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99% Invisible #119- Feet Of Engineering (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The agony and ecstasy of the high heel.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, ABC, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 22
Explosion Green
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Gottfried
When David Gottfried come up an idea for green environmental building 20-years ago, he ran into a number of hurdles. The building industry had been...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #117- Clean Trains (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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There's still graffiti on the New York City subway. We can't see it.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #115- Cow Tunnels (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The mystery of New York's secret meat hacking district.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #114a- Roger That (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The increasing jolliness of the Jolly Roger.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #112- Young Ruin (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A building that was ruined, but not spoiled.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
Olive Oil vs. Pollution
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Slinky Saber Cats
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Smilodon fatalis, Credit: Sergiodlarosa/Wikipedia
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Flying Without Wings
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Like skydivers, some animals don’t need wings to maneuver in the air. , Credit: Douglas S. Smith/Wikipedia
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.

  • Added: May 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
99% Invisible #110- Structural Integrity (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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When Manhattan was almost flattened.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #102- Icon For Access (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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When a universal symbol does not universally apply.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 13
99% Invisible #103- U.T.B.A.P.H. (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The everlasting architecture of Pizza Hut.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMPG, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 15
99% Invisible #109- Title TK (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The business of naming businesses.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #108- Barcodes (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The inventor of the barcode just so happens to be a delightful person.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #106- The Fancy Shape (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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This shape is everywhere. And it's always fancy.

Bought by ABC, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 14
99% Invisible #105- One Man Is An Island (Standard 4:30)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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No man is an island. Except for Busta Rhymes.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 15
99% Invisible #104- Tunnel 57 (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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You couldn't climb over the Berlin Wall. You couldn't go around it. The only way was under.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 11
99% Invisible #105- One Man Is An Island (Director's Cut)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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No man is an island. Except for Busta Rhymes.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WABE, XRAY.fm, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 20:50
  • Purchases: 4
Deep Diving Whales
From: Susanne Bard
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Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
My Earthquake Story: Nancy Bidwell
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
My Earthquake Story: Mary Fedoroff
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
Harpy Eagles
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Fisheries Bycatch
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Elephant Ears
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon
Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:01
Shy Baboons
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The Tsaobis Baboon Project in Namibia., Credit: Alecia Carter/Tsaobis Baboon Porject, CC-BY
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00