15
99% Invisible did a pretty good episode on the cockpit automation problem discussed above.
@morb +14 more
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Episodes from Arts podcasts recommended on Hacker News.
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12
The great 99% Invisible episode "The Modern Moloch" covers how a marketing campaign created the concept of jaywalking and shifted responsibility onto pedestrians.
@icebraining +11 more
The Modern Moloch
7
A great 99% Invisible episode on Sears kit houses that arrived by rail car and were assembled months later.
@djsumdog +6 more
The House that Came in the Mail
7
99PI's coverage of forest fire policy and design was really provocative
@brownbat +6 more
Built to Burn
7
The 99% Invisible episode 'Structural Integrity' covers that story a bit, if you're interested.
@malcolmwhy +6 more
Structural Integrity
with Diane Hartley
6
An excellent 99% Invisible episode covers the analogous thing that happened to the Red Car in Los Angeles.
@evanb +5 more
The Great Red Car Conspiracy
5
99% Invisible did a great piece on the invention of air conditioning and its role in modern architecture.
@ortusdux +4 more
Thermal Delight
5
There was a 99% Invisible episode about this: War and Pizza.
@exhilaration +4 more
War and Pizza
5
A recent 99% Invisible episode covers how Victor Gruen exploited design effects in shopping mall layouts, the "Gruen transfer."
@tomkinstinch +4 more
The Gruen Effect
4
The 99PI on towers of silence, regarding the same subject matter, was incredible.
@oatsandsugar +3 more
Towers of Silence
4
99% Invisible just did an episode on this exact topic, linked directly as "First Errand."
@clintonb +3 more
First Errand
4
This week's 99% Invisible covers hanko stamps and how Nemawashi consensus gets recorded, including how someone can join consensus without being fully bought in.
@throw_away +3 more
Hanko
4
"99% Invisible" episode 376, "Great Bitter Lake Association," a little Suez Crisis history and sailors who got bored enough to start a post office.
@nickloewen +3 more
Great Bitter Lake Association
4
A nice summary interview with Mark Bramhill, plus his 3-part podcast series on what it takes to make an emoji.
@ortusdux +3 more
Person in Lotus Position
with Mark Bramhill
4
Filled with interesting bits from the history of industrial design and the dulcet tones of Roman Mars.
@brownbat +3 more
On Average
4
An excellent episode, and a really fun problem to discuss. The commenter thinks 99pi could become the "relevant XKCD" of podcasts.
@ehnto +3 more
Ten Thousand Years
3
Also, there was a recent episode of 99PI that explores this area.
@totetsu +2 more
Alphabetical Order
3
99% Invisible has a recent episode on abandoned ships, and sailors get stranded far more often than you'd expect.
@jschveibinz +2 more
Abandoned Ships
3
99pi episode "Built on Sand" covers mass timber, aka CLT, construction.
@floatingatoll +2 more
Built on Sand
3
Great 99% Invisible episode on urban squirrels: their history in American cities and the havoc they cause to infrastructure.
@gavman +2 more
Uptown Squirrel
3
Its a great listen if anyone is interested more about the 'H-Day' switchover.
@failedartifact +2 more
H-Day
3
There is also an interesting 99% Invisible episode about this: The Fresno Drop.
@janvdberg +2 more
The Fresno Drop
3
Covers how barbed wire already strung for Texas longhorns made phone service easier than running new cable.
@HeyLaughingBoy +2 more
Devil’s Rope
3
Praises 99pi's production quality and crisp, high-content format, and calls its recent Engelbart episode fascinating.
@gshrikant +2 more
Of Mice And Men
2
There is a great podcast released a few days ago by 99% invisible interviewing the creator of the site.
@kzahel +1 more
Devil in the Details
2
Explains that the Luddites were workers fighting for autonomy and a share of technology's benefits, not anti-tech.
@MBCook +1 more
Blood in the Machine
2
99% Invisible did an amazing series on exactly that, how do you pick who gets what.
