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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short attention span. Whether it’s a short mystery, a long conversation, or an audio book, The Way I Heard It is a veritable box of chocolates for the ears, because you never know what you’re going to get.
- 381 - Episode 380: American Flannel with Steven Kurutz
What does it take to make a traditional flannel shirt in America? According to this New York Times reporter it’s a combination of engineering and artistry. And Steven should know; he wrote the book on it, American Flannel. Steven explores with us the history of U.S. textile manufacturing and how our thirst for cheaper goods led to the death of small company towns and the creation of the rust belt.
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Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 1h 08min - 380 - 379: Psst… Wanna Buy a Stadium Buddy? with Jordan Harbinger
The former Wall Street lawyer and current OG podcaster drops by to discuss the latest in Podcastladia, how patternicity and our desire for certainty can lead us to create wild theories, the death of skepticism, honesty in advertising, and what he learned from being kidnapped the first time in Mexico. Yes, there was more than one kidnapping.
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Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 1h 26min - 379 - 378: Surviving Disney with Jeff Harmon & Neal Harmon
The serial entrepreneurs and founders of Angel Studios talk about growing up poor in a family of eleven, how they went from selling potatoes door to door to being the ad agency of record for Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Orabrush, how they survived a $62 million lawsuit from four of the biggest studios in Hollywood, and how their Angel Guild is cracking the code to finding the next big film.
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Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 1h 34min - 378 - 377: Sitting in a Puddle of Tilden with Peter Tilden
The writer, producer, and veteran radio broadcaster drops by to regale us with stories from the entertainment trenches, explains why he created the podcast Really? no, REALLY? with his BFF Jason Alexander and how that’s affected their relationship, and expounds on what makes great advertising great. RIP Dexter.
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 1h 32min - 377 - 376: An Unholy Incubator with Will Swaim
The President of the California Policy Center, host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast, and watchdog journalist warns about the new federal regulation that effectively makes CA-AB5 national and ends independent contractor status as we know it. As goes California, so goes the nation—from a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers to rampant homelessness, crime, and reparations—the recovering communist dissects examples of what’s happening in the Golden State and yet to come nationally.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 1h 18min - 376 - 375: NEW STORY—Nasty Little Instruments
Another brief mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by a deeper dive into the story’s reveal with Mike and Chuck. WARNING: Careful where you listen with headphones, as it may result in alternating facial contortions of disgust and hilarity. The title is Nasty Little Instruments, after all.
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Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 56min - 375 - 374: No Man No Problem with Bill Whittle
The podcaster, YouTuber, and amateur historian ruminates on the state of Hollywood, talks about his upcoming Daily Wire project, An Empire of Terror, which exposes the dark underbelly of the Soviet Union’s police state, and recounts the amazing story of Frank Luke, the forgotten top ace of WWI.
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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 1h 13min - 374 - BONUS COFFEE 373: The Wedgie Kick
America’s grandmother recalls the harrowing details of her husband’s heart attacks at Christmas, gives an update on his convalescence, and tells a shocking tale about the newsletter you do NOT want to be mentioned in. From stents to physical therapy, shuffleboard to bingo, and that little dance we do when our panties are in a bunch, it’s another edition of Coffee with Mom!
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Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 57min - 373 - 372: Jimmy Failla Loves Fat Elvis
The former New York cabby, current stand-up comic, and perennial philosopher talks hilariously about why he’s keeping politics out of his new show Fox News Saturday Night, why he wrote his bestselling book, Cancel Culture Dictionary, and why he looks at the world like a drug-sniffing dog at the airport.
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Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 1h 14min - 372 - 371: Chuck Gets a Haircut with Denis Chetzan and Mary Sullivan
Mike follows through with his threat to get Chuck a professional haircut by enlisting The Irish Hammer’s “hairstylist to the stars” to bring his salon to our studio for a cut and record. What could possibly go wrong? Not entirely unrelated is an announcement about additional trades being eligible for the mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s 2024 Work Ethic Scholarship Program. The application process begins February 28.
