Episodes

Like every fifth episode, it’s Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. In this conversation, they are joined by Kevin’s college roommate, Dr. John Stauffer, who you might remember from way back in episode 15. For years, Dr. John had invited Kevin + Steph to his home in Jacksonville. And FINALLY…last weekend, Kevin flew down to Florida to have the ultimate guy’s trip with his buddy, while Steph stayed home and took care of the kids. (She is not bitter about that at all!) As you will he...

Coach Dot Richardson is the head softball coach at Liberty University and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Dot was voted by the NCAA as the Player of the Decade for the 1980s and was a pioneer in the sport of softball. However, when Dot was growing up she faced many obstacles and discrimination for being a girl. She was even told she could ONLY play baseball, if she cut her hair short, and went under a fake name to disguise herself as a boy! As you will hear, she has some incredible stories to...

He’s back! Jim Comer returns to Tell Us A Good Story. You can hear his previous interview on Episode 116. The story that Jim tells on today’s episode sounds like something straight out of a Hallmark Movie! Just imagine…you have a career in Los Angeles, but you live over 1,000 miles away from your elderly parents. Then your father has a stroke, and your mother has Alzheimer’s. What would you do? Well, for Jim, that’s precisely what happened. Jim tells some great stories about his parents during...

Kevin + Steph have the honor of talking with a best-selling author and a co-host of The Dave Ramsey Show, Dr. John Delony. Dr. John is a mental health expert and hosts his own show called The Dr. John Delony Show. Kevin + Steph drill him with their own personal questions including “Can husbands read minds?”, and “Is it normal to wake up angry at your husband for something he did in your dream?”, and should Steph really expect Kevin to apologize for something he did in her dreams?! Also, Dr. Joh...

Even though it’s not a fifth episode, Kevin + Steph just couldn’t wait to share their latest stories with you! In this episode, Kevin + Steph talk with their friend, Adam Bennett, about their recent trip to Colorado Springs to visit Victor & Eileen Marx. Over the course of two days, Victor and his team taught Kevin + Steph about self-defense, firearms, and knife combat. As you will hear, this was a trip of a lifetime! Kevin also shares an epic story about having survived a potential attack by V...

This episode is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you…and Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer! Kevin + Steph are back from vacation, and have invited Katie to be, once again, part of the show! Kevin + Steph share with Katie great stories about their trip to Myrtle Beach, including what happened when the Mason gang returned to the fire show! They also share a story about a family trip to see a magic show, which didn’t go as planned….and somehow it’s Kevin’s fault!! Also, can Kevin...

This episode is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you…and Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer! Have you ever been scared while on vacation? Ever gone on an excursion that looked like fun but then got dangerous real fast? That is EXACTLY what happened last summer! Katie and her family took a trip to Lake Erie, went to a drive-through safari, and barely made it through in one piece. Kevin + Steph took their family to Myrtle Beach, went to a “fire show”, and the entertainers almost b...

D.J. Vanas is a best-selling author and international speaker who has spoken to Fortune 500 companies, tribal nations, and over 7,000 audiences (including at the White House). In this episode, D.J. introduces Kevin + Steph to the Native American warrior spirit, the tribal principles that led the first cultures in America. An enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Michigan, he was born to impoverished teenage parents. D.J. went from sleeping in a drawer for the first three months of his life to b...

Rudy Ruettiger’s life story inspired the major motion picture RUDY. After struggling to finally get accepted as a student into Notre Dame University, against all odds, Rudy made the Notre Dame football team as an undersized walk-on. However, on the only play of the only game he ever played in, Rudy sacked the quarterback and was then carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates. That story led to one of the all-time great movies where Rudy was played by Sean Astin in the 1993 sports ...

Bob Burg is a best-selling author and a member of the National Speaker’s Association Hall of Fame. When it comes to public speaking, this man is one of the all-time greats. Not only has Bob sold over 2,000,000 books, with titles such as The Go-Giver, Endless Referrals, It’s Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business, and Adversaries Into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation Or Coercion, but his ability to tell stories is world-renowned. This week he shares with Ke...

For the first time in 180 episodes, Kevin + Steph talk to the man who introduced them…Kevin’s father, Ron Mason! As Kevin’s wingman (literally), Ron tells the story of how he first met Steph and then forced his son to meet her a few days later. If you personally know Kevin or Steph, this story is hard to believe. As Ron states, “It must have been God”. Stories in this episode also include… -> How being a guest on Tell Us a Good Story is more nervewracking to Ron than speaking in front of hundred...

This week, Kevin + Steph are on vacation! That means it’s a great time to share a conversation they had last year with Kevin’s hilarious friend, Adam Bennett. This episode focuses on stories about family vacations. Adam shares what it’s like when his family heads out West to South Dakota to visit relatives AND how his personal dream of NEVER going to Disney World…actually backfired on him. Then Kevin + Steph share what their family vacations are like. From Kevin winning a chance to throw out the...