@culpable_pickle +1 more
According to Need: Prologue
2
99% Invisible - about the invisible parts of life... This week's episode is about the increasing number of police on the roads
@Jemaclus +1 more
Return of Oñate's Foot
2
A recent 99% Invisible episode, "Play Mountain," explains how playground safety rules made today's playgrounds look nearly identical.
@devchix +1 more
Play Mountain
2
Links to a 99% Invisible episode about a secret mall apartment, offered to anyone interested in the story.
@forehanddev +1 more
The Accidental Room
2
An awesome 99% Invisible episode on this topic, linked directly as "The Vault."
@forrestthewoods +1 more
The Vault
2
99% Invisible has a good podcast on the curb-cut, which started for wheelchairs but also helps parents with strollers.
@hiidrew +1 more
Curb Cuts
2
There's a great 99PI episode about something like this: Fordlandia.
@sixstringtheory +1 more
Fordlandia
2
Great 99% Invisible episode on the shift from seeing car injuries as unavoidable driver fault to designing cars to be safer.
@djsumdog +1 more
The Nut Behind the Wheel
2
Obligatory 99% Invisible reference: the "Oyster-tecture" episode is worth a listen.
@paulhilbert +1 more
Oyster-tecture
2
For those who prefer listening, Cathy O'Neil discusses destructive algorithms and her book on 99% Invisible.
@majewsky +1 more
The Age of the Algorithm
with Cathy O'Neil
2
Discussion of that very thing is in this really interesting episode of 99% Invisible from last week.
@charliepark +1 more
Making Up Ground
2
99% Invisible's episode on refrigerated containers is relevant, linked for readers to hear.
@koenigdavidmj +1 more
Reefer Madness
2
As usual, there is an excellent 99% Invisible episode: "Perfect Security"
@Artemis2 +1 more
Perfect Security
2
99% Invisible's incredibly creepy look into number stations is worth a listen.
@nefitty +1 more
Numbers Stations
2
There's an episode of 99% Invisible about it: Episode 66, Kowloon Walled City.
@ddw +1 more
Kowloon Walled City
2
If you're interested in pressurised tubes for mail, 99% Invisible had a recent show on it.
@robin_reala +1 more
A Series of Tubes
2
99% Invisible is in the same category as Radiolab, not just for programmers; this episode on manufactured interface sounds would interest hackers.
@spacemanaki +1 more
Sounds of the Artificial World
1
Three to ten minute episodes on science fiction in literature, movies, and history; called the "This American Life" of speculative work.
@lancerkind
001 Introduction to SciFi Thoughts
1
The Daily Show has a large fact-checking team, issues retractions when wrong, and a great Fresh Air episode covers this with a producer.
@ritchiea
Betty Gilpin is seeking anti-algorithm, weird roles – and it's working
1
Terry Gross' Fresh Air interview with Ralph Stanley is worth hearing: he speaks Appalachian English, nearly identical to Ozark dialect.
@mikelevins
Remembering Eva Marie Saint / 'Interview with the Vampire' turns 50
with Ralph Stanley
1
A really good episode of 99% Invisible explains how much grocery-store food technology was developed by the military.
@HeyLaughingBoy
(Not Just) Another Brick in the Wall
1
Points to a recent 99% Invisible episode on transatlantic fiber optic cables as a recommended listen.
@gorfian_robot
Transatlantic Fiber-Optic Expialidocious
1
Great interview with Carrie as she promoted her memoir; she comes across as funny, caring, and interesting. Worth listening to.
@ilamont
Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration
with Carrie Fisher
1
I was listening to a podcast recently that had interesting information about the birth of mdash
@pbhjpbhj
The Em Dash
1
Articles of Interest digs into weird facets of the world through clothes; the latest season on US college history and fashion is especially interesting.
@vanilla_nut
Fantasy of Fashion, Revisited
1
An excellent but depressing Fresh Air episode on the future of wild fish, with Paul Greenberg.
