"And on New Year's Day, the banks of the LA River swelled beyond their capacity." - VIVIAN LE, A River Runs Through Los Angeles, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NewYearsDay #VivianLe

"Hundreds of drummers and synchronized dancers just performed on the field." - VIVIAN LE, The 2024 Olympics Spectacular, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalDrummerDay #VivianLe

"And around this time State Mutual Life Insurance merged with one of their competitors." - VIVIAN LE, Ubiquitous Icons: Peace, Power, and Happiness, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #UbiquitousIconsPeacePowerandHappiness #NationalLifeInsuranceDay #VivianLe

"And then in the corner of that aisle is, like, Gushers, Saltines, and Raisin Bran, and they're all separated into one section right there." - VIVIAN LE, It’s a Small Aisle After All, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalCerealDay #VivianLe

"But Bollywood isn't totally gone." - VIVIAN LE, From Bombay with Love, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #FromBombaywithLove #WorldBollywoodDay #VivianLe

"About 700 reporters, photographers, and camera operators descended upon New Jersey!" - VIVIAN LE, Courtroom Sketch, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalNewJerseyDay #VivianLe

"She looks exactly like Hello Kitty." - VIVIAN LE, Return of the Yokai, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #ReturnoftheYokai #NationalKittenDay #VivianLe

"And this was 10 years before the patent for the selfie stick came out!" - VIVIAN LE, Mini Stories: Volume 5, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #MiniStoriesVolume5 #NationalSelfieDay #VivianLe

"And JFK's ball is a little different from the rest." - VIVIAN LE, Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Twine, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #GoodnessGraciousGreatBallsofTwine #JFK #HappyBirthdayJFK #VivianLe

"On Wednesday, May 6th, 2020, something happened!" - VIVIAN LE, Courtroom Sketch, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #VivianLe