May 26, 2026
ELI5 Carbonated Water - why does flat soda still taste like soda?
8 minutes
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Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
ELI5 Explain Like I'm Five Podcast
Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
May 22, 2026
ELI5 Money Laundering - what, why and how?
9 minutes
May 8, 2026
ELI5 Royal Family - how does the British royal family make money?
11 minutes
May 1, 2026
ELI5 Flight Delays - how do airports manage major disruptions such as weather cancellations?
7 minutes
Apr 24, 2026
ELI5 Easter - why the bunny and chocolate eggs?
7 minutes
Apr 10, 2026
ELI5 Helium - is there really a global shortage?
9 minutes
Mar 12, 2026
ELI5 Cupping Therapy - can bruises really heal you?
6 minutes
Mar 1, 2026
ELI5 Crying - why do we cry with both sadness and joy?
8 minutes
Feb 25, 2026
ELI5 Norway's Olympics - how tiny Norway conquered the Winter Olympics
7 minutes
Feb 18, 2026
ELI5 One Way Mirrors - how do they work?
7 minutes
Feb 13, 2026
ELI5 Ski Jumping - how do they not get injured when landing?
7 minutes
Feb 6, 2026
ELI5 Fire Extinguishers - why are they red in color?
8 minutes
Feb 2, 2026
ELI5 HRV - What is heart rate variability and why can a steady heartbeat be trouble?
9 minutes
Jan 23, 2026
ELI5 Activity Trackers - how do they detect deep sleep?
8 minutes
Jan 16, 2026
ELI5 Palladium - more valuable than gold?
8 minutes
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