Roman Mars
Host and Producer, 99% InvisibleRoman Mars is host and producer of KALW’s 99% Invisible, a short radio show about design and architecture. The 99% Invisible podcast recently peaked at #8 in the iTunes rankings for all podcasts, as well as #1 in both the Arts and Design categories. He is also the host, producer and program director of Public Radio Remix from PRX, a 24-hour, experimental public radio story stream broadcast on XM 123 and public radio stations across the country. He was a founding producer at PRX/NPR’s Snap Judgment and Senior Producer at the Third Coast International Audio Festival.
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On this week's episode of 99% Invisible:Americans love trophies. Giving them, receiving them, and watching other people give and receive them. This is…
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This episode of 99% is from Nov. 11, 2014.Here’s a trick: if you want to design a kickass flag, start by drawing a one-by-one-and-a half inch rectangle on…
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This episode was originally aired on Sept 16, 2014.On the southwest corner of Central Park West and 106th Street in New York City, there’s an enormous…
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From April 15, 2011.In 1989, a group called the Berkeley Art Project decided to hold a national public art competition to create a monument that would…
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US paper currency is so ubiquitous that to really look at its graphic design with fresh eyes requires some deliberate and focused attention. So pull out a…
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When you think of suspension bridges, the first two that come to mind may be right here: the Bay Bridge, and the Golden Gate Bridge. But after this next…
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One day, when Melissa was thirteen, she and her friend Liz bought some geodes. They didn’t want to wait to get home to crack them open, so they decided to…
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If you’re not from California, or missed this bit of news, the University of California has a new logo – or, rather, had a new logo. To be more precise…