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 © 2024 Roman Mars. All rights reserved.
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  • The Wide Open

    The Wide Open
    Feb 4 2025

    Last week, we delved into story of how the Tennessee Valley Authority, which started out as a public institution, ended up acting like a private for-profit company, and the lawsuit that attempted to finally bring the TVA to its heel. Today, Montana Public Radio’s podcast The Wide Open tells the story of a different lawsuit against the TVA that had even bigger consequences. In the 1970s, the fight to save a tiny fish called the snail darter turned the Endangered Species Act from a minor bit of federal law into the most powerful and controversial piece of environmental legislation of the past 50 years.

    The Wide Open

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Valley So Low

    Valley So Low
    Jan 28 2025

    What went wrong in Kingston, Tennessee, and what does it reveal about the messy legacy of public utilities turned corporate giants?

    Valley So Low

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    34 mins
  • The Power Broker Breakdown Breakdown

    The Power Broker Breakdown Breakdown
    Jan 24 2025

    The Power Broker Breakdown may have concluded, but if you're just tuning in (or if you just want a quick refresher), this episode is a compilation of the summary portions of the The Power Broker Breakdown series.

    The Power Broker Breakdown Breakdown

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    17 mins

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Great Show Wrong Episode

This is not the episode titled Space it’s the episode titled Clinch. Thanks for the great podcast

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Octothorpe: # lb £ pound keyboards mobile

Entertaining meander through the emergence and influence of the hashtag across centuries, technologies and designers

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I so see the world in a different way. Thank you!

Highly recommended, makes me see the world in a different way. Makes me see the world more deeply..

Non-biased, balanced. Highly recommended.

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Wonderful listening

Well worth a listen. Enjoyable content well produced. Fascinating content soothing and wonderful listening take time to have a listen.

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Best design education you can get

I’ve been faking my way thru UX / Product design for 15-years. After a bunch of hands on experience and two masters degrees, I still find myself drawing on past knowledge from 99P as much or more than any other reference set. Also makes for great date night conversations.

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Agenda biased delivery

I just wish we could learn without any bias from any direction coloring the information. I’m bummed dudes.

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