Solefully Casual with Matt Frates

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Solefully Casual with Matt Frates episodes

March 17, 2021 Episode 35: Rocking Your Boat
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.
23 min
March 15, 2021 Episode 34: Spring Cleaning
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.
23 min
March 12, 2021 Episode 33: Cancelling Progress
"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.
26 min
March 10, 2021 Episode 32: Seizing the Opportunity
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?
22 min
March 05, 2021 Episode 31: Goodbye, Jennie from the Block
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.
23 min
March 03, 2021 Episode 30: The Price of Education
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.
24 min
March 01, 2021 Episode 29: The Arc of Tiger Woods
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.
22 min
February 26, 2021 Episode 28: Black History Education
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.
22 min
February 24, 2021 Episode 27: The Company You Keep
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.
23 min
February 22, 2021 Episode 26: The Marathon Spirit
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.
25 min

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Walk in the shoes of Matt "Matty Ice" Frates as he takes his love of conversation to the airwaves. Matt will monologue, dialogue, and interview his way through topics running around in his mind. This…