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.
https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 13 hours 7 minutes
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