99% Invisible

Episod

• The Original 100 Objects 21.07.2026 44min

  Neil MacGregor reflects on creating the landmark series that changed how people think about history. Then, revisit the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that unlocked ancient Egypt.
• 100 Objects #9: Missing Children Milk Carton 17.07.2026 33min

  In 1982, a twelve-year-old paperboy, Johnny Gosch, vanished from a quiet Iowa street and sparked an unlikely campaign: the faces of missing children printed on milk cartons by the billions.
• If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly 14.07.2026 41min

  A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever.
• 100 Objects #8: Billy Possum 10.07.2026 36min

  The teddy bear was a huge hit, and sparked an idea…maybe every president from then on should have their own viral stuffed animal.
• The Score 07.07.2026 26min

  We keep score of everything these days. But what happens when the numbers start changing what we actually care about?
• 100 Objects #7: The Otis Pamphlet 03.07.2026 37min

  Journalist Jack Hitt returns to tell the wild, tragic story of America’s forgotten proto-founding father and his inflammatory 1764 pamphlet.
• Transatlantic Fiber-Optic Expialidocious 30.06.2026 31min

  Before the internet went global, one undersea gamble made it possible.
• 100 Objects #6: "Sharpened Screwdriver" 26.06.2026 40min

  How was a household tool reimagined as a deadly weapon…that never actually existed?
• The Most Exciting Change America Has Ever Seen 23.06.2026 43min

  Billions of state quarters disappeared from circulation...and that was exactly the plan.
• 100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller 19.06.2026 45min

  Why did an ordinary schoolbook become so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives to possess it?
• The Horn That Divided the World Cup 16.06.2026 33min

  Love it or hate it, one buzzing horn changed the sound of the World Cup forever.
• 100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag 12.06.2026 38min

  In 1861, one man and a “gas bag” filled with hydrogen sparked America's obsession with going higher, farther, into the unknown.
• Karaoke Videos 09.06.2026 35min

  Behind every cheesy karaoke track was a surprisingly ambitious filmmaking experiment.
• 100 Objects #3: The Pension Files 05.06.2026 43min

  Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork.
• The MAPL Test 02.06.2026 40min

  Canada reshaped its music industry with a quirky radio rule that changed who got heard.
• 100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw 29.05.2026 35min

  A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time.
• Drug Story: Ivermectin 26.05.2026 48min

  What started as a revolutionary treatment for river blindness became something far messier.
• 100 Objects #1: The Century Safe 19.05.2026 30min

  A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember?
• Ask Your Doctor About 12.05.2026 32min

  As wild and random as they might seem, a lot of work—and even poetry—goes into coming up with today's catchiest, most unforgettable drug names.
• A History of the United States in 100 Objects Trailer 08.05.2026 3min

  100 objects. 100 stories. A new history of the US hiding in plain sight.