American Origin Stories with Matthew Cooke Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/american-origin-stories-with-matthew-cooke Our true origins connect us back to reality, each other, and a whole new American cinematic universe. Written and narrated by Oscar nominated filmmaker, Matthew Cooke. © 2026 1 Cooke In The Kitchen, Inc ec51ac81-d566-5bb1-b770-4207c688c475 yes en-us Sun, 17 May 2026 19:07:42 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 19:08:14 +0000 http://www.survivorsguidetoearth.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/lVOUekIxKCpj2harB5rqNciRgOxyFAT9HcyEvavfLeY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85OGNl/OGYzNDAwODhiM2Iy/OTEyZGJiM2Y1NmQ2/ZDg3OC5qcGc.jpg American Origin Stories with Matthew Cooke http://www.survivorsguidetoearth.com episodic Matthew Cooke | Survivors Guide to Earth Our true origins connect us back to reality, each other, and a whole new American cinematic universe. Written and narrated by Oscar nominated filmmaker, Matthew Cooke. Our true origins connect us back to reality, each other, and a whole new American cinematic universe. Matthew Cooke matthew@survivorsguidetoearth.com No No This Marks the End of Season 1. 15 15 This Marks the End of Season 1. full 5c24931c-f36f-11ed-856a-93cbb9132b26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/275d28f7 Thank you for being with me on this journey! See you soon... Join survivorsguidetoearth.com for the new podcast! 

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]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 62 Thank you for being with on this journey! Join survivorsguidetoearth.com for the new podcast! Thank you for being with on this journey! Join survivorsguidetoearth.com for the new podcast! No The Origin of the Climate Crisis 14 14 The Origin of the Climate Crisis full 7a033392-ed2b-11ed-ae6b-07bc8de73141 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fef9087 Beginning with a reorientation to our habitat on earth, a short history of fossil fuels, their rise, impact and how to start doing something.

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]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 2952 Beginning with a reorientation to our habitat on earth, a short history of fossil fuels, their rise, impact and how to start doing something. Beginning with a reorientation to our habitat on earth, a short history of fossil fuels, their rise, impact and how to start doing something. No The First American Bank Robbery 13 13 The First American Bank Robbery full b7db50a8-dc84-11ed-9d9c-57c82123e945 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57bf2b66 This episode features cinematic sound. The incredible true story of working class hero Patrick Lyon vs greedy bankers, dirty politicians, a pandemic, and a corrupt criminal justice system. No, this isn't about 2023. It was 1798. Pat Lyon's story retells the first decades of life in America from a completely different vantage point. One that makes sense.

]]> This episode features cinematic sound. The incredible true story of working class hero Patrick Lyon vs greedy bankers, dirty politicians, a pandemic, and a corrupt criminal justice system. No, this isn't about 2023. It was 1798. Pat Lyon's story retells the first decades of life in America from a completely different vantage point. One that makes sense.

]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 2082 This episode features cinematic sound. The incredible true story of working class hero Patrick Lyon vs greedy bankers, dirty politicians, a pandemic, and a corrupt criminal justice system. No, this isn't about 2023. It was 1798. Pat Lyon's story retells the first decades of life in America from a completely different vantage point. One that makes sense. This episode features cinematic sound. The incredible true story of working class hero Patrick Lyon vs greedy bankers, dirty politicians, a pandemic, and a corrupt criminal justice system. No, this isn't about 2023. It was 1798. Pat Lyon's story retells t No The Real Symbol of America 12 12 The Real Symbol of America full 999da30c-dc84-11ed-ac53-f3c06eb92806 https://share.transistor.fm/s/45f7f971 The incredible story of what makes the Statue of Liberty so truly representative of America.

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1111 The incredible story of what makes the Statue of Liberty so truly representative of America. The incredible story of what makes the Statue of Liberty so truly representative of America. No Why America Has Such Terrible Leaders 11 11 Why America Has Such Terrible Leaders full 0f2a0b8e-dc84-11ed-87a5-df62a1c92a68 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d970aa6 This challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream.

]]> This challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream.

