A History of the United States in 100 Objects

Hosted by “99% Invisible” creator Roman Mars, “100 Objects” tells the story of America not through a single narrative, but through 100 distinct and surprising objects. Sometimes overlooked, sometimes discarded, each object uncovers the human stories, contradictions, and cultural forces it reflects: a gold coin retrieved from a shipwreck in 1857 that triggered a financial panic; an antebellum schoolbook that became an instrument of Black liberation; a tiny screw that shows how the US created a hidden industrial empire. Blending meticulous reporting with immersive storytelling and surprising collaborations — including features from Jad Abumrad, Dan Taberski, Hrishikesh Hirway, Latif Nasser, Jill Lepore, The Kitchen Sisters, Imani Perry, and more — “100 Objects” poses a central question: what if the objects that rarely make the history books say more about our country than those that do?

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