PODCAST · leisure
Drive Time with Matt
by Matt Smith
Hop in for a ride with Drive Time with Matt — a podcast where the road becomes the place for real talk. From funny things I see while driving to deeper conversations about family, faith, life lessons, and everything in between, nothing is off limits. Some days it’s lighthearted stories that make you laugh, other days it’s real-life moments that make you think.Whether you’re commuting, running errands, or just need something honest to listen to, join me as we talk about life one mile at a time.Email Matt at [email protected]
Episodes
-
Enough Ep.176
Enough | Drive Time with Matt Have you ever felt like you just weren’t enough? Not talented enough, not qualified enough, not successful enough, or not good enough to make a difference? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re reflecting on a powerful reminder from the story of Jesus…
more -
When God Says…Ep.175
When God Says No | Drive Time with Matt Have you ever prayed with all your heart for something, believed God could make it happen, and then watched things turn out differently than you hoped? What do you do when the answer doesn’t come, the door stays closed, or God seems silent? In this episode…
more -
Before the World Wakes Ep. 174
Before the World Wakes Up | His Mercies Are New Every Morning Ever notice how beautiful the world can be before everybody wakes up? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, I’m sharing something I’ve come to appreciate during my early-morning commute: watching the sunrise in my rearview mirror,...
-
A Life You Don’t Need to Escape From Ep.173
A Life You Don’t Need to Escape From | Drive Time with Matt Are you living your life, or are you just trying to get through it until the weekend, the next vacation, or the next season when things finally slow down? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re talking about a powerful quote…
more -
Keep Going Anyway Ep.172
Keep Going Anyway | Drive Time with Matt Have you ever worked hard, given your best, and hoped somebody would notice… only to be met with silence? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, I’m reflecting on my own career journey, the desire to learn, grow, and hear those words we all appreciate:...
-
Small Steps Still Make Miles Ep. 171
Small Steps Can Still Walk Miles Apparently, my chocolate is starting to give me life advice. 😂 Today’s message said: “Small steps can still walk miles. Go your own pace.” And honestly… that’s a pretty good reminder. We live in a world that makes us feel like we’re always behind. We compare our...
-
You Have a Good Head for Being Bald. Ep.170
😂 You Have a Great Head for Being Bald I got a compliment today. At least… I think it was a compliment. Someone looked at me and two other coworkers and said, “You guys have great heads for being bald. It’s like you were made for it.” Well… thank you? 😂 That got us talking about those…
more -
Sacrifice Nobody Sees Ep.169
The Sacrifices Nobody Sees I saw a post that said, “Parenting is turning down jobs because they don’t fit your child’s schedule.” And honestly… I had mixed feelings. Yes, sometimes being a parent means saying no to an opportunity because being there for your kids matters more. But parenting is…
more -
Inhale the Good, Exhale the Bad. Ep.168
Inhale the Good, Exhale the Bad I saw a simple little phrase online that said, “Inhale the good, exhale the bad.” At first, it sounded like just another inspirational saying—but the more I thought about it, the more I realized there might be a pretty important life lesson hiding inside those six...
-
What I Learned at Lunch Ep. 167
What I Learned This Week at the Lunch Table Sometimes the best conversations are the ones you never planned to have. This week at the lunch table, we tackled some very important questions: Should brownies have nuts? What about cookies? Why does coconut have to ruin a perfectly good sweet potato…
more -
Courtesy at the Pump Ep. 166
Apparently, We Need Rules When did common courtesy stop being so common? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, we start with a simple question: When you pull into a gas station, do you pump your gas and then move your car before going inside—or do you leave your car sitting at the pump while…
more -
Unwritten Rules Ep.165
The Unwritten Rules of the Office Microwave Let’s talk about something every workplace has… the company microwave. 😂 You know the one. The microwave where somebody reheats fish, somebody else explodes spaghetti all over the inside, and somehow there’s always a mystery container in the…
more -
The Sigh of Fall Ep. 164
🍂 The Sigh of Fall Sometimes, all it takes is a walk outside to remind us to slow down. The temperature drops. The air gets crisp. The leaves begin to change. And before you know it, the world feels a little different. On this episode of Drive Time with Matt, Matt reflects on one of his favorite...
-
Surrunder Is the Pathway to Life Ep. 163
Surrender Is the Pathway to Life We often think surrender means giving up. Waving the white flag. Admitting defeat. But what if surrender isn’t the end of the fight? What if surrender is actually the pathway to life? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re talking about what it really…
more -
The Next Right Thing Ep.162
One Small Step Can Lead to Something Big Apparently, the chocolate drawer at work has decided it’s my life coach. 😂 This time, the little message inside a piece of Dove chocolate said, “One small step can lead to something big.” And the more I thought about it, the more I realized how true that...
