ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini 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.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 7m. Bisher sind 276 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 9 hours 26 minutes

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Introducing The Newsworthy


We explain why we love The Newsworthy. Hope you enjoy it too.


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 July 28, 2023  2m
 
 

Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show


We explain why we are listening to The Jordan Harbinger Show. Hope you enjoy it too.


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 November 10, 2023  2m
 
 

Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show


We explain why we are listening to The Jordan Harbinger Show. Hope you enjoy it too.


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 February 2, 2024  2m
 
 

episode 1: ELI5 Caffeine - It has almost no calories, so where does the energy come from?


Caffeine has almost no calories, but seems to give us a burst of energy on its own. Where does the body get this energy from? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this...


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 February 11, 2019  6m
 
 

episode 2: ELI5 Emergency Calls Only - If there is no cellphone signal, how does "emergency calls only" mode work?


If there is no cellphone signal, how does the "emergency calls only" mode works? How does the cell tower system coordinate to make this possible?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and...


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 February 21, 2019  6m
 
 

episode 3: ELI5 Super Glue - How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?


How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed...


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 March 1, 2019  4m
 
 

episode 4: ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?


What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food? Why does my nose run, why do I sweat, what’s going on in my body?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following...


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 March 7, 2019  7m
 
 

episode 5: ELI5 Capcha - Why can't bots check 'I am not a robot' checkboxes?


A reCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA-like system designed to establish that a computer user is human. So how does the reCAPTCHA checkbox i.e. the "I'm not a robot" checkbox actually work? Why can't bots just check 'I am not a robot' and fool the system?...


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 March 15, 2019  6m
 
 

episode 6: ELI5 Alcohol - How does alcohol make you drunk?


How does alcohol make you drunk? What is happening in your brain and body when you are intoxicated? What is it about alcohol that actually harms your body?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive...


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 March 21, 2019  5m
 
 

episode 7: ELI5 Cancer - How do medical professionals break down the various stages? How does “normal” cancer differ from terminal cancer?


How do medical professionals determine whether cancer is terminal or not? How are the stages broken down? How does “normal” cancer differ from terminal cancer?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive...


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 March 29, 2019  7m