We all have comfort zones, some more finite than others. The more discomfort we embrace, the more likely we are to be accepting of someone else's reality. Matty looks at some of the people in his life, and their fixed perspectives, and wonders how he can help get them to better acceptance.

Hope springs eternal, and with the changing of the seasons approaching, Matty thinks about the physical and mental cleaning of one's life. Through his fear of failure, he realizes how those missteps have altered his life for the good.

"Cancel Culture" is the new term used when people, or groups of people err. We as humans will always make mistakes, but Matty speaks to the idea that cancelling everyone and everything that missteps may hinder how growth toward true empathy.

A year can make a huge difference for us. In looking back on the first year of his son's life, Matty thinks about the opportunities he has grasped during the year of a pandemic. Have you left anything on the table during this last year?

Death is inevitable for us all, and learning that a friend of his from yesteryear passed away has Matty thinking about her and about the connections we make as humans. Time moves no matter what we do, but we can all make a better effort to seize the time we have to make our lives and connections deeper.

Education isn't free, but the cost of higher education in the United States is starting to cripple the economy. While Matty's loans have come and gone, he talks about the current status of student loan debt, and ways that perhaps we can help kids making the decisions about their futures.

After hearing of the near fatal car crash involving Tiger Woods, Matty thinks about the similarities between his arc and that of Kobe Bryant. Today's journalism favors first over facts, but in the end it's about the humans and their loved ones.

Every February the US celebrates Black History Month, but do we truly celebrate the great feats that history has added to human life? Matty goes through some lesser known examples, and opines about how we can use that energy for more than just education.

These days the world struggles to forge a true sense of community. While our interactions with others dwindle, and the concept of our "neighbor" changes, there are still small places where a community is essential. It takes a village they say, and Matty finds a way to establish his in this ever changing world.

Running a marathon is a bucket list item for most, but not all. Along the path to better overall health, Matty discovered running and decided to take on the challenge of the marathon. It changed his life forever, but how? Listen as he reminisce about the times that were his marathon career.