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Decoder Ring | McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 2 (Encore)
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McGruff the Crime Dog arrived on the scene at the dawn of the 1980s, just as a firehose of anti-drug PSAs was inundating the youth of America. These messages didn’t always work as intended—but they did work their way into the long term memories of the kids who heard them. In the second episode of our two-part series , originally released in 2022, on the weird world of PSAs and very special episodes, we look at how McGruff’s Smart Kids Album influenced everything from straight edge hardcore to a couple’s wedding playlist. We’ll hear from Sarah Hubbard , Daniel Danger , Joseph Cappella , David Farber , Mike Hawes, Robin Nelson, Daisy Rosario , and Tatiana Peralta . This episode was written by…