All That Matters
life stories that connect us to the good stuff
Jan Goldstein
Show overview
All That Matters has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 212 episodes. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 16 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Jan Goldstein.
From the publisher
Challenged by the rollercoaster world, at times, out of balance, each of us could use a story that lifts us up by reframing pain, problems, and lack of potential, and leading us to the uplift we deserve. I'm sharing brief yet remarkable stories from my life and that of others that allow us to see things just a little differently, and that can make all the difference. This podcast delivers 8-15 minute shots of affirmation that will go straight to the heart. If we feel we are hearing "NO" from the universe, we just haven't found the question that gets us to that powerful "YES!" Join me for life stories that connect us to the good stuff. We could all use more of that!
Latest Episodes
View all 212 episodesThe Power and Clarity of Grief
Indiana Jones Come To Nantucket-one of ATM's all time-favorites!
The Signal Directions
New Rules for the Tavern of Your Life
First Fruits and Other Gifts
Lonliness, AI, and the Human Heart
The Day the Rabbi Blessed The Priest-an ATM reprise
The Best Advice We Need
It's Nice To Be Nice
The Gift You Might Not Be Noticing
What The Living Do
The Most Precious
S8 Ep 288Searching for 'The Perfect Fit'
Adolescents often seek their place in the world and where to fit in. Adults do, too.Jan shares a personal story of a single mom and her teenager and their struggle to fit in. He asks us all to flip the question-- not, how can we fit in, but how can we take what is unique about ourselves and make the world more fit?
S8 Ep 287The World Happiness Report and You
In the darkest of times, we must turn on the light. Jan shares findings from the 2026 World Happiness Report, suggesting where in the world people say they are happiest, and why?
S7 Ep 286Live What Should Not be Forgotten
"Write what should not be forgotten," says Isabel Allende.Jan shares his experience working on his new novel and how writing can be a metaphor for living in full our most precious lives.
S7 Ep 285The Wit and Wisdom of Yiddish-an ATM reprise from 2023
The Yiddish language shares much wit and wisdom, including how, in some ways, we are all connected: reminding us, "Di gantse velt iz eyn shtot." (The whole world is one town.)"Jan shares some insights of a language once spoken by close to 13 million Jews before the HOLOCAUST, sayings from which we can still learn.
S7 Ep 284What a Cloud Weighs, How a Heart Grows
Learning little known facts about the universe around us can actually help us discover new facets of ourselves. Doing that, we get to see a bit more of how wonderful a world we can be.
S7 Ep 283The Soul's Aurora Revisited
The luminescence of nature's dancing aurora borealis can be manifested in our own lives, if, as Dickinson says, we "dwell in possibility."
S7 Ep 282The Artist/Waitress and Her Gifts-an ATM reprise*
There are people we come across, some often, some not, who make human connection an unexpected gift.Jan shares the story of a wondrous woman and an everyday diner who serves up a positive spin on the mundane, turning it into magic to live by.
S7 Ep 281The Day The Dolphins Appeared
On the passing this week of my father-in-law, Matthew Solomon, I return to my first book, Life Can Be This Good, and the exit interview I imagine could take place when we transition from this life. One that tests our AQ-our awareness quotient of the gifts the universe is sending us each and every day. Matt's was through the roof!