99% Invisible
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Long running, award winning narrative podcast about all the thought that goes into things most people don’t think about.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us for our ongoing series breaking down the US Constitution. We unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, and even a few long-forgotten quirks.
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us for our ongoing series breaking down the US Constitution. We unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, and even a few long-forgotten quirks.
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/3LBs5xY
Nothing is worse than an hours long customer service call that goes absolutely nowhere. Turns out, that might be the system working as intended ☎️
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Nothing is worse than an hours long customer service call that goes absolutely nowhere. Turns out, that might be the system working as intended ☎️
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible from @chriscolin3000.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts 👉 bit.ly/47hlAZW
One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game 👾
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game 👾
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
Listen to all episodes of Hidden Levels now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/3JkXKTN
You’ve listened to the episodes, now you can listen to the soundtrack 🎶🎹
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You’ve listened to the episodes, now you can listen to the soundtrack 🎶🎹
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
San Francisco! Come see Drop Dead City followed by a Q&A moderated by @romanmars.bsky.social
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Get your tickets now 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/drop-dead-...
Drop Dead City, with Roman Mars
You are invited to a screening of Drop Dead City, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers led by 99% Invisible's Roman Mars.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
San Francisco! Come see Drop Dead City followed by a Q&A moderated by @romanmars.bsky.social
Get your tickets now 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/drop-dead-...
Get your tickets now 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/drop-dead-...
When Dr. James "Butch" Rosser credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors.
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When Dr. James "Butch" Rosser credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors.
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
Listen to a bonus Side Quest of Hidden Levels on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4nfXovC
From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature 🌿
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature 🌿
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
Listen now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/4qEBYeH
From the breathtaking worlds of video games to SEGA’s storied past, Hidden Levels finishes this week with two more episodes 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
From the breathtaking worlds of video games to SEGA’s storied past, Hidden Levels finishes this week with two more episodes 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 99pi.org/hl
Want more Hidden Levels? Visit the Endless Thread feed for bonus Side Quest episodes!
Today, an exploration of identity and the way choosing a character can have an impact beyond the screen.
Listen now on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4qhPqoe
Today, an exploration of identity and the way choosing a character can have an impact beyond the screen.
Listen now on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4qhPqoe
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Want more Hidden Levels? Visit the Endless Thread feed for bonus Side Quest episodes!
Today, an exploration of identity and the way choosing a character can have an impact beyond the screen.
Listen now on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4qhPqoe
Today, an exploration of identity and the way choosing a character can have an impact beyond the screen.
Listen now on the Endless Thread feed 👉 https://wbur.fm/4qhPqoe
On top of the new episode in the audio feeds, episode producer Andrew Callaway recreated the entire episode using Machinima!
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/9tsrKqrG50E?...
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/9tsrKqrG50E?...
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On top of the new episode in the audio feeds, episode producer Andrew Callaway recreated the entire episode using Machinima!
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/9tsrKqrG50E?...
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/9tsrKqrG50E?...
What happens when artists turned video games into movie sets? 🎥
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What happens when artists turned video games into movie sets? 🎥
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
Before Fortnite and Call of Duty ruled the scene, the US Army quietly shaped the early 2000s with a wildly popular, free shooter designed to excite young people about enlisting.
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and @wbur.org Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46PkdkS
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and @wbur.org Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46PkdkS
October 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Before Fortnite and Call of Duty ruled the scene, the US Army quietly shaped the early 2000s with a wildly popular, free shooter designed to excite young people about enlisting.
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and @wbur.org Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46PkdkS
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and @wbur.org Endless Threads feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46PkdkS
Hidden Levels continues this week with an unorthodox approach to Army recruitment and video games turned production studios 🎥
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hidden Levels continues this week with an unorthodox approach to Army recruitment and video games turned production studios 🎥
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible and the @wbur.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/
From airplanes to Pac-Man to the battlefield, the joystick has quietly shaped the way humans connect with machines 🕹️
Episode 2 of Hidden Levels is out now on the 99% Invisible and @WBUR.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46Sxbgg
Episode Producer: Amory Sivertson
Episode 2 of Hidden Levels is out now on the 99% Invisible and @WBUR.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46Sxbgg
Episode Producer: Amory Sivertson
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
From airplanes to Pac-Man to the battlefield, the joystick has quietly shaped the way humans connect with machines 🕹️
Episode 2 of Hidden Levels is out now on the 99% Invisible and @WBUR.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46Sxbgg
Episode Producer: Amory Sivertson
Episode 2 of Hidden Levels is out now on the 99% Invisible and @WBUR.org Endless Thread feeds 👉 https://bit.ly/46Sxbgg
Episode Producer: Amory Sivertson
Hidden Levels is out this week! We've got some cool merch made to celebrate. Head to the 99PI store to get a tshirt, puzzle, or art piece of the incredible Hidden Levels key art (made by SiriusXM's own Aaron Nestor) 99pi.org/store
October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hidden Levels is out this week! We've got some cool merch made to celebrate. Head to the 99PI store to get a tshirt, puzzle, or art piece of the incredible Hidden Levels key art (made by SiriusXM's own Aaron Nestor) 99pi.org/store
@romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson are answering YOUR questions on Reddit!
