The Tom Matt Show

Black Circle Studios

Welcome to the Re-firement zone with host Tom Matt! Tom is joined each week by storytellers, experts, an friends who share knowledge, tell stories, and have a lot of fun along the way. Listening to this podcast is the quickest way to become inspired and ignite your life.

  1. Opiod Free America: The 5 W's, with guests Dr. Matt McCord, Mike Vasquez, & Doug Geinzer

    JAN 26

    Opiod Free America: The 5 W's, with guests Dr. Matt McCord, Mike Vasquez, & Doug Geinzer

    We spend more on healthcare than any nation in history… yet Americans are dying younger than people in every other peer country. We spend more on healthcare than any nation in history… yet Americans are dying younger than people in every other peer country. Every generation deserves a healthier America than the one before it.”Dr. Matt McCord — an anesthesiologist and acute pain physician who has spent 32 years on the front lines of American healthcare. Over those decades, I have watched something deeply troubling unfold: America leads the world in healthcare innovation, yet those breakthroughs have never translated into better or more efficient care — and now the gap is widening in the wrong direction. — pulled downward by four forces we created ourselves:  routine opioid prescribing that turns acute care into lifelong dependence,  smoking and preventable disease,  metabolic illness we refuse to prevent, and  a healthcare industry bloated with middlemen who profit when care fails. Our team wants to help wean America off its dependence on opioids and rebuild the health of our communities. So, we found Opioid Free America for one reason: The tool we need to fix this already exists — claims data. For too long that data has been hoarded, distorted, or weaponized against patients, employers, and prescribers. We are reclaiming it. We turn that data into the most powerful force for good American healthcare has ever seen.   exposing waste,  predicting risk early,  identifying harmful prescribing patterns before addiction starts,  and empowering clinicians with insights they were never given. This is not simply about ending unnecessary opioid exposure — though that alone will save countless lives. It’s about something bigger: Leaving the workforce, our communities, and this country in better shape than we found it. Our mission is to partner with prescribers — the people at the front line of pain care — and give them the education, standards, and data-driven tools needed to prevent addiction before it begins. We advance safer care, opioid-free recovery, and evidence-based alternatives that protect patients rather than expose them. Better health. Lower costs. Longer lives. It all begins with data — and ends with America leading the world again in health, not falling behind. Thank you to Brock Fletcher and the selling team of Keller Williams Realty for their continued support of our programming! 'The Tom Matt Show' Heard on- The Michigan Talk NetworkWKAR Michigan State Universities AM 870 & 102.3 FMWJIM-AM 1240 LansingWYPV FM 94.5 Mackinac Citywww.tommattshow.com(podcasts)iTunes For more information on past guests, Tom's published books, and how to get in touch, please visit our newly updated website at https://www.tommattshow.com #RFZ #radio #broadcasting #podcast #michiganradio #lansing #michiganradio #mab #refirementzone #successstory #humaninterestpodcast #selfhelppodcast

    52 min
  2. Getting Healthier - Advancements in Patient Care with guest Janis Grigans

    JAN 16

    Getting Healthier - Advancements in Patient Care with guest Janis Grigans

    Recovering from major surgery is really hard, I know, I just went through it!  Having the team behind you who can educate as well as assist in our treatments is vitally important to recovery.  In this episode we talk to Janis Grigans, the entrepeneur behind A2Z Medical Solutions. Please listen or watch as we share some very valuable information and solutions. Who am I? What was my upbringing/background?·  What is A2Z Medical Solutions, and what does it provide? What is a NICE Unit?  The studies behind cold compression therapy. How do you acquire such a unit? From whom and where? What is the overall goal? What are you trying to achieve? Bring safe and reliable home-remedy therapy units to those with joint pain, swelling, and orthopedic surgical recovery in the Mid-Michigan area and beyond.  Thank you to Brock Fletcher and the selling team of Keller Williams Realty for their continued support of our programming! 'The Tom Matt Show' Heard on- The Michigan Talk NetworkWKAR Michigan State Universities AM 870 & 102.3 FMWJIM-AM 1240 LansingWYPV FM 94.5 Mackinac Citywww.tommattshow.com(podcasts)iTunes For more information on past guests, Tom's published books, and how to get in touch, please visit our newly updated website at https://www.tommattshow.com #RFZ #radio #broadcasting #podcast #michiganradio #lansing #michiganradio #mab #refirementzone #successstory #humaninterestpodcast #selfhelppodcast

