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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On a Dark, Cold Night is the ideal podcast for horror-lovers with insomnia; a sinister friend to tell you bedtime/ghost stories. The podcast involves Your Narrator telling you a spine-chilling yet soothing ghost story every week. Launched in January, 2018, the show is written, performed and produced by Kristen Zaza.
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Marcas and Stephie adapt and retell famous, and not so famous stories from Irish Mythology and Folklore. Each episode features a dramatic reading of one of these tales, along with a deep dive into the original versions that they are adapted from. Encounter mighty warriors, druids, witches, demons, monsters, gods, fairies, ghosts, saints, and scholars as we travel to magical locations in the Irish otherworld - below the ground, under the sea, in the sky and beyond the realm of comprehension. ...
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We believe in the power of the Invisible Hand, the parable of the Broken Window, and more... Our goal is to spread Liberty and Freedom ideas widely around the world.
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Ben Boyd National Park - Light to Light Walk audio tour - Boyds Tower to Green Cape Lightstation
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Red, rocky outcrops, headlands and sheltered coves are a feature of the Light to Light walk. One of the genuine surprises of the walk is the dramatic variety of landscapes and habitats you pass through. Meander across the invisible boundaries (ecotones) that demarcate one set of plant habitats from another. As if stepping through a door, heathland gives way to tall open forests. Thick groves of tea tree or paperbark trees merge into open coastal banksia woodlands or imposing forests of wooll ...
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The Invisible Tour Guide is a new show from world famous art historian and clever clogs, Professor Byron Frump. This ten part series will take you on an unofficial tour of some of Ireland’s finest museums, gallerias and historic monuments. Let Professor Frump be your free and discrete guide to the unseen Ireland, as you explore together our great nations epic and distinguished history.
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Welcome to “A Nerdy Book Club,” the podcast where we explore literature and fan-created works. Join our host as we dive deep into books.
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Not Built For This #4: Unbuilding the Terrace
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All across the country thousands of people are living in locations that regularly flood, and many of these places will only get more flood-prone as the climate continues to change. Residents who live in these danger zones are often trapped in a demoralizing loop—flooding, rebuilding, and praying each time that the pattern doesn’t repeat. However in…
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Souls locked in an eternal dance; Destined to repeat it. (Until they aren’t.) Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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Not Built For This #3: The Price is Wrong
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Insurance companies are not climate activists, but they know more about climate risk than just about anyone. And as storms get more extreme and unpredictable a lot of insurers are running the numbers on Florida and realizing that the math just isn’t working anymore. For decades, low cost insurance helped mask the risks of living in some of the risk…
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In disasters where a lot of people lose their homes, the impacts are not confined to a single city or town. They ripple outward, cascading into the surrounding area, as the survivors are forced to go looking for new places to live. This is the story of what happened after the famous fire in Paradise, California, and where many of the survivors ende…
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The Milesians part 2: The Invisible Kingdom
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The Milesians are here! Discover the mythical ancestors of the Gaelic Irish and their journey from the city known today as A Coruña in Galicia. Íth, Míl and their crew have set sail for the island from Íth’s vision but the sea and the gods who govern it have other ideas. Before they reach their destination they must weather a deadly storm, and even…
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Not Built For This #1: The Bottom of the Bowl
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Reporter Emmett Fitzgerald was used to hearing people call his home state of Vermont a “climate haven.” But last summer, he got a wake up call in the form of a devastating flood. All throughout the United States, people are watching the places they love change in unpredictable and scary ways. Places that once felt safe are starting to feel risky. P…
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Shut up inside, not sure how to get free; But until then, I’m human – And that’s all I need be. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Power Broker #8: Shiloh Frederick
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This is the eighth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott sit down with Shiloh Frederick. Born and raised in New York City, Shiloh is a writer and influencer who shares her love of the city’s history and architecture on Instagram and TikTok. Last y…
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This week we're highlighting a couple of series that live inside the 99pi production tent. We’ve got a preview of a new miniseries for you called Not Built for This, created and hosted by Emmett FitzGerald. It's a show about climate change, but not in the way you might think. It's about how the complex systems that govern our lives are not designed…
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Trapped in here in the dark. It’s really not so bad. At least my wings are growing back. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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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. Title designers have to create something that’s entertaining to watch, while also presenting the names of all the creative people in a very particular o…
