This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. And I'm here with producer Chris Perube. Hey, Chris.

Hey, Roman. How's it going? I'm doing good. So earlier this week, we heard your story about the Memphis pyramid, which is maybe the strangest building in America.

And it just got stranger and stranger. The more we talked about it. But now you have this bonus episode for us.

Yes, I have to justify the cost of staying in the Pyramid Hotel for three days, so I've created some extra material here.

But before we start, okay, for folks listening, if you haven't heard the Memphis Pyramid episode, do that first.

Okay, this episode will only make sense if you've heard both.

I mean, there's a couple of references that are pretty specific.

So I'd say go back and listen to that.

But before we get into it, Roman, you actually know Memphis really well, right?

Like, what is your connection to Memphis?

Yeah, my mom's family is from Memphis.

And so I was sort of on and off growing up there.

We lived in a different state most of the time, but I was there for summers and holidays.

And then in my 20s, I lived there for a stretch delivering pizzas in midtown, and so I know Memphis very well.

So listeners in Memphis, if you got a pizza delivered by Roman Mars, and you want your money back, now you know we're going to reach us.

So Roman, for my time in Memphis, you know, I spent a lot of time in the pyramid, as we discussed, there was a whole day there where I didn't see sunlight.

But I also spent a lot of time with a guy named Jimmy Ogle.

Now, do you remember Jimmy from the Pyramid episode?

Oh, yes.

He was perfect.

Perfect Tennessee accent.

Yes, he's our historian, right?

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