No One Saw It Coming

• America’s Secret Pact with the Mafia

  When the US wanted to beat the Nazis, they turned to an unlikely ally: the Mafia. But who really won as a result of this clandestine coalition? Guest: Matthew Black - historian and author of Operation Underworld: How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War IIGet in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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• The Blunder that Broke the Berlin Wall

  It's one of the most famous events of modern history, but what if the fall of the Berlin Wall began with a small slip up during a routine press conference?Guest: Dr Katrin Schreiter - Senior Lecturer in German and History, Kings College London. Get in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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• One Giant Hole for Man, One Huge Leap for Neuroscience

  Meet Phineas Gage, railroad foreman and all-round good guy. That is, until a giant metal pole shoots through his brain. What happens next will change neuroscience forever.  Guest: Sam Kean – author of The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of The Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery.Get in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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• Marie Antoinette, mother of French fries?

  What if the only reason we have French fries today is because of Marie Antoinette and her mates? Join Marc as he uncovers the wild history of the potato. Guest: Dr Lauren Samuelsson - Food historian and Associate Lecturer, University of Wollongong.Get in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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• The Secret Weapon that Changed War

  What if one of the mainstays of modern warfare was invented by the Confederates during the American Civil War, to gain an 'ungentlemanly' advantage?Guest: Dr James Hunter - Curator of Naval Heritage and Archaeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum.Get in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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