# plus members (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plus members. Page: Feed: --- ## [McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 1 (Encore)](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/mcgruff-takes-a-bite-out-of-crime-part-1-encore) _2026-08-12 · Decoder Ring_ McGruff the Crime Dog arrived on the scene at the dawn of the 1980s, just as a firehose of anti-drug PSAs was inundating the youth of America. These messages didn’t always work as intended—but they did work their way into the long term memories of the kids who heard them. In the first of two episodes, originally released in 2022, we take a look at PSAs and their strange afterlife through the lens… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a7b3572f91cd396b385bf9e/media.mp3) ## [The Fight Over Sunlight](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/the-fight-over-sunlight) _2026-07-29 · Decoder Ring_ The sun has always been a hot topic. For centuries, we’ve flip-flopped over whether our health depends on soaking up its rays—or shielding ourselves from them. The current conventional wisdom is clear: Avoid sunburns at all costs, using shade, hats, long sleeves, and the highest SPF sunscreen your drugstore has to offer. But in a historical sense, that advice is pretty new. Not long ago, doctors… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a692a427e01e420e5cf6022/media.mp3) ## [Weapons of Map Destruction](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/weapons-of-map-destruction) _2026-07-15 · Decoder Ring_ Most of us use GPS—the Global Positioning System—on a daily basis: to find our location when we’re driving, running, shopping, dating, and so much more. But GPS is even more important, and more vulnerable, than you think. In the last few years, GPS interference has been reported all over the world, from war zones to shipping routes to public squares. What was once the fanciful plot of a Bond movie… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a56a4b092be37cb7b430e57/media.mp3) ## [We Are Monumentally Bad at Statues](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/we-are-monumentally-bad-at-statues) _2026-07-01 · Decoder Ring_ It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust? In this episode of Decoder Ring,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a442fd175e7a3e961d8e16a/media.mp3) ## [The Tootsie Shot (Encore)](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/the-tootsie-shot-encore) _2026-06-17 · Decoder Ring_ 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 find it in Working Girl, Midnight Cowboy, Wall Street , Heartburn , Elf , Bridget Jones’s Diary , The Devil Wears Prada , The Wolf of Wall Street , and so many more. But while it’s… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a31a12031f6783268ea3e8f/media.mp3) ## [Tina Turner and the Dance That Conquered Australia](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/tina-turner-and-the-dance-that-conquered-australia) _2026-06-03 · Decoder Ring_ In Australia, no wedding or school dance is complete without the Nutbush, Australia’s unofficial national dance. The Nutbush – a simple line dance to the song “Nutbush City Limits,” by Ike and Tina Turner – has become as stereotypically Australian as kangaroos, boomerangs, and Vegemite. And yet, hardly anyone outside of Australia even knows the Nutbush exists. Here at Decoder Ring, we certainly… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a1f6fd9570c4c93abeb5d18/media.mp3) ## [Preview: Decoder Rings Back | Duck, Duck, Jeep](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/preview-decoder-rings-back-duck-duck-jeep) _2026-05-27 · Decoder Ring_ 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 cultural mystery. We have been having a blast making these episodes, and if you haven’t heard them, we think you’re missing out. So in the hopes of instilling some FOMO that… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a1608ce83dd9b6e11d46036/media.mp3) ## [No Pulp: The Killing of the Florida Orange](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/no-pulp-the-killing-of-the-florida-orange) _2026-05-20 · Decoder Ring_ Like the palm tree, the Everglades, Disney World, and the “Florida Man,” the orange is a classic symbol of the Sunshine State. But maybe not for much longer. Production has declined to catastrophic levels, a decrease of more than 95% in less than 25 years. It’s a produce murder mystery—and Decoder Ring is tagging along with reporter Alex Sammon to crack the case. The suspects include insects,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a0cc36eb23d275dceb6c452/media.mp3) ## [Mailbag: Spooky Strings, Phone Menu Options, and Eye Rolls](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/mailbag-spooky-strings-phone-menu-options-and-eye-rolls) _2026-05-06 · Decoder Ring_ We are lucky to get fantastic questions from our listeners here at Decoder Ring, and in this episode, we’re going to open up our mailbag to answer three of them. What are the origins of an eerie horror film string motif? Why do companies insist on telling callers to “listen closely” to menu options that could not possibly have changed? And when did we start using the indispensable eye roll? In… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/69f9fe0f2a1dd3f1a8232c22/media.mp3) ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CTzdU0vaC4ae) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [How to Make Dollars Make Sense](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/how-to-make-dollars-make-sense) _2026-04-22 · Decoder Ring_ Money is everywhere. Money influences just about everything. We think about money all the time. But how much do we really know about it? In this episode of Decoder Ring, we explore the obscure historical forces that make our money what it is and behave the way it does. We ask two simple-sounding questions with surprising answers: Why is our money called the dollar—and where are those dollars… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/69e7d76d17df632b85fb2d94/media.mp3)