All vertebrates, including us, descend from a tribe of fish that came ashore to live on land more than three hundred million years ago. Brad Matsen tells their story • and ours • in a hilarious collaboration with the artist Ray Troll whose images accompany this lecture.
In 1930, two men who loathed each other on sight had themselves sealed into a four-and-a-half-foot steel ball and lowered on the end of a cable into the Atlantic off Bermuda to become the first men to witness life in the Abyss. The heroic adventures of William Beebe and Otis Barton transformed humanity’s relationship with the sea and began our exploration of the deep ocean.
Should I eat wild salmon? Should I eat farmed salmon? Brad Matsen’s forty years of investigation as a journalist, essayist, and commercial fisherman bring a twist of unexpected wisdom to these questions and their surprising answers.
A hundred years after Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in less than three hours killing fifteen hundred people, one vital question remained unanswered: Why did the ship sink so quickly? Brad Matsen's investigation brought him to a startling, controversial conclusion that incriminates the shipyard that built Titanic and the powerful men who owned it.
During his research for the first complete biography of the legendary French filmmaker, underwater pioneer, and environmental celebrity, Brad Matsen learned that the last ten years of Cousteau's life were shrouded in secrecy. Cousteau had been one of the most beloved people in the world when he disappeared from view. He left his family in chaos when he died. What happened during those missing years?
When Piper Alpha exploded on the North Sea in 1988, one hundred sixty-five men died in less than an hour. Brad Matsen had to interview survivors and the families of the dead, asking them to recall the worst moments of their lives. His experience is a glimpse into the most difficult kind of story-telling, shared with an intimacy rarely encountered on the lecture stage.
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All vertebrates, including us, descend from a tribe of fish that came ashore to live on land more than three hundred million years ago. Brad Matsen tells their story • and ours • in a hilarious collaboration with the artist Ray Troll whose images accompany this lecture.
In 1930, two men who loathed each other on sight had themselves sealed into a four-and-a-half-foot steel ball and lowered on the end of a cable into the Atlantic off Bermuda to become the first men to witness life in the Abyss. The heroic adventures of William Beebe and Otis Barton transformed humanity’s relationship with the sea and began our exploration of the deep ocean.
Should I eat wild salmon? Should I eat farmed salmon? Brad Matsen’s forty years of investigation as a journalist, essayist, and commercial fisherman bring a twist of unexpected wisdom to these questions and their surprising answers.
A hundred years after Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in less than three hours killing fifteen hundred people, one vital question remained unanswered: Why did the ship sink so quickly? Brad Matsen's investigation brought him to a startling, controversial conclusion that incriminates the shipyard that built Titanic and the powerful men who owned it.
During his research for the first complete biography of the legendary French filmmaker, underwater pioneer, and environmental celebrity, Brad Matsen learned that the last ten years of Cousteau's life were shrouded in secrecy. Cousteau had been one of the most beloved people in the world when he disappeared from view. He left his family in chaos when he died. What happened during those missing years?
When Piper Alpha exploded on the North Sea in 1988, one hundred sixty-five men died in less than an hour. Brad Matsen had to interview survivors and the families of the dead, asking them to recall the worst moments of their lives. His experience is a glimpse into the most difficult kind of story-telling, shared with an intimacy rarely encountered on the lecture stage.
Brad Matsen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as We Are All Fish: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record, The Men Who Descended Beyond Sunlight, Wild Salmon and the Frantic Struggle to Save Them, The Man Who Built Titanic and the Lies He Told the World, The Secret Life of Jacques Cousteau and A Dreadful Journey into the World's Deadliest Oil Rig Disaster. The estimated speaking fee range to book Brad Matsen for your event is available upon request. Brad Matsen generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Daniel Pauly, Emma Camp, Jennifer Ackerman, Michael Lombardi and Paul Snelgrove. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Brad Matsen for an upcoming live or virtual event.
All vertebrates, including us, descend from a tribe of fish that came ashore to live on land more than three hundred million years ago. Brad Matsen tells their story • and ours • in a hilarious collaboration with the artist Ray Troll whose images accompany this lecture.
In 1930, two men who loathed each other on sight had themselves sealed into a four-and-a-half-foot steel ball and lowered on the end of a cable into the Atlantic off Bermuda to become the first men to witness life in the Abyss. The heroic adventures of William Beebe and Otis Barton transformed humanity’s relationship with the sea and began our exploration of the deep ocean.
Should I eat wild salmon? Should I eat farmed salmon? Brad Matsen’s forty years of investigation as a journalist, essayist, and commercial fisherman bring a twist of unexpected wisdom to these questions and their surprising answers.
A hundred years after Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in less than three hours killing fifteen hundred people, one vital question remained unanswered: Why did the ship sink so quickly? Brad Matsen's investigation brought him to a startling, controversial conclusion that incriminates the shipyard that built Titanic and the powerful men who owned it.
During his research for the first complete biography of the legendary French filmmaker, underwater pioneer, and environmental celebrity, Brad Matsen learned that the last ten years of Cousteau's life were shrouded in secrecy. Cousteau had been one of the most beloved people in the world when he disappeared from view. He left his family in chaos when he died. What happened during those missing years?
When Piper Alpha exploded on the North Sea in 1988, one hundred sixty-five men died in less than an hour. Brad Matsen had to interview survivors and the families of the dead, asking them to recall the worst moments of their lives. His experience is a glimpse into the most difficult kind of story-telling, shared with an intimacy rarely encountered on the lecture stage.
This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.
All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.
If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.