World-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Author of Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter) returns to the Mayim Bialik's Breakdown studio for one of his most mind-bending conversations yet, covering UFOs, aliens, consciousness, near death experiences, secret government speculation, DMT entities, Antarctica’s hidden lakes, and what humanity may discover beyond Earth.

Neil reveals why he REFUSED an invitation to inspect an alleged alien body and explains what most people get wrong about extraterrestrials. He shares his biggest problems with how aliens are portrayed in Hollywood, why alien life may not need to be silicon-based, and whether stories about reverse-engineered UFO technology (including theories involving the Wright Brothers) hold any scientific weight.

He also addresses the mysterious deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists connected to nuclear research and aerospace programs, and whether any of it could realistically be tied to nonhuman intelligence, UAPs, or classified technology.

The conversation goes even deeper into consciousness and altered states. We explore the controversial DMT laser protocol experiments and why so many experiencers report seeing the same “source code,” encountering entities, communicating with departed souls, or entering what feels like other dimensions. Neil explains the scientific evidence he would require before accepting out-of-body experiences or near death experiences as real phenomena existing outside the brain.

He also reveals why he has never used drugs, why he does not believe consciousness survives bodily death, and breaks down his fascinating “3 varieties of truth” framework for understanding reality itself.

Plus:

- What Neil deGrasse Tyson hopes humanity’s first contact with aliens would actually look like

- How aliens & UFOs became mainstream cultural topics

- Why he wanted to become part of the alien conversation

- Whether underground lakes beneath Antarctica could serve as models for icy alien oceans elsewhere in the solar system

- Future of astrobiology, extraterrestrial discovery, & human understanding of consciousness

This is one of the deepest and most controversial discussions Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever had on aliens, UFOs, DMT, consciousness, near death experiences, and the search for life beyond Earth!

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World-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Author of Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter) returns to the Mayim Bialik's Breakdown studio for one of his most mind-bending conversations yet, covering UFOs, aliens, consciousness, near death experiences, secret government speculation, DMT entities, Antarctica’s hidden lakes, and what humanity may discover beyond Earth.

Neil reveals why he REFUSED an invitation to inspect an alleged alien body and explains what most people get wrong about extraterrestrials. He shares his biggest problems with how aliens are portrayed in Hollywood, why alien life may not need to be silicon-based, and whether stories about reverse-engineered UFO technology (including theories involving the Wright Brothers) hold any scientific weight.

He also addresses the mysterious deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists connected to nuclear research and aerospace programs, and whether any of it could realistically be tied to nonhuman intelligence, UAPs, or classified technology.

The conversation goes even deeper into consciousness and altered states. We explore the controversial DMT laser protocol experiments and why so many experiencers report seeing the same “source code,” encountering entities, communicating with departed souls, or entering what feels like other dimensions. Neil explains the scientific evidence he would require before accepting out-of-body experiences or near death experiences as real phenomena existing outside the brain.

He also reveals why he has never used drugs, why he does not believe consciousness survives bodily death, and breaks down his fascinating “3 varieties of truth” framework for understanding reality itself.

Plus:

- What Neil deGrasse Tyson hopes humanity’s first contact with aliens would actually look like

- How aliens & UFOs became mainstream cultural topics

- Why he wanted to become part of the alien conversation

- Whether underground lakes beneath Antarctica could serve as models for icy alien oceans elsewhere in the solar system

- Future of astrobiology, extraterrestrial discovery, & human understanding of consciousness

This is one of the deepest and most controversial discussions Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever had on aliens, UFOs, DMT, consciousness, near death experiences, and the search for life beyond Earth!

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What if your struggles, heartbreaks, illnesses, relationships, and biggest challenges were never random, but lessons your soul chose before you were born?

In this very special episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Mayim and Jonathan investigate one of the most controversial spiritual ideas ever discussed: Earth School — the theory that Earth is a classroom for the soul, and that every experience in your life has a deeper purpose.

Near death experiencers around the world report strikingly similar revelations:

- Choosing their lives before birth

- Seeing a life review after death

- Discovering a hidden purpose behind suffering

- Learning that consciousness may survive physical death

But that's only the beginning.

