Matthew Cooke

"The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism.... the time has come for us to civilize ourselves." - MLK

On this week's American Origin Story, Episode 3. Now playing on ApplePodcasts , Spotify , etc
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Matthew Cooke

"The Most Interesting Man In The World" - is the story of a gunslinging revolutionary who invented an airplane and the pocket protector. It's a sweeping history from the Civil War to WW2, through a technological revolution. Playing now on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, and every other podcast platform.

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Matthew Cooke

When I discovered the story of how the US invaded Mexico I stumbled across "The Most Interesting Man In The World" - Episode 2 - American Origin Stories. NOW PLAYING (on all podcast platforms) @ApplePodcasts link here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-origin-stor…

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Matthew Cooke

We discuss the perspective shifting start of the Texas immigration crisis in - "The Most Interesting Man In The World" - Episode 2 - American Origin Stories. NOW PLAYING (on all podcast platforms) @ApplePodcasts link here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-origin-stor…

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Matthew Cooke

Thanks to everyone tuning in to "The Ghost Who Wrote the Constitution"! It's now ranking # 33 on
ApplePodcasts - Society & Culture, and its charting in Canada, Australia, Spain, Norway, Argentina, S Korea and Bahrain! Listen here:
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Matthew Cooke

"The Ghost Who Wrote the Constitution," one of the most fascinating stories I've ever researched, our debut episode, ranked in the top 50 of Apple podcasts, in the Society & Culture category. And in the top 5% of Buzzsprout podcasts. Thanks to everyone tuning in! Due to popular request we'll do an even deeper dive in Episode 2 - coming next Tuesday morning.

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Matthew Cooke

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Matthew Cooke

This week's episode of American Origin Stories will post tomorrow Nov 1st in honor of "Native American Heritage Month!" Can't wait to share it with you - such an inspiring story with a lot of amazing Americans. Next week I'll go back to Mondays.

There have been a few comments on the first few episodes from people who are confused about the purpose of this series - who somehow think sharing our real history is "America bashing" or meant to inspire feelings of shame. Quite the opposite.

Our mythological origins are a major cause of America’s identity crisis. Along with an empire built on the backs of a brutal caste system was the promise of a nation with liberty and justice for all.
The dream of a moral, multicultural America, that shares basic human values, has so many worthy founders, role models and freedom fighters.

This series tells their stories, that we might respect, honor and carry on their mission: facing and repairing past evils for the love of our descendants, that we may not only survive, but thrive.
When looking at these histories if you're feeling a sense of shame, or that you're being personally attacked... start identifying with the heroes. They can be your heroes too.

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