251: You Wear 40 Pounds of Gear Because, You Know, You're on Fire Quite a Bit

BONUS COFFEE 392: Keep an Eye on Your Son's Stool with Peggy Rowe: Peggy Rowe is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, the matriarch of the Rowe family, and, of course, Mike’s mom. The coffee klatch conversation deals with handling disappointment, the difference between encouragement and enabling, and how... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

52 min listen

391: NEW STORY—Credit Where It’s Due: Here's a brand new story about the performance of a lifetime followed by another edition of Two Dudes Talking, a.k.a. Mike and Chuck break it down with some laughs. Shout out to our terrific sponsors Explore available careers! Use code MIKE to get... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

66 min listen

390: Pulling the Pin with Steven Pressfield: Steven Pressfield, the two-time New York Times Bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, and The Legend of Bagger Vance, discusses how to listen to your muse while ignoring your Resistance, why he carries a Smith Corona typewriter but... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

84 min listen

389: You Can Learn a Lot in a Smoke-Filled Airplane with Gavin de Becker: The nation’s leading expert on de-escalation and public figure protection unpacks the importance of intuition, the difference between true fear and unwarranted fear, and the epidemic of sudden, unexpected deaths among seemingly healthy people... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

100 min listen

388: Swimming Against the Current with Riley Gaines: The 12-time NCAA All-American, 5-time SEC Champion, and 2-time Olympic qualifier who went from being one of the fastest collegiate swimmers in the world to a controversial women's rights advocate talks about what it takes to train in a pool six hours... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

89 min listen

387: Make Me a Firefighter with Candice McDonald and Jonathan Dayton: In a double-header of do-goodery, TWIHI welcomes not one but two very distinguished volunteer firefighters to discuss why they have been called to such a dangerous philanthropic endeavor, what it takes to become a volunteer firefighter, and how... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

66 min listen

386: NEW STORY—Here Be Dragons: First, a brand-new mystery about brave men in a distant sea, then Mike and Chuck take a deeper dive. Big thanks to our great sponsors Explore available careers! Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. U.S. Money Reserve—Call 866-944-GOLD... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

73 min listen

385: I Don't Want to Manage People Like Me with Karey Kirkpatrick: The film writer, director, and producer known for Over the Hedge, Chicken Run, and James and the Giant Peach talks about his work ethic and creative process, why animated films are modern-day Aesop’s fables, and that time he almost got to run... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

93 min listen

384: Freedom Food and Funny Cars with Matt Hagan and Chloe Hudson: Matt is a four-time NHRA Funny Car world champion and first-generation cattle and CBD farmer. Chloe is a mikeroweWORKS work ethic scholarship recipient, an AWS Certified Weld Inspector, and a social media influencer. She also runs social media for... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

68 min listen

BONUS COFFEE 383: Nude Sunbathing with America’s Grandmother: The three-time NYT bestselling author, a.k.a. Mike’s mom, talks the chosen frozen on Easter Sunday, speaking in tongues, the Key Bridge tragedy, Fort McHenry and Ranger Vince, our expanding universe, great illusionists, and how Peggy gets her... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

51 min listen

382: Individualism Rightly Understood with Scott Mann: The former U.S. Army Green Beret, NYT bestselling author, leadership consultant, and perennial storyteller talks about the division and tribal behavior that permeates our country now, the death of honor, shame, and consequence, and why Alexis de... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

79 min listen

381: NEW STORY—The Face of an Angel: A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by Mike and Chuck taking a deeper dive into the story’s DOUBLE reveal. That’s right, you get two reveals for the prize of none! Many thanks to our terrific sponsors Use... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

57 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

68 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

86 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

94 min listen

377: Sitting in a Pool 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,... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

93 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

74 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

52 min listen

Episode 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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

69 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

54 min listen

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, , and why he looks at the world like a... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

69 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

61 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

64 min listen

369: Gabby Reece is Not in Compliance: 369: Gabby Reece is Not in Compliance by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

73 min listen

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. Big... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

73 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

63 min listen

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... by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

57 min listen

365: A Coffee Klatch Christmas with Peggy Rowe by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

48 min listen

364: Son of a Revolutionary with John Dodd by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

56 min listen

363: BONUS STORY: Something to Chew On by The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

9 min listen

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