Drive Time with Matt

What’s Your Number? — The Great Thermostat Debate Are you a 68-degree person… or does 75 degrees feel perfectly comfortable? 😂 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , we’re talking about one of the biggest household debates nobody seems to agree on: the thermostat! Matt admits he’s just plain hot. It doesn’t take much for him to start sweating, and 72 degrees is already pushing the limits. That...

Just a crazy weekend complete with getting car back, a funnel cloud, trees down, helping neighbors, and power outages! Im glad it’s Tuesday!!! Hope everyone has a great day!!

Why Does My Car Drive Better When It’s Clean? Have you ever washed your car and immediately thought, “Man, this thing is running GOOD!” 😂 Same car. Same engine. Same mileage. Same little mystery noise you’ve been ignoring for months… but somehow, after a good wash and vacuum, it feels like you just drove it off the showroom floor. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , we’re talking about the...

🎙️ Spotify Episode Description Just Hit Record: 150 Episodes Later For the first time ever on Drive Time with Matt , I have a guest riding along with me! Beth Nelson is a friend from church, a mom of three, and someone who has been thinking about starting her own podcast. So she came prepared with questions—and I decided to turn those questions into an episode! How did I come up with Drive Time wi...

Bigfoot or? Is Bigfoot real… or are we all just really good at convincing ourselves we saw something in the woods? 🦶🌲 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , Matt dives headfirst into one of America’s favorite mysteries: Bigfoot . From strange sightings and giant footprints to the famous Patterson-Gimlin footage and the biggest problem Bigfoot believers face—where is the actual evidence? But t...

🚗💸 The Financial Black Hole Called Car Trouble Have you ever felt like your car is personally trying to make you broke? 😂 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , Matt vents about the never-ending expenses that seem to come with owning a vehicle. From a nearly $3,000 repair bill on his wife’s car, to ignition coils, warning lights, diagnostic fees, brake sensors, and tires that apparently are...

Where Did Women’s Sports Go? Who gets to compete in women’s sports—and what should define the women’s category? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , Matt takes on one of the most controversial conversations in sports today: biological sex, transgender athletes, and the future of women’s athletics. As a dad of daughters, Matt shares why this issue feels personal to him and why he believes pare...

The Bus Was Our Internet Remember when the school bus was basically the internet? Before Google, smartphones, TikTok, and social media, we learned a whole lot about life sitting on a yellow bus. We learned who was dating who, which teacher to watch out for, how to make friends, how to handle conflict, how to deal with embarrassment—and sometimes, things our parents probably wished we’d never learn...

You Don’t Know Yet My daughter recently told me she was nervous about starting 8th grade because she doesn’t know her teachers very well. My first thought? “Well… yeah. That’s every year!” 😂 But the more I thought about it, the more I realized she might be onto something. Because how often do we get nervous simply because we don’t know what’s coming? A new job. A new relationship. A new responsib...

Thank God I Don’t Have to Date Again! 😂 Dating can be exciting, awkward, frustrating, and sometimes downright exhausting. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , I talk about a conversation I had with a young coworker who was disappointed after a girl he had been seeing decided to call it off. I told him something I really believe: dating is a lot like a job interview. Sometimes you get the int...

Why Is My Body Doing This?!? Ever wonder why a tiny zit on your nose can feel like you’ve been hit by a truck? Or why, just when the hair on your head starts disappearing, hair suddenly decides your ears are prime real estate? 😂 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , we’re diving into two of the weirdest—and most ridiculous—things that seem to happen as we get older: why facial zits can hurt s...

Why do we sleep? Seriously… think about it. We spend all day working, thinking, worrying, scrolling, solving problems, and trying to keep everything together—and then our bodies basically say, “Alright. That’s enough. Go to sleep, dummy.” 😂 But sleep isn’t just our body shutting down for the night. It’s one of the most important things we do. While we’re asleep, our brains are processing, our bod...

The Conversation Nobody Hears — Part 3 What if the goal isn’t to silence the voice in your head, but to stop letting it drive? In the final part of The Conversation Nobody Hears , we talk about what happens when we start challenging the negative thoughts we’ve carried for years. We explore the difference between fear and truth, why confidence often comes after we take the first step, and what it m...

The Conversation Nobody Hears — Part 2 What if not every thought in your head deserves to be believed? In Part 2 of The Conversation Nobody Hears , we dig deeper into the way our inner critic shapes how we see ourselves. We talk about why we often turn mistakes into identities, collect evidence for the negative stories we already believe, and compare our everyday lives to everyone else’s highlight...

The Conversation Nobody Hears — Part 1 Who talks to you more than anyone else? Your spouse? Your kids? Your coworkers? Your friends? Probably not. It’s you. In Part 1 of The Conversation Nobody Hears , we take a closer look at the voice inside our own heads—the one that remembers every mistake, questions every decision, and somehow manages to turn one bad moment into a judgment about who we are. W...

When Did We Stop Being Neighbors? Do you know the names of the people who live next door? In a world that’s more connected than ever, many of us have never felt more disconnected. We wave from our driveways, scroll through updates from people we’ve never met, and sometimes go years without really knowing the people just a few houses away. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt , we take a look at...

Just Trying to Do My Job Most of us don’t think twice about the people who keep our world running—until they’re in our way. From utility crews and telecommunications technicians to road workers and linemen, these men and women face dangers every day just to keep our lights on, our internet connected, and our communities moving. Inspired by a shocking news story, Matt reflects on his own time worki...

When Your Competitive Advantage Disappears 🍕 What can pizza chains teach us about business, technology, and life? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re diving into a conversation sparked by a Reddit discussion about why major pizza chains like Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s aren’t as dominant as they once were. Is it DoorDash? Rising prices? Better local restaurants? Or is somethin...

A grieving mother dolphin carried her dead calf through the ocean for days, refusing to let go. The story captured hearts around the world, but it also raises a bigger question: what does grief really look like? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we explore loss, attachment, healing, and the things we carry long after they’re gone. From dolphins and elephants to our own experiences with rela...

In a world that constantly tells us to chase the next goal, promotion, or milestone, it’s easy to put our happiness on hold. But what if we’re missing the very life we’re working so hard to build? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, Matt explores why so many of us live in “I’ll be happy when…” mode, and how learning to appreciate the ordinary moments can change our perspective. From daily rou...

Small business burnout isn’t always caused by the work itself—sometimes it’s caused by the people. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we dive into the unrealistic expectations, entitlement, and lack of grace that many small business owners face every day. From complaints about taking lunch breaks to criticism over business hours and pricing, we’ll explore the human side of running a business...

In a world where AI can generate photos, videos, voices, and entire online personalities, how do we know what’s real anymore? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, Matt explores the growing challenge of trust in the digital age. From social media’s evolution from sharing life to shaping perception, to the rise of AI-generated content, this conversation dives into the blurred lines between fact...

Are routines the secret to a better life—or can they actually hold us back? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, we’re diving into the power of daily habits, why routines matter, and how to build rhythms that bring peace, purpose, and consistency to your life. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or looking for a fresh start, this episode will help you create routines that work for you, not agai...

Reflection Without the Journal Do you really need a journal to reflect on your life? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we take a practical look at reflection from a guy’s perspective. We’ll talk about why slowing down matters, the difference between reflection and overthinking, and how a few honest questions can help you avoid living life on autopilot. Sometimes the best way to move forward...

In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, a strange local news story out of Boone, North Carolina sparks a much bigger conversation. After the town released 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway to help combat the invasive mile-a-minute weed, Matt begins asking a simple question: What happens when humans try to control nature? From invasive species and biological solutions to the mystery of mountai...