Stuffed possums and sunken gold coins: the podcast that explains America in 100 unlikely items
Fiona Sturges
Roman Mars’s pod 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now he has teamed up with the BBC for new series A History of the United States in 100 Objects, an insight into the secret significance of everyday stuff In 2010, the audio producer Roman Mars launched 99% Invisible, a podcast about the hidden designs and inventions most of us overlook. At the time, he didn’t have high hopes for it. Not only was the subject matter wilfully niche – early topics included building acoustics and the ergonomics of th