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Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 1h 06min - 371 - 370: The Smartest Dropout I Know is Rikki Schlott
The New York Post columnist and author discusses the disruptive and damaging nature of social media, our shortening attention spans, the lack of free speech on college campuses, why the First Amendment is the most important right, why she left NYU during COVID despite her 4.0 GPA, and how she came to write The Cancelling of the American Mind with Greg Lukianoff.
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Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 1h 08min - 370 - 369: Gabby Reece is Not in Compliance
The volleyball legend, fitness leader, podcaster, New York Times bestselling author, and serial entrepreneur talks about raising her girls with a do-it-yourself attitude, why it’s important to eat clean and lift heavy things, and how to be a good citizen without being a conformist and still saying yes.
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Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 1h 16min - 369 - 368: The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth with Neal McDonough
The consummate villainous actor's actor joins us to discuss his childhood growing up in a motel, how being blacklisted in Hollywood tested his faith, and why he chose to play the Benefactor, a.k.a. the devil, in Angel Studio’s movie, The Shift.
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Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 1h 17min - 368 - 367: Scarcity Brain with Michael Easter
367: Scarcity Brain with Michael Easter
The journalist and NYT bestselling author shares his research into why our brains are hardwired for overconsumption, how this scarcity mindset can lead us to take unnecessary risks, and how Inveterate gambling pigeons prove that we can change. It’s all from his newest book, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough.
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Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 1h 08min - 367 - 366: NEW STORY—They Put Him in a Cage
A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span called They Put Him in a Cage is followed by an installment of The Way I Talked About The Way I Heard It, during which Mike and Chuck discuss first jobs, audition horror stories, and the condition of Mike’s dad.
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Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 1h 04min - 366 - 365: A Coffee Klatch Christmas with Peggy RoweTue, 19 Dec 2023 - 47min
- 365 - 364: Son of a Revolutionary with John Dodd
The appellate lawyer and President General of the Sons of the American Revolution drops by to discuss our nation's founding and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party by inducting Mike, Chuck, and Mike’s dad, John, into the SAR.
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 55min - 364 - 363: BONUS STORY: Something to Chew On
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Thu, 07 Dec 2023 - 11min - 363 - 362: Don't Forget the Footnotes with Douglas Brunt
The New York Times bestselling author and podcaster discusses great writing, the power of storytelling, his newest book, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel, and how he solved a 110-year-old whodunnit.
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 - 1h 07min - 362 - 361: A Place and a Purpose in a World Gone Mad with Salena Zito
The Washington Examiner columnist and reporter discusses why Lincoln’s Gettysburg address holds up 160 years later, why she’s building a room to hold miniature trains, the “dust up” in the Middle East, our current age of disruption, and why people are searching for something bigger than themselves. Then, by request, Mike serenade’s Salena.
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 - 1h 11min - 361 - 360: BONUS COFFEE: Let's Not Talk About Thanksgiving with Peggy Rowe
Tongue twisters, laundry mishaps, Betty the book-club-lady, the Klausmeyer I-told-you-so protocol, steel drums, bad videography, hot cross buns, cannibal hamsters, camping in July, rogue waves, and just a touch of Thanksgiving—It’s coffee with mom.
Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 57min - 360 - 359: Teddy and Booker T. with Brian Kilmeade
The six-time New York Times best-selling author and prolific FNC host drops by to discuss what made President Theodore Roosevelt and civil rights pioneer Booker T. Washington so great and the role Mike played in Brian writing his newest book Teddy and Booker T. Discussed in this episode: Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Arthur Lih of LifeVac.net The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 - 1h 04min - 359 - 358: Five Days in November with Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill
60 years after that horrible day in November when our 35th president was gunned down in Dallas, one of only two secret service agents from that detail still alive today gives his reflections and first-hand account and explains the difference between facts and theories. Clint Hill is joined by his wife and co-author Lisa McCubbin Hill to discuss the day America lost its innocence, a secret service reunion 60 years in the making, and the 60th anniversary commemorative edition of their book Five Days in November.
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 - 1h 11min - 358 - 357: BONUS STORY: She Blew the Doors Off
It was late at night and she was pregnant, but Merry still had to go to work. And we're all glad she did. Big thanks to our loyal sponsor American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order.
