All That Matters

Where did Jan get the title for this podcast from? Join him as he introduces you to a remarkable former student and the book novel he fashioned around her story, including creating the character of the grandmother he never met.

This is our 50th episode. Jan gives thanks for a life-affirming author-friend, a daughter's health milestone, and leads us to the power of an act that is simple, profound, and transcendent.

Jan shares the story of a girl asked to leave a school because she didn't "fit" the elite image they were fostering. As adults, some still are trying to fit in when what we need and want is so much more.

Jan shares the story of a man who reinvented himself and found his deepest place in the world, a famed playwright he encountered years later who inspired an important question for all of our lives.

Jan shares a tale of a little girl and her impossibly wondrous gift and the true story of his encounter in Congress that can lift us, especially in challenging times.

Jan shares the true story of Deborah and a confrontation that changed everyone's lives, illuminating the poetry and power of falling down in life and getting up again!

Jan shares the uplifting unimaginable moment as a young man when he received a surprise phone call from the composer/maestro, a human interaction that illuminates the power of connection and living out our dreams.

Join Jan as he revisits a unique moment of loss and the rebirth of love in a new form. Discover along the way an extraordinary act of human connection between a young girl and the famed Czech novelist.

Sometimes we think about the people we never got to meet and they live on within us. Join Jan as he visits a miraculous night in which his country doctor grandfather is taught the power of loyal friends, both animal and human.