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. Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.
| Title | Date published | ||
| The First Alien Abductees | 2022-08-09 | ||
| The Most Famous Poet No One Remembers | 2022-08-02 | ||
| The Mall is Dead (Long Live the Mall) | 2022-07-26 | ||
| Summer 2022 Teaser | 2022-07-19 | ||
| The Storytelling Craze | 2022-05-17 | ||
| “We Got Ourselves a Convoy” | 2022-05-10 | ||
| The Sideways Effect | 2022-05-03 | ||
| The Madness Behind ‘The Method’ | 2022-04-26 | ||
| “F--k Everything, We're Doing Five Blades” | 2022-04-19 | ||
| Spring 2022 Teaser | 2022-04-12 | ||
| Custer's Revenge | 2021-12-23 | ||
| The Fame That Got Away | 2021-12-14 | ||
| Truly Tasteless Jokes | 2021-12-07 | ||
| The Philosophy of Vampires | 2021-11-30 | ||
| You Just Lost The Game | 2021-11-23 | ||
| The Alberta Rat War | 2021-11-16 | ||
| The Great Helga Hype | 2021-11-09 | ||
| Selling Out | 2021-08-06 | ||
| Tattoo Flash | 2021-07-27 | ||
| The Tootsie Shot | 2021-07-20 |