Ken and Janet are responsible for all of this.

Not the wedding. Not the podcast. Not the six-hour FaceTime that started everything.

Well, actually all three of those things.

Ken was a part-time bartender at a restaurant Jon was consulting for, a man who also happened to be the vice president of a construction company, who just did it for love of cocktails. Soup of the day means Miller Lite. That is not negotiable.

In this episode Jon and Keisha tell the Kentucky chapter. How Ken and Janet became family. How a gala with thousand dollar tables delivered buffet-style roast beef. How a bourbon release line at 5am produced a text photo of Blanton's Gold with the caption marry me. How Janet drank a third of the bottle at her own retirement party and nobody minded at all.

And why the Buffalo Trace bourbon warehouse is where Jon needs to say I do. Because you can't rush bourbon. It takes the time it takes. And so did this.

Kentucky is Stop 6. Ken and Janet are waiting. The old fashioned will be made in the hotel room that night.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

• (00:00) - Welcome Back and Cheeseburger Shirt
• (02:06) - Fixer Upper Life and the Care Bear
• (06:02) - Kentucky Tour Setup
• (06:53) - Ken and Janet Started All of This
• (09:03) - Soup of the Day
• (12:48) - The Gala and the Dive Bar
• (15:52) - The Blanton's Gold Proposal Text
• (18:58) - Why Kentucky Matters
• (22:25) - You Can't Rush Bourbon
• (26:33) - Cocktail Pairings and Old Fashioneds on Tour
• (31:13) - Border Crossing and Philadelphia Preview
• (35:33) - Wrap Up and Requests

Some people get serious about dating and keep it quiet around the kids. Jon wrote Reagan a letter.

Nearly a year before the engagement, when Jon and Keisha decided this was real and they were building something together, Jon sat down and wrote Reagan a letter. He didn't tell Keisha he was writing it. He didn't ask permission. He just decided he didn't want to withhold affection for Keisha in front of her daughter anymore — and that Reagan deserved to hear why directly from him.

In this episode Jon and Keisha introduce the Wisconsin stop and the friends who make it worth crossing state lines. Lisa — the woman who shows up with the right energy every single time, who communicates exclusively through spot-on one-liners, and whose husband Fred once had a very memorable encounter with law enforcement. Plus the Wisconsin old fashioned debate, a waterslide wedding dress moment that was never not going to happen, nine wedding dresses including one that belonged to Grandma, and the Cheese Castle.

The eastern leg of the tour is coming. Kentucky is next.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

• (00:00) - Cold Open Chaos
• (00:25) - Welcome and Why Wedding on Tour
• (04:00) - The Cocaine Wedding Story
• (06:05) - Meet Donkey
• (08:32) - Wisconsin Old Fashioneds
• (10:15) - Lisa and Fred
• (14:53) - Lisa Isms and Cop Humor
• (16:39) - Wisconsin Dells Reception Plans
• (19:20) - The Waterslide Wedding
• (20:28) - Nine Dresses and Grandma's Gown
• (22:13) - Cheese Castle
• (23:10) - Caregiving and Blending Families
• (25:23) - Choosing Each Other Daily
• (28:44) - Wedding Advice and Kentucky Tease

New mics. Queso Thursday. And a completely random Randy sighting at a gas station on the way home: red mirrored sunglasses indoors, white lumberjack beard, and yelling for Grandpa Randy from across the parking lot.

In this episode Jon and Keisha introduce the Utah stop and the woman who was influential in Keisha's younger years. Beth. Apartment Building C, Unit Nine. The friend who was just there: no conditions, no explanation required. They also get into the stolen yellow Volkswagen bug, the first kiss that landed on a cheek instead of where it was supposed to go, and what happens when you make someone a crochet blanket because he's sleeping in his bars during a divorce and you think he might be cold.

The western segment is wrapping up. Wisconsin is next.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

• (00:00) - Welcome and Studio Upgrade
• (01:17) - New Mics and Queso Thursday
• (04:06) - Nine Weddings and Why It's Chaos
• (05:32) - Random Randy Sighting
• (08:23) - Utah Stop and Smith and Edwards
• (13:40) - Maddox vs Timber Mine
• (15:50) - Moving to Utah at 13
• (16:32) - The Stolen Beetle
• (17:54) - Beth: The Safe Place
• (21:51) - The First Kiss That Wasn't
• (24:28) - Utah Ceremony Plans
• (28:14) - Handmade Gifts and Tour Logistics
• (31:25) - Western Segment Wrap and Sign Off

Before Jon was Keisha's fiance he was her best friend. Before he was her best friend he was the guy who stayed on the phone all night while someone tried to get into her hotel room in Las Vegas — and then quietly booked a 5am flight to be there by morning.

