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Change Oracle

By: Richard Matthews
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 Change Oracle Podcast offers solution-focused expert commentary on a wide range of prescient sustainability issues. The podcast is hosted by Richard Matthews, a consultant, writer, journalist, and change advocate who is also the owner and principal author of Change Oracle which provides widely cited transdisciplinary analysis.

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  • One Big Beautiful Bill or One Big Beautiful Betrayal?

    One Big Beautiful Bill or One Big Beautiful Betrayal?
    Nov 25 2025
    What happens when a single bill hits your wallet, your healthcare, your community—and your democracy—all at once? In this episode, we tear into Trump’s 1,100-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a mega-law experts say punishes 80% of Americans while showering the wealthy with massive gains. From gutting Medicaid and SNAP to pollution and Trump sweeping new powers, the OBBBA isn’t just a policy shift—it’s a seismic shock to everyday life. Join us as we expose how a bill branded as “beautiful” became one of the most damaging power plays in modern American history.

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    26 mins
  • Trump’s Tariff Policy: Economic Masochism or a Power Play for the Wealthy?

    Trump’s Tariff Policy: Economic Masochism or a Power Play for the Wealthy?
    Oct 20 2025
    Short Term Gains, Long Term Pain is a hard-hitting economic deep dive that exposes what history really tells us about tariffs, who truly pays for them, and how they impact everyday Americans. From rising prices and inflation to retaliatory trade wars, we unravel whether tariffs actually boost domestic spending, reshore manufacturing, or simply grow federal debt and the trade deficit. This podcast reveals the hidden chain reaction of costs, economic vulnerability, and corruption behind protectionism—showing how tariffs threaten democracy, concentrate power, and quietly transfer wealth to political insiders. Are tariffs breaking the American economy, and is Trump’s tariff strategy really about economic security—or consolidating power for the elite? Tune in and decide.

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    32 mins
  • How Trump is Killing the American Dream and Threatening the Republic

    How Trump is Killing the American Dream and Threatening the Republic
    Sep 22 2025
    Donald Trump did not appear out of thin air. He is the product of decades of Republican strategies built on disinformation, division, and raw power. In this episode, we break down how the GOP’s cynical agenda paved the way for Trump’s rise — and why the party now bows to the monster it created. From voter suppression to climate denial, and wealth transfers, this story exposes the consequences of the Republican’s craven pursuit of power.

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    23 mins
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