Hey there. It's Shimita here. Every so often we're going to recommend a show

that we think is worth you checking out. Decoder Ring from Slate is a

podcast about cracking cultural mysteries.

In each episode, host Willa Paskin

explores a question, object, or habit,

reveals its untold history and tries

to figure out what it means and why it matters.

Check out Decoder Ring on Apple Podcasts.

During this big week of Thanksgiving Travel, we're bringing you an episode from our

archives. We ran this over the summer when air travel was really wild, but a lot of it still

applies today. And maybe you'll find the tips useful for your next flight.

Enjoy.

This is in conversation from Apple News.

I'm Shimita Bessu. Today, why air travel is such a mess

right now and what we can do to fix it. This was supposed to be the summer of revenge travel, of finally getting back to

planes and passports and

family visits. But when we asked listeners to tell us your summer travel

nightmare stories, boy did you deliver.

Hello, my name is Brian and I'm from South Carolina.

Hi, my name is Joanna and I'm from California.

My name is Ben Shaw and I am from Syracuse, New York.

My name is Michael.

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