{"podcast":{"title":"No One Saw It Coming","slug":"no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304","podcast_index_feed_id":7272304,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/105017752/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/fa3d02deb8296dc957a2e9c3494e4672.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":62,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304"},"episode":{"title":"Ancient Greek built a steam engine for dinner parties","slug":"ancient-greek-built-a-steam-engine-for-dinner-parties","published_at":"2026-04-12T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/ancient-greek-built-a-steam-engine-for-dinner-parties","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming/hero-steam-engine/106493896","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j5/Z/kp.mp3","summary":"Long before steam trains, before factories, before the Industrial Revolution, someone figured out how to turn steam into motion. And he did it almost two thousand years ago in Ancient Alexandria, and the device he built wasn’t meant to power anything. It was a toy. A party trick. Dr Tatiana Bur, Lecturer in Classics at the Australian National University, tells Marc Fennell (Stuff The British Stole) the story of how one man’s spinning little gadget went on to power the modern world. Binge all the episodes of No One Saw It Coming now on ABC listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. Get in touch: Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at noonesawitcoming@abc.net.au","meta_description":"Long before steam trains, before factories, before the Industrial Revolution, someone figured out how to turn steam into motion. And he did it almost two…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1546,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/episodes/ancient-greek-built-a-steam-engine-for-dinner-parties/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/ancient-greek-built-a-steam-engine-for-dinner-parties.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}