1974, Jason Lingle, Rob Christian, Pete Hall, Rick Henderson, Dave, Adam Hershman, Eric Clement, Dalmir da Silva, Derek Graham, dynsul, Mateusz Ratajczak, Gary Jaklevich, Bryant, buddyp, Micheal Genn, Stephen Macknik, Rodrigo Torres, Kat Genrich, Martin Le Blanc, Matthew Jury, Frank Gallagher, Jo S, Erik Ritter, Hamish Dunn, Jesse, Terry Remsik, Lynn Newton, Hunter Greeson, Eva, Adam Krebsbach, Scott Alderman, Poppy Docherty, Diamond Bro, and Nicholas Volpi for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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