99% Invisible

Episodes

• The Original 100 Objects 21.07.2026 44m

  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 33m

  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 41m

  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 36m

  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 26m

  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 37m

  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 31m

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

  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 43m

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

  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 33m

  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 38m

  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 35m

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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 3m

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