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Willa Paskin, a former TV critic, is the host of the podcast Decoder Ring.“I want it to feel like a trap door. When you push on a trap door, there’s like a little spring. If it’s the right idea, you start to look into it, and you’re like, Oh, it’s giving a little.”Show notes: @willapaskin 00:00 Paskin's Slate archive  00:00 Paskin's Salon archive  00:00 Paskin's Vulture archive  00:00 Decoder Ring (Slate) 00:00 "The Invention of Hydration" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Apr 2021) 00:00 "Cellino &amp; Barnes, Injury Attorneys, 800-888-8888 " (Decoder Ring • Slate • Dec 2022) 01:00 "The Sideways Effect" (Decoder Ring • Slate • May 2022) 03:00 "Why I Became a TV Critic" (Slate • Jan 2016) 38:00 "The Laff Box" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Apr 2018) 38:00 "The Blue Steak Experiment" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Dec 2020) 40:00 "Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Jun 2019) 40:00 "The Cabbage Patch Kids Riots" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Nov 2020) 42:00 "Selling Out" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Aug 2021) 42:00 "The Sign Painter" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Jun 2021) 53:00 "The Butt and the Bustle" (Decoder Ring • Slate • Nov 2022)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Willa Paskin, a former TV critic, is the host of the podcast <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decoder Ring</a>.“I want it to feel like a trap door. When you push on a trap door, there’s like a little spring. If it’s the right idea, you start to look into it, and you’re like, Oh, it’s giving a little.”Show notes:<ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/willapaskin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@willapaskin</a></li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://slate.com/author/willa-paskin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paskin's Slate archive</a> </li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://www.salon.com/writer/willa_paskin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paskin's Salon archive</a> </li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://www.vulture.com/author/willa-paskin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paskin's Vulture archive</a> </li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decoder Ring</a> (Slate)</li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2021/04/decoder-ring-the-history-of-hydration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Invention of Hydration"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Apr 2021)</li> <li>00:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2022/12/the-catchy-jingle-and-ubiquitous-billboards-of-cellino-and-barnes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Cellino &amp; Barnes, Injury Attorneys, 800-888-8888 "</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Dec 2022)</li> <li>01:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2022/05/sideways-the-movie-had-lasting-effects-on-the-wine-industry-and-casual-wine-drinkers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sideways Effect"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • May 2022)</li> <li>03:00 <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2016/01/why-slate-television-critic-willa-paskin-became-a-tv-critic.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why I Became a TV Critic"</a> (Slate • Jan 2016)</li> <li>38:00 <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2018/04/decoder-ring-explores-the-history-and-meaning-of-the-laugh-track.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Laff Box"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Apr 2018)</li> <li>38:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2020/12/blue-food" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Blue Steak Experiment"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Dec 2020)</li> <li>40:00 <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2019/06/decoder-ring-explores-the-war-between-chuck-e-cheeses-and-showbiz-pizza-place-and-the-fate-of-their-animatronic-characters-including-the-king.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Jun 2019)</li> <li>40:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2020/11/history-of-the-cabbage-patch-kids-xavier-roberts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Cabbage Patch Kids Riots"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Nov 2020)</li> <li>42:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2021/08/selling-out" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Selling Out"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Aug 2021)</li> <li>42:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2021/06/ilona-granet-feminist-art" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sign Painter"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Jun 2021)</li> <li>53:00 <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2022/11/the-victorian-bustle-made-way-for-the-big-butt-obsession" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Butt and the Bustle"</a> (Decoder Ring • Slate • Nov 2022)</li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 523: Willa Paskin

Cruise

Willa Paskin (of Slate's Decoder Ring) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town. We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time!  Here's where to find Willa:Decoder RingSupport us:Bonus Episodes on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchTom Cruise on the couch notesOprah episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxUTom Cruise Kills Oprah meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUEAmy Nicholson's revelatory piece reframing Tom Cruise and the couch jump: https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/Rich Juzwiak piece on the meaning of the couch jump: https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-rememberedNew York Times hand wringing about the event: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/how-personal-is-too-personal-for-a-star-like-tom-cruise.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/fashion/sundaystyles/i-love-you-with-all-my-hype.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/two-top-guns-shoot-blanks.htmlA few other interesting, what it all meant pieces:https://www.laineygossip.com/looking-back-on-tom-cruise-maniacal-couch-jumping-on-oprah-fifteen-years-later/66337https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/8/1/17631658/tom-cruise-oprah-couch-jumpWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are Good [YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks:https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ringhttp://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.comSupport the show

