Sorta 'Splained

About Sorta 'Splained

Hosted by Kelin Daugherty and Leah Nielsen, Sorta 'Splained is a weekly podcast that delves into curious and peculiar subjects. From history to science to pop culture, Kelin and Leah will just sort of explain something of interest to each other. Please find all of our great sources for our research here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WA6l3kF9ebmifrZNs6IZlhGVaq7PKpzrODFaObtDQY/edit

Publisher

Kelin Daugherty and Leah Nielsen

Category

comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Apr 2020

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Go Ask Alice

   A fake memoir about a fake teenager that was actually written by a fake psychologist? What more could you want! In this episode Kelin and Leah discuss the book Go Ask Alice, the author Beatrice Sparks, and her longstanding career specializing in fake teenage pain.

2. 

   3 Mar 2026

   U.S. National Parks

   You make the great American road trip to take in the majestic views and wildlife, not to fall into a ravine or get heat stroke. There's a lot of good that can happen in our beautiful national parks, but also a lot of danger. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the deaths, tragedies, mysteries, and crimes taking place in our scenic national parks.

3. 

   13 Nov 2025

   The Final Destination Franchise

   We will all inevitably meet our maker one day. If we're lucky, we'll die peacefully surrounded by our cats and not by being smashed into a bloody jelly. But Final Destination put that fear into all of our hearts and made us afraid of the mundane. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the movie franchise of Final Destination.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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