# No One Saw It Coming

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Author: ABC Australia
Episodes: 62

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [Stop blaming rats for the plague](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/stop-blaming-rats-for-the-plague) — 2026-05-31T20:00:00+00:00
- [A teenager’s party created Hip-Hop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/a-teenager-s-party-created-hip-hop) — 2026-05-24T20:00:00+00:00
- [The vote that shocked the world](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-vote-that-shocked-the-world) — 2026-05-17T20:00:00+00:00
- [Beware gifts from Soviet spies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/beware-gifts-from-soviet-spies) — 2026-05-10T20:00:00+00:00
- [The Met Gala began in a dead woman’s closet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-met-gala-began-in-a-dead-woman-s-closet) — 2026-05-03T20:00:00+00:00
- [The telegram that caught a killer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-telegram-that-caught-a-killer) — 2026-04-26T20:00:00+00:00
- [Clogged sink doomed a space mission](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/clogged-sink-doomed-a-space-mission) — 2026-04-19T20:00:00+00:00
- [Ancient Greek built a steam engine for dinner parties](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/ancient-greek-built-a-steam-engine-for-dinner-parties) — 2026-04-12T20:00:00+00:00
- [She gave her son smallpox. Her bet paid off.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/she-gave-her-son-smallpox-her-bet-paid-off) — 2026-04-05T20:00:00+00:00
- [Cocaine wine: The Pope’s energy drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/cocaine-wine-the-pope-s-energy-drink) — 2026-03-29T19:00:00+00:00
- [A horse race and a murderer invented cinema](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/a-horse-race-and-a-murderer-invented-cinema) — 2026-03-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [Starving for freedom: The prison death that changed Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/starving-for-freedom-the-prison-death-that-changed-ireland) — 2026-03-15T19:00:00+00:00
- [Let slaves dance: The secret of New Orleans jazz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/let-slaves-dance-the-secret-of-new-orleans-jazz) — 2026-03-08T19:00:00+00:00
- [She faked insanity. Then became a star.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/she-faked-insanity-then-became-a-star) — 2026-03-01T19:00:00+00:00
- [The mafia bar riot that sparked gay pride](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-mafia-bar-riot-that-sparked-gay-pride) — 2026-02-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [The royal roots of French fries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-royal-roots-of-french-fries) — 2026-02-15T19:00:00+00:00
- [Three words brought down the Berlin Wall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/three-words-brought-down-the-berlin-wall) — 2026-02-08T19:00:00+00:00
- [The art heist that made the Mona Lisa famous](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-art-heist-that-made-the-mona-lisa-famous) — 2026-02-01T19:00:00+00:00
- [The colony that broke Scotland (and made Great Britain)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-colony-that-broke-scotland-and-made-great-britain) — 2026-01-25T19:00:00+00:00
- [The Hollywood femme fatale who invented wi-fi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-hollywood-femme-fatale-who-invented-wi-fi) — 2026-01-18T19:00:00+00:00
- [The ballet that caused a riot and changed music](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-ballet-that-caused-a-riot-and-changed-music) — 2026-01-12T19:00:00+00:00
- [The Forgotten Female Codebreakers of WWII](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-forgotten-female-codebreakers-of-wwii) — 2026-01-05T19:00:00+00:00
- [Time is Chaos. The Calendar Tries (And Fails) to Fix That.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/time-is-chaos-the-calendar-tries-and-fails-to-fix-that) — 2025-12-29T19:00:00+00:00
- [The Nativity Scene You Know—And The One You Don’t](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/the-nativity-scene-you-know-and-the-one-you-don-t) — 2025-12-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [An 1843 Lifehack Became a Christmas Tradition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/an-1843-lifehack-became-a-christmas-tradition) — 2025-12-15T19:00:00+00:00

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