Ancient civilizations separated by oceans, languages, and thousands of years all appear to describe the same mysterious journey of the soul. Could Plato, Tibetan mystics, Kabbalists, Buddhists, Hindu sages, and modern NDE survivors all be pointing toward the same hidden truth?

We're breaking down:

- Shocking NDEs that reveal life as a "school"

- Why many NDE survivors return convinced they chose their challenges

- ncient story of a man who died, returned, and described souls selecting their next lives

- Forgotten biblical teachings about reincarnation that were later rejected by church authorities

- Tibetan, Buddhist, Hindu, Greek, and Kabbalistic traditions that describe the soul's evolution

- Mysterious phenomenon of children who remember previous lives

- Scientific research investigating NDEs & consciousness beyond death

- Why suffering may be a lesson, not a punishment

- Theory that humanity may be part of a much larger cosmic experiment

- Whether Earth School is spiritual truth...or humanity's greatest coping mechanism

Whether you're a skeptic, spiritual seeker, philosopher, or simply wondering why you're here, this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about life, death, and the journey of the soul.

If life isn't happening TO you—but FOR you—what lesson are you here to learn?

Class is in session.

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Former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot Ryan Graves reveals what REALLY happened behind the Pentagon’s UFO disclosures, and whether the newly released UAP files are hiding something even bigger.

As one of the most credible voices in the UFO/UAP conversation, Graves breaks down shocking encounters military pilots experienced firsthand, including near mid-air collisions with unexplained objects described as “a cube inside a sphere,” mysterious black triangles, and even a bizarre “15-foot disco ball” spotted in restricted airspace.

On this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, he explains why elite military radar systems suddenly started detecting anomalies pilots couldn’t even see with their own eyes, and why many aviators feared they might crash into these unidentified objects during missions.

Ryan also dives into the infamous Tic Tac UFO and Gimbal UFO incidents involving David Fravor, how military leadership allegedly kept the phenomenon quiet for years, and the terrifying realization among pilots that these encounters were happening far more often than anyone knew.

The biggest unanswered questions:

- Where are these objects coming from?

- How are they operating?

- Why do they appear to defy physics?

- And why does the government still seem unable (or unwilling) to explain them?

Graves explains how highly trained military pilots are uniquely qualified witnesses due to their professionalism, emotional control, and advanced observational training, making their testimonies impossible to casually dismiss. He also reveals why so many commercial and military pilots are still afraid to report UAP sightings despite the fact that commercial pilots reportedly witness unexplained phenomena up to 5 times per day.

Ryan shares disturbing patterns involving UAP activity near nuclear sites, reports of craft moving seamlessly from air to water, and accounts of objects seemingly reacting intelligently to pilot maneuvers.

He opens up about the personal and professional consequences of speaking publicly about UAPs, what finally pushed him to come forward, and why he founded Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA) to create a secure environment for pilots and military personnel to report encounters safely.

Ryan also explains how investigators separate credible data from misinformation, rumors, and internet hoaxes while building serious scientific and national security frameworks around the UAP issue.

If even a fraction of these encounters are real, the implications are massive...

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Former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot Ryan Graves reveals what REALLY happened behind the Pentagon’s UFO disclosures, and whether the newly released UAP files are hiding something even bigger.

As one of the most credible voices in the UFO/UAP conversation, Graves breaks down shocking encounters military pilots experienced firsthand, including near mid-air collisions with unexplained objects described as “a cube inside a sphere,” mysterious black triangles, and even a bizarre “15-foot disco ball” spotted in restricted airspace.

On this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, he explains why elite military radar systems suddenly started detecting anomalies pilots couldn’t even see with their own eyes, and why many aviators feared they might crash into these unidentified objects during missions.

Ryan also dives into the infamous Tic Tac UFO and Gimbal UFO incidents involving David Fravor, how military leadership allegedly kept the phenomenon quiet for years, and the terrifying realization among pilots that these encounters were happening far more often than anyone knew.

