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 - https://www.patreon.com/originstorypod . Get early episodes, live zooms and more from just £5 per month. Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/pod ...
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Not Another Origin Story! The Comic Book Movie Podcast
Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
Has Hollywood ruined your favorite comic book franchise? Don't fret, because Not Another Origin Story is here to critique the plot-holes, commend the casting, and certify the source material. Comedians Ben and Pogues, along with a passionate guest or two, assemble with their best jokes and sharpest opinions to take on every comic book film one by one. Subscribe today so you can download, listen, comment, and argue with us! New episodes Thursdays.
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Find out how your favorite musicans got to where they are today. Interviews with musicians of all genres. Follow us on twitter @origstrypodcast
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The Origin Story is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Paven Gill. The main goal of the show is going through the origin stories of people that fascinate or inspire me and putting their stories out in the world in order to show that everyone has dealt with pain and struggle no matter who they are. Understanding that pain and struggle is the thing that connects everyone and the legacy you leave is the only thing that matters. "Everybody is going to die how you get there is up to you"
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This time: the tumultuous history of Atheism. The concept has been around since the ancient world but for centuries it was demonised and suppressed. Who could believe such a thing? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey track the ultimate heresy from the earliest days of western civilisation to the freethinkers of the Enlightenment and the bare-knuckle orator…
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Josh Sawyer (Pentiment) on Art, History and What Will Be Remembered
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Josh Sawyer is a studio design director for Obsidian Entertainment. He has worked as the director on Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, and Fallout: New Vegas. His most recent title, Pentiment, has won numerous awards including the Nebula for best game writing and best narrative and game of the year at the Game Developers Choice Awards. Pentim…
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Churchill part 2: Inside the Enigma Machine
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Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt explain the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: part 2 of their Winston Churchill deconstruction. The pair chronicle the turbulent decade that defined Churchill's political legacy. From Munich and his unexpected elevation to power, from the Bengal Famine to victory over Hitler, his surprise defeat…
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Churchill part 1: Rebel Without A Cause
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New Series! Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: Winston Churchill is caricatured as either a bigoted villain or a stainless hero. Is he neither… or both? Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt take on a Churchillian task: to avoid reducing the legacy of Britain’s war leader into a simple binary. In part one they look at …
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Austin Walker (Possibility Space) On What Makes Good Criticism
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Austin Walker is the IP Director at the game studio Possibility Space. He has an extensive background in gaming journalism and criticism. He holds a Masters in Aesthetics and Politics from CalArts and also served as the Editor in Chief for Waypoint and Host of Waypoint Radio. Since 2014, Austin has hosted the popular tabletop roleplaying podcast Fr…
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Pogues and Special Guest Mike Hayes watch 2010's Paradox. They talk impossible find dvds, question how good an imitation of Winston Churchhill that was, and ponder the magic of it all.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Study Hall 6: Where'd Everyone Go? Bingo?
