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Is Culture Stuck?
Episode 123
It’s a weird time for culture. There is more of it than ever before, it’s more accessible than ever before, but so little of it feels original. New m…
8 months, 1 week ago
Decoder Rings Back | Why the Mona Lisa?
Episode 122
We are really lucky to get lots of listener suggestions for the show, more good questions than we can possibly answer in a mailbag episode once or tw…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
A New Year’s Message from Willa
We can’t make this show without you, our listeners. Today, you can help support Decoder Ring – and get a really good deal. To join Slate Plus for jus…
9 months, 1 week ago
A New Year’s Message from Willa
We can’t make this show without you, our listeners. Today, you can help support Decoder Ring – and get a really good deal. To join Slate Plus for jus…
9 months, 1 week ago
Mailbag: Yo-Yos, Sandboxes, and Encores
Decoder Ring listeners write in with some excellent mysteries, and for our last episode of the year we’re solving three of them. Why do children play…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mailbag: Yo-Yos, Sandboxes, and Encores
Episode 121
Decoder Ring listeners write in with some excellent mysteries, and for our last episode of the year we’re solving three of them. Why do children play…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
“Videomate: Men” (Encore)
Videomate: Men was a VHS tape released in 1987 featuring 60 single men pitching themselves as dates to women on the other side of the TV screen: “The…
10 months ago
How Protein Muscled Its Way to the Top
Americans are currently besotted with protein. It’s touted as being good for muscle growth, weight loss, skincare, mental acuity, longevity, and much…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How Protein Muscled Its Way to the Top
Episode 120
Americans are currently besotted with protein. It’s touted as being good for muscle growth, weight loss, skincare, mental acuity, longevity, and much…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Slate Culture Gift Guide
Hark, the holiday season is upon us—and with it the most solemn of festive traditions: a gift guide! In this video and podcast special, Slate hosts D…
10 months, 3 weeks ago