Episodes

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...

In today’s episode, Kevin and Steph speak with Julie Deal about the struggles of the world of addiction. In the United States alone there’s almost twenty million people who suffer from some type of substance addiction and only about 14% of those people are actively seeking out professional help. But what is it like on the other side of that addiction? What is it like to live with someone struggling with an opioid addiction? What do the family members of people living with addiction go through? ...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph have their friend Joe Muck as their special guest on the podcast. Outside of being friends for so long, Joe and Kevin have a special connection and they decided to commit to annual trips together, but today they share some of Steph’s favorite stories from over the years with the listeners! Joe Muck and Kevin’s stories range from some embarrassing moments at their job to some hilarious anecdotes from their “all guys” road trip that they tak...

In the twentieth episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are their own special guests. With mandatory quarantine being implemented across the United States, Kevin and Steph have been locked up inside their home with their kids. Today, Kevin and Steph share how things have been going at their house during the quarantine and the difficulties of living their lives without the ability to go outside whenever they want and having to be careful of getting the virus. There’s also t...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph have an amazing conversation with special guest, doctor Christina Murphy. Murphy has won two Columbus marathons, qualified for two US Olympic Trials, while also being a wife, mom, and chiropractor. Doctor Christina discusses what it was like to hear doctors tell her she may never be able to run again when she was only eighteen years old. Take thirteen years off and then she qualified for the US Olympic Trials the very first time she ever r...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph invite the amazing Mike Owens to have a fun and enlightening conversation with them. Owen’s has had a very successful career in animation, recently winning an Oscar to sit alongside his Emmy award for his work as an animator. Owens shares what it felt like for him to hear his name called at the Emmy’s and running on stage to accept his award, along with what it was like to work on some iconic commercial characters like the cereal character...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph talk to today’s special guest JD Bergman. He is a former Team USA wrestler and three time All – American at the Ohio State University. Bergman shares some incredible stories with Kevin and Steph on the podcast today. What it was like being cast as an actor in the movie Foxcatcher (along with A list stars like Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell), his hilarious interaction with Channing Tatum, and he even gives Kevin and Steph a sample of his hil...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph take the listeners behind the scenes of the podcast to answer as many listeners questions as they can. You have a chance to find out anything you have wanted to know about the behind the scenes world of Tell Us a Good Story. And as an extra treat, Kevin and Steph have their first guest caller on the podcast, Mike Fry, who shares a story so funny that it makes Kevin “laugh cry”. It just goes to prove that the most unexpected guests can be ...

In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph introduce the listeners to Kevin’s old college roommate and longtime friend, John Stauffer. In the years since living with Kevin, Stauffer has become a doctor and traveled over the world helping people. Today he shares some of his amazing medical stories with the podcast. His story begins in a small town dairy farm and goes all the way to the present, where he has become a Mayo Clinic surgeon who holds the power of life and death in his ha...

On today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph have invited the legendary Jack Park on the podcast. Park shares some personal stories about his life and career, including the first time he ever met the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Woody Hayes, the greatest Ohio State football team Park has ever seen, and how Lou Holtz hired Urban Meyer. Jack Park is a library of knowledge from all his many years in the world of professional and college sports and all his contacts ranging f...

In today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph speak with Keith Deal about the struggles of the world of addiction. In the United States alone there’s almost twenty million people who suffer from some type of substance addiction and only about 14% of those people are actively seeking out professional help. And Keith Deal has a very unique perspective on addiction, consequences and overcoming those addictions to find a better life outside of them. Keith Deal went from spending years...

On today’s episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph welcome special guest, Coach Jeff Hartings. Before he was a coach, Hartings used to play in both college football at Pen State University and professional football as a center in the National Football League for almost a full dozen seasons, where he played over one hundred and sixty two games. Jeff Hartings is a former Super Bowl winning football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and when he transitioned into coaching, hi...

