Drive Time with Matt

🚗💸 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 riding on the belts… it seems like the cars have teamed up against the bank account!

But underneath all the frustration and humor is a bigger conversation about life. Sometimes you can do everything right, take care of things, maintain what you have—and things still break. Cars, appliances, houses, finances… life has a funny way of throwing unexpected expenses at us.

So buckle up for a relatable, humorous conversation about car trouble, unexpected bills, trying not to lose your mind at the mechanic, and learning to laugh when life doesn’t go according to plan.

And if your check-engine light is on right now…

You’re not alone. 😂

🎧 Listen in, laugh a little, and keep driving.

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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 parents and female athletes deserve to have an honest conversation about fairness, safety, biology, and competitive opportunity.

Matt talks about why women’s sports exist in the first place, the physical differences between males and females that can affect athletic performance, the role of biological sex in athletic eligibility, and why asking difficult questions shouldn’t automatically make someone hateful or bigoted.

This isn’t about attacking people. It’s about asking questions, standing by your convictions, and having a conversation that many people would rather avoid.

Can we disagree without hating each other?

Can we protect women’s sports while still treating every person with dignity?

Matt shares where he stands—and why this conversation matters to him as a father.

🎙️ Drive Time with Matt

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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 learned! 😂

In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, a simple conversation about our kids heading back to school turns into a trip down memory lane. We talk about growing up before the internet, the lessons we learned from the people around us, and how different childhood is for our kids today.

Because the school bus wasn’t just transportation. It was our classroom, our social network, our news feed, and sometimes our survival training.

And maybe life is still a lot like riding the bus. Sometimes you’re on the activity bus. Sometimes you’re wondering how you ended up where you are. Sometimes you just want to get off. But every stop, every person, and every experience teaches us something.

So buckle up, take a ride down memory lane, and remember when the bus was our internet.

🎙️ Drive Time with Matt — Real talk. Real life. Real drive.

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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 responsibility. A difficult decision. A completely new season of life.

We don’t know how it’s going to turn out. And sometimes, we mistake that uncertainty for a reason to be afraid.

In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we talk about what happens when we’re standing at the beginning of something unfamiliar—and why you don’t have to know everything before you take the next step.

You don’t know if the new teacher will be your favorite.

You don’t know if you’ll make a new friend.

You don’t know if the new job will work out.

You don’t know what this next chapter will bring.

And that’s okay.

You don’t know yet.

Sometimes, you just have to take the next step and let the story unfold.

So buckle up and ride along. This one’s about starting something new, trusting the process, and remembering that being nervous doesn’t mean you’re not ready.

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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 interview but not the job—and that doesn’t mean you’re not qualified. It may simply mean you weren’t the right fit.

We’ll talk about rejection, confidence, learning from relationships, and most importantly, trusting God when the timing doesn’t make sense. If God has placed the desire for marriage in your heart, sometimes the hardest part is simply waiting and trusting that He knows what He’s doing.

And for those of us who are already married?

Well… thank God we don’t have to date again! 😂

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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 so incredibly bad and why men suddenly start growing ear hair.

From the nerve endings around your nose and mouth to the mysterious biology behind those unwanted ear hairs, we’ll find out what’s actually going on. And yes, we’ll address the most important question of all:

Why does plucking one tiny ear hair feel like it’s connected directly to your brain?!

It’s a little science, a lot of laughter, and a reminder that getting older comes with some things nobody bothered to warn us about.

So check your ears, leave that zit alone, and buckle up.

We’re all just figuring this aging thing out as we go.

🎙️ Drive Time with Matt — Real life. Real talk. And occasionally… really weird ear hair.

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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 bodies are recovering, and we’re getting ready to do it all over again tomorrow.

In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we take a funny—and surprisingly meaningful—look at why we sleep, what happens when we don’t get enough, why we fight going to bed, and why sometimes the most productive thing we can do is simply stop.

Because maybe rest isn’t wasted time.

Maybe it’s part of the design.

So put down the phone, quit scrolling, stop worrying about tomorrow…

…and go to sleep, dummy. 😴😂

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 means to give ourselves grace without making excuses.

Your inner critic may always have something to say.

But it doesn’t have to get the microphone.

This episode is about courage, self-compassion, faith, and learning to recognize that making a mistake doesn’t make you a mistake.

Because the conversation nobody hears…

is shaping the life everybody sees.

This is Part 3—the final chapter of The Conversation Nobody Hears on Drive Time with Matt.

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 reel.

A mistake doesn’t make you a failure. A setback doesn’t mean you’re incapable. And feeling afraid doesn’t mean you can’t move forward.

Sometimes the biggest problem isn’t what actually happened to us…

It’s the story we tell ourselves about what happened.

The conversation nobody hears can influence the opportunities we take, the risks we’re willing to make, and ultimately the life we choose to live.

Maybe it’s time to stop believing every thought we think.

This is Part 2 of The Conversation Nobody Hears on Drive Time with Matt.

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.

Why are we so much harder on ourselves than we are on everyone else? Why do we remember criticism longer than compliments? And how many opportunities have we talked ourselves out of before we ever gave ourselves a chance?

Sometimes the biggest thing standing between us and what we’re capable of isn’t another person.

It’s the conversation we’re having with ourselves.

So buckle up and join me for the first part of this conversation on Drive Time with Matt.