American Origin Stories with Matthew Cooke Realm
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- Society & Culture
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.
Thank you for being with me on this journey! See you soon...
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The Origin of the Climate Crisis
Beginning with a reorientation to our habitat on earth, a short history of fossil fuels, their rise, impact and how to start doing something.
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The First American Bank Robbery
This 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.
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The Real Symbol of America
The incredible story of what makes the Statue of Liberty so truly representative of America.
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Why America Has Such Terrible Leaders
This challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream.
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America's David vs Goliath
This 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.
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