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
101
John Maynard Keynes Part Two: We’re all Keynesi...
58 min
102
John Maynard Keynes Part One: The Establishment...
54 min
103
Boomers: You never had it so good
76 min
104
Jordan B Peterson Part Two: The Unravelling
55 min
105
Jordan B Peterson Part One: Ascension
50 min
106
Bonuscast! Oppenheimer: Fallout
38 min
107
Live in London
49 min
108
Elon Musk: The Man Who Fell to Earth
67 min
109
Zionism Part 2
44 min
110
Zionism Part 1
54 min
111
Climate Change Denial part 2: Fuelling the Flames
44 min
112
Climate Change Denial part 1: Science Friction
45 min
113
Nuclear War part 2: The Final Countdown
39 min
114
Nuclear War part 1: The Unthinkable
43 min
115
Atheism: No God, What Now?
70 min
116
Churchill part 2: Inside the Enigma Machine
66 min
117
Churchill part 1: Rebel Without A Cause
57 min
118
Special: Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis
46 min
119
New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick
12 min
120
A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our ...
14 min
121
Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime
74 min
122
The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government
62 min
123
Fascism: The fraternity of violence
68 min
124
Satire: Laughter in the dark
54 min
125
Culture War: Inside the rage machine
57 min