What actually matters right now?

Paul values sport as a unifying form of performance and entertainment: "We all crowd together and we're united by watching... it's a huge part of people's lives and it's performance."

Writing matters to Amanda: "I can't stop, it's my favorite way of communicating."

Pizza matters. I’m making it tonight for dinner.

Paul says Sport matters as physical exercise is "one of the best ways to get rid of anxiety," especially amid what he calls "an epidemic of anxiety with Gen Z and younger millennials."

Mary says Hiking matters: "it's important for everyone to have time and experience in nature and get the exercise that we need."

Marco says concert matters: "Music takes the soul. It calms the savage beast...music is...stories that help you relate to what's going on in the world...settle you down and help you grow."

Scott says artificial intelligence matters: "I think chat gpt is so much better than Google and it helps me find things and figure things out that would take forever."

Shoshana believes music gets to the heart of people's emotions and helps us feel alive.

Heather Johnson says recipes matter. As a food blogger, "recipes" are central to her work and enjoyment.

Performance matters to Jennifer because live arts like dance, music, and theater 'have the power to keep humanity connected' despite digital convenience.

Valentina says Books matter deeply: "I'm a writer myself" and her personal collection focuses on her expertise in "mindset, human behaviour and habits."

Jolene says artificial intelligence matters: "If we don't investigate the opportunities we have to grow, we're gonna miss something."

Geraldo calls Immigration "the fuel of a nation like ours," rooted in his own family's immigrant story, while expressing concern that ICE's activities are "excessive and un-American."

Kat says AI matters: "It'll help you... in business and your personal life. Maybe I just using it for business, and it helps me a lot."

Kate Torode says mental health "absolutely matters" and is "very open" about her struggles, urging society to "accept that it's nothing that the individual did wrong."

Matthew says theater matters: "I love the arts."

Tap dance is central to Leta's identity and the podcast. "It matters to Leta a lot, because she is a semi-professional tap dancer and her shoe company is dropping a shoe for her, so she is like crazy about tap."

Elvin says library research "probably not matters anymore" because "a lot of stuff is on the internet" and AI tools offer "more richer knowledge."

Elvin believes supercomputers "definitely matter" because they could enable "super intelligence" and help "solve all those scientific problems or cure cancer."

Alex Ranahan has "big love for the United States... we are all interlinked and paying attention can enlighten us or help us not repeat the mistakes of the past."

Anne Catherine Bedard says pizza matters, especially "if there's someone's like, Hey, I have free pizza. Yes."

Jolene believes social media matters: "It's your voice...this medium has allowed us to dream bigger, to believe bigger."

Barton says coffee matters: "it just feels good... it allows me to kickstart my day in a routine that feels great."

Elvin says nature "definitely matters" because he "grew up in a farm, around mountains" and imagines a future "in the middle of the nature."