Thu, 09 Nov 2023 - 12min - 357 - 356: The World's Biggest Therapist with Travis Mills
The former 82nd Airborne Staff Sergeant and quadruple amputee drops by to chat about the first time he met Mike, how he pissed off Bill Nye science guy, why he’s a proud member of the everything-is-great club, and his new book Bounce Back: 12 Warrior Principles to Reclaim & Recalibrate Your Life.
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 - 1h 10min - 356 - 355: Hunting for Anomalies with Michael Shermer
The Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, podcaster, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University talks about why we believe weird things, how our brains seek patterns to stay safe, the state of science and journalism, intellectual humility vs. certainty, the surprising rise of antisemitism, and his book Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 1h 21min - 355 - 354: BONUS COFFEE: They Like a Little Bit of Naughty with America's Grandmother
Peggy chides her eldest for spending too much time in the sun, then they discuss book clubs and pool sharks, Peggy’s latest borderline inappropriate post, Mike eating dates, geoducks and horses, Picasso vs Cezanne, a briss gone wrong, used condoms in an elevator shaft, a little paregoric on the gums, how Peggy discovered Mike was circumcised, and a tease about her espionage court case. In other words, another Coffee with Mom!
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 - 58min - 354 - 353: I Never Got to Drive the Zamboni with Scott Hamilton
The Olympic gold medalist and four-time national and world ice skating champion is the most upbeat and cheerful human ever, and he shares his amazing journey from a sickly, smaller-than-average kid to an Olympic champion, what it’s like to survive two forms of cancer, and why he claims the brain tumor he was born with was the greatest thing that ever happened to him.
Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 1h 25min - 353 - 352: Mailbag!
While answering listener questions, Mike and Chuck sip Knobel and discuss the future of TWIHI, Mike’s trip to Italy, the Rowe family reunion, an inappropriate rendezvous high above the opera house, piano-playing kitties, embarrassing teenage moments, and the day Chuck almost died on a photoshoot.
Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 1h 00min - 352 - 351: BONUS STORY: Rough Delivery
For the baby’s sake, it’s a good thing Bobby was there. For Bobby, it changed everything. Big thanks to our terrific sponsor American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 - 11min - 351 - 350: The Age of Blunder with Rob Long
The writer and executive producer of Cheers discusses how American culture is being held hostage to squeaky wheels, how quickly-acquired generational wealth is changing American business, and how every great showbusiness success wouldn’t be without a great blunder.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 - 1h 21min - 350 - 349: How to Get Cal Ripken Jr. with Teresa Strasser
349: How to Get Cal Ripken Jr. with Teresa Strasser The Emmy-winning writer, TV host, and author swaps stories of near-miss television gigs with Mike, shares tales of growing up blue-collar with her auto mechanic dad, and reveals how she got the Iron Man of baseball to read and blurb her book, Making It Home: Life Lessons From a Season of Little League.
Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 1h 19min - 349 - 348: BONUS COFFEE: A Handsome Guy Who Likes to Lick You with America's Grandmother
Three-time bestselling author Peggy Rowe reveals her favorite show that Mike’s ever made, talks about her favorite British murder mysteries, tells the story of how her friend once arrested Mickey Mantle in Baltimore the day before a ballgame, and recounts time spent with a seeing-eye dog named Larry. Oh, and Mike talks about a secret upcoming project he has no business talking about.
Thu, 28 Sep 2023 - 54min - 348 - 347: Better a Millstone Around Your Neck with Tim Ballard
The former Department of Homeland Security special agent talks about the hit film based on his career fighting pedophiles, Sound of Freedom, the ubiquity of modern-day slavery, and how our leaky border is aiding human traffickers.
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 - 1h 10min - 347 - 346: Rolling Up to the Red Carpet in a Purple Crown Vic with Coach Bill Courtney
The businessman and football coach talks about his experience growing up fatherless, how it felt to star in the Academy Award-winning documentary Undefeated, in which he used his tough-love style of coaching to help an underprivileged Memphis high school’s football team make it to the playoffs, and his mission to recruit an Army of Normal Folks to make this world a better place.
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 - 1h 24min - 346 - 345: BONUS STORY: Enough!
