Explain It Slowly

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

243 episodes of Explain It Slowly since the first episode, which aired on March 26th, 2021.

  • 183: How does lotion work?

    December 15th, 2022  |  7 mins 30 secs
    cell membrane, dead cells, dry, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, lotion, oil, sebum, skin, winter

    Dimitri shares how lotion works… slowly…

  • 182: How do people in Japan celebrate Christmas?

    December 12th, 2022  |  12 mins 48 secs
    christmas, dates, fried chicken, holidays, japan, kfc, presents, santa

    Dimitri shares how people in Japan celebrate Christmas… slowly…

  • 181: What is a digital license plate?

    December 8th, 2022  |  26 mins 32 secs
    arizona, california, car registrations, cars, digital license plate, dmv, gps, michigan, stolen vehicles

    Dimitri wonders about the digital license plate, and Linh tries her best to explain it… slowly…

  • 180: What is DALL-E?

    December 5th, 2022  |  14 mins 35 secs
    ai, dall-e, image rendering, photoshop, realistic imaging

    Linh wonders what DALL-E is, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

  • 179: How do you partition a hard drive?

    December 1st, 2022  |  14 mins
    computer, data, hard drive, operating system, partition, virtual machine

    Linh wonders how to partition a hard drive, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

  • 178: What is a virtual machine?

    November 29th, 2022  |  16 mins 28 secs
    computer, intel, mac, operating system, os, physical, ventura, virtual machine, windows

    Linh wonders what a virtual machine is, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

  • 177: How do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

    November 24th, 2022  |  12 mins 8 secs
    duck, fall, family, food, friends, holidays, thanksgiving, turkey

    Linh and Dimitri share their Thanksgiving stories...

  • 176: How do 3D glasses work?

    November 21st, 2022  |  20 mins 8 secs
    3d glasses, imax, lenticular lens, nintendo 3ds, polarization, red and blue filters, stereography

    Linh wonders how 3D glasses work, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

  • 175: What is language assimilation?

    November 17th, 2022  |  21 mins 34 secs
    accents, baby, brain, british, chinese, english, french, language assimilation, sounds

    Dimitri shares what he knows about language assimilation… slowly…

  • 174: Why nitrates and nitrites in processed meats are bad?

    November 14th, 2022  |  24 mins 53 secs
    bacon, cancer, celery, gmo, marketing, natural, nitrates, nitrites, organic, processed meats, prop 65

    Linh shares what she learned about nitrates and nitrites in processed meats...

  • 173: How do you get your face on currency?

    November 10th, 2022  |  10 mins 37 secs
    anna may wong, bills, currency, dollar, harriet tubman, jackson, money, united states, washington

    Dimitri wonders how to get your face on currency, and Linh tries her best to explain it… slowly…

  • 172: How is chocolate made?

    November 7th, 2022  |  15 mins 18 secs
    belgium, chocolate, cocoa, cocoa butter, dairy, hershey's, swiss

    Linh wonders how chocolate is made, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…