Episodes

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes one of their closest friends, Adam Bennett, who is hysterically funny. 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 his personal dream of NEVER going to Disney World. That particular story includes the hilarious lie Adam used to tell his kids about Disney World…unti...

Pastor Cal Roberson is co-host of Lifetime Channel’s #1 hit show called Married At First Sight. As expected, Pastor Cal has some great stories to share! Also, here are a few questions that get answered during Kevin + Steph’s conversation with Pastor Cal. Through 14 seasons, how many people have applied to have an arranged marriage on the show? How do he and the other relationship experts on the show actually decide who should get married? Would he allow one of his own children to get married at ...

Susan Bennett is the original voice of “Siri” and her story is INCREDIBLE! In July 2005, Susan recorded everything for Siri at her house for a text-to-speech company called Nuance, which does a lot of GPS voices. As a voice actor, Susan did not know exactly how her voice would be used but assumed it would be employed in company phone systems. Then in October 2011, Apple released its new iPhone 4S…and her life (and career) changed forever. How did she find out she was the voice of Siri? Did she g...

John Schneider has had an incredible career in entertainment that spans over 4 decades. He is an actor, director, filmmaker, country music artist, and now owns his own movie production studio called John Schneider Studios in Holden, Louisiana. In this episode, John Schneider shares some amazing stories with Kevin + Steph, including how he lied during his audition for The Dukes of Hazzard, how fans come up to him to share stories of wrecking their cars trying to jump the train tracks and John’s h...

Justin Batt is the founder of the Daddy Saturday Foundation, aimed at fighting the fatherless epidemic. He founded Daddy Saturday in his backyard with his four children, and it’s grown into a national movement, including stadium events like the Fatherhood Festival at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. Justin has a goal of impacting 10 million fathers in the next 10 years through his foundation. His mission is to create intentional fathers who raise good kids to become great ...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes two of their closest friends, Joe Muck and Adam Bennett. As you will hear, their friends are absolutely hilarious and have great stories to tell. Why did Joe give Kevin + Steph’s 3-year-old son a weapon for Christmas? As a public school teacher, why does Joe lie to his 6th-grade students? And what’s a quizzical? Hope you enjoy this episode of Tell Us a Good Story! Broug...

In January 2022, Shaylyn Ford won the title of “Mrs. World” at the annual Mrs. World pageant in Las Vegas. She was invited to compete in the prestigious beauty pageant after being crowned “Mrs. American” at the national competition in November 2021. As you will hear, Shaylyn is incredibly humble and has an amazing perspective of her responsibilities after winning these coveted titles. She also has some fascinating stories about what it is actually like to compete in a beauty pageant. Where does...

Joe Serio lived in Russia during the Cold War and became an expert on the Russian mafia and organized crime. He is a full-time professional speaker, trainer, and author. This past year, he was featured on an episode of 48 Hours on CBS and recently spoke at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. Joe tells the fascinating story of the day he got a phone call from The New York Times asking him about a series of murders that had taken place. They then informed him his name was listed 1...

Jim Tressel is “legendary” in the state of Ohio. He won 5 national championships as a head football coach before becoming the 9th President at Youngstown State University. As big Ohio State football fans, this was a bucket list-like conversation for both Kevin + Steph. As expected, President Tressel has some GREAT stories to share. What happens to your personal life as soon as you accept the job to be Ohio State’s next football coach? How did he always know the exact number of days until his te...

Rowland Hanson is a former executive at Microsoft who is best known for being the person who convinced Bill Gates to name their operating system “Windows”. There have been several books published on the history of Microsoft that document the strategies Rowland executed that led to the dominance of the Microsoft and Windows brands. He has even been interviewed by 60-Minutes about his role in turning Microsoft into a worldwide brand back in the 80s. As you will hear, Rowland Hanson is fascinating...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes Steph’s favorite guest…her sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, who tells the story of why their family actually thought Steph had been kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel during their recent trip to Texas. Also, how competitive are Steph and her sister? You will find out with a story from the Mother-Son laser tag/dodge ball event at their kid’s school where Katie makes anothe...

Izabela Lundberg escaped Yugoslavia as a teenager during the Balkan Wars and survived genocide, torture, and war trauma. She journeyed across 5 countries as a refugee with her sister before eventually arriving in the United States. What Izabela experienced in her home country is eerily similar to the current war taking place in Ukraine. How dangerous is it to escape a socialist country? As a refugee, where do you go? What happens if a country denies you entrance? When you reached the United Sta...

Here is PART 2 of our conversation with Andy Erwin. Andy is one-half of the award-winning filmmaking team known as the Erwin Brothers. In 2019, Andy, his brother Jon, and their two business partners created Kingdom Story Company, which is the Christian version of Pixar. Recently, Andy directed the film American Underdog, which moviegoers gave a very rare A+ CinemaScore. In this episode, you will find out what the Erwin Brothers have accomplished that other filmmakers like Steven Spielberg have ...

