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99% Invisible #135- For Amusement Only (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The long battle to legalize... pinball.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 19
99% Invisible #137- Good Bread (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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It's not about white or wheat. It's everything else.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 20
Women Rising 26: A Ride on the People’s Climate Train
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In September of 2014, Women rising radio rode the People’s Climate train coast to coast, with over 200 activists heading to New York City to join t...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #134- The Straight Line Is A Godless Line (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The straight line is godless and immoral.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 23
99% Invisible #132- Castle On The Park (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Primitive cancer treatment never looked so good.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
Blowing the Whistle, Paying the Price
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A deformed baby duck found at Kesterson NWR, Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
The internet has put whistleblowers in the public eye, and the government’s crosshairs. The world’s biggest institutions are running scared and cra...

Bought by WNJR and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
99% Invisible #130- Holdout (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A story of steadfastness

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 26
Live at KDHX: Temples 4/30/14 and Nathaniel Rateliff 5/2/14
From: KDHX
Series: KDHX's Collector's Edition
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Temples and Nathaniel Rateliff perform live in the studios of KDHX in St. Louis on April 30, 2014, and May 2, 2014.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 27:14
99% Invisible #131- Genesis Object (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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In the beginning, there was design.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 19
99% Invisible #128- Hacking Ikea (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
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See a lack, post a hack

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 9
99% Invisible #129- Thomassons (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Just as humans have tailbones and whales have pelvic bones, cities have stairs to nowhere, empty telephone poles, and pipes that carry nothing at ...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #126- Walk This Way (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The genius and cunning of environmental graphic designers.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 20
99% Invisible #125- Duplitecture (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The White House has a china collection and China has a White House collection.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 19
99% Invisible #94- Unbuilt (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The best buildings that never were.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 15
99% Invisible #122- Good Egress (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Locate the exits nearest you

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
99% Invisible #119- Feet Of Engineering (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The agony and ecstasy of the high heel.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, ABC, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 22
99% Invisible #117- Clean Trains (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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There's still graffiti on the New York City subway. We can't see it.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #115- Cow Tunnels (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The mystery of New York's secret meat hacking district.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #114a- Roger That (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The increasing jolliness of the Jolly Roger.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #112- Young Ruin (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A building that was ruined, but not spoiled.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #111- Masters of the Uni-verse (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Baseball's hosiery heritage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #110- Structural Integrity (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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When Manhattan was almost flattened.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #102- Icon For Access (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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When a universal symbol does not universally apply.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 13
99% Invisible #109- Title TK (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The business of naming businesses.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #108- Barcodes (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The inventor of the barcode just so happens to be a delightful person.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 17