"DOGE was breaking the Privacy Act of 1974!" - ALONDRA NELSON, Constitution Breakdown #9: Alondra Nelson, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #AlondraNelson
July 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"DOGE was breaking the Privacy Act of 1974!" - ALONDRA NELSON, Constitution Breakdown #9: Alondra Nelson, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #AlondraNelson
"The film starred Shelley Long and Bette Midler, OR MAYBE it was Bette Midler and Shelley Long!" - ROMAN MARS, Top Billing, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #BetteMidler #HappyBirthdayBetteMidler @romanmars.bsky.social #RomanMars
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The film starred Shelley Long and Bette Midler, OR MAYBE it was Bette Midler and Shelley Long!" - ROMAN MARS, Top Billing, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #BetteMidler #HappyBirthdayBetteMidler @romanmars.bsky.social #RomanMars
I always think of this #99PercentInvisible story about how in Japan, you're not allowed to drive your kids to school because why would you want cars near kids 99percentinvisible.org/episode/firs...
February 27, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I always think of this #99PercentInvisible story about how in Japan, you're not allowed to drive your kids to school because why would you want cars near kids 99percentinvisible.org/episode/firs...
"Night after night, punk bands kept the second floor of Hong Kong Low's packed, maybe even too packed." - ROMAN MARS, The Chinatown Punk Wars, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #RomanMars
September 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"Night after night, punk bands kept the second floor of Hong Kong Low's packed, maybe even too packed." - ROMAN MARS, The Chinatown Punk Wars, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #RomanMars
"Bobby likes Halloween." - CHRIS BERUBE, Spirit Halloween, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalBobbyDay #ChrisBerube
September 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
"Bobby likes Halloween." - CHRIS BERUBE, Spirit Halloween, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalBobbyDay #ChrisBerube
"It's not a generic tree." - MARC FENNELL, The Fever Tree Hunt, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MarcFennell
September 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"It's not a generic tree." - MARC FENNELL, The Fever Tree Hunt, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MarcFennell
It sucks so bad that #99PercentInvisible is primarily sponsored by Anthropic/Claude
August 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It sucks so bad that #99PercentInvisible is primarily sponsored by Anthropic/Claude
"I know, because I was the drummer." - DAMON KRUKOWSKI, Ways of Hearing, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #WaysofHearing #NationalDrummerDay #DamonKrukowski
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"I know, because I was the drummer." - DAMON KRUKOWSKI, Ways of Hearing, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #WaysofHearing #NationalDrummerDay #DamonKrukowski
"You can have congestion pricing!" - CHRIS BERUBE, The 15 Minute City, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
January 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"You can have congestion pricing!" - CHRIS BERUBE, The 15 Minute City, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
"They don't make a Santa hat big enough for the 12-foot skeleton!" - BOBBY LORD, Spirit Halloween, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChristmasEve
December 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
"They don't make a Santa hat big enough for the 12-foot skeleton!" - BOBBY LORD, Spirit Halloween, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChristmasEve
"And he adds himself to the committee that's investigating it for the state." - ELLIOTT KALAN, The Power Broker #2: Jamelle Bouie, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ElliottKalan
September 20, 2026 at 3:41 AM
"And he adds himself to the committee that's investigating it for the state." - ELLIOTT KALAN, The Power Broker #2: Jamelle Bouie, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ElliottKalan
Is Engels ook goed? Want dan 99percentinvisible, altijd, elke dag. :)
November 1, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Is Engels ook goed? Want dan 99percentinvisible, altijd, elke dag. :)
"It's too quiet!" - GABE BULLARD, As Slow As Possible, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #QuietDay #GabeBullard
February 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"It's too quiet!" - GABE BULLARD, As Slow As Possible, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #QuietDay #GabeBullard
If you're like me and have tried to read The Power Broker a few times and given up, this series by 99percentinvisible is great.
It's also made me want to try to read it again.
