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Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!

24 Mar 2026

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Where does the wind come from? What is a sonic boom? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain things you thought you knew about sonic booms, daily temperatures, and how wind works. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-sonic-boom/ Thanks to our Patrons ShrubPuncher, Tim James, Jesse Doucette, Joshua Horton, Andrew D, Bree Fouss, Richard McEnery, Zachary Dubner, Jacob Gartung, Koltan Kaboozo, Ryd, Madison Kramer, Samantha Garcia, Lothar Erkens, Stonemason_stargazer, Rafael C, Bryan Klopenstine, Jeremiah Morgan, Andy Wilson, textilewhiz, Andreas Bjørn Hassing, Phyllis Bernstein, Jeff Patton, DustyRock Creations, Michael Sherman, Vishal, Jeff Otterman, Bill Rodawalt, Nika, Mx Self-Destruct, Britt Michels, Grace, Joe Stallone, Aj Huerta, Tim Reddy, Anna Grasser, Jimmy Sy, Chuck, Mark Okonsky, dru Ravyn, Courtney K, MICHAEL DRIVAS, Kamaria Mosley, Shubham Lakhani, Shawn Luff, langc2427, Peter Hirst, Hybrid Robotix, Cindy Durston, Leonardo TMNT, I.Scream143, Chris Hill, Matt Schifferle, Alina Gatria, Dom, Diane Jones, Shvan Karim, John Holton, Austin Christensen, CM, Rocka Darkoda, Jim Dostie, Joan Flaherty, John Bete, Phil Martell, Graham, Ted, Adam Elkins, JohnRoberts, Xander, J DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG, Brandon Bell, Susan Kraft, Skip Sanders, sankar, Davis, Doug Hall, Remi Paquet, Steve Hale, Cristina Alina, raul, Glen Rosenthal, LosNeimeiers, physicsquestions123, Resonance Gaming Network, Arda Sems, Matthew Mergens, Aaron Rhea, Jake, daHrnyPhyscn, Ardis Graham, Estevan Rios, Glen Phelps, Vince T, Ceals McBeals, David O., Krys Wylie, Aleks Magi, Emily Butler, and Chris 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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