The ninth season of Invisibilia will premiere on September 9.
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The ninth season of Invisibilia will premiere on September 9.
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September 6, 2022; Washington DC – Invisible is back! Hosted by Yowei Shaw and Kia Miakka Natisse, this season will focus on what it means to seek control in a time of turmoil. Listeners will hear a comic and a dominatrix face off to solve a power problem; a thought experiment about maintaining control of your body in a post-deer America; a community struggling with the ghosts of their past; and South Africa’s first black freediving instructor on what may be the antithesis of control – freedom.
The season will launch on September 9, with new episodes every Friday. You can listen to the trailer here.
“This past year, it seems like we’re constantly walking this tightrope,” Shaw said. “We have to find ways to cope with everything outside of our control, while also reminding ourselves what is in our control. It’s exhausting. So our team decided to examine the idea of control—the stories and assumptions we have about it, and the ways the little things with which we can take back control—over our bodies, our time, and our destinies.”
“There’s a little irony in doing a season about control at a point in history when it feels like we’re losing it,” Natisse said. “But it’s all the more reason to try to understand it, looking for stories that can help us understand what’s in our control and what’s not.”
“Invisible has made a name for itself by masterfully exploring science-backed stories that reframe the way we understand and move through the world,” said Anya Grundmann, NPR’s SVP of Programming and Audience Development. “The desire for control—an invisible force that drives so much of our experience — it’s a perfect and timely theme for the show’s ninth season.”
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Unseen forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisible– Latin for things unseen – combines narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your life differently.
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