Roman Mars of 99% Invisible

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Roman Mars hosts the radio show and podcast 99% Invisible. It's a show about the little known stories behind everyday design and architecture. Prefabricated homes. Trash can design. Even those little ramps you see on sidewalk corners: how and why did stuff like that come to be? He just released a new book based on the podcast – it's called the 99 Percent Invisible City. The book is an illustrated look at how cities work, and why they work the way they do. Roman Mars joins us to talk about life before podcasting, and what decades in radio has taught him. Plus, the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected the design of cities, and which of those changes might be permanent.

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0:00.0	Hey, all it's Jesse.
0:01.5	As 2020 draws to a close,
0:03.1	think about what you're thankful for.
0:05.0	Other than I'm willing to bet 2020 drawing to a close,
0:09.6	what got you through the year?
0:11.0	Odds are, if you're hearing my voice,
0:12.5	public radio was one of the things.
0:15.0	Public radio gave you accurate dependable news
0:17.6	about the election and the pandemic,
0:19.7	information about local stories that matter to you.
0:22.3	You got fun and fascinating interviews
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