99% Invisible
Roman Mars
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
Tuesday 10 May 2022 : The greatest mode of transportation is the funicular, which is a special kind of train pulled by a cable that runs up steep slopes. But...
Friday 06 May 2022 : Bonus episode: Roman Mars on Blank Check with Griffin and David talking about The Quick and The Dead (Sam Raimi, 1995)Roman note: I LOVE...
Wednesday 04 May 2022 : Data is the lifeblood of public health, and has been since the beginning of the field. But essential data gathering for the COVID pandemic...
Tuesday 26 April 2022 : If you’ve ever been to a supermarket in the US, you’ve probably seen an ethnic food aisle. Maybe it was called the "international...
Wednesday 20 April 2022 : Standing on Beechey island, a peninsula off Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic, are four lonely graves: three members of an ill-fated...
Wednesday 13 April 2022 : Every year in the spring, small towns throughout New England host their annual town meeting. Town meetings take place in high school gyms or...
Tuesday 05 April 2022 : While urban parks are safe havens for birds, parks are often surrounded by condos and hotels and office buildings with floor-to-ceiling...
Wednesday 30 March 2022 : So why don't we have mouth Roombas? Is the universe full of chickens? What scientific advances are happening? What was the first internet...
Tuesday 22 March 2022 : In February 2021, it began to snow in Austin, Texas, which was unusual, and exciting for some, at least until the power dropped out for...
Tuesday 15 March 2022 : Natalie de Blois contributed to some of the most iconic Modernist works created for corporate America, all while raising four children....
Friday 11 March 2022 : While something like dial-up might mostly be a thing of the past, the truth is copper phone lines still connect a lot of people to the...
Tuesday 08 March 2022 : In the 1990s Dave Davis worked as the groundskeeper at a small neighborhood park in a suburb of St. Louis called Creve Coeur. It was an...
Tuesday 01 March 2022 : The Columbia Journalism School recently announced the 16 winners of the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, including...
Tuesday 22 February 2022 : There's a small neighborhood within the SEZ of Shenzhen that is known for mass-producing copies of the most celebrated works of Western art,...
Wednesday 16 February 2022 : On the west coast of Ireland, on the banks of an estuary dividing county Limerick from county Clare, lies a small town called Shannon. But...
Wednesday 09 February 2022 : People have been going back and forth about what makes a healthy and productive office since there have been offices. The 20th century was...
Wednesday 02 February 2022 : When the two greatest auction houses in the world – Christie’s and Sotheby’s – vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million...
Tuesday 25 January 2022 : The Punisher has always been a complicated Marvel antihero: a man whose creator imagined him as a reaction to the failures of government at...
Wednesday 19 January 2022 : At the end of the calendar year and into the new year the 99pi staff collects a bunch of short, joyful little stories that are fun to...
Wednesday 12 January 2022 : We're kicking off the new year at 99pi with a fresh installment of mini-stories, including: a strange collision of mundane infrastructure...
Wednesday 22 December 2021 : It's that time of year again! When 99pi producers and friends of the show join Roman to tell shorter stories, many of which have been...
Wednesday 15 December 2021 : Slovenia is a small country in Central Europe nestled between Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary. It's a land of snowy white peaks, green...
Tuesday 07 December 2021 : For Black Americans, Collier Heights became a suburban jewel in the postwar South spanning thousands of acres and packed with nature. Just...
Wednesday 01 December 2021 : In much of the western world, alphabetical order is simply a default we take for granted. It’s often the one we try first -- or the one we...
Tuesday 23 November 2021 : The French bulldog is now the second most popular breed in America. Their cute features, portable size, and physical features make for a dog...
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
490- Train Set
The greatest mode of transportation is the funicular, which is a special kind of train pulled by a cable that runs up steep slopes. But...
Roman Mars on Blank Check with Griffin and David
Bonus episode: Roman Mars on Blank Check with Griffin and David talking about The Quick and The Dead (Sam Raimi, 1995)Roman note: I LOVE...
489- Pandemic Tracking and the Future of Data
Data is the lifeblood of public health, and has been since the beginning of the field. But essential data gathering for the COVID pandemic...
488- It’s a Small Aisle After All
If you’ve ever been to a supermarket in the US, you’ve probably seen an ethnic food aisle. Maybe it was called the "international...
487- Atlas Obscura
Standing on Beechey island, a peninsula off Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic, are four lonely graves: three members of an ill-fated...
486- Rumble Strip
Every year in the spring, small towns throughout New England host their annual town meeting. Town meetings take place in high school gyms or...
485- Murder Most Fowl
While urban parks are safe havens for birds, parks are often surrounded by condos and hotels and office buildings with floor-to-ceiling...
484- Dear Hank and John and Roman
So why don't we have mouth Roombas? Is the universe full of chickens? What scientific advances are happening? What was the first internet...
483- Grid Locked
In February 2021, it began to snow in Austin, Texas, which was unusual, and exciting for some, at least until the power dropped out for...
482- Natalie de Blois: To Tell the Truth
Natalie de Blois contributed to some of the most iconic Modernist works created for corporate America, all while raising four children....
481- The Future of the Final Mile
While something like dial-up might mostly be a thing of the past, the truth is copper phone lines still connect a lot of people to the...
480- Broken Heart Park
In the 1990s Dave Davis worked as the groundskeeper at a small neighborhood park in a suburb of St. Louis called Creve Coeur. It was an...
479-According to Need wins duPont-Columbia Award
The Columbia Journalism School recently announced the 16 winners of the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, including...
478- Art Imitates Art
There's a small neighborhood within the SEZ of Shenzhen that is known for mass-producing copies of the most celebrated works of Western art,...
477- Call of Duty: Free
On the west coast of Ireland, on the banks of an estuary dividing county Limerick from county Clare, lies a small town called Shannon. But...
476- Reaction Offices and the Future of Work
People have been going back and forth about what makes a healthy and productive office since there have been offices. The 20th century was...
475- Rock Paper Scissors Bus
When the two greatest auction houses in the world – Christie’s and Sotheby’s – vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million...
474- The Punisher Skull
The Punisher has always been a complicated Marvel antihero: a man whose creator imagined him as a reaction to the failures of government at...
473- Mini-Stories : Volume 14
At the end of the calendar year and into the new year the 99pi staff collects a bunch of short, joyful little stories that are fun to...
472- Mini-Stories : Volume 13
We're kicking off the new year at 99pi with a fresh installment of mini-stories, including: a strange collision of mundane infrastructure...
471- Mini-Stories : Volume 12
It's that time of year again! When 99pi producers and friends of the show join Roman to tell shorter stories, many of which have been...
470- The Three Santas of Slovenia
Slovenia is a small country in Central Europe nestled between Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary. It's a land of snowy white peaks, green...
469- The Epic of Collier Heights
For Black Americans, Collier Heights became a suburban jewel in the postwar South spanning thousands of acres and packed with nature. Just...
468- Alphabetical Order
In much of the western world, alphabetical order is simply a default we take for granted. It’s often the one we try first -- or the one we...
467- Cute Little Monstrosities of Nature
The French bulldog is now the second most popular breed in America. Their cute features, portable size, and physical features make for a dog...
