Podcast

No One Saw It Coming

Author: ABC Australia
Feed episode count: 62
Official site: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/
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Summary

The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. New episodes out Tuesday.

Episodes

May 31, 2026 · not_requested

Stop blaming rats for the plague

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-black-death-eleanor-janega/106672888

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May 24, 2026 · not_requested

A teenager’s party created Hip-Hop

Duration seconds: 1545
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/hip-hop-jeff-chang/106643248

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May 17, 2026 · not_requested

The vote that shocked the world

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/clare-wright-sa-women/106643118

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May 10, 2026 · not_requested

Beware gifts from Soviet spies

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-great-seal/106590842

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May 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Met Gala began in a dead woman’s closet

Duration seconds: 1548
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-met-gala/106563010

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Apr 26, 2026 · not_requested

The telegram that caught a killer

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-telegram-that-caught-a-killer/106540274

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Apr 19, 2026 · not_requested

Clogged sink doomed a space mission

Duration seconds: 1548
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/thiokol-challenger/106516314

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Apr 12, 2026 · not_requested

Ancient Greek built a steam engine for dinner parties

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/hero-steam-engine/106493896

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Apr 5, 2026 · not_requested

She gave her son smallpox. Her bet paid off.

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/smallpox-vaccine/106463630

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Mar 29, 2026 · not_requested

Cocaine wine: The Pope’s energy drink

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/cocaine-wine-vin-mariani/106436624

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Mar 22, 2026 · not_requested

A horse race and a murderer invented cinema

Duration seconds: 1544
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/eadweard-muybridge/106409168

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Mar 15, 2026 · not_requested

Starving for freedom: The prison death that changed Ireland

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/irish-independence/106389574

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Mar 8, 2026 · not_requested

Let slaves dance: The secret of New Orleans jazz

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-history-of-jazz/106358780

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Mar 1, 2026 · not_requested

She faked insanity. Then became a star.

Duration seconds: 1545
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/nellie-bly/106341092

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Feb 22, 2026 · not_requested

The mafia bar riot that sparked gay pride

Duration seconds: 1547
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/stonewall-gay-pride/106320194

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Feb 15, 2026 · not_requested

The royal roots of French fries

Duration seconds: 1533
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/potato-french-fries/106293744

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Feb 8, 2026 · not_requested

Three words brought down the Berlin Wall

Duration seconds: 1469
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/berlin-wall-repeat/106268530

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Feb 1, 2026 · not_requested

The art heist that made the Mona Lisa famous

Duration seconds: 1547
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-mona-lisa/106243200

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Jan 25, 2026 · not_requested

The colony that broke Scotland (and made Great Britain)

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-darien-scheme/106220288

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Jan 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Hollywood femme fatale who invented wi-fi

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/hedy-lamarr-wifi/106219714

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Jan 12, 2026 · not_requested

The ballet that caused a riot and changed music

Duration seconds: 1547
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-rite-of-spring/105872884

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Jan 5, 2026 · not_requested

The Forgotten Female Codebreakers of WWII

Duration seconds: 1548
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-garage-girls/105872880

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Dec 29, 2025 · not_requested

Time is Chaos. The Calendar Tries (And Fails) to Fix That.

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-calendar/105872866

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Dec 22, 2025 · not_requested

The Nativity Scene You Know—And The One You Don’t

Duration seconds: 1493
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/the-nativity-scene/105872858

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Dec 15, 2025 · not_requested

An 1843 Lifehack Became a Christmas Tradition

Duration seconds: 1546
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/christmas-cards/105872856

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