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Entrepreneurship is important to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs. "Matters a bit. Yeah. Mostly to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs."

Mary loves pickleball: "It's one of my favorite things to do right now. Such a great way to exercise and have fun and be outside."

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."

Allen Spence says financial regulation "matters a lot" because "transparency is what a lot of people want in the financial markets" and everyone deserves "a fair shake."

Maria says extreme ironing does not matter to her: "Not matters. Not at all. Although... I would watch it if it was like on ESPN or something."

AI matters because it’s like having a genius expert in every field that you can duplicate infinitely. If that doesn’t matter to you, you’re not understanding AI.

Mary is fascinated by the Dyatlov Pass incident: "It's one of those unsolved kind of cases that's like really what happened to those people. I'm very big on mystery and things like that."

Samantha says artificial intelligence matters: "It's a tool that could be super, super helpful...I have ADHD and it really helps with my executive functioning."

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

Samantha says veganism does not matter to her: "I tried to be vegan for three months and I failed miserably...the way I craved a cheeseburger...was wild."

Angela Fuller says physical exercise "hugely matters" and "is everything," urging "every single person should be exercising at least three to four times a week."

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."

Laura says cats matter: "I have a cat that might as well be my baby. She doesn't know. She's my emotional sport animal."

Barton says winter swimming "definitely matters. So good for mental health, so good for... the benefits."

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."

Sports matter to Shoshana because they bring people together and offer many ways to connect.

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

Paul believes music is transcendent and subjective, able to change mood and transport listeners. "Music is transcendent. It can help you improve mood, it can help gear you up. It can take you somewhere else."

Heather Johnson says mental health matters: "I go to a therapist, I don't care. I'll say it all day long."

Brian thinks functional beverages matter, but says it's "important to look at the sources of who's recommending them" and trusts "multiple sources" over just marketing.

Renas Raza says nature matters: "Absolutely ties in with everything. Your mental health and the sun and just our bodies. We just need to feel, connected to earth and life."

Mary sees burnout as a major obstacle: "That is what keeps you from living your life and it keeps you from enjoying life."

Heather Johnson says sports matter: "Go hawks, go Vikings. I'm all about my Indiana fever. Woohoo."

Samantha says Disney matters: "It gives a lot of people hope...it matters for the memory making of it."

Ella believes entrepreneurship matters: "It's good to be a leader and start something that you've always wanted to start. I think it's very important to take that step and do it."

Maria acknowledges deep sea mining matters globally but says, "me personally, I guess it doesn't... it's not on your radar."

Jennifer says storytelling matters: "Storytelling is, again, the oldest form of connection that we can do with each other. That creates intimacy and connection."

Kat says holistic health matters: "Health is so important... if you're not healthy, you can't enjoy life... holistic health, it's really important because it's not only about, for example, have a relationship that it's absolutely good, but you have a bad relationship with food, then it's really difficult to have a balance in life."

David Murrin says celebrities don't matter: "Most...sought recognition without great achievement...their opinions are without substance, without insight...they're actually potentially very destructive."

"Marx would be really disappointed in all of the Labubu dolls that in a year's time I think are gonna be under a landfill. So no, doesn't matter. And you're gonna get scammed if you buy them."

Angela Fuller is "obsessed with dogs" and says her dog "completely calms me down" and is "my little therapy dog."

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

Maria laughs off toe wrestling: "that's not matters to me. Yeah. Hilarious. But yeah. Right. No, thank you."

Anne Catherine Bedard insists women in science "absolutely matters" and says, "We need representation. I cannot stress this out."

"I think more people should do debate. More people should know about it. And it's just all around fantastic."

Jennifer says mental health matters. "Mental health matters. Yes."

Barton says creativity "absolutely matters... it's important for expression, absolute vital for everyone."

Renas Raza says books matter: "Movies are great, but a book you just, you can use your own imagination with the characters and how they look and how, yeah, just the overall books yes matters. I can go on and on, so I'll stop myself."

Amanda says dogs are everything.

Alex Ranahan sees artificial intelligence as "a lever... just extending our own capabilities. It's not here to take over. It's an upgrade in technology... us as the driver."

Jolene says endurance sports matter: "Endurance sports taught me pain is spiritual...absolutely teaches you some limits you may not have known you did or didn't have."

Amanda is passionate about Neapolitan pizza: "Neopolitan Pizza for the win. Absolutely the best."

Laura says coffee matters: "I love it. In anytime of the day or night."

Misty says skiing does not matter: "This is a sport where you're cold and you could get hurt... I never broke a bone laying in bed watching Netflix, and I'm warm."

Angela Fuller says celebrity does not matter: "We are all the same. We're all humans. Nobody is better than anybody else."

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."

Kate Torode says stand-up comedy matters: "That's what makes us laugh" and "shines a light on our society." She values comedians' "jester privilege" to speak truth.

Google has gotten a lot better at reading like a human than humans have gotten at writing for computers. Just make content that’s valuable… and the robots will understand it.

Marc Foreman says e-commerce matters: "E-commerce as a concept has really democratized purchasing...being able to order it through Amazon or wherever is a godsend...it's been such a game changer, I don't even think about it anymore."

Matthew says stoicism matters, calling it a way to be "a better dad, a better son, a better brother, a better person" and credits it for making him "a better lawyer and...a happier lawyer."

John Fuhrman says debt collection matters: "If somebody owed me money, I'd want to collect it."

"I think travel is a way to expand your mind, experience culture, and beauty. And yeah, travel is really my favorite addiction."

Kate Torode says midlife crisis matters: "the whole book is written around my midlife crisis" and it's about "rediscovering her dream and just kind of going for it."

Allen Spence believes education "matters" and says, "it's important that we have strong public schools" and a good university system, but "not everybody needs to go to college."

DJ thinks video games matter: "I'm jealous of the kids now... they can really see who's the best in the world. I think it's a great way to explore hand eye coordination and learn to take risk without necessarily actually taking risk."

Lyndsey says pizza matters. She recommends the Freddy Pizza at Paulie Gee’s with sesame seeds on the crust.

John Fuhrman says contract law matters: "You want that reviewed by somebody who's competent... just because you sign a contract doesn't mean it's a good contract."

"Video games can be quite soothing, particularly for autistic brains. I do video games myself in the evening as a way to decompress and regulate."

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

Team building matters to Alex because it reveals real dynamics, fosters trust, and transforms groups into confident, collaborative teams through play and genuine connection.