Explainercast

By Shane Swenson and Dave Smith

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Episodes: 29

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A podcast of deep, thorough explanations about physics, engineering, and technology

Episode Date
Episode 29: Quicksand and Non-Newtonian Fluids
Jan 25, 2026
Episode 28: Weather Part 3: What goes up must come down
Nov 29, 2025
Episode 27: Weather Part 2: Hurricanes
Oct 26, 2025
Episode 26: Weather Part 1, Lightning
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 25: Human Visual Perception
Aug 21, 2025
Episode 24: Color Perception Part 2 of 2
May 28, 2025
Episode 23: Color Perception Part 1 of 2
May 27, 2025
Episode 22: The Signal CloudFlare Hack
Feb 06, 2025
Episode 21: Scaling Laws
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 20: Skiing
Dec 20, 2024
Episode 19: High Performance Driving
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 18: How NAT works on the internet
Jun 28, 2024
Episode 17: Rainbows
May 17, 2024
Episode 16: ChatGPT
Apr 11, 2024
Episode 15: DNS on the Internet
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 14: Alexa
Mar 02, 2024
Episode 13: Telecommunications part 5, reliable communication with TCP
Feb 10, 2024
Episode 12: Telecommunications Part 4, the internet!
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 11: Explaining Computers Part 2
Dec 23, 2023
Episode 10: Explaining Computers Part 1
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 9: Eclipses Part 2, an Addendum!
Nov 04, 2023
Episode 8: Eclipses
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 7: Telecommunications part 3, party lines!
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 6: Telecommunications part 2, onward to the telephone
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 5: The telegraph is not what you think
Aug 04, 2023
Episode 4: Moore's Law
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 3: Cookies
May 26, 2023
Episode 2: Sailing part 2 of 2
May 20, 2023
Episode 1: Sailing part 1 of 2
Apr 28, 2023