The Science of Ted Lasso with Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt

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The Science of Ted Lasso with Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt

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What’s the science behind kindness? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discover the science hidden in the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso with its creators Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here.Thanks to our Patrons Tor V Eystad, Andrew Nelson, Honza Rek, Michael Webber, Toni Pomeroy, Zarin Taylor, and Justin Nelson for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Apple, “Inverting the Pyramid of Success,” via Apple TV+ Press

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