An engineer’s romance isn’t always with people. For V’ren systems specialist T’mari Th’ron and Missouri Freeholder Matt Marmaduke, it’s with compatibility—of tools, of technologies, of principles. In this interview, the pair talk shop, tell stories, and reveal how the quiet work of collaboration is reshaping the future of infrastructure on Earth.
In an exclusive sit-down inside Matt Marmaduke’s home theater, Zara Vox of Rolling Stone gets a front-row seat to the unexpected cultural gravity of Earth’s favorite interspecies couple. From anime nostalgia and soda diplomacy to coffee mug lore and meme truces, Matt and T’mari open up about the private rituals and shared humor anchoring their very public partnership.
At the Marmaduke homestead, Matt juggles venison, wine, and family as T’mari teases, Angelina laughs, and T’monn arrives to a table already full.
As the first press questions shift from spectacle to substance, V’ren leaders speak for themselves—revealing a culture of quiet empowerment, earned trust, and the kind of leadership that doesn’t need a microphone.