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

About 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.

Publisher

ELI5 Explain Like I'm Five Podcast

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2019

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

100 of 369 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   ELI5 3D Printing - Does NASA really email tools to space?

   Host [Host Name] interviews industry experts about the fascinating applications and limitations of 3D printing, from space missions to prosthetics.

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   26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

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

   Host Dylan Thuras explains why carbonated water tastes like soda and how carbonation affects hydration in this interview with the r/explainlikeimfive community.

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   10 Apr 2026

   ELI5 Helium - is there really a global shortage?

   How can "superfluid" helium flow against gravity and climb up the walls of a container? Why was helium discovered on the Sun nearly thirty years before it was found on Earth? How does a gas used for party balloons play a critical role in life-saving MRI technology? Is inhaling helium to make funny voices actually a dangerous risk to your health? If helium is abundant in the universe, how are we "running out" of it on Earth? ... we explain like I'm five Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: typesfast, twiztedbydesign, camnewtonslaw, nattybumppo, disappointedbird, crepitor, dr_heron and major_fudgemuffin To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/eli5ThePodcast/ or send us an e-mail: ELI5ThePodcast@gmail.com

Inside a recent episode

ELI5 3D Printing - Does NASA really email tools to space?

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Layer by layer sounds simple enough, but I want to understand the actual mechanics. How exactly does 3D printing work? Is it like a computer-controlled hot glue gun? That hot glue gun analogy is actually the perfect way to explain it. Imagine you have a hot glue gun and you draw a square on a piece of paper. Then you draw another square right on top of the first one, and you keep stacking those glue squares until you've built a little block. In the 3D printing world, this specific method is called fused deposition modeling, or FDM. It works by squeezing out a continuous thread of melted plastic, called thermoplastic, that solidifies layer by layer. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

196 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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81

Social presence

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YouTube

0

Engagement

99

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