What actually matters right now?

College recruiting matters to Sports Podcast Host (Athlete Interviews) because the role centers on helping athletes 'communicate who they are and what matters to them in a way that resonates with college coaches' throughout their recruiting journey.

Avelyn says teaching matters because of the lasting impact teachers have: "Just knowing the contact they still have with their students and the impact they have on their students, and me too. It's a really beautiful thing to see."

Maria insists sleep is "essential. It's something that we all need to be able to survive and just be healthy."

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

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."

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."

Bianca says NASA matters. Living in Orlando, she has a front-row seat to space history, noting "I just saw Artemis go up."

Alex Ranahan treasures books: "that beautiful feeling... that sensation of a new discovery... this peaceful, tranquil stillness. I think that's a gift to yourself."

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."

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."

"Sushi doesn't matter. I can't cope with the texture of rice."

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."

Kat insists sport matters: "You become so much stronger... sport teaches you so many things... if you can transform your body through commitment and movement, you can change your life."

Addiction matters because the creator is a certified counselor for 21 years, is 22 years sober, and sees addictive behaviors as 'mere diversions to avoid a reality that we found unacceptable.'

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

Trauma-informed care matters to Cendrine because 'a lot of damage can be done if someone is trying to help someone who is already dealing with trauma; secondary trauma is unnecessary.'

Amy admits shoe is her "second weakness," showing a playful fondness for footwear.

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

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

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

"Superheroes as we see 'em out in the movies and stuff, they don't matter." Scott only values superheroes as metaphors for inner strength.

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

Mental health is a major concern for the autistic community. "Matters. Especially within the autistic community, there's a large portion of kids who wind up with anxiety and depression, and how we're treating that needs to be studied even more."

"I really like spicy food and I really like honey. And I do not think that those two things should mix, especially when it's late at night and you're trying to put it on toast and you grab spicy honey instead of normal honey."