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Chapter 2: The Hotline
Katie Mingle heard a lot about 211 doing this reporting. Not just from Tulicia Lee who called a bunch of times, but from everyone—from homeless peopl…
5 years, 3 months ago
Chapter 1: Tulicia
When we think about homelessness, we often have a certain image in our mind—people pushing shopping carts, or big sprawling tent encampments.
But for…
5 years, 3 months ago
According to Need: Prologue
The way homelessness has exploded in California over the last decade, you’d think there was no system in place to address it. But there is one -- it …
5 years, 3 months ago
According to Need coming December 1
According to Need is a documentary podcast in 5 chapters from 99% Invisible’s Katie Mingle that asks: What are we doing to get people into housing?
C…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Great Indoors
Episode 424
Emily Anthes is the author of The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behaviour, Health and Happiness, and she notes tha…
5 years, 3 months ago
Sean Exploder
Episode 423
As you might know, we have our own composer here at 99pi named Sean Real who works with the producers to score our episodes with original music that …
5 years, 3 months ago
In The Unlikely Event
Episode 422
If you’ve ever flown on a plane, you’ve been directed to study the safety briefing card in your seatback pocket. Every passenger plane, commercial or…
5 years, 3 months ago
You've Got Enron Mail!
Episode 421
Enron collapsed nearly 20 years ago, but chances are something you use today was affected by emails sent by 150 of the company's top employees. These…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Lost Cities of Geo
Episode 420
Geocities was an online collection of metropolises, each with their own neighborhoods built around shared interests. The city metaphor helped make a …
5 years, 4 months ago
Take a Walk
Episode 419
During publicity interviews for The 99% Invisible City someone asked us, “What is your favorite way to experience the city?” The answer is walking. I…
5 years, 4 months ago