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| audio format = MP3| list_episodes = List of 99% Invisible episodesArtsarchitecture}}| ratings = All audiencesPublic Radio Exchange (radio)>Radiotopia (podcast)}}weblink}}2023lc=y}})| fetchwikidata = ALL}}99% Invisible is a radio show and podcast produced and created by Roman Mars that focuses on design.WEB, 2014-01-31, About: 99% Invisible Is About All the Thought That Goes Into the Things We Don't Think About,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140212211134weblink">weblink 2014-02-12, 2014-02-17, 99% Invisible, PRX, en-US, It began as a collaborative project between San Francisco public radio station KALW and the American Institute of Architects in San Francisco. PRX has distributed the show for broadcasting on a number of radio stations and as a podcast on the Radiotopia network.WEB, Kowalczyk, Patrick, Alikhan, Anusha, 2014-02-04, PRX Launches Radiotopia, New Podcast Network of Story-Driven Public Radio Shows by Industry's Best Emerging and Established Talent,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221174630weblink">weblink 2014-02-21, 2014-02-17, Public Radio Exchange, PRX, en-US, On April 28, 2021, Roman Mars announced in an introduction of a re-released episode that 99% Invisible had been purchased by Sirius XM and marketed as part of its Stitcher Radio brand.NEWS,weblink SiriusXM Is Buying '99% Invisible,' and Street Cred in Podcasting, Reggie, Ugwu, The New York Times, April 26, 2021, NYTimes.com,

History

The name of the show was derived from a quote by Buckminster Fuller that, "Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable."WEB, Belonax, Tim, 2013-01-08, 99% Invisible: Roman Mars,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221222141weblink">weblink 2014-02-21, 2014-02-17, Design Envy, AIGA, en-US, In 2014, 99% Invisible began its fourth season, the first in which it had a weekly release schedule.WEB, 2013-10-23, Kickstart Season 4- Weekly!,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222011425weblink">weblink 2014-02-22, 2014-02-17, 99% Invisible, PRX, en-US, 2020 staff includes episode producers Delaney Hall, Christopher Johnson, Kurt Kohlstedt, Chris Berube, Emmett FitzGerald, Vivian Le, Joe Rosenberg and assistant producer Abby Madan. The musical composer and Director of Sound is Swan Real and the VP of Strategic Development is Sofia Klatzker Miller.WEB, About: The Staff,weblink dead,weblink 2020-11-24, 2020-12-06, 99% Invisible, PRX, en-US, Former staff include Sam Greenspan, Katie Mingle, Sharif YousseffWEB, Uggetti, Paolo, 2017-08-02, Speeding up Your Podcasts Won't Solve Your Problems,weblink live,weblink 2020-02-21, 2021-01-23, The Ringer, en-US, WEB, Aloi, Zander, 2016-11-27, Growing up Arab American in West Virginia With Sharif Youssef,weblink dead,weblink 2021-01-23, 2021-01-23, WVPB, en-US, WEB, Herman, Charlie, Press, Julia, Wyman, Sarah, 2020-11-04, The House That Sears Built,weblink live,weblink 2021-01-23, 2021-01-23, Business Insider, en-US, and Avery Trufelman. Trufleman left to host "Nice Try!" and "The Cut" podcasts.WEB, Avery Trufelman: Host of the Cut and Nice Try!,weblink dead,weblink 2020-12-17, 2020-12-06, Vox Media Podcasts Network, Vox Media, en-US, In April 2021 the company that produces the show (99% Invisible Inc.) was acquired by SiriusXM.WEB, Carman, Ashley, 2021-04-26, SiriusXM acquires Roman Mars' 99% Invisible and a bigger stake in the podcasting world,weblink 2021-04-26, The Verge, en,

