99% Invisible gets acquired by SiriusXM

2021-04-26T16:26:00-04:00

One of the first architecture-centric podcasts that got onto the radar of the general population, 99% Invisible, has been sold to SiriusXM. Roman Mars, the founder and host of the podcast, broke the news on Twitter stating, "You’ll never notice the sound of anything different, except I get to be involved more in the stories. So much of my job had become running a business and not making a podcast. I desperately needed that to change."

And more about my amazing colleagues at Radiotopia/PRXhttps://t.co/m8cRhfg2QK
— Roman Mars (@romanmars) April 26, 2021

While terms of the deal are not getting disclosed, it would be safe to say the purchase price was hefty as Roman has committed to donating $1M to PRX/Radiotopia, Roman's network of podcasts and a non-profit media company specializing in audio journalism and storytelling.

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