Explain It Like I’m 5

Explain It Like I’m 5

Alex 60 - Why Do We Have Emotions? (And Why Does Crying Feel Different From Laughing?)

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?

  • Can Animals Talk?

  • Why Do We Fight Over Beliefs?

  • What Is the Internet Made Of?

  • How Did We Go from Dinosaurs to TikTok?

  • …and 50+ more questions you didn’t know you were dying to understand.

Whether you're 5, 15, or 105, this podcast is your fun, friendly, no-intimidation zone to learn how the world works—one wildly interesting question at a time.

🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Perfect for curious kids, overthinking adults, teachers, students, and anyone who loves learning without lectures.

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Episodes

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Why Do We Have Emotions? (And Why Does Crying Feel Different From Laughing?)

12 Jan 2026
59-

What Is Space Made Of? (And Is It Just a Giant Nothing-Something?)

07 Jan 2026
58-

Why Do We Have Music Genres? (And Who Decided Rock Isn’t Jazz?)

05 Jan 2026
57-

Why Do We Celebrate Holidays? (And Who Picked the Dates?)

31 Dec 2025
56-

What Is Art? (And Why Do Some Paintings Look Like Squiggles?)

29 Dec 2025