99% Invisible

By: Roman Mars
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • 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.
    Copyright © 2024 Roman Mars. All rights reserved.
    Show More Show Less
Art
Show More Show Less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • Raccoon Thanksgiving

    Raccoon Thanksgiving
    Nov 26 2024

    After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved, but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city's ongoing "war on raccoons."

    Journalist Amy Dempsey was researching the bins and raccoon behavior when her reporting took an unexpected turn down her own garbage-strewn alleyway. Had local raccoons finally figured out how to defeat the greatest human effort in our “war” against their kind?

    This episode original aired in 2018.

    Raccoon Resistance

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes and get exclusive access to bonus content.
    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
  • Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation

    Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation
    Nov 19 2024

    What makes The Power Broker endure 50 years on? Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with legendary author Robert Caro to explore the humanity, drama, and untold stories behind his iconic book. Recorded live from the New York Historical Society.

    Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes and get exclusive access to bonus content.
    Show More Show Less
    45 mins
  • The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan

    The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan
    Nov 15 2024

    This is the eleventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro.

    This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, where he’s the creator of Dimension 20 — a Dungeons & Dragons show that features incredibly complex and campaigns, with improv actors and special effects. And as the Dungeon Master, Brennan leads these stories. Season three of Dimension 20 takes place in a magical New York City, where the main villain is a fictionalized, undead Robert Moses, who shares the real Robert Moses’s passion for building roads and destroying lives through bureaucracy.

    Elliott and Roman also cover the second section of Part 7 (Chapter 42 through Chapter 46), discussing the major story beats and themes.

    The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan

    Join the discussion on Discord and Reddit.

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes and get exclusive access to bonus content.
    Show More Show Less
    2 hrs and 50 mins

What listeners say about 99% Invisible

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for digiguru

It is interesting 🤔

I like it because there is a lot of interesting things I would never lean in school

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Anonymous User

Love this pod!

This is the best and most interesting pod I know and I love Roman Mars voice. it's really soothing and make me relax. I have learned so many little things by listening. It's worth going to their webpage to see the pictures for each episode too if you have the time.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!