Twist of Fate Radio | Hosted by Angela Clark

They say greatness is often born from persistence, genius—or dumb luck.

In a small, dimly lit lab in London, the year was 1928. The world was between wars. The Roaring Twenties were in full swing. And a Scottish scientist, known more for his messiness than his methodology, was about to change the world.

That night, the signals kept coming. One after another, paid messages that had to be sent before they were outdated by landfall. The operator worked frantically to clear the backlog. So, when another message came through—a warning about icebergs ahead—it wasn’t met with urgency. It was met with frustration.

A forgotten pitch. A nearly-rejected audition. How one cheesy teen sitcom and an unexpected casting decision changed pop culture forever. The story behind a high school comedy that became a television legend.

Today, we’re telling the story of a boy who never set out to be a star. He wasn’t even supposed to be in the building. But one simple decision—one accident, really—set in motion a series of events that would change the face of music forever.

Yes—the billion-dollar brand that has become a staple of breakfast cravings, late-night snacks, and coffee breaks across the globe—was born out of a mistake. A business model that didn’t plan for retail traffic. A missing counter. A chance moment when someone followed their nose and knocked on a door.

A seemingly minor creative choice that revolutionized the film industry and affected us all!

A simple flip of a coin. One pre-game decision that forever altered the future of the NFL. The surprising twist that shaped the league's most iconic rivalry.

A teenager’s dream of owning his first car sets off a chain reaction no one could predict. What begins with a beat-up gift turns into something far greater. And in the end, a legend is born—not on the road, but on the court.