Conversations With Matt Dwyer

Put on some protective gear because Cody Marks is a hellion with tales that are so great you'll get whiplash. She sits down with Dwyer and shares her experiences of being a car thief at the age of twelve, the dangers of traveling in Saudi Arabia, performing in prisons and a Rastafarian angel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shadi Petosky enlightens Dwyer to discuss gender norms, transgender politics, the misconceptions people of have transgender individuals and Mad Magazine VS Cracked. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poet Jason McBeth sits down with Dwyer and talks about life growing up in foster homes, homelessness how the foster care system doesn't ready kids to go out into the real world when they turn eighteen. http://www.myorangewood.org/mcbethmarathon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Peter Bebergal to discuss his fascinating memoir Too Much To Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood. Matt and Peter talk like they are old pals going on conversational ride through tales of LSD fueled spiritual quests, suburban discontent and music. There is also a hilarious digression into boobs: then and now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Bronner is the grandson of famed soap manufacturer and prophet Dr. Bronner. David joins Dwyer in a casual chat about hemp laws, o the hazards of GMOs on our environment, Monsanto's botox apple and what some of that crazy writing means on the Dr. Bronner's soap bottle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Activist and rapper Boots Riley of The Coup joins Matt Dwyer for an in depth conversation on our corporate controlled government, communism, , and how there needs to be a new radical labor movement in the US. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To put what Paul Krassner has done over his life time into words is a very difficult task. He fought for abortion rights when it could land one in jail, he created and published the highly influential magazine The Realist. He was a child prodigy, a comedian, an activist, and a revolutionary. He joins Dwyer in a very fascinating conversation about abortion, Lenny Bruce, the political tone of America and taking LSD with Groucho Marx. Hold your hats 'cause this episode is a fucking ride. Visit www.paulkrassner.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist, artist, activist and Media Roots founder Abby Martin joins Dwyer for an engaging humorous and great conversation about the importance of psychedelics, the corruption of mainstream media, drone attacks and fear mongering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Radar Brothers front man Jim Putnam to discuss drinking on the road, growing up in a music household,learning from your dog and creating a new religion Mormontology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt discusses the breakthroughs of individualized medicine with Laura Shawver, the president and founder of ovarian cancer organization, Clearity Foundation. A bioscientist and ovarian cancer survivor herself, Laura specializes in cancer research. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer chats it up with one of his favorite story tellers Kevin McGeehan. Kevin has a gift for taking his interesting life and intricately weaving it into tales of heart break and hilarity. Kevin informs us how one utilizes their personal pains, failures and accidents and turn them into entertainment. You can hear more of Kevin's works on his podcast Funny, 'Cuz It's True. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So as not to have a typical comedian on comedian chat Dwyer and Pepitone decided to use Chris Hedges' scathing social critic Empire Of Illusion as the umbrella for their conversation. Pepitone and Dwyer humorously discuss the looming apocalypse, how we've grown used to the bullshit lies, the struggle with the ego and the corporatization/militarization of our institutions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla who works on anti-nuclear and war grass roots campaigns. They chew the fat about creative ways to have a safer future, how our current foreign policies are bankrupting he U.S. and Matt suggest selling E on her door to door canvassing. Enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt sits with Occupy LA activist, Ryan Rice, to discuss the radical tactics of eliminating individuals’ debts and foreclosures through the Debt Jubilee and Home Defense Movements. They also converse how moneyed interests are making the U.S. a fascist state and how liberating ourselves and dirtying our hands can inflict change in the country See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Darryl Perry from Cop Block and the Police Accountability Report to discuss our rights, how to talk to cops, the looming police state and how the police no longer are responsible in protecting us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Joey Siara frontman for the Henry Clay People and discusses the dynamics of being in a band with your brother, education, liberalism, ways to approach debate, drinking and shares a possible huge change in his music career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down and talks with Daniel Foor, Mr. Foor leads non-dogmatic, heart-centered trainings and rituals that engage the ancestors and the natural elemental worlds with the intent of remembering our personal destiny and gifts here in service to the Earth. Oddly, it's a very light entertaining conversation discussing eating drugs, living in Africa and even Dwyer's own hit man grandfather. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dwyer sits down with Will Potter independent journalist and author of the book Green Is The New Red An Insiders Account of a Social Movement Under Siege. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Front man and songwriter Owen Ashworth of Advance Base and Casiotone For The Painfully Alone sits down with Dwyer to discuss music, movies, the great city of Chicago and the satanic charms of Led Zeppelin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

World renowned artist and creator of The Cadillac Ranch, Hudson Marquez, sits down with Dwyer to discuss growing up in New Orleans, seeking out Professor Longhair and bringing him out of hiding to play music again and his days with the Ant farm and TVTV. Hudson is a unique entertaining voice and lets the stories roll in this highly interesting Conversation With Matt Dwyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.