Invisibilia

NPR

4.5 (22K)
SOCIAL SCIENCES

Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

AUG 22

Tested (Ep 2): Questions of a Physical Nature

We go back almost 100 years, to the beginning of women's inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. Some doubted these athletes were even women at all. And their skepticism resulted in the first policies requiring sex testing. Tested is a six-part series, you can binge all the episodes now in the Embedded podcast and the CBC feed. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

34 min
AUG 22

Tested (Ep 1): The Choice

New from NPR's Embedded podcast and CBC in Canada: Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for a gold medal? That's the question facing a small group of elite athletes right now. Last year, track and field authorities announced new regulations that mean some women can't compete in the female category unless they lower their body's naturally occurring testosterone levels. You'll meet one of those runners, Christine Mboma, a reigning Olympic silver medalist, and hear about the difficult choice she faces. Tested is a six-part series, you can binge all the episodes now in the Embedded podcast and the CBC feed. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

39 min
04/27/2023

The Goodbye Show

In their final episode, Invisibilia searches for the right way to say goodbye. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

50 min
12/16/2022

Revisiting Love and Lapses: A Conversation with Code Switch host B.A. Parker

Sometimes the holidays are filled with the people you love. Other times, they're marked by an absence. In this special holiday episode, new Code Switch co-host and former Invisibilia producer B.A. Parker tells a story about family, loss and preserving memories before it's too late. Then Parker joins Kia and Yowei to reflect on the making of this story, and what it means to her now. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

33 min
10/07/2022

Power Tools

Bad bosses. Obnoxious coworkers. Unfair compensation. There are so many reasons people feel disempowered in the workplace. But how can our feelings about power enable or disrupt the larger dynamics we hate at work? This week, Yowei Shaw seeks answers from a power researcher and a union organizer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

35 min
09/30/2022

Freedom Diving

After months of working from home and retreating from the world, Kia Miakka Natisse is stuck - in her house, and in her head. In an attempt to break out of the funk, she's searching for wisdom at the bottom of the ocean with South Africa's first Black freediving instructor, Zandile Ndhlovu. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

33 min
09/23/2022

Therapy Ghostbusters

In San Jose, California, a community clinic was stumped as to why their clients were seeing ghosts. This week, a story about grappling with ghosts of our past and one clinic's attempt to heal intergenerational trauma. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
09/16/2022

A Little Bit Pregnant

This week on Invisibilia, could the rebrand of a familiar pill open up a new way to control fertility in a post-Roe America? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

28 min

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Love the show

Aug 25

Re@CTeD

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Exceptional

Feb 22

Bilas Peles

I cannot praise this podcast enough. Very intelligent and well spoken presenters, interesting topics and great presentation. A welcome break from the politics and entertainment “news” of so many podcasts. What a shame it was discontinued. But the previous years’ shows are still available.
Thought my favorite podcast was back

Aug 24

Maurany

There is nothing worse than thinking NPR had finally come to their senses and brought this amazing podcast back only to find out they are using the Invisibilia subscription feed to push Embedded instead. What a disappointment. Bring back Invisibilia!
Decayed

Aug 22

JT123@@

Really used to enjoy this show….its lost as of 2024. Terrible

Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.