Matt's Writing

Matt Werner, writer & editor

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Oakland Unseen releases Spring 2023 issue

Oakland Unseen is a satirical newspaper in the style of The Onion. It is hyper-local fake journalism that covers Oakland and San Francisco’s real news stories through satire. Our street team of newsies is handing out 10,000 copies of this newspaper for free at San Francisco Sketchfest venues in early 2023, and also at Oakland’s […]

Burning Man: The Musical now a feature film!

Burning Man: The Musical had its world premiere on Broadway On Demand and Streaming Musicals on August 27, 2021. Watch the film now. After working with the composer Gene Back for 6 years, we’re excited to announce that our satirical musical comedy has been turned into a feature film. It was shot on a soundstage […]

Recent Posts

Working from India’s Silicon Valley

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I worked the last week of September in Hyderabad (HITEC City) and Bangalore (Silicon Valley of India). Both areas have very interesting cultures with the intersection of IT. Read about my trip to India on my travel blog. … [Read more]

Self-Publishing: How I did it

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I spoke at Google this week on my experiences with self-publishing. I've also written a series of blog posts titled Memoirs of the Self-Published, which describe my self-publishing process. Here's the video of me speaking at Google: … [Read more]

Interview with Pale Kid who raps fast: George Watsky

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DJ Matt Werner’s exclusive interview with spoken-word artist George Watsky, originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on November 11, 2008. In this interview, rising hip hop sensation, writer, and performer George Watsky addresses his beef … [Read more]