Preview: Decoder Rings Back Duck, Duck, Jeep

Decoder Ring by Slate Podcasts

May 27, 202610:09Society & Culture

Earlier this year we debuted Decoder Rings Back, our new feature exclusively for Decoder Ring Plus subscribers. In each installment, Willa gets a listener on the phone and tries her best to answer their question about a...

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