A show about the episode you still think about
The big podcasts share the same famous guests, telling the same stories. Origin Episode goes the other way: nurses, tradespeople, teachers, students and retirees, each talking about the episode they still think about.
The episode is only the doorway. The conversation is about a life: where it was when the episode came along, the part that stuck, and what it started, big or small.
How an episode goes
Before
Where the guest was in life when they pressed play: the job, the routine, what was on their mind.
The encounter
Where they were standing. People remember the car, the walk, the sink full of dishes.
The Earmarked Moment
We go back to the exact part that stuck and ask why that one landed.
What it started
A hobby, a habit, a rabbit hole, a change of mind, and now and then a whole new direction.
The relisten
They go back to it before we talk. We find out what holds up and what makes them wince.
Why the corner is folded
It's the page you turn down so you can find your way back. On the show, that's The Earmarked Moment. Then every episode closes with The Relay, where two strangers are connected by one question.
Your turn
Almost everyone has an episode. Tell us about yours.