Matt is a military historian, US Army veteran, prolific writer and ‘recovering political scientist,’ just for starters.

For me, because I was raised with no religious influences, Matt also serves as an interpreter of the spiritual drivers of human behavior, including the “God-shaped hole” idea that may help explain some of what confounds us when we talk about gender, ego and identity.

We discuss that and lots more following Matt’s account of his creative Senate-campaign exploits in Alabama which yielded not just the unlikely political win but an on-location profile of Matt on This American Life, which certifies his unique contribution to American political history. Here’s the link to that segment.

One more thing: at around the hour mark, I get around to asking Matt a question related to the Vietnam War that’s been tugging at me for years. I hope you’ll hear that part and weigh in with whatever thoughts you may want to add to the comments, about that question or anything else. Enjoy!

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Music by William A Ferguson

Logo by Anne Gibbons

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