What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics? From Conspiracy Theory to Woke to Centrism and... more
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•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. The final episode of our two-part... more
•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. It can seem like conspiracy theories... more
•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. This week we begin the story... more
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•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. This week we begin the tumultuous... more
•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. What the hell happened to Russell... more
Sex! Violence! Censorship! These days the British Board of Film Classification rarely makes headlines but it was on the cultural... more
Emmanuel Macron is one of the most fascinating and infuriating figures in 21st century politics. Seven years ago, the philosopher-statesman... more
Over the past eight years, the word “gaslighting” has transformed from an obscure term in psychiatric literature into a ubiquitous... more
The Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936 has been described as “the greatest anti-fascist victory on British soil”.... more
Racist violence has inflamed several British cities this past week. Should we call the events protests, riots or pogroms? Are... more
Couldn’t make it to the Origin Story live show in London on Monday 15 July? Don’t worry, we’ve got audio... more
The final episode of season five covers the Rushdie Affair. On 14 February 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Salman... more
The season five finale coincides with the general election, so we’ve decided to get very topical indeed with the story... more
Racist violence has inflamed several British cities this past week. Should we call the events protests, riots or pogroms? Are the participants... more