The original host of the beloved children's series is launching a podcast to dive into "the hard stuff," such as "debt, sex, taxes," and more.

Burns got his start on Nickelodeon's 1996 hit show at 22 years old and skyrocketed to fame as it grew in popularity ...

"It seems that there was an opportunity to just continue the conversation — to simply scale it up for adults, which was a revelation to me," Burns tells PEOPLE Steve Burns is back — with a new podcast ...