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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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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.
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Episodes

361: Salena Zito—A Place and a Purpose in a World Gone Mad

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 .

Nov 28, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 361

359: Brian Kilmeade—Teddy and Booker T.

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...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 359

358: Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill—Five Days in November

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 Da...

Nov 14, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 358

356: Travis Mills—The World's Biggest Therapist

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.

Nov 07, 20231 hr 10 minEp. 356

355: Michael Shermer—Hunting for Anomalies

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 ....

Oct 31, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 355

354: Coffee with Mom—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!

Oct 26, 202359 minEp. 354

353: Scott Hamilton—I Never Got to Drive the Zamboni

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.

Oct 24, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 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.

Oct 17, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 352

350: Rob Long—The Age of Blunder

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.

Oct 10, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 350

349: Teresa Strasser—How to Get Cal Ripken Jr.

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....

Oct 03, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 349

348: Coffee with Mom—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.

Sep 28, 202355 minEp. 348

347: Tim Ballard—Better a Millstone Around Your Neck

Former DHS agent Tim Ballard delves into the success of "Sound of Freedom," a film based on his career fighting child trafficking. He exposes the horrific scale of modern slavery, the alarming number of children lost at the US border, and how current policies inadvertently support traffickers. Ballard details his ongoing fight through the SECURE Act and addresses the political and media backlash against his work.

Sep 26, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 347

346: Coach Bill Courtney—Rolling Up to the Red Carpet in a Purple Crown Vic

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.

Sep 19, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 346

345: NEW STORY—Enough!

When you've had it up to here with terrorism, who you gonna call?

Sep 14, 202310 minEp. 345

344: Scott Mann—It's a Wonderful Life with Body Armor

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.c...

Sep 11, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 344

343: Dr. John Delony—A Beer, Some Nachos, and a Barstool

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...

Sep 05, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 343

342: Kevin O'Connor—Apple Juice and Saltines

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.

Aug 29, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 342

341: Coffee with Mom—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.

Aug 24, 202351 minEp. 341

340: Dr. Rahul Seth—My Happy Place is the Operating Room

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...

Aug 22, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 340

339: Nick Schiffer—Will A.I. Build Your House

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.

Aug 15, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 339

337: Chad Pregracke—America's Hardest Working Garbage Man

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."

Aug 08, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 337

336: Nick Gillespie—A Perfectly Reasonable Chat

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.

Aug 01, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 336

335: Coffee with Mom—Poetry Gets a Bad Rap with Peggy Rowe

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.

Jul 27, 202356 minEp. 335

334: Greg GUTFELD!—Coffee Runs the World

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 .

Jul 25, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 334
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