Explain It Like I’m 5
By Alex
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Big questions. Simple answers. With jokes.
Ever wondered why we sleep, what electricity actually is, how airplanes fly, or why Pluto got fired as a planet?
Welcome to Explain It Like I’m 5—the podcast that tackles life’s biggest, weirdest, most wonderfully human questions… and makes them make sense.
Hosted by Alex, each episode breaks down a complex topic—from science, history, politics, and technology to philosophy, emotions, and everyday “wait… what?” moments—into an easy, entertaining, and curiosity-sparking conversation you could share with a five-year-old… or your most confused adult friend.
💡 Topics include:
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What Is AI?
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Why Do We Poop?
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How Does the Stock Market Work?
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What Is DNA?
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Can Animals Talk?
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Why Do We Fight Over Beliefs?
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What Is the Internet Made Of?
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How Did We Go from Dinosaurs to TikTok?
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…and 50+ more questions you didn’t know you were dying to understand.
Whether you're 5, 15, or 105, this podcast is your fun, friendly, no-intimidation zone to learn how the world works—one wildly interesting question at a time.
🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Perfect for curious kids, overthinking adults, teachers, students, and anyone who loves learning without lectures.
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How Do Stars Shine? (And Could One Ever Burn Out Like a Lightbulb?)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Why Do We Get Hungry? (And Is My Stomach Just Yelling at Me?)
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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How Do Oceans Move? (And Is the Moon Just Stirring Soup?)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Why Do People Fight Over Beliefs? (Can’t We Just Play Rock-Paper-Scissors?)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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What Is Math? (And Who Decided Numbers Rule Everything?)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Why Do We Have Blood? (And Why Is It So Creepy Yet Important?)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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How Do Volcanoes Work? (Are They Earth’s Angry Pimples?)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Why Do We Have Seasons? (And Does the Earth Just Like Spinning Fancy?)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How Did Fire Happen? (And Who Was Brave Enough to Touch It First?)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Why Do We Feel Pain? (And Could We Just Turn It Off Like Wi-Fi?)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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How Do Plants Eat Sunlight? (And Why Can’t I Do That?)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Why Do We Have Countries? (Couldn’t Earth Just Be One Big Clubhouse?)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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How Do Computers Think? (And Do They Gossip About Us?)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Why Do We Laugh? (And Can Tickling Actually Be a Superpower?)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Why Is the Sky Blue? (And Who Decided Sunsets Should Be Pretty?)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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How Did Money Start? (Did People Really Trade Goats for Shoes?)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Why Do We Get Sick? (And Is a Cold Just My Body Being Dramatic?)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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How Do Airplanes Fly? (And Why Don’t They Flap Like Birds?)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Why Do We Get Old? (And Can I Pause It Like a Video?)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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How Did Language Start? (Did Someone Just Make Up the First Word?)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Why Do We Cry? (And Why Does My Nose Join In?)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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What Is DNA (Am I Just a Walking Recipe?)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Why Do People Lie? (And Can My Dog Tell?)
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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How Does Music Work? (And Why Does It Make Me Want to Dance?)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Why Do We Have Rules? (And Who Decided “No Running With Scissors”?)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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What Is Electricity—And Is It Just Angry Lightning in My Walls?
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Why Do We Sleep? (And Why Do I Feel Tired After Napping?)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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What Is the Internet Made Of? (And Can I Visit It Without a Password?)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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How Does Gravity Work? (And Is It Just Earth Giving Us a Giant Hug?)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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What Exactly Is The Internet? And Can You Visit It?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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What’s Inside the Earth? (And Could You Actually Dig a Hole to China?)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Do Aliens Really Exist? (Or Are We Just Bad at First Contact?)
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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What Happens When You Die? (A Lighthearted Look at a Big Topic)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Why Do We Poop? (Yes, We’re Going There)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Can Animals Talk? (Or Are They Just Ignoring Us?)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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How Did We Start Measuring Time—And Who Said a Minute Is 60 Seconds?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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What Is the Stock Market? (And Is It Like a Fancy Game?)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Why Are There So Many Religions?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Black Holes Explained: What They Are and Why They’re Not After Your Socks
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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How Do Vaccines Work? A Simple Explanation of Your Immune System and Its Superpowers
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Understanding Quantum Physics: Why Quantum Mechanics Is So Strange and Fascinating
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Why Do Countries Fight? (And Can’t They Just Share?)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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What is inflation?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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How Did We Go From Dinosaurs To Tiktok?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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What’s the Deal With Taxes? (And Where Does the Money Go?)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Why Is Pluto Not a Planet Anymore? Did It Get Fired?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Why Do We Dream Of Falling?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Democracy vs. Dictatorship: Who Gets the Bigger Timeout?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Why Is Time a Thing?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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What is AI ?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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How Does Money Even Work? And Why Can’t We Print More?
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Jun 11, 2025 |