99% Invisible
Stories about design and the often-overlooked systems shaping everyday life.
A way in: Pick an object or place you recognize and see how much there is to notice about it.
THE PODCAST DIRECTORY
Design podcasts
Notice the objects, systems, and creative decisions all around you.
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Conversations exploring design, creativity, and the work of making things.
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MAKE THE FIRST LISTEN COUNT
A good question is a good beginning.
Notice the objects, systems, and creative decisions all around you. Choose an episode with a subject you can name, rather than starting with the pressure to hear an entire archive.
Try this browsing routine.
Read each publisher’s description. Look for a self-contained starting point. Sample the recording, then save the show here only when you genuinely want to return.