Jun 29, 2026
In this episode of High School Matters, I sit down with Kevin Nassimi, a student who has become connected to this podcast in some unexpected ways. Kevin reflects on friendships, high school drama, and the events surrounding one of the school's most talked-about moments. Along the way, he shares hilarious...
Feb 1, 2026
In this powerful two-part episode of High School Matters, Randy Appell sits down with former student Mat Shurka for a conversation years in the making.
Mat was a student in Randy’s biology class in 2002. What Randy didn’t know then was that Mat was carrying a secret shaped by trauma, fear, and survival. In high...
Jan 25, 2026
In this powerful two-part episode of High School Matters, Randy Appell sits down with former student Mat Shurka for a conversation years in the making.
Mat was a student in Randy’s biology class in 2002. What Randy didn’t know then was that Mat was carrying a secret shaped by trauma, fear, and survival. In high...
Sep 27, 2025
From high school strangers to unlikely reconnection—this episode explores how the past lingers, and how it can reshape the future.
Eric Relkin and I weren’t friends in high school—he was the funny guy a year ahead of me, and that was about it. But one class, one teacher, and years later, one odd series of shared...
Sep 4, 2025
In a special departure from the usual format, Randy Appell sits down with Dr. Mark Mattson—a trailblazing neuroscientist, 20-year veteran of the National Institutes of Health, and one of the leading minds behind the science of intermittent fasting. His groundbreaking research not only reshaped how we think about...