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Office of / Department of conversation / File no. 028

Episode 28 · Apr 8, 2026 · 45 min

Matt Hansen

1 Billion Streams, Feeling Everything, and Not Wanting to Be a “Sad Boy

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Office of / Department of conversationFile no. 028
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The gist

Matt Hansen doesn’t just write songs—he translates emotion in real time. With over a billion streams and a rapidly growing audience that feels every word he puts out, Matt has built a career on honesty—raw, unfiltered, and sometimes uncomfortable.

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