312: BONUS STORY: Big Stars, Little Stars
Phil expected to have a ball at the game, but he didn’t expect it would change his life forever.
Apr 14, 2023•11 min•Ep. 312
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.
Episodes
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.
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 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.
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 310
309: Coffee with Mom—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.
Mar 31, 2023•52 min•Ep. 309
308: Vivek Ramaswamy—Can You Handle the Truth
The entrepreneurial businessman and presidential candidate lays out his plan to help America reclaim her national identity and shatter the Overton Window by taking on the army of angry acronyms; CSR, SDG, DEI, ESG, WEF, and CCP, which has earned him the nickname godfather of the anti-woke movement.
Mar 28, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 308
307: NEW 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?
Mar 25, 2023•9 min•Ep. 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....
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 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.
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 305
304: Scott Strode—The Shadow on the Wall is You
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.
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 304
303: Bayard Winthrop—The Incredible Symphony of Things
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.
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 303
302: Coffee with Mom—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!
Feb 24, 2023•36 min•Ep. 302
301: Chad Houser—Give the Children Knives and Fire
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.
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 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.
Feb 14, 2023•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 300
299: NEW 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.
Feb 10, 2023•11 min•Ep. 299
298: Dan McMurtrie—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.
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 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.
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 297
296: Coffee with Mom—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.
Jan 27, 2023•36 min•Ep. 296
295: Todd Rose—We're Still We the People
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.
Jan 24, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 295
294: Will Swaim—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 my...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 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?”
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 293
292: Stacey Shumacher—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.
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 292
291: Coffee with Mom—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.
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 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.
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 290
289: Shawn Pomrenke—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.
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 289
288: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 15 & 16
New 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 attendi...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 288
287: Chuck Klausmeyer—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.
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 287
286: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 13 & 14
New 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 attendi...
Nov 25, 2022•43 min•Ep. 286
285: Justin Hart—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.
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 285
284: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 11 & 12
New 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 attendi...
Nov 18, 2022•42 min•Ep. 284
283: Jack Nix—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.
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 283