]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1153 This challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream. This challenging episode covers the roots of our identity crisis in “whiteness,” the flag, the anthem, the statue and the dream. No America's David vs Goliath 10 10 America's David vs Goliath full 334cd8f6-d249-11ed-ab15-f709e6ec027b https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e4d4c59 This episode features cinematic sound. Ben Lay was under 4 feet tall with a hunched back. He was an outcast from the quaker community. A hardened and experienced sailor, sailing the toughest waters, in the most challenging era of modern history. He was also the most moral and visionary leader in colonial, pre-revolutionary America. He relentlessly lashed the church and colonial leaders for committing the greatest sins "the devil ever brought into the church in America." Ben Lay became a major influence on Deborah Reed and Benjamin Franklin, setting a course for the religious movement to support the abolution of slavery. Yet Ben Lay was banished from the history books. This is a time when America needs new role models, particularly those still unaware that the original white-American identity was born in the law books of 17th century British colonies, for the purpose of establishing a caste system built on racial slavery. For all our sakes, herein lies a true American hero.

]]> This episode features cinematic sound. Ben Lay was under 4 feet tall with a hunched back. He was an outcast from the quaker community. A hardened and experienced sailor, sailing the toughest waters, in the most challenging era of modern history. He was also the most moral and visionary leader in colonial, pre-revolutionary America. He relentlessly lashed the church and colonial leaders for committing the greatest sins "the devil ever brought into the church in America." Ben Lay became a major influence on Deborah Reed and Benjamin Franklin, setting a course for the religious movement to support the abolution of slavery. Yet Ben Lay was banished from the history books. This is a time when America needs new role models, particularly those still unaware that the original white-American identity was born in the law books of 17th century British colonies, for the purpose of establishing a caste system built on racial slavery. For all our sakes, herein lies a true American hero.

]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1636 This episode features cinematic sound. Ben Lay was under 4 feet tall with a hunched back. He was an outcast from the quaker community. A hardened and experienced sailor, sailing the toughest waters, in the most challenging era of modern history. He was also the most moral and visionary leader in colonial, pre-revolutionary America. He relentlessly lashed the church and colonial leaders for committing the greatest sins "the devil ever brought into the church in America." Ben Lay became a major influence on Deborah Reed and Benjamin Franklin, setting a course for the religious movement to support the abolution of slavery. Yet Ben Lay was banished from the history books. This is a time when America needs new role models, particularly those still unaware that the original white-American identity was born in the law books of 17th century British colonies, for the purpose of establishing a caste system built on racial slavery. For all our sakes, herein lies a true American hero. This episode features cinematic sound. Ben Lay was under 4 feet tall with a hunched back. He was an outcast from the quaker community. A hardened and experienced sailor, sailing the toughest waters, in the most challenging era of modern history. He was al No The Ghost Who Wrote The Constitution - Part 2 9 9 The Ghost Who Wrote The Constitution - Part 2 full 293e08ba-d039-11ed-a207-070225791457 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e1ff9605 The almost universally unknown "ghost" who wrote the final draft of the U.S. constitution had some revelatory opinions about the failures of the new republican government to maintain liberty and honor. His critiques are as applicable now, as then. He also reveals in his diaries the real perspectives of Alexander Hamilton which will surprise most. The real thoughts of the "founding father" who wrote our revered text turns common perceptions on their heads. This is follow up to Episode 1 of American Origin Stories - The Ghost Who Wrote The U.S. Constitution.

]]> The almost universally unknown "ghost" who wrote the final draft of the U.S. constitution had some revelatory opinions about the failures of the new republican government to maintain liberty and honor. His critiques are as applicable now, as then. He also reveals in his diaries the real perspectives of Alexander Hamilton which will surprise most. The real thoughts of the "founding father" who wrote our revered text turns common perceptions on their heads. This is follow up to Episode 1 of American Origin Stories - The Ghost Who Wrote The U.S. Constitution.

]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1969 The almost universally unknown "ghost" who wrote the final draft of the U.S. constitution had some revelatory opinions about the failures of the new republican government to maintain liberty and honor. His critiques are as applicable now, as then. He also reveals in his diaries the real perspectives of Alexander Hamilton which will surprise most. The real thoughts of the "founding father" who wrote our revered text turns common perceptions on their heads. This is follow up to Episode 1 of American Origin Stories - The Ghost Who Wrote The U.S. Constitution. The almost universally unknown "ghost" who wrote the final draft of the U.S. constitution had some revelatory opinions about the failures of the new republican government to maintain liberty and honor. His critiques are as applicable now, as then. He also No The Origin of Junk Food - and the Impact 8 8 The Origin of Junk Food - and the Impact full Buzzsprout-12483436 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9103e0a5 The 300K year history of eating healthy, the shift into treating food as junk, and the result.

