In Episode 24 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with WallBreakers co-founder Matt Weckel about all the places his life has taken him and the things he's learned as parenthood approaches for the first time. It's a great chat between a couple of Brooklyn natives who are long-time friends.

Highlights

• Was Brooklyn an angry place to grow up living in? If so, Why?

• How Matt's parents instilled a progressive culture in his life

• What is Siricos and why is it important?

• Where Matt's need to leave NYC came from

• The many ways in which losing his mom deeply affected Matt

• How his creativity began to take off

• Why his first year of marriage has been so good

• Why he's not afraid of being a first-time parent

• Lessons his parents taught him that he wants to pass down

• Is he ready?