Roman Mars is an American radio producer and host of the podcasts 99% Invisible, which has been telling stories about design and the things that shape our world for a decade. Both have been credited with defining a new movement of independent radio and podcast creators thanks to their innovative approach to storytelling. 

Roman talks to Aleks about his upbringing, about how a group of people he went to college with turned out to be some of the most talented people working in radio today, and about the surprising punk rock inspiration behind his company Radiotopia.

If you want to find out more about 99% Invisible go to 99percentinvisible.org

The book The 99% Invisible City is out now. Go get it...