104 Episodes

  1. Socialism: The Finale – What’s Left?

    Published: 20/12/2025

  2. The Fall of the USSR – End Game

    Published: 17/12/2025

  3. Che Guevara – Guerrilla in the Mist

    Published: 10/12/2025

  4. The New Left – Part Two – Children of the Revolution

    Published: 6/12/2025

  5. The New Left – Part One – Generation Next

    Published: 3/12/2025

  6. Origin Story – Live at the Tabernacle, 13th Nov 2025

    Published: 26/11/2025

  7. The Labour Party – Part Three – One Battle After Another

    Published: 19/11/2025

  8. The Labour Party – Part Two – War and Peace

    Published: 12/11/2025

  9. The Labour Party – Part One – A Very British Socialism

    Published: 5/11/2025

  10. Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin – Part Three – Terror

    Published: 29/10/2025

  11. Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin – Part Two – Power

    Published: 22/10/2025

  12. Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin – Part One – Revolution

    Published: 15/10/2025

  13. Karl Marx – Part Two – The Father

    Published: 8/10/2025

  14. Karl Marx – Part One – The Fighter

    Published: 1/10/2025

  15. The Birth of Socialism – A Better World is Possible

    Published: 24/09/2025

  16. The British Chinese – Hidden generations

    Published: 3/09/2025

  17. Rivers of Blood – How Enoch Powell poisoned Britain

    Published: 20/08/2025

  18. Shostakovich and Stalin – The Composer and the Dictator

    Published: 6/08/2025

  19. ICE – How Trump built an American Gestapo

    Published: 23/07/2025

  20. Martin Luther King Jr. – Part Two – Owning the dream

    Published: 11/06/2025

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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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