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It's also made me want to try to read it again.
99percentinvisible.org/club/
The 99% Invisible Breakdown: The Power Broker - 99% Invisible
In 1974, two very significant things happened, if you are a fan of 99% invisible. Number one is that 99pi host Roman Mars was born. And number two, The Power Broker by Robert Caro was published. Roman...
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November 8, 2024 at 7:52 AM
If you're like me and have tried to read The Power Broker a few times and given up, this series by 99percentinvisible is great.
It's also made me want to try to read it again.
99percentinvisible.org/club/
It's also made me want to try to read it again.
99percentinvisible.org/club/
"A group proposed a flag to the city." - TED KAYE, Vexillonaire, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #Vexillonaire #FlagDay #TedKaye
June 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM
"A group proposed a flag to the city." - TED KAYE, Vexillonaire, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #Vexillonaire #FlagDay #TedKaye
"I'm Avery Trufelman." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, Mini-Stories: Volume 2, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MiniStoriesVolume2 #NationalAveryDay #AveryTrufelman
May 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"I'm Avery Trufelman." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, Mini-Stories: Volume 2, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MiniStoriesVolume2 #NationalAveryDay #AveryTrufelman
"He did put something ELSE in the Pyramid." - CHRIS BERUBE, The Great American Pyramid, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
March 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
"He did put something ELSE in the Pyramid." - CHRIS BERUBE, The Great American Pyramid, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
"Tug of war is an absolutely fantastic sport." - DAVID GOLDBLATT, The 2024 Olympics Spectacular, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #TugofWarDay #DavidGoldblatt
February 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
"Tug of war is an absolutely fantastic sport." - DAVID GOLDBLATT, The 2024 Olympics Spectacular, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #TugofWarDay #DavidGoldblatt
"They put Dolly Parton in charge!" - CHRIS BERUBE, Reaction Offices and the Future of Work, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"They put Dolly Parton in charge!" - CHRIS BERUBE, Reaction Offices and the Future of Work, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
"I could watch Star Wars." - CHRIS BERUBE, Mini-Stories: Volume 9, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MiniStoriesVolume9 #NationalScienceFictionDay #ChrisBerube
January 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
"I could watch Star Wars." - CHRIS BERUBE, Mini-Stories: Volume 9, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MiniStoriesVolume9 #NationalScienceFictionDay #ChrisBerube
"My grandmother's a librarian!" - ELLIOTT KALAN, The Power Broker #05: Brandy Zadrozny, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalLibrarianDay #ElliottKalan
April 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"My grandmother's a librarian!" - ELLIOTT KALAN, The Power Broker #05: Brandy Zadrozny, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalLibrarianDay #ElliottKalan
"Tug of war is what they do!" - CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, The 2024 Olympics Spectacular, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #TugofWarDay #ChristopherJohnson
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Tug of war is what they do!" - CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, The 2024 Olympics Spectacular, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #TugofWarDay #ChristopherJohnson
"And he told me something I did not really know about farming equipment." - CHRIS BERUBE, Enshittification, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
September 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
"And he told me something I did not really know about farming equipment." - CHRIS BERUBE, Enshittification, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ChrisBerube
"But, of course, the Titanic does in fact sink." - JOE ROSENBERG, Mini-Stories: Volume 22, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #Titanic #JoeRosenberg
April 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
"But, of course, the Titanic does in fact sink." - JOE ROSENBERG, Mini-Stories: Volume 22, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #Titanic #JoeRosenberg
"FDR is dead!" - ROMAN MARS, The Power Broker #07: Sec. Pete Buttigieg, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #FranklinDelanoRoosevelt #HappyBirthdayFranklinDelanoRoosevelt #FDR
January 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"FDR is dead!" - ROMAN MARS, The Power Broker #07: Sec. Pete Buttigieg, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #FranklinDelanoRoosevelt #HappyBirthdayFranklinDelanoRoosevelt #FDR