HeyJaredMatters Not Podcast
Matters Not is a front-porch podcast hosted by two blue-collar guys in their mid-30s to early-40s, living and working in Appalachia.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 9
- Latest publication
- Sep 16, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 8, 2026
Latest episodes
Mid (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Chris and Buck kick things off with the usual chaos, joking about whether their unexpected audience member can actually stay quiet long enough for them to record. From there, the conversation jumps all over the place in classic Matters Not fashion. Buck talks about his latest home decorating project, including cutting up a faux-fur rug to upholster furniture and his search for unusual artwork and taxidermy pieces. The discussion turns into a conversation about local art, West Virginia maps, futu
College VS Blue Collar (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Chris and Buck sit down for another wide-ranging conversation that starts with beer, aging, and the changing ways they look at drinking before unexpectedly turning into a deeper discussion about college, blue-collar work, career choices, and what it actually takes to build a good life. A chance encounter with a delivery driver who earned a master's degree in medical cannabis science and therapy sparks the biggest conversation of the episode. Despite spending six years in higher education, the dr
TikTok Famous (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of Matters Not , Chris and Buck kick things off talking about video games, including the upcoming GTA 6 and the addictive nature of games like Warzone and GTA Online. The conversation quickly turns into a collection of gaming “war stories,” from ridiculous GTA Online adventures to memorable Warzone and Battlefield moments that still live in their heads years later. The guys also reminisce about the brutal online gaming culture of the past, when trash talk and toxic open lobbies w
Just a Bunch of Random Nonsense (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Chris and Buck are back with another episode of Matters Not , and this one lives up to its name. What starts with a conversation about installing a security system quickly turns into a discussion about porch pirates, package theft, homelessness, rising rent, cheap clothes, questionable panhandlers, social media algorithms, content creation, West Virginia, data centers, capitalism, mining, environmental responsibility, caveman survival, modern medicine, Chinese buffets, and somehow karaoke. The g
Buck's Big Adventure (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Chris and Buck kick things off the way only Matters Not can, completely forgetting to introduce the damn podcast until roughly 30 minutes into the conversation. Before that happens, the guys bounce between music, movies, childhood memories, and the question of why some songs hit you emotionally while others are just background noise. The conversation gets surprisingly nostalgic as they talk about growing up with limited access to music, their first CDs, ICP, Sublime, Tupac, System of a Down, Sle
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.