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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Society & Culture
News Commentary
History
76
John Stuart Mill & Harriet Taylor Mill – Part O...
51 min
77
George Orwell Part 2 – From Broadcasting House ...
48 min
78
George Orwell Part 1 – From Eton to Barcelona
59 min
79
10 Downing Street – The makeshift mansion
31 min
80
The Illuminati – Top of the Plots
37 min
81
Apocalypse How? Dorian on the birth of end of t...
32 min
82
Effective Altruism: Morality by numbers
66 min
83
Eugenics Part Two: The Murderous Science
57 min
84
Eugenics Part One: Gene Genies
57 min
85
Night of the Living Allegory: The Politics of Z...
68 min
86
John Maynard Keynes Part Two: We’re all Keynesi...
58 min
87
John Maynard Keynes Part One: The Establishment...
54 min
88
Boomers: You never had it so good
76 min
89
Jordan B Peterson Part Two: The Unravelling
55 min
90
Jordan B Peterson Part One: Ascension
50 min
91
Bonuscast! Oppenheimer: Fallout
38 min
92
Live in London
49 min
93
Elon Musk: The Man Who Fell to Earth
67 min
94
Zionism Part 2
44 min
95
Zionism Part 1
54 min
96
Climate Change Denial part 2: Fuelling the Flames
44 min
97
Climate Change Denial part 1: Science Friction
45 min
98
Nuclear War part 2: The Final Countdown
39 min
99
Nuclear War part 1: The Unthinkable
43 min
100
Atheism: No God, What Now?
70 min