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99% Invisible Roman Mars
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4.8 • 275 Ratings
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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.
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The 2024 Olympics Spectacular
Weird Sports, White Elephants, and When Doves Cry
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The Power Broker #07: Sec. Pete Buttigieg
Featuring Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and covering the second half of Part 5 and the first section of Part 6, chapters 27-32.
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A River Runs Through Los Angeles
Decades ago, the city of Los Angeles buried its natural river in concrete and turned it into infrastructure. And understanding why it actively disappeared is key to understanding Los Angeles, California, and our relationship to water. Reported by actor and director, Gillian Jacobs.
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As Slow As Possible
One intrepid reporter travels to Germany to witness a chord change for an organ concert designed to last 639 years, and to discover why such a concert is even happening in the first place.
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The Containment Plan (rebroadcast)
It’s hard to overstate the vastness of the Skid Row neighborhood in Los Angeles. It spans roughly 50 blocks, which is about a fifth of the entire downtown area of Los Angeles. It’s very clear when you’ve entered Skid Row.
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Backfired: The Vaping Wars
Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems—or was this technology doomed to introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, and end up perpetuating an intractable addiction?
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Who knew design and engineering could be so interesting and effective in audio form. Recommended by Radiolab, I was an instant fan of 99% invisible. The episode called "Structural Integrity" still sticks with me now. Also I can claim it’s the first podcast I’ve listened through all over again, from the beginning. With the amount of podcasts out there now, that’s saying something. Highly recommended.
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Roman has the best voice in the podcast universe!!!!!!