ICYMI: Decoder Ring: Whats Really Going On Inside a Mosh Pit?
The mosh pit has a reputation as a violent place where (mostly) white guys vent their aggression. There\u2019s some truth to that, but it\u2019s also a place bound by camaraderie and\u2014believe it or not\u2014etiquette. In this episode, we explore the unwritten rules of this 50-year-old live-music phenomenon with punks, concertgoers, and a heavy-metal physicist.\nDecoder 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\u2019s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director.\nThank 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\xa0simulator\xa0developed by Jesse Silverberg and his colleagues.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices