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99% Invisible

99% Invisible

By: Roman Mars
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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.Copyright © 2025 Roman Mars. All rights reserved. Art
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  • All About That Bass
    Aug 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 Hertz, featuring hip hop legend DJ Jazzy Jeff and Roland's Paul McCabe.

    All About That Bass

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    26 mins
  • Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch
    Aug 12 2025

    Aimee Semple McPherson built America’s first megachurch, blended showbiz with salvation, and vanished in a scandal that captivated the nation.

    Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch

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    36 mins
  • Weeding is Fundamental Revisited
    Aug 5 2025

    Libraries get rid of books all the time. There are so many new books coming in every day and only a finite amount of library space. The practice of freeing up library space is called weeding. When the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library was damaged by an earthquake 1989, the argument over which books need to be weeded, and how they were chosen for removal, reached fever pitch.

    This episode originally aired on May 14, 2019.

    Weeding is Fundamental

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    38 mins
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