Decoder Ring
Slate Podcasts
History · Ongoing · ~49 min
Taste attributes: documentarymysteryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, moving history podcast, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
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…
Description: from the show's own feed
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Details
- Publisher
- Slate Podcasts
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 49 minutes
- Latest episode
- 4 November 2026
- Categories
- Documentary, Society & Culture, History
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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