Come by to chat about video games, design, and our new series— Hidden Levels 🎮
Join the AMA 👉 www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/c...
Come by to chat about video games, design, and our new series— Hidden Levels 🎮
Join the AMA 👉 www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/c...
From the podcasts community on Reddit: AMA: Roman Mars of 99% Invisible and Ben Brock Johnson of Endless Thread answers your questions about podcasting and their new series, Hidden Levels
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October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson are answering YOUR questions on Reddit!
Come by to chat about video games, design, and our new series— Hidden Levels 🎮
Join the AMA 👉 www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/c...
Come by to chat about video games, design, and our new series— Hidden Levels 🎮
Join the AMA 👉 www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/c...
Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar ⛹️♂️⛹️♀️
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar ⛹️♂️⛹️♀️
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
Hidden Levels launches tomorrow! First, we have the story of an iconic arcade sound catchphrase ⛹️♂️
Then on Friday, one of the most wide spread video game tools: The joystick 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread feeds 🎧
Then on Friday, one of the most wide spread video game tools: The joystick 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread feeds 🎧
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hidden Levels launches tomorrow! First, we have the story of an iconic arcade sound catchphrase ⛹️♂️
Then on Friday, one of the most wide spread video game tools: The joystick 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread feeds 🎧
Then on Friday, one of the most wide spread video game tools: The joystick 🕹️
Listen to Hidden Levels on the 99% Invisible or Endless Thread feeds 🎧
Come chat with @romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson about video games and our upcoming series Hidden Levels!
9:00am PT in the 99PI Discord 👉 discord.gg/99pi
9:00am PT in the 99PI Discord 👉 discord.gg/99pi
October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Come chat with @romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson about video games and our upcoming series Hidden Levels!
9:00am PT in the 99PI Discord 👉 discord.gg/99pi
9:00am PT in the 99PI Discord 👉 discord.gg/99pi
Hidden Levels is done loading 🎮
Listen to the first two episode now when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 👉 www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plu...
Listen to the first two episode now when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 👉 www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plu...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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ICYMI: In FERN's collaboration with the 99% Invisible podcast, reporter Esther Honig reports on how, in the last 20 years, meatpacking companies came to rely on refugees as a major source of labor.
September 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ICYMI: In FERN's collaboration with the 99% Invisible podcast, reporter Esther Honig reports on how, in the last 20 years, meatpacking companies came to rely on refugees as a major source of labor.
Next week, join @romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson for a live chat about Hidden Levels, a collaboration between 99PI & @wbur.org about video games and their impact on the real world.
Join us at 9:00am PT on 10/6 in the 99PI discord 👉 https://discord.gg/99pi
Join us at 9:00am PT on 10/6 in the 99PI discord 👉 https://discord.gg/99pi
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October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Next week, join @romanmars.bsky.social and Ben Brock Johnson for a live chat about Hidden Levels, a collaboration between 99PI & @wbur.org about video games and their impact on the real world.
Join us at 9:00am PT on 10/6 in the 99PI discord 👉 https://discord.gg/99pi
Join us at 9:00am PT on 10/6 in the 99PI discord 👉 https://discord.gg/99pi
99% Invisible is a finalist for NINE (9) signal awards! All thanks to our incredible behind-the-scenes team who put their all into every episode 💛
Here's a thread with all our finalists so you can to cast your vote for 99PI in each category 👇
Here's a thread with all our finalists so you can to cast your vote for 99PI in each category 👇
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
99% Invisible is a finalist for NINE (9) signal awards! All thanks to our incredible behind-the-scenes team who put their all into every episode 💛
Here's a thread with all our finalists so you can to cast your vote for 99PI in each category 👇
Here's a thread with all our finalists so you can to cast your vote for 99PI in each category 👇
We're continuing our break down of the U.S. Constitution with Article One. Roman and Elizabeth talk with Representative Sharice Davids about Article One, the hidden rules of Congress, and what it means to serve in the “people’s house.”
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/4pJMRLr
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/4pJMRLr
September 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We're continuing our break down of the U.S. Constitution with Article One. Roman and Elizabeth talk with Representative Sharice Davids about Article One, the hidden rules of Congress, and what it means to serve in the “people’s house.”
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/4pJMRLr
Listen now on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/4pJMRLr