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
    • BOOKING INQUIRIES
  • 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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Author. Speaker. Explorer. Writing from the edge of change—for people, the planet, and peace.



News 13 Jun-25

Our Time is Now: Stand Against American Authoritarianism

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News 25 Apr-25

TEDxCU: Why capitalism needs to empower people again

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News 24 Feb-25

The Betrayal of American Veterans and Values

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News 19 Jan-25

On Giving Up by Adam Phillips

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News 08 Jan-25

Experiment – No Alcohol, Sugar, Carbs & Coffee

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News 08 Dec-24

Assad’s Syrian Regime Collapses

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Dr. Matthew Wilburn King

American author, speaker, and explorer. Matthew uses story, insight, and creative inquiry to help people reconnect—with each other, the Earth, and what matters most. He writes to understand, speaks to empower, and explores to stay open. His work serves people, planet, and peace. One choice, one act, one story at a time.

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