Wyatt Matters

Doomscrolling, Brain Worms, and Why Worry Is Wrecking Your Peace | Ep. 81 | Wyatt Matters

This week’s show opens at 2 a.m. with a phone in one hand, a Cheetos bag in the other, and a brain stuck on the bad-news channel. Steve breaks down doom-scrolling, negativity bias, and why one bad headline can hit harder than ten good things. Then the crew looks at what happens when fear turns into action. From wild conspiracy spirals and apocalypse prep to mystery drones, UFO panic, and people making life-altering decisions based on worst-case thinking, the episode shows how quickly a “brain worm” can take over. The teaching cuts through the noise with a better path: name the worry, stop feeding it, and turn your attention back to what is true. Steve walks through Jesus’ words about worry, Isaiah’s reminder that God never grows tired, and Paul’s call to pray, give thanks, and think on what is good. The episode closes with a clear challenge: your brain may be wired to notice the bad, but it does not have to be ruled by it. With God’s help, worry can get its eviction notice. 🎙️ This week’s co-hosts: John Samples – https://www.jsam.com/ [https://www.jsam.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv [https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv] Todd Bussey – https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/ [https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/] 👉 Visit our sponsor: Yrefy – Student Loan Refinance For Struggling Borrowers https://yrefy.com/ [https://yrefy.com/] 👉 For more from Wyatt Matters, head to https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/ [https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/] — join the newsletter, learn about the cast, and find faith-based resources that go deeper. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Parking Lot Wars, Matthew McConaughey, and Why Some Things Need a Hard No | Ep. 80 | Wyatt Matters

This week’s show starts in one of the most emotionally unstable places on Earth: the parking lot. Steve unpacks the strange territorial instincts people suddenly develop when somebody else wants “their” parking space — even when they were about to leave it anyway. From there, the crew dives into bizarre headlines, including forklift jewelry heists, donkey getaway vehicles, and another reminder that Florida may actually be its own planet. Then the conversation shifts toward actor Matthew McConaughey and the growing realization that maturity often comes down to one overlooked skill: learning how to say no. No to distractions. No to unhealthy patterns. No to every opportunity, impulse, and emotional reaction demanding your attention. The episode closes with a deeper discussion about boundaries, wisdom, and why constantly saying yes to everything can quietly wreck your peace, your priorities, and even your spiritual life. 🎙️ This week’s co-hosts: John Samples – https://www.jsam.com/ [https://www.jsam.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv [https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv] Todd Bussey – https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/ [https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/] Maribeth Dodd – https://www.maribethdodd.com/ [https://www.maribethdodd.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/@TheHealthyHustlePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheHealthyHustlePodcast] Garrett Shelp – https://www.facebook.com/garrettshelp [https://www.facebook.com/garrettshelp]  Visit our sponsor: Yrefy – Student Loan Refinance For Struggling Borrowers https://yrefy.com/ [https://yrefy.com/] For more from Wyatt Matters, head to https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/ [https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/] — join the newsletter, learn about the cast, and find faith-based resources that go deeper. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Weird Prayers, Getting Watched at Work, and The Simplicity We Keep Missing | Ep. 79 | Wyatt Matters

This week kicks off with a story that’s equal parts hilarious and uncomfortable—a pastor turns a simple lunch prayer into a full public spectacle. What should’ve been a quiet moment with God becomes a performance for everyone else. It lands the joke, but exposes a bigger issue: how often faith gets turned into something it was never meant to be. Then the show pivots into pure absurdity, with a viral trend: people doing owl impressions of celebrities. It’s pointless, ridiculous, and strangely enjoyable. And that’s the point. In a world that feels heavy and chaotic, even something dumb can remind us we’re human. From there, the conversation zooms out. Life is getting more complicated—technology, communication, even basic tasks. And faith hasn’t escaped that trend. What started simple has been layered with pressure, jargon, and performance. The episode ends by stripping it all back. Jesus didn’t complicate faith—people did. His message was direct: love God and love people. No performance. No audience. Just something real. 🎙️ This week’s co-hosts: John Samples – https://www.jsam.com/ [https://www.jsam.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv [https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv] Todd Bussey – https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/ [https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/] Garrett Shelp – https://www.facebook.com/garrettshelp [https://www.facebook.com/garrettshelp] 👉 Visit our sponsor: Yrefy – Student Loan Refinance For Struggling Borrowers https://yrefy.com/ [https://yrefy.com/] 👉 For more from Wyatt Matters, head to https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/ [https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/] — join the newsletter, learn about the cast, and find faith-based resources that go deeper. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Weird Obsessions, Pig-Chasing Robots, and What Really Belongs in the Box | Ep. 78 | Wyatt Matters

The front half of this show is pure absurdity: Pac-Man perfection, giant twine balls, ear-hair records, plane-eating weirdos, and a pig-chasing robot with zero emotion and no sense of purpose. But that absurdity sets up the real issue: people give their lives to all kinds of things that ultimately can’t carry the weight. Then Steve turns the conversation toward faith. What happens when someone truly loves Jesus — and what happens when that love gets twisted into obsession, guilt, and fear? Through real stories of scrupulosity, pressure, and weird church baggage, the show makes an important distinction: passionate faith is life-giving, but fearful religion is exhausting. The takeaway is clear: everybody lives for something. Paul’s one thing was Jesus. If Christ is the only label on your box, then your life has a center that can hold. If not, every other obsession will eventually let you down. 🎙️ This week’s co-hosts: John Samples – https://www.jsam.com/ [https://www.jsam.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv [https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv] Todd Bussey – https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/ [https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/] Maribeth Dodd – https://www.maribethdodd.com/ [https://www.maribethdodd.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/@TheHealthyHustlePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheHealthyHustlePodcast] ---------------------------------------- 👉 Visit our sponsor: Yrefy – Student Loan Refinance For Struggling Borrowers https://yrefy.com/ [https://yrefy.com/] 👉 For more from Wyatt Matters, head to https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/ [https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Astronaut Blackouts, Warzone Survival, and Why You Can’t Save Yourself | Ep. 77 | Wyatt Matters

This week’s show opens with three unbelievable real-world scenarios that all start the same way: trapped, alone, and out of options. Astronauts lose all communication on the far side of the moon. A wounded fighter pilot hides in a rock crevice behind enemy lines for 36 hours while being hunted. And a man lies dead behind a sealed stone in a tomb. Each story looks hopeless… until rescue shows up. The crew unpacks what these stories reveal about human nature. When things go wrong, we instinctively look for a way out. We build, invent, spend billions, and push technology to its limits trying to solve our biggest problems. But underneath it all is a hard truth: when you’re truly stuck, rescue always has to come from the outside. Then the show pivots to the deeper meaning behind the rescue story we all recognize but often overlook. From Moses being placed in the cleft of a rock and covered by God, to the empty tomb where the stone was rolled away, the message becomes clear: God doesn’t expect you to save yourself. 🎙️ This week’s co-hosts: John Samples – https://www.jsam.com/ [https://www.jsam.com/] & https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv [https://www.youtube.com/jsamtv] Todd Bussey – https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/ [https://www.facebook.com/todd.bussey.71/] Bruce Templeton – https://www.instagram.com/coltoncross [https://www.instagram.com/coltoncross] ---------------------------------------- 👉 Visit our sponsor: Yrefy – Student Loan Refinance For Struggling Borrowers https://yrefy.com/ [https://yrefy.com/] 👉 For more from Wyatt Matters, head to https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/ [https://www.wyattmattersshow.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.