99% Invisible
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Long running, award winning narrative podcast about all the thought that goes into things most people don’t think about.
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Kicking off the new year with controversial swimsuits, reimagined cigarette dispensers, and someone who survived a sinking ship. And another... and another...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Kicking off the new year with controversial swimsuits, reimagined cigarette dispensers, and someone who survived a sinking ship. And another... and another...
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We've decided to share a set of four of our favorite stories from the half decade– each of which corresponds to one of the four main chapters of The 99% Invisible City.
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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We've decided to share a set of four of our favorite stories from the half decade– each of which corresponds to one of the four main chapters of The 99% Invisible City.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
We're finishing up Article II which establishes the executive branch of the federal government. We're joined by Dr. Tom Frieden, who served as director of the CDC under President Obama from 2009 to 2017.
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Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We're finishing up Article II which establishes the executive branch of the federal government. We're joined by Dr. Tom Frieden, who served as director of the CDC under President Obama from 2009 to 2017.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Minis are back! We've got a giant pyramid and a swarm of grasshoppers, an obscure internet relic millions visit a year, and the long process for the Catholic church to declare something a miracle.
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Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Minis are back! We've got a giant pyramid and a swarm of grasshoppers, an obscure internet relic millions visit a year, and the long process for the Catholic church to declare something a miracle.
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
On this episode of 99PI, we go back to the days of broken instruments and a man named Adolphe Sax having a stroke of genius.
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Sax Appeal is live now wherever you listen to your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Yu012K
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
On this episode of 99PI, we go back to the days of broken instruments and a man named Adolphe Sax having a stroke of genius.
Sax Appeal is live now wherever you listen to your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Yu012K
Sax Appeal is live now wherever you listen to your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Yu012K
It's that time of year... time for minis!
New Mini-Stories volumes coming on 12/23 and 1/6, but of course you can always listen a week early by subscribing to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+
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New Mini-Stories volumes coming on 12/23 and 1/6, but of course you can always listen a week early by subscribing to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+
👉 https://99pi.slack.com/archives/D097C9ZEN1X/p1756333924422939
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's that time of year... time for minis!
New Mini-Stories volumes coming on 12/23 and 1/6, but of course you can always listen a week early by subscribing to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+
👉 https://99pi.slack.com/archives/D097C9ZEN1X/p1756333924422939
New Mini-Stories volumes coming on 12/23 and 1/6, but of course you can always listen a week early by subscribing to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+
👉 https://99pi.slack.com/archives/D097C9ZEN1X/p1756333924422939
A single diagonal step on a map sparks a legal war with huge consequences.
The new episode is available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4pYaHCr
The new episode is available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4pYaHCr
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A single diagonal step on a map sparks a legal war with huge consequences.
The new episode is available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4pYaHCr
The new episode is available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4pYaHCr
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December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm back @99percentinvisible.bsky.social talking about the Pulitzer and design for kids in an episode devoted to Sesame Street 99percentinvisible.org/episode/649-...
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Discover the origins of yearning for walkable cities and good neighborhoods with Anna Kodé on this week's episode of 99 Percent Invisible.
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Discover the origins of yearning for walkable cities and good neighborhoods with Anna Kodé on this week's episode of 99 Percent Invisible.
Available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kSFTK
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This social post is brought to you by the letter U! 🤩
Discover the origins of yearning for walkable cities and good neighborhoods with Anna Kodé on this week's episode of 99 Percent Invisible.
Available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kSFTK
Discover the origins of yearning for walkable cities and good neighborhoods with Anna Kodé on this week's episode of 99 Percent Invisible.
Available everywhere you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kSFTK
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December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Roman and Elizabeth are joined by former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to unpack the vague language of Article II, including the president’s authority over the executive branch.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Roman and Elizabeth are joined by former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to unpack the vague language of Article II, including the president’s authority over the executive branch.
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Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4oh3Bbf
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November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Writer Caroline Fraser argues a chilling link between industrial poison, deadly design, and a generation of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest.
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Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kcCKC
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Writer Caroline Fraser argues a chilling link between industrial poison, deadly design, and a generation of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest.
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kcCKC
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kcCKC
People once dreamed of sidewalks that could whisk them across the city. Somehow, that dream ended up at the airport 🛫
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Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3JJtFO1
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
People once dreamed of sidewalks that could whisk them across the city. Somehow, that dream ended up at the airport 🛫
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3JJtFO1
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3JJtFO1
This holiday season, get the beautiful nerd in your life what they really want: inexplicable street cred.
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Get the 99% Invisible: Fan Box 👉 https://bit.ly/49UeJHh
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This holiday season, get the beautiful nerd in your life what they really want: inexplicable street cred.
Get the 99% Invisible: Fan Box 👉 https://bit.ly/49UeJHh
Get the 99% Invisible: Fan Box 👉 https://bit.ly/49UeJHh
When jokes become an EOD deliverable, your joke writing process has to be air tight. @elliottkalan.bsky.social walks us through how he grows jokes from tiny ideas into full-blown laughs.
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Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When jokes become an EOD deliverable, your joke writing process has to be air tight. @elliottkalan.bsky.social walks us through how he grows jokes from tiny ideas into full-blown laughs.
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us for our ongoing series breaking down the US Constitution. We unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, and even a few long-forgotten quirks.
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us for our ongoing series breaking down the US Constitution. We unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, and even a few long-forgotten quirks.
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Nothing is worse than an hours long customer service call that goes absolutely nowhere. Turns out, that might be the system working as intended ☎️
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Nothing is worse than an hours long customer service call that goes absolutely nowhere. Turns out, that might be the system working as intended ☎️
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game 👾
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game 👾
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
You’ve listened to the episodes, now you can listen to the soundtrack 🎶🎹
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You’ve listened to the episodes, now you can listen to the soundtrack 🎶🎹
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
San Francisco! Come see Drop Dead City followed by a Q&A moderated by @romanmars.bsky.social
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Drop Dead City, with Roman Mars
You are invited to a screening of Drop Dead City, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers led by 99% Invisible's Roman Mars.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
San Francisco! Come see Drop Dead City followed by a Q&A moderated by @romanmars.bsky.social
Get your tickets now 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/drop-dead-...
Get your tickets now 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/drop-dead-...
When Dr. James "Butch" Rosser credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors.
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When Dr. James "Butch" Rosser credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors.
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature 🌿
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature 🌿
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
From the breathtaking worlds of video games to SEGA’s storied past, Hidden Levels finishes this week with two more episodes 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
From the breathtaking worlds of video games to SEGA’s storied past, Hidden Levels finishes this week with two more episodes 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl