Conversations With Dwyer

Conversations With Dwyer

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Conversations With Dwyer episodes

  • Karolyn Gehrig - Artist/Disabled Rights Activist
    arolyn Gehrig joins Dwyer for an emotional and intense conversation about where the rights of disabled citizens are headed under a Trump Administration. Ms. Gehrig also enlightens us on inspirational porn and how their rights are being stripped away. They also delve into how Trump is all presentation no substance.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Mark Rudd - Activist SDS/Weather Underground
    Legendary political and social activist Mark Rudd joins Dwyer in an intense and extensive discussion on the state of the Democratic Party, the need for us to organize against Trump, how there will not be an impeachment of Donny and a warning of how our militarized police forces will act violently during protests

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    1 hr 3 min
  • James S. Henry - Economist/Journalist
    Economist and Journalist James S. Henry joins Dwyer in an in-depth discussion about Donald Trump and his curious Russian connections, how privatizing the government is like a sugar fix, why the U.S. won't become an authoritarian state and the importance of independent journalism. Read Mr. Henry's article The Curious World of Donald Trump's Private Russian Connections here: http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/12/19/the-curious-world-of-donald-trumps-private-russian-connections/

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Dave Kloc, Artist
    Dave Kloc joins CWMD to talk about his days touring with punk bands, how meeting comedian Jonah Ray changed his life, living life with vertigo and the complexities of silkscreen printing. Dave Kloc is a great artist and an engaging hilarious guest. Enjoy.

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    58 min
  • Dan Kovalik - Human & Labor Rights Lawyer
    Mr. Dan Kovalik returns to CWMD to discuss how Catholic universities use religious exemption as a means to avoid unions and thus not paying professors a living wage. They also get into the the decline of workers rights and the need for organization among political movements

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Charles De Castro - California Feetwarmers
    Jazz musician Charles De Castro joins CWMD to talk about playing wall paper gigs, how music is a search for community, how he prefers old people over young and how weed helped dealing with being at the Grammy's.

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Linda Tirado - Author & Poverty Activist
    Author of Hand To Mouth: Living In Bootstrap America returns to CWMD to talk about her new program that helps mentor those in poverty to share their stories. Linda and Matt also discuss the hopelessness of poverty and how the poor have very little resources to help themselves, how the riots in Baltimore is not just about race but also poverty and class warfare, and the absurd restrictions on welfare.

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Karolyn Gehrig - Artist
    Karolyn Gehrig is an artist suffering from the connective tissue disorder Ehlers Danois Syndrome. When she found herself spending hours in hospitals and doctor's offices she decided to turn her visits into art. She joins Dwyer to talk about her chronic pain, using her art to asking people to not look through her eyes but to look at her, and the complications of dating when suffering from a disorder.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Dan Bakkedahl - Actor
    Dan Bakkedahl is an actor from "Legit" and "Veep and an old pal of Dwyer's He joins CWMD to share his struggles with his selfishness, his early days at Second City, his bumpy days on "The Daily Show," and how movies about broken people make him happy.

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    1 hr 23 min
  • Dave Ross - Comedian, Writer, Awesome Guy
    Dave Ross joins CWMD and tears it apart. one can not say enough good things about this episode. Dave is honest open and hilarious sharing his struggles with drugs to finding his way in the LA comedy scene. Listen to this episode trust me you will fucking love it.

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    1 hr 12 min

About Conversations With Dwyer

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Conversations With Matt Dwyer is a music podcast that focuses on the lives and work of legendary, established and emerging new artists. The interviews are not your typical Q&A format but an…