99% Invisible

How Reno became the go-to place to get a quick divorce and how divorce laws have changed over time Далее

The hunt to cultivate the cure for malaria Далее

Designing environments for people with dementia Далее

Devo’s first record and the fight over the arresting image of a flashy, handsome golf legend on the cover. Далее

The historic vote over which version of Elvis should be immortalized on a postage stamp Далее

Two stories where the devil is in the details Далее

The triumph and tragedy of the Sydney Opera House Далее

Who were the real Luddites? Далее

Solving the housing crisis and the office vacancy crisis with one obvious and elegant idea: office to housing conversion. If it were only that simple. Далее

The story of a voice training VHS tape that helped trans women at a time when other resources were hard to access Далее

More about the trails as an object and an idea Далее

We take the humble trail, what might be the original designed object, and deconstruct it Далее

The decades-long campaign to get us to love our gas stoves Далее

La Sombrita and the politics of shade Далее

The ubiquity and cultural legacy of the shocking little Christian comics books called Chick Tracts Далее

Proximity founder Ryan Coogler talks all about podcasts with Roman Mars Далее

Many consider Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky's Frankfurt Kitchen to be nothing less than the first modern kitchen. Далее

The pregones of Mexico City and the one call that stands out from the cacophony Далее

How courtroom artists became the preferred way to document trials Далее

The unlikely battle between the creator of the New York Public Library's children's reading room and Goodnight Moon Далее

Slip coaches, the worlds shortest trains, private cars, torpedoes, and of course, Thomas. Далее

When online worlds end Далее

The utilitarian and "ugly" architecture that is beautiful to us Далее

Overheating, Lenin or Bust, Music Games Далее

Sea Sheep, Space Pens, Ice Forests, Circular Design Далее

Movie novelizations, Central Park lampposts, Swiss defensive design, and ABBA Далее

Tulicia reaches out for help Далее

Introductory chapter to According to Need Далее

John Green rates different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale Далее

The Raptors are in the NBA finals and their 90s uniforms are more popular than ever Далее

Restaurants trying to cut back on the number of employees are using new technology to order and prepare food, but the "automated" restaurant has been tried before. Далее

Mexico City is in a water crisis. Despite rains and floods, it is running out of drinking water and the city is sinking Далее

Frank Lloyd Wright changed the field of architecture, and not just through his big, famous buildings Далее

The Dodgers needed a home in LA, but the home they chose already belonged to someone else Далее

The biggest buyer of recycling just stopped buying Далее

Throughout human history we've been driven to find the brightest splash of color Далее

In May of 1990, law enforcement raided a warehouse in Douglas, AZ and a private home across the border in Agua Prieta, Mexico. Далее

Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear: a six-part series looking clothing within 99% Invisible. Episode 1: Kids' Clothes Далее

For Montecito, California, fire is predictable and it is inevitable. Now, coupled with multi-year drought, it is becoming unmanageable. Далее

After the massive Panorama Fire in southern California in 1980, a young fire researcher named Jack Cohen went in to investigate the houses that were destroyed and he found something surprising Далее

Four times every day, on radios all across the British Isles, a BBC announcer begins reading from a seemingly indecipherable script. "And now the Shipping Forecast..." Далее

Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show with host Ian Chillag in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us its life story -- and everything … Далее

In 1962, an ad man decided that excited and exclamatory questions needed their own end punctuation: the iterrobang Далее

Air conditioning does a lot more than cool spaces. It has dramatically changed where people in the United States live and the design of homes and other buildings. Далее

Japan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. It is a fascinating example of biomimicry, the design movement pioneered by biologist and writer Janine Benyus. Далее

Infrastructure makes modern civilization possible. Roads, power grids, sewage systems and water networks all underpin society as we know it, forming the basis of our built environment … at least when … Далее

When something is lost in the mail, it feels like it has disappeared into the ether, like it was sucked into a black hole, like it no longer exists. But, it turns out, a lot of the mail we think … Con… Далее

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In 1990, the federal government invited a group of geologists, linguists, astrophysicists, architects, artists, and writers to the New Mexico desert, to visit the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. They wer… Далее

Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Alex Goldman was a misfit. Bored and disaffected and angry, he longed for a place to escape to. And then he found Heyoon. The only way to find out about Heyoon for s… Далее