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All In Your Head
Episode 168
People who make horror movies know: if you want to scare someone, use scary music. Some of the most creative use of music and sound to evoke fear and…
10 years, 8 months ago
Voices in the Wire
Episode 167
This week on 99% Invisible, we have two stories about the early days of broadcasting and home sound recording, produced by Radio Diaries and the Kitc…
10 years, 9 months ago
Viva La Arquitectura!
Episode 166
On January 3rd, 1961, Che Guevara suggested to Fidel Castro that they go play a round of golf. They drove out to what was then the ritziest, most eli…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Nutshell Studies
Episode 165
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, Maryland is a busy place. Anyone who dies unexpectedly in the state of Maryland will end up th…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Post-Billiards Age
Episode 164
We live in a post-billiards age. There was an age of billiards, and it has been over for so long, most of us have no idea how huge billiards once was…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Gruen Effect
Episode 163
Retail spaces are designed for impulse shopping. When you go to a store looking for socks and come out with a new shirt, it’s only partly your fault.…
10 years, 10 months ago
Mystery House
Episode 162
According to legend, Sarah Winchester’s friends advised the grieving widow to seek the services of a Boston spiritual medium named Adam Koombs. The s…
10 years, 10 months ago
Show of Force
Episode 161
During World War II, a massive recruitment effort targeted students from the top art schools across the country. These young designers, artists, and …
10 years, 10 months ago
Perfect Security
Episode 160
The pursuit of lock picking is as old as the lock, which is itself as old as civilization. But in the entire history of the world, there was only one…
10 years, 10 months ago
The Calendar
Episode 159
A month is hardly a unit of measurement. It can start on any day of the week and last anywhere from 28 to 31 days. Sometimes a month is four weeks lo…
10 years, 10 months ago