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A Recast of ‘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. Want to support us in making future seasons? There are now two ways you can help out: • Patreon – Get early episodes, live Zooms, merchandise and more from just £5 per month. • Apple Podcasts – Want everything in one place with one easy payment? Subscribe to our premium feed on Apple Podcasts for ad-free shows early and bonus editions too. From Podmasters, the makers of Oh God, What Now?, American Friction and The Bunker.

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Recastable Episodes (80)

1. Trailer May 17, 2022
2. McCarthyism: How one grifter still poisons America May 19, 2022
3. Conspiracy Theory: What they’re not telling you May 30, 2022
4. Centrism: Stuck in the middle with you June 6, 2022
5. Superheroes: Truth, justice and the outsider way June 13, 2022
6. Woke: The word that splits the world June 20, 2022
7. Neoliberalism: Everything’s for sale June 27, 2022
8. Ayn Rand: The ego has landed Nov. 14, 2022
9. Culture War: Inside the rage machine Nov. 21, 2022
10. Satire: Laughter in the dark Nov. 28, 2022
11. Fascism: The fraternity of violence Dec. 5, 2022
12. The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government Dec. 12, 2022
13. Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime Dec. 19, 2022
14. A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our new documentary podcast Jan. 19, 2023
15. New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick Feb. 13, 2023
16. Special: Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis March 15, 2023
17. Churchill part 1: Rebel Without A Cause May 22, 2023
18. Churchill part 2: Inside the Enigma Machine May 29, 2023
19. Atheism: No God, What Now? June 5, 2023
20. Nuclear War part 1: The Unthinkable June 12, 2023
21. Nuclear War part 2: The Final Countdown June 19, 2023
22. Climate Change Denial part 1: Science Friction June 26, 2023
23. Climate Change Denial part 2: Fuelling the Flames July 3, 2023
24. Zionism Part 1 July 10, 2023
25. Zionism Part 2 July 17, 2023
26. Elon Musk: The Man Who Fell to Earth July 24, 2023
27. Live in London July 31, 2023
28. Bonuscast! Oppenheimer: Fallout Aug. 10, 2023
29. Jordan B Peterson Part One: Ascension Oct. 16, 2023
30. Jordan B Peterson Part Two: The Unravelling Oct. 23, 2023
31. Boomers: You never had it so good Oct. 30, 2023
32. John Maynard Keynes Part One: The Establishment Radical Nov. 6, 2023
33. John Maynard Keynes Part Two: We’re all Keynesians now Nov. 13, 2023
34. Night of the Living Allegory: The Politics of Zombies Nov. 20, 2023
35. Eugenics Part One: Gene Genies Nov. 27, 2023
36. Eugenics Part Two: The Murderous Science Dec. 4, 2023
37. Effective Altruism: Morality by numbers Dec. 11, 2023
38. Apocalypse How? Dorian on the birth of end of the world fiction April 11, 2024
39. The Illuminati – Top of the Plots April 17, 2024
40. 10 Downing Street – The makeshift mansion April 24, 2024
41. George Orwell Part 1 – From Eton to Barcelona May 15, 2024
42. George Orwell Part 2 – From Broadcasting House to Airstrip One May 22, 2024
43. John Stuart Mill & Harriet Taylor Mill – Part One – Liberalism's original power couple May 29, 2024
44. John Stuart Mill & Harriet Taylor Mill – Part Two – Love, bravery and feminism June 4, 2024
45. Genocide – Part One – The ultimate crime June 12, 2024
46. Genocide – Part Two – The search for justice June 19, 2024
47. Anti-vaxxers – Herd impunity June 26, 2024
48. Keir Starmer – PM Dawn July 1, 2024
49. The Rushdie Affair – Blasphemous Rumours July 10, 2024
50. Origin Story Post-Election Special – Live in Islington July 22, 2024
51. Bonus edition: Far-Right Riots Aug. 6, 2024
52. The Battle of Cable Street Aug. 13, 2024
53. Gaslighting – No, you’re not imagining it Aug. 28, 2024
54. Emmanuel Macron – The centrist cannot hold Sept. 25, 2024
55. The British Board of Film Classification – Who watches the watchers? Oct. 9, 2024
56. Russell Brand – Confidence man Oct. 16, 2024
57. The Suffragettes – Part one – Deeds not words Oct. 23, 2024
58. The Suffragettes – Part Two – By any means necessary Oct. 30, 2024
59. Artificial Intelligence – Part One – Deus ex machina Nov. 6, 2024
60. Conspiracy Theory - Exclusive audiobook excerpt Nov. 9, 2024
61. Artificial Intelligence – Part Two – Skynet’s the limit Nov. 13, 2024
62. US Post-Election Live Show – Part One Nov. 16, 2024
63. US Post-Election Live Show – Part Two Nov. 16, 2024
64. Benjamin Netanyahu – Part one – Making enemies Nov. 20, 2024
65. Benjamin Netanyahu – Part two – Divide and conquer Nov. 27, 2024
66. The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain Dec. 4, 2024
67. The BBC – Part two – Balancing act Dec. 11, 2024
68. The Daily Mail – Part one – Barons and Blackshirts Dec. 18, 2024
69. The Daily Mail – Part two – Paper Tigers Dec. 18, 2024
70. Elon Musk and the Death of Twitter Jan. 8, 2025
71. Trump’s inauguration: Can we call it fascism yet? – Plus exclusive audiobook excerpt Jan. 21, 2025
72. Doctor Who – The Regeneration Game Jan. 29, 2025
73. The Myth of Cultural Marxism – Anatomy of a conspiracy theory Feb. 12, 2025
74. Kemi Badenoch – Identity crisis March 19, 2025
75. Thatcherism – Part One – Birth of a Notion April 2, 2025
76. Thatcherism – Part Two – Imperial phase April 9, 2025
77. Partition – Part One – Before Midnight April 16, 2025
78. Partition – Part Two – Dividing Lines April 23, 2025
79. Origin Story Live at 21 Soho – Grand Theft America April 30, 2025
80. Appeasement – Part One – The Bitter Cup May 7, 2025