"The Killing Star" Eric Ladin, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson; Ricky Wilson

Program Title: Endeavours - The Killing, astrophysics, The Kaiser Chiefs
Description: ric Ladin stars in the critically-acclaimed the Killing in the role of Jamie Wright. He has also guest-starred as William Hofstadt on multiple episodes of the AMC show Mad Men and the HBO miniseries Generation Kill as Corporal James Chaffin. He also appeared in the movies Toolbox Murders, Cursed, Left in Darkness. He is also the voice of the character Ellis in the cooperative first-person shooter game Left 4 Dead 2, as well as the voice as Cole MacGrath in the video game Infamous 2 and Street Fighter X Tekken.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium. He is also known as a popularizer of science. Tyson's professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way.

For five seasons, beginning in the fall of 2006, Tyson appeared as the on-camera host of PBS-NOVA's spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW, which is an accessible look at the frontier of all the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe. He recently was hired to host a sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos.

n February 2012, Tyson releases his tenth book, this one exclusive devoted to space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier, and he is currently working on a 21st century reboot of Carl Sagan's landmark television series COSMOS, to air in 13 episodes on the FOX network in 2013.

Tyson is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium. Tyson lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

The Kaiser Chiefs are a post-punk/indie-rock band from Leeds. Formed in 1996 when they were still teenagers (originally called Runston Parva). The group's debut album, Employment, was released in 2005. It was primarily inspired by New Wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, and enjoyed international success with over three million copies sold.

In 2005, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Kaiser Chiefs' second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007), yielded "Ruby", a number one single in the United Kingdom. They released their third album, Off with Their Heads, in October 2008. After a three-year hiatus, they released The Future Is Medieval in June 2011.

Their name comes from South African football (soccer) club Kaizer Chiefs

Host(s): Dan McPeake
Featured Speakers/Guests: Eric Ladin Neil deGrasse Tyson Ricky Wilson

Credits: written & produced by Dan McPeake

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