The biggest unanswered questions:

- Where are these objects coming from?

- How are they operating?

- Why do they appear to defy physics?

- And why does the government still seem unable (or unwilling) to explain them?

Graves explains how highly trained military pilots are uniquely qualified witnesses due to their professionalism, emotional control, and advanced observational training, making their testimonies impossible to casually dismiss. He also reveals why so many commercial and military pilots are still afraid to report UAP sightings despite the fact that commercial pilots reportedly witness unexplained phenomena up to 5 times per day.

Ryan shares disturbing patterns involving UAP activity near nuclear sites, reports of craft moving seamlessly from air to water, and accounts of objects seemingly reacting intelligently to pilot maneuvers.

He opens up about the personal and professional consequences of speaking publicly about UAPs, what finally pushed him to come forward, and why he founded Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA) to create a secure environment for pilots and military personnel to report encounters safely.

Ryan also explains how investigators separate credible data from misinformation, rumors, and internet hoaxes while building serious scientific and national security frameworks around the UAP issue.

If even a fraction of these encounters are real, the implications are massive...

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From The Big Bang Theory to Jewish advocacy, Mayim Bialik shares the personal journey behind the public persona with Jonah Platt on the Being Jewish Podcast!

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In honor of Pride Month AND PTSD Awareness Month, we’re revisiting an awesome episode from 2022 with Raven-Symoné & her wife Miranda Pearman-Maday (content creator, producer, writer, doula)!

They joined us to discuss defense mechanisms, their individual therapy journeys, and the confining nature of labels when it comes to sexuality and gender. They explain how their sexualities protected their true identities and their struggles with depression. Raven opens up about her past relationships with people with narcissistic tendencies, her parents’ reservations about therapy, and her PTSD and anger challenges. She and Mayim bond over their strikingly similar coping mechanisms from having grown up as child actors, their abilities to read others, and how celebrity can heighten people-pleasing tendencies. Miranda reveals how somatic therapy has helped her, and Raven shares her positive experiences with shadow and energy work.

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What if EVERYTHING we know about reality is missing a deeper operating system?

In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Brian Keating (professor of physics, experimental cosmologist, and host of the Into the Impossible podcast) dives into the biggest unanswered questions in science, consciousness, God, the Big Bang, extraterrestrial life, simulation theory, and the hidden limits of human knowledge.

Dr. Keating breaks down:

- Why humanity NEEDS a Grand Unified Theory before we can ever reach a true “Theory of Everything”, and how scientists are trying to uncover the operating system of reality itself

- “A telescope is a time machine”: How looking into deep space is literally looking backward through time toward the origins of existence

- Shocking scientific and philosophical implications of the Big Bang, and the terrifying question: What was BEFORE time?

- Could another universe have collapsed to create ours?

- Why studying space-time itself may unlock secrets hidden before the beginning of the universe

- Why the Big Bang explains the expanding universe, and where modern cosmology still breaks down

- How Dr. Keating reconciles being both a scientist & a person of faith

- Can God & science coexist? How God may tie into the creation of the universe through a scientific lens

- Why God’s existence should not be subjected to scientific testing

- Hidden limits of both religion AND scientific data

- Where consciousness may actually come from according to modern physics

- Why the role of scientists is not to “prove” things

- Why even world-famous scientists secretly struggle with imposter syndrome

- Deistic implications of the Simulation Hypothesis, and whether reality itself could be engineered

- Search for extraterrestrial life: why we still have ZERO confirmed evidence despite viral claims

- Debunking alleged “signs of life” on Mars and separating science from speculation

- His take on the mysterious deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists connected to nuclear & aerospace research

- Could unexplained events be connected to UAPs, nonhuman intelligence, or classified technology?

- Cattle mutilations, alleged energy weapons, and why unexplained phenomena always breed suspicion

- Why uncertainty is one of the most dangerous (and fascinating) forces in human civilization

This episode explores the edge where cosmology, philosophy, consciousness, religion, and the unknown collide.

If you’re fascinated by the Big Bang, aliens, simulation theory, UAPs, consciousness, physics, God, or the future of humanity, this conversation will completely change how you think about reality itself!

