Episodes

In this very special episode, you get to meet Steph’s godfather, Ray Etzler, and his son Doug Etzler. If you are not familiar with the Etzler family, they are considered basketball royalty in northwest Ohio. Steph had been wanting to have a conversation with this family for a long time and as you will hear, it was an absolute honor for Kevin + Steph to have this opportunity. Stories include…what Steph was actually like as a kid, the miracle that happened to Doug as a child, Ray’s coaching storie...

This conversation with Santa and Mrs. Claus is guaranteed to put you in the Christmas spirit. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Santa or Mrs. Claus for a day? What do you think kids would say to you? How do you think adults would act around you? (Apparently, you do NOT want to go visit the retirement home!) Thanks to “Lali and Pop Claus” (cousins of the real Santa Claus), you will find out these answers and more. From hilarious to heartbreaking, this husband and wife have seen ...

Nick Vujicic is an Australian-American born without arms or legs who has become a world-renowned speaker, New York Times best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs. You may be familiar with Nick, as he has been featured on BBC, 60 Minutes Australia, CBS Sunday Morning, Oprah’s LifeClass, USA Today, People Magazine, and ABC News, to name just a few. Some of his stories include how his parents found out their child did not have li...

Martin Mongiello (pronounced MAWN-JELLO) is a former executive chef to the President of the United States at both the White House and Camp David. While working at the White House, taking care of foreign diplomats and celebrities became his specialty. In addition to serving and cooking for SIX Presidents, Marty has served the likes of Tony Robbins, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Nicolas Cage, Sophia Loren, and Martin Scorsese. Does he have a favorite President he has worked with? Does he have to tast...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode celebrates 150 episodes with Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, and Kevin’s college buddy, Adam Bennett. Some of the stories include Kevin’s hilarious notes on what it’s like to live life with Steph, their recent trip to Mexico, early episode failures, and they release a list of upcoming guests who have said YES to the show. Thank you for listening as we take the time to cele...

General John Borling is a retired Major General and Air Force Academy graduate, who survived six years and eight months as a Prisoner of War with John McCain during the Vietnam War. In 1966, after 97 combat missions as a fighter pilot, General Borling was shot down by ground fire northeast of Hanoi, North Vietnam. Seriously injured, he was captured, escaped, and captured again before being tortured, interrogated, and thrown into the prison known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”. Kevin + St...

Howard Behar is the former President of Starbucks. During his 20+ years with the company as a senior executive and board member, Howard helped grow Starbucks from 28 stores to over 15,000! AND he had a long, successful career with one of the top companies in the world…without a college degree. Howard tells Kevin and Steph exactly how he takes his coffee, where the Starbucks size names come from, how the Frappuccino gained worldwide fame, and much more! Howard also talks about how he managed to...

Joel Relampagos is an Emmy-nominated executive producer for hit TV shows such as The Biggest Loser, Recipe For Change, and the student debt show Going From Broke alongside Ashton Kutcher. Joel has also worked on other TV shows such as Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey, Going From Broke, and Pimp My Ride. Some of his stories include hiding food from contestants on The Big Loser, everyone being HANGRY on the set, and what it’s like to produce a show with Ashton Kutcher. Joel also shares his very...

Marty Ray is an independent music artist, actor, and founder of his band called Marty Ray Project. He is considered an influencer with over one million followers across all social media platforms. However, Marty is a good ol’ country boy from Arkansas with a big beard and an even bigger personality. As you will hear, Marty tells some amazing stories from his experience in the music industry. His stories include performing on the I Love The 90s Tour with Vanilla Ice, Coolio, and All 4 One, how he...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes a conversation with their new friend, Mr. Jeremy Hartman. Mr. Hartman is the gym teacher and athletic director at Grace Christian School, where the Mason children attend. He gives some insight into his first memory of meeting Steph and then his first memory of meeting Kevin. As expected, those two experiences were DRASTICALLY different! Kevin shares his epic fail story of...

Coach Tom Ryan is the head wrestling coach at the Ohio State University and in 2015 captured the program’s first national championship. His career as both a coach and wrestler is elite. He was part of two NCAA national championship teams at Iowa as a wrestler and has coached six different Buckeyes to 12 individual national titles, including four-time champion Logan Stieber and Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder (three-time NCAA champ). In this episode, Coach Ryan shares some funny stories about ...

