ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
ELI5 Explain Like I'm Five PodcastExplain 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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 355 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementEducationSociety & CultureDocumentary | |||
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Apple Podcasts5Gary P 70
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One of the best podcasts ever! Love it and keep it going.
Apple Podcasts5EkinsvilleUnited Statesa year ago - Concise & interesting
Thank you making this podcast, I found out about your podcast when listening to minimalist mom podcast in South Africa. As parent, I think your podcast topics covers a wide variety for us to learn together with our kids. Keep up the wonderful work. Warm regards from Vietnam.
Apple Podcasts5Le Keller
South Africaa year ago - Love this show
Bite sized nuggets of interest. Calm me down and help me to sleep.
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Apple Podcasts | #107 | United States/Education/Self-Improvement |
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Apple Podcasts | #157 |  Canada/Education/Self-Improvement |
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Apple Podcasts | #208 |  United Arab Emirates/Education/Self-Improvement |
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This mini-podcast series provides concise, easily digestible answers to a wide variety of questions, addressing topics that listeners are often curious about but may find complex or confusing. Each episode aims to explain different subjects—from historical phenomena and scientific principles to everyday objects and societal practices—in a manner that is accessible and engaging for a general audience. The hosts utilize humor and interesting anecdotes to make learning enjoyable, often referencing community questions from Reddit's r/explainlikeimfive, which gives the series its unique collaborative edge. Noteworthy is the series' dedication to brevity, with episodes designed to be short enough to fit seamlessly into a busy lifestyle, making it... more
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