Here is PART 1 of our conversation with Andy Erwin. Andy is one-half of the award-winning filmmaking team known as the Erwin Brothers. In 2019, Andy, his brother Jon, and their two business partners created Kingdom Story Company, which is the Christian version of Pixar. Recently, Andy directed the film American Underdog, which moviegoers gave a very rare A+ CinemaScore. As you will hear, Andy has some incredible stories to share and even has some ideas on what actress he would cast to play Step...

Jim Comer is one of the most fun and unique guests to have been interviewed on Tell Us a Good Story. This man moved to NYC in his mid-20s with the goal of becoming rich and famous. So he became an actor and comedian…and then became broke! To earn extra income to help pay off his debts, he went on TV game shows including Jeopardy and The $10,000 Pyramid with Dick Clark. THEN he was hired by Lorne Michaels to be one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live in 1975 before writing jokes for ...

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, as they celebrate two years of Tell Us a Good Story. Kevin + Steph talk about the marriage conference they recently spoke at and the EPIC trip they took to Dallas, Texas. They were honored to be invited for an in-studio interview on the TV show called Life Today with James & Betty Robison. This was their very first in-studio TV inte...

On today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph are joined by special guest, Pastor Paul Teske, who served 20 years in the US Navy as a commander and chaplain. He then went on to serve as Senior Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Westport, CT before retiring in 2017. This man’s life changed on May 7th, 2004 when he suffered a stroke on stage while speaking to a few hundred people. Then wait until you hear what happened next. His stories of supernatural healing will leave you with ...

Does anyone have a challenging kid…or two? If so, you are going to LOVE this conversation with Shelia Erwin. She is author of the book “Raising Up Dreamers” and mother of the award-winning filmmakers, The Erwin Brothers. Her sons have made multiple major motion pictures such as American Underdog, I Still Believe, I Can Only Imagine, Mom’s Night Out, and Woodlawn. Shelia shares some incredible stories such as how the boy’s first movies turned into family projects, watching her kids win a Dove aw...

Are you resilient? Are you teaching your children how to become resilient? As a 4-time cancer survivor and brain aneurysm survivor, Courtney Clark is the definition of resilience. At age 26, she was diagnosed with cancer. Then five years later, doctors told her a routine scan of her brain showed an aneurysm that was about to rupture. Now, after four fights with cancer and three brain surgeries, Courtney has dedicated her life to teaching people about resilience. She is the author of the upcomin...

Kenny Mayne is a broadcasting legend and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor known for his dry wit and sense of humor. After 27 years at ESPN, Kenny has a ton of stories to share including how he got to ESPN, what was his favorite “This Is SportsCenter” commercial, and being on Dancing with the Stars. Also, Kenny talks about the times he got to meet celebrities like Justin Bieber, Dale Earnhardt, David Letterman, Stevie Wonder, and on and on. However, he also shares his personal health challenge of...

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own personal stories with you. This conversation with their hilarious friend, Adam Bennett, includes Steph laughing hysterically about their most recent book review that posted on Amazon and they all share stories about embarrassing their children in some way. Plus Kevin tells one of Steph’s favorite stories about the time he tried out for a show on ESPN…and failed miserably. Hope you enjoy this episode of Tell Us a G...

James Miller is a licensed psychotherapist and host of the nationally syndicated radio show James Miller LIFEOLOGY®. After 14 years in Washington DC, James decided to close his clinical practice and move to sunny Miami, Florida. He then started posting daily YouTube episodes, which evolved into a podcast and later a nationally broadcasted radio show that reaches over 3 million listeners per episode. Since the age of three years old, James has been performing. He is a talented singer and piano c...

Dr. Harry Croft is a world-renowned psychiatrist and expert on PTSD. He is documented as having helped over 7,000 military veterans during his career. However, will he be able to help Kevin with a “Jedi mind trick” to make Steph think he is funny? Also, Kevin tries out a few of his psychiatry jokes on Dr. Croft…which do not go well. Dr. Croft has appeared as a guest/expert on national and international radio and TV networks around the world. He has also written numerous columns, and articles in...

Tom Ziglar is the proud son of Zig Ziglar, and in charge of carrying on his father’s legacy. He is an accomplished public speaker, sales trainer, business coach, and CEO of Ziglar, Inc. Tom shares some incredible stories about his dad, including the dinner party he had with Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Margaret Thatcher. Also, Steph wants to know…did Zig Ziglar ever coach one of Tom’s little league teams? If so, THAT team would have been the best EVER! The Zig Ziglar Corp. was founded i...