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.

https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 40m. Bisher sind 95 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 10 Tage.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 11 hours 48 minutes

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