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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible – Half a House

After devastating earthquakes; give people half of a house

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 99% Invisible – Half a House launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
99% Invisible - The SoHo Effect▲57
What do you call your neighborhood?
2016 · its alternatives →
2
99% Invisible - The Landlord’s Game▲74
Every game is a designed system. Even a certain board game.
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
3
99% Invisible - Structural Integrity▲81
A story of architectural engineering gone wrong in NYC
2015 · its alternatives →
4
99% Invisible: Making Up Ground▲58
More ships buried under the streets of SF & Moving Sand
2016 · its alternatives →
5
99% Invisible - On Average▲68
An episode about why no one is average.
2016 · its alternatives →
6
99% Invisible - The Gruen Effect▲66
The mysterious design of retail spaces
2015 · its alternatives →
7
99% Invisible - 43: Accidental music of imperfect escalators▲66
How Imperfections In Products Make Them Lovable
2015 · its alternatives →
8
a16z - Using Social Tools to Build Homes for Those Most in Need▲63
Inspired by a trip to Haiti...
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
9
99% Invisible - 186: War and Pizza▲73
The revolution of food preservation
2015 · its alternatives →
10
99% Invisible - The Giftschrank▲61
Where do you store hidden & forbidden objects or ideas?
2016 · its alternatives →
11
Offline SOS signaling+recovery app for disasters/wars▲163
A couple of months ago, I built this app to help identify people stuck under rubble. First responders have awesome tools. But in tough situations, even common folks need to help. After what happened in Myanmar, we need something like this that works properly. It has only been tested in controlled environments. It can also be improved; I know BLE is not _that_ effective under rubble. If you have any feedback or can contribute, don't hold back.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
99% Invisible - Milk Carton Kids▲76
How missing kids ended up on milk cartons
2015 · its alternatives →
13
Shitty Listings▲125
A list of distressed properties for house flippers.
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Species in Pieces▲86
30 Endangered Species, 30 Pieces. Sick CSS.
2015 · species-in-pieces.com · its alternatives →
15
99% Invisible - 44: The Pruitt-Igoe myth▲6
Demise of a super famous housing project In St. Louis
2015 · its alternatives →
16
99% Invisible - Tube Benders▲76
How a nobel gas signaled luxury, seediness, and now...cool?
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
17
Bring Hope With a Donation Popup▲96
Help earthquake victims in Türkiye, it’s time to unite
2023 · its alternatives →
18
99% Invisible - A Sea Worth its Salt▲68
The Salton Sea in California was formed by mistake
2016 · its alternatives →
19
99% Invisible Episode 202 - Mojave Phone Booth▲58
The story of a lone phone booth in the middle of the desert
2016 · its alternatives →
20
99% Invisible - A Sweet Surprise Awaits You▲66
Fortune cookies ruin the Powerball
2015 · its alternatives →
21
Refugees Welcome▲109
An p2p attempt to solve the refugee housing problem in EU
2015 · refugees-welcome.net · its alternatives →
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EarthQuick▲64
A simple earthquake realtime information application
2016 · earthquick.github.io · its alternatives →
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GLITCHGUESS▲89
20 questions in a broken reality.
Nov 2025 · glitchguess.webga.me · its alternatives →
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99% Invisible: Ep. 225 - Photo Credit▲58
The unknown photographer of the Bauhaus.
2016 · its alternatives →

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