Podcast
American Origin Stories with Matthew Cooke
Hosted by Matthew Cooke | Realm · EN
Our true origins connect us back to reality, each other, and a whole new American cinematic universe. Written and narrated by Oscar nominated filmmaker, Matthew Cooke.
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This Marks the End of Season 1.
May 16, 202300:00:57Tap to summarizeThank you for being with me on this journey! See you soon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Origin of the Climate Crisis
May 9, 202300:46:59Tap to summarizeBeginning with a reorientation to our habitat on earth, a short history of fossil fuels, their rise, impact and how to start doing something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The First American Bank Robbery
May 2, 202300:31:27Tap to summarizeThis episode features cinematic sound. The incredible true story of working class hero Patrick Lyon vs greedy bankers, dirty politicians, a pandemic, and a corrupt criminal justice system. No, this isn't about 2023. It was 1798. Pat Lyon's story retells the first decades of life in America from a completely different vantage point. One that makes sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Real Symbol of America
Apr 25, 202300:16:58Tap to summarizeThe incredible story of what makes the Statue of Liberty so truly representative of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why America Has Such Terrible Leaders
Apr 18, 202300:18:36Tap to summarizeThis challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →America's David vs Goliath
Apr 11, 202300:24:22Tap to summarizeThis episode features cinematic sound. Ben Lay was under 4 feet tall with a hunched back. He was an outcast from the quaker community. A hardened and experienced sailor, sailing the toughest waters, in the most challenging era of modern history. He was also the most moral and visionary leader in colonial, pre-revolutionary America. He relentlessly lashed the church and colonial leaders for committing the greatest sins "the devil ever brought into the church in America." Ben Lay became a major influence on Deborah Reed and Benjamin Franklin, setting a course for the religious movement to support the abolution of slavery. Yet Ben Lay was banished from the history books. This is a time when America needs new role models, particularly those still unaware that the original white-American identity was born in the law books of 17th century British colonies, for the purpose of establishing a caste system built on racial slavery. For all our sakes, herein lies a true American hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Ghost Who Wrote The Constitution - Part 2
Apr 4, 202300:31:42Tap to summarizeThe almost universally unknown "ghost" who wrote the final draft of the U.S. constitution had some revelatory opinions about the failures of the new republican government to maintain liberty and honor. His critiques are as applicable now, as then. He also reveals in his diaries the real perspectives of Alexander Hamilton which will surprise most. The real thoughts of the "founding father" who wrote our revered text turns common perceptions on their heads. This is follow up to Episode 1 of American Origin Stories - The Ghost Who Wrote The U.S. Constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Origin of Junk Food - and the Impact
Mar 28, 202300:27:24Tap to summarizeThe 300K year history of eating healthy, the shift into treating food as junk, and the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Founding Fathers of Freedom
Mar 21, 202300:21:41Tap to summarizeReadings from Founding Fathers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin on the corruption of the church, the post-racial myth, and the loss of Malcolm and Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Mastering the Media Matrix
Mar 14, 202300:31:23Tap to summarizeA few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even tricked us into creating the lure, beckoning us into their matrix. We're well-advised to become as media literate as possible. In this episode we get black belt training from a true master of understanding technology's impact on human nature, Marshall McCluhan. This is a companion piece to Episode 4: Should Society Own Its Social Media. But you can devour them in either order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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