{"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":"Beware gifts from Soviet spies","slug":"beware-gifts-from-soviet-spies","published_at":"2026-05-10T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/beware-gifts-from-soviet-spies","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/the-great-seal/106590842","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ka/Z/pm.mp3","summary":"After the Second World War, relations between America, Britain and the Soviets were frosty and as the Cold War rivalry intensified, they were watching each other with intense side-eye. And it turns out, listening as well. Matt Bevan (If You’re Listening) tells Marc Fennell (Stuff The British Stole) the story of how a gift from the Soviets to the Americans was used as a trojan horse to listen in on conversations, and it was made by a man whose name is now famous but for a very different reason. 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":"After the Second World War, relations between America, Britain and the Soviets were frosty and as the Cold War rivalry intensified, they were watching eac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/episodes/beware-gifts-from-soviet-spies/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/beware-gifts-from-soviet-spies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}