All posts tagged: podcasts

The joy of spelunking

September 14, 2026
by Bobbie Johnson
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Like any self-respecting nerd, I have spent many years listening to 99% Invisible, the podcast about the hidden design that surrounds us all. It’s really the podcast success story that everyone should learn from: a small radio spot that was extended by host Roman Mars from his bedroom and then turned into a genuine, consistent and creative media outlet. And it’s even survived acquisition relatively unscathed, which is rare: five years ago, when 99pi was […]

My ears thank you

August 11, 2021
by Bobbie Johnson
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I bloody love podcasts. I mean, I get that this is not a unique or particularly brave position to take. We’re surrounded by the things, everyone probably has their favorites, or they have one of their own. (Everybody* Has a Podcast now in the same way that Everybody* Had a Blog 15-20 years ago.) The Golden Age might be over, the market flooded with terribly-produced, inconsistent audio and formless blobs that are merely placeholders to […]