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This Ain’t No Party?! Edition Part 1
HEY! HO! LET’S GO!! Is this chant: (a) a movement of disaffected hipsters, (b) walkup music for a baseball player, or (c) a really catchy bop? How ab…
2 years, 9 months ago
Feeling Lost or Stuck? Try Craigslist, says John Wilson.
Episode 417
The filmmaker behind HBO’s How To with John Wilson shares how his hobbies, like checking Craigslist ads obsessively, make him feel more deeply connec…
2 years, 9 months ago
Fall 2023 Teaser
We’re back with a new batch of cultural mysteries! This season, Decoder Ring explores the decline of an awkward yet unforgettable rite of passage: sl…
2 years, 9 months ago
Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson Style
This week, the panel begins by reviewing The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson’s faithful adaptation of a 1977 Roald Dahl short story, tha…
2 years, 9 months ago
How a Substack Revived the Dracula Fandom
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim talk to writer Cyrena Touros about Dracula Daily, a newsletter that emails bite-sized passages f…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Superteam Finals Are Here
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant to talk about the WNBA Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and the …
2 years, 9 months ago
Stop Snitching on Main
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice discuss if movies should be posted on TikTok, why eavesdroppers are turning brunch into an unsafe space, and…
2 years, 9 months ago
A New York City Mover Who Carries More Than Your Boxes
Episode 416
Over the past 20 years, Adonis Williams has moved thousands of people in and out of New York City. With each move, he catches a glimpse of a life in …
2 years, 9 months ago
Nostalgia is the Internet’s Favorite Currency
On today’s show, Rachelle and Candice are joined by Jessica Bennett and Susie Banikarim, the hosts of In Retrospect, a newly-launched podcast that ex…
2 years, 9 months ago
Is the Golden Bachelor Bachelor Gold?
This week, the panel begins by dissecting The Golden Bachelor, the latest spin-off of the classic reality TV series starring a 72-year-old bachelor s…
2 years, 9 months ago