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Not sure what to do, Not sure where to go, But hanging on tightly. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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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. First up, a story about the design and iconography of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Then, Kurt Kohlstedt tells us about Olympic poetry. The Art of the Olympics Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple…
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From TV commercials and branded soda cans to Emily in Paris spon-con, the Olympics are once again everywhere. In the Olympic spirit, we’re bringing you four stories about the games in all their international, theatrical glory. In the first story, Christopher Johnson introduces the obscure, non-traditional sports from a forgotten part of Olympic his…
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A long, long time ago,Only one of infinite realities ago,I saw a vision with two thrones.Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Power Broker #7: Sec. Pete Buttigieg
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NEWS: We've got 99PI Power Broker Breakdown merch! Visit 99pi.org/store. This is the seventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott sit down with Pete Buttigieg, the US Secretary of Transportation. One of his major responsibilities as Secretary is …
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When you hear the word "river," you probably picture a majestic body of water flowing through a natural habitat. Well, the LA River looks nothing like that. Most people who see it probably mistake it for a giant storm drain. It's a deep trapezoidal channel with steep concrete walls, and a flat concrete bottom. Los Angeles was founded around this ri…
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A story for you - A story about an unholy pact,And what happens when a fiend breaks it.Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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When you go to a concert, you might try to get there right when the doors open. Or perhaps you take your time and skip the opening act. But generally, you want to be there when the show starts. In February, everyone who went to a concert in Halberstadt, Germany, showed up 23 years late. The performance is of a piece called ORGAN2/ASLSP. ASLSP stand…
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I don’t want this tower. I want MY tower. I am not a princess. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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It’s hard to overstate the vastness of the Skid Row neighborhood in Los Angeles. It spans roughly 50 blocks, which is about a fifth of the entire downtown area of Los Angeles. It’s very clear when you’ve entered Skid Row. The sidewalks are mostly occupied by makeshift homes. A dizzying array of tarps and tents stretch out for blocks, improvised liv…
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A story about a woman,Her virtual friend,And taking different paths.Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette that wouldn’t kill them, they didn’t foresee all the obstacles that lay ahead—or the powerful forces their invention would unleash. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world…
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Following the thread of a new path,But who is there, sewing it together,And who is pulling it apart?Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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This is the sixth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott sit down with Mike Schur, who created the critically acclaimed NBC comedy The Good Place, and co-created Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Rutherford Falls, and Netflix’s upcoming, A Classic…
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After Hurricane Camille caused widespread death and destruction along the US Gulf Coast in 1969, two scientists created the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as a way to quickly warn the public when dangerous storms were on the way. Today, we’re still using the scale and its system of ranking storms as Categories 1 to 5. But in the 55 years since…
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What will I do, with two worlds merged?What is the solution to this luxurious fatigue?What is the woman by the creek looking at?Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The leaf blower is one of the most hated objects in the modern world. They’re loud, they pollute, and… how important is a leafless lawn anyway? In a lot of towns and cities, the gas-powered leaf blower has been banned. In others, there are strict guidelines on where and when they can be used. In Los Angeles, California, the leaf blower has never go…
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For a long time, the Court operated under what was called Legal Formalism. Legal formalism said that the job of any judge or justice was incredibly narrow. It was to basically look at the question of the case in front of them, check that question against any existing laws, and then make a decision. Unlike today, no one was going out of their way to…
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Once upon a time, I went on a little journey to a Tower. I hope it’s not gone. I hope my heart’s not gone. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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In late 2018, two hundred people gathered at The Explorer’s Club in New York City. The building was once a clubhouse for famed naturalists and explorers. Now it’s an archive of ephemera and rarities from pioneering expeditions around the globe. But this latest gathering was held to celebrate the first biological census of its kind –an effort to cou…
