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.

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast is a science podcast hosted by Five, with 364 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Five hosts ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast, a science show with 364 episodes published.

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  Episode #360

  ELI5 Carbonated Water - why does flat soda still taste like soda?

  May 26, 20268 minS1

  <p>Why do soft drinks exclusively use carbon dioxide instead of gases like oxygen or nitrogen? Why does "flat" soda still have a distinct taste compared to regular tap water? Why does Perrier extract natural gas from its spring water only to pump it back in later? Does the carbonation in sparkling water affect your body’s hydration differently than drinking regular water? Why do smaller bottles of sparkling water go flat significantly faster than larger two-liter bottles?</p> <p>... we explain like I'm five</p> <p>Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users wh...

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  Episode #149

  ELI5 Money Laundering - what, why and how?

  May 22, 20269 minS1

  <p>What is money laundering? Why can’t a criminal just spend good old fashioned cash? What are some of the ways used by criminals to launder money? Besides casinos, why are laundromats often mentioned? Why are countries like Panama and Cyprus ideal for laundering money?</p> <p>... we explain like I'm five</p> <p>Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: courtimus, atomkanister, el_mochilero, skatingraccoon, jakob4800, mechadragon469, m34tbag, slippedtheslope and paxnova</p> <p>To the ELI5 community that has supported us so...

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  Episode #45

  ELI5 National Debt - who do countries owe when they are in debt?

  May 15, 20268 minS1

  <p>If every major country is in billions of debt, where are they borrowing from? Who exactly do they owe? Are there any consequences for them being in debt? Why is it a problem when it gets large? Why was Greece in trouble, while Japan seemingly has high debt but is fine?</p><p> </p><p>... We explain like i'm five!</p><p> </p><p>Help more people fund us by leaving a rating on iTunes.</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of...

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  Episode #107

  ELI5 Royal Family - how does the British royal family make money?

  May 8, 202611 minS1

  <p>How does the royal family make money? How much is the queen worth? Explain the Soverign Grant and Crown Estate. How much did Harry inherit? What exactly does the Royal family do?</p> <p> </p> <p>... We explain like i'm five!</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community as always and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: youtoo2, pjwils, loki-l, pillowzzz, mastrik, callumgg, jakeismyname505, pythonpoole, dougde & haikuginger</p> <p>To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Jo...

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  Episode #27

  ELI5 Flight Delays - how do airports manage weather cancellations?

  May 1, 20268 minS1

  <p>When flights get cancelled because of heavy winds, why is it only a proportion of flights and not 100% that stop? Isn’t it a binary decision of: 'safe' or 'too dangerous'? After weather cancels thousands of flights and lots of people are displaced, how to they all get back on schedule when presumably flights for the next few days are already booked up?</p><p> </p><p>... We explain like i'm five!</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: skmota...

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