Episodes

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Madison Rayne to join them in an amazing two episode conversation about the world of professional wrestling. Today’s episode is the second time Kevin and Steph are joined by Rayne, a five time Knockouts Champion at Impact Wresting and today she talks more about her career to the point it is today. Rayne talks about the road she took to become a professional wrestler and its challenges, how she got her stage name, and shares a great story abou...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Madison Rayne to join them in an amazing two episode conversation about the world of professional wrestling. Today’s episode is the first time Kevin and Steph are joined by Rayne, a five time Knockouts Champion at Impact Wresting and today she talks more about her career to the point it is today. Rayne talks about the road she took to become a professional wrestler and its challenges, how she got her stage name, and shares a great story about...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph just wanted to enjoy a good laugh. And when they need to have a good time, they either go to The Funny Bone or they hang out with their good friend and engaging storyteller, Adam Bennett. Guess today was our lucky day and they went with the latter! Adam Bennett has appeared in the Tell Us a Good Story podcast a few times and his bubbly personality and genuine friendship with Kevin and Steph never fails to make the episode worthwhile, and today is no different! In...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph are joined by Traci Kelly-Brake to have a very serious conversation about mental health. This year, the United States alone, over one million people attempted suicide and over fifty thousand managed to take their own lives. That’s an average of one hundred and thirty people a day. The subject of mental health has always been stigmatized and people who look for help are seen as weak by other people in society. Thankfully, as we become more empathetic and open as ...

In the thirtieth episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are the center of attention as they celebrate the occasion of reaching thirty episodes of a podcast that began as nothing more than a passion project and has now evolved into something else entirely. On today’s episode, we get to hear personal stories from Kevin and Steph – Kevin talks about the prank he recently pulled on Steph (something that we find funnier than Steph did at the time!) and the two of them share some...

On today’s episode of the podcast, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Paul Rankin, the owner and operator of the Chick-Fil-A at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Chick-Fil-A is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in the United States so you could imagine what an achievement it is to be an owner! Paul Rankin discusses the process you would have to go through to become a franchise owner with a company as internationally popular as Chick-Fil-A. And not just that, he also shares some fun cus...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have athlete Brannon Kidder on the show. Kidder is a very special guest on the podcast because he is part of the world record 4xMile relay team, he also won the gold medal in the men’s 4 x 800 meters relay in 2017 and is hoping to be a part of the 2021 United States Olympic team for both the 800 meter race and the mile. Currently, Brannon runs for the professional Track and Field Brooks Beasts team. If you couldn’t tell from the little sneak peak at his achieveme...

This is the second part of the special podcast episode, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Lisa McCubbin. McCubbin is an award-winning journalist and the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her first book, The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence (published in 2010), was the basis for the Emmy nominated Discovery Channel documentary, The Kennedy Detail. Lisa McCubbin has also written three memoirs with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who served ...

In this two part special podcast episode, Kevin and Steph have a conversation with Lisa McCubbin. McCubbin is an award-winning journalist and the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her first book, The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence (published in 2010), was the basis for the Emmy nominated Discovery Channel documentary, The Kennedy Detail. Lisa McCubbin has also written three memoirs with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who served under five Uni...

In this episode of the Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph celebrate their twenty fifth episodes of their passion project. With so many special guests having already made appearances – including some family members, good friends and local celebrities, it is hard to imagine this production going anywhere but up! But on today’s episode, our only guests are Kevin and Steph themselves, staying true to form for every fifth episode. And our hosts do not disappoint, sharing some interesting personal ...

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 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...