At Least It'll Be a Good Story with Peter von Kahle
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Podcast Overview
<p>Sit down with Peter von Kahle as he explores the journeys that have shaped remarkable people - theologians, musicians, comedians, therapists, authors, and people across every discipline. Each conversation reveals one powerful question: How did you discover what you were truly meant to do?</p><p>From the theologian who questioned everything to the musician who found their voice through failure, from the comedian mining darkness for light to the therapist who healed themselves first - these are the stories behind the expertise. The unexpected pivots. The moments that redirected everything. The mentors who believed when nobody else did. The risks that paid off. The failures that became foundations.</p><p>If you've ever wondered how someone became passionate about their calling, or you're searching for your own path, these conversations will surprise you, challenge you, and remind you that every life worth living is a story worth telling.</p>
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1/22/2026
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You Have to Give Two Weeks at a Driving Range with Tom Pounder
<p><strong>Tom Pounder was Peter's youth pastor at Cedar Run Community Church starting in 2003. He's still one of Peter's closest friends, which is what this episode is actually about — when did the kid you were trying to keep out of trouble become the friend you grab sushi with every month?</strong></p><p>Tom and Peter go deep on the Seinfeld-inspired driving range break-in (which Tom, it turns out, worked at), the infamous Boston mission trip Peter wasn't on but everyone won't stop talking about, the night they got a Christian band to play a New Year's Eve party that turned into weeping worship, and the time someone called the church to try to get Tom fired. Tom shares his story too — how a mission trip to Alabama building a barn for abused and abandoned teenage girls changed his life, why he wasn't smart enough to be a computer major, what it was like being a divorced pastor with four young daughters, and what cleaning out his late dad's house in Gettysburg taught him about his brothers.</p><p>Also discussed: whether Brady Shearer is Canadian, why a church stage somewhere in Peter was lucky enough to grow up with in his youth group.</p><p>Huge in Nairobi, as always.</p><p>Episode 8.</p><p>Follow the show on Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/atleastitsagoodpodcast">https://www.instagram.com/atleastitsagoodpodcast</a></p><p>Follow Peter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vonkahle</p><p>Follow Tom on X/Twitter: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/tapounder?lang=en">https://x.com/tapounder?lang=en</a></p>
April 29, 2026
I Was Highly Successful Twice with Adam Henry
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<p>Sit down with Peter von Kahle as he explores the journeys that have shaped remarkable people - theologians, musicians, comedians, therapists, authors, and people across every discipline. Each conversation reveals one powerful question: How did you discover what you were truly meant to do?</p><p>From the theologian who questioned everything to the musician who found their voice through failure, from the comedian mining darkness for light to the therapist who healed themselves first - these are the stories behind the expertise. The unexpected pivots. The moments that redirected everything. The mentors who believed when nobody else did. The risks that paid off. The failures that became foundations.</p><p>If you've ever wondered how someone became passionate about their calling, or you're searching for your own path, these conversations will surprise you, challenge you, and remind you that every life worth living is a story worth telling.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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