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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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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.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

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    When you’re watching the opening credits to a movie, it’s not just a list of names. What you’re actually seeing is intense negotiations by Hollywood stars and their agents playing out in text form.

    • 29 min
    The Art of the Olympics

    The Art of the Olympics

    The 2024 Paris Olympics are currently under way, and we thought we’d play two stories from the 99% Invisible archives about the art of the Olympics.

    • 34 min
    The 2024 Olympics Spectacular

    The 2024 Olympics Spectacular

    Weird Sports, White Elephants, and When Doves Cry

    • 40 min
    The Power Broker #07: Sec. Pete Buttigieg

    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.

    • 2 hrs 42 min
    A River Runs Through Los Angeles

    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.

    • 43 min
    As Slow As Possible

    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.

    • 41 min

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One of the best design podcasts

And not just about just the design, but also about all things that are 99% invisible! Miklavž, Božiček

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