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WWOZ Street Talk- The Peace Nomad

Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
From: David Weinberg
Length: 00:06:01

An interview with Matt Garicki, who is walking and biking across the country in the name of peace. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 As a senior in College With only 30 credits left to graduation Mathew Garicki decided to quit school and walk across the entire united states in the name of peace. Mathew recently stopped here in New Orleans and I met up with him in a park to talk to him about his journey, Dressed in a white t-shirt with the words peace nomad airbrushed across the front in bright colors Mathew sat with me under the glow of a nearby streetlight and explained why he decided to leave his old life behind and start a new one as the peace nomad.

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As a senior in College With only 30 credits left to graduation Mathew Garicki decided to quit school and walk across the entire united states in the name of peace. Mathew recently stopped here in New Orleans and I met up with him in a park to talk to him about his journey, Dressed in a white t-shirt with the words peace nomad airbrushed across the front in bright colors Mathew sat with me under the glow of a nearby streetlight and explained why he decided to leave his old life behind and start a new one as the peace nomad.

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Review of WWOZ Street Talk- The Peace Nomad

Good subject and relaxed interview style. My criticism is that its too relaxed. The subject of the piece isn't really challenged about what he was doing or even what prompted him to take to the road in the first place.