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.

  1. The Art of the Unacceptable: A Love Letter to the Unordinary

    05/14/2025

    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 misfits who won’t tick boxes. The originals who refuse to be optimized. The rebels who still choose soul over scale. This isn’t about KPIs, virality, or playing it safe. It’s about making the things only you can. The art that howls. The work that scars. The future that doesn’t arrive—it’s made. And it begins here. With you. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    9 min
  2. Equity and the Future: Rewriting Humanity’s Narrative for a Just Society

    05/04/2025

    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 reimagining humanity’s narrative through the lens of equity, empathy, and ethical systems design. From education and media to governance and the green economy, this is a manifesto for those who believe the world doesn’t need perfection—it needs courage. Explore why equity is not a utopian dream, but a real and radical decision. Discover how to build fairer systems in classrooms, boardrooms, ballots, and beyond. Unpack the myths of meritocracy, the power of policy, and the revolution that won’t be televised—but will be sustained. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    8 min
  3. Tech Entrepreneurs: The Artists of Tomorrow

    05/04/2025

    Tech Entrepreneurs: The Artists of Tomorrow

    A Manifesto for the Creators Who Code, Craft, and Conjure the Future In a world where keyboards replace canvases and platforms are the new punk, tech entrepreneurs have emerged as the artists of our time. In this electrifying, manifesto-driven episode, Roy Sharples reimagines the startup founder not as a disruptor—but as a cultural visionary. From code as poetry to platforms as protests, this lyrical reflection explores how the next wave of innovation is shaped by creativity, ethics, and soul. What if startups were symphonies? Can product design be a form of protest? What’s the true legacy of a tech founder: IPO or impact? From Steve Jobs to Basquiat with bandwidth, Roy delivers a poetic provocation for the creators of tomorrow—urging them to build with conscience, design with intention, and launch like artists. This is a rallying cry for the rebels with product roadmaps, for the dreamers with data, for the builders who still believe in beauty. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    8 min
  4. Humanity 2.0: The Digital Revolution, AI, and the Evolving Future

    05/03/2025

    Humanity 2.0: The Digital Revolution, AI, and the Evolving Future

    A Manifesto for the Species Becoming Something Else Entirely Are we still human — or becoming something else entirely? In this poetic and thought-provoking manifesto, Roy Sharples explores the evolution of humanity in the digital age. From the first blinking cursor to AI that now thinks in pixels, Humanity 2.0 charts the journey of a species that didn’t stroll into the future — it crash-landed into it. How is artificial intelligence shaping not just our tools, but our identity? What remains uniquely human in a world of automation and algorithms? Can we reclaim creativity, conscience, and soul in the age of acceleration? From emojis to ethics, from labor to longing, Roy invites us to pause, reflect, and write a new chapter — one that doesn’t abandon awe for convenience, but dares to be messily, beautifully human. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    8 min
  5. European Creativity: Creative Bravery and Resilience Forged in Time

    05/03/2025

    European Creativity: Creative Bravery and Resilience Forged in Time

    A Manifesto in Stone, Fire, and the Art of Reinvention Europe 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 charts the creative and cultural journey of Europe across millennia — from the wisdom of Ancient Greece and the fire of the Enlightenment to the contradictions of the modern Union. Through wars and renaissances, revolutions and resurrections, Europe has endured not by clinging to the past, but by reimagining it. How did Europe’s creativity survive empire, war, and collapse? What can its cultural history teach us about resilience and reinvention today? Why is creativity still Europe’s greatest force for unity and transformation? From the Celtic edge to the startup cities of tomorrow, this is Europe as you've never heard it — brave, broken, brilliant, and always becoming. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    8 min
  6. How Britain Found Its “Great” (And Lost It, Found It Again, and Keeps Trying)

    05/03/2025

    How Britain Found Its “Great” (And Lost It, Found It Again, and Keeps Trying)

    A Cultural Manifesto of Identity, Irony, and Reinvention What 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 identity quest: from the rise of empire to the chaos of Brexit, from punk rock to AI labs, Shakespeare to Stormzy. This is not a love letter to nostalgia, but a poetic reckoning with what greatness means in the modern age — eccentric, inventive, resilient, and gloriously self-deprecating. Why is British greatness not about power, but reinvention? What connects Shakespeare, tea, punk, and Brexit? Can a country be culturally radical while politically confused? From the fog-draped roots of its past to the technicolor contradictions of its present, Britain isn’t marching — it’s muddling through. Still trying. Still adapting. Still Great — on its own peculiar terms. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    7 min
  7. America Is Not the World – And That’s Okay

    05/03/2025

    America Is Not the World – And That’s Okay

    A Global Manifesto on Exceptionalism, Woke Culture, and Finding Purpose Beyond the Podium Is America still the world’s moral compass — or just the loudest voice in the room? In this cultural manifesto, Roy Sharples unpacks the contradictions of American exceptionalism, the rise of woke culture, and the country’s often unconscious tendency to dominate global discourse. From the Trump-era wrecking ball to the polished rhetoric of modern political correctness, this lyrical commentary offers a brutally honest — and surprisingly affectionate — reflection on America’s place in the world. Why does America feel the need to be the moral referee of the planet? How do other cultures view the U.S.’s hyper-performative identity politics? Can America still lead by listening, not just lecturing? This is not anti-Americanism. This is a love letter wrapped in satire — a wake-up call from one voice among many. It’s time for America to lower the volume, kick off its platform shoes, and rejoin the global conversation — not as host, but as participant. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    8 min
  8. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (And If They’re Scottish, It’s Even Worse)

    05/03/2025

    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 Compliment Why does your mate’s success make you wince… just a little? In this lyrical, story-driven, and culturally sharp episode, we explore the paradox of friendship and success through the uniquely Scottish lens of sarcasm, self-deprecation, and social suspicion. From backhanded compliments and social media minefields to the taboo of self-improvement, this manifesto unpacks why watching a friend “make it” can stir up pride, envy — and more than a few passive-aggressive jokes. Why is Scottish culture allergic to self-congratulation? How do we keep our friends grounded — often with a pint and a smirk? What happens when Gus from the pub becomes Gus from Canary Wharf? This is not just about envy — it’s about identity. It’s about success, community, and the strange intimacy of honest friendships wrapped in irony. This is friendship, the Scottish way. Support the show Attitude. Imagination. Execution. Create Without Frontiers. 🌐 www.unknownorigins.com

    7 min
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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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  • Creator
    Roy Sharples
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Unknown Origins
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