We go back almost 100 years, to the beginning of women's inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men... more

New from NPR's Embedded podcast and CBC in Canada: Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for... more

In their final episode, Invisibilia searches for the right way to say goodbye.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy... more

Sometimes the holidays are filled with the people you love. Other times, they're marked by an absence. In this special... more

Bad bosses. Obnoxious coworkers. Unfair compensation. There are so many reasons people feel disempowered in the workplace. But how can... more

After months of working from home and retreating from the world, Kia Miakka Natisse is stuck - in her house,... more

In San Jose, California, a community clinic was stumped as to why their clients were seeing ghosts. This week, a... more

This week on Invisibilia, could the rebrand of a familiar pill open up a new way to control fertility in... more

Alex is a comic who feels perfectly comfortable commanding a packed, rowdy audience, but consistently submits to what other people... more

2022 feels like walking a tightrope. We're grappling with control of our bodies, our time, the direction of our country... more

Would you ever consider going to therapy with a friend?Two best friends who call themselves brothers were drifting apart, so... more

Sh*t happens. So why is it so hard to talk about? This week, the ways that poop divides and binds... more

A lot of us think that it's a bad idea to get physical with friends. We worry it'll get messy,... more

You know the old saying--keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what if you can't tell the difference?... more

It's a basic tenet of friendship that you get to choose your friends. We look at two institutions that took... more

It's one of the most common and infuriating friend mysteries out there - a friend disappears into thin air. But... more

Friendship gets the Invisibilia treatment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Let's get slow. Producer Abby Wendle picks up the gauntlet that was thrown down in the last episode "The Great... more

Imagine a TV show with no plot, no characters, no tension... and yet, it went viral! In this episode, we... more

Is 209 Times helping or hurting the community it claims to serve? What does the site mean for the future... more

The man behind 209 Times is not who you'd expect. In Part 2, co-host Yowei Shaw discovers the website's surprising... more

Yowei gets a tip about Russian trolls in Stockton, California and falls down a hole of swirling conspiracy theories. At... more

Invisibilia explores a social experiment with money, focused around a contentious topic: reparations. What happens when you demand white people... more

Invisibilia is back! Stories that help you see the world differently, with new hosts Kia Miakka Natisse and Yowei Shaw.Learn... more

Hacking, phishing, surveillance, disinformation... these are tools used to silence dissidents and influence elections. But what happens when these same... more

The strange story of an unlikely crew of people who band together to take on one of our largest problems... more

A city council candidate says he's black. But his opponent accuses him of being a white man pretending to be... more

What if you had a superpower that allowed you to see part of the world that was to come? At... more

Welcome to what is possibly the most tense and uncomfortable summer program in America! The Boston-based program aims to teach... more

Daniel Martinez discovered the unthinkable: a creature that breaks one of the most fundamental laws of life. In the wake... more

Bernie Krause was a successful musician as a young man, playing with rock stars like Jim Morrison and George Harrison... more

You hear the train barreling towards you and you're tied to the tracks. It's an impossible situation. Most people would... more

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Producer B.A. Parker started recording her calls with her father because she was concerned about the care at his nursing... more

As a parent, what do you do when your four-year-old starts telling you about memories that can't possibly be his?... more

A mysterious profile pops up on a dating app - leading to a bubble of chaos and confusion. A... more

Richard Kraft was in a fog of grief when he bought his first Disney collectible at an auction. But once... more

Invisibilia is a show that runs on empathy. We believe in it. But are we right? In this episode, we'll... more

A young woman discovers a pattern in her dating habits that disturbs her - a pattern that challenges her very... more

What would it be like if you could control your mood with a hand held device? Literally turn the device... more

In this episode of Invisibilia, we explore our relationship with uncertainty through the eyes of a chief meteorologist. We wonder:... more

What is the relationship between the version of you that lives online and the one that walks around the earth?... more

We look at how our culture's massive effort to address pain has paradoxically increased it. And we follow one young... more

This moment in our culture can feel fraught. From 'fake news' to the opioid crisis, there's a lot of uncertainty... more

