99% Invisible
Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org. A proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm.
The Nazi Block
In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district sits a hulking, crumbling concrete cylinder—an...
EscucharThe Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up
Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power...
EscucharYour Own Personal Jesus
How did a simple painting transform into the world's most recognized depiction of Jesus?Head of Christ Subscribe...
EscucharThe Wide Open
Last week, we delved into story of how the Tennessee Valley Authority, which started out as a public...
EscucharValley So Low
What went wrong in Kingston, Tennessee, and what does it reveal about the messy legacy of public utilities...
EscucharThe Power Broker Breakdown Breakdown
The Power Broker Breakdown may have concluded, but if you're just tuning in (or if you just want a quick...
EscucharAncient DMs
The story of an 2700 year old archive, its accidental preservation, and the unprecedented—and often...
EscucharMini-Stories: Volume 20
Happy New Year! We're starting 2025 with four more mini stories about a sleepy button, electric signs,...
EscucharHyperfixed: Dylan's Supermarket Cold Case
We've all got problems. Sometimes your problem is a massive roadblock in your life, or maybe it's this...
EscucharNew Year, New Neighborhood
The story of New Year's Eve in Times Square, and how a quiet group of unelected Manhattan property owners...
EscucharThe Power Broker #12: Robert Caro
This is the twelfth and final episode breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power...
EscucharMini-Stories: Volume 19
Cheeky highway signs, Jane Fonda’s surprising side hustle, a dynamite twist on legacy, and the Greeks’...
EscucharThe Flop House: Megalopolis, with Roman Mars
Roman Mars and the Flop House team dive into Francis Ford Coppola's intriguing and controversial film,...
EscucharThe 15 Minute City
How did the “15 Minute City,” a simple urban planning idea, spark protests, conspiracy theories,...
EscucharRaccoon Thanksgiving
After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals...
EscucharRoman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation
What makes The Power Broker endure 50 years on? Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with legendary...
EscucharThe Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan
This is the eleventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power...
EscucharThe Memory Palace…Book!
Roman talks with The Memory Palace creator Nate DiMeo, whose new book brings his poetic history podcast...
EscucharMeet Me at Riis
As the last warmth of summer fades, Riis Beach—a hidden queer oasis behind a decaying hospital—faces...
EscucharHow the World Ran Out of Everything
Remember when grocery shelves went bare and cargo ships clogged the California coast? That chaos wasn’t...
EscucharSpirit Halloween
Every fall, a vacant Toronto storefront is possessed by Spirit Halloween, the pop-up shop haunting 1,500...
EscucharThe Power Broker #10: Clara Jeffery
This is the tenth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker...
EscucharTrompe L'oeil
Today, we have three stories about designs meant to fool you. Camouflage meant to fool U-boats. Highways...
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