Roman Mars and the Flop House team dive into Francis Ford Coppola's intriguing and controversial film, Megalopolis, exploring its chaotic narrative, ambitious ideas, and perplexing execution.Listen to <a href="https://www.flophousepodcast.com" target="_blank">The Flop House</a> wherever you get your podcasts!<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43607" target="_blank">The Flop House: Megalopolis, with Roman Mars</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Roman Mars and the Flop House team dive into Francis Ford Coppola's intriguing and controversial film, &lt;i&gt;Megalopolis&lt;/i&gt;, exploring its chaotic narrative, ambitious ideas, and perplexing execution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to &lt;a href="https://www.flophousepodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;The Flop House&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your podcasts!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43607" target="_blank"&gt;The Flop House: Megalopolis, with Roman Mars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Roman Mars and the Flop House team dive into Francis Ford Coppola's intriguing and controversial film, Megalopolis, exploring its chaotic narrative, ambitious ideas, and perplexing execution.

The Flop House: Megalopolis, with Roman Mars

How did the “15 Minute City,” a simple urban planning idea, spark protests, conspiracy theories, and death threats? This week, we unravel how a concept for livable cities became a global flashpoint.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43525" target="_blank">The 15 Minute City</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;How did the “15 Minute City,” a simple urban planning idea, spark protests, conspiracy theories, and death threats? This week, we unravel how a concept for livable cities became a global flashpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43525" target="_blank"&gt;The 15 Minute City&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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How did the “15 Minute City,” a simple urban planning idea, spark protests, conspiracy theories, and death threats? This week, we unravel how a concept for livable cities became a global flashpoint.

The 15 Minute City

After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved, but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city's ongoing "war on raccoons."Journalist Amy Dempsey was researching the bins and raccoon behavior when her reporting took an unexpected turn down her own garbage-strewn alleyway. Had local raccoons finally figured out how to defeat the greatest human effort in our “war” against their kind?This episode original aired in 2018.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=27524" target="_blank">Raccoon Resistance</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved, but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city's ongoing "war on raccoons."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journalist Amy Dempsey was researching the bins and raccoon behavior when her reporting took an unexpected turn down her own garbage-strewn alleyway. Had local raccoons finally figured out how to defeat the greatest human effort in our “war” against their kind?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode original aired in 2018.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=27524" target="_blank"&gt;Raccoon Resistance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city's ongoing "war on raccoons."

Raccoon Thanksgiving

What makes The Power Broker endure 50 years on? Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with legendary author Robert Caro to explore the humanity, drama, and untold stories behind his iconic book. Recorded live from the New York Historical Society.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43523" target="_blank">Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;What makes &lt;i&gt;The Power Broker&lt;/i&gt; endure 50 years on? Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with legendary author Robert Caro to explore the humanity, drama, and untold stories behind his iconic book. Recorded live from the New York Historical Society.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43523" target="_blank"&gt;Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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What makes The Power Broker endure 50 years on? Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with legendary author Robert Caro to explore the humanity, drama, and untold stories behind his iconic book. Recorded live from the New York Historical Society.

Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation

This is the eleventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, where he’s the creator of Dimension 20 — a Dungeons & Dragons show that features incredibly complex and campaigns, with improv actors and special effects. And as the Dungeon Master, Brennan leads these stories. Season three of Dimension 20 takes place in a magical New York City, where the main villain is a fictionalized, undead Robert Moses, who shares the real Robert Moses’s passion for building roads and destroying lives through bureaucracy.Elliott and Roman also cover the second section of Part 7 (Chapter 42 through Chapter 46), discussing the major story beats and themes.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42932" target="_blank">The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan</a>Join the discussion on <a href="https://discord.gg/99pi">Discord</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/99percentinvisible/">Reddit</a>.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the eleventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, &lt;i&gt;The Power Broker&lt;/i&gt; by our hero Robert Caro. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, where he’s the creator of Dimension 20 — a Dungeons &amp; Dragons show that features incredibly complex and campaigns, with improv actors and special effects. And as the Dungeon Master, Brennan leads these stories. Season three of Dimension 20 takes place in a magical New York City, where the main villain is a fictionalized, undead Robert Moses, who shares the real Robert Moses’s passion for building roads and destroying lives through bureaucracy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elliott and Roman also cover the second section of Part 7 (Chapter 42 through Chapter 46), discussing the major story beats and themes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42932" target="_blank"&gt;The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join the discussion on &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/99pi"&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/99percentinvisible/"&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Featuring Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, and covering the second section of Part 7, chapters 42-46.

The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan

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.

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