Willa Paskin (of Slate's Decoder Ring) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town. We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time! Here's where to find Willa: <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decoder Ring</a>Support us:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate on Paypal</a><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy cute merch</a> Tom Cruise on the couch notes Oprah episode: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU</a>Tom Cruise Kills Oprah meme: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE</a>Amy Nicholson's revelatory piece reframing Tom Cruise and the couch jump: <a href="https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/</a>Rich Juzwiak piece on the meaning of the couch jump: <a href="https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered</a>New York Times hand wringing about the event: <ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/how-personal-is-too-personal-for-a-star-like-tom-cruise.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/how-personal-is-too-personal-for-a-star-like-tom-cruise.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/fashion/sundaystyles/i-love-you-with-all-my-hype.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/fashion/sundaystyles/i-love-you-with-all-my-hype.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/two-top-guns-shoot-blanks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/two-top-guns-shoot-blanks.html</a></li></ul>A few other interesting, what it all meant pieces:<ul><li><a href="https://www.laineygossip.com/looking-back-on-tom-cruise-maniacal-couch-jumping-on-oprah-fifteen-years-later/66337" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.laineygossip.com/looking-back-on-tom-cruise-maniacal-couch-jumping-on-oprah-fifteen-years-later/66337</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/8/1/17631658/tom-cruise-oprah-couch-jump" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/8/1/17631658/tom-cruise-oprah-couch-jump</a></li></ul>Where else to find us:Sarah's other show, <a href="https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Are Good </a>[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, <a href="http://maintenancephase.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maintenance Phase</a> Links: <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring</a> <a href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout</a> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about</a> <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod</a> <a href="https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good</a> <a href="http://maintenancephase.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://maintenancephase.com</a> <a href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Tom Cruise on Oprah’s couch with Willa Paskin

Decoder Ring “takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.”The mullet isn’t just a peculiar haircut from the 1980s, (strangely) loved by hipsters in the 2020s – it has a backstory all of its own, from sports stars to soft metal bands. The same goes for why clowns are feared more often than they’re enjoyed, or why some television shows have a “laugh track”.Cultural phenomenon don’t just get thrust into the mainstream overnight (although some do, admittedly) as they are often the result of years of slow evolution, twisting and shaping here and there.That’s where the popular Slate podcast Decoder Ring comes in. In each episode, host Willa Paskin unravels the origins of a different mystery and breaks down its impact on society and culture.In this episode of MetaPod, Willa tells us about her favourite mysteries on the show. She explains how one slice of contemporary or historical significance might make the cut and why others will not.MetaPod co-host Wendy Morrill also sends a barrage of quick-fire A or B questions at our guest. Fellow host Kevin May admits he’s never heard the phrase “business at the front, party at the back” in relation to the mullet.Show notes:“Karen” – Wikipedia articleWhy the mullet is the hairstyle of 2021Willa Paskin on the Oscars 2021.About Willa PaskinWilla Paskin is a TV critic at Slate and the host of the Decoder Ring podcast. She has also written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and New York, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn.Follow MetaPod &gt;&gt;Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 

Decoder Ring “takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.”The mullet isn’t just a peculiar haircut from the 1980s, (strangely) loved by hipsters in the 2020s – it has a backstory all of its own, from sports stars to soft metal bands. The same goes for why clowns are feared more often than they’re enjoyed, or why some television shows have a “laugh track”.Cultural phenomenon don’t just get thrust into the mainstream overnight (although some do, admittedly) as they are often the result of years of slow evolution, twisting and shaping here and there.That’s where the popular Slate podcast Decoder Ring comes in. In each episode, host Willa Paskin unravels the origins of a different mystery and breaks down its impact on society and culture.In this episode of MetaPod, Willa tells us about her favourite mysteries on the show. She explains how one slice of contemporary or historical significance might make the cut and why others will not.MetaPod co-host Wendy Morrill also sends a barrage of quick-fire A or B questions at our guest. Fellow host Kevin May admits he’s never heard the phrase “business at the front, party at the back” in relation to the mullet. Show notes:<ul><li>“Karen” – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(pejorative)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/dec/18/only-going-to-get-bigger-mullet-hairstyle-2021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why the mullet is the hairstyle of 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/oscars-2021-nomadland-chadwick-boseman-review.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Willa Paskin on the Oscars 2021</a>.</li></ul> About Willa Paskin Willa Paskin is a TV critic at <a href="https://slate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slate</a> and the host of the Decoder Ring podcast. She has also written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and New York, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn.Follow MetaPod &gt;&gt; <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMetaPodShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/metapodshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/metapodshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>

Episode 19. Willa Paskin of Decoder Ring

David counts down the top 5 TV shows of 2020 with film critic and "Decoder Ring" podcast host Willa Paskin. Support me on Patreon!Links:Read Willa Paskin's list of top 10 TV ShowsSubscribe to Willa's podcast, Decoder Ring Follow Willa Paskin on TwitterLet me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Follow the show on Twitter.Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.

David counts down the top 5 TV shows of 2020 with film critic and "Decoder Ring" podcast host Willa Paskin. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/davechen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support me on Patreon!</a>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/best-tv-2020-willa-paskin-i-may-destroy-you.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read Willa Paskin's list of top 10 TV Shows</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Willa's podcast, Decoder Ring </a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/willapaskin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Willa Paskin on Twitter</a></li><li>Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.</li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/crevshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow the show on Twitter.</a></li><li>Find every episode of the show at <a href="http://culturallyrelevantshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CulturallyRelevantShow.com</a>.</li></ul>