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Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show) — 461 episodes · page 1 of 5
How To Sniff Like A Dog
What's Your Cat Really Thinking?
We Get Fired Up Over Peppers
Why Vinegar Deserves More Credit As An Ingredient
The Secrets Behind Succulent Sauces
How To Go Vegan
How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert
How Addiction Works
How The First Amendment Works
What Happens When We Sleep?
What Happens When A Dog Drinks Water?
What's The Future Of DACA?
How Legal Pot Could Be Monopolized
Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft
Why We Love To Run
All The Light We Cannot See
Why Coral Is Dying Around The World
Become A Food Preserving Pro!
Don't Bug Out! The Secret World Of Insects
How To Cut The Clutter And Get Organized
What's Your Cat Thinking About?
The Yucky Stuff You've Always Wondered About
Protecting Yourself From Ticks and Lyme Disease
The Shocking Truth About Lightning
The Science Of Success
How Climate Change Will Alter Tides
How Daydreaming Can Help You Focus
The Buzz Around Honey And Beekeeping
Exploring Spanish Cuisine
The Secrets Of Pie Making
Making Cents Of America's Tax Code
Understanding Psychosomatic Illness
How To Navigate the Open Seas
Spring is Coming. So Are Allergies.
What's At Stake With Clean Water Regulation Rollbacks?
Pulling the Curtain Back on NASA
Understanding CRISPR, the Sci-Fi-Esque Gene Editing Tool
Why Can't You Just Stop?
Demystifying That Four-Letter Word (Hint: It Starts with L)
How You Can Have a Say, In Politics and Your Community
Listening to Body Language
Oh, the Things Our Bodies Would Say
Why Fat Is So Misunderstood
Finding Light on the Darkest Day: The Winter Solstice & Yuletide
A Deep Dive into Aquariums
What's Keeping You Up at Night?
Behold the Wonders of Butter
Have a Seat: The History of Chairs
How the Electric Guitar Revolutionized Music
The Science of Cheese
Beyond Butternut: A Guide to Squash, Gourds, Pumpkins & More!
Please Explain: The Leonard Lopate Show!
The History of Restaurants Revealed
How to Define 'Creepiness'
Bees, Wasps, Ants, Scorpions... Whose Stings Hurt the Most?
Sweet Dreams (and Nightmares) Are Made of This
The Secret Life of Ballerinas
Is Cursive Obsolete? The Writing May be on the Wall
We've Got the Scoop on Ice Cream!
Satisfying Our Sweet Tooth
Dim Sum: Dumplings & Buns that Make the Perfect Bite
Our Indispensable Guide to Buying Eggs!
Finding Our Way: A Guide to Trails
Collecting Data on Mass Shootings in the U.S.
How to Make Arguments... And Win!
Diving into the Mysterious World of Dolphins
Weaving Together the Science and Social History of Hair
The Psychology Behind Violence and Mass Shootings
Unwrapping the History of Paper
Why Bird Brains Are Smarter Than You Think
A Farm Grows in Brooklyn
From Medieval England to Lingua Franca: The Evolution of English
Have We Lost the Art of Conversation in Our Digital World?
An Education on Charter Schools
Inside the Politics of the Supreme Court
American Folk Music, as Told by Eli Smith and Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton
Bigfoot and Nessie and Yetis... Oh My!
Who are the Superdelegates? What are Brokered Conventions? A Guide to the Presidential Primaries.
Why Birds Are Really Living Dinosaurs
The New Face of Philanthropy
How to Spot Financial Scams and Prevent Identity Theft
Questions about Punctuation? We've Got the Answers... Period.
Eat Your Heart Out: The Brains Behind Sweetbreads
The Secret Ingredient is Xanthan Gum, or Maybe Acesulfame Potassium
We're Wrapped Up in Tacos!
From Pesto to Béchamel, Let's Talk Sauce!
Is Cast Iron Cookware Weighing You Down? We're Here to Help.
Whiskey: A Spirited History, an Intoxicating Journey
We Are Never Alone, Thanks to Microbes
Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You
The Long Life of the Dead
The Honest Truth About Lies
The Unbalanced Power of Expert Witnesses
Understanding How The Media Reports on Health and Nutrition
Translating the Untranslatable
Humans and Horses: Together (Nearly) Forever
Should Fantasy Sports Be Regulated Like Gambling?
Why Are Life-Saving Drugs So Expensive?
Lurking Behind Your Fear
Why The Pop Music Machine Is Dominated by the Swedes