The 10 Best Invisibilia Episodes
NPR’s Invisibilia podcast is known for tackling profound questions through journalism and storytelling, creating episodes that are bound to give you chills and change the way you think. Originally hosted by Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegal, the show’s current hosts, Yowei Shaw and Kia Miakka Natisse, are focusing on challenging the forces that maintain the status quo. From classic episodes like The Fifth Vital Sign to great new stories, we’ve rounded up this list of the best Invisbilia episodes, curated with recommendations from Podyssey users.
Last Updated: Aug 16th, 2021
1) The End of Empathy
Invisibilia is a show that runs on empathy. We believe in it. But are we right? In this episode, we'll let you decide. We tell the same story twice in order to examine the questions: who deserves our ...Show More
2) An Unlikely Superpower
What if you had a superpower that allowed you to see part of the world that was to come? At the age of 60, a Scottish woman named Joy Milne discovers she has a biological gift that allows her to see t...Show More
3) The Secret History of Thoughts
Co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life.
4) Fearless
In "Fearless," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller explore what would happen if you could disappear fear. A group of scientists believe that people no longer need fear — at least not the kind we liv...Show More
5) Raising Devendra
What happens when you treat artificial intelligence with unconditional love?
6) Back When I Was Older
As a parent, what do you do when your four-year-old starts telling you about memories that can't possibly be his? Memories that he says are from a past life?
7) A Very Offensive Rom-Com
A young woman discovers a pattern in her dating habits that disturbs her - a pattern that challenges her very conception of who she is and what she believes in. The realization sets her off on a quest...Show More
8) The Confrontation
Welcome to what is possibly the most tense and uncomfortable summer program in America! The Boston-based program aims to teach the next generation the real truth about race, and may provide some ideas...Show More
9) The Fifth Vital Sign
We look at how our culture's massive effort to address pain has paradoxically increased it. And we follow one young girl as she struggles through a bizarre and extreme treatment program. NOTE: The tre...Show More
10) The Callout
When someone in your community transgresses, do you banish them in an attempt to make the community safer for everyone? WARNING: This episode contains obscenities and descriptions of sex and violence.
