"Big thorny topics explored in narrative form, told beautifully by brilliant women — what's not to love? Hosts Lulu Miller, Alix Spiegel and Hanna Rosin (full disclosure: she's my partner), plus their genius producers including Abby Wendle and Yowei Shaw, had such a command of audience, story, pacing, sound design and pure wonder that every episode felt like discovering a buried treasure. RIP to that big, bold, brazen show."

- Lauren Ober, We Live Here Now/The Loudest Girl In The Room/Fine Gorilla Person/Spectacular Failures

Invisibilia is NPR at its most lyrical and curious—a show that doesn’t just report on human behavior, but practically dreams it. Hosted with an elegant sense of wonder, it explores the invisible forces that shape our lives: emotions, beliefs, patterns of thought, and the strange logic of the subconscious. Each episode feels like an essay wrapped in a story, delicately structured and rich with sonic texture. The show doesn’t chase headlines or controversies—it lingers instead in the intimate, the ineffable, the deeply human. Whether investigating how fear rewires the brain or how social norms are built and broken, Invisibilia offers a kind of radiophonic poetry, filled with empathy and intelligence. It's the rare show that feels both intellectually ambitious and emotionally tender. Like a great essayist or a generous filmmaker, it invites you to reconsider what you thought you understood—and to marvel at the unseen architecture of everyday life.