99% Invisible

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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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33 min
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Everything Is Tuberculosis

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30 min
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A Walking Tour with Mr. Memphis

Take a whirlwind tour of Memphis with the city’s most enthusiastic historian, uncovering duck parades, telecom turf wars, and a street named after a single day in 1934.

23 min
1 APR

The Great American Pyramid

In 1991, one of the strangest buildings in America opened — a 32-storey, stainless steel pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.

36 min
25 MAR

Secret Mall Apartment

A group of artists explored the back hallways of a mall in Providence, RI, and found the perfect place to build a private hangout. Plus, mall history with Alexandra Lange.

57 min
18 MAR

Beautiful West Oakland, California

When global trade reshapes a city, who pays the price—and who fights back?

31 min
11 MAR

What We're Reading

What the 99PI team is currently reading.

35 min
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20/07/2022

Laravandiewoud

I listen to 99pi when driving, while at work, and in other moments in-between the daily rhythms of life. It’s hit that wonderful balance between being so well-produced and telling powerful stories about the things we don’t necessarily notice. Thaaaank you Roman Mars and team!
A great podcast gone woke.

19 Feb

Timmarcj

Can’t we just keep this to design? And not push the woke agenda of the moment that will be outlived by the Bauhaus, post modernism, et cetera? Ending every podcast with a diversity message, or a big chunk of revisionist history leaves a really really bitter taste in the mouth. Just stop it. We care about your design insights, not your personal politics.
The best

30/12/2021

Merene94

I have been renovating my flat the past few weeks. Nothing better than listening to non-stop 99pi while painting, tiling, and all those other long-hour tasks. Love the show.
Wonderul. Inspiring. Encouraging.

26/02/2021

MariaCRSA

I am now a willing podcast addict because of 99pi. They introduced me to what brilliant radio format journalism and storytelling is and I am eternally grateful to them for that. They have also changed the way I live in my own world. I go about my daily bussiness like a little detective, trying to spot design and architectural quirks...and fervently reading of every plaque.

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.