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In this episode of Study Hall, Ben and Phil talk about Resident Evil. Specifically, the new release of Resident Evil 4 Remake, how it holds up compared to the original and how Ben is getting a little scared while playing Resident Evil 2 Remake. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp Visit our website: Originstory.show Follow us on Twitter @origins…
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MinisodeAutor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Study Hall 5: The End of Englishgelion
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We're back to shoot the shit about what we're reading, playing, and watching. Why The Black Count by Tom Reiss rules and a long discussion of The End of the English Major. Come listen. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp Visit our website: Originstory.show Follow us on Twitter @originstory_ Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us the…
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Pogues and Special Guest Mike Hayes watch Friday Foster. They talk 70's style, amazing side characters, question what exactly the plot was and marvel at the cast.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Special: Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis
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A between-seasons special: The Lineker Affair didn’t just expose the BBC’s fear of the Government. It triggered a flood of bad takes on whether it’s ever permissible to compare contemporary politics to 1930s Germany; BBC employees’ rights to speak their minds; the limits of Twitter; and even whether the Nazis were in fact left-wing. Spoiler: they w…
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Natalie Watson (Immortality) on the State of Games Criticism and Transitioning into Games Development
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Natalie Watson is a producer at Half Mermaid Productions where she worked on Immortality. Previously she was a games critic for Vice’s games outlet Waypoint. She also co-owns the successful Star Wars podcast "A More Civilized Age” alongside former editor-in-chief Austin Walker, Rob Zacnay, and Ali Acampora. We talked to Natalie about her work on Im…
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Ben. Pogues. Minisode.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues watch Bloodshot. They talk poorly executed interesting twist, boring fight scenes, a lack of editing, and wonder what happened to the Valiant Comic Cinematic Universe.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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NAOS #165 - Black Panther Wakanda Forever
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Ben and Pogues watch Black Panther Wakanda Forever. They talk confusing zero to 100 villain turns, amazing costumes, not so amazing robot suits, and wonder whether their opinion even matters.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick
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New series preview: How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new series the acclaimed journalist Michael Crick, formerly of BBC, C4 and Newsnight, delves into the backgrounds of the powerful and the influential. In this first episode: Few newspaper editors wield as much power as the Daily Mail’s Paul Dacr…
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Ben and Pogues watch Crow: Salvation. They talk bad Crow face paint, confusing villains, lack of backstory, and wonder why Kirsten Dunst said yes to this.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold) on Creating a More Sustainable Games Industry
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. is a writer and narrative designer who also founded the game studio Strange Scaffold. He is most well known for titles such as Hypnospace Outlaw, Can Androids Pray, An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs, and more. He’s currently working on titles such as Sunshine Shuffle, and the neo-noir shooter El Paso, Elsewhere. We tal…
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Ben and Pogues. Minisode. Due to a mix up enjoy two minisodes in a row followed by two movie episodes.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Study Hall 4: Some of us are very happy now
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It's a new year and Phil has a new job and a new lease on life. We give a general life update and see whether the new job offers any new insights into game dev. Plus a look back on some of our fave things of 2022 and one of the games we're both enjoying right now: Chained Echoes. Come listen. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp Visit our websit…
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A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our new documentary podcast
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A taster of our new series. Search for Jam Tomorrow in your favourite podcast app or visit https://kite.link/JTS1 Episode One: Every Day Is Like D-Day. How did Britain’s dreams of a new postwar world go unfulfilled? And what does that mean for us today? In the first of a new documentary series from the makers of Oh God, What Now?, Ros Taylor looks …
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Ben and Pogues go back to the crow well one last time (hopefully).Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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On this session of Origin Story, I speak with Nadia Harris of Remote Work Advocate. We chat about emerging issues like location bias, the viability of hybrid offices, and how young professionals can build relationships during COVID. Surprisingly, we also touch on workplaces where in-person work may be most appropriate! Find Nadia on LinkedIn, Insta…
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Succeeding After an Imperfect Adolescence
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A dramatic accident. Remaking a life in Canada. Coming back to the U.S. Putting himself through college. These are all parts of Lee Gaul's story. In this Origin Story session, I speak with Lee, advertising professional, about how he worked through a challenging adolescence, supporting himself through his teenage years, and navigated university admi…
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Ben and Pogues watch G-Men From Hell. They talk forgotten story lines, wasted potential, confusing casting and ponder the bowling joke.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues Minisode. Movie is on Plex for free.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Welcome to the Joeys: "let Batman be a weird little freak"
