{"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":"Clogged sink doomed a space mission","slug":"clogged-sink-doomed-a-space-mission","published_at":"2026-04-19T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/clogged-sink-doomed-a-space-mission","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/thiokol-challenger/106516314","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ji/Z/hh.mp3","summary":"It’s 1926 and two men are working in a lab trying to create antifreeze. Instead, they make a thick, black goo that stinks out the lab and blocks the sink. ABC Science reporter Fiona Pepper tells Marc Fennell (Stuff The British Stole) about how this black gunk would go on to be used in cars, rockets and spaceships. And ultimately, would be responsible for one of the deadliest space missions in history. 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":"It’s 1926 and two men are working in a lab trying to create antifreeze. Instead, they make a thick, black goo that stinks out the lab and blocks the sink.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-one-saw-it-coming-7272304/episodes/clogged-sink-doomed-a-space-mission/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/clogged-sink-doomed-a-space-mission.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}