Origin Story
What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics? From Conspiracy Theory to Woke to Centrism and beyond, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey dig into the astonishing secret histories of concepts you thought you knew.
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The Duke of Buckingham – How a queer love story...
73 min
2
Origin Story live show announcement!
0 min
3
Starmer Revisited – Where Did It All Go Wrong?
82 min
4
The Luddites – Rage Against the Machine
99 min
5
Paranormal Investigations – Is There Anybody Ou...
98 min
6
Think Tanks – Part Two – The Room Where It Happens
77 min
7
Think Tanks – Part One – What’s the Big Idea?
75 min
8
Evangelicals – Part Two – Good News, Bad News
80 min
9
Evangelicals – Part One – Altared States
88 min
10
J.K. Rowling – Part Two – Transparent
83 min
11
J.K. Rowling – Part One – Transformation
65 min
12
European Union – Part Three – The Expanse
79 min
13
European Union – Part Two – Reality Bites
65 min
14
European Union – Part One – Come Together
79 min
15
Origin Story – Live at Bloomsbury Theatre, 15th...
102 min
16
The General Strike – The Revolution That Wasn’t
80 min
17
Introvert / Extrovert – In Two Minds
54 min
18
Stephen Miller – American Fascist
74 min
19
15-Minute Cities – How Urban Design Entered the...
61 min
20
Blue Labour: We Need to Talk About Maurice
85 min
21
Socialism: The Finale – What’s Left?
95 min
22
The Fall of the USSR – End Game
90 min
23
Che Guevara – Guerrilla in the Mist
88 min
24
The New Left – Part Two – Children of the Revol...
68 min
25
The New Left – Part One – Generation Next
60 min