99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

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Mar 21, 2011

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The artist-driven podcast is a refreshing reminder of what's possible beyond the public radio standard issue. Transom will be featuring a few of these podcasts in the coming months, and our first is "99% Invisible" by Roman Mars. Roman creates lovely little form-is-content pieces about design. Come check out an episode and read Roman's encouraging notes about making creative work.
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Mar 21, 2011

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