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Thu, 14 Sep 2023 - 13min - 345 - 344: It's a Wonderful Life with Body Armor with Scott Mann
Former U.S. Army Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann Ret., is a NYT bestselling author, warrior, and storyteller. Scott discusses his efforts to help save the lives of Afghan special forces and nationals left behind in the wake of the United States’ botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, his book Operation Pineapple Express that he wrote about those efforts, and the play he wrote to honor those who fought and died. The man: https://scottmann.com The book: https://operationpineappleexpress.com The play: https://lastoutplay.com The film: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Out-Scott-Mann/dp/B09X94Q5CS
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 1h 32min - 344 - 343: A Beer, Some Nachos, and a Barstool with Dr. John Delony
343: A Beer, Some Nachos, and a Barstool with Dr. John Delony The bestselling author, mental health expert, and host of the Dr. John Delony Show chats about the crisis of confidence that comes from living in a post-expert world, the dangers of certainty, the choices we can make to live a non-anxious life, and how sharing nachos and beer with good friends can help. John’s book is Building a Non-Anxious Life
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 - 1h 23min - 343 - 342: Apple Juice and Saltines with Kevin O'Connor
This Old House’s Kevin O’Connor talks about the serendipitous non-audition audition that landed him a job on the longest-running how-to show on TV, what it was like to embed with Team Rubicon to film his new Roku show, what masculinity really looks like, and how to treat a razor wound.
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 - 1h 12min - 342 - 341: BONUS COFFEE: I Don't Know How to Arrange My Nickels with Peggy Rowe
America’s grandmother shares more of her signature wit and charm while discussing her husband’s cataract surgery recovery including a grueling eye drop schedule, the difference between an astigmatism and a stigmatism, forgetting your keys, the pros and cons of high stakes poker and Mahjongg, the meaning of PIE, and Lou Carter’s song If I Had a Nose Full of Nickels. Strap in for another coffee with mom.
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 - 51min - 341 - 340: My Happy Place is the Operating Room with Dr. Rahul Seth
The otolaryngologist and facial reconstructive surgeon that fixed Mike’s nose talks about how prevalent deviated septums are, how he prepares for a 12-hour surgery, and the bicycle accident that nearly ended his surgical career. Mentioned in this episode are Dr. Seth’s practice GoldenStatePlasticSurgery.com and Episode 262: Let’s Talk About Septums and Scrotums with James Nestor
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 1h 11min - 340 - 339: Will A.I. Build Your House with Nick Schiffer
Nick is a custom homebuilder and skilled trades advocate who founded NS Builders and hosts the Modern Craftsman podcast. He talks skilled trades, the labor shortage, and the ancient dilemma of juggling quality, schedule, and price.
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 1h 14min - 339 - 338: BONUS STORY: It Might Be Worth Remembering
The past is what we choose to forget. History is what we choose to remember. Big thanks to our fantastic sponsor American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order.
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 - 15min - 338 - 337: America's Hardest Working Garbage Man with Chad Pregracke
The founder of Living Lands and Waters talks about how his do-goodery removed over 13 million pounds of garbage from America’s waterways, how he’s turning discarded plastics into durable pallets, and why his volunteers refer to his flagship as the "Love Barge."
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 1h 08min - 337 - 336: A Perfectly Reasonable Chat with Nick Gillespie
The Libertarian journalist and editor-at-large at Reason interviews Mike at FreedomFest 2023. The two discuss a myriad of topics, including skilled trades, workforce participation, and the state of education.
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 - 1h 32min - 336 - 335: BONUS COFFEE: Poetry Gets a Bad Rap
From Shakespeare to Frost and Madras to Nantucket, the three-time bestselling author and her son trade raps and reminisce about recitations. There’s also talk of sushi and rainwater, ancient mariners, nicking butter and cream, room-service cart ethics, barnacles on the sea of life, hot-tub lifeguarding, and Chuck’s Hitlerian youth. Yup, it’s coffee with mom.
Thu, 27 Jul 2023 - 56min - 335 - 334: Coffee Runs the World with Greg GUTFELD!
