Behind every great creation are the people and experiences that brought it into the world.
Origin Story podcast seeks to forefront the people behind the art we love through hearing creators tell their stories.
After all, what is an origin story, but mythmaking in motion?
Phillip Russell is a Black writer, Narrative Designer, and podcast producer. His writing explores the intersections between pop culture, Blackness, and our connection to land and identity. He holds an MFA in Prose Writing from the University of Washington and an MA in Nonfiction Writing from Ohio University. He is actively accepting all recipes that utilize chili crisp.
Ben Thorp needs to get out more. He's started to drink bean soup directly from the tin can, despite everyone asking him not to. You can find him podcasting, writing, and occasionally reporting for respectable institutions like NPR. His most meaningful accomplishment in life is beating Sekiro. Take that, Greg Kasavin!