What actually matters right now?

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."

Lyndsey says therapy matters: "I truly believe that everyone should be in therapy at some sort of capacity, even if it's just going once a month."

Melissa Fors Shackelford believes artificial intelligence "absolutely matters" for healthcare, technology, and marketing: "It can help with graphics, editing, analytics..."

Shoshana says mindfulness matters because it helps us become more conscious of ourselves and others.

Samantha says grief matters: "It's something that everybody experiences...the thing that makes grief so difficult is how isolating it is...if we talked about it more, it would take away that scariness."

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."

Grant says antibiotic resistance "absolutely matters. Yeah, I'm not gonna call it an existential threat, but it is absolutely a threat."

Marc Foreman says space exploration matters long term: "We can't be a one planet species forever...I wanna see the Federation of Planets emerge...but there's a lot to do on this planet to make it better before we start thinking about terraforming Mars."

Samantha says storytelling matters: "Sharing what you've been through...opens up the avenue to speak and understand you are not alone...storytelling is a way to build connection."

Cheese is one of Amanda's favorites.

Marc Foreman says coffee definitely matters: "That's the second cup today...Nobody drinks coffee for how it tastes. It's all about the effect. I couldn't make it through the day without."

Allen Spence says memes "not matters. I don't like them that much."

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."

DJ is passionate about food: "Good food, that is the creme de la creme. I've traveled to several different countries and I will tell you now if I don't like the food of a country, I can't stay there. I gotta go."

Barton says mental health "matters. Absolutely. It's just as important as physical... people need to be healthy."

Amanda says creativity matters "a hundred percent" because "you need creativity for solutions to get out of problems, for ways to come up with collaborations... to make the best of your gifts."

Amanda says neurodiversity matters and stresses the importance of acceptance: "We need to focus on what we have in common instead of the divisions."

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

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."

Entertainment matters to Alex because it builds connection, turns information into shared experience, and helps people engage, relax, and be present together.

Scott says parenting matters the most: "That's my favorite thing to watch him grow up just in awe all the time."

Maria calls pizza "delicious" and "easy to be able to get," but says, "it doesn't really matter."

Mary can't go without coffee: "I need that every day in the mornings. I love my coffee and I like it a certain way."

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