This isn't quite 99% of his book, but I am Roman Mars.

A couple of months ago, as you probably know, we released our first book, The 99% Invisible City.

It became a New York Times bestseller, and it makes a great gift.

I am contractually obligated to say that.

But one of the things that happens when you go out promoting a book is that you get interviewed a lot.

And one of those people that interviewed me is probably my favorite interviewer, Jesse Thorn, of the MPR show Bullseye.

And he's also the head of the Maximum Fund podcast network.

This interview was really fun, and it actually got surprisingly personal.

And I thought it would be interesting for fans of 9% Invisible.

So here it is.

This is me on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn.

It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Thorn.

My first guest this week is Roman Mars.

Roman hosts the podcast 99% Invisible.

It's a show about the little-known stories behind everyday design and architecture.

Things like Pre-Fab Holmes, Trashcan Design, those little ramps, you see, on sidewalk corners.

How and why did stuff like this come to be?

Now, after the show has been around for just over 10 years,

Roman is exploring those same themes in a book.

The 99% Invisible City is a beautifully illustrated look at how cities work

and why they work the way they do.

Roman is also the founder of the podcast network Radio Topia.

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