    52 min
  3. Why We Need to Work Hard with Quinn Magnuson

    JAN 14

    Why We Need to Work Hard with Quinn Magnuson

    Talking to Quinn about effort and hard work is fun, not only do we talk real life, but we get to mix in the college athletics perspective.  This includes (from the article Quinn wrote) The Effort Paradox (SKOOL Website-Parents of student athletes forum)On the surface, it doesn’t make sense. Our brains love efficiency, right? Save energy, do the least amount of work necessary. But at the same time, we crave effort.We Need Work to Feel Like We’ve Earned It Humans are meaning-making machines. When something comes too easy, we don’t trust it. It doesn’t feel real. Think about it—how many times have you heard stories of lottery winners who end up miserable? Or people who inherit wealth but struggle with purpose?Effort Is IdentityThis goes beyond just chasing goals. Hard work becomes part of who we are. Look at high performers—whether in business, sports, or any other field. Many of them don’t need to keep pushing. They’re already successful. Yet they do it anyway.The Real Takeaway Instead of resisting hard work, lean into it. The struggle, the long hours, the moments of doubt—that’s not just part of the process. That is the process. So next time you’re knee-deep in something difficult, wondering why the hell you put yourself through it, remind yourself of this:You don’t just need the work.You want it.And deep down, you wouldn’t have it any other way. Thank you to Brock Fletcher and the selling team of Keller Williams Realty for their continued support of our programming! 'The Tom Matt Show' Heard on- The Michigan Talk NetworkWKAR Michigan State Universities AM 870 & 102.3 FMWJIM-AM 1240 LansingWYPV FM 94.5 Mackinac Citywww.tommattshow.com(podcasts)iTunes For more information on past guests, Tom's published books, and how to get in touch, please visit our newly updated website at https://www.tommattshow.com #RFZ #radio #broadcasting #podcast #michiganradio #lansing #michiganradio #mab #refirementzone #successstory #humaninterestpodcast #selfhelppodcast

    52 min
  4. Nutritionally Refiring with guest Chris Johnson of On Target Living

    11/21/2025

    Nutritionally Refiring with guest Chris Johnson of On Target Living

    In this episode the King returns, Chris Johnson, founder of On Target Living stops by to share his life and how we can improve your health with incremental changes in our eating habits. Speaker, Author, Thought LeaderHealth & Happiness is the key along with Chris's philosophy of-Rest--Eat--Move Food is loveFood is social Food is medicine Food is information In nearly every industry, demands are increasing while capacity is shrinking. Organizations are facing burnout, poor performance, high turnover, increased cost, brutal competition, and rapid change. People can't meet today's challenges with current capacity. They MUST expand. This is mission-critical to sustainable success, even survival. Chris Johnson is an author and inspirational speaker. He is the author of 6 best-selling books, including his recent book REST EAT MOVE, you have the power to feel your best. Chris has spent the last 35 years building and implementing health & wellness programs for individuals and organizations. As a pioneer of one of the first million dollar personal training programs in the world, he has done over 30,000 one-on-one training sessions.Today, Chris travels the world delivering his inspirational keynote presentations and is the CEO/Founder of On Target Living. Thank you to Brock Fletcher and the selling team of Keller Williams Realty for their continued support of our programming! 'The Tom Matt Show' Heard on- The Michigan Talk NetworkWKAR Michigan State Universities AM 870 & 102.3 FMWJIM-AM 1240 LansingWYPV FM 94.5 Mackinac Citywww.tommattshow.com(podcasts)iTunes For more information on past guests, Tom's published books, and how to get in touch, please visit our newly updated website at https://www.tommattshow.com #RFZ #radio #broadcasting #podcast #michiganradio #lansing #michiganradio #mab #refirementzone #successstory #humaninterestpodcast #selfhelppodcast

    52 min
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Welcome to the Re-firement zone with host Tom Matt! Tom is joined each week by storytellers, experts, an friends who share knowledge, tell stories, and have a lot of fun along the way. Listening to this podcast is the quickest way to become inspired and ignite your life.