In this episode Jon and Keisha tell the Las Vegas chapter of their story. How a Glacier hike led to a Golden Knights dentist. How a consulting gig turned into a hotel nightmare. How Jon showed up before he was supposed to. And how he called every casino in Las Vegas looking for the Titanic slot machines just because she wanted to find them.

The Little White Chapel. Frank Sinatra. A navy suit with a flamingo tie. A Willy Wonka slot machine win and dinner at Del Monaco. Las Vegas is where Jon proved who he was before either of them had words for it.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

It is St. Patrick's Day, Jon knows how to make a proper Irish coffee, and Keisha is there for it, always. That is where this episode starts.

From there it goes to Arizona — Gail, Keisha's best friend who was supposed to be a bridesmaid at the original wedding that never happened. The chosen family that showed up when things fell apart. The apartment that did not have internet so they watched Vampire Diaries at mom's house instead. The people who made Keisha who she is before she ever made it to North Dakota.

Also: a laser tag kiss that ended exactly the way you would expect it to end, nine wedding dresses for nine weddings, and the time Keisha had a proxy drinker for her 21st birthday.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

Jon and Keisha pull back the curtain on Wedding on Tour for the first time — not just what it is, but how it's actually going to work. Three segments, nine stops, one father on a Harley.

In this episode they walk through the first leg of the tour: a roots trip back to Keisha's mountain origins, a grandmother named Minga who crochets one-of-a-kind hats and has never once called Keisha by her actual name, and a reception that involves natural hot springs, a cheeseburger, and one very expensive lesson about what sulfur water does to an Apple Watch.

They also introduce Randy — Jon's dad, the officiant for most of the ceremonies, and a man who swore he would never be a Harley guy right up until the moment he won one. And Keisha tells the story of the first time she met him — bouncing on her knees on a Yeti cooler in a sporting goods store while a stranger watched from the cash register.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

• (00:00) - Welcome Back Regulars
• (00:51) - Why Wedding on Tour
• (01:53) - The Three Segment Plan
• (05:02) - Roots Trip with the Kids
• (06:21) - Minga and Family Traditions
• (14:20) - What This Wedding Is Really About
• (17:23) - Alcohol Free Reception?
• (18:13) - Hot Springs and the Apple Watch Incident
• (19:10) - Randy Becomes the Officiant
• (20:02) - Randy's Motorcycle Era
• (23:53) - Sally the Cooler and Meeting Randy
• (30:09) - See You Next Episode

When Keisha was five years old her brother was three and they were hungry. She found a can of peaches and didn't know how to open it. So she got down on her knees, pulled her brother down next to her, and prayed. What happened next is the story that explains everything about who she is.

In this episode Keisha traces her origin story from a single mom household where hardship built faith, through pizza places and dental offices, a career-defining offer letter handed to her while she was scrubbing floors, building a dental practice from the ground up, discovering a passion for leadership, navigating divorce and burnout, and a 72-hour Christmas stretch that nearly broke her. She also introduces Lucy the puppy, who has opinions about recording days.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

Jon's resume reads like a list of dares. In this episode he walks through the career that built him — from digging holes in the backyard and counseling Boy Scouts in Minnesota, to answering 911 calls for five years including one involving a severed thumb in a gallon of strawberry milk, to running the only craft-only beer bar in North Dakota, launching a hot dog cart called Fun on a Bun, and building Saul's — a scratch cocktail speakeasy that COVID ultimately took down.

Keisha keeps him on track. Mostly.

By the end you'll understand exactly how someone goes from selling cell phones at Best Buy to recording a podcast in a basement about taking their wedding on the road across two countries.

JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling stories about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

• (00:00) - Cold Nights and Hot Flashes
• (00:47) - Welcome Back Regulars
• (03:11) - Jon's Origin Story Begins
• (05:40) - Boy Scouts and the Essential Bag
• (07:11) - Camp Wilderness Chaos
• (09:21) - Grocery Roots and the Pancake Legacy
• (13:40) - Five Years on 911
• (15:00) - Thumb in Strawberry Milk
• (18:22) - Opening the Tap Room
• (21:19) - The Food Festival Spark
• (22:16) - Fun on a Bun Takes Off
• (26:57) - COVID Hits the Bars
• (30:11) - Retiring Saturday Fired Monday