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]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1747 The 300K year history of eating healthy, the shift into treating food as junk, and the result. The 300K year history of eating healthy, the shift into treating food as junk, and the result. No Founding Fathers of Freedom 7 7 Founding Fathers of Freedom full Buzzsprout-12450417 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb5d1bc9 Readings from Founding Fathers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin on the corruption of the church, the post-racial myth, and the loss of Malcolm and Martin.

]]> Readings from Founding Fathers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin on the corruption of the church, the post-racial myth, and the loss of Malcolm and Martin.

]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1295 Readings from Founding Fathers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin on the corruption of the church, the post-racial myth, and the loss of Malcolm and Martin. Readings from Founding Fathers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin on the corruption of the church, the post-racial myth, and the loss of Malcolm and Martin. No Mastering the Media Matrix 6 6 Mastering the Media Matrix full Buzzsprout-12432718 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d5f57fcf A few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even tricked us into creating the lure, beckoning us into their matrix. We're well-advised to become as media literate as possible. In this episode we get black belt training from a true master of understanding technology's impact on human nature, Marshall McCluhan. This is a companion piece to Episode 4: Should Society Own Its Social Media. But you can devour them in either order. 

]]> A few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even tricked us into creating the lure, beckoning us into their matrix. We're well-advised to become as media literate as possible. In this episode we get black belt training from a true master of understanding technology's impact on human nature, Marshall McCluhan. This is a companion piece to Episode 4: Should Society Own Its Social Media. But you can devour them in either order. 

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1918 A few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even tricked us into creating the lure, beckoning us into their matrix. We're well-advised to become as media literate as possible. In this episode we get black belt training from a true master of understanding technology's impact on human nature, Marshall McCluhan. This is a companion piece to Episode 4: Should Society Own Its Social Media. But you can devour them in either order.  A few billionaire-owned monopolies use unregulated secret algorithms to govern our entire experience of the digital world. It's reminiscent of how big tobacco genetically engineered their crops to have twice the nicotine levels. But this time they've even No Slaver Nation 5 5 Slaver Nation full Buzzsprout-12371787 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf6d4f2a The battle between slavers, anti-slavers and opportunists drove the geographic borders of the nation, its economy and its culture.

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]]> The battle between slavers, anti-slavers and opportunists drove the geographic borders of the nation, its economy and its culture.

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]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 2365 The battle between slavers, anti-slavers and opportunists drove the geographic borders of the nation, its economy and its culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The battle between slavers, anti-slavers and opportunists drove the geographic borders of the nation, its economy and its culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices No Should Society Own Its Social Media 4 4 Should Society Own Its Social Media full Buzzsprout-12292745 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a651a8cb We'd consider it tyranny to let one person decide who we see and what we do in in Boston Common. Why is it ok in our digital common? What if social media platforms were standardized to enable inter-network communication? Like our cell phones?

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]]> We'd consider it tyranny to let one person decide who we see and what we do in in Boston Common. Why is it ok in our digital common? What if social media platforms were standardized to enable inter-network communication? Like our cell phones?

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]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1749 We'd consider it tyranny to let one person decide who we see and what we do in in Boston Common. Why is it ok in our digital common? What if social media platforms were standardized to enable inter-network communication? Like our cell phones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We'd consider it tyranny to let one person decide who we see and what we do in in Boston Common. Why is it ok in our digital common? What if social media platforms were standardized to enable inter-network communication? Like our cell phones? Learn more a No MLK's America: Reparations & Glory 3 3 MLK's America: Reparations & Glory full Buzzsprout-12283105 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0232d3e MLK was a founding father of American freedom. Prior to the late 1960s, not all citizens could vote. His voting rights act was to be just the beginning... King described the social acceptance of poverty "as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism" and called for America to "civilize itself" by redistributing economic and political power more equitably. King made clear that a moral society should abolish poverty, and make reparations to the descendants of American slavery, to provide the same economic base that was given to European peasants. He described this mandate as the teachings of the original Christianity. His position was that any American political movement that honors those basic universal values, and liberty and justice for all, would adopt that agenda.