In today’s episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are joined by the fantastic composer and performer, Dave Powers. Powers has worked in the music industry, traveling all over the United States and throughout varies other countries to create and share his music, for as long as he can remember, over forty years! In those years, Powers has managed to collect two Emmy academy award wins for his work in the industry! He has committed his life to the art of playing the piano, th...

On this episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are joined by an impressively accomplished man – retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer, Police Sergeant, and Author Aaron Ward. Ward has over two decades of dedicated service in the United States armed forces and law enforcement under his belt, Ward has a lot of amazing stories to share with Kevin, Steph and all of the podcast listeners. Aaron Ward has spent over half of his life dedicating himself to helping other people a...

On this episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are joined by Kevin’s good friend, Nick Kleinhenz. Kevin and Kleinhenz have been friends since college and you know what that means…hilariously insightful stories about what Kevin was like before we got to meet him in episode one. Nick Kleinhenz has come onto the show with a mission, to share his hilarious stories about Kevin and hold nothing back. Which feels like a really good idea! At least to us, anyways. Among the stories...

In today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, we get the first two part episode of the podcast! And it is even more special because Kevin and Steph’s guest of the day is Steph’s beloved sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer. And like any family get together, some family dirty comes out! Which is great for us listeners because who doesn’t enjoy some interesting stories? Schnetzer shares personal stories about some of the dumber things she has seen Kevin do since she met him and she tells us about how she...

In today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, we get the first two part episode of the podcast! And it is even more special because Kevin and Steph’s guest of the day is Steph’s beloved sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer. And like any family get together, some family dirty comes out! Which is great for us listeners because who doesn’t enjoy some interesting stories? Schnetzer shares personal stories about some of the dumber things she has seen Kevin do since she met him and she tells us about how she...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph talk with Hall of Fame basketball player, Melvin Adams. After retiring in 2000’s, the former Harlem Globetrotter dedicated his life to a professional speaking career focused on helping America’s youth. Since he started, Adams has spoken to thousands of kids in school assemblies and events all over the United States! Adam’s had a hard childhood, after his father died and their family suffered financially, Adam’s turned to sports as his sanctuary. He spent hours p...

On today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph welcome special guest Michelle Garinger to the podcast. For those of you who do not know, Garinger is a regular school teacher (and has plenty of stories about the antics she has seen in her years working with children) by day and German sausage royalty by night. Outside of the school stories that Michelle Garinger shares, Kevin and Steph tease her about being Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival “royalty”. The, affectionately known, Bratwurst C...

Have you ever wondered what teachers are like outside of school? Joe Muck will answer any of the questions you might have! In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph have their friend, middle school teacher, Joe “Fu-Manchu-Man” Muck as their special guest on the podcast. Outside of being friends for so long, Joe Muck and Kevin have a special connection and they decided to commit to annual trips together, but today they discuss some of the hilarious pranks he’s played on his studen...

On today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, we get to know our hosts, Kevin and Steph, better. Because how are we all supposed to follow the journey of this podcast and all the special guests to come if we do not know the hosts well? And what is a better way to get to know someone than to bond over bad choices? So today, Kevin and Steph discuss less than ideal choices that they have made over the years. Bad choices – ranging from questionable haircuts, painful eyebrow procedures, and winter wea...

It’s the first episode, and Kevin and Stephanie are discussing some Epic Husband Fails. Laugh along with Kevin and Stephanie as they discuss some of the challenges they faced during their first few months of marriage. They share some funny stories of Kevin’s bad sleeping habits, informing the family about the new show and book, and their crafty kids finding ways to sneak candy. Husbands, pay attention: This is a list of things NOT to do in your new marriage. Ready for More? Listen to the next ...

Our inaugural episode. In this brief introduction to the show we discuss why we created Tell Us A Good Story, what listeners can expect, and how you can be part of the show. The post Episode 0 – Introduction appeared first on Kevin + Steph.