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A Climate Change with Matt Matern is a weekly environmental radio show and podcast featuring influential guests from government, business, activism, academia, and culture. The show serves to inform its audience about environmental issues, while inspiring listeners to take action and create a coalition to save the planet.
Matt speaks with Blake Newhem, who shares his journey from ghostwriter to fiction author after a brain tumor diagnosis. Blake discusses his books and the therapeutic nature of writing. He advises writers to keep writing and highlights his ghostwriting experiences for conservative politicians.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra discusses housing solutions, clean energy, and criminal justice reform with Matt Matern. Kalra supports phased homelessness solutions, clean energy incentives, and rethinking public safety.
Matt Matern speaks with Assemblymember David Chiu about homelessness, affordable housing, clean energy, and the EDD crisis. Chiu highlights the need for comprehensive support and proposes using savings from prison closures to aid formerly incarcerated individuals.
Matt speaks with Michael Barrett, a former Marine now leading VetNet at Working Wardrobes. Michael shares his military background, recovery from an IED explosion, and current work helping veterans with job readiness and overcoming barriers like unemployment.
Dr. Mark Goulston shares his journey from depression to psychiatry, emphasizing “surgical empathy” and the HADA method to manage emotions. Inspired by a homeless encounter, he supports disadvantaged youth. His book offers trauma healing techniques.
Senator Bob Wieckowski discusses environmental policies, homelessness solutions, and arbitration clauses. He emphasizes renewable energy, ADUs for affordable housing, and simplifying COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Matt Matern speaks with Alison Hurst from Safe Place for Youth, which aids homeless youth in LA. S.P.Y. provides basic needs, case management, and housing. Alison emphasizes community involvement and addressing systemic issues. The goal is to create spaces where youth feel seen and loved.
Matt speaks with Rob Miller, CMO of Hyperloop. They discuss high-speed, low-energy travel, regulatory challenges, a Midwest route, and environmental benefits. Rob explains their crowd-powered model and future projects in France and Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Diana Hendel speaks about her career and a traumatic 2009 hospital shooting. She shares how the event led to her PTSD diagnosis and discusses co-authoring books to support healthcare workers and organizations in healing from trauma, emphasizing communication and resilience.
Matt Matern speaks with Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager about her work in the California Assembly, focusing on homelessness, housing, healthcare, and environmental justice. They discuss innovative solutions and the importance of community engagement and accountability.
Matt Matern sits down with former Trump campaign chairman, Rick Gates, to discuss the shift in today’s political landscape and Gates’ new book, Wicked Games.
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