Matthew Wilburn King

  • ABOUT
    • CV
    • MEDIA KIT
  • ELEMENTAL
  • WRITING
    • FEATURE ARTICLES
    • NARRATIVE NONFICTION
    • BOOKS | CHAPTERS
    • ACADEMIC WORKS
    • POETRY | SHORT FORM
  • SPEAKING
    • TEDx Talk
    • TOPICS | THEMES
    • PAST ENGAGEMENTS
    • BOOKING INQUIRIES
  • CREATIVE WORKS
    • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • ART | VISUALS
    • ACTING | PERFORMANCE
  • INITIATIVES
    • OUR COMMON FOUNDATION
    • FUTURE OF CAPITALISM
    • VANISHED – A NOVEL
    • ADVISING | TEACHING
    • TRAVEL | EXPLORATION
  • CONTACT
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  • TEDx: Why capitalism needs to empower people again

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  • BBC | Why the Next Stage of Capitalism is Coming

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  • Spiritual Atheism: How to Be Spiritual Without Belief in God

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  • BBC Future: Why We Ignore Climate Change and How to Fix It.

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  • Death and Transformation: Death Was My Guru

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  • Ecuador’s Kichwa Implements an Innovative Approach to Rainforest Conservation

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  • Eat this and Save the Caribbean’s Coral Reefs.

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  • PHOTOGRAPHY

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

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  • Elemental | The Library

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  • Trump's Working Class Appeal

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American Author | Scholar | Artist | Explorer



News 14 Aug-25

Spiritual Atheism: How to Be Spiritual Without Belief in God

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News 13 Aug-25

TEDxCU: Why capitalism needs to empower people again

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News 12 Aug-25

Experiment – No Alcohol, Sugar, Carbs & Coffee

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News 04 Aug-25

A New Chapter for Our COMMON Foundation

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News 13 Jun-25

Our Time is Now: Stand Against American Authoritarianism

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News 24 Feb-25

The Betrayal of American Veterans and Values

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Elemental — essays on meaning, myth, and living well.

 

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Matthew Wilburn King

American Author | Scholar | Artist | Explorer who serves as a bridge between science and myth, using art, story, and presence to help people see more clearly and live in alignment with what matters most.

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