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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From Podmasters, the makers of Oh God, What Now?, American Friction and The Bunker.
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Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime
74 min
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The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government
62 min
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Fascism: The fraternity of violence
68 min
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Satire: Laughter in the dark
54 min
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Culture War: Inside the rage machine
57 min
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Ayn Rand: The ego has landed
68 min
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Neoliberalism: Everything’s for sale
69 min
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Woke: The word that splits the world
61 min
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Superheroes: Truth, justice and the outsider way
63 min
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Centrism: Stuck in the middle with you
Centrism has become an all-purpose term of abuse but what does it actually mean?
54 min
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Conspiracy Theory: What they’re not telling you
How did conspiracy theory grow from a fringe belief to a quasi-religious movement capable of toppling democracies?
67 min
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McCarthyism: How one grifter still poisons America
67 min
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