{"podcast":{"title":"Origin Story with David McIntosh Jr","slug":"origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969","podcast_index_feed_id":3513969,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3eabacdc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davidmcintoshjr","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/10414383/10414383-1764875278833-e2c428c305adf.jpg","author":"David McIntosh Jr","episode_count":154,"summary":"Sharing Origin Stories. Guests include Jimmy Carr, Seth Godin, Example, Founder of Reebok, Rory Sutherland and 100+ more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969"},"episode":{"title":"#144 Fin Taylor (Fin vs History)","slug":"144-fin-taylor-fin-vs-history","published_at":"2025-10-25T18:29:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969/144-fin-taylor-fin-vs-history","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davidmcintoshjr/episodes/144-Fin-Taylor-Fin-vs-History-e39uuse","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2359363283.mp3","summary":"Fin Taylor is a standup comedian and podcaster. He is the creator of Fin Vs History and Fin vs The Internet. Comedian Fin Taylor joins Origin Story to unpack how a Glasgow kid who relocated to a Oxford girls’ boarding house (7–13) got “cancelled” at 14 , started stand-up at 18, and went from £500/month gigs to sold-out tours and a cult podcast. We get into why TV exposure ≠ audience, how to actually build jokes that work anywhere, the Riyadh debate, and the monoculture flashpoint of Bonnie Blue. In this episode: ​Private school without the money: damage at both ends ​The headmaster who told him off… then apologised (context collapse 101) ​Comedy = craft: word choice, rhythm, ending on the funniest word ​TV vs Internet: why clips and podcasts move tickets ​Parasocial fans & designing theatre shows that don’t feel contrived ​Getting punched on stage and handling chaos in real time ​Building Bumble Risky: owning the edit, scaling a team ​The Riyadh question, Bonnie Blue, and the “death of taste” ​If starting today: the 90-day playbook Chapters00:00 Cold open — “Cancelled at 14”02:18 Glasgow roots & Hutchie debate05:12 Living in a girls’ boarding house (7–13)12:30 Headmaster apology & early confidence17:40 Starting stand-up at 18; debate team as proto-comedy24:10 £500/month vs £380 rent — taking the leap30:22 Why TV didn’t move tickets36:05 Parasocial fans & theatre design43:22 Riyadh debate & brand fit51:03 Punched on stage — what you do next58:00 Building Bumble Risky & the core team1:04:10 Next horizon: a British South Park1:09:40 If starting now: people, reps, own the edit","meta_description":"Fin Taylor is a standup comedian and podcaster. He is the creator of Fin Vs History and Fin vs The Internet. Comedian Fin Taylor joins Origin Story to unp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3919,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969/episodes/144-fin-taylor-fin-vs-history/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/origin-story-with-david-mcintosh-jr-3513969/144-fin-taylor-fin-vs-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}