Matthew King

  • ABOUT
    • CV
    • MEDIA KIT
  • REFLECTIONS
  • WRITING
    • FEATURE ARTICLES
    • NARRATIVE NONFICTION
    • BOOKS | CHAPTERS
    • ACADEMIC WORKS
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  • SPEAKING
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  • CREATIVE WORKS
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  • INITIATIVES
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  • Reflections

    EXPLORE
  • Death and Transformation: How Death Saved My Life

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  • Miami? Amsterdam? NYC? San Fran? It’s likely your Favorite Cities are More Vulnerable than Ever.

    EXPLORE
  • BBC | Why the Next Stage of Capitalism is Coming

    EXPLORE
  • BBC: How brain biases prevent action on climate change.

    EXPLORE
  • How to Be Spiritual Without Being Religious

    EXPLORE
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    EXPLORE
  • The Missing Element of many Modern Marriages.

    Explore
  • This Famous Painter’s Choice was: “Give up Painting, or Go to War.”

    Explore

Author. Speaker. Explorer. Insight into action—for people, planet, and peace.



News 25 Apr-25

TEDxCU: Why capitalism needs to empower people again

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News 24 Feb-25

Trump’s Betrayal of American Veterans and Values

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News 19 Jan-25

On Giving Up by Adam Phillips

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Dr. Matthew King

Matthew King is a writer, speaker, and explorer. He uses story, scholarship, and creative inquiry to help people see more clearly our connection to each other, to the natural world, and to what matters most. He writes to understand, speaks to empower, and explores to stay open. His work is rooted in serving people, the planet, and peace. One choice, one act, one person at a time—that’s how we change everything.

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