Episodes

“Big” James Henderson is a powerlifting champion. Henderson won his first powerlifting championship in 1994. He competed in the International Powerlifting Federation, was a five time Super Heavyweight World Bench Press Champion securing himself five consecutive wins between 1994 and 1998 and set a world record when he bench pressed 711 pounds RAW in 1997. Benching raw means Henderson accomplished lifting 711 pounds with no “fancy” shirt and no drugs to help him, something he’s incredibly proud ...

Make sure you did not miss part one of Kevin and Steph’s conversation with close friends Adam Bennett and Joe Muck or you’ll miss out on half the fun! So here is part two of their conversation! In this episode, their stories focus mainly on the road trip that Kevin and his three closest friends try to take to an Ohio State football game every year, including their – in one word – EPIC trip to Minnesota. From making bets about running on the field during the game to sneaking into the luxury box ...

Like every fifth episode, episode eighty consists of not only Kevin and Steph sharing personal stories of their lives, family, friends and children but some friends who join the fun! Not only that but this episode makes Kevin’s dream of having two of his closest friends as his co-anchors come true! Kevin’s college friend, Adam Bennett, and his ex brother in law, Joe Muck, join Kevin and Steph in running the podcast today. The two of them have a couple hilarious stories to add to the ones Kevin ...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph interview retired Ohio State football coach, the charming Bill Conley. Before turning to coaching football, Conley played for Woody Hayes and coached under Earle Bruce, John Cooper and Jim Tressel. With over four decades of coaching experience, Conley has some amazing stories to share with Kevin and Steph about some of his former players such as Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Spielman, Orlando Pace, and Luke Fickell. Coach Conley also tells Kevin and Steph the hilariou...

In today’s episode, Kevin and Steph sit down to talk with Shawn Harper, a former professional football player who can not only play a good game of ball but also rip a telephone book in half and roll a frying pan with his bare hands! And Kevin, for one, is VERY thankful to Shawn for NOT shaking his hand when they met. But when Harper isn’t shredding phone books or ruining kitchen supplies, he’s writing books and practicing his game. In this episode, Harper has some incredible stories to share ab...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph hear the inspirational story of Crystal Harris and her husband, Bryce, and the way they began their family. Bryce and Crystal Harris had been told by professionals that if crystal were to get pregnant, there was a good chance she would die trying to have a baby. And, in an unlikely turn of events, Crystal became pregnant right after doctors warned her of the dangers to her life by having the baby. Due to a congenital heart defect, doctors gave Crystal a 50/50 ch...

On the show today is Joe Serio, author of the critically acclaimed book ‘Investigating the Russian Mafia’ and a new book titled ‘Vodka, Hookers, and the Russian Mafia’. But what makes Joe Serio the perfect person to continue discussing this topic and lead our conversation about Russian culture and history in today’s episode? Serio has an endless amount of stories that deal with the KGB, the Russian mafia, and living in a socialist country during the Cold War. He also shares his opinion of what ...

Episode seventy five sees Kevin and Steph once again sharing their personal stories of their life, family, friends and children! Including stories about trying to coach a kids t-ball team, what happens when Steph attends their daughters’ third grade basketball games and why she has to yell so much when she’s there! And why she can’t stop herself from even yelling at other children who are playing the game! A little extra loud advice from the stands never hurt anyone and Steph firmly believes tha...

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...

From personal tragedy as a child to working with Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Kemy Joseph has some incredible stories to share with us. Along with setting up multiple non-profit organizations and becoming a nationally known professional speaker, Joseph might be one of the “nicest guys in the world”. After receiving a full-ride scholarship to the University of Miami, Joseph joined a campus club called ‘Random Acts of Kindness’. While collecting articles of clothing for the homeless, Joseph decided...

We know what you’re thinking, but no, this isn’t an actual dog strutting around bringing bad people to justice. Despite how cool you know that would have been, Duane “Dog” Chapman is just as cool, if only human (don’t hold that against him!). Chapman is known as the world’s greatest bounty hunter – catching criminals when no one else can. From a motorcycle outlaw who lived on the edge to being known as Dog the Bounty Hunter on his hit reality television series on A&E for eight seasons, this man...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph meet Amy Siewe or, as she’s better known down in the Florida Everglades, the famous “python huntress”. Back in 2019, when the Burmese Pythons (one of the biggest snakes) population was at a high in Florida and they were killing off all species in the Everglades (a wetlands preserve in in the south of Florida) as their food supply, Amy Siewe quit a six figure real estate job in Indianapolis to help catch the invasive species. When Kevin and Steph spoke with her ...

