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Roman and Elizabeth are joined by former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to unpack the vague language of Article II, including the president’s authority over the executive branch. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4oh3Bbf

Get 30% off your favorite 99PI merch items when you use promo code BF30 at checkout. Get your merch today 👉 https://bit.ly/4p8fFwG

Writer Caroline Fraser argues a chilling link between industrial poison, deadly design, and a generation of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest. Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/48kcCKC

People once dreamed of sidewalks that could whisk them across the city. Somehow, that dream ended up at the airport 🛫 Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3JJtFO1

This holiday season, get the beautiful nerd in your life what they really want: inexplicable street cred. Get the 99% Invisible: Fan Box 👉 https://bit.ly/49UeJHh

When jokes become an EOD deliverable, your joke writing process has to be air tight. @elliottkalan.bsky.social walks us through how he grows jokes from tiny ideas into full-blown laughs. Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...

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

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

tomorrow on @99pi.org

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

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 👇

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-...

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

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

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

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

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?...

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/

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

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/

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

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...

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

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 🎧

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

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...

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

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 👇

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

A lot has changed in meat packing since Upton Sinclair released The Jungle, but the industry is still dangerous and it still relies on our most vulnerable populations. Hear those worker’s stories on the latest episode of 99% Invisible 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/643-...

From our earliest episodes to our most recent, Mary Roach is always there to bring the funny side of science. Or maybe the scientific side of humor? Why don't you give the episodes a listen and let us know 👇

In a Colorado meatpacking town, refugees fleeing persecution find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America. Listen to next week’s episode a week early when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 🎧

Even the most interesting people need help with small talk 😅 Drop your favorite fun fact for cocktail parties in the comments so we can all be a little more prepared 👇

Nothing is simple in the human body. Author Mary Roach guides us through the place where design and anatomy clash— our own bodies🫀 Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/47HsDLW

The incomparable @maryroach.bsky.social has a new book today called Replaceable You! You’ll love it. It’s as funny and smart as you expect. She’s on @99pi.org this week talking about it and reminiscing about the first time we did an interview 22 years ago! We had to bleep a lot!

It’s that time of year when abandoned retail spaces are raised back from the dead as the ephemeral Spirit Halloween. 👻 Uncover the history of the “Grim Reaper of Retail” by revisiting our episode ‘Spirit Halloween’ wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/4pn1unM

Mary Roach is back with a new book about designing human replacement parts— designing being the key word there. From pig hearts to prosthetic feet, you can get the episode early when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 🦾 https://www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plus-subscription

Back in 2020, we released The 99% Invisible City, a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design. What better way to put it in action than exploring beautiful, downtown, Oakland, California. 🎧 Listen now 👉 https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/exploring-the-99-invisible-city/

We have released 600+ episodes over the last 15 years. Here is one highlight from each year of the show👇

Next week it'll have been 5 glorious, crazy, fascinating years since our field guide to the hidden world of every day design came out, and we couldn't be more excited 🎉 Revisit the 99% Invisible city early when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 🎧

Happy 15th Anniversary to us and to you! Without your ears and your curiosity for design, we wouldn't be where we are today. 🎂🥳 Join the party: 99percentinvisible.org/episode/641-...

Did the Ambassador Bridge leave you wanting more? Check out these three bridge themed episodes! From an unexpected home for bats to the "fake" bridges millions see every day. It's time for a bridge binge! 🌉 👇

Next week, we're celebrating our 15th anniversary by answering questions submitted by you 🫵 Get in on the pre-celebration a week early when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ 👉 www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plu...

A billionaire family’s private bridge empire shaped Detroit for decades, sparking battles over power, neighborhoods, and the future of an international crossing. Listen now 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/640-...

If you loved our recent episode Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch, we highly recommend you check out the other episodes where Gillian Jacobs has reported with us! 👇👇👇 📸: Shelby Goldstein

We are honored and thankful to be ranked #14 on Left of the Dials Top 100 Greatest Podcasts of All Time. Digging for your next listen? They've highlighted so many other wonderful shows including ours, go check out the full article for all the details! www.leftofdialmedia.com/elp-99pi

How can one man and his family own an international border crossing in the north? Well... pretty easily actually! 👇 Listen a week early when you subscribe to 99% Invisible on SiriusXM Podcasts+ www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plu...