Episodes

In todays episode of the podcast, Kevin and Steph dive into the world of movie magic while having an amazing conversation with American writer and television and movie producer, Phil Cooke. But Phil Cooke isn’t just any ordinary guest, outside of his mundane job as a film producer, he has had many adventures in the decades of producing film and television in the industry. Cooke has been shot at, survived two military coups, fallen out of a helicopter, and when he was in Africa, was threatened w...

In today’s episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are joined by special guest and friend Pastor Greg Ford. He is the founding and lead pastor of One Church in Gahanna, Ohio. Ford also serves as Moen Chair for Pentecostal Preaching for the spring 2020 semester at North Central University. Two positions that are impressive for someone his age to have achieved and continue to hold. During Kevin and Steph’s fun conversation with Ford, our hosts invite him to share a lot of “no...

Like every fifth episode in the podcast, Kevin and Steph share personal experiences and stories with all of us and their special guest, Micah Pelkey. But this episode is very special for Kevin and Steph and they have chosen to share it with all of us. You might ask ‘why is this episode so special?’ Well, today our two hosts celebrate their sixteenth wedding anniversary! After being married for almost two decades, Kevin and Steph choose to celebrate by playing ‘The Newlywed Game’, a game based ...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an interesting and eye opening conversation with a 911 emergency dispatcher. Joe McCarville has over twenty years of experience in 911 emergency communications. In all those years of service, he has collected some incredible stories – from helping expecting mothers deliver their babies over the phone to taking calls that would make for a good Hollywood action movie script. But outside of the anecdotal stories Joe McCarville decided to share with Kevin and S...

On today’s episode, Kevin and Steph invite eight time American Ninja Warrior, Michelle Warnky as a special guest. Not only was she an eight time competitor but she made history by being one of the first women to actually clear the qualifying course and then again in the sixth season when she became only the second woman in American Ninja Warrior history to climb up the Warped Wall and hit the buzzer. Warnky also recently competed on the All – Stars Competition episodes with Team Matt – who took ...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest, Vanessa Oswalt on the podcast to talk about her experience and career in the world of female wrestling – all the way to getting girls wrestling recognized. Oswalt is currently the girls wrestling representative for Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association, has won several wrestling national championships, in addition to competing on the US National and Army Women’s wrestling teams. Vanessa currently coaches at Olentangy Orange High Sch...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an INCREDIBLE conversation with Sheriff Chris Swanson from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office in Flint, Michigan. This is the man who took off his riot gear to join demonstrators in a peaceful protest that went viral. This is also the man leading a law enforcement team to protect children and fight child trafficking. Sheriff Chris Swanson talks about his office recently helping rescue 16 kids and what parents should do to protect their children. Child Traf...

On today’s episode, Kevin and Steph celebrate hitting forty episodes of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, the two of them welcome Steph’s sister Katie Keller Schnetzer to once again join them on the show! Some of the challenges they talk about today include the mundane predicament Kevin has as he tries to figure out why it is so hard to take just one good picture with Steph and her sister. Steph and Katie also talk about one of their favorite shows, Swamp People, and Katie tells a hilarious sto...

September 11 is a day of shock and mourning for the US, and for Joe Dittmar it’s a day marked not only by loss, but by his survival. Over twenty years ago, the two towers in New York City fell in one of the most tragic events in American history with almost three thousand people dying in the attack. In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with Joe Dittmar, one of only twenty three survivors in total of the attack. In September of 2001, Joe was in a meeting on the 105th floor of the South...

In this episode, Kevin helps make Steph’s dreams come true by having a conversation with our favorite CrossFit athlete, Kari Pearce. Kari is a five-time CrossFit Games athlete and three-time Fittest American Female. She is currently the 5th fittest woman on earth as she prepares for the next CrossFit Games in September 2020. We hope you enjoyed this episode of Tell Us a Good Story with Kari Pearce and we will see you next time. Episode Sponsor: crossfitbexley.fit Guest Website: pearcepointers....

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an unbelievable conversation with Ironman (no, not the marvel superhero but from the stories he tells, we can see why everyone would think otherwise!), Will Turner. In December of 2019, at the age of sixty one, this man finished his 105th Ironman – distance triathlon (a race including a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run) in two years! Not only that, but he did them at some of the National Parks like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Acadia...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Josh Mathews to have an amazing conversation with him about his experiences and career in the world of professional wrestling. Mathews is a former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler and currently signed with Impact Wrestling as a play by play commentator. Josh Mathews talks about having a wrestling ring in his parents’ backyard as a little kid with big dreams of joining the world of competitive wrestling, along with ge...