The host of the #1 rated late night TV show and five-time NYT bestselling author joins TWIHI to discuss what he hates and loves, why he originally didn’t want Mike on his show, how our culture has flipped, and his new book, The King of Late Night. KnobelSpirits.com
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 - 1h 11min - 334 - 333: The Lady Who Puts Them in Me Will Be Thrilled
For Chuck's milestone birthday, Mike questions him about the Pageant of the Masters, his frequent hobbies, and the reason he has pellets in his ass.
Tue, 18 Jul 2023 - 52min - 333 - 332: BONUS STORY: His Final Destination
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Thu, 13 Jul 2023 - 15min - 332 - 331: Naked Volleyball and Other Strategic Operations with Stu Segall
The successful producer of hit shows like Hunter, Renegade, and Silk Stalkings talks about how 9/11 changed television forever and led him to turn his 20-acre studio into Strategic Operations, a training facility that has allowed hundreds of thousands of military, law enforcement, and first responder personnel to experience medical and tactical training in “Hyper-Realistic® scenario environments.”
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 - 1h 17min - 331 - 330: I'd Go in a Heartbeat with Scott Tingle
Astronaut and combat veteran Captain Scott Tingle, a.k.a. "Maker," explains how he turned his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut into a reality. He provides a harrowing blow-by-blow account of what it’s like to fly an 8-hour combat mission and land on an aircraft carrier at night, as well as how to poop in space.
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 - 1h 27min - 330 - 329: BONUS COFFEE: You Can Give Them Your Underpants with Peggy Rowe
Socks and windsocks, support hose and ho’ ho’s, humble brags and no-so-humble brags, owl pellets and horse semen, dancing in circles, a forgotten stool sample, a chair-volleyball update, a manscaping demo, and lots of shameless pluggery. Pour yourself a tall iced one and join coffee with mom!
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 48min - 329 - 328: Johnny Joey Jones is Unbroken
The Retired USMC Staff Sergeant who lost both legs in Afghanistan to an IED talks Hee-Haw, laying brick, cakewalks, farm living, his “Alive Day,” and his new book, Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship.
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 - 1h 37min - 328 - 327: Tony Ortega Doesn't Like Bullies Either
Substack journalist Tony Ortega has been covering Scientology for decades, and he weighs in on what the Danny Masterson double conviction means for the future of the "church."
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 - 1h 15min - 327 - 326: BONUS STORY: The Class of '23
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Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 11min - 326 - 325: America's Founding Son with Bob Crawford
The Avett Brothers’ standup bassist is not only a great musician but also an avid historian. Bob talks about music, family, slavery, abolitionism, and the amazing legacy of John Quincey Adams as chronicled in his podcast, Founding Son: John Quincey’s America. Oh yeah, and there will be some mandolin playing. Book mentioned: The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln by Sean Wilentz
Tue, 13 Jun 2023 - 1h 27min - 325 - 324: Bonus Day with Jedidiah Thurner
The disrupter and co-founder of Love Has No Limits talks about how the organization engages communities to tackle society's problems of families in crisis, foster care, and medical debt. He also reveals what he learned from his near-death experience and the incredible power of hope. Learn more about Love Has No Limits at lovehasnolimits.com
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 - 1h 31min - 324 - 323: Reguflation and the Right to Try with Akash Chougule
Americans For Prosperity’s vice president of government affairs, Akash Chougule, discusses how CA-AB5 and Congress’ Pro Act are deleterious to independent contractors and why the use of mutual benefit and bottom-up solutions work best, and Mike makes up a new word. Contact your representatives here www.prosperityispossible.com
Tue, 30 May 2023 - 1h 04min - 323 - 322: BONUS COFFEE: We're Gonna Need Both Bibles with Peggy Rowe
King James vs. NIV, Pentateuch vs. Septuagint, nonagenarian vs. ear-hair poetry, beaned vs. bean-less chili, Schmigadoon vs. Cockeysville, sponsors vs. sphincters, a centenarian luncheon, some loud nail-filing, and a gruesome story over lunch... Otherwise known as coffee with mom.
