WARNING: This is not your ordinary The Way I heard It. This episode contains SPOILERS. Storyteller Mike Rowe is joined by producer Chuck Klausmeyer to answer questions posed by fans of The Way I Heard It. Mike covers everything from how the podcast started to where it's headed in the future.
May 10, 2018•40 min•Ep. 101
It was opening night on the world's largest stage, but when you gotta go - you gotta go.
May 08, 2018•6 min•Ep. 100
A truly democratic machine and the man who didn't invent it.
May 01, 2018•6 min•Ep. 99
Wee Johnny wanted a mighty check - so he sent out some mighty big bills.
Apr 17, 2018•7 min•Ep. 98
No doubt about it - Miriam's timing was impeccable.
Apr 10, 2018•7 min•Ep. 97
No movie has been made about this heroic tale, but over a hundred movies have been made because of it.
Apr 03, 2018•11 min•Ep. 96
He did everything a hero and patriot ought to do... almost.
Mar 20, 2018•10 min•Ep. 95
But how do you eliminate driver error?
Mar 13, 2018•8 min•Ep. 94
Who says you can't preach Sunday morning, and then sell whiskey Sunday night?
Mar 06, 2018•7 min•Ep. 93
Big John knew a simple but powerful equation when he saw one.
Feb 27, 2018•6 min•Ep. 92
Do you want to know the bleeping secret or not!
Feb 13, 2018•8 min•Ep. 91
People came from miles around just to see it.
Feb 06, 2018•8 min•Ep. 90
Looking for love in the classifieds can lead to explosive consequences.
Jan 03, 2018•8 min•Ep. 89
It was never good new when the red phone rang - and on this December night it was ringing off the hook.
Dec 19, 2017•9 min•Ep. 88
What does a former POW do when he returns home from an unpopular war? Stand naked in the town square of course!
Dec 12, 2017•7 min•Ep. 87
A tale of award-winning flakes and delayed gratification.
Dec 05, 2017•8 min•Ep. 86
Pete just wanted to get some sleep - But he could not get his bunkmate's earworm out of his head.
Nov 28, 2017•6 min•Ep. 85
He was willing to play the white-man's game - he just wished they had told him the rules first.
Nov 21, 2017•6 min•Ep. 84
It was the trial of the century - that no one remembers.
Nov 14, 2017•9 min•Ep. 83
A father and a son with more than just bars between them.
Nov 07, 2017•7 min•Ep. 82
He was notoriously proficient in his field and his advice was priceless – he just didn't make house calls.
Oct 31, 2017•8 min•Ep. 81
Saul's nephew kept a secret his entire career - you could do that back then.
Oct 24, 2017•7 min•Ep. 80
Only problem is - it's not Bobby's bacon.
Oct 17, 2017•8 min•Ep. 79
Eddie was really good at blowing smoke.
Oct 10, 2017•8 min•Ep. 78
The story of a slightly subversive student with a taste for gin.
Oct 03, 2017•10 min•Ep. 77
The family business was brutal - but this Babe wanted in.
Sep 26, 2017•8 min•Ep. 76
His personal proclivities seemed to trigger women – so he had to keep them a secret.
Sep 22, 2017•7 min•Ep. 75
When you're in the back of an ambulance in the middle of a snowstorm - every second counts.
Sep 12, 2017•8 min•Ep. 74
How to make a billion dollars and remain absolutely calm.
Sep 05, 2017•5 min•Ep. 73
When the time came to fight for their King, these knights were prepared to show the enemy what they were made of.
Aug 29, 2017•7 min•Ep. 72