Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
1-800-podcast artwork
Arts

1-800-podcast

99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars

Sep 1, 202600:43:08Arts

This week, two stories about the strange power of the 1-800 number.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from 99% Invisible.

Doves Type

Sep 15, 2026 - 00:37:18

A legendary typeface, a spectacular friendship breakup, and one extremely committed act of revenge.

Kobuk the Destroyer

Sep 8, 2026 - 00:38:01

Every product has to be tested somehow, and sometimes that means finding increasingly creative ways to br...

100 Objects #15: Bundy Clock

Aug 28, 2026 - 00:37:41

How the time clock not only ignited a revolution in workplace efficiency and surveillance, but transforme...

Spolia

Aug 25, 2026 - 00:28:07

Spolia, from a Liverpool neighborhood to ancient Rome.

100 Objects #14: Basketball Sleeve

Aug 21, 2026 - 00:41:50

Producer and reporter Ramtin Arablouei has a simple question: Why are so many NBA players wearing a compr...

The Bone Wars

Aug 18, 2026 - 00:44:42

Two rival paleontologists turn a hunt for dinosaur bones into an all-out scientific war.