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The Power Broker #13: Drop Dead City
Like a shadow epilogue to The Power Broker, this story plunges into the chaos of 1970s New York where debt, unions, and one brutal headline nearly br…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Constitution Breakdown #2: Rep. Sharice Davids
This is the second episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution.
This month, Roman and Elizabeth dive into Article One with Repre…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Jungle
Episode 643
In a Colorado meatpacking town, refugees fleeing persecution find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America.
This episode was produced …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Replaceable You
Episode 642
Mary Roach dives into the strange, funny, and unsettling world of designing new body parts, from pig hearts to prosthetic feet, revealing just how me…
1 year ago
Revisiting The 99% Invisible City
Episode 416
We’re excited to celebrate the 5th anniversary of The 99% Invisible City, a NYT Bestseller by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt, with a guided audio tour…
1 year ago
The 99PI Anniversary Special: 15 for 15
Episode 641
For 99PI’s 15th anniversary, Roman sits in the hot seat to answer 15 eclectic questions, touching on everything from his dream merch to the one objec…
1 year ago
Ambassador Bridge
Episode 640
A billionaire family’s private bridge empire shaped Detroit for decades, sparking battles over power, neighborhoods, and the future of an internation…
1 year ago
All About That Bass
Episode 639
Vintage music barely had any bass. Today’s hits are all about the low end. What changed? An episode this week from our friends at Twenty Thousand Her…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch
Episode 638
Aimee Semple McPherson built America’s first megachurch, blended showbiz with salvation, and vanished in a scandal that captivated the nation.
Sister …
1 year, 1 month ago
Weeding is Fundamental Revisited
Episode 354
Libraries get rid of books all the time. There are so many new books coming in every day and only a finite amount of library space. The practice of f…
1 year, 1 month ago