We’ve covered ideas, phrases, people and historical events. Now Origin Story profiles its first building: Number 10 Downing Street.  Following Dorian’s... more

• Join Ian and Dorian for Origin Story Live in London on Tue 7 May. They’ll be looking at how the... more

For 1800 years, Western conceptions of the end of the world were dominated by the Book of Revelation: Armageddon, the... more

In the last episode of season four, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey discuss effective altruism. Last month the US entrepreneur... more

In part two of the history of eugenics, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey explain how the pseudo-science of “racial hygiene”... more

This week, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey get started on the history of eugenics, the idea of finding biological solutions... more

Born in Haitian folklore and inadvertently reinvented by director George A. Romero, the zombie is the most flexible metaphor in... more

In Part Two of John Maynard Keynes, Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt reconnect with Keynes in the 1930s, as he... more

Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey discuss perhaps the most extraordinary individual they have encountered so far: John Maynard Keynes. The... more

This week, Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt look at the most powerful and divisive generational cohort of them all: boomers.... more

This week, it’s part two of the riddle of Jordan B Peterson, the bestselling author and culture warrior. Ian Dunt... more

Origin Story is back. The critically-acclaimed podcast uncovering the hidden histories of concepts, people and events you thought you knew.  To... more

Christopher Nolan has been generous enough to put together a full-on Origin Story film, combining key elements from the Nuclear... more

Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey host an evening of storytelling, debate, gallows humour and intense irritation recorded with an audience... more

Uncovering the hidden histories of concepts, people and events you thought you knew.  In a first for Origin Story, Dorian Lynskey... more

Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics In another two-parter, Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt break down the long,... more

Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. In another two-parter, Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt break down the long... more

Uncovering the hidden histories of concepts, people and events you thought you knew. In part two of the story of climate... more

Uncovering the hidden histories of concepts, people and events you thought you knew.  This time: Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey try... more

Uncovering the hidden histories of concepts you thought you knew. Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey pick up the story of nuclear... more

Uncovering the hidden histories of concepts you thought you knew.  This time: the ‘genocide machine’ – nuclear war. With Christopher Nolan’s biopic... more

This time: the tumultuous history of Atheism. The concept has been around since the ancient world but for centuries it... more

Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt explain the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: part 2 of their Winston... more

New Series! Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: Winston Churchill is caricatured as either a bigoted... more

A between-seasons special: The Lineker Affair didn’t just expose the BBC’s fear of the Government. It triggered a flood of... more

New series preview: How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new... more

A taster of our new series. Search for Jam Tomorrow in your favourite podcast app or visit https://kite.link/JTS1 Episode One: Every... more

“We surely live in the stupidest possible era of debate about free speech,” says Ian Dunt. When a key arbiter... more

Drugs won the War on Drugs decades ago, so why are governments still squandering billions on this unwinnable battle? Where... more

Few terms are thrown about as freely now as “Fascist” but what does the ultimate political condemnation really mean? Where... more

“But it’s satire!” says every Twitter lout, demagogue or disinformationist to justify their abuse, pile-ons or straight-up lies. But what... more

Culture war: it’s been around way longer than Fox News raging against drag queens or The Last Jedi. Dorian Lynskey... more

A new series of the podcast that explains the most misused ideas in politics. This time: In a rage against... more

Neoliberalism has become an all-purpose insult, but what does it actually mean? In the final episode of Series 1, Dorian... more

Who turned Woke from a badge of African-American pride into a hammer to beat liberals with? How does it relate... more

It had to happen! Superheroes have shaped our shared culture – both popular and political – but where did the idea of... more

Centrism has become an all-purpose term of abuse but what does it actually mean? And what does Centrism want? Dorian... more

How did conspiracy theory grow from a fringe belief to a quasi-religious movement capable of toppling democracies? Ian and Dorian... more

What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood ideas in politics? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey explore the histories... more

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