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Reality TV does not matter to Ella: "I don't really watch reality TV." reality television

Zarya thinks Burnout matters because she 'left medicine after years of training' and faced it again in motherhood, urging women to know 'you don’t have to do it all right now.'

Scott says pizza doesn't matter to him: "I'm lactose intolerant."

Amanda is skeptical of dance therapy's effectiveness. "There's a lot of papers right now showing that dance therapy is not as impressive as we all thought it was. And I am a scientist at heart and I go by what I'll be scientists say."

Andrea says daycare matters because "not all families can stay home" and urges parents to "research the care center" and "check your children every time."

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

"More individuals need to be more aware of what's going on civically within their government. ... If more people learn about what's going on, they're going to be more inclined to understand and involve themselves with that civic engagement."

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."

Lyndsey says dogs matter: "First of all, they're cute, and then second of all they're woman's best friends."

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

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

Andrea says early childhood education matters because "it teaches children early learning" and leads to "better lifelong success for them."

Melissa Fors Shackelford says leadership "absolutely matters" because "everybody is a leader in one way, shape, or form" and "people are watching you no matter what."

Grant gives toe wrestling a "hard not matters. Not, really into the feet thing."

"Not a big sports fan here. Love the Olympics though."

Mary says self-confidence is the strength behind everything: "That is the strength behind everything that keeps us going and going towards our dreams in the life that we desire."

"Breathwork can really be a way to tap into that mind-body connection and release a lot of pent up stress and things that we're negative, things we're holding onto."

Physical health matters to Barton because both physical and mental health are important, especially with unknown health history and a focus on aging and pain remedies.

"More people need to be ready to speak in front of an audience, and sometimes you lose. Sometimes you'll look bad, but the third or fourth time you'll look great."

Andrea says video games do not matter: "too addictive to children," "some violent ones," and "it's just mush in your brain."

"I'm currently watching Love is Blind Deutschland to practice my Germans."

Anne Catherine Bedard says astrology matters: "I'm not very well versed, but I will absolutely lend an ear. If someone says, well, the moon is...do tell. How is my week?"

Marc Foreman says sport does not matter: "I've never been a sporty person. My hand to eye coordination is awful...I tend to lose track of who's doing what...I prefer a book over watching a sports game any day."

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."

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."

Andrea says artificial intelligence "depends" but "maybe you can learn from it"—"I would say mid matters."

Elvin thinks market capitalization is "really, really sensitive to opinion" and not a true indicator of strength: "even a billion dollar companies can fail."

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 believes fulfillment is essential: "When you get into a place where you're doing things because they fill up your cup, then you're given from your overflow... as long as I'm pouring into me, I can give everyone, and I don't feel like I'm detracting from my mission, my goals, and it's from genuine place."

Lyndsey says reading matters: "I love reading. It's something I've been doing since I was a little kid."

Amanda says dogs are everything.

Music does not matter to Ella: "I'm not like a big, like I don't listen to music that much. That's why." music

Shoshana says air guitar matters to her because she loved it in her punk rocker days and even has photos playing on a broomstick.

Heather Johnson says politics do not matter: "I'm tired of it. I can't take it. I can't take one more. I didn't even watch the news. Can't do it."

DJ finds Brazilian jiu-jitsu humbling: "Technique beats force... I rolled against a girl who was probably about 80 pounds... and she absolutely dominated me for about 25 minutes. And it was just, I tip my hat for the technique."

Heather Johnson says cats matter: "Dogs and cats matter. I have sucker tattooed on my forehead apparently...I gotta feed 'em again."

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.

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.

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."

Anne Catherine Bedard says personal branding matters because "everything that you do is your brand" and "the way you define that box is important."

Heather Johnson says dogs matter: "Dogs and cats matter. I have sucker tattooed on my forehead apparently...I gotta feed 'em again."

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."

Samantha says resilience is a skill you build: "You are not defined by the things that happen to you, but by the actions that you take after."

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."

Andrea says politics does not matter: "My thoughts...should not be a reflection on how somebody else's world should be," especially "in front of your children."

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."

Jennifer believes addiction recovery matters: "Really need to start understanding human beings as human and having diseases and conditions that can be treated at prevented."

"I really love lacrosse. I'm a right defenseman. ... It's football, but you have to be a little bit more athletic to know where the ball is and where your stick is. And I wish more people played it. It's really fun."

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

What I’ve been doing… is educating people in ways that they understand… not just me telling people ‘this is about me,’ but going a step further—this is why it matters.

Leta's Tap Styles seeks dancers or former dancers to discuss their passion for dance, as well as autistic individuals, their families, educators, therapists, advocates, and those connected to dyslexia for podcast conversations.

Mary believes education is key: "Knowledge is power, right? So the more you educate yourself on things that you love or that's important in life, the further you get in life."

Angela Fuller says artificial intelligence matters: "It's a great tool... it helps make jobs easier," but warns "it also gets a lot of stuff wrong."

David Murrin says cryptocurrency doesn't matter: "It is literally going to fall apart...not a fundamentally valuable system...faces its doom from quantum mechanisms that break blockchain."

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."

Lyndsey says celebrity gossip does not matter: "People will tell me, I'm like, I don't care. Aaron T. Beck is my celebrity crush."

Dogs are "very important" to Kesley, who shares, "Yes. I have two dogs. I have a Husky and a golden doodle."

David Murrin says military strategy matters: "Matters, matters, matters. Survival. Critical."

Mary admires the bravery in extreme ironing: "That is some brave stuff to do right there. Talk about, having fun with something you love to do."

DJ says emotional intelligence matters "more than almost anything," especially for parents and business owners: "If you can't regulate yourself, then you're flying off the handle at all times... you're always stressed out. You're never enjoying anything."