99% Invisible

After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been reading. A group of us got together and presented some of our recent favorites, and the choices were so good and surprising and charming, we're now sharing it widely. Here are the books covered in this episode: * Lasha's book: Usha's Pickle Digest [https://amzn.to/3ZqyS0S] by Usha R Prabakaran * Chris's books: What It Takes [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780679746492] by Richard Ben Cramer (and The Power Broker [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780394720241] by Robert Caro 😁) * Vivian's books:  Orbital [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780802163622] by Samantha Harvey, Martyr! [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780593537619] by Kaveh Akbar, Amusing Ourselves to Death [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780143036531] by Neil Postman, and How to End a Love Story [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780063310681] by Yulin Kuang * Jayson's books: Hoppity Frog [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9781499800302] by Emma Parrish (for the kids),  Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374612412] by Carl Philips, and Blackouts [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374293574] by Justin Torres * Joe's book: Plunkitt of Tammany Hall [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9781494885007] by George Washington Plunkitt * Roman's book: The Pine Barrens [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374514426] by John McPhee To hear new 99PI episodes ad-free (and the occasional bonus content), subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ [https://www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plus-subscription]. What We're Reading [https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43976] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [http://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.].

A tiny, unremarkable beetle hiding in the caves of Slovenia has an infamously unfortunate name—one that has sparked heated debates in the scientific world. A Beetle By Any Other Name [https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43974] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [http://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.].

A film about a struggling architect, a style the world loves to hate—The Brutalist and Brutalism itself share more than just a name. Is it bold vision or concrete failure? The Brutalists [https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43972] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [http://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.].

In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district sits a hulking, crumbling concrete cylinder—an abandoned relic of a Nazi plan to rebuild the city as a grand imperial capital. But this eerie structure isn’t just a forgotten engineering experiment; it’s a lasting monument to one of the Third Reich’s most colossal architectural failures. The Nazi Block [https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43853] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [http://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.].

Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power Broker [https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780394720241], exploring their favorite moments and answering listener questions in this bonus episode. If you finished The Power Broker with us (or know someone who did), get the 99PI Power Broker challenge coin to commemorate your achievement! Visit 99pi.org/store [https://99pi.org/store] to get the challenge coin and other 99PI merch. This event took place in our 99% Invisible Discord server [https://discord.gg/99pi]. Join us! The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up [https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=44064] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.  Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [http://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.].