-
Creamer Confessions Ep. 161
The Creamer Confession ☕️ Sometimes it doesn’t take a big miracle to restore your faith in humanity. Sometimes… it takes a bottle of sugar-free creamer and a handwritten note. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, Matt opens the office refrigerator expecting to grab his creamer and instead…
more -
Life Lessons from the Chocolate Drawer Ep. 160
I went to the chocolate drawer at work looking for a little dark chocolate. That’s it. Nothing profound. Nothing life-changing. Just chocolate. 😂 But then I opened the wrappers. One said, “You’re never too late to begin your journey.” The other said, “Embrace the everyday miracles.” And…
more -
Drama Drama Ep. 159
Why Do Some People Thrive on Conflict? Have you ever known someone who seems to always have a little drama going on? Someone who somehow finds themselves in the middle of every argument, disagreement, rumor, or controversy? I recently asked Google, “Why do people thrive on conflict?” And the…
more -
Interview with Jane Sasquatch Ep. 158
👣 Bigfoot, Sasquatch Calls & Small-Town Festival Fun! What happens when your coworker decides to attend the Sasquatch Festival in Marion, North Carolina? You bring her on Drive Time with Matt to get the inside scoop! In this episode, Jane shares her experience at the festival, from parking and...
-
Do You Have A Go To? Ep. 157
Do you have a go to? Maybe it’s a recipe that is your go to when something special comes up? Maybe it’s something else. Tell me your go to…. Doesn’t have to be food.
-
Why Is Everyone in Here? Ep. 156
Why Is Everybody in This Room? Does your family have that one room where everybody somehow ends up? Maybe it’s the kitchen. Maybe it’s the living room. Maybe it’s the garage or the front porch. And for some families… apparently, it’s the bathroom. 😂 Growing up, my family had our own version of...
-
Rules For Thee But Not For Me. Ep 155
Rules for Thee, But Not for Me You know the person—the one who thinks the rules apply to everybody else… but somehow they always have a special circumstance when it comes to them. 😂 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re talking about hypocrisy, entitlement, double standards, and that...
-
What’s Your Number Ep. 154
What’s Your Number? — The Great Thermostat Debate Are you a 68-degree person… or does 75 degrees feel perfectly comfortable? 😂 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re talking about one of the biggest household debates nobody seems to agree on: the thermostat! Matt admits he’s just plain...
-
Weekend Update Ep. 153
Just a crazy weekend complete with getting car back, a funnel cloud, trees down, helping neighbors, and power outages! Im glad it’s Tuesday!!! Hope everyone has a great day!!
-
Does cleaning your car make it run better? Ep. 152
Why Does My Car Drive Better When It’s Clean? Have you ever washed your car and immediately thought, “Man, this thing is running GOOD!” 😂 Same car. Same engine. Same mileage. Same little mystery noise you’ve been ignoring for months… but somehow, after a good wash and vacuum, it feels like you...
-
Just Hit Record Ep.151
🎙️ Spotify Episode Description Just Hit Record: 150 Episodes Later For the first time ever on Drive Time with Matt, I have a guest riding along with me! Beth Nelson is a friend from church, a mom of three, and someone who has been thinking about starting her own podcast. So she came prepared…
more -
Bigfoot or? Ep.150
Bigfoot or? Is Bigfoot real… or are we all just really good at convincing ourselves we saw something in the woods? 🦶🌲 In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, Matt dives headfirst into one of America’s favorite mysteries: Bigfoot. From strange sightings and giant footprints to the famous...
-
Bottomless Pit of Car Ownership Ep.149
🚗💸 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...
-
Where Did Women’s Sports Go? Ep.148
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...
-
The Bus Was Our Internet Ep.147
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...
-
You Don’t Know…Yet. Ep.146
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...
-
Don’t Want To Do That Again. Ep.145
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.…
more -
What Is this? Ep. 144
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…
more -
Why Do We Sleep? Ep. 143
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...
-
The Conversation Nobody Hears Part 3
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...
-
The Conversation Nobody Hears Part 2 Ep.141
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…
more -
The Conversation Nobody Hears Part 1 Ep. 140
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,...
