Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

Curious, funny, surprising daily history - with Olly Mann (Answer Me This!), Rebecca Messina (The Week Unwrapped) and Arion McNicoll (The Chaser's The Final Edition). BEST DAILY SHOW (British Podcast Awards Nominee, 2026). From the invention of the Game Boy to the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900, from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to America's Nazi summer schools... each day we uncover an unexpected story for the ages. In just ten minutes! Get early access and ad-free listening at Patreon.com/Retrospectors or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

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Today In History with The Retrospectors

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Today Welcome To The Guggenheim
Yesterday Australia's Most Iconic Building
Monday The Mother Teresa Phenomenon

Today In History with The Retrospectors

Oct 21, 2026
12 minutes
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s extraordinary Guggenheim building finally flung open its doors on 21st October, 1959, after a gestation period of two decades - during which time both Wright, and Solomon Guggenheim himself, had died. The reaction was mixed. Art critics panned the design, likening it to “a washing machine”, an “inverted oatmeal bowl”, and an “oversized and indigestible hot cross bun”. Even those who praised the architecture mostly felt it nonetheless overwhelmed the modern art displayed within it. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the notoriously nature-loving Wright had been persuaded to work on such a...

Today In History with The Retrospectors

Welcome To The Guggenheim

The Retrospectors

00:00 -12:06