Reception

Critical reception has generally been very positive, with the show garnering acclaim from many notable radio producers and media outlets. Ira Glass of This American Life described the show as "completely wonderful and entertaining and beautifully produced,"WEB, 2013-04-04, Roman Mars Is 99% Invisible,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222194306weblink">weblink 2014-02-22, 2014-02-17, Eyes In, en-US, and Jad Abumrad has said the show "has a kind of rhythm and musicality that you don’t normally find in radio or podcast storytelling."WEB, Harmon, Steph, 2013-03-17, Featured Podcast: 99% Invisible,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221185122weblink">weblink 2014-02-21, 2014-02-17, Junkee, Junkee Media, en-US, In 2013, Yahoo! News included 99% Invisible on its list of "best podcasts you aren't listening to but should be,"WEB, Walker, Rob, 2013-07-29, The Best Podcasts You Aren't Listening to but Should Be,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140219001220weblink">weblink 2014-02-19, 2014-02-17, Yahoo News, Verizon Media, en-US, and Miranda Sawyer of The Observer highlighted the show, saying "it's just great."WEB, Sawyer, Miranda, 2013-05-25, Rewind Radio: 99% Invisible,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140203154721weblink">weblink 2014-02-03, 2014-02-17, The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, en-GB, The creator and host of 99% Invisible, Roman Mars, was included in Fast Company{{'}}s Most Creative People list of 2013 for his work on 99% Invisible,WEB, Feifer, Jason, 2013-05-13, Most Creative People 2013: 63. Roman Mars,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140214072427weblink">weblink 2014-02-14, 2014-02-17, Fast Company, en-US, and included on the Most Creative People in Business 1000 in 2014.WEB, 2014-01-29, Most Creative People in Business 1000: The Complete List,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140217174705weblink">weblink 2014-02-17, 2014-02-17, Fast Company, en-US, As of January 2014 the show was listed in the top fifty podcasts of the iTunes Top Podcasts chart.WEB, iTunes Store,weblink live,weblink 2014-06-05, 2014-02-17, iTunes, Apple, In 2014, the show had greater than 4,000 listener ratings on iTunes and upwards of 97% gave the show five stars.WEB, 99% Invisible by Roman Mars,weblink live,weblink 2014-04-17, 2014-02-17, iTunes, Apple, en-US, The show's 2014 episode Structural Integrity was one of nine award winners at the 2015 Third Coast International Audio Festival.WEB, 2015, And the Gold Goes To,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151027103201weblink">weblink 2015-10-27, 2021-01-23, Third Coast International Audio Festival, en-US, In 2017, 99% Invisible was named as one of the "50 best podcasts" by Time magazine.NEWS, Dockterman, Eliana, 2017-03-30, The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now, en-US, Time USA,weblink live, 2021-01-23,weblink 2020-06-26,

Awards {| class"wikitable sortable"

!Award!Date!Category!Result!Ref.Discover Pods Awards|2019|Best Overall Podcast|{{Won}}DATE=2019-11-21 URL=HTTPS://AWARDS.DISCOVERPODS.COM/ANNOUNCING-THE-WINNERS-OF-THE-2019-DISCOVER-PODS-AWARDS/ ACCESS-DATE=2022-04-05 LANGUAGE=EN-USARCHIVE-DATE=2019-12-22, |2021|Society & Culture Podcast|{{Won}}DATE=2021-10-19 URL=HTTPS://AWARDS.DISCOVERPODS.COM/ANNOUNCING-THE-WINNERS-OF-THE-2021-DISCOVER-PODS-AWARDS/ ACCESS-DATE=2022-04-05 LANGUAGE=EN-USARCHIVE-DATE=2021-10-19, Webby Awards|2016|Best Podcast|{{Won}}URL=HTTP://WINNERS.WEBBYAWARDS.COM/2016/APPS-AND-SOFTWARE/MOBILE-OTT-APP-FEATURES/BEST-PODCAST/162403/99-INVISIBLE ACCESS-DATE=2022-04-05 WEBBY AWARDS >LANGUAGE=EN-USARCHIVE-DATE=2021-06-13, |2017|People's Voice Winner for Best Podcast Host|{{Won}}URL=HTTP://WINNERS.WEBBYAWARDS.COM/2017/PODCASTS/FEATURES/BEST-HOST/23740/99-INVISIBLE ACCESS-DATE=2022-04-05 WEBBY AWARDS >LANGUAGE=ENARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-26, |2020|Arts & Culture Podcasts|{{Nom}}URL=HTTP://WINNERS.WEBBYAWARDS.COM/2020/PODCASTS/LIMITED-SERIES-SPECIALS/ARTS-CULTURE/114128/HEAR-GUGGENHEIM-STAFF-AND-99-INVISIBLES-ROMAN-MARS-ON-THE-MUSEUMS-ARCHITECTURE ACCESS-DATE=2022-04-05 WEBBY AWARDS >LANGUAGE=EN-USARCHIVE-DATE=2022-04-05, |Third Coast International Audio Festival|2015|Best Documentaryplace=bronze}}|Academy of Podcasters Awards|2015|Society & Culture|{{Won}}ACADEMY OF PODCASTERS: PAST WINNERS >URL=HTTP://ACADEMYOFPODCASTERS.COM/PAST-WINNERS/ ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20171003154507/HTTP://ACADEMYOFPODCASTERS.COM/PAST-WINNERS/ WEBSITE=ACADEMY OF PODCASTERS, Podcast Movement, |2015|People's Choice Award|{{Won}}|2016|Arts|{{Won}}|2017|Arts|{{CFinalist}}URL=HTTP://ACADEMYOFPODCASTERS.COM/WINNERS-AND-NOMINEES ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190205214327/HTTP://ACADEMYOFPODCASTERS.COM/WINNERS-AND-NOMINEES/ WEBSITE=ACADEMY OF PODCASTERS, Podcast Movement,

