Today

The Photo Ark, with Joel Sartore

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with award-winning nature photographer Joel Sartore about The Photo Ark, nature photography and conservation. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PHOTO ARK.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

54m 57s

Yesterday

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Empire of the Dark

In this clasic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe delve into the low-budget 1991 horror odyssey “Empire of the Dark,” starring Steve Barkett and Richard Harrison. When the gateway to Hell opens in Northern California, only Richard Flynn can harrow Hell itself to save his e ... Show More

1h 36m

Aug 22

From the Vault: Folkloric Cats of the British Isles

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the magical and folkloric cats of the British Isles, including Scotland's cat-sith and the Grimalkin. (originally published 8/5/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 1m

Sep 2022

President Clinton Interviews Roman Mars

On this special feature episode, President Bill Clinton interviews 99% Invisible host and creator Roman Mars.Roman Mars has spent his career chronicling these bits of human ingenuity that we so often take for granted—things like the utility codes, the curb cuts, the tra ... Show More

49m 12s

Oct 2020

Roman Mars turns ‘99% Invisible’ city into a 100% visible book

Roman Mars has spent 10 years using his radio show “99% Invisible” to reveal the everyday quirks and delights of cities. Now he’s co-written a book called “The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design.” Mars talks with DnA about tales from LA, writ ... Show More

25m 5s

Aug 2021

A Rarely Accessed Source of Joy | Roman Mars

Today's episode is about finding joy, pleasure, interest, and even gratitude in a surprising source: everyday objects and infrastructure. Our guest Roman Mars is the host and creator of 99% Invisible, a radio show and podcast about design and architecture. It is one of the most ... Show More

49m 54s

Dec 2020

Roman Mars on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Roman Mars joins Jesse Thorn on Bullseye this week to talk about life before podcasting, and what decades in radio has taught him. Roman has worked in podcasts and radio for decades at this point, but his career didn't start out in audio. He was originally getting a PhD in geneti ... Show More

36m 58s

Jul 2023

In Proximity: Ryan Coogler and Roman Mars

In Proximity is a podcast from Proximity Media about craft, career, and creativity.Proximity founder Ryan Coogler talks all about podcasts with Roman Mars, host and creator of 99% Invisible, a sound-rich narrative podcast about architecture and design. They discuss holding pandem ... Show More

30m 23s

Oct 2020

Exploring The 99% Invisible City

We're excited to celebrate the release of <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/book/" target="_blank">The 99% Invisible City</a> book by host Roman Mars and producer Kurt Kohlstedt with a guided audio tour of beautiful downtown Oakland, California. ... Show More

41m 8s

Mar 2020

Roman Mars Describes Things As They Are

On this shelter-in-place edition of 99pi, Roman walks around his house and tells stories about the history and design of various objects Buy <a href="https://beautypill.bandcamp.com/album/describes-things-as-they-are" target="_blank">Beauty Pill Describes Things As They ... Show More

18m 10s

Jan 2021

Mini-Stories: Volume 10

In this set of short stories, 99% Invisible producers talked with host Roman Mars about everything from climate-changing sheep to the persistent urban legend behind the invention of a space pen. Mini-Stories: Volume 10 99% Invisible’s Impact Design coverage is supported by Autode ... Show More

40m 21s

Jan 2024

Roman Mars Describes Chicago As It Is

A few years ago, at the very start of the pandemic, Roman Mars wrote an episode of 99pi in which he simply talked about design details in his house -- realizing that he, like the audience, didn't have many other places to go. (You should check it out. It's called "Roman Mars ... Show More

37m 7s

Jul 2018

Roman Mars on ZigZag

This is a special presentation of episode #4 of Radiotopia's newest show ZigZag. Manoush and Jen give themselves 36 hours in San Francisco to come up with a financial backup plan, just in case this whole blockchain-token-thing doesn’t work out. Silicon Valley runs on VC ... Show More

31m 30s

The 99% Invisible World, with Roman Mars