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Roman Mars

Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.

99% Invisible

This is the third episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution.

This month, Roman and Elizabeth dive into Article One, Sections 8 through 10, which spells out what Congress can and cannot do. They unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and even a few long-forgotten quirks like letters of marque and reprisal.

Then, Senator Elizabeth Warren joins to talk about Congress’s “power of the purse,” how it’s being challenged under President Trump, and what it means for the balance of power between the legislative and executive branches.

San Francisco! Come to a screening of Drop Dead City followed by a conversation with Roman on Monday, Nov 3. Info and tickets.

 

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Constitution Breakdown #3: Sen. Elizabeth Warren

What if all those dropped calls, endless wait times and dead end hotlines every time you try to reach customer service weren’t accidents but part of the plan?

San Francisco! Come to a screening of Drop Dead City followed by a conversation with Roman on Monday, Nov 3. Info and tickets.

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Your Call Is Important to Us

One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game.

San Francisco! Come to a screening of Drop Dead Cityfollowed by a conversation with Roman on Monday, Nov 3. Info and tickets.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #6: Segagaga

From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #5: Press B to Touch Grass

Back in the 90s, artists turned video games into movie sets, and their wildest ideas are finally hitting documentaries.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #4: Machinima

Before Fortnite and Call of Duty ruled the scene, the US Army quietly shaped the early 2000s with a wildly popular, free shooter designed to excite young people about enlisting.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #3: This Game Wants YOU

From airplanes to Pac-Man to the battlefield, the joystick has quietly shaped the way humans connect with machines.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #2: Stick It to 'Em

Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar.

Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

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Hidden Levels #1: Mr. Boomshakalaka

In anticipation of the release of Hidden Levels, Roman and Ben join Heather Anne Campbell (Rick and Morty) and Matt Apodaca of Get Played to talk controllers, culture, and why video games might just be running the world.

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Get Played with Roman Mars and Ben Brock Johnson

Like a shadow epilogue to The Power Broker, this story plunges into the chaos of 1970s New York where debt, unions, and one brutal headline nearly broke the city.

San Francisco! Come to a screening of Drop Dead City followed by a conversation with Roman on Monday, Nov 3. Info and tickets.

Drop Dead City is now playing in select cities, and available on VOD on November 14. You can watch the trailer here.

The Power Broker #13: Drop Dead City

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The Power Broker #13: Drop Dead City

Today, we have three stories about designs meant to fool you. Camouflage meant to fool U-boats. Highways designed to fool your brain into going way faster than it should want to. And impeccably made fake signs meant to guide you to the right freeway. Three classic, favorite 99PI's completely updated, remixed, and rescored.

Trompe L'oeil

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