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Decoder Ring
Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.
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4.6 stars from 2,487 ratings
Super Fun and Interesting
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“Remember pop up video and how fun it was to just learn a bunch of stuff? This podcast does that with one topic. Learn a lot about one topic.”
JakeVanks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/10/24
“Listening to the episode on the banality of coffee shop decor, I realized that both presenters were speaking in a generic, affected style that I have heard a million times before. This could be their next episode, “Why are We such a Cliche?””
madmonk28 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/24
Can’t stand the vocal fry!
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“The host has an unlistenable voice. Her vocal fry is so harsh it’s like nails on a chalkboard and I often can’t make out the last word she says in every sentence. Shame because this podcast has very interesting topics. Get a new host who can speak properly and I’ll return to listening.”
Skwisinferis via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/28/24
Recent Episodes
Published 04/10/24
Magazines have fallen on hard times – especially the weekly news, fashion, and celebrity mags that once dominated newsstands. The revenue from magazine racks has plummeted in recent years, and many magazines have stopped appearing in print or shut down altogether.
And yet, there is something...
Published 04/10/24
In 1986, Andrew Wyeth was the most famous painter in America. He was a household name, on the cover of magazines and tapped to paint presidents. And then he revealed a secret cache of 240 pieces of artwork, many provocative, all featuring the same nude female model. This collection, called The...
Published 03/27/24
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