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The Great Red Car Conspiracy
Episode 70
When Eric Molinsky lived in Los Angeles, he kept hearing this story about a bygone transportation system called the Red Car. The Red Car, he was told…
13 years, 8 months ago
The Brief and Tumultuous Life of the New UC Logo
Episode 69
If you’re not from California, or missed this bit of news, the University of California has a new logo. Or rather had a new logo. To be more precise …
13 years, 8 months ago
Built for Speed
Episode 68
I want you to conjure an image in your mind of the white stripes that divide the lanes of traffic going the same direction on a major highway. How lo…
13 years, 9 months ago
Broken Window
Episode 67
When Melissa Lee was growing up in Hastings-on-Hudson, a small town in upstate New York, there were only so many fun things to do. One was buying geo…
13 years, 9 months ago
Kowloon Walled City
Episode 66
Kowloon Walled City was the densest place in the world, ever. By its peak in the 1990s, the 6.5 acre Kowloon Walled City was home to at least 33,000 …
13 years, 9 months ago
Razzle Dazzle
Episode 65
When most people think of camouflage they think of blending in with the environment, but camouflage can also take the opposite approach. It has long …
13 years, 10 months ago
Derelict Dome
Episode 64
In the Cape Cod town of Woods Hole, buildings are not usually dome-shaped. Producer Katie Klocksin was pretty surprised when she came across one. Kat…
13 years, 10 months ago
The Political Stage
Episode 63
On this special edition of 99% Invisible, we joined forces with Andrea Seabrook of DecodeDC to investigate all the thought that goes into the most mi…
13 years, 11 months ago
Q2
Episode 62
Benjamen Walker had a theory that priority queues are changing the American experience of waiting in line. So he visited amusement parks, highways, a…
13 years, 11 months ago
A Series of Tubes
Episode 61
Pneumatic (adj.): of, or pertaining to, air, gases, or wind. In the world before telephone, radio, and email, the tasks of transmitting information …
13 years, 11 months ago