Fri, 26 May 2023 - 48min - 322 - 321: The Ring of Sting with Smoking' Ed Currie
The Dirty Jobber, Guinness World Record-holding pepper breeder, and CEO of the PuckerButt Pepper Company, explains how he replaced drinks and drugs with dopamine-inducing capsaicin. Spoiler Alert: It involves a literal angel.
Tue, 23 May 2023 - 1h 28min - 321 - 320: BONUS STORY: Braving the ElementsFri, 19 May 2023 - 10min
- 320 - 319: Hunger is the Best Sauce with Michael Easter
The professor, adventurer, and author of the The Comfort Crisis speaks about his 33-day trip off the grid in the arctic tundra and how he learned to embrace silence, boredom, and uncomfortableness. The Comfort Crisis https://eastermichael.com/book/
Tue, 16 May 2023 - 1h 25min - 319 - 318: BONUS STORY: That's Gonna Leave a MarkFri, 12 May 2023 - 08min
- 318 - 317: Adventure is Disaster Narrowly Averted
This documentary filmmaker, TV producer, and treasure hunter has traveled to some of the most beautiful and dangerous locations on the planet. The discussion includes ancient Assyrian artifacts, sunken ships, the treasures of Nimrud, underwater safecracking, a billion dollars in gold, and the greatest sizzle reel no one’s ever seen.
Tue, 09 May 2023 - 1h 08min - 317 - 316: Not On My Watch with Dan Clare
The Iraq War veteran and Chief Communications and Outreach Officer for Disabled American Veterans explains the circumstances that led him to blow the whistle on the Iraq burn pits. www.dav.org www.patriotbootcamp.org
Tue, 02 May 2023 - 1h 10min - 316 - 315: BONUS COFFEE: What, No Apple Pie?! with Peggy Rowe
On this edition of coffee with mom, bestselling author and Mike’s mom Peggy Rowe says goodbye to hatchet throwing season and hello to bocce ball season. Along the way is a play called Moses, an Amish smorgasbord, mulligatawny soup, and a gelding “expressing himself.”
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 54min - 315 - 314: Mr. Freedom Made a Promise to His Mother with Enes Kanter Freedom
Despite the bounty on his head, the former basketball star and human rights activist explains why he gave up his NBA career and tens of millions of dollars to keep a promise he made to his mom and do God’s work. Mr. Freedom knows better than most that freedom isn’t free.
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 - 1h 06min - 314 - 313: We're Breaking Under the Weight of Our Own Weight with Vinnie Tortorich
The health and fitness guru breaks down the effects of sugar and grain on the American diet, gives an accounting of the total weight lost by the "Rowebies" that joined Vinnie’s crusade after his first appearance on TWIHI (spoiler alert: it’s a LOT!), and bids us beware of food pyramids and sleeping nineteenth-century prophets.
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 - 1h 28min - 313 - 312: BONUS STORY: Big Stars, Little StarsFri, 14 Apr 2023 - 11min
- 312 - 311: It's Not a Job, It's a Lifestyle with Tom Odom
Our favorite modern-day cowboy breaks down what a day-in-the-life of a long-haul trucker looks like and how he manages to drive his office over 120,000 miles each year. Oh yeah, and you’ll also hear the chorus of a yet-to-be-written song called The Ballad of Tom Odom.
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 - 1h 08min - 311 - 310: The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Greg explains why we should be suspicious of certainty and invites us to join the million-strong free speech army to combat cancel-culture.
Tue, 04 Apr 2023 - 1h 20min - 310 - 309: BONUS COFFEE: Pelvic Thrusts and Ball Squeezing with America's Grandmother
Grab a cup of Joe and join three-time bestselling author Peggy Rowe, a.k.a. Mike’s mom, as she catches us up on the shuffleboard finals ice cream social, the senior version of beer pong, getting recognized in the elevator, why you shouldn’t play board games with Mike, not-so modern banking, and how to write naughty without getting bawdy.
Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 51min - 309 - 308: Can You Handle the Truth with Vivek RamaswamyTue, 28 Mar 2023 - 1h 29min
- 308 - 307: BONUS STORY: You Can Look It Up
Experts agree that the science is settled—this is yet another NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span. Factcheck: True. But can you really believe everything you read? Or hear?
