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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics
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IRS, Benghazi, and AP scandals are poison to the democratic process
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Masa activists should pay their own way
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Oklahoma tornado saves President Obama
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The importance of relationships in Chinese society
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Tornadoes: Knowing more about them
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Domestic violence is not only on the rise, it is pandemic
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Did Mickey Mantle use a corked bat? Wilton Guerrero did
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Moore, Okla. tornado: A parent's worst nightmare
Payne-Full Living
Want to know what happens when you climb a hundred foot sheer rock wall with no ropes or find yourself scuba diving with a reef shark you'd hoped would have stuck to his side of the ocean? Join Matt as he steps outside of his Hollywood life and says "yes" to a life of challenging and physically and mentally stimulating adventure!
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A return to childhood: seeking African gorillas at Volcanoes Natl Park
With a small group of stalwart adventurers, we are trekking into Volcanoes National Park in search of a family of African gorillas. Published 9:32 a.m. May 15, 2013 - Comments
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Before you seek the Mountain Gorilla
Getting ready to hike the mountains in search for the Mountain Gorilla takes some preparation. Published 1:52 p.m. May 14, 2013 - Comments
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The Little Swiss Cafe: Carmel, CA's most unique restaurant
Though the food is fantastic, it is what is hidden in the walls of this Carmel, California Eatery that makes it truly unforgettable. Published 9:32 a.m. March 7, 2013 - Comments
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Play Hooky and Ski Week across America
Take advantage of Play Hook and Ski Week, March 4-8 with deals up to 84% all across the country. Published 4:14 p.m. February 28, 2013 - Comments
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The Cecil: Los Angeles' "murder" hotel
The Cecil Hotel in Los Angelese offers travelers a low cost travel option. And more than a few macabre stories. Published 5:11 p.m. February 26, 2013 - Comments
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Orangutan Odysseys: From Bali to Borneo and beyond
Whether trekking across mountaintops or a guided boat trips, Orangutan Odysseys is the perfect way see nature's greatest apes. Published 8:20 a.m. January 31, 2013 - Comments
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Exploring South Korea's street market food
It is in the hyper-stimulating markets of South Korea that the country’s cuisine truly begins to reveal itself. Published 8:04 a.m. January 15, 2013 - Comments
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The fight for the leatherbacks: Saving sea turtles in Costa Rica
Poachers and volunteers square off along the Caribbean shore of Costa Rica in a late night race to save the eggs of the highly endangered Leatherback sea turtles. Published 10:53 a.m. January 7, 2013 - Comments
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Dogsled Montana at Chico Hot Springs Resort
Dogsled your way through Montana's Absaroka Mountains while staying at, Chico Hot Springs, one of Montana's most luxurious, unique and historic hotels. Published 7:36 a.m. January 7, 2013 - Comments
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Five must sees in Seoul, South Korea beyond Psy's Gangnam
Asian rap star and Internet sensation Psy's “Gangnam Style” shows the world only one upscale footnote in a city of rich culture, history, and cuisine. Published 10:25 a.m. December 18, 2012 - Comments
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
The gun ban movement has always had a problem with statistics: Statistics don’t support their intuition.
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President Obama popular despite IRS, Benghazi, AP scandals
After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.
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Holder’s hot seat: A rogue IRS and a ‘leaky’ White House
"This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable."
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O.J. Simpson is back in court
O.J. Simpson is back in court trying to get a new trial in the hopes of reversing his 2008 conviction.
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Culinary Quest
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Matt Payne has lived and worked as both a television writer and producer in Los Angeles for nearly ten years. Matt grew up in Oklahoma City and began his career with a degree in Film and Video Studies from the University of Oklahoma. Since then, he has worked as part of writing staffs for such hits as 24 andWithout A Trace. Most recently Matt wrote and produced episodes of CBS’s The Defenders starring Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell and Memphis Beat, starring Jason Lee, which is set to air on TNT in August of 2011.
In addition to a successful television-writing career, Matt has developed features with major production companies and continues to work as a freelance script analyst for Relativity Media, the production company behind such hits as The Fighter, Zombieland, and Catfish where he has provided script feed back on nearly a thousand features.
When he is not writing and producing television, Matt works as contributor to the Washington Times Communities Travel section, where he has writing skills have taken him from the top of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpar to the jungles of the Philippine Islands. New York City’s finest restaurants to the earthquake ravaged Port au Prince Haiti.
Matt was the winner of the 2004 Comedy writing award for Scriptapolooza, a finalist for the Warner Brothers Television Writer’s workshop, and is an active participant in Los Angeles’s Young Storytellers Program.
Early in his career, Matt spent two years working as an assistant the Endeavor, which is now part of WME, the second largest talent agency in the world, working closely with such talent as Christian Bale and Michael Douglass.
Matt is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America and the Screen Actor’s Guild.
