The infamous annual ritual of spring break—where thousands of college students head to the same warm location and go crazy—can seem like it’s always been here. But it hasn’t. The spring break phenomenon is a holdover from midcentury teen culture that has endured by changing, just enough, to be passed from one generation to the next. In this episode we’re goi ... Show More
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Introducing The Sporkful | Is Your Recipe Lying To You?
If you look at any list of best-selling cookbooks, certain words come up over and over again: quick, easy, fast, effortless. But is it actually possible to deliver deliciousness in no time? Or are these recipes too good to be true? This week, The Sporkful talks with intrepid jour ... Show More
29m 4s
Jun 18
The Boston Cinematic Universe
This episode is a first for Decoder Ring: a live show, recorded at the WBUR Festival in Boston, Massachusetts. Given the setting, we decided to take on a Boston-based cultural mystery: namely, the “Boston movie.” Beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hollywood has churned ... Show More
49m 37s
Mar 2025
"Too Rich" Celebrities & The Adolescence Theory
Outlouders, we're here to bust some very important fake pyramid news. Welcome to the anatomy of a conspiracy. Plus, the 80-20 theory that everyone’s madly googling after the TV phenomenon that is Adolescence. And, one of the stars of The White Lotus wants you to stop asking abo ... Show More
40m 15s
Nov 2024
LIVE at Florida A&M University Homecoming
Hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are live on FAMU campus in Tallahassee, Florida for homecoming weekend! Featuring a rotating panel of esteemed guests. Guests include: Civil Rights Attorney Daryl Parks State Senator Shevrin Jones National Coalition on B ... Show More
1h 49m
Sep 2024
Winged Eyeliner & The Age Of Intolerance
Subscribe to Mamamia Tim Minchin regrets one of his most famous songs. And it tells us a lot about where culture has moved to. In this episode, we discuss the age of intolerance. Plus, we help set up your weekend with some recommendations which include: a book, an album and two ... Show More
50m 32s
Oct 2024
Sex Boundaries & Gen Z's 'Oprah'
Subscribe to Mamamia She’s just like Oprah except she’s blonde, white and 30 years old. Who is Alex Cooper, what’s her Daddy Gang and why did Kamala Harris choose her podcast to start her media blitz of America just weeks before the election? Plus, what happens when a world-respe ... Show More
43m 9s