This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.
Unfortunately the series Explained is not yet available on Paramount Plus.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Racial Wealth Gap | 2018-05-23 | 16 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Designer DNA | 2018-05-23 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Monogamy | 2018-05-23 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | K-Pop | 2018-05-30 | 20 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Cryptocurrency | 2018-06-06 | 14 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Why Diets Fail | 2018-06-13 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Stock Market | 2018-06-20 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | eSports | 2018-06-27 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Extraterrestrial Life | 2018-07-04 | 19 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | ! | 2018-07-11 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Cricket | 2018-07-18 | 17 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Weed | 2018-07-25 | 20 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Tattoo | 2018-08-01 | 19 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Astrology | 2018-08-08 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Can We Live Forever? | 2018-08-15 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | The Female Orgasm | 2018-08-22 | 19 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Political Correctness | 2018-08-29 | 18 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Why Women Are Paid Less | 2018-09-05 | 19 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | The World's Water Crisis | 2018-09-12 | 19 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Music | 2018-09-19 | 20 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Cults | 2019-09-26 | 26 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Billionaires | 2019-10-03 | 23 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Animal Intelligence | 2019-10-10 | 22 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Athleisure | 2019-10-17 | 17 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Coding | 2019-10-24 | 24 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Pirates | 2019-10-31 | 21 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Next Pandemic | 2019-11-07 | 21 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Future of Meat | 2019-11-14 | 24 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Beauty | 2019-11-21 | 17 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Diamonds | 2019-11-28 | 23 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Sugar | 2021-07-16 | 24 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Royalty | 2021-07-23 | 25 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Flags | 2021-07-30 | 26 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Dogs | 2021-08-06 | 20 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | The End of Oil | 2021-08-13 | 24 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Chess | 2021-08-20 | 23 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Your Skin | 2021-08-27 | 22 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Apologies | 2021-09-03 | 21 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Hurricanes | 2021-09-10 | 21 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Plastic Surgery | 2021-09-17 | 21 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Dance Crazes | 2021-09-24 | 24 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Time | 2021-10-01 | 22 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Country Music | 2021-10-08 | 25 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Fairy Tales | 2021-10-15 | 25 min |