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Come one, come all to an episode where we introduce and announce the Joey awards. Named after special guest Joe Ostrander, who represents the entire voting body of the Joeys, we discuss his picks for best movies, performances, and directors of the year. It may *seem* a lot like the Oscars but no, it's absolutely not, it's the Joeys. You can follow …
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Ben and Pogues watch Black Adam. They talk extensive exposition, weird hero rules, too many intros and wonder why demons die to pipes.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Freedom of Speech: Censors working overtime
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“We surely live in the stupidest possible era of debate about free speech,” says Ian Dunt. When a key arbiter of free expression is the smirking tech bro who owns Twitter, he might be right. How did the right to express yourself freely get hijacked by reactionaries? Are progressives really a threat to freedom of speech? Dorian Lynskey and Ian delve…
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Ben and Pogues. Mini. Sode.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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The War on Drugs: The smack of firm government
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Drugs won the War on Drugs decades ago, so why are governments still squandering billions on this unwinnable battle? Where did the idea come from? Can we even agree on what drugs are? Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt delve into the tortuous evolution of the futile battle against narcotics. From morphine users Jules Verne and Bismarck and cocaine fan Sig…
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Ben and Pogues watch Iron Man 3. They talk lack of Iron Man, terrible Doctor's and child actors, and question how fragile was the bad guys ego?Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Fascism: The fraternity of violence
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Few terms are thrown about as freely now as “Fascist” but what does the ultimate political condemnation really mean? Where did Fascism come from? Are all Fascists Nazis, and were the Nazis even Fascists themselves? From Mussolini and Nietszche to Adolf Hitler, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey delve into fascism’s primordial stew of violence, racism, ant…
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Ben and Pogues. Minisode.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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“But it’s satire!” says every Twitter lout, demagogue or disinformationist to justify their abuse, pile-ons or straight-up lies. But what IS satire? How does it work? What distinguishes it from bullying? Does it even have to be funny? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey go in search of the truth of satire on a journey that takes in The Thick Of It, Basil F…
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Culture War: Inside the rage machine
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Culture war: it’s been around way longer than Fox News raging against drag queens or The Last Jedi. Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt trace the history of the hatreds that split societies from Bismarck’s original German kulturkampf up to climate denial, gun fetishism, the demonisation of liberal Hollywood, and our modern hellscape of permanent outrage. T…
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NAOS #160 - Major Grom Plague Doctor
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Ben and Pogues watch Major Grom Plague Doctor. They talk surprisingly high production value, confusing messages about the rich and the police, and ask themselves to Think. Think.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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A new series of the podcast that explains the most misused ideas in politics. This time: In a rage against her impoverished Soviet childhood, writer Ayn Rand evangelised for radical selfishness and the glories of unfettered capitalism. Is the most influential political novelist of the 20th Century just the darling of the “neoliberal theatre of crue…
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Ben and Pogues talk russian literature, the black death and riff for a couple of minutes about netflix shows.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues watch Fist of the North Star. They talk exploding heads, Mad Max outfits, interesting hairstyles and question if Malcolm McDowell was on set for more than 2 hours.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues. Mini. Sode.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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NAOS #158 - Trial of the Incredible Hulk
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Ben and Pogues watch the tv movie Trial of the Incredible Hulk. They talk limited Hulk, a surprisingly accurate Daredevil, Kingpin: Voguer and lament the lack of a late 80's Daredevil tv show.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Study Hall 3: Witches, Robots, and Mercenaries
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"Study Hall," a series of short conversations between Ben, Phil, and people they admire about a particular work or what's fueling their creative lives right now. Expect informal conversations with new and familiar names in the games, film, music, and writing world. Think of it like an audio newsletter, a taste of what we're up to off the air, now r…
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Sam Barlow (Immortality) On Games As Imperfect Immortality Machines
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Sam Barlow is the writer and director of Immortality, Telling Lies, and Her Story and the founder of the Half Mermaid production company. His most recent games are interactive fiction experiences that allow players to search through archives of footage such as police interrogations and video calls. Sam’s latest game, Immortality, asks players to co…
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Ben and Pogues watch Thor: Love & Thunder. They talk failed humor, missed chances for fun gods, and a wasted villain.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues. MinisodeAutor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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Ben and Pogues watch Morbius. They talk questionable medical practices, Matt Smith dancing, and ask what was up with all the smoke effects.Autor: Ben Chapman & Matthew 'Pogues' Metzger
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