Years ago, producer Yowei Shaw taught high school students how to make radio. And in one of her classes, something... more

Five years ago, Leena Sanzgiri was living her childhood dream... New York city apartment, job at Vogue, and a boyfriend... more

An uncomfortable encounter with a stranger sets producer Abby Wendle on a quest to answer the question: who do you... more

In this story, comedian Cord Jefferson tells a heartfelt personal story and offers up some illuminating science about the power... more

Our first live event!! We explored the In Between with Alix, Hanna and several DC-based storytellers, who talked about charting... more

A lot of communities today are taking a hard stand against sexual harassment and assault. Using social media shaming, ostracism,... more

Today we introduce you to Allie n Steve, who is one person. For half the day she can be Allie... more

A panel of judges sits to decide the fate of the young woman. She's the child of addicts and an... more

Your aging mother lives in another country. Then a tenant moves into her house – he's clean, polite, helpful. At... more

Reality TV may be popular around the world, but it's also roundly mocked as formulaic and contrived. So, can that... more

In this episode, we talk to a 74-year-old woman who decides the only way to get over her husband's death... more

We're living in a black and white world, where the stories we tell ourselves lock us into one side or... more

In this bonus episode, we catch up with a character from Season 3 of Invisibilia... Max Hawkins, a San Francisco-based... more

In a special podcast bonus, co-host Hanna Rosin checks in with Bill Millar, who we met in Season 2's "Flip... more

A thief knocks down your door and you are flooded with fear. Your baby smiles up at you and you... more

Can you discover an emotion? We travel to the jungles of the Philippines where an anthropologist named Renato Rosaldo lived... more

How is it that two neighbors can look out their window at the exact same thing, and see something completely... more

The concept of bubbles (social bubbles, media bubbles, political bubbles) has become popular lately as people grapple with the unexpected... more

Is there a part of ourselves that we don't acknowledge, that we don't even have access to and that might... more

What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question we ask children, and adults. In... more

What happens when you discover a part of yourself that is so different from who you think you are? Do... more

Season 3 has ended but we're hard at work on Season 4! We'll see you soon, but in the meantime,... more

On June 1, Invisibilia is back for Season 3! Invisibilia explores the invisible forces that shape human behavior – thoughts,... more

There's a popular idea out there that you can change from the outside in. Power posing. Fake it 'til you... more

We know about the power of clothes to affect how others see us. But does clothing have the power to... more

In this episode we look at situation where someone flips the script – does the opposite of what their natural... more

What shapes the way we perceive the world around us? A lot of it has to do with invisible frames... more

In this special podcast bonus, Lulu Miller tells the story of William Kitt, a resident of the Broadway Housing Communities,... more

In this episode we find that the solution can be the problem. The hour begins with a charming couple from... more

In a special podcast bonus, Lulu Miller tells the story about a young runner who always thought he had it... more

In America personality is often seen as destiny. Whether you're a famous CEO like Steve Jobs or a serial... more

You probably don't even notice them, but social norms determine so much of your behavior - how you dress, talk,... more

On June 17th Invisibilia is back for Season 2! Invisibilia explores the invisible forces that shape human behavior – thoughts,... more

Alix and Lulu present a bonus podcast about why "Inside Out" was considered as a possible name for the show,... more

In Our Computers, Ourselves, a look at the ways technology affects us, and the main question is : Are computers... more

The Power Of Categories examines how categories define us — how, if given a chance, humans will jump into one... more

In Entanglement, you'll meet a woman with Mirror Touch Synesthesia who can physically feel what she sees others feeling. And... more

A podcast BONUS for you today. We didn't have enough room in our Batman show for this lovely story about... more

In "How to Become Batman," Alix and Lulu examine the surprising effect that our expectations can have on the people... more

In "Fearless," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller explore what would happen if you could disappear fear. A group of... more

In "The Secret History of Thoughts," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, "Are my thoughts related to... more

Starting January 9th, NPR brings you Invisibilia, a six episode series about the invisible forces that shape human behavior –... more