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ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast


Apr 29, 2022

Where does the term come from? Why is the definition so hard to pin down? What happened in the 1940s film starring Ingrid Bergman? When did gaslighting re-enter popular culture in recent times? Why is the term often misused?

... we explain like I'm five

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