-
When Did We Stop Becoming Neighbors Ep. 139
When Did We Stop Being Neighbors? Do you know the names of the people who live next door? In a world that’s more connected than ever, many of us have never felt more disconnected. We wave from our driveways, scroll through updates from people we’ve never met, and sometimes go years without really...
-
Just Trying To Do My Job Ep. 138
Just Trying to Do My Job Most of us don’t think twice about the people who keep our world running—until they’re in our way. From utility crews and telecommunications technicians to road workers and linemen, these men and women face dangers every day just to keep our lights on, our internet...
-
Leveling The Playing Field Ep. 137
When Your Competitive Advantage Disappears 🍕 What can pizza chains teach us about business, technology, and life? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we’re diving into a conversation sparked by a Reddit discussion about why major pizza chains like Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s aren’t...
-
Just Keep Swimming Ep. 136
A grieving mother dolphin carried her dead calf through the ocean for days, refusing to let go. The story captured hearts around the world, but it also raises a bigger question: what does grief really look like? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we explore loss, attachment, healing, and…
more -
Hey! Don’t Miss Your Life Ep. 135
In a world that constantly tells us to chase the next goal, promotion, or milestone, it’s easy to put our happiness on hold. But what if we’re missing the very life we’re working so hard to build? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, Matt explores why so many of us live in “I’ll be happy…
more -
Hardest Part Isn’t The Work, It’s The People Ep. 134
Small business burnout isn’t always caused by the work itself—sometimes it’s caused by the people. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we dive into the unrealistic expectations, entitlement, and lack of grace that many small business owners face every day. From complaints about taking lunch...
-
Real, Fake, and Everything in Between Ep.133
In a world where AI can generate photos, videos, voices, and entire online personalities, how do we know what’s real anymore? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, Matt explores the growing challenge of trust in the digital age. From social media’s evolution from sharing life to shaping...
-
Really? This, again?! Ep. 132
Are routines the secret to a better life—or can they actually hold us back? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, we’re diving into the power of daily habits, why routines matter, and how to build rhythms that bring peace, purpose, and consistency to your life. Whether you’re feeling…
more -
Reflection Without the Journal Ep. 131
Reflection Without the Journal Do you really need a journal to reflect on your life? In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we take a practical look at reflection from a guy’s perspective. We’ll talk about why slowing down matters, the difference between reflection and overthinking, and how a…
more -
The Weevil Experiment Ep. 130
In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, a strange local news story out of Boone, North Carolina sparks a much bigger conversation. After the town released 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway to help combat the invasive mile-a-minute weed, Matt begins asking a simple question: What happens when...
-
Lawd Have Mercy Ep. 129
What Do You Do When You’re Overwhelmed With Life? Life can feel overwhelming. Between work, family, finances, responsibilities, and the constant noise of the world around us, it’s easy to feel like we’re carrying more than we can handle. In this episode of Drive Time with Matt, we explore what...
-
Surprise, Not! Ep.128
The Resignation Wasn’t the Surprise Have you ever heard someone say, “I never saw this coming” after an employee quits, a friendship fades, or a relationship falls apart? But what if the warning signs were there all along? In this episode of Drive Time With Matt, we dive into a workplace story…
more -
My Mind Won’t Stop Ep. 127
My Mind Won’t Stop: The Lost Art of Being Still Do you ever feel like your mind never shuts off? The moment you wake up, you’re thinking. At work, you’re thinking. Lying in bed at night, you’re definitely thinking. Responsibilities, worries, conversations, finances, family, and the future all...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hop in for a ride with Drive Time with Matt — a podcast where the road becomes the place for real talk. From funny things I see while driving to deeper conversations about family, faith, life lessons, and everything in between, nothing is off limits. Some days it’s lighthearted stories that make you laugh, other days it’s real-life moments that make you think.Whether you’re commuting, running errands, or just need something honest to listen to, join me as we talk about life one mile at a time.Email Matt at [email protected]
HOSTED BY
Matt Smith
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Drive Time with Matt have?
Drive Time with Matt currently has 173 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Drive Time with Matt about?
Hop in for a ride with Drive Time with Matt — a podcast where the road becomes the place for real talk. From funny things I see while driving to deeper conversations about family, faith, life lessons, and everything in between, nothing is off limits. Some days it’s lighthearted stories that make...
How often does Drive Time with Matt release new episodes?
Drive Time with Matt publishes regularly with 173 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Drive Time with Matt?
You can listen to Drive Time with Matt on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Drive Time with Matt?
Drive Time with Matt is created and hosted by Matt Smith.
URL copied to clipboard!