Invisibilia
Sundays at 10:00 AM (Seasonal)
Invisibilia is about the unseen forces that control human behavior -- things like ideas, beliefs, assumptions, and thoughts. Co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, who helped create Radiolab and This American Life, Invisibilia interweaves narrative storytelling and fascinating, new psychological and brain science in a way that ultimately makes you see your own life differently.
Catch up on the latest season here https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia
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Learn more about the scientists and scholars we talked to about social norms!
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Lulu, Hanna and Alix will entertain you with party games, cinematic shadow puppetry, celebrity guests, music interludes and dance moves.
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This season Invisibilia goes to a prison, an oil rig, a McDonald's in Russia, and a debate tournament in Rwanda to explore the invisible forces at play in our institutions – work, family, governments. -
First, the story of a man who used Twitter to shame people behaving badly on the New York City subway. Lulu wraps up with a tale of a long-distance relationship and discovers a weakness in computers.
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Alix and Lulu begin with the story of a man who challenges the machine that gave him a speeding ticket. Then we hear from Thad Starner, who has been wearing a computer since 1993.
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Lulu takes a trip to Florida to visit a retirement community built for a specific category of people. She also talks with writer Simon Rich about a category that brings joy to the lonely.
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Alix has the story of Paige Abendroth. For many years, she switched between two of the most powerful categories assigned at birth: boy and girl. Paige talks about her journey, and where she is now.
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Lulu explores the idea that you may be entangled with the people around you. Comedian Maria Bamford talks to the hosts about a very specific kind of entanglement: The one you have with your mother.
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NPR Science Reporter Geoff Brumfiel gives Alix and Lulu a primer on the theory of quantum entanglement. Then, the hosts introduce you to Amanda, who can physically feel what other people are feeling.
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We didn't have enough room in our Batman show for this lovely story about Julee-anne Bell, one of the many people who have learned Daniel Kish's echolocation technique. Enjoy!