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What if EVERYTHING we know about reality is missing a deeper operating system?

In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Brian Keating (professor of physics, experimental cosmologist, and host of the Into the Impossible podcast) dives into the biggest unanswered questions in science, consciousness, God, the Big Bang, extraterrestrial life, simulation theory, and the hidden limits of human knowledge.

Dr. Keating breaks down:

- Why humanity NEEDS a Grand Unified Theory before we can ever reach a true “Theory of Everything”, and how scientists are trying to uncover the operating system of reality itself

- “A telescope is a time machine”: How looking into deep space is literally looking backward through time toward the origins of existence

- Shocking scientific and philosophical implications of the Big Bang, and the terrifying question: What was BEFORE time?

- Could another universe have collapsed to create ours?

- Why studying space-time itself may unlock secrets hidden before the beginning of the universe

- Why the Big Bang explains the expanding universe, and where modern cosmology still breaks down

- How Dr. Keating reconciles being both a scientist & a person of faith

- Can God & science coexist? How God may tie into the creation of the universe through a scientific lens

- Why God’s existence should not be subjected to scientific testing

- Hidden limits of both religion AND scientific data

- Where consciousness may actually come from according to modern physics

- Why the role of scientists is not to “prove” things

- Why even world-famous scientists secretly struggle with imposter syndrome

- Deistic implications of the Simulation Hypothesis, and whether reality itself could be engineered

- Search for extraterrestrial life: why we still have ZERO confirmed evidence despite viral claims

- Debunking alleged “signs of life” on Mars and separating science from speculation

- His take on the mysterious deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists connected to nuclear & aerospace research

- Could unexplained events be connected to UAPs, nonhuman intelligence, or classified technology?

- Cattle mutilations, alleged energy weapons, and why unexplained phenomena always breed suspicion

- Why uncertainty is one of the most dangerous (and fascinating) forces in human civilization

This episode explores the edge where cosmology, philosophy, consciousness, religion, and the unknown collide.

If you’re fascinated by the Big Bang, aliens, simulation theory, UAPs, consciousness, physics, God, or the future of humanity, this conversation will completely change how you think about reality itself!

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She escaped an arranged marriage the DAY AFTER her mother died…and what happened next will leave you speechless.

In this unforgettable episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Zarna Garg reveals the raw, shocking, and deeply inspiring story behind her rise, from fleeing tradition under unimaginable circumstances to becoming one of the boldest voices in comedy today.

After losing her mother, Zarna made a life-altering decision overnight—running away from an arranged marriage and surviving by couch surfing for 2 years. What kept her going? A surprising legacy of kindness her mom left behind that saved her life.

From immigrating to America with nothing, to redefining her identity on her own terms, Zarna shares what America truly means to her and why she believes destiny had a hand in her success.

She opens up about love, loss, and rebellion - how she navigated dating solo (including her wildly unique online dating ad!) and ultimately found her perfect match.

Encouraged by her own kids, Zarna took a leap into stand-up comedy...and never looked back. Today, she’s breaking stereotypes, pushing boundaries, and challenging cultural norms with every punchline.

Zarna addresses the backlash she faced for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival—and why she did it anyway, hoping to inspire women in marginalized communities.

She gets real about the tough questions:

- Did her father’s death change how she sees karma?

- Why should you NEVER ask your partner “what are you thinking?”

- Is Western culture completely misunderstanding yoga?

- Are beauty standards harsher in India or America?

Plus, her hilarious takes on:

- Growing up influenced by American culture & sibling birth order

- Why she loves Mayim's "Amy Farrah Fowler" character from The Big Bang Theory

- Balancing cultural pride without “demonizing” her roots for Western audiences

 Zarna also shares her powerful belief that ALL religions hold value, and how she’s built her own philosophy by taking the best from each.

This is more than comedy. It’s survival, rebellion, identity, and destiny...all wrapped in one incredible story you don’t want to miss. Her perspective might completely change how you see culture, courage, and what it really means to choose your own life!

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