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 Daily Mail – Part one – Barons and Blackshirts
51 min
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The BBC – Part two – Balancing act
77 min
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The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
72 min
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Benjamin Netanyahu – Part two – Divide and conquer
74 min
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Benjamin Netanyahu – Part one – Making enemies
55 min
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US Post-Election Live Show – Part Two
63 min
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US Post-Election Live Show – Part One
46 min
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Artificial Intelligence – Part Two – Skynet’s t...
68 min
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Conspiracy Theory - Exclusive audiobook excerpt
22 min
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Artificial Intelligence – Part One – Deus ex ma...
60 min
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The Suffragettes – Part Two – By any means nece...
70 min
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The Suffragettes – Part one – Deeds not words
59 min
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Russell Brand – Confidence man
78 min
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The British Board of Film Classification – Who ...
38 min
65
Emmanuel Macron – The centrist cannot hold
41 min
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Gaslighting – No, you’re not imagining it
30 min
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The Battle of Cable Street
32 min
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Bonus edition: Far-Right Riots
40 min
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Origin Story Post-Election Special – Live in Is...
111 min
70
The Rushdie Affair – Blasphemous Rumours
75 min
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Keir Starmer – PM Dawn
75 min
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Anti-vaxxers – Herd impunity
74 min
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Genocide – Part Two – The search for justice
62 min
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Genocide – Part One – The ultimate crime
55 min
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John Stuart Mill & Harriet Taylor Mill – Part T...
70 min