This week Kevin + Steph get to talk to a Philadelphia Eagles NFL football legend, Vince Papale. In 2006, Vince was the inspiration for a Disney movie called Invincible. Why? Vince was a school teacher, a part-time bartender, and a huge Eagles fan with season tickets. In 1976, the Eagles front office hired a new head football coach, Dick Vermeil, who offered a public tryout at Veterans Stadium. And, just like in a Hollywood movie, Vince actually made the team and went on to play four seasons in ...

Leah Amico is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball, a National Softball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009, and a three-time national champion at The University of Arizona. Known for being one of the most clutch hitters of all time, Leah still holds the record for the highest batting average in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). Leah is also a college softball analyst with ESPN and Westwood One Sports, along with a professional speaker. Today, she shares with Kevin + Steph some ...

Ruben Gonzalez is a four-time Olympian who has competed in the luge in four different decades! As a child, Ruben was not a gifted athlete and did not take up the sport of luge until he was 21. Against all odds, four years later he was competing at the Winter Olympics in Calgary. At the age of 47, he was competing against 20-year-olds in the Vancouver Olympics. At age 55, after a seven-year break, Ruben became the oldest person to compete internationally in the sport of luge. He is also currently...

This is the Father’s Day edition of Tell Us a Good Story. As a way to honor her dad, Kevin + Steph have a conversation with Steph’s father, Mr. Steve Keller (and her sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, too). It took some convincing to get Mr. Keller to record this conversation. However, he finally agreed after Steph bribed him with cookies and a beverage! In this episode, Mr. Keller gives his perspective on Steph and Katie’s personalities. Has Steph always been this enthusiastic and excitable? What...

Devon Harris is a three-time Olympian and one of the original members of the Jamaican Bobsled Team. In 1993, Disney released the movie Cool Runnings about the Olympic Bobsled team from Jamaica, with John Candy as the coach. Devon was on the team depicted in that movie. How much of the movie is true? Who played Devon in the film? What was John Candy like? How were they able to train in a country that doesn’t have snow?! And how did the people of Jamaica treat them after crashing their bobsled on...

Victor Marx is the founder of All Things Possible Ministries and a Turning Point USA Faith contributor. This man is also a former Marine, master of mixed martial arts, and a 7-time black belt. He travels to Iraq and Syria to rescue women and children from ISIS, while also putting teams together to fight against human trafficking in the United States. In his words, he is a “high-risk missionary”, but to Kevin + Steph, he’s a “real-life Rambo”! Victor Marx has overcome a lifetime of obstacles to ...

This week’s guest is another dream interview for Kevin + Steph. They had the opportunity to talk to the brand new head coach of the North Carolina women’s field hockey team, Erin Matson. For those not familiar with the sport, Erin is known as “The Michael Jordan of College Field Hockey”. After winning FOUR national championships at North Carolina, her legendary coach, Karen Shelton, retired and UNC named Erin as her replacement…at the age of 22! Does she have the team address her as “Coach”? W...

For the first time in Tell Us A Good Story history, Kevin + Steph are dropping two episodes at the same time with episodes 170 and 171. Here is part 2 of their conversation with Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, and Mr. Jeremy Hartman. You can find Part 1 HERE. Stories include: – Emme playing on the middle-school tennis team, and Steph not being able to follow the tennis etiquette of parents being quiet! – Katie’s six-year-old son wrestling for the first time and her going crazy during the...

As with every fifth episode, it’s Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And in this episode, they are joined by Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, and Mr. Jeremy “The Big H” Hartman. This episode was so much fun, that they are dropping a DOUBLE EPISODE. In this part 1, the conversation is focused on Steph and Katie’s favorite night of the school year…The Mother-Son Dodgeball event! If you are not familiar with this event, all the moms get to take out their frustrations on their...

This is part 2 of our new Heaven & Hell series with Captain Dale Black! Captain Dale is a former airline pilot instructor and commercial airline pilot, who has flown all over the world. At the age of 19 years old, Captain Dale was in a horrific airplane crash during a training session. His plane struck a 75-foot-tall building at 135 mph and disintegrated. He was the only survivor. Following the crash, he experienced an incredible journey to heaven and back. Even today, Captain Dale gets very em...

This is part 1 of our new Heaven & Hell series with Pastor Gerald Johnson! Pastor Gerald went viral earlier this year after releasing a series of videos on TikTok and YouTube, which currently has over 3.5 million views. In the videos, Pastor Gerald described his near-death experience that led him to actually going to hell. His personal story is like nothing you have ever heard! In 2016, Pastor Gerald suffered what felt like a heart attack. All of a sudden while resting in bed, his spirit left ...

This week is a dream guest – Mark Victor Hansen + Crystal Dwyer Hansen! Both Mark and Crystal are best-selling authors, international speakers and have co-authored the book, ASK!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny. Mark has been described as the world’s greatest-selling author and in 1993 co-authored the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, with Jack Canfield. Since then, they have sold over 500 million copies worldwide! In this episode, both Mark and Crystal share stories of perseveranc...