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...
Jul 31, 2025
In a full-circle twist, the mic flips.
Host Randy Appell becomes the guest as executive producer Jon Fuss
takes over to interview the voice behind High School Matters.
What follows is a heartfelt, honest, and often hilarious
conversation about Randy’s life—his high school memories, the
moments that shaped his...