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Dr. Starkid

Dr. Starkid

Written by: Dr. Dakotah Tyler
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Hosted by Dr. Dakotah Tyler, a former Division-I college football player turned PhD astrophysicist, science communicator, author, and professor of physics and astrobiology.


Science is one of humanity’s most powerful tools for understanding reality. From the cosmos above us to the questions that shape our daily lives, every discovery offers a new way to see the world.


Through deep dives, interviews, conversations, and curiosity-driven storytelling, Dr. Starkid explores the ideas, discoveries, and mysteries that capture our imagination and expand our understanding of the universe. Featuring scientists, researchers, creators, and other fascinating minds, the show examines everything from space exploration and the search for life to the scientific discoveries reshaping how we understand ourselves and our place in the cosmos.


Lead with Curiosity.

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Episodes
  • How I went from Football to a PhD in Alien Worlds

    How I went from Football to a PhD in Alien Worlds
    Jun 10 2026

    This episode starts with the story behind the science: how a football injury, a lost sense of identity, and a Cosmos documentary helped send me toward astronomy and exoplanet research.

    From there, we get into what my dissertation was actually about: atmospheric mass loss for close-in exoplanets. That means planets getting blasted by radiation from their stars, losing gas over time, and sometimes leaving behind clues we can detect from Earth. We talk Mars, Venus, hot Jupiters, helium escape, WASP-69b, the radius gap, young planets, and why understanding atmospheres matters for the search for life.

    Lead with curiosity.
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    59 mins
  • How We Went From 5 Planets To 5 Trillion

    How We Went From 5 Planets To 5 Trillion
    Jun 6 2026

    How did we go from knowing a handful of planets in our own solar system to confirming thousands of worlds around other stars?

    This episode traces the story of exoplanets, from ancient “wanderers” in the night sky to the modern methods astronomers use to detect worlds we usually can’t see directly. We talk Galileo, Jupiter’s moons, hot Jupiters, pulsar planets, lava worlds, water worlds, rogue planets, Planet 9, and why the universe keeps handing us planets we never expected.

    Hosted by Dr. Dakotah Tyler.

    Lead with curiosity.
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    50 mins
  • Dr. Starkid Trailer

    Dr. Starkid Trailer
    Jun 5 2026
    1 min
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