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Episode 123: Joe Serio

Joe Serio lived in Russia during the Cold War and became an expert on the Russian mafia and organized crime. He is a full-time professional speaker, trainer, and author. This past year, he was featured on an episode of 48 Hours on CBS and recently spoke at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas….

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Episode 122: President Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel is “legendary” in the state of Ohio. He won 5 national championships as a head football coach before becoming the 9th President at Youngstown State University. As big Ohio State football fans, this was a bucket list-like conversation for both Kevin + Steph. As expected, President Tressel has some GREAT stories to share….

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Episode 121: Rowland Hanson

Rowland Hanson is a former executive at Microsoft who is best known for being the person who convinced Bill Gates to name their operating system “Windows”. There have been several books published on the history of Microsoft that document the strategies Rowland executed that led to the dominance of the Microsoft and Windows brands. He…

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Episode 120: Kevin + Steph

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own stories with you. And this episode includes Steph’s favorite guest…her sister, Katie Keller Schnetzer, who tells the story of why their family actually thought Steph had been kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel during their recent trip to Texas. Also, how…

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Episode 119: Izabela Lundberg

Izabela Lundberg escaped Yugoslavia as a teenager during the Balkan Wars and survived genocide, torture, and war trauma. She journeyed across 5 countries as a refugee with her sister before eventually arriving in the United States. What Izabela experienced in her home country is eerily similar to the current war taking place in Ukraine. How…

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Episode 118: Andy Erwin

Here is PART 2 of our conversation with Andy Erwin. Andy is one-half of the award-winning filmmaking team known as the Erwin Brothers. In 2019, Andy, his brother Jon, and their two business partners created Kingdom Story Company, which is the Christian version of Pixar. Recently, Andy directed the film American Underdog, which moviegoers gave…

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Episode 117: Andy Erwin

Here is PART 1 of our conversation with Andy Erwin. Andy is one-half of the award-winning filmmaking team known as the Erwin Brothers. In 2019, Andy, his brother Jon, and their two business partners created Kingdom Story Company, which is the Christian version of Pixar. Recently, Andy directed the film American Underdog, which moviegoers gave…

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Episode 116: Jim Comer

Jim Comer is one of the most fun and unique guests to have been interviewed on Tell Us a Good Story. This man moved to NYC in his mid-20s with the goal of becoming rich and famous. So he became an actor and comedian…and then became broke! To earn extra income to help pay off…

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Episode 115: 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, as they celebrate two years of Tell Us a Good Story. Kevin + Steph talk about the marriage conference they recently spoke at and the EPIC trip they took…

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Episode 114: Paul Teske

On today’s episode of Tell Us a Good Story, Kevin and Steph are joined by special guest, Pastor Paul Teske, who served 20 years in the US Navy as a commander and chaplain. He then went on to serve as Senior Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Westport, CT before retiring in 2017. This…

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Episode 113: Shelia Erwin

Does anyone have a challenging kid…or two? If so, you are going to LOVE this conversation with Shelia Erwin. She is author of the book “Raising Up Dreamers” and mother of the award-winning filmmakers, The Erwin Brothers. Her sons have made multiple major motion pictures such as American Underdog, I Still Believe, I Can Only…

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Episode 112: Courtney Clark

Are you resilient? Are you teaching your children how to become resilient? As a 4-time cancer survivor and brain aneurysm survivor, Courtney Clark is the definition of resilience. At age 26, she was diagnosed with cancer. Then five years later, doctors told her a routine scan of her brain showed an aneurysm that was about…

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Episode 111: Kenny Mayne

Kenny Mayne is a broadcasting legend and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor known for his dry wit and sense of humor. After 27 years at ESPN, Kenny has a ton of stories to share including how he got to ESPN, what was his favorite “This Is SportsCenter” commercial, and being on Dancing with the Stars. Also,…

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Episode 110: Kevin + Steph

As with every fifth episode, this conversation is Kevin + Steph sharing their own personal stories with you. This conversation with their hilarious friend, Adam Bennett, includes Steph laughing hysterically about their most recent book review that posted on Amazon and they all share stories about embarrassing their children in some way. Plus Kevin tells…

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Episode 109: James Miller

James Miller is a licensed psychotherapist and host of the nationally syndicated radio show James Miller LIFEOLOGY®. After 14 years in Washington DC, James decided to close his clinical practice and move to sunny Miami, Florida. He then started posting daily YouTube episodes, which evolved into a podcast and later a nationally broadcasted radio show…

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Episode 108: Dr. Harry Croft

Dr. Harry Croft is a world-renowned psychiatrist and expert on PTSD. He is documented as having helped over 7,000 military veterans during his career. However, will he be able to help Kevin with a “Jedi mind trick” to make Steph think he is funny? Also, Kevin tries out a few of his psychiatry jokes on…

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Episode 107: Tom Ziglar

Tom Ziglar is the proud son of Zig Ziglar, and in charge of carrying on his father’s legacy. He is an accomplished public speaker, sales trainer, business coach, and CEO of Ziglar, Inc. Tom shares some incredible stories about his dad, including the dinner party he had with Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Margaret Thatcher….

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Episode 106: Dave Stevens

In the ’80’s, Dave Stevens became the first “legless” athlete in NCAA history and in the ’90’s became the first “legless” athlete in pro baseball history. How is this even possible? How could you play baseball without legs? How could you become a 2-time state wrestling champion without legs? Since birth, the odds have been…

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Episode 105: Santa + Mrs. Claus

In our final episode of the year, here is our gift to you! This conversation with Santa and Mrs. Claus is guaranteed to put you in the Christmas spirit. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Santa or Mrs. Claus for a day? What do you think kids would say to…

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Episode 104: Jenna Fesemyer

Jenna Fesemyer was born without a left leg and hip socket because of a rare congenital disease called proximal femoral focal deficiency. Doctors told her parents their daughters’ case was so extreme that she would never be able to walk with a prosthetic leg. Not only has this young woman walked with a prosthetic her…

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