Slow Burn
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Decoder Ring | Gandhi Never Said “Be the Change”
Oct 14, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/14/26 | Decoder Ring | Gandhi Never Said “Be the Change” | Few inspirational phrases are quoted more often than Mahatma Gandhi’s “Be the change you want to see in the world.” It shows up on t-shirts, bumper stickers, even tattooed on people’s bodies. Life coaches, leadership trainers, and American presidents constantly cite it. There is one problem with this quotation, however: Gandhi never said it. And the story of how the “be the change” actually came to be—according to its true originator—is stranger, more intricate, and more astounding than you could ever expect.In this episode, Decoder Ring’s Evan Chung speaks with Arleen Lorrance, the former Brooklyn high school teacher who actually brought “be the change” into the world in the 1970s. The surprising tale she has to tell involves grindhouse cinema, cosmic rays of light, and Vice President Al Gore. You’ll also hear from Diane Kennedy Pike, whose marriage to the controversial Bishop James Pike plays a pivotal and unexpected role in turning the quote into the inescapable maxim it is today.This episode was written and produced by Evan Chung, Decoder Ring’s Supervising Producer. It was edited by Willa Paskin and Max Freedman, who also produce the show. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Special thanks to Keith Akers.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at [email protected] or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.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. | 1h 00m 42s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Decoder Ring | Bridget in the Buff | In the early 1970s, a jigsaw puzzle of a cheerful, young, naked, fat woman known only as “Bridget in the Buff” arrived in stores all over America. It was just the first of countless Bridget-related merchandise that would be sold around the world for the next decade: calendars, playing cards, coloring books, cookbooks, and much more. Bridget was everywhere. But who was she?In this episode of Decoder Ring, the real Bridget reveals all. Her name is Dawn Brooks, and she takes us through the unusual path that led her to pose nude for scores of popular products. How does it feel to be a gag gift—and now, an unlikely icon?Besides Dawn, you’ll hear from her friends Leslie Block Prip, Kathy McDermott, and John Emery; Herb Kavet, whose company created the “Bridget in the Buff” line of products; and Bridget admirers Laura Mazzuca Toops and Ginger Geralamo.Thank you to Brenda Oelbaum, and to Molly Brown and Olivia Dever from the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.This episode was written by Willa Paskin and produced by Evan Chung, our Supervising Producer. Decoder Ring is also produced by Max Freedman. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at [email protected] or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.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. | 1h 03m 36s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | podcastingmedia evolution+3 | — | Slate PodcastsGalaxy Brain+2 | — | podcastvideo+5 | — | 59m 16s | ||
| 8/26/26 | PSAsMcGruff the Crime Dog+4 | Sarah HubbardDaniel Danger+6 | McGruff cover albumRutgers University Library+1 | — | McGruffcrime prevention+5 | — | 43m 01s | ||
| 8/12/26 | anti-drug PSAsMcGruff the Crime Dog+3 | Dan DangerSherry Nemmers+4 | Slate PodcastsMcGruff Smart Kids Album | — | McGruff the Crime Doganti-drug PSAs+4 | — | 33m 44s | ||
| 7/29/26 | sun exposurehealth+4 | Rowan JacobsenCatherine Cocks | Syracuse University PressIn Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure+1 | — | sunlighthealth risks+5 | — | 52m 21s | ||
| 7/15/26 | GPStechnology+4 | Katherine Dunn | Slate PodcastsWIRED+1 | — | GPSinterference+4 | — | 48m 55s | ||
| 7/8/26 | American RevolutionIndigenous land+4 | — | Crooked MediaFirst America+2 | — | American RevolutionIndigenous land+5 | — | 37m 04s | ||
| 7/1/26 | statuesart+4 | Atalanta Arden-Miller | Works in Progress Podcast | North KoreaNazi Germany+1 | statuesart+8 | — | 48m 50s | ||
| 6/17/26 | dancecultural traditions+4 | David MackAngus Kidman+7 | Slate PodcastsNutbush City Limits | — | NutbushAustralia+5 | — | 49m 09s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Supreme CourtNeil Gorsuch+3 | Dahlia LithwickMark Joseph Stern | SlateSlate Podcasts+2 | — | Neil GorsuchSupreme Court+3 | — | 53m 59s | ||
| 5/20/26 | Supreme Courtpolitics+5 | — | Slate PodcastsAcast | — | Justice GorsuchAntonin Scalia+5 | — | 44m 43s | ||
| 5/13/26 | Supreme CourtNeil Gorsuch+3 | — | Slate PodcastsSlate+2 | — | Neil GorsuchSupreme Court+4 | — | 36m 39s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Neil GorsuchU.S. Supreme Court+3 | — | U.S. Supreme Court | — | Neil GorsuchSupreme Court+3 | — | 2m 09s | ||
| 5/6/26 | horror filmphone menu options+3 | Frank HentschelEli Spindel | Decoder RingSlate+4 | — | horror film musicphone menu+3 | — | 54m 12s | ||
| 4/22/26 | moneyhistory+3 | Brendan GreeleyMark Blyth | Slate PodcastsThe Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money | — | dollarmoney+4 | — | 34m 37s | ||
| 4/8/26 | lonelygirl15YouTube+4 | Virginia HeffernanRichard Rushfield+6 | Slate PodcastsOmnishambles+3 | — | lonelygirl15YouTube+5 | — | 58m 50s | ||
| 3/25/26 | fan theoriesSherlock Holmes+4 | — | SlateAcast+2 | — | Johnlock ConspiracySherlock Holmes+6 | — | 53m 12s | ||
| 3/11/26 | film analysisconspiracy theories+3 | Lane Brown | New York MagazineSlate | — | Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick+5 | — | 47m 21s | ||
| 2/25/26 | prunesbranding+4 | Richard PetersonDavid Liebovitz+2 | California Prune BoardSlate Podcasts+2 | — | prunedried plum+5 | — | 44m 35s | ||
| 2/11/26 | coal industrypropaganda+4 | Simone RandolphSara Eckert+2 | Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and EnforcementSlate+1 | — | Coaliecoal propaganda+4 | — | 45m 06s | ||
| 1/28/26 | cultural stagnationcultural innovation+3 | W. David Marx | Blank Space | — | cultureinnovation+5 | — | 37m 06s | ||
| 1/14/26 | art historycultural significance+3 | Dustin Malek | Slate PlusSlate Podcasts+2 | — | Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci+3 | — | 25m 05s | ||
| 12/17/25 | holiday gift guidecultural artifacts+3 | — | Salbree Collapsible Silicone Microwave Popcorn PopperAmish Country Popcorn+12 | — | gift guideholiday gifts+3 | — | 48m 14s | ||
| 12/17/25 | mysterieschildhood play+3 | Dazzling Dave SchulteDale Oliver+5 | SlateAcast | — | mysteriessandboxes+4 | — | 1h 02m 11s | ||
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Chart history for Slow Burn
Peaked at #48 in VN, currently #48 in VN.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| VN | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| United States | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Ireland | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| CH | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| Australia | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| HU | — | #96 | #96 | — |
| Canada | — | #105 | #105 | — |
| KE | — | #117 | #117 | — |
| MY | — | #128 | #128 | — |
| NG | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| Germany | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #156 | #156 | — |
| TH | — | #158 | #158 | — |
| SA | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| South Africa | — | #187 | #187 | — |
| Finland | — | #191 | #191 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #199 | #199 | — |
| CZ | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
18 placements across 18 markets.
Chart Positions
18 placements across 18 markets.