Guest hosts and collaborations

99% Invisible has produced a variety of episodes in collaboration with other producers and radio shows. "The Political Stage", episode 63, was a collaboration with Andrea Seabrook and DecodeDC that focused on the production of campaign trail events.WEB, 2012-12-10, The Political Stage,weblink dead,weblink 2020-11-24, 2021-01-23, 99% Invisible, en-US, Episode 84B, called "Trading Places with Planet Money," was made with NPR's Planet Money podcast and discusses commodity trading in the context of the 1983 film Trading Places.WEB, 2013-07-16, Ladislav Sutnar + Trading Places with Planet Money,weblink dead,weblink 2021-01-21, 2021-01-23, 99% Invisible, en-US,

Episodes

List of 99% Invisible episodes}}

Articles of Interest

In September 2018, a spinoff series, from producer Avery Trufelman, was released with six episodes focused on the design of clothes. Articles of Interest was published as part of 99% Invisible. Another six episodes were released in June 2020.WEB, Articles of Interest,weblink dead,weblink 2019-12-01, 2019-12-01, 99% Invisible, PRX, en-US,

Book

In October 2019, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced the upcoming book The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design co-authored by podcasters Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt, describing it as "an examination of the design and architecture of our shared urban environs, featuring stories behind overlooked places and things we take for granted."WEB, Mars, Roman, 2019-10-03, Roman Mars on Twitter,weblink live,weblink 2019-10-04, 2019-12-01, Twitter, en-US, The book was released a decade after the podcast started,WEB, September 2, 2020, Joshua, Dudley, '99% Invisible' podcast host Roman Mars looks back at 10 years of uncovering design,weblink 2021-01-23, San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide, en-US, in the fall of 2020;NEWS, Jackson, Kenneth T., 2020-10-06, The Hidden Wonders of a City, Made Visible, en-US, The New York Times,weblink live, 2021-01-23,weblink 2020-11-01, 0362-4331, WEB, Shapiro, Ari, 2020-10-07, In New Book, Roman Mars Celebrates Little Bits Of Design That Are Left Unnoticed,weblink live,weblink 2020-10-08, 2021-01-23, National Public Radio, en-US, NEWS, Rachini, Mouhamad, Sturino, Idella, 2021-01-11, Roman Mars Spotlights Cool Urban Design Elements in His Book the 99% Invisible City, en-CA, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,weblink live, 2021-01-23,weblink 2021-01-12, and consists of short stories on the history behind everyday urban features and architecture.WEB, 2020-10-08, Roman Mars turns the 99% Invisible city into a 100% visible book,weblink 2021-01-23, KCRW, en, Roman Mars was interviewed by NPR radio host Lois ReitzesWEB, 2020-10-19, Book, '99% Invisible,' Explores The Hidden World Of Urban Design,weblink 2021-01-23, 90.1 FM WABE, en-US, and by MPR's radio host Kerri MillerWEB, Uncovering the mysteries of everyday design with the hosts of '99% Invisible',weblink 2021-01-23, MPR News, December 3, 2020, about the book. Mars also recorded the audiobook version.WEB, 2020-10-09, Q&A: From Podcast to Print, Roman Mars Discusses The 99% Invisible City,weblink 2021-01-23, Metropolis, en-US, Christian Donlan of Eurogamer compared his experience with the book to a videogame, speaking to how both the appreciation of architecture and games require an being attuned to fine details, and both involve dynamic, complex systems.WEB, Donlan, Christian, 2020-10-17, The 99% Invisible City has a surprising amount to say about games,weblink 2021-01-23, Eurogamer, en,

References

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External links

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