Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit;... more
If you look at any list of best-selling cookbooks, certain words come up over and over again: quick, easy, fast,... more
White noise has a very precise technical definition, but people use the term loosely, to describe all sorts of washes... more
This episode is a first for Decoder Ring: a live show, recorded at the WBUR Festival in Boston, Massachusetts. Given... more
Decoder Ring is marking its 100th episode this year. To celebrate, we’re revisiting our very first episode from 2018, which... more
Something seems to have happened to car headlights. In the last few years, many people have become convinced that they... more
Products often tell you exactly how they’re intended to be used. But why leave it at that? As a culture,... more
Chicken Soup for the Soul was the brainchild of two motivational speakers who preach the New Thought belief system known... more
The infamous annual ritual of spring break—where thousands of college students head to the same warm location and go crazy—can... more
Look in the nonfiction section of any bookstore and you’ll find dozens of history books making the same bold claim:... more
Truck Nutz is a brand name for the dangling plastic testicles some people affix to the bumpers or hitches of... more
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