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Who Owns the Tooth Fairy?
Episode 70
We pride ourselves on being grounded, rational beings, but flitting amongst us is a mystery: the Tooth Fairy. This flying piece of folklore is alive …
3 years, 5 months ago
Why You Can’t Find a Damn Parking Spot
Episode 69
Parking is one of the great paradoxes of American life. On the one hand, we have paved an ungodly amount of land to park our cars. On the other, it s…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Artist Who Was Both Loved and Disdained
Episode 68
We bring you a special episode from Sidedoor, a podcast about the treasures that fill the vaults of the Smithsonian. This story is inspired by “Big B…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania Part 2
Episode 67
Last week, we put on the proverbial raincoat and made like Columbo to investigate Peter Falk’s claim that he recorded a special Cold War message tell…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania Part 1
Episode 66
Not too long ago an old clip surfaced of Peter Falk on David Letterman, in which he told an intriguing tale about recording a special Cold War messag…
3 years, 6 months ago
Spring 2023 Teaser
Decoder Ring is back with a new season of cultural mysteries to crack. We'll kick things off with a proper Cold War caper....did Peter Falk, star of …
3 years, 6 months ago
Spring 2023 Teaser
Decoder Ring is back with a new season of cultural mysteries to crack. We'll kick things off with a proper Cold War caper....did Peter Falk, star of …
3 years, 6 months ago
Slate Plus Exclusive: The Making of This Season
Host Willa Paskin and producer Katie Shepherd discuss how this season of Decoder Ring came together.
Slate Plus members have access to this whole inte…
3 years, 9 months ago
Slate Plus Exclusive: The Making of This Season
Episode 65
Host Willa Paskin and producer Katie Shepherd discuss how this season of Decoder Ring came together.
Slate Plus members have access to this whole inte…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Mailbag Episode
Episode 64
We’re really lucky to get a lot of listener emails, suggesting topics for the show. In this episode, we’re going to dig into a handful of the most fa…
3 years, 9 months ago