The podcast episodes provided cover a range of origin stories, from the personal and professional background of the scholar Sunaura Taylor to the origin of the popular YouTube channel ShxtsNGigs to the origin of Mark Driscoll's vision of Christian masculinity.

For example, the episode 'Sunaura Taylor, "Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert"' delves into Taylor's own relationship to the Sonoran Desert and how it has informed her scholarship at the intersection of disability studies and environmental humanities. Similarly, the episode '"I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct"' explores the origin story of Mark Driscoll's teachings on Christian masculinity and how they shaped the culture of Mars Hill Church.

These origin stories shed light on the formative experiences and perspectives that have influenced the subjects, providing valuable context for understanding their work and perspectives.