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 Sign Painter | 2021-07-06 | ||
| That Seattle Muzak Sound | 2021-06-29 | ||
| The Invention of Hydration | 2021-06-22 | ||
| The Soap Opera Machine | 2021-06-15 | ||
| Decoder Ring Presents The Sporkful’s Mission: ImPASTAble | 2021-03-15 | ||
| The Blue Steak Experiment | 2020-12-21 | ||
| The Cabbage Patch Kids Riots | 2020-11-23 | ||
| Jane Fonda's Workout, Part 2: Hanoi Jane's VHS Revolution | 2020-10-26 | ||
| Jane Fonda's Workout, Part 1: Jane and Leni | 2020-10-12 | ||
| Mystery of the Mullet | 2020-08-14 | ||
| The Karen | 2020-07-13 | ||
| The Metrosexual | 2020-06-10 | ||
| Gotta Get Down on Friday | 2020-05-11 | ||
| Unicorn Poop | 2020-04-08 | ||
| Rubber Duckie | 2020-03-19 | ||
| The Shop Around the Corner | 2020-03-02 | ||
| Friend of Dorothy | 2020-02-10 | ||
| The Stowe-Byron Controversy | 2020-02-03 | ||
| Murphy's Law | 2019-12-09 | ||
| Gender Reveal Party | 2019-11-06 |