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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.
Episodes
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
391: Chuck Klausmeyer & 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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
390: Steven Pressfield—Pulling the Pin
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
389: Gavin de Becker—You Can Learn a Lot in a Smoke-Filled Airplane
The nation's leading expert on de-escalation and public figure protection unpacks the importance of intuition, the difference between true fear and unwarranted…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
388: Riley Gaines—Swimming Against the Current
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…
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387: Firefighters Candice McDonald and Jonathan Dayton—Make Me a Firefighter
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…
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386: Chuck Klausmeyer & 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.
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
385: Karey Kirkpatrick—I Don't Want to Manage People Like Me
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…
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384: Matt Hagan and Chloe Hudson—Freedom Food and Funny Cars
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…
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383: Coffee with Mom—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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
382: Scott Mann—Individualism Rightly Understood
The former U.S. Army Green Beret, NYT bestselling author, leadership consultant, and perennial storyteller talks about the division and tribal behavior that…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
381: Chuck Klausmeyer & 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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
380: Steven Kurutz—American Flannel
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…
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379: Jordan Harbinger—Psst… Wanna Buy a Stadium Buddy?
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
378: Jeff Harmon & Neal Harmon—Surviving Disney
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
377: Peter Tilden—Sitting in a Puddle of 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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
376: Will Swaim—An Unholy Incubator
The President of the California Policy Center, host of National Review's Radio Free California podcast, and watchdog journalist warns about the new federal…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
375: Chuck Klausmeyer & 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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
374: Bill Whittle—No Man No Problem
The podcaster, YouTuber, and amateur historian ruminates on the state of Hollywood, talks about his Daily Wire project, An Empire of Terror, which exposes the…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
373: Coffee with Mom—The Wedgie Kick with Peggy Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
371: Denis Chetzan and Mary Sullivan—Chuck Gets a Haircut
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…
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370: Rikki Schlott—The Smartest Dropout I Know
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…
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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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
368: Neal McDonough—The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
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…
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367: Michael Easter—Scarcity Brain
367: Scarcity Brain with Michael Easter The journalist and NYT bestselling author shares his research into why our brains are hardwired for overconsumption…
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366: Chuck Klausmeyer & 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…
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365: Coffee with Mom—A Coffee Klatch Christmas with Peggy Rowe
Mike's mom discusses Christmases past and present, her decided lack of cooking skills, complaining vs. observing, vertigo-inducing carpet, the perils of…
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364: John Dodd—Son of a Revolutionary
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…
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363: NEW STORY—Something to Chew On
It was a trip to the dentist, the dentist would never forget…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
362: Douglas Brunt—Don't Forget the Footnotes
The New York Times bestselling author and podcaster discusses great writing, the power of storytelling, his newest book, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
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360: Coffee with Mom—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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
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357: NEW 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.
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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…
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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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
351: NEW STORY—Rough Delivery
For the baby's sake, it's a good thing Bobby was there. For Bobby, it changed everything.
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
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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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
347: Tim Ballard—Better a Millstone Around Your Neck
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
345: NEW STORY—Enough!
When you've had it up to here with terrorism, who you gonna call?
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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…
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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…
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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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
338: NEW STORY—It Might Be Worth Remembering
The past is what we choose to forget. History is what we choose to remember.
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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333: Chuck Klausmeyer—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.
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332: NEW STORY—His Final Destination
1 invalid + 8 assassins = the train ride of a lifetime.