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We’re back with a new batch of cultural mysteries! This season, Decoder Ring explores the decline of an awkward yet unforgettable rite of passage: slow dancing. And, how did millions of TV viewers miss the experimental art installation that was embedded in the 1990s primetime drama Melrose Place? Plus, stories about stretch limos, an ill-fated video game from the makers of Oregon Trail, and the enduring appeal of a controversial dating manual. Launching October 18, 2023. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I'm Willa Paskin, the host of Decoder Ring's late podcast about cracking cultural mysteries. Coming up in our new season, slow dancing. You know, that hands on hips zombie sway. I wouldn't call it dancing.

It used to be a rite of passage. You know, stiffening your arms, Frankenstein's monster style. But something has happened to it. My generation does not slow dance.

We don't slow dance. Also this season, provocative experimental art was hidden in plain sight on the 90s hit TV drama Melrose Place. Like there was a real pool float that looked like a sperm about to fertilize an egg. And of all the instruments out there, why were so many of us as kids taught to play the recorder?

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