The Origin Of Things

The Origin of Things or TOOT for short is a podcast hosted by Deepak Gopalakrishnan AKA Chuck. You might have heard him on another IVM show called 'Simblified', but on the much shorter and crisper TOO…

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A song of hope
A song about a play, crime, and football. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you, the listener, gu…
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Alienation
A song about drugs, a park, and a notebook. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you, the listener, …
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The hit no one wanted
It was a huge project. But was it what the musicians wanted? About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping y…
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You know exactly what’s coming… Or do you?
He served tea. Now his music’s being served. Many, many times. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping …
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What does that word even mean?!
You’ve heard this song and sung it in college. But what does it even mean? The unlikely connect a 90s hit has with Indian music. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and…
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The song that became a symbol
Two stories, 26 years apart. With one powerful connection. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you,…
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A musician, and a stripper
Two stories, 26 years apart. With one powerful connection. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you,…
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His most famous audience
He went to a pub in need of a drink. He got served inspiration instead. Special thanks to James Bell for help with this episode. (twitter.com/jamesbellcentrl) About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of t…
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He was in love. Madly in love.
From the most unlikely of places, comes the most enduring of love stories. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very…
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A classical musician meets a cult movie director
One was moved by planets. Another made moving pictures. Together, they would change rock history. About The Origin of Things A short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking …
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