Welcome to the thirty fifth episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast with Kevin and Steph! As it has become a tradition for every fifth episode to be personal stories, for this episode, the special guests are our very own hosts! In this episode we get to hear stories about their lives outside of the recording room, that may or may not include a forgotten birthday or two. Steph admittedly might have forgotten Kevin’s birthday just the once (but who hasn’t embarrassingly forgotten a loved ones...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Madison Rayne to join them in an amazing two episode conversation about the world of professional wrestling. Today’s episode is the second time Kevin and Steph are joined by Rayne, a five time Knockouts Champion at Impact Wresting and today she talks more about her career to the point it is today. Rayne talks about the road she took to become a professional wrestler and its challenges, how she got her stage name, and shares a great story abou...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Madison Rayne to join them in an amazing two episode conversation about the world of professional wrestling. Today’s episode is the first time Kevin and Steph are joined by Rayne, a five time Knockouts Champion at Impact Wresting and today she talks more about her career to the point it is today. Rayne talks about the road she took to become a professional wrestler and its challenges, how she got her stage name, and shares a great story about...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph just wanted to enjoy a good laugh. And when they need to have a good time, they either go to The Funny Bone or they hang out with their good friend and engaging storyteller, Adam Bennett. Guess today was our lucky day and they went with the latter! Adam Bennett has appeared in the Tell Us a Good Story podcast a few times and his bubbly personality and genuine friendship with Kevin and Steph never fails to make the episode worthwhile, and today is no different! In...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph are joined by Traci Kelly-Brake to have a very serious conversation about mental health. This year, the United States alone, over one million people attempted suicide and over fifty thousand managed to take their own lives. That’s an average of one hundred and thirty people a day. The subject of mental health has always been stigmatized and people who look for help are seen as weak by other people in society. Thankfully, as we become more empathetic and open as ...

In the thirtieth episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are the center of attention as they celebrate the occasion of reaching thirty episodes of a podcast that began as nothing more than a passion project and has now evolved into something else entirely. On today’s episode, we get to hear personal stories from Kevin and Steph – Kevin talks about the prank he recently pulled on Steph (something that we find funnier than Steph did at the time!) and the two of them share some...

On today’s episode of the podcast, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Paul Rankin, the owner and operator of the Chick-Fil-A at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Chick-Fil-A is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in the United States so you could imagine what an achievement it is to be an owner! Paul Rankin discusses the process you would have to go through to become a franchise owner with a company as internationally popular as Chick-Fil-A. And not just that, he also shares some fun cus...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have athlete Brannon Kidder on the show. Kidder is a very special guest on the podcast because he is part of the world record 4xMile relay team, he also won the gold medal in the men’s 4 x 800 meters relay in 2017 and is hoping to be a part of the 2021 United States Olympic team for both the 800 meter race and the mile. Currently, Brannon runs for the professional Track and Field Brooks Beasts team. If you couldn’t tell from the little sneak peak at his achieveme...

This is the second part of the special podcast episode, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Lisa McCubbin. McCubbin is an award-winning journalist and the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her first book, The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence (published in 2010), was the basis for the Emmy nominated Discovery Channel documentary, The Kennedy Detail. Lisa McCubbin has also written three memoirs with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who served ...

In this two part special podcast episode, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Lisa McCubbin. McCubbin is an award-winning journalist and the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her first book, The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence (published in 2010), was the basis for the Emmy nominated Discovery Channel documentary, The Kennedy Detail. Lisa McCubbin has also written three memoirs with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who served under five Uni...

In this episode of the Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph celebrate their twenty fifth episodes of their passion project. With so many special guests having already made appearances – including some family members, good friends and local celebrities, it is hard to imagine this production going anywhere but up! But on today’s episode, our only guests are Kevin and Steph themselves, staying true to form for every fifth episode. And our hosts do not disappoint, sharing some interesting personal ...

In this two part podcast episode, Kevin and Steph are joined by retired Big Ten football official, Dan Capron. He worked in the Big Ten for over twenty years and has been the head football official for the Big Ten Championship, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, College Football Playoff National Semi-Final, and College Football Playoff National Championship games. Dan shares some incredible college football stories and even tells us about his interactions with Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Ryan Day, Jim Harbau...