Sat, 25 Mar 2023 - 08min - 307 - 306: Celeste Headlee Can't Say A**hole on NPR
The radio host, journalist, and best-selling author shares insights from her viral TEDx talk, 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation, and discusses neuroscience & FMRIs, empathy & compassion, Homo sapiens & Neanderthals, food pantries & squirrel treeing. Oh yeah, and how to tell when you might be the A-hole, which of course is a word Celeste cannot say on NPR.
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 - 1h 19min - 306 - 305: Charles C W Cooke Took an Oath
When he’s not writing his National Review column or rooting-on the Jaguars, Charlie Cooke is loving the Constitution he swore an oath to and loathing the proposed student loan transfer scheme he did not.
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 - 1h 26min - 305 - 304: The Shadow on the Wall is You with Scott Strode
Scott Strode, founder & national executive director of The Phoenix, reveals why rock climbing and marathoning helped him break the cycle of his addiction and how he is transforming the way our country approaches recovery with fitness and community.
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 1h 13min - 304 - 303: The Incredible Symphony of Things with Bayard Winthrop
Bayard Winthrop, founder and CEO of American Giant breaks down our supply chain issues, our trade imbalance with the rest of the world, and how his company still managed to produce “the greatest hoodie ever made” 100% in the United States.
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 1h 11min - 303 - 302: BONUS: Have You Seen My Husband's Teeth?
Killer coyotes, cataract surgery, cheating on eye exams, pellets in Chuck’s ass, the Florida wedding, John’s teeth lost at the rehearsal dinner, Mike channels his QVC days, Peggy plays Vanna White, John’s confusing anatomy, sapele vs oak, opening night of the Winter Follies, and the auctioning of an oversized napkin holder filled with Peggy’s books. In other words, just another Coffee with Mom!
Fri, 24 Feb 2023 - 36min - 302 - 301: Give the Children Knives and Fire with Chad Houser
Award-winning chef and bloody-do-gooder, Chad Houser explains why he gave up his successful restaurant to start Café Momentum, a nonprofit, fine dining restaurant that strives to break our country’s cycle of incarceration and violence by employing justice-involved youths.
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 1h 14min - 301 - 300: Phil Keoghan is Fairly Interesting
The prolific Philiminator joins TWIHI for our tricentennial episode to discuss skilled trades, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails, his Buck It list, nearly drowning, inspiring grandfathers, tall poppy syndrome, and where to look at a nude wedding.
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 1h 44min - 300 - 299: BONUS STORY: He Delivered the Message
Back by popular demand is a brand-new story for the curious mind with a short attention span. And here’s your only clue – When people needed to be stopped, the agency counted on Dick to stop them.
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 - 10min - 299 - 298: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fryer
Dan McMurtrie, a venture capitalist and lifelong entrepreneur, discusses how a fluke injury ended his promising baseball career and sent him on a mission to save mom-and-pop restaurateurs.
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 1h 02min - 298 - 297: Megyn Kelly and the Irish Goodbye
It’s a fun hang with the feisty journo who shares her thoughts on fierce M&Ms, potty talk, why newsrooms are trying to scare the hell out of you, and how to execute the perfect Irish goodbye.
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 - 1h 00min - 297 - 296: BONUS COFFEE: It's Hatchet Throwing Season!!!
Time for a cup of coffee with mom! Peggy Rowe, a.k.a. America’s Grandmother, drops by to discuss an upcoming family wedding, the joys of ninety-year-olds with power tools, and her escapades with chair volleyball and competitive ax throwing.
Fri, 27 Jan 2023 - 35min - 296 - 295: We're Still We the People with Todd Rose
Todd Rose, CEO of Populace, recounts his journey from 0.9 GPA high school dropout to Harvard professor and provides empirical evidence that Americans suffer from collective illusions about what we believe, why we believe it, and how we came to be so divided. Spoiler Alerts: No one is average, and we’re not as divided as we think we are.
