tell us a good story podcast

Episode 151: Martin Mongiello

Martin Mongiello (pronounced MAWN-JELLO) is a former executive chef to the President of the United States at both the White House and Camp David. While working at the White House, taking care of foreign diplomats and celebrities became his specialty. In addition to serving and cooking for SIX Presidents, Marty has served the likes of…

Read More

Episode 150: Kevin + Steph Mason

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode celebrates 150 episodes with Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, and Kevin’s college buddy, Adam Bennett. Some of the stories include Kevin’s hilarious notes on what it’s like to live life with Steph, their recent trip to…

Read More

Episode 149: Major General John Borling

General John Borling is a retired Major General and Air Force Academy graduate, who survived six years and eight months as a Prisoner of War with John McCain during the Vietnam War. In 1966, after 97 combat missions as a fighter pilot, General Borling was shot down by ground fire northeast of Hanoi, North Vietnam….

Read More

Episode 148: Howard Behar

Howard Behar is the former President of Starbucks. During his 20+ years with the company as a senior executive and board member, Howard helped grow Starbucks from 28 stores to over 15,000! AND he had a long, successful career with one of the top companies in the world…without a college degree. Howard tells Kevin and…

Read More

Episode 147: Joel Relampagos

Joel Relampagos is an Emmy-nominated executive producer for hit TV shows such as The Biggest Loser, Recipe For Change, and the student debt show Going From Broke alongside Ashton Kutcher. Joel has also worked on other TV shows such as Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey, Going From Broke, and Pimp My Ride. Some of his…

Read More

Episode 146: Marty Ray Project

Marty Ray is an independent music artist, actor, and founder of his band called Marty Ray Project. He is considered an influencer with over one million followers across all social media platforms. However, Marty is a good ol’ country boy from Arkansas with a big beard and an even bigger personality. As you will hear,…

Read More

Episode 145: Kevin + Steph Mason

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes a conversation with their new friend, Mr. Jeremy Hartman.  Mr. Hartman is the gym teacher and athletic director at Grace Christian School, where the Mason children attend. He gives some insight into his first…

Read More

Episode 144: Coach Tom Ryan

Coach Tom Ryan is the head wrestling coach at the Ohio State University and in 2015 captured the program’s first national championship. His career as both a coach and wrestler is elite. He was part of two NCAA national championship teams at Iowa as a wrestler and has coached six different Buckeyes to 12 individual…

Read More

Episode 143: Robert & Kay Lee Fukui

Do dating websites work? How about CHRISTIAN dating websites? Do those even exist? Apparently, they do because Robert and Kay Lee Fukui have a HILARIOUS story to share! From finding each other on a Christian dating website to starting a business to touring the country promoting their new book called “Tandem”, their story is fun…

Read More

Episode 142: Rivers Teske

Dropping your firstborn child off to college can be scary. But what happens when she comes home for the summer after her freshman year and tells you…she’s pregnant?! How do you handle the news? And your husband is the senior pastor of a large church in Connecticut. How do you tell your congregation?  This is…

Read More

Episode 141: Joe Dittmar

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…

Read More

Episode 140: Kevin + Steph

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer. Have you ever been scared while on vacation? Ever gone on an excursion that looked like fun but then got dangerous real fast? That is EXACTLY what happened this…

Read More

Episode 139: Koren Furrey

Koren Furrey is the wife of former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. She has a very unique perspective on life as an NFL wife after watching her husband play for 8 years in the NFL and then coach another 4 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Stories include what gamedays are like for an NFL…

Read More

Episode 138: Mike Furrey – part 2

Here is PART #2 of our conversation with former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. Some of his incredible stories include what it was like to make an NFL roster for the first time, how he met his wife after leaving training camp with the New York Jets, and the time his wife informed him…

Read More

Episode 137: Mike Furrey

Here is PART #1 of our conversation with former NFL player and coach, Mike Furrey. This man has lived a life overcoming obstacle after obstacle to fulfill his dreams. After finishing runner-up in Ohio’s Mr. Football award, Mike received zero scholarship offers to play in college. So he decided to become a walk-on wide receiver…

Read More

Episode 136: Ken Gober

Ken Gober has been in the music industry most of his adult life as a professional musician, singer, and songwriter. In 2008, his debut solo album “Soul of a Man: The Journey” won him Best New Male Gospel Artist at the Black Music Awards in Las Vegas.  As you will hear, Ken has some great…

Read More

Episode 135: Kevin + Steph

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode is with Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer.  In this episode, Kevin + Steph share some of their favorite family vacation stories. From Steph’s mom mistakenly yelling “SHARK” from the shores of Myrtle Beach to Steph’s…

Read More

Episode 134: Randall Kenneth Jones

Randall Kenneth Jones is the host of the popular weekly podcast called JONES.SHOW with Susan Bennett (the original voice of Siri) as the announcer. He is a comic actor, author, and fellow podcaster who is all about bringing the best out of people. Randy’s expertise is in the art of storytelling…and the stories don’t stop!…

Read More

Episode 133: Whitney Miller

Whitney Miller was the season 1 winner of FOX’s reality cooking show, Masterchef with Gordon Ramsey. She is a chef, cookbook author, recipe and menu developer, food stylist, and food judge. Whitney has had the privilege to cook for celebrities such as Fixer Upper’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, Duck Dynasty’s Jase and Missy Robertson, Tim…

Read More

Episode 132: Chad Hennings

Chad Hennings has been a US Air Force fighter pilot, 3-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, author, professional speaker, and a successful businessman in commercial real estate. From flying forty-five successful combat missions and serving in the Gulf War to playing in 3 Super Bowls, Chad has a lot of stories to tell! …

Read More