Tell Us A Good Story

From the Editor: Kevin and Stephanie are not feeling their best this week and need time to get better, and are taking the week off from the podcast. So, please, enjoy this episode from March 2020 with John Stauffer, and keep the Mason’s in your prayers In this episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph introduce the listeners to Kevin’s old college roommate and longtime frie...

On annual, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Colorectal cancer is a disease where cells grow out of control in the colon or rectum, sometimes called colon cancer or rectal cancer depending on where it starts. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the survival rate can be anywhere between 63 and 91 percent. Carole Mot...

Despite passing away more than twenty six years ago, Bob Ross has continued to grow in popularity until his acclaim is higher today than ever before. Ross was a painter, art instructor and a television host to his own show – The Joy of Painting. But what makes Bob Ross one of the most famous and beloved painters in today’s society? With his permed hair, gentle voice, and constant inspi...

In this episode, like every fifth episode in the show, Kevin and Steph don’t just interview a special guest but also spend the time sharing personal stories and anecdotes about their life, family, friends and children! Out of curiosity, here’s two quick questions for our audience. If you were about to leave your spouse for a few days to attend a family reunion, what do you think would...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph interview businessman Derrick Mains. Mains is the President of Phat Scooters in Phoenix, Arizona. A company founded in 2017 for customizable electric scooters that anyone can purchase – from every day people to brands to celebrities. Mains will also be starring in a new reality tv series called  Riding Phat  – the show will be streaming on the...

In 1989 a little show called American Gladiators took off, it was a competitive television show that lasted for seven seasons and the premise was quite simple. They would pit amateur athletes against one another and against professional gladiators in competitions of agility and strength. At the end of each season there would be a male and female winner and a runner up, the winners walking away wit...

“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 a...

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 w...

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 an...

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 Herbstrei...

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 s...

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 danger...

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...

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 childre...

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 childhoo...

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 campu...

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...

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...

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 beca...

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, Klas...

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 inter...

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 fo...

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 t...

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...

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 o...