The Tootsie Shot (Encore)

Decoder Ring by Slate Podcasts

Jun 17, 202635:59Society & Culture

You know the Tootsie Shot. It’s that image that pops up all the time in movies set in a dense city: a really busy midtown street, everyone going somewhere—and smack in the middle of it all is the protagonist. You can fin...

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