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.
Want to support us in making future seasons? There are now two ways you can help out:
• Patreon – Get early episodes, live Zooms, merchandise and more from just £5 per month.
• Apple Podcasts – Want everything in one place with one easy payment? Subscribe to our premium feed on Apple Podcasts for ad-free shows early and bonus editions too.
From Podmasters, the makers of Oh God, What Now?, American Friction and The Bunker.
51
Mars – The Next Frontier?
80 min
52
Appeasement – Part Two – Betrayal
80 min
53
Appeasement – Part One – The Bitter Cup
81 min
54
Origin Story Live at 21 Soho – Grand Theft America
90 min
55
Partition – Part Two – Dividing Lines
71 min
56
Partition – Part One – Before Midnight
71 min
57
Thatcherism – Part Two – Imperial phase
88 min
58
Thatcherism – Part One – Birth of a Notion
86 min
59
Kemi Badenoch – Identity crisis
68 min
60
The Myth of Cultural Marxism – Anatomy of a con...
55 min
61
Doctor Who – The Regeneration Game
57 min
62
Trump’s inauguration: Can we call it fascism ye...
36 min
63
Elon Musk and the Death of Twitter
55 min
64
The Daily Mail – Part two – Paper Tigers
72 min
65
The Daily Mail – Part one – Barons and Blackshirts
51 min
66
The BBC – Part two – Balancing act
77 min
67
The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
72 min
68
Benjamin Netanyahu – Part two – Divide and conquer
74 min
69
Benjamin Netanyahu – Part one – Making enemies
55 min
70
US Post-Election Live Show – Part Two
63 min
71
US Post-Election Live Show – Part One
46 min
72
Artificial Intelligence – Part Two – Skynet’s t...
68 min
73
Conspiracy Theory - Exclusive audiobook excerpt
22 min
74
Artificial Intelligence – Part One – Deus ex ma...
60 min
75
The Suffragettes – Part Two – By any means nece...
70 min