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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Churchill part 2: Inside the Enigma Machine
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Churchill part 1: Rebel Without A Cause
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Special: Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis
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New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick
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A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our ...
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Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime
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The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government
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Fascism: The fraternity of violence
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Satire: Laughter in the dark
54 min
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Culture War: Inside the rage machine
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Ayn Rand: The ego has landed
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Neoliberalism: Everything’s for sale
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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?
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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?
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McCarthyism: How one grifter still poisons America
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