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 - 1h 36min - 295 - 294: The Ballad of Tom Odom
Will Swaim, journalist and president of the California Policy Center, educates us on CA Assembly Bill 5 (AB5,) which seeks to turn independent contractors into employees, and how it’s negatively affecting 70,000+ independent California truckers; truckers like Tom Odom, who calls in from the road to let us know why he is A.) part of a class action lawsuit and B.) moving to Texas. Spoiler Alert: it’s because of AB5! Will Swaim’s article about AB5 and Tom Odom Contact Tom with your AB5 story at myab5story@gmail.com
Tue, 17 Jan 2023 - 1h 21min - 294 - 293: Matt Walsh Made a Great Movie
Matt shares his thoughts on sex vs gender, objective truth, and why it’s so hard for so many people to answer the simple question, “what is a woman?”
Tue, 10 Jan 2023 - 1h 11min - 293 - 292: When Animal Lovers Eat Their Own
Dirty Jobber Stacey Schumacher, co-owner of Schumacher Cattle (a ranch with a "pasture to plate program") and founder and executive director of the Texas Coalition for Animal Protection, a non-profit organization that spayed and neutered over 68,000 cats and dogs last year, has a unique perspective on animal rights and animal husbandry and why they are both so crucial.
Tue, 03 Jan 2023 - 1h 15min - 292 - 291: America's Grandmother is Done with Christmas Cards
It’s another Christmas extravaganza featuring three-time New York Times bestselling author Peggy Rowe, a.k.a. Mike’s mom. Now with less potty mouth! Peggy explains why she and Chuck conspired to keep a secret from Mike.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 - 1h 19min - 291 - 290: Give Me a Sink Plunger and I'll Save the World
Inventor and bloody do-gooder, Arthur Lih is on a mission to save a million people from choking with his LifeVac device. It’s a quixotic quest that began at age 20 when he watched his best friend die in his arms.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 - 1h 06min - 290 - 289: There's No Place Like Nome
Shawn Pomrenke of Bering Sea Gold shares the circumstances that led him to drop out of high school, how he used his work ethic and MacGyver skills to become a multi-million-dollar gold prospector, and why he describes being 100 feet below an ice shelf in the frigid Bering Sea as... relaxing. That is, until his regulator freezes and the oxygen flow stops—then it gets sporty.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 - 1h 00min - 289 - 288: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 15 & 16New York Times bestselling author Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. She has been writing all her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came at the tender age of 80. Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.Fri, 02 Dec 2022 - 1h 04min
- 288 - 287: Sooner or Later, You've Gotta Squeeze the Beaver
On the two-year anniversary of The Way I Heard It’s format change from short to long form, Mike and Chuck make another announcement about the future of the podcast, and there is a lot of talk about an upcoming episode of Dirty Jobs that involves… you guessed it, squeezing beavers.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 - 1h 00min - 287 - 286: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 13 & 14New York Times bestselling author Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. She has been writing all her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came at the tender age of 80. Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.Fri, 25 Nov 2022 - 42min
- 286 - 285: Scream Inside Your Heart
In his new book, Gone Viral: How Covid Drove the World Insane, Justin Hart, the founder and chief data analyst of RationalGround.com, puts out the case for what our government did well and what our government did not-so-well to battle Covid-19. Spoiler Alert: The second category contains a lot more items.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 1h 16min - 285 - 284: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 11 & 12New York Times bestselling author Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. She has been writing all her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came at the tender age of 80. Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations. KnobelSpirits.com/MikeFri, 18 Nov 2022 - 43min
- 284 - 283: You Can't Lead from a Pickup Truck
Jack Nix, chief operating officer of Shelby Erectors and reinforcing ironworker (a.k.a. rodbuster), talks about his appearance on Dirty Jobs, what it takes to tote steel and bust rod, and how it feels to have all your hard work covered up by cement.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 - 1h 24min - 283 - 282: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 9 & 10New York Times bestselling author Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. She has been writing all her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came at the tender age of 80. Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 32min
- 282 - 281: I'd Like to Buy a Vow
Bestselling author Mike Rinder drops by to discuss his new memoir, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientoloty, his time in “the hole,” and how he went from saving the world withscientology to saving the world from scientology.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 - 1h 34min
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