@jonahx
Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
with Paul Greenberg
1
Also the recent 99% invisible podcast on this article: "U Is for Urbanism."
@zeristor
U Is for Urbanism
1
The 99% Invisible and Hidden Levels episode on Segagaga's development backstory is really worth a listen.
@lkozloff
Hidden Levels #6: Segagaga
1
A surprisingly interesting podcast about clothing and culture and so much more; the zipper episode is well worth a listen.
@Amorymeltzer
Zippers
1
A nice podcast on food deserts, blaming the FTC's decision to stop enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act.
@captn3m0
Food Deserts
1
There was just a 99% invisible podcast about exactly this topic.
@seany
Adapt or Design
1
The Power Broker is very long, so I'd recommend reading or listening alongside the 99% Invisible breakdown.
@ioadk
The Power Broker Breakdown Breakdown
1
The third segment of the recent 99% Invisible episode expands on the proposal to hold summer games in Greece with more detail.
@captn3m0
The 2024 Olympics Spectacular
1
A good 99% Invisible episode on Prop 65, with an interview with its original author, covers both the problems and the benefits of the law.
@wahern
WARNING: This Podcast Contains Chemicals Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer or Other Reproductive Harm
with David Roe
1
99% Invisible recently did an episode on mobile homes that was pretty interesting.
@aurailious
Home on the Range
1
The 99% Invisible episode on office conversions explains why turning offices into apartments is hard and costly.
@SonicScrub
Office Space
1
A moderately good episode of Roman Mars' podcast on the subject.
@colinb
The Frankfurt Kitchen
1
99pi had a recent related episode: "Paved Paradise," relevant to the thread's subject.
@penguin_booze
Paved Paradise
1
Roman Mars just released an excellent podcast on the state of pinball champions and designers.
@martyvis
For Amusement Only (Free Replay)
1
An episode of 99% Invisible tells the story of bikes in the Netherlands and mentions this German bike seizure.
@gattilorenz
De Fiets Is Niets
1
Highly recommends the 99% Invisible episode on the 1942 musicians' strike, a historical parallel to today's disruption.
@laddershoe
The Day the Music Stopped
1
99% Invisible had a pretty good podcast on how radio content has changed over the years.
@cbsmith
The Divided Dial
1
Worth a listen to learn about the P-22 cougar story from 99% Invisible's recent episode.
@mfsch
Cougar Town
1
has a good series on Ivy fashion, and covers Take Ivy and the Japanese interest in it extensively.
@alabastervlog
American Ivy: Chapter 1
1
An excellent podcast with Roman Mars and Elizabeth Joh that discussed the leak and potential ruling, including the value of an anti-Roe leak in holding justices to an early decision.
@alsetmusic
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law- The Longest Week
with Elizabeth Joh
1
Listen to this recent podcast from 99% invisible (or read the summary), it explains it very well.
@jeromegv
The Missing Middle
1
A fantastic podcast I would recommend to anyone curious about the world we live in; even as a photographer, the Shirley cards episode was interesting.
@makeitdouble
Shirley Cards
1
Interesting interview on prosthetic devices showing the human side, not just the technological advancements.
@arjonagelhout
The Lows of High Tech
1
There's a great 99% Invisible episode on the Real Book, with lots of photos of a "real" Real Book.
@thesausageking
The Real Book
1
There is a very good episode of 99% Invisible that goes in depth on industrial tricycles.
@HeyLaughingBoy
Judas and the Black Messiah, Episode 1: The Chairman
1
The 99% Invisible podcast discussed some of the effects of the skyway just last week.
@NaOH
Beneath the Skyway
1
99% Invisible: In the Unlikely Event. About the design of airplane safety cards and how getting people off the plane quickly saves lives.
@gxqoz
In The Unlikely Event
1
99% Invisible just had a podcast on the advantages of peat and bogs over forests.
@pacman128
For the Love of Peat
1
The episode explains why Goodnight Moon was unlike any books before it, which made the book's odd details make sense.
