99% Invisible: Season 3

A project in San Francisco, CA by PRX, Inc
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An award winning radio show about design, architecture and the 99% Invisible activity that shapes our world.
Backers: 5661
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $170,477 of $42,000
Dates: Jul 11th -> Aug 10th (30 days)
Project By: PRX, Inc
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Latest News

99% Invisible, Season 4: Weekly Episodes

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Help support a new chapter of 99% Invisible, Season 4: Weekly Episodes You're getting this message because you've already generously supported our efforts. You've done your part. You are our champions. We only exist because you made it possible.  If... (Read More)

New Disruptors 46: 99% Indivisible with Roman Mars

October 23rd - via: boingboing.net
Roman Mars is a public-radio producer. But the definition of what public radio is has become malleable, especially with his show, 99% Invisible, which has enormously more listeners for its podcast version than the broadcast flavor. (Read More)

Roman Mars: public radio maverick

August 6th - via: theguardian.com
We dole out a traditional Myspace survey to intriguing web personalities. Today: podcast innovator and Kickstarter star behind 99% Invisible (Read More)

March 12 Deadline to Claim Your Stuff! Olly Olly Oxen Free!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

2012 Kickstarter Highlights Included Top-Funded Journalism Project Yet

January 8th - via: mediabistro.com
Kickstarter has put together an awe-inspiring look at the people, projects and places that kept the crowd-sourcing platform humming last year to the tune of $606.76 donated per minute. As far as journalism was concerned, 2012 highlights included Kickstarter’s “most funded” such project to date – design and architecture focused podcast 99% Invisible, produced out of San Francisco’s East Bay. (Read More)

Rewards update + new podcast feed URL + new 5000 challenge

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Invisibleurs! Hope you’re doing well. It's been a busy couple months at 99PIHQ. Rewards update: The international orders are taking a little longer to get in the mail because I didn’t quite realize how much US customs does not want people to send... (Read More)

Highest-funded journalism project in Kickstarter history

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! It’s been quite a month. Before this Kickstarter campaign began, I was feeling pretty confident that we’d make the goal and the show would have a successful season 3. I had no idea the level of support and excitement that each of you would... (Read More)

Give yourselves a round of applause!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! At about 2:15pm PST the campaign got its 5000th backer and we got a $10,000 grant from The Design Matters Institute. To everyone who gave generously, badgered relentlessly, and cajoled seductively, I am in your debt. It was a real team... (Read More)

Two more stretch goals obliterated- 79% of the way to 5000 backers

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
There are 10 days left to go, and thanks to all of you, it’s been a fantastic campaign. I released a new episode a last week with a Kickstarter update and new story by my friend Sean Cole, who you may know from the Concrete Furniture episode (#17)... (Read More)

Changing public radio and other stretch goals!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Since the last update we’ve achieved two amazing stretch goals: The $80,000 mark is long gone, so Sam Greenspan is moving to Oakland to come work for 99% Invisible 3 days per week. This allows me to put out at least 35 episodes in Season #3. Sam is... (Read More)

5000 Backers- A $10,000 Challenge

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Help 99% Invisible get a $10,000 grant from the Design Matters Institute! After we left the money goal in the dust in 24 hours (surprising everyone, especially me), I devised a new goal for the Kickstarter campaign: 5000 backers. Any level, every... (Read More)

24 hours later...an update!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
After an amazing first day on Kickstarter, we achieved our goal in a blistering 24 hours! I can’t thank you enough for being a part of it. It is so heartening that a public radio project can get this level of direct support from the audience. I... (Read More)

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