Tell Us A Good Story

In this episode, Kevin helps make Steph’s dreams come true by having a conversation with our favorite CrossFit athlete, Kari Pearce. Kari is a five-time CrossFit Games athlete and three-time Fittest American Female. She is currently the 5th fittest woman on earth as she prepares for the next CrossFit Games in September 2020. We hope you enjoyed this episode of Tell Us a Good Story with Kari...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an unbelievable conversation with Ironman (no, not the marvel superhero but from the stories he tells, we can see why everyone would think otherwise!), Will Turner. In December of 2019, at the age of sixty one, this man finished his 105th Ironman – distance triathlon (a race including a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run) in two years...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest Josh Mathews to have an amazing conversation with him about his experiences and career in the world of professional wrestling. Mathews is a former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler and currently signed with Impact Wrestling as a play by play commentator. Josh Mathews talks about having a wrestling ring in his parent...

Welcome to the thirty fifth episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast with Kevin and Steph! As it has become a tradition for every fifth episode to be personal stories, for this episode, the special guests are our very own hosts! In this episode we get to hear stories about their lives outside of the recording room, that may or may not include a forgotten birthday or two. Steph admittedly might...

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...

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...

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...

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 fo...

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 p...

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 owne...

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...

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...

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 M...

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, s...

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...

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...

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...

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 rang...

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 abi...

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. Tak...

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 t...

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 Ste...

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...

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 th...

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...