What matters to MIKE ZEINFELD?

Mike Zeinfeld

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CEO Matters.com, entrepreneur and investor.

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Mike Zeinfeld is a entrepreneur, investor and consultant. Frustrated with the current state of the news and social networks, one of his project is Matters.com, a new social media platform that helps connect people to who and what matters most. He has...

What Matters

M⭐ DEHUMANIZATION 20

Dehumanization matters to Mike because 'this is most important now, it's happening everywhere with everyone' and urges, 'if you are generalizing, just stop.'

M⭐ MENTAL HEALTH 37

Mental Health is vital; it's 'not an exact science,' yet solving it profoundly impacts 'ourselves, the world and the people we love.'

M⭐ >BEAGUEST 49

Self is available as a guest to discuss creating a new mental health platform, making mental health more approachable for all ages.

M ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 79

Artificial Intelligence matters because 'it will change so much for humanity,' but demands 'a vision on how to navigate this transformation.'

M IRAN 6

Iran matters to Mike because 'so many complex issues here—this isn't black and white.'

M BASEBALL 23

Baseball matters to Mike because summer starts with the season and brings excitement—'So excited for baseball season to start summer here - go Cubs!'.

M PARENTING 22

Mike thinks Parenting matters because it's 'one of the proudest, most impactful things' he does, revealing the unexpected joy of being a parent.

M MISINFORMATION 1

Misinformation matters to Mike because it's 'crazy that we as a society would allow AI to pretend to be humans' and 'absolutely insane that we would take that away from ourselves.'

M EDUCATION 9

Education matters to Mike because 'education is everything,' but values innovation in how and what kids are taught.

M COFFEE 7

Mike thinks coffee matters because he 'seriously cannot get by without it' and has 'tried and failed miserably' without it.

M DISNEY 7

Mike loves Disney, thinking it brings 'happiness' and creates cherished memories for his family, making it a magical escape they all enjoy.

M UFOS 21

Mike thinks UFOs matter because 'how are we not talking about all of these UFO sightings?' They 'change our view of the universe' and spark crucial conversations.

M CYBERSECURITY 5

M >FINDAGUEST 2

M DOGS 6

M MONEY

M NANOTECHNOLOGY

M ISLAMOPHOBIA

M JUNIOR GOLF

M ANTISEMITISM 9

M MAYO CLINIC 1

M BRCA-2 13

M DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS

M CHICAGO CUBS 1

Mh WEATHER 7

Mike values weather, always interested in the topic and its impact on daily life.

Mh RELIGION 1

Religion matters to Mike because it 'helps people get through their lives with some meaning, purpose and hope.'

Mh ART 4

Mike values art for its role in his daughter's aspirations to be an art major, highlighting its personal significance.

Mh LAUGHTER 11

Mike thinks laughter matters because 'there is nothing like an uncontrollable laugh to make all the annoying stuff go away for those moments.'

Mh U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 12

U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement matters to Mike because he questions 'how we tolerated masked state police ripping people away, killing people with no accountability.'

Mh CANCER 25

Mike thinks Cancer matters because of its prevalence in his family, stating it's 'always on my mind'.

Mh CHICAGO 3

Mike loves Chicago, stating he has lived in the area 'almost my entire life,' underscoring a deep connection to the city.

Mh ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Ethics of artificial intelligence matters to Mike because it's 'crazy that we as a society would allow AI to pretend to be humans' and 'absolutely insane that we would take that away from ourselves.'

Mh TENNIS 26

Mike values tennis for its intensity, mental health benefits, and as a sport he enjoys watching repeatedly, even as background TV.

Mh FUBOTV

Mike loves FuboTV, holding stock in Disney as well, reflecting a strong investment in entertainment and streaming.

Mh PIZZA

Mike expresses his love for pizza, saying he 'literally can have it for every meal,' highlighting its importance in his life.

Mh ROBOTICS 16

Robotics matters to Mike because it brings 'significant disruption yet also significant progress.'

Mh SIMULATION HYPOTHESIS

Mike thinks the Simulation hypothesis matters because it challenges reality, asking, 'Are we living in a simulation?' This question reshapes perceptions of existence.

Mh HEALTH INSURANCE 7

Health Insurance matters to Mike because the patient experience is a disaster, it's unduly expensive and no one should have to deal with the roadblocks while sick.

Mh BOSTON 1

Mike thinks Boston matters because he is planning a trip there with the fam for his wife's birthday.

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Dogs · Matters.com — Can dogs smell seizures in strangers?

