Tell Us A Good Story

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 i...

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 i...

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...

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 r...

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 g...

In today’s episode, Steph’s worst podcast nightmare comes true…no guest for the third episode in a row! And while it’s disappointing we don’t get to hear someone new on the show and their interesting stories, it’s not a total let down for us. All this means is that it is time for Kevin and Steph to pick a random topic, hit the record button, and start telling u...

This episode is the second part of a two part special, where we get to hear Kevin and Steph say their goodbyes to 2020, a year that’s been by every definition of the word – eventful. It only seems fitting for Kevin and Steph to ring in the new year with a podcast episode about how they usually celebrate their holidays. Their personal holiday stories include the time when and why K...

This episode is the first part of a two part special, where we get to hear Kevin and Steph say their goodbyes to 2020, a year that’s been by every definition of the word – eventful. It only seems fitting for Kevin and Steph to ring in the new year with a podcast episode about how they usually celebrate their holidays. Their personal holiday stories include the time when and why Ke...

On today’s episode of our podcast, we continue the pattern of Kevin and Steph personal story time episodes on every fifth episode. As a bonus, Kevin and Steph are joined by Steph’s sister and occasional special guest, Katie Keller Schnetzer. Together our three hosts talk about their annual family vacation to Myrtle Beach with the “in laws”. And, for an extra touch of f...

On today’s episode, Kevin and Steph are once again joined by Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer as the three of them share some insight into their personal life outside the recording room – their friends, family and a constant stream of stories you did not think you would get to hear about our hosts. Today the stories range from Katie’s “non legendary” softb...

On todays episode, Kevin and Steph talk with Jeni Britton Bauer – a woman who has had a hard start at adult life but eventually made it to a point where she can inspire and help others with her story. Bauer’s life goes from dropping out of college and having to live in her car for a time to becoming an award winning ice cream maker and entrepreneur. Jeni Britton Bauer finally made her...

In todays episode, Kevin and Steph touch on the delicate subject of adoption, a very complicated process that is actually misrepresented in media constantly but when it works out, it is a heartwarming and wholesome story for us to hear. Courtney Simmons is one person who beat the adoption hurdles. Courtney Simmons is the proud mother of an adopted son and today she has decided to share what it was...

Religion is a very complicated and personal experience for people, for some it’s a way to pass a Sunday afternoon and for others it’s a of life. For no one is that more true than it is for Amy Freudiger. In todays episode, Kevin and Steph talk with Amy about her experience with faith. Listen to Amy Freudiger and her incredible story about how she was healed almost overnight. After year...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph celebrate the one year anniversary of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast! After fifty episodes and dozens of special guests from every walk of life, it only seems fitting to make the one year of the show by having a fun conversation with the “man behind the curtain”, their podcast producer, Craig Clawson. He gives you some insight on what it’s actua...

In todays episode, Kevin and Steph take a dive into the world of organized crime by bringing in Joe Serio, author of the critically acclaimed book, Investigating the Russian Mafia to share his experience in the underground world of business and politics and exposing the underbelly of the Russian mafia. Not only is Joe Serio an author of a successful book but he will also be featured in an upcoming...

In todays episode, Kevin and Steph talk to Rodney Smith Jr. who founded the Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service , is a man who leads by example. He aims to give back to the community by helping those less able than him, with dozens of volunteers to help his cause. His organizations were created to help veterans, the disabled, the elderly, and single parents who need help doing yard work for...

In todays episode of the podcast, Kevin and Steph dive into the world of movie magic while having an amazing conversation with American writer and television and movie producer, Phil Cooke. But Phil Cooke isn’t just any ordinary guest, outside of his mundane job as a film producer, he has had many adventures in the decades of producing film and television in the industry. Cooke has been shot...

In today’s episode of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, Kevin and Steph are joined by special guest and friend Pastor Greg Ford. He is the founding and lead pastor of One Church in Gahanna, Ohio. Ford also serves as Moen Chair for Pentecostal Preaching for the spring 2020 semester at North Central University. Two positions that are impressive for someone his age to have achieved and con...

Like every fifth episode in the podcast, Kevin and Steph share personal experiences and stories with all of us and their special guest, Micah Pelkey. But this episode is very special for Kevin and Steph and they have chosen to share it with all of us. You might ask ‘why is this episode so special?’ Well, today our two hosts celebrate their sixteenth wedding anniversary! After being mar...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an interesting and eye opening conversation with a 911 emergency dispatcher. Joe McCarville has over twenty years of experience in 911 emergency communications. In all those years of service, he has collected some incredible stories – from helping expecting mothers deliver their babies over the phone to taking calls that would make for a good Hollywood a...

On today’s episode, Kevin and Steph invite eight time American Ninja Warrior, Michelle Warnky as a special guest. Not only was she an eight time competitor but she made history by being one of the first women to actually clear the qualifying course and then again in the sixth season when she became only the second woman in American Ninja Warrior history to climb up the Warped Wall and h...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph invite special guest, Vanessa Oswalt on the podcast to talk about her experience and career in the world of female wrestling – all the way to getting girls wrestling recognized. Oswalt is currently the girls wrestling representative for Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association, has won several wrestling national championships, in addition to compet...

In this episode, Kevin and Steph have an INCREDIBLE conversation with Sheriff Chris Swanson from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office in Flint, Michigan. This is the man who took off his riot gear to join demonstrators in a peaceful protest that went viral. This is also the man leading a law enforcement team to protect children and fight child trafficking. Sheriff Chris Swanson talks about hi...

On today’s episode, Kevin and Steph celebrate hitting forty episodes of the Tell Us a Good Story podcast, the two of them welcome Steph’s sister Katie Keller Schnetzer to once again join them on the show! Some of the challenges they talk about today include the mundane predicament Kevin has as he tries to figure out why it is so hard to take just one good picture with Steph and he...

September 11 is a day of shock and mourning for the US, and for Joe Dittmar it’s a day marked not only by loss, but by his survival. Over twenty years ago, the two towers in New York City fell in one of the most tragic events in American history with almost three thousand people dying in the attack. In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with Joe Dittmar, one of only twenty three sur...