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99% Invisible

by Roman Mars

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.…

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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.

Episodes819total
Frequencyabout 1 episode per weekCalculated from 819 episodes published between Sep 2010 and Aug 2026.
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Aug 21, 202641m 50s
100 Objects #14: Basketball Sleeve

Producer and reporter Ramtin Arablouei (co-creator of the NPR show, Throughline) has a simple question: why are so many NBA players wearing...

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Ep. 679Aug 18, 202644m 42s
The Bone Wars

Two rival paleontologists turn a hunt for dinosaur bones into an all-out scientific war. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new...

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Aug 14, 202648m 40s
100 Objects #13: The Sand Letters

This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. On his deathbed, President Chester...

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Ep. 678Aug 11, 202632m 2s
Bamboo Is Innocent

A devastating fire put one of Hong Kong's oldest building traditions on trial, but the real story runs much deeper. Subscribe to SiriusXM...

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Aug 7, 202637m 50s
100 Objects #12: "Negro Cloth"

In 1821, two Rhode Island brothers went looking for buyers for their woolen fabric, and stumbled into a lucrative, captive market: Southern...

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Ep. 677Aug 4, 202631m 44s
The Borrowed Nature of Biomimicry

Behind every perfect nature-inspired design is a far more complicated story. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of...

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Jul 31, 202627m 42s
100 Objects #11: Brannock Device

In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption...

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Ep. 676Jul 28, 202633m 0s
The Finnish Baby Box

A simple cardboard box helped transform Finland into one of the best places in the world to raise a child. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+...

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Jul 24, 202636m 25s
100 Objects #10: Nunchaku

In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee made nunchaku (nunchucks) cool — kids were building their own and buying them in record numbers. But the...

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Ep. 675Jul 21, 202644m 59s
The Original 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor reflects on creating the landmark series that changed how people think about history. Then, revisit the Rosetta Stone, the...

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