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