On this episode, one of Tyler’s favorite former supervisors, Marie-Louise, joins the podcast to discuss their time at Texas Tech and working together during the start of the pandemic. Marie-Louise describes growing up in Louisiana with her three siblings and how soccer was a huge part of her life all the way through college. She shares how working at her aunts’ bakery allowed her to help them win $10,000 on the tv show Ultimate Cake-Off! Marie-Louise explains how she met her husband, Steve, in college, how they began dating right before she left for grad school, and then how he proposed on that following Christmas Eve! Finally, after a few moves around the state of Texas, Marie-Louise and Steve have now settled down in Austin with their newborn, Jolie!

On this episode, Tyler’s friend Olivia stops by to catch up and talk about joining the world of adulting! We reminisce about bumping into each other in high school and how we went to the same high school and college, but only attended those schools for two academic years together. Olivia discusses her relationships with her parents and siblings and how she never felt like she had one-true childhood home. Olivia shares how she fell in love with all things fine arts, started training her operatic voice, and discovered the differences between toxic and positive friendships. Finally, we touched on her favorite globetrotting travels and how she is preparing for graduate school.

On this episode of Life Story, Tyler’s friend Jaclyn videos in to discuss growing up as only children and how you have to find fun hobbies and activities, like reading and video games, to entertain yourself. Jaclyn shares about being close to most of her family in Arkansas and how her mom and dad’s sides of the family would all get together for holidays. She describes how she joined her sorority, Tri-Sigma, and went from an addiction studies undergrad to working for five years at Texas Tech as a Residence Life Coordinator. Finally, Tyler and Jaclyn discuss their experiences during the pandemic and how much they learned and grew from their experiences.

On this episode, we celebrate our 25th Episode of Life Story with guest host Anna Fobair! Anna interviews the show’s regular host Tyler about his life story of growing up as an only child and how family has played such an important part in his story. He shares fond memories in grade school, spending time with his grandparents, memorable jobs, and all of the people he’s met along the way. Finally, Tyler and Anna discuss losing family members and how those experiences make you grow and change.

On this episode, Tyler’s friend Nate joins the podcast and discusses learning he was adopted and what life had been like with his biological parents. He also describes his relationship with his adoptive parents. Nate explains how he was naturally good at sports from a young age and how weightlifting has become a big part of his life. He shares how he grew immensely during his time at college, how he almost joined the marines, and his eventual journey out to Denver.

On this episode, Tyler travels to Denver, Colorado to interview his long time friend, Nate. The two reminisce about high school days and being a part of The Music Man. Nate discusses growing up with his mom and how she continues to be his biggest supporter. Nate talks about the short time he lived in Florida and how that started his love for theater. Finally, Nate touches on his time at the University of Iowa, moving to Colorado and the transition that was, and how he and our friend Michael moved into their new apartment together. Warning: We filmed outside and there are moments when you can hear cars go by.

On this episode, did you know that Tyler is not the only person who is on every episode of Life Story? Well, today, we welcome the performer behind the show’s theme song, Kristoffer Poole! Kris describes being the youngest of four and all of the fun they had playing in their neighborhood court as kids, going to birthday parties, and playing board games. Tyler and Kris reminisce about high school days and all of the activities they were a part of. Kris shares his adventures in Germany, post high school, and why American peanut butter does not taste the same on German bread. Finally, Kris discusses his experiences with mental health struggles and religion.

Cheers to episode 21 as Tyler’s friend Jacob joins him for a toast and to tell his life story! Jacob shares about growing up and taking on the role of being the man of the house for his mom and three brothers in Cedar Rapids, IA. He describes his love of school and about how his teachers became some of his greatest mentors and advocates in life. Jacob and Tyler discuss their love of Pokémon, how they both went to college to be high school English teachers, only to switch to higher education, and all things spicy foods. Finally, Jacob explains how music has shaped his life and how it all began when his dad gave him his first guitar.

On this episode, Tyler welcomes his first celebrity guest and long-time pen pal Mary to the show. Mary has authored over 75 novels including her two series the Emma Lord /Alpine Mysteries and the Bed & Breakfast Murder Mysteries. Mary discusses how she came up with the ideas for these stories and why she believes people have gravitated to them over the years. Mary describes her family history, both past and present, and shares fun stories of growing up with her cousin, Judy. Mary shares how she was not a fan of elementary school or club sports, but did try to learn the piano. Finally, Mary tells how she met her husband and what books she is currently working on.

On this episode, Tyler and one of his mentors, Katie, were finally able to sit down for an interview after multiple cancellations. Katie discussed growing up as a non-Mormon in Salt Lake City and how her small, tight-knit family and Girl Scouts helped instill many life skills and her passion for giving back to the community. Katie talks about how the University of Utah was the last place on her mind for college, but ended being one of the greatest decisions of her life! She describes how she creating a brand new program at Ball State University, while completing her masters degree within a year. Finally, Katie shares how she met her husband, Tim, and where she sees her life heading in the next few years. Fair warning, you’re in for some fun stories and many laughs!!