@xattt
Goodnight Nobody
1
This episode talks about the history of people ignoring the road rules when cars came about.
@totetsu
Policing the Open Road
1
Listened to a recent 99% Invisible episode, The Weather Machine; its history of shared weather data parallels the parent's point about releasing health data.
@mvcalder
The Weather Machine
1
The 99pi episode covers how Kodak's 70s/80s film handled dark skin, and its "dark horse" ad line is widely read as coded language.
@Swizec
Their Dark Materials
1
A very relevant 99% Invisible episode about trees, shade, and plenty about Los Angeles.
@karmelapple
Shade
1
It's an excellent show covering a broad swatch of topics. The episode on Froebel blocks was captivating to me.
@alsetmusic
Mini-Stories: Volume 8
1
For anyone interested in learning more, the 99% Invisible episode on the Eliza effect is worth hearing.
@AaronLasseigne
The ELIZA Effect
1
An episode from the always interesting 99% Invisible about this, with a link to "The Infantorium".
@timvdalen
The Infantorium
1
The 99% Invisible episode on the back-pass rule explains how it ended goalkeeper time-wasting and keeps the game moving.
@jfengel
Unsure Footing
1
A really great 99% Invisible episode on how asylums grew too big, losing the personal care that made recovery work.
@vanilla_nut
The Kirkbride Plan
1
Points readers to the 99PI "Dead cars" episode about abandoned cars, noting they're common in Alaska.
@sixstringtheory
Dead Cars
1
Covers an independent inventor convicted by AT&T for attaching non-AT&T equipment to its phone network.
@dredmorbius
The Inventor and The Thief - Snap Classic
1
Roman Mars now releases a separate "Mazda safe titles" version of every episode, in response to the Mazda radio bug.
@CSSer
The Roman Mars Mazda Virus
1
Highly recommends Klinenberg's Palaces for the People and his 99% Invisible interview about it.
@barathr
Palaces for the People
with Eric Klinenberg
1
99pi recently had an episode on China banning imports of recyclables, which is relevant.
@warunsl
National Sword
1
99% Invisible just released an episode about the tunnels used in smuggling drugs from Mexico into the US, which pay off in weeks.
@pchristensen
The Tunnel
1
A recent 99% Invisible episode covers how dinosaur depictions shifted from cautious greenish-brown models to varied, evidence-informed reconstructions.
@slg
Welcome to Jurassic Art
1
After listening to the 99% Invisible Interrobang episode, the commenter added an Emacs binding so "C-x 8 ?" inserts the interrobang. They call 99pi an awesome podcast.
@kaushalmodi
Interrobang
1
There's a really interesting 99% Invisible episode about this very topic.
@froindt
VIDEO- Why Danger Symbols Can't Last Forever with Vox
1
99% invisible had a nice podcast on the right to roam, mostly in England.
@oh_sigh
Right to Roam
1
Worth 40 minutes: the history of how doctors deliver bad news, following a comedian-doctor who changed the practice.
@wlesieutre
Breaking Bad News
1
There's a good episode on 99% Invisible about the Laff Box, the device likely behind that crowd cheer sound.
@erenst
The Laff Box
1
Tom Geismar also designed the Chase logo, which he talks about in a great episode of the design podcast 99% Invisible.
@jkeat
Making a Mark: Visual Identity with Tom Geismar
with Tom Geismar
1
A recent short 99% Invisible piece covers this, worth a listen for the part about the plaque where the ship now sits.
@tclancy
Mini-Stories: Volume 3
1
The La Sagrada Familia episode of 99% Invisible is really good if you want more insight into this.
@keeganjw
La Sagrada Familia
1
99pi recently released a podcast on the basic income research being done by the Finnish government and YCombinator.
@benstrumental
The Finnish Experiment
1
Commenter shares their favorite 99% Invisible episode, "Notes on Imagined Plaque," and asks others for theirs.
