Why Do We Have Emotions? (And Why Does Crying Feel Different From Laughing?)
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Hosted by Alex · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 60 episodes
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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: What Is AI? Why Do We Poop? How Does the Stock Market Work? What Is DNA?
Alex hosts Explain It Like I’m 5, a education show with 60 episodes published.
Is space really just “nothing”… or is that vast blackness between the stars secretly full of stuff? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex tackles the mind-bending question: what is space made of, and is it just
Why do we sort music into genres like rock, jazz, pop, rap, country, classical, K-pop, and EDM—and who decided that rock isn’t jazz? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex turns up the volume on the history and p
Why do humans love holidays so much—and who decided that these specific days get fireworks, feasts, and days off? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex unwraps the history and meaning of holidays and celebration
What is art, exactly—and why do some famous paintings look like random squiggles? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex dives into the big, colorful question of what counts as art and why humans have been making
How did humans go from small bands of wandering hunter-gatherers to massive, noisy cities with skyscrapers, traffic, and corner coffee shops? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex explores how cities began and w
Why do humans have hair almost everywhere… except our palms, soles, and mysteriously bare elbows? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex unpacks the weird and wonderful world of human hair—what it is, why we stil
What is memory, really—and why can you remember your first day of school but not where you left your shoes 10 minutes ago? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex unpacks the science and psychology of memory, expl
Why do people keep secrets—and can a secret actually feel heavy? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex explores the psychology and science of secrets, from little white lies and surprise parties to life-changing
How do stars actually shine—and could one ever burn out like a lightbulb? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex breaks down the science of stars in fun, simple language. We explore what a star really is (a massi
Why do we actually get hungry—and is that loud stomach growl just our belly yelling at us for snacks? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex breaks down the science of hunger in simple, funny, and totally relatab
The oceans are always moving—rising, falling, swirling, and crashing—but what’s really making all that happen? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex explores how tides, currents, and waves work together to keep
Why do people argue so fiercely over religion, politics, or even pizza toppings? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex breaks down why humans fight over beliefs—and why we sometimes take them so personally. You’
Math is everywhere—from counting change to launching rockets—but what is it really? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex explores one of humanity’s biggest brain-bending mysteries: what math actually is, where
Blood is strange. It’s inside us all the time, yet the moment we see it on the outside, we panic. It’s dramatic, a little scary, and completely essential to staying alive. In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, Alex d
olcanoes are Earth’s ultimate drama queens—beautiful, terrifying, and totally unstoppable. But how do they actually work? And yes… are they basically the planet’s angry pimples? In this fiery episode of Explain It Like I
Why does Earth have winter, summer, and everything in between—and does it just like spinning fancy while it orbits the sun? In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, host Alex unpacks the science (and silliness) behind s
Fire is terrifying—and yet, it’s the reason we’re here. From lightning strikes and volcanoes to campfires and stovetops, how did humans first discover fire? And who was the first brave (or foolish) soul to actually touch
Pain: everyone hates it, but none of us can live without it. From paper cuts to heartbreak, why does our body insist on sending us those “ouch” signals—and could we ever just switch them off like Wi-Fi? In this episode o
Plants have a secret superpower: they eat sunlight. Meanwhile, we humans can barely make toast without burning it. In this bright and leafy episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, host Alex breaks down the magic of photosynthe
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