ICYMI: Decoder Ring: What’s Really Going On Inside a Mosh Pit?

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Slate

Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The mosh pit has a reputation as a violent place where (mostly) white guys vent their aggression. There’s some truth to that, but it’s also a place bound by camaraderie and—believe it or not—etiquette. In this episode, we explore the unwritten rules of this 50-year-old live-music phenomenon with punks, concertgoers, and a heavy-metal physicist. Decoder Ring is produced by Willa Paskin with Katie Shepherd. This episode was written by Katie Shepherd. This episode was edited by Willa Paskin and Andrea Bruce, with help from Joel Meyer. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. Thank you to Vivien Goldman, Paolo Ragusa, and Philip Moriarty, whose insights and research on moshing were crucial to this episode. You can create your own mosh pit using this simulator developed by Jesse Silverberg and his colleagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.6	We are bringing you a very fun episode from Slate's award-winning Decoder Ring podcast.
1:03.8	In this episode, Decoder Ring explores the unwritten rules of a 50-year-old live music phenomenon.
1:11.8	The Mosh Pit.
1:12.8	Decoder Ring talks to concert goers and a heavy metal physicist.
1:19.4	And without further ado, here's the show.
1:25.3	Before we begin, this episode contains adult language.
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1:43.0	he went to the very first Lollapalooza concert tour
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