How To Sniff Like A Dog
For this week’s Please Explain, we’re following dogs as they sniff their way through the world with their incredible sense of smell. Alexandra Horowit...
Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show)
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In Please Explain, we set aside time every Friday afternoon to get to the bottom of one complex issue. Ever wonder how New York City's water system works? Or how the US became so polarized politically? We'll back up and review the basic facts and principles of complicated issues across a broad range of topics — history, politics, science, you name it.
What's Your Cat Really Thinking?
How did cats get domesticated? Why are they so popular on the internet? Are they good or evil? If you have wanted to know the answers to these questio...
We Get Fired Up Over Peppers
There are over 200 varieties of peppers, ranging from shishitos to habaneros. For our latest Please Explain, we dig into the world (and health benefit...
Why Vinegar Deserves More Credit As An Ingredient
Vinegar often plays an essential role in the food we eat. We use it in everything from baking to braising to pickling. But, author Michael Harlan Turk...
The Secrets Behind Succulent Sauces
For this week’s Please Explain, James Peterson stops by to talk sauces. He’s an award-winning food writer, cookbook author, photographer and cooking t...
How To Go Vegan
Our first Food Fridays Please Explain kicks off with vegan cooking! Ronen Seri and Pamela Elizabeth are the co-founders behind the vegan restaurant fr...
How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert
For our latest Please Explain, we explore what it means to be an introvert and what pressures they face when advancing their careers. We're joined by ...
How Addiction Works
For this week's Please Explain, we explore how science is giving us a better understanding of how addiction works, and what that means for how we thin...
How The First Amendment Works
In a time when the president is openly attacking the press for negative stories and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville are claiming freedom of speech while ...
What Happens When We Sleep?
People spend about one-third of their lives asleep, but what actually happens when we close our eyes and begin to dream? For this week’s Please Explai...