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A story about a dream about a feeling;A monstrous embrace, a sinking surrender.(Oh, what I wouldn't give.)Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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Los Angeles actually used to have a massive electric railway system in the early 1900s, called the Red Car. Jake Berman, the author of The Lost Subways of North America, tells us about how, time after time, when North American cities seemed just inches away from having a robust, utopian future of fast, reliable, and convenient public transportation…
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There’s a witch in the woods. There’s a mirror by the river. There’s a smile in the moon. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar NetworkBy info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Power Broker #5: Brandy Zadrozny
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This is the fifth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott also sit down with Brandy Zadrozny, a senior reporter for NBC News who covers misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the internet. Brandy recently finished The Power Broker, and she’s got a…
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In the twentieth century, the jetpack became synonymous with the idea of a ‘futuristic society.’ Appearing in cartoons and magazines, it felt like a matter of time before people could ride a jetpack to work. But jetpacks never became a mainstream technology, leaving many to wonder... why did they fall off the radar? Rocket Man Subscribe to SiriusXM…
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Something’s different. Delete that.I’m not afraid.Are you?Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Howdy Doody Show is one of those pieces of 1950s ephemera that has come to symbolize mid-century American childhood. For over a decade, every weeknight at 5pm, kids all across the country would sit down in front of their parents’ tiny televisions and take in the wild west adventures of Buffalo Bob and his puppet sidekick Howdy Doody. The show w…
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A graveyard here, a graveyard there.Before your eyes, behind your eyes.It's all the same journey.Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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Embark on an enchanting journey with us as we delve into the mesmerizing world of Stephanie Garber's "Legendary." In this episode, we dissect the intricate layers of this spellbinding sequel, where reality blurs with fantasy and secrets lurk beneath every mask. Join our discussion as we unravel the mysteries of Caraval, exploring its lush landscape…
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BONUS- Towers of Silence: Vulture Conservation
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Recently we published an episode called Towers of Silence. It's about how the Parsis in India are grappling with the loss of vultures and how it changed something very intimate and meaningful for the community. It was reported by our own Lasha Madan and it is epic and it is beautiful. So first of all, go listen to that story if you haven't heard it…
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Mr. Yuk is a neon green circular sticker with a cartoon face on it. His face is scrunched up with his eyes squeezed tight and his tongue is sticking out of its mouth. It's the face you make when you taste something disgusting. He's the pictorial embodiment of the sentiment of yuck. Aptly enough: he was designed to be the symbol for hazardous substa…
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Situated right in downtown Mumbai, India is an area of about 55 acres of dense, overgrown forest. In one of the most populous cities in the world, this is a place where peacocks roam freely -- a space out of time. This forest is protected by a religious community. It has survived in a relatively undeveloped state in the middle of this gargantuan ci…
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A story about a woman and a book,And spirits who like to travel -Between fiction and whatever this is. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Power Broker #4: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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This is the fourth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. Roman and Elliott also sit down with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district, who describes the lasting impact Moses’ highways have made on her district, and her…
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This week we're featuring an episode from The Sporkful's series on the creation of "Anything's Pastable," Dan Pashman's new pasta cookbook. Dan talks with Roman about how this massive project came to be and all the design decisions required to put together a cookbook. And then, in part two of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan embarks on an epic trip acros…
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Beautiful night to sit and wait. I have a story about a cruel forest,And a patient monster. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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The Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant Persons
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Hailing from central African cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa, sapeurs have become increasingly recognizable around the world. Since the 1970s, sapeurs (from: le sape, short for "Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes") have been known for donning technicolored three-piece suits with flamboyant accessories like golden walking sticks a…
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I've been having strange dreams.There's an eclipse coming.Sorry, let me just get my phone. Support On a Dark, Cold Night Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/By info@thesonarnetwork.com
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A chambre de bonne is usually one small room, on the top floor of a five- or six-story apartment building, and it’s usually just big enough to fit a bed and a table. It’s affordable housing in a city where finding housing is nearly impossible. Reporter Jeanne Boëzec tells about the history of the chambre de bonne apartments, and how while cute, the…
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