Life Story

On this episode, Tyler invites another Bettendorf High School alumni, Bailey, to the show to talk about her close-knit family, her love for athletics and especially softball, and her path to becoming an award-winning educator.

On this very special episode, Tyler's Mom, Chris, joins the show to talk about her many moves during childhood, until eventually landing in San Antoni, where she spent her time playing until the sun went down and listening to Duran Duran. She describes her many visits to Iowa and her relationship with her extended family. They also discuss how she met her husband, Tim, made some moves as they...

On this episode, Tyler invites fellow Bettendorf High School alum Kolton to the show. They reminisce about sixth grade camp, keeping friendships from grade school, and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss their favorite MCU movies and their thoughts on comic book movies.

On this episode, Anna and Elise put on both their hosting hats and coaching hats as they interview Tyler in what will be the first of 4 episodes in the Marathon Mini micro-series. Check back in every four weeks to see how Tyler is progressing on his journey to running the 50th Annual Marine Corps. Marathon in Washington D.C. this October.

Welcome to Season 4 of Life Story! We're starting the season off on a high by inviting Meghan Clare back from the Speed Project episode to share her life story. She discusses growing up in Florida, being super active, and loving writing. That love of writing led her to going to college in California, where she was mentored by the first female writer for SNL, and interned for Conan O'Brien....

Welcome to Life Story's 100th Episode Celebration!! Learn about the history of the show and what Tyler has learned from this experience, so far. Enjoy special guests from previous episodes, meet Life Story's #1 Fan, and find out who the cool special cameos are. Thank you all for going on this journey and believing in the little podcast that did!

On this episode, Tyler invites a former classmate from Bettendorf High School, Cheyenne, to the show to reconnect on life post-high school. Cheyenne shares about growing up around rodeos and how cowboys were some of her first babysitters. She talks about her friendships and how she always found it easy to make friends. They discuss former teachers and how educators are so important. Cheyenne also...

On this episode, the whole club is back to discuss "Marvel Being Back....maybe" through their new movie, "Thunderbolts*".... or should I say, "The New Avengers"? Listen to the hosts discuss all of these actors' character growth from their first MCU projects to now, was Bucky underutilized, and what about that end credit scene!!?? They also discuss some of the upco...

On this episode, the OG Three are back to discuss the rebirth of Matt Murdoch in Daredevil: Born Again. Listen as the three discuss the shows chapters, Kingpins "game of chess," the multitude of cameos, and what we hope to see in season two.

On this episode, Tyler invites one of his mentors, Dave, to the show to discuss his life growing up on a farm, becoming an All-Stater in Speech, the way to not pick what college you should go to, and about his jobs in radio, the prison system, and at Iowa State.

On this episode, Tyler welcomes back Elise and Anna, along with their friends and teammates Meghan Clare and Emma Munley, to discuss anything and everything The Speed Project! Learn how this team joined forces to become The Feisty Camels, trained, and eventually concurred (Even in some dark and scary moments) this unsanctioned race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. You are in for a lot of laughs, cul...

On this episode, Tyler invites another NYC friend, and actress, Juliet to the show to talk about her life growing up between Connecticut and New York City. She describes life growing up with her parents, older sister, and their many au pairs. She shares her love for all things theatre and how a horrible situation during a high school show didn't stop her from pursuing her dreams...Particularly...

On this episode, Donato Callahan makes his third appearance to the show to share about his experience competing on the entrepreneurial gameshow, The Blox, on behalf of his company BrightInvestor. Find out how far he got in the competition, what his thoughts were before he arrived to film, and the connections that he made along the way.

On this episode, Tyler invites his aunt, Vicki Matlock, to share the life story of her company, Lee County Floral. From conception, to learning experiences, to giving back to the community. There is always a reason and season for flowers.

On this episode, Tyler invites Sarah to the show as they reminisce about growing up in Bettendorf. Sarah shares about how music, art, and dance helped her grow into the person she is today and gain so many new experiences! She describes her move to California and what it was like creating her first EP's and music video with her then fiancé/now husband, Tony. Sarah recently released her first p...

On this episode, the gang is back together to discuss a new Captain America for a brave new world (See what I did there)? Find out the hosts thoughts on returning characters and actors, did it do a good job of address plotlines from the Captain America trilogy, The Incredible Hulk, and The Eternals, and what was with some of those CGI moments. Do you agree with Bari's opinion of, "This is...

On this episode, Tyler is joined by fellow podcaster, Chris, who hosts Humans of Iowa State! They start off by explaining the inspiration for Humans of Iowa State and where Chris hopes the show will go. Then, Chris describes their childhood and how their parents were an incredible example of love and what a couple should be. Chris shares about their experiences with bullying and transitioning to h...

On this episode, Tyler is joined by fellow podcaster, Emily, to discuss her life story! Emily shares about her Norwegian and Egyptian heritage, how Christmas was the most magical time of year, and all of the trips that her family went on. She describes how she started her love of reading and her experiences on swim teams! She also explains about her time in college and how her study abroad in Pari...

On this episode, Tyler is joined by his co-worker and friend, Maddi, who comes to share what life was like growing up with her two younger brothers, playing softball, diving, and her high school knitting business. She shares about her time at DMACC and how that is where she fell in love with the world of Higher Education. We also discuss what Maddi's dream job would be!

On this episode, join Kyle and Tyler as they dive into the final eight episodes that make up What If, Season 3...as well as share their favorite episodes from seasons past. Did you notice some of the connections that they did? Did you agree with their favorite episodes? Join them as they ponder the question...What If?

Do you have New Years Resolutions? Feeling like you don't complete them? Well, listen to Elise and Tyler talk about their big goals for 2025 and what they are doing to try to keep at them. The theme of this episode is everyday can be January 1st!

On this episode, Tyler invites his friend, Maika, to the show to share how they reconnected after their five-year high school reunion and what life was like growing up as only children. Maika shares about being born in Okinawa, after her parents met there, and then moving to Iowa. Maika describes what it was like being involved in color guard, orchestra, ice skating, modeling, and eventually movin...

On this episode, Tyler invites fellow Red Raider Jimmy Kelly to the show to discuss his childhood moving around the great state of Texas and his love of pop culture. Jimmy shares about how he met his wife, the joy his boys bring to his life, and why he loves to give back to others!

On this episode, Tyler is joined by one of his co-workers, Sam, to discuss her passion for theater (and shares how she and her, now, husband's, first date was a date they acted in for a play). She describes how her experiences playing softball, performing in show choir, and celebrating Christmas with her large family, shaped her into who she is today. Finally, Sam shares about her incredible kids...

On this episode, Bari returns to Life Story to share about running the Chicago Marathon (Her first)! and starting her new podcast, "Reads and Rants!" Learn about what charity she ran for, what training looked like, and what she did to celebrate this milestone achievement. Then we flip topics to her new podcast and discuss how it got started, what books they've discussed so far, and why she loves h...