99% Invisible

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 New Jungle

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

In a Colorado meatpacking town, refugees fleeing persecution find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America.This episode was produced i...

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Replaceable You

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

Mary Roach dives into the strange, funny, and unsettling world of designing new body parts, from pig hearts to prosthetic feet, revealing just how mes...

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Ambassador Bridge

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

A billionaire family’s private bridge empire shaped Detroit for decades, sparking battles over power, neighborhoods, and the future of an internationa...

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All About That Bass

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

Vintage music barely had any bass. Today’s hits are all about the low end. What changed? An episode this week from our friends at Twenty Thousand Hert...

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Air-Borne

Episode Date: July 29, 2025

Old ideas about air and disease were wrong on the science, but looking to the past might actually help us design healthier buildings today.Air-Borne S...

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The Quiet Storm

Episode Date: July 22, 2025

How a radio show born at a small college station in DC and dedicated to smooth, romantic love songs transformed black radio and reshaped love lives ac...

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Neil Young’s iPod Killer

Episode Date: July 15, 2025

A rock icon sets out to save music with a strange yellow gadget that almost no one understood.Neil Young’s iPod KillerIf you're new to the show (thank...

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Food Deserts

Episode Date: July 8, 2025

How did millions of Americans end up living in neighborhoods where finding fresh food is harder than ever, and why is the problem by design, not accid...

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Open Borders

Episode Date: July 1, 2025

An immigration reporter’s chance encounter in the desert reveals how borders shape our actions, our beliefs, and the way we see the world around us.Op...