Shows
All Talk with Kevin DietzChecking in with the New Day FoundationJuly 18, 2025 ~ Gina Spehn, CEO of the New Day Foundation, joins Rocky Raczkowski and Paul Glantz to share more about the Impact of the organization and the work they do to help families facing cancer.2025-07-1808 min
'JR Sunday with Mark HollisNew Day Foundation Golf ClassicJuly 6, 2025 ~ New Day Foundation Golf Classic Founder Gina Kell Spehn joins Mark to talk about the New Day Foundation Golf Classic happening on Monday July 14, 2025.2025-07-0609 min
It's Not Just A Tuesday18:Turning Mourning into Acts of Kindness with Guest Michael SpehnSend us a textIn this heartfelt episode of It’s Not Just a Tuesday, Andrea Walker-Leidy welcomes Michael Spehn to share his extraordinary journey through loss, faith, and resilience. From losing loved ones to founding the New Day Foundation for Families, Michael reflects on the power of generosity, faith, and the echoes of small kindnesses in transforming grief into purpose. Through his story of love, family, and service, Michael reminds us that life’s challenges can be an opportunity for growth, connection, and deeper meaning.Key Takeaways:Generosity as HealingFait...2024-11-2648 min
1 Girl Revolution229: New Day Foundation for Families - Gina SpehnOn this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Gina Spehn, co-founder of New Day Foundation for Families - a foundation that provides financial and emotional support to families facing cancer. Gina and her husband, Michael, founded New Day in 2007 at their kitchen table, driven by the legacies of their late spouses, Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn, their own experiences, and their desire to ease the burden of cancer for others. In this episode, Gina also reflects on the faith, hope, and love that have shaped her family's life and guided their commitment to the cancer co...2024-10-1757 min
'JR Sunday with Mark HollisThe Fight Against CancerMar. 3, 2024 ~ New Day Foundation Co-Founder and President Gina Kell Spehn speaks with Mark about the great work that the New Day Foundation does to help families battling cancer.2024-03-0311 min
The Open Table Collective PodcastMichael Spehn: The Connective Tissue of Suffering (Season 2, Episode 1)Sitting at The Open Table with us today is Michael Spehn. Michael and his wife Gina are New York Times best selling authors of the book The Color Of Rain which chronicles their journey through the loss of their respective spouses to cancer and how that experience drew their families together. Michael speaks to the pain of loss but also how suffering is the connective tissue of humanity and something, if embraced, can eventually lead to new growth. He offers great insights and wisdom to help all of us move through, not over or around, the pain and suffering...2024-01-0559 min
Right Down the Street with Mayor Bryan K. BarnettGina Kell Spehn & Sam KellNew Day Foundation for Families co-Founder and President Gina Kell Spehn and her son, Sam Kell, share their unspeakable, unimaginable and unbelievable story -- and how they continue to turn tragedy into triumph. Their family's narrative is profiled in the NY Times bestselling book "The Color of Rain" and a Hallmark Channel movie by the same name. Hope, inspiration, faith, helping others through health and financial crises, and a community and school district that knows how to "show up" are all part of the conversation. Rochester Hills IS Innovative by Nature and the "Preeminent Place to Live, W...2021-04-1230 min
Becoming Heart Strong6: A Foundation of Faith w/ Gina Kell SpehnOn today's episode Jessica has a conversation with Gina Kell Spehn. Along with her husband Michael, Gina co-founded the New Day Foundation for Families and co-authored the New York Times Bestselling book, The Color of Rain. Jessica and Gina talk about Gina's book and what it was like to have it adapted into the highest-rated Hallmark Movie Channel original in history. They discuss the importance of faith, maintaining strong friendships, asking for help and continuing to move forward.
Head to the Four Hearts Shop for holiday gifts and visit Jessica at jessicalindberg.com.
2020-12-0741 min
Bad Soccer DadMore Than a Game: When Sports Collide with CancerMy conversation this week is with Gina Spehn and Sam Kell. Gina is a best-selling author, speaker and Co-Founder of the New Day Foundation. Her son Sam Played varsity basketball and is starting his first year of college at Oakland University in Rochester, MI.
Questions to Consider:
Gina says that ultimately, in our quest to trust God, the outcomes don’t really matter. That God has a plan for us, even if we don’t see it or understand it.
Where the one area in your life where you’re str...2019-08-2036 minBad Soccer Dad01 How Not to Cheer for Your Kids with Michael SpehnMichael is a New York Times bestselling author, co-founder of The New Day Foundation, a non-profit serving families fighting cancer, and former co-host of the radio show, Your Family Matters, on Salem Broadcasting in Detroit. He has also been a basketball coach for more than 30 years. He and his wife Gina have raised five children, all of whom were varsity athletes. He brings a unique perspective on youth sports and plus… he’s a native Chicagoan with a true appreciation for what actually constitutes a Deep Dish pizza.
One excellent question Michael asks is: “What’s your ‘why’? Why...2019-03-1730 min
Central Wesleyan ChurchHope in our GriefSeries: Hope [full]
Teacher: Steve Norman, Feat. Michael & Gina Spehn
Date: January 27, 2019
Resources:
centralwesleyan.org/messages
michaelandgina.com
centralwesleyan.org/griefshare2019-01-2801 min
Bringing IT HomeParents Listen With Mike And Gina SpehnParents Listen With Mike And Gina Spehn by TrinityUtica2018-10-1000 min
Best Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsThe Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, and Love in the Midst of Tragedy by Gina Kell Spehn, Michael SpehnPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, and Love in the Midst of Tragedy Author: Gina Kell Spehn, Michael Spehn Narrator: Gina Spehn, Michael And Gina Spehn, Michael Spehn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn--bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation--as they tell their story...2011-10-0405 min
Get Best Sellers Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Personal MemoirsThe Color of Rain Audiobook by Michael SpehnListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: The Color of Rain
Subtitle: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, & Love in the Midst of Tragedy
Author: Michael Spehn
Narrator: Michael Spehn
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-20-11
Publisher: Zondervan
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each married, lived in their hometown and attended the same church. Their kids attended school together. Matt died at home on Christmas Day...2011-09-209h 58