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.

Society & Culture
News Commentary
History
76
Night of the Living Allegory: The Politics of Z...
68 min
77
John Maynard Keynes Part Two: We’re all Keynesi...
58 min
78
John Maynard Keynes Part One: The Establishment...
54 min
79
Boomers: You never had it so good
76 min
80
Jordan B Peterson Part Two: The Unravelling
55 min
81
Jordan B Peterson Part One: Ascension
50 min
82
Bonuscast! Oppenheimer: Fallout
38 min
83
Live in London
49 min
84
Elon Musk: The Man Who Fell to Earth
67 min
85
Zionism Part 2
44 min
86
Zionism Part 1
54 min
87
Climate Change Denial part 2: Fuelling the Flames
44 min
88
Climate Change Denial part 1: Science Friction
45 min
89
Nuclear War part 2: The Final Countdown
39 min
90
Nuclear War part 1: The Unthinkable
43 min
91
Atheism: No God, What Now?
70 min
92
Churchill part 2: Inside the Enigma Machine
66 min
93
Churchill part 1: Rebel Without A Cause
57 min
94
Special: Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis
46 min
95
New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick
12 min
96
A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our ...
14 min
97
Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime
74 min
98
The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government
62 min
99
Fascism: The fraternity of violence
68 min
100
Satire: Laughter in the dark
54 min