Mental Health · Matters.com — Heat, sleep, and the suicide link

Wednesday Weekly: AI chatbots wrong on nearly half of voter guides

Dogs · Matters.com — Why big dogs age faster — and what vets can do

Mental Health · Matters.com — Autistic kids showing up suicidal — youngest cases yet

Wednesday Weekly: OpenAI Paused Frontier AI Training After Security Incident

UFOs · Matters.com — A presidential briefing, retrieval claims, and a submarine story

Wednesday Weekly: Wednesday Weekly — Oct 21

Dogs · Matters.com — Why big dogs literally age faster

Speed Round: Mike Zeinfeld and Jeff Svee · Oct 19, 2026, 6:25pm

Speed Round: Mike Zeinfeld and Jeff Svee · Oct 19, 2026, 3:10pm

Speed Round: Mike Zeinfeld and Jeff Svee · Oct 19, 2026

Mental Health · Matters.com — What VR taught us about awe (and your brain)

UFOs · Matters.com — Ex-Pentagon investigator says bodies recovered

Wednesday Weekly: Pentagon breach exposes millions of records

Dogs · Matters.com — Frenchies top the charts (and your feed)

Coffee · Matters.com — New cancer hint from coffee compounds

Mental Health · Matters.com — When parenting stress shapes autism outcomes

Wednesday Weekly: Wednesday Weekly — Oct 11

Personal Digest: Denmark data breach exposes 8.8M people

Dogs · Matters.com — What the new D.C. ban means for renters with dogs

Coffee · Matters.com — Hot coffee linked to cancer risk — what to know

Coffee · Matters.com — Hot drinks and big risks — what the new cancer finding means

Coffee · Matters.com — Coffee and the gut that tweaks your mood

Mental Health · Matters.com — When chatbots make people worse

Coffee · Matters.com — Coffee, your gut, and a sunnier brain

Personal Digest: Thousands of FBI personnel records reportedly stolen

Dogs · Matters.com — A drug, brain scans, and proof dogs read us like books

Mental Health · Matters.com — Big federal boost for addiction care

Personal Digest: Pentagon: AI overreliance blamed for 123 child deaths

Coffee · Matters.com — Hot coffee and cancer risk — what to know

Coffee · Matters.com — Hot coffee and cancer risk? A reality check

Coffee · Matters.com — Hot cup, hot news: cancer risk rises with very hot drinks

Coffee · Matters.com — Very hot coffee and cancer risk — what to know

Personal Digest: Chatbots in schools: Are students a year behind?

Personal Digest: Nearly 40M Accounts Compromised in Massive Breach

Personal Digest: Massive streaming breach exposes 39.54M accounts

Personal Digest: Streaming service breach exposes 39.5M accounts

Personal Digest: Tving breach exposes 39.54M user accounts

Personal Digest: Nearly 40M Tving Accounts Compromised

Coffee · Matters.com — Unsweetened coffee tied to lower heart risk

Personal Digest: Dog dragged 3.5 miles; Middle East tensions escalate

Coffee · Matters.com — Caffeine’s genetic twist on Parkinson risk

Coffee · Matters.com — Study: your daily cup may be doing more than wake you up

Coffee · Matters.com — Coffee tied to lower belly fat — and what that means for your cup

Coffee · Matters.com — Coffee linked to less belly fat — yes, really

Personal Digest: AI models allegedly attacked Hugging Face

AI Is Breaking the Power Grid and Vaccines Are Losing to Lies

Personal Digest: Teen builds Mayo-backed AI to predict cancer response

Personal Digest: Mayo’s AI spots pancreatic cancer years earlier

Personal Digest: AI’s power play: 920 MW nuclear for data centers

Personal Digest: AI fever meets reality: chips, power, and probes

Personal Digest: Ransomware hits 500+ critical infrastructure sites

Personal Digest: Proton beams and AI take on stubborn heart disease

Personal Digest: AI's virus-design alarm

AI Is Shopping, Lying, and Exploiting — While Sanctions Squeeze Iran

Personal Digest: Mayo's AI spots pancreatic cancer years early

Personal Digest: Whistleblower: records suggest four alien types

Personal Digest: AI arms race fuels smarter cyberattacks

Missiles, Microchips, and Harvard's Antisemitism Problem

Personal Digest: Pentagon UAP dump includes 25‑minute time warp

Personal Digest: Pentagon releases 41 new UAP documents

Personal Digest: AI's $500B bet reshapes the compute race

Personal Digest: AI arms race: $212M data-center deal raises stakes

Personal Digest: AI gold rush: Azure hits a $100B run‑rate

Personal Digest: AI sprint becomes a geopolitical and industrial arms race

Personal Digest: AI’s biosecurity alarm: lab-made viruses

Worms, Aliens, and Disney's Franchise Fumble

Personal Digest: Global alert after self‑replicating cyber worm

Personal Digest: Pentagon releases decades of UAP files

Personal Digest: 353 Versions, 79 Packages: npm Supply-Chain Worm

Personal Digest: NYC antisemitic incidents surge over 53%

Personal Digest: AI's $880B hardware boom and the LLM race

Personal Digest: Measles surge: 2,300+ U.S. cases and rising

Personal Digest: Hackers Disrupt Water Across Seven States

Chinese Military Trains on U.S. AI While Starbucks Glows Up

Personal Digest: Antisemitism surges 136% globally — alarm