99% Invisible

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When global trade reshapes a city, who pays the price—and who fights back?Beautiful West Oakland, Ca

After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been r

A tiny, unremarkable beetle hiding in the caves of Slovenia has an infamously unfortunate name—one t

A film about a struggling architect, a style the world loves to hate—The Brutalist and Brutalism its

In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district sits a hulking, crumbling concrete cylinder—a

Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power

How did a simple painting transform into the world's most recognized depiction of Jesus?Head of Chri

Last week, we delved into story of how the Tennessee Valley Authority, which started out as a public

Valley So Low

2025/1/28

What went wrong in Kingston, Tennessee, and what does it reveal about the messy legacy of public uti

The Power Broker Breakdown may have concluded, but if you're just tuning in (or if you just want a q

A deadly desert crossing leaves survivors seeking refuge—and sparks a movement that defied the law a

Ancient DMs

2025/1/14

The story of an 2700 year old archive, its accidental preservation, and the unprecedented—and often

Happy New Year! We're starting 2025 with four more mini stories about a sleepy button, electric sign

We've all got problems. Sometimes your problem is a massive roadblock in your life, or maybe it's th

The story of New Year's Eve in Times Square, and how a quiet group of unelected Manhattan property o

This is the twelfth and final episode breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power

Cheeky highway signs, Jane Fonda’s surprising side hustle, a dynamite twist on legacy, and the Greek

Roman Mars and the Flop House team dive into Francis Ford Coppola's intriguing and controversial fil

How did the “15 Minute City,” a simple urban planning idea, spark protests, conspiracy theories, and

After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals