Short Stories for a Better Day
Short Stories for a Better Day (formerly The PegLeg Podcast) Real stories about family, faith, struggle, and hope. I'm Greg Marshall, and I share honest, transparent tales about what it's like to be human—the kind that doesn't fit into neat categories. These are stories meant to transport you for a few minutes and maybe make your day a little better.
Episodes
This is the story of how I created a one-man show with a 10-year-old version of myself, and what happened when I forgot he was there.
A twenty-three-year-old woman named Nellie Bly is standing in front of a mirror in a boarding house on Second Avenue in New York City. It's late at night. She's been staring at herself for hours. Practicing. She's practicing looking and sounding insane, so that she could get locked in an insane asylum. She was about to change the world.
My daughter, a naked man in the Guatemalan forest, and jumping off a mountain. A story about what it takes to let your kids go—and what happens when you follow them into the adventure.
One morning I drove to a park so I could run the tall stairs that led down the cliffs of Lake Michigan. When I pulled into the park, there was a woman arriving at the same time, walking her dog. When she saw me, she left. I sensed it was because she didn't feel safe.
That moment opened an important memory and led to a far greater understanding of what my wife was trying to tell me 21 years ago—something I couldn&...
This teenager with food and home insecurity made choices that led to him being able to purchase homes for most of his family members. And this isn't just a story about success. It's a story about a lonely teenager who decided that no one he loves will ever have to wonder where they'll sleep tomorrow night. He turned his deepest wound into his greatest strength.
This is the story of a Jeremy Knudson, a c...
We snuck into the coliseum at the county fair to see an "oldies" band called Three Dog Night. As a group of teenagers, we found a corner of the second deck where we let loose our ridiculous dance moves until a security guard approached us. His request was not what we expected. We did what he suggested and within moments the entire coliseum was on its feet dancing. And that wasn't even the best part.
I was in the front yard of a friend's house watching my daughters play with some neighborhood friends. Suddenly I heard teenagers yelling a couple houses away. What happened next was both scary and inspiring.
Sometimes we hit moments of discomfort and fear, and our instinct is to leave. But what if those moments, those feelings that seem to be telling us to disconnect are actually a clue about how (and where) t...
A couple stories about letting people down and how their responses to my mistakes shaped the future. Plus one of my favorite stories about Jesus and shame. This episode covers mistakes, failure, shame, mercy, and grace.
It takes courage to seek out relationships that help us grow and evolve. It is life-changing to truly be known and to know others who help us see ourselves more clearly. So what keeps us from doing that? What keeps us from seeking out and spending time with people who can help us grow and evolve? And why is it worth it?
A strange prompt to talk to a stranger in the park. A feeling that I need to encourage a bartender. Is that God nudging me or something else? In this episode I share two stories that remind us of all the invisible things that are happening. There's mystery there. And so much potential.
I talked to Brian Anderson about his experience as TNT's play by play announcer the night Lebron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record.
This episode is that conversation.
This is a story about me meeting me in the woods, and how that encounter changed the way I see pretty much everything, including work and parenting. I also share some theological thoughts and some practical ideas, plus one really important question.
In this episode I'm very transparent about my faith journey. I might be sharing too much, but I want to get it out of my memories and into audio so that the people I care about can listen and reflect on their own stories. It's intense for me to share it. The death of my faith was as important as its reawakening. Thank you for listening.
I wanted DeVona to join me on my podcast, because I’m inspired by her story and wisdom. She grew up in a segregated city, experienced intense racism in high school, worked extremely hard to achieve her dreams, and now uses her platform to do a lot of good. DeVona’s voice is full of wisdom. We talked about career, race, success, caretaking for a parent, and much more.
Brian Lammi is an entrepreneur and owner of six companies, including the Founder and CEO of TEAM LAMMI, which represents and has produced events for a wide range of epic athletes and personalities.
I wanted to know the story of how he landed his first professional athlete client, and what it's like to navigate that world.
I was also curious to know what role he played in Donald Driver (his cli...
Craig Counsell is a very successful professional baseball player turned manager. He played sixteen seasons with five different teams, and has now been the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers since 2015. He’s had a very impressive career, and he’s also a really good guy.
I treated this interview like a coffee shop conversation, asking quite a few random questions... all stuff I'm really curious about. Ther...
Keller knows wealth, poverty, failure, success, and the wisdom that comes with it all. She is an entrepreneur, an author, and an artist. This conversation touches a full spectrum of those topics and goes extraordinarily deep at times.
Keller shares real wisdom about how to find our way through complex life situations and challenges.
This is a special conversation.
Ava is full of joy. She says the trajectory of her life is happiness. But why is that true when she suffers so much?
When Ava was 13 years old she was forced to make a choice between living with extreme chronic pain for the rest of her life or to have her nerves severed to end the pain which would cause her to lose all feeling. Imagine being faced with that decision. And that's just scratching the surfa...
Antonio is a 24 year old entrepreneur who started his career at the age of 12.
When he was a child, he hid his love for computers because he thought black kids weren't supposed to be good at using them. Secretly, he started a YouTube channel where he taught people how to use design software (when he was 12). His videos earned hundreds of thousands of views. At the age of 14, he got his first job as a...
At age 10, Richard Moran came home from school and found trucks emptying his house. They were being kicked out and lost everything. Flash forward to adulthood and Richard was the CMO of Trek, finding massive success, and hanging out with celebrities.
His story is impressive, but woven throughout parts of it are alcoholism and passive aggressive leadership.
This is a conversation about how Richard came to realize he nee...
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