@canada_dry
Notes on an Imagined Plaque
1
A 99% Invisible episode on El Gordo focuses on Sodeto, where everyone won in 2011 except one person.
@eesmith
El Gordo
1
What Trump can teach us about con law (from Roman Mars of 99PI): https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/trump-con-law
@chadgeidel
Intro to a new Roman Mars podcast: What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
with Roman Mars
1
For those that like podcasts there's a 99% Invisible episode about it, The Modern Necropolis.
@thanatos_dem
The Modern Necropolis
1
A really great 99% Invisible episode covering the economics and history of net metering.
@jakecopp
Reversing the Grid
1
A wonderful 99% Invisible episode on this subject goes way deeper than this article.
@tangue
Sounds Natural
1
99% Invisible had a podcast on this a couple years ago, covering the atom garden of Eden episode.
@ryanmercer
Atom in the Garden of Eden
1
For the history of the grid, 99pi has a great episode about the Plat of Zion.
@dghlsakjg
Plat of Zion
1
There was a good 99% Invisible episode on this a while back. It is an interesting listen.
@slg
Project Cybersyn
1
I first heard about the Salton Sea from the 99PI episode on it. An engineering mistake flooded a giant depression and became an LA weekend resort boomtown.
@floatrock
A Sea Worth its Salt
1
An excellent history of the project behind the episode "America's Last Top Model."
@tacon
America’s Last Top Model
1
There's a great episode of 99% Invisible about how two ice cream truck jingles help Taipei deal with trash disposal.
@timblair
Separation Anxiety
1
First learned about this on a highly-recommended episode of 99% Invisible, linked as the Vox Ex Machina episode.
@belltyler
Vox Ex Machina
1
99% Invisible did a good episode about the Green Book.
@AaronLasseigne
The Green Book
1
And a 99% Invisible episode on bone music, linked directly as a recommendation.
@dharmab
Bone Music
1
A fantastic 99% Invisible episode on The Landlord's Game, the origin of Monopoly. Highly recommended.
@azundo
The Landlord’s Game
1
99% Invisible recently did an episode on Brutalism, worth hearing for the story behind the style.
@edoloughlin
Hard to Love a Brute
1
Cool episode of 99% Invisible on calendar design, noting Kodak's 13-month calendar was beloved by forecasting teams.
@vidoc
The Calendar
1
Instead of corrupt police "blue wall" culture, the commenter prefers the US military's evolved practices, recently covered on 99% Invisible's "Coin Check" episode.
@thephyber
Coin Check
1
A fascinating and funny story about Guerrilla Public Service, which I highly recommend.
@alex_duf
Guerrilla Public Service
1
An episode of 99% Invisible chronicles the history of this character and its various names and uses.
@majewsky
Octothorpe
1
There's an excellent 99% Invisible podcast about this: the "Good Bread" episode.
@matthewmcg
Good Bread
1
A 99% Invisible episode that covers foley sound effects used during sporting events.
@robertlutece
The Sound of Sports
1
One of my favorite episodes of 99% Invisible was "Good Egress," on the history of fire escapes and why buildings now use central fire stairs.
@teeray
Good Egress
1
An excellent 99% Invisible episode on the history and science of reinforced concrete: Episode 81, Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge.
@MartinCron
Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge
1
Episode 75 on secret WPA-era staircases in California, and the push to keep public walkways accessible.
@brownbat
Secret Staircases
1
A great 99% Invisible episode on dazzle camouflage, the wild ship paint jobs that broke up lines for sailors with binoculars.
@DavidAdams
Razzle Dazzle
1
Great 99% Invisible episode "Derelict Dome" tells the story of a 1950s geodesic dome restaurant that leaked constantly.
@lnikkila
Derelict Dome
1
1
The site is also mentioned in a good episode of the design podcast 99% Invisible.
@daturkel
You Are Listening To + Radio Net
1
An interesting story from a great podcast about a blind architect, with a link to the episode.
@MartinCron