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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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In The Way I Heard It, Mike Rowe gives a different take on a variety of topics—from pop culture to politics, history to Hollywood, each mystery is a trueish tale about someone you know, filled with facts that you don’t. Delivered with Mike’s signature blend of charm, wit, and ingenuity, these stories are part of a larger mosaic—full of surprising revelations, sharp observations, and intimate, behind-the-scenes moments drawn from Mike’s own life and career.

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In The Way I Heard It, Mike Rowe gives a different take on a variety of topics—from pop culture to politics, history to Hollywood, each mystery is a trueish tale about someone you know, filled with facts that you don’t. Delivered with Mike’s signature blend of charm, wit, and ingenuity, these stories are part of a larger mosaic—full of surprising revelations, sharp observations, and intimate, behind-the-scenes moments drawn from Mike’s own life and career.

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Episodes

323: Reguflation and the Right to Try with Akash Chougule

5/30/2023
Americans For Prosperity’s vice president of government affairs, Akash Chougule, discusses how CA-AB5 and Congress’ Pro Act are deleterious to independent contractors and why the use of mutual benefit and bottom-up solutions work best, and Mike makes up a new word. Contact your representatives here www.prosperityispossible.com Support our sponsors here www.chime.com/rowe www.ziprecruiter.com/rowe www.article.com/mike

Duration:01:08:11

322: BONUS: We're Gonna Need Both Bibles with Peggy Rowe

5/26/2023
King James vs. NIV, Pentateuch vs. Septuagint, nonagenarian vs. ear-hair poetry, beaned vs. bean-less chili, Schmigadoon vs. Cockeysville, sponsors vs. sphincters, a centenarian luncheon, some loud nail-filing, and a gruesome story over lunch... Otherwise known as coffee with mom. Sponsored by www.ericksonseniorliving.com/mike

Duration:00:50:19

321: The Ring of Sting with Smoking' Ed Currie

5/23/2023
The Dirty Jobber, Guinness World Record-holding pepper breeder, and CEO of the PuckerButt Pepper Company, explains how he replaced drinks and drugs with dopamine-inducing capsaicin. Spoiler Alert: It involves a literal angel. Ed’s company www.puckerbuttpeppercompany.com Please support our sponsors www.ziprecruiter.com/rowe www.netsuite.com/mike

Duration:01:32:24

320: BONUS STORY: Braving the Elements

5/19/2023
It might not be as bad as you think. Sponsored by American Giant

Duration:00:13:26

319: Hunger is the Best Sauce with Michael Easter

5/16/2023
The professor, adventurer, and author of the The Comfort Crisis speaks about his 33-day trip off the grid in the arctic tundra and how he learned to embrace silence, boredom, and uncomfortableness. The Comfort Crisis https://eastermichael.com/book/ Please support our sponsors: www.butcherbox.com/rowe www.gametime.co Promo Code: Rowe www.fieldofgreens.com Promo Code: Mike

Duration:01:29:59

318: BONUS STORY: That's Gonna Leave a Mark

5/12/2023
Nothing irritates nightingales more than a runaway ass. Sponsored by Digs https://digs.com/mikerowe

Duration:00:10:41

317: Adventure is Disaster Narrowly Averted

5/9/2023
This documentary filmmaker, TV producer, and treasure hunter has traveled to some of the most beautiful and dangerous locations on the planet. The discussion includes ancient Assyrian artifacts, sunken ships, the treasures of Nimrud, underwater safecracking, a billion dollars in gold, and the greatest sizzle reel no one’s ever seen. Thanks to our sponsors www.wondrium.com/rowe www.ziprecruiter.com/rowe

Duration:01:11:58

316: Not On My Watch with Dan Clare

5/2/2023
The Iraq War veteran and Chief Communications and Outreach Officer for Disabled American Veterans explains the circumstances that led him to blow the whistle on the Iraq burn pits. www.dav.org www.patriotbootcamp.org

Duration:01:15:07

315: BONUS: What, No Apple Pie?! with Peggy Rowe

4/28/2023
On this edition of coffee with mom, bestselling author and Mike’s mom Peggy Rowe says goodbye to hatchet throwing season and hello to bocce ball season. Along the way is a play called Moses, an Amish smorgasbord, mulligatawny soup, and a gelding “expressing himself.”

Duration:00:56:16

314: Mr. Freedom Made a Promise to His Mother with Enes Kanter Freedom

4/25/2023
Despite the bounty on his head, the former basketball star and human rights activist explains why he gave up his NBA career and tens of millions of dollars to keep a promise he made to his mom and do God’s work. Mr. Freedom knows better than most that freedom isn’t free.

Duration:01:12:35

313: We're Breaking Under the Weight of Our Own Weight with Vinnie Tortorich

4/18/2023
The health and fitness guru breaks down the effects of sugar and grain on the American diet, gives an accounting of the total weight lost by the "Rowebies" that joined Vinnie’s crusade after his first appearance on TWIHI (spoiler alert: it’s a LOT!), and bids us beware of food pyramids and sleeping nineteenth-century prophets. Please support our sponsors www.ziprecruiter.com/rowe www.article.com/mike www.butcherbox.com/rowe

Duration:01:34:19

312: BONUS STORY: Big Stars, Little Stars

4/14/2023
Phil expected to have a ball at the game, but he didn’t expect it would change his life forever.

Duration:00:13:57

311: It's Not a Job, It's a Lifestyle with Tom Odom

4/11/2023
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.

Duration:01:15:02

310: The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff

4/4/2023
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.

Duration:01:25:23

309: BONUS: Pelvic Thrusts and Ball Squeezing with America's Grandmother

3/31/2023
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. To order an MRW hoodie with 100% of the proceeds to benefit the MikeRoweWorks Foundation go to American-Giant.com/mike

Duration:00:55:06

308: Can You Handle the Truth with Vivek Ramaswamy

3/28/2023
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. Please support our sponsors www.article.com/mike www.butcherbox.com/rowe

Duration:01:34:39

307: BONUS STORY: You Can Look It Up

3/25/2023
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?

Duration:00:10:24

306: Celeste Headlee Can't Say A**hole on NPR

3/21/2023
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.

Duration:01:24:56

305: Charles C W Cooke Took an Oath

3/14/2023
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.

Duration:01:32:05

304: The Shadow on the Wall is You with Scott Strode

3/7/2023
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.

Duration:01:18:08

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