Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s pieces on space both were very enjoyable and I found myself genuinely interested in both the video and text. Starting with the text, “The case for Space” he is very adamant on why Americans should still be supportive aof NASA as a whole and why funding their programs are important to everyone’s lives. He mentions all the advancements the medical field has had because of the discoveries in space.  Also, he touches on JFK and the space race not so long ago and why Americans need to be invested like that once again. He wants American citizens to gain their curiosity once again on space. Tyson also talks about China and their goal in reaching Mars in the 2030’s. He would wish for America to be motivated and inspired by Chinas efforts and want to join in the same goals. This audience in my opinion is for politicians and the wealthy to fund NASA to help achieve goals. He references many politicians’ campaigns like Barak Obama and George Bush. Also, I could see this piece as being a call for action to the younger generation to step up and think of their future and Americans future in science and space exploration. If something is not done, space funding could be wounded and we could be set back behind other countries that value it more.

            On the other hand, StarTalk ithe audience here is more for people that do not know much about space and the space program. Tyson invites comedians to make learning about space casual and fun and makes me think another audience would be younger adults because of the language and popularity of comedians. Another audience may be people that enjoy learning about space and would rather do so in a relaxed atmosphere instead of a typical daunting classroom or articles. This piece shows how space does not have to be for geniuses but for everyone and how interesting it is.

When it comes to overlapping, the Hubble is very prevalent in both pieces. In the first piece, Tyson talks about the Hubble and how it has brought Americans so many beautiful pictures and that is why they have felt involved in space exploration, in StarTalk he talks about the importance of the Hubble and all the money that has gone into this piece of equipment. His stylistic approach is also different through observations I have stated above. StarTalk is definitely more relaxed and silly not only through the atmosphere it is created in but also its outlet. Most podcasts are used to reach viewers on a more personal level. On the other hand, The Case for Space is more scholarly and Tyson uses this piece to reach a higher educated level of the country. Not everyone will search literature written on space, most people that would come across his piece would be interested in the subject and or want to contribute. This piece would benefit both of those interests.