[PODCASTS] Decoder Ring
Do you love cultural mysteries??? Most of us probably do, but we just take for granted that we don't know. Host Willa Paskin deep dives into the origins of things, habits, cultural norms and media to deliver fun stories and interesting trivia.
Why has slow dancing fallen out of popularity?
How come men's razors have so many blades?
How did Alberta become a rat-free paradise? (well, mostly, technically)
Why is the world of ice cream trucks so weird?
You have to listen to find out!
Decoder Ring is a podcast about cracking cultural mysteries. Every month, host Willa Paskin takes on a cultural question, object, idea, or habit and speaks with experts, historians, and obsessives to try to figure out where it comes from, what it means, and why it matters.
Decoder Ring on Slate
Why has slow dancing fallen out of popularity?
How come men's razors have so many blades?
How did Alberta become a rat-free paradise? (well, mostly, technically)
Why is the world of ice cream trucks so weird?
You have to listen to find out!
Decoder Ring is a podcast about cracking cultural mysteries. Every month, host Willa Paskin takes on a cultural question, object, idea, or habit and speaks with experts, historians, and obsessives to try to figure out where it comes from, what it means, and why it matters.
Decoder Ring on Slate