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The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania Part 1
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, 1 month ago
The Free Trial Period of Social Media Is Over
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Alex Kantrowitz, the writer behind the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. The two discuss the recent ch…
3 years, 1 month ago
Nike Gets Its Biopic
This week, Slate’s Rebecca Onion joins Julia and Stephen to talk about the Nike shoe story, Air. Then they discuss the new Netflix series Beef. Final…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Mavericks Tank Out of the Playoffs
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Pelton to talk about what went wrong for the Dallas Mavericks and to preview the NBA postseas…
3 years, 1 month ago
Blac Chyna and the New Plastic Surgery Era
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Terry Nguyen, a culture writer and critic and staff writer for the digital culture newsletter Dirt.…
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago
The Movies That Taught Us What Sex Could Be
Episode 392
Your stories about the beloved – and complicated – movies you saw that taught you about sex.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Dungeons, Dragons, and Depressed College Professors
This week, Slate’s own Nadira Goffe and Working co-host Isaac Butler join Dana to talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Then they discu…
3 years, 1 month ago
Buying Concert Tickets Online is Still a Hellscape
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Justin Richmond, co-host of the music podcast Broken Record and host of the new podcast Started Fro…
3 years, 1 month ago
Angel Reese Takes Down Caitlin Clark
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant to discuss LSU’s victory over Iowa in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Tennis…
3 years, 1 month ago