
Unknown Origins
Cultural Storytelling for a Braver Future: Stories that scar, heal, and build futures — fearless conversations with artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, and entrepreneurs shaping culture through creative bravery.
Episodes
95 episodes
The Art of the Unacceptable: A Love Letter to the Unordinary
This isn’t a brand story. It’s a whispered revolution.In The Art of the Unacceptable, Roy Sharples of Unknown Origins delivers a lyrical manifesto for creative bravery—a rallying cry for the beautifully disobedient.For the misfi...
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Season 3
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Episode 139
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8:32

Equity and the Future: Rewriting Humanity’s Narrative for a Just Society
A lyrical manifesto for building systems that heal, not divide.What if the future wasn’t inherited—but rewritten?In this soul-stirring episode, Roy Sharples delivers a poetic and provocative call to action for reimaginin...
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Season 3
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Episode 138
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8:28

Tech Entrepreneurs: The Artists of Tomorrow
A Manifesto for the Creators Who Code, Craft, and Conjure the FutureIn a world where keyboards replace canvases and platforms are the new punk, tech entrepreneurs have emerged as the artists of our time.In this electrify...
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Season 3
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Episode 137
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8:22

Humanity 2.0: The Digital Revolution, AI, and the Evolving Future
A Manifesto for the Species Becoming Something Else EntirelyAre we still human — or becoming something else entirely?In this poetic and thought-provoking manifesto, Roy Sharples explores the evolution of humanity in...
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Season 3
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Episode 136
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7:58

European Creativity: Creative Bravery and Resilience Forged in Time
A Manifesto in Stone, Fire, and the Art of ReinventionEurope is not just a place.It’s a living myth — carved in marble, scrawled in ink, reborn in rebellion.In this lyrical and story-driven manifesto, Roy Sharples ch...
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Season 3
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Episode 135
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8:03

How Britain Found Its “Great” (And Lost It, Found It Again, and Keeps Trying)
A Cultural Manifesto of Identity, Irony, and ReinventionWhat does it mean to be "Great" — and can a nation ever truly stay that way?In this lyrical and story-driven episode, Roy Sharples explores Britain’s ongoing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 134
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7:12

America Is Not the World – And That’s Okay
A Global Manifesto on Exceptionalism, Woke Culture, and Finding Purpose Beyond the PodiumIs America still the world’s moral compass — or just the loudest voice in the room?In this cultural manifesto, Roy Sharples unpacks...
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Season 3
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Episode 133
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7:51

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (And If They’re Scottish, It’s Even Worse)
A Cultural Manifesto on Friendship, Success, and the Art of the Backhanded ComplimentWhy does your mate’s success make you wince… just a little?In this lyrical, story-driven, and culturally sharp episode, we explore the p...
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Season 3
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Episode 132
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7:08

World in Motion | A Manifesto for the Evolution of Society and Technology
What does it mean to evolve in a world that never stands still?In this lyrical, time-traveling manifesto, we explore the transformation of society and technology from the tactile simplicity of the 1970s to the algorithmic acceleration o...
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Season 3
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Episode 131
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8:31

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Climate Solutions | First Nations Teachings for Planetary Renewal
What if the key to solving the climate crisis isn’t new — but ancient?In this lyrical and story-driven manifesto, we explore how First Nations wisdom offers revolutionary answers to today’s environmental emergencies. Rooted in relations...
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Season 3
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Episode 130
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9:21

What If the Renaissance Never Happened? | A World Without Creative Revolutions
What if the Renaissance never ignited?No Sistine ceiling. No Da Vinci inventions. No rebellious art or radical thought.This immersive, story-driven episode explores a haunting alternative history: a world where creativity was never ...
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Season 3
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Episode 129
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9:33

What If Money Didn’t Exist? | Rethinking Value, Power, and Creativity in a Post-Currency World
What happens when the world no longer runs on money?This lyrical, thought-provoking episode explores a radical question: What if money didn’t exist? Through a vivid, story-driven narrative, we dismantle the economic systems that...
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Season 3
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Episode 128
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8:50

The Future of the High Street
Roy Sharples and Gary Burt discuss the importance of integrating physical and online retail experiences, supporting local businesses, and nurturing community engagement is reiterated for the future success of high streets by shaping &...
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Season 2
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Episode 127
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24:09

Gareth Loudon on Innovation Design
Gareth Loudon's interest is creativity, combining ideas from anthropology, psychology, engineering, and design, and he has led international transdisciplinary research projects in aca...
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Season 1
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Episode 122
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25:08

Andre (Dede) Laurentino
Brazilian-born Andre (Dede) Laurentino is Chief Creative Officer for Ogilvy UK. Both an Art Director and copywriter by trade, Dede has done award-winning work fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 121
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31:54

Dr. Hossein Rahnama on Entrepreneurship
Dr. Hossein Rahnama is a computer scientist and an academic entrepreneur. He is a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab and
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Season 1
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Episode 120
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30:05
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Vicki Dobbs Beck on Immersive Content Innovation
Named by Variety as a "Digital Innovator to Watch in 2020", and in 2019, recognized by the Advanced Imaging Society with a Distinguished Leadership Award for being a significant "entertainment industry growth catalyst,"
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Season 1
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Episode 119
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26:47

Tolu Stedford on Film Production
Tolu Stedford is a writer, producer, and actor with over 20 years of industry experience. She has written and produced an assortment of multi-award-winning short films, stage pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 118
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49:00

Charlotte Knowles on Film Production
Charlotte Knowles is a factual film producer and CEO of the Independent Film Trust. She has produced work for the BBC and ITN ...
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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41:58

Claire Morris on Creative Studio Leadership
Claire Morris is Chief Studio Officer at Founders Factory, the world's leading venture studio and accelerator, where she helps build and scale te...
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Season 1
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Episode 115
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36:06

Brian Braiker on Journalism
Brian Braiker is president and editor-in-chief of Brooklyn Magazine. He is an award-winning journalist who has written, reported, and edited for various national and l...
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Season 1
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Episode 114
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24:59

Paul Mellor on Creative Leadership of Ad Agencies
Paul Mellor is the Master of Decibels (MD) at Mellor&Smith...
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Season 1
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Episode 113
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53:28

Patrick Coyne on Visual Communication
Patrick Coyne is the editor and designer of Communication Arts, the world's largest journal of visual communication...
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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22:59