]]> MLK was a founding father of American freedom. Prior to the late 1960s, not all citizens could vote. His voting rights act was to be just the beginning... King described the social acceptance of poverty "as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism" and called for America to "civilize itself" by redistributing economic and political power more equitably. King made clear that a moral society should abolish poverty, and make reparations to the descendants of American slavery, to provide the same economic base that was given to European peasants. He described this mandate as the teachings of the original Christianity. His position was that any American political movement that honors those basic universal values, and liberty and justice for all, would adopt that agenda.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 1869 MLK was a founding father of American freedom. Prior to the late 1960s, not all citizens could vote. His voting rights act was to be just the beginning... King described the social acceptance of poverty "as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism" and called for America to "civilize itself" by redistributing economic and political power more equitably. King made clear that a moral society should abolish poverty, and make reparations to the descendants of American slavery, to provide the same economic base that was given to European peasants. He described this mandate as the teachings of the original Christianity. His position was that any American political movement that honors those basic universal values, and liberty and justice for all, would adopt that agenda. MLK was a founding father of American freedom. Prior to the late 1960s, not all citizens could vote. His voting rights act was to be just the beginning... King described the social acceptance of poverty "as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism" No The Most Interesting Man in the World 2 2 The Most Interesting Man in the World full Buzzsprout-12239701 https://share.transistor.fm/s/19e49ca2 Victor Ochoa was a gunslinger, an inventor of airplanes, a wind turbine, and the pocket protector. He was a revolutionary, a friend of President Teddy Roosevelt, and wanted by the Mexican government, dead or alive. Ochoa's ancestors came from Texas when it was Mexican territory, overrun by illegal Anglo immigrants. Victor lived through the Civil War, World War 1, and the industrial revolution. The path of his extraordinary life teaches us much about America, its people, and human nature itself.

]]> Victor Ochoa was a gunslinger, an inventor of airplanes, a wind turbine, and the pocket protector. He was a revolutionary, a friend of President Teddy Roosevelt, and wanted by the Mexican government, dead or alive. Ochoa's ancestors came from Texas when it was Mexican territory, overrun by illegal Anglo immigrants. Victor lived through the Civil War, World War 1, and the industrial revolution. The path of his extraordinary life teaches us much about America, its people, and human nature itself.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 2102 Victor Ochoa was a gunslinger, an inventor of airplanes, a wind turbine, and the pocket protector. He was a revolutionary, a friend of President Teddy Roosevelt, and wanted by the Mexican government, dead or alive. Ochoa's ancestors came from Texas when it was Mexican territory, overrun by illegal Anglo immigrants. Victor lived through the Civil War, World War 1, and the industrial revolution. The path of his extraordinary life teaches us much about America, its people, and human nature itself. Victor Ochoa was a gunslinger, an inventor of airplanes, a wind turbine, and the pocket protector. He was a revolutionary, a friend of President Teddy Roosevelt, and wanted by the Mexican government, dead or alive. Ochoa's ancestors came from Texas when i No The Ghost Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution 1 1 The Ghost Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution full Buzzsprout-12160361 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e880f3b To the vast majority of America, the identity of the 35 year old man who wrote the U.S. constitution is a secret, hidden in plain sight. Knowing the identity of "The Ghost" changes the entire way we understand the nation and its character, both past and present. Find more at survivorsguidetoearth.com

]]> To the vast majority of America, the identity of the 35 year old man who wrote the U.S. constitution is a secret, hidden in plain sight. Knowing the identity of "The Ghost" changes the entire way we understand the nation and its character, both past and present. Find more at survivorsguidetoearth.com

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0100 Matthew Cooke | Realm Matthew Cooke | Realm 2574 To the vast majority of America, the identity of the 35 year old man who wrote the U.S. constitution is a secret, hidden in plain sight. Knowing the identity of "The Ghost" changes the entire way we understand the nation and its character, both past and present. To the vast majority of America, the identity of the 35 year old man who wrote the U.S. constitution is a secret, hidden in plain sight. Knowing the identity of "The Ghost" changes the entire way we understand the nation and its character, both past and p No