What self respecting podcast host doesn’t have a good April Fools story to share in the middle of April? Well, don’t you worry, Kevin and Steph have plenty! In this episode, Kevin and Steph are joined by their close friend and occasional special guest, Adam Bennett, as they share some of the best jokes and pranks they have played on April Fools Day (and other times during the year because who said having fun was a one day event?). But like any good prankster can tell you, not every prank works ...

In today’s episode, Kevin and Steph talk with Leland Klassen, one of our funniest guests. Which is a great thing for someone who has been a professional comedian for over twenty four years. In those years Klassen has done both a Netflix and an Amazon Prime comedy special, he also wrote and starred in the 2020 film ‘Sleeper Agent’ as Walter Goertzen. But in his comedy, Klassen considers himself a ‘clean comedian’, but what exactly does that mean? Especially in a community overrun with lewd jokes...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph interview Dan Smith, the Associate Director of The Ohio State Reformatory…better known around the world as “Shawshank Prison”. If you haven’t heard of it, Shawshank Prison is famous for being the setting of the classic 1994 movie “Shawshank Redemption”. Tune into this episode to hear as Dan Smith tells Kevin and Steph interesting behind the scenes stories about the filming of the movie, the numerous actors he has met, and the paranormal activity he swears he has...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph speak with the infamous Coach Greg Schiano, the head football coach at Rutgers University, a position he has returned to in the last year since his decade of service for the school in the early 2010’s before he was officially fired from the position in 2012. Schiano has over thirty years of football coaching experience, levels ranging from high school football to university – college to the national football league. Coach Greg Schiano has some great stories to s...

There’s nothing better than a good conversation with an interesting person with a story about a pizzeria. Listen in and find out the whole thing! Have you ever ordered a pizza and then had to wait about six months to go pick it up and actually eat it? If your answer is yes, then you probably ordered from the Wizard of Za and your wait was worth it. In today’s episode, Kevin and Steph talk with the founder of Wizard of Za pizzeria, Spencer Saylor. Saylor talks about having a waitlist of over fo...

If you need a good dose of laughter, watch today’s episode! Where Kevin and Steph keep the tradition of sharing personal stories of their friends and family on every fifth episode. Not to mention Kevin managed to get Steph laughing before the cameras even start rolling. After gaining their composure (which doesn’t last for long, don’t worry!), Kevin and Steph share some hilarious stories about their children’s birthday parties and all the ways they’ve gone wrong over the years. And as you will h...

In today’s episode, Kevin and Steph have a fun conversation with entrepreneur Lisa Bradley, the chief executive officer and co – founder of the company R. Riveter. What a lot of military families go through financially is brushed under aside and the families grin and bear it, but Bradley and her partner, Cameron Cruse, wanted to make a change. Her solution? A company that was thought of and created after Lisa Bradley and her business partner experienced the struggles many other military spouses...

In today’s episode, Steph freaks out when she hears that she and our special guest actually went to the same college and Steph missed it! Listen in as Kevin and Steph interview Columbus radio host royalty, award winning radio personality with Sunny 95, Stacy McKay in the flesh! Don’t be fooled by the bubbly and fun personality, Stacy McKay is a professional and has a background in marketing and public relations and wrote a column for the Columbus Parent Magazine about her experience in motherho...

Here is the second part of our conversation with Phillip Hall, a former enforcer with the Italian Mafia and author of the book, From the Bullet to the Bible. Make sure you have listened to the first part of our interview with Hall before watching the second part (this one!) so you do not miss anything interesting! In this part, Phillip Hall shares how and why he got involved with organized crime in the first place, how he joined the Ringling Bros. Circus as a fugitive on the run from the police...

This episode is the first part of a two part interview with Phillip Hall, a former enforcer with the Italian Mafia and author of the book, From the Bullet to the Bible. Make sure you have listened to the second part of our interview with Hall so you do not miss anything interesting from his story! In this part, Phillip Hall shares how and why he got involved with organized crime in the first place, how he joined the Ringling Bros. Circus as a fugitive on the run from the police, and how he was ...

In this episode, like every fifth episode on the show, it is just Kevin and Steph and the occasional guest caller talking about their friends, family and personal life. In today’s episode, we are joined by Kevin and Steph’s longtime close friend, Adam Bennett. Listen in as Kevin, Steph and Adam give the an entertaining rundown of their lives. They give listeners an update on how running their own podcast and juggling different levels of celebrities constantly is going, share some funny stories ...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have a very heartwarming conversation with one of the kindest people who have ever been on the show, Rose Mauck, who at seventy years old was recently featured in The Columbus Dispatch for her card project. Rose Mauck is known as the “card angel” to everyone who knows her. Mauck’s late husband was in the military and she wants to do something to give back to all the families of the people serving. She’s known to make over two thousand handcrafted cards each year...