Unknown Origins
Roy Sharples
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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.
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S3E139 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…
S3E137 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…
S3E138 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…
S3E136 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…
S3E135 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…
S3E134 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…
S3E133 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,…
S3E132 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…
S3E131 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…
S3E130 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…
S3E129 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…
S3E128 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…
S2E127 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…
S1E122 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 academia and…
S1E121 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 for global brands such as Adidas,…
S1E120 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 Toronto Metropolitan University, where he co-founded Ryerson Digital…
S1E119 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…
S1E118 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 plays, concept teasers,…
S1E117 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 in the UK, Screen Runner Productions and One World Artists in France,…
S1E115 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 tech startups - powering founders to go further faster…
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Unknown Origins has published 95 episodes since October 2020, covering topics in Arts, Business.
Unknown Origins is currently dormant with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 35m.
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