Do dating websites work? How about CHRISTIAN dating websites? Do those even exist? Apparently, they do because Robert and Kay Lee Fukui have a HILARIOUS story to share! From finding each other on a Christian dating website to starting a business to touring the country promoting their new book called “Tandem”, their story is fun and unique. The stories include how they met, Kay Lee and her therapist counseling Robert, and their advice to Kevin about what he should NOT say to Steph. Robert and Kay...

Dropping your firstborn child off to college can be scary. But what happens when she comes home for the summer after her freshman year and tells you…she’s pregnant?! How do you handle the news? And your husband is the senior pastor of a large church in Connecticut. How do you tell your congregation? This is exactly what happened to our friend, Rivers Teske. She was kind enough to share some of the most challenging experiences of her life. This amazing pro-life story led to her creating the non-p...

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 the few survivors from the attack. In September of 2001, Joe was in a meeting on the 105th floor of the South Tower when the fi...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes 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 this past 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 Myrt...

Koren Furrey is the wife of former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. She has a very unique perspective on life as an NFL wife after watching her husband play for 8 years in the NFL and then coach another 4 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Stories include what gamedays are like for an NFL wife, getting heckled in the stands, and how difficult it is to watch your husband get injured during a game. Also, is there a difference socially for women who are an NFL players’ girlfriend vs. wife? And what...

Here is PART #2 of our conversation with former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. Some of his incredible stories include what it was like to make an NFL roster for the first time, how he met his wife after leaving training camp with the New York Jets, and the time his wife informed him he had been cut by the St. Louis Rams. This man has lived a life overcoming obstacle after obstacle to fulfill his dreams. After finishing runner-up in Ohio’s Mr. Football award, Mike received zero scholarship of...

Here is PART #1 of our conversation with former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. This man has lived a life overcoming obstacle after obstacle to fulfill his dreams. After finishing runner-up in Ohio’s Mr. Football award, Mike received zero scholarship offers to play in college. So he decided to become a walk-on wide receiver at The Ohio State University before becoming a three-time All-American at Northern Iowa and then playing EIGHT years in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Cle...

Ken Gober has been in the music industry most of his adult life as a professional musician, singer, and songwriter. In 2008, his debut solo album “Soul of a Man: The Journey” won him Best New Male Gospel Artist at the Black Music Awards in Las Vegas. As you will hear, Ken has some great stories to share from early in his career performing on cruise ships and the Vegas strip to his humbling journey of playing college football but ending up in drug rehab. Also, Ken shares a very powerful story abo...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode is with Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer. In this episode, Kevin + Steph share some of their favorite family vacation stories. From Steph’s mom mistakenly yelling “SHARK” from the shores of Myrtle Beach to Steph’s all-time favorite story of Kevin having an emergency bathroom break. This episode is full of hilarious stories. Hope you enjoy this episode of Tell Us a Good Story...

Randall Kenneth Jones is the host of the popular weekly podcast called JONES.SHOW with Susan Bennett (the original voice of Siri) as the announcer. He is a comic actor, author, and fellow podcaster who is all about bringing the best out of people. Randy’s expertise is in the art of storytelling…and the stories don’t stop! In 2010, Randy moved from Washington, D.C. to Naples, Florida, and the award-winning writer and actor approached the Naples Daily News and offered to write an independent news...

Whitney Miller was the season 1 winner of FOX’s reality cooking show, Masterchef with Gordon Ramsey. She is a chef, cookbook author, recipe and menu developer, food stylist, and food judge. Whitney has had the privilege to cook for celebrities such as Fixer Upper’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, Duck Dynasty’s Jase and Missy Robertson, Tim Tebow, Rascal Flatts, and Chris Tomlin to name a few. And most recently, she has started her own cookie company called Whitney’s Cookies. Some of her stories include...

Chad Hennings has been a US Air Force fighter pilot, 3-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, author, professional speaker, and a successful businessman in commercial real estate. From flying forty-five successful combat missions and serving in the Gulf War to playing in 3 Super Bowls, Chad has a lot of stories to tell! Some stories include what it was like to stand on the sidelines for the national anthem during Super Bowl 27 and watch fighter jets fly over the stadium? How did he ge...

Ricardo Martinez II is the founder of the #IAM911 movement and host of the podcast, Within the Trenches. After working 13 years as a 9-1-1 dispatcher, this man has some stories to share! What is the craziest 9-1-1 call he ever took? What is it like when you look at the incoming call…and it’s your own mother? And what’s the funniest 9-1-1 story he has ever heard? Ricardo Martinez II is a creative individual who is using his skills in writing, design, and podcasting to tell the stories of those he...