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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251: You Wear 40 Pounds of ...

05.17.2022

Three-time NHRA Funny Car Champ and farmer/rancher, Matt Hagan discusses artificial insemination, human waste as fertilizer, and what it’s like to be inside of an 11,000 horsepower funny car when it explodes.

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05.17.2022 251: You Wear 40 Pounds of Gear Because, You Know, You're on Fire Quite a Bit Three-time NHRA Funny Car Champ and farmer/rancher, Matt Hagan discusses artificial insemination, human waste as fertilizer, and what it’s like to be inside of an 11,000 horsepower funny car when it explodes.
05.10.2022 250: They Want You to Find Them Staff Genealogist for Sons of the American Revolution, Jessie Hagan forgoes his Derby party to school Mike and Chuck on their revolutionary lineage, why it matters, and why Knobel is a fitting name for Mike’s whiskey.
05.03.2022 249: Sometimes When He Goes Stinky He Forgets to Hold Mr. Beeper Down and Winkles on the Wall Two-time NYT bestselling author, Peggy Rowe stops by to discuss her upcoming third book, how not to tape your students to a chair, and what it’s like to give your best friend’s eulogy.
04.26.2022 248: I'll Attend His Graduation in a U-Haul Adam Carolla talks frankly about growing up invisible, his podcasting leap of faith, and how he brought his construction work ethic to comedy.
04.19.2022 247: The Other Side of the Fourth Wall Master podcaster and chronicler of Hardcore History, Dan Carlin joins the conversation to discuss his process, the war in Ukraine, and the pitfalls of judging yesterday's events with today's values.
04.12.2022 246: Best Preamble Ever! Mike and Chuck go guestless to talk Australian DJs, Satan’s pool, killing iguanas, and everything else that fills the squares on Mike’s calendar.
04.05.2022 245: Mom, Do You Have a Stud Finder? Bloody do-gooder and Returning The Favor alum, Katie Hughes of GirlsBuild.org talks curiosity, confidence, and how a broken toaster changed the course of her life.
03.29.2022 244: Where's the Beef? Celebrity fitness trainer and unapologetic carnivore, Vinnie Tortorich talks diet, hormones, and why he has a beef with the fake-meat industry.
03.22.2022 243: The Best BBQ Comes From a Crockpot Dave Ramsey joins Mike to discuss his documentary, Borrowed Future; How Student Loans Are Killing the American Dream, the pitfalls of three easy payments, and why great BBQ never comes from a microwave.
03.15.2022 242: Coming Out Blue Collar Owl Vans owner, John Willenborg talks about the six, six-figure welding jobs he has open, his stint on season 2 of The Apprentice, and the difficulty in telling his white-collar parents that he wanted to leave Berkley to weld.
03.08.2022 241: The Maddest March Ever Scott Flansburg, aka the Human Calculator, makes a repeat appearance to bring breaking news on his quest for truth regarding the real origins of basketball.
02.28.2022 240: The Crushing Certainty of Scientology Today’s guest is Spanky Taylor, whose company does fan management and threat assessment for high profile celebrities. Oh yeah, and she broke her billion-year contract and escaped Scientology.
02.21.2022 239: The Best Business Card in History Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, with his wife and writing partner, Lisa McCubbin Hill, discuss Clint’s service to five presidents including JFK and that fateful day in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
02.15.2022 238: He Has Nodded on Our Undertakings President and Professor of Historical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Dr. Peter Lillback dissects Episode 124: At the Crossroads and literally schools Mike and Chuck.
02.08.2022 237: The Cookie Rojas of Cable Brian Kilmeade, the utility player of FOX News, chats with Mike about Lincoln and Douglass, Rogan and Spotify, Johns Hopkins and how we all want our lives back.
02.01.2022 236: Don't Fly Over the Story Journalist Salena Zito drops by to discuss the dignity of work, the populist movement, the censorship culture, and why she refers to Mike as her brother from another mother.
01.25.2022 235: The Reports of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated Mike's parents drop by to give him an update on their recent bout with COVID. Spoiler Alert: They're fine.
01.18.2022 234: Diapers and Masks and Sharks, Oh My! The Aquatic Indiana Jones, Jeremiah Sullivan, drops by to discuss art, Science, risk, and the joy of embracing the idiom Safety Third.
01.11.2022 233: Jay Leno Makes His Own Sandwich Mike and Jay talk for an hour. Hilarity ensues.
01.05.2022 232: Wanna See Something Really Scary? Mike rings in the new year with a case of Covid. Chuck has questions.
12.21.2021 231: A Cornhole Christmas! Mike’s mom is back with another heartfelt, yet wildly inappropriate catch-up with her oldest son. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll dream of cornhole. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.
12.15.2021 230: It's Not the Itching, It's the Chafing Mike chats with Sarah Yourgrau, one of the producers of Returning the Favor, to discuss why so many people loved the show, why it won an Emmy, why it made so many people cry tears of unbridled joy, and why ...
12.07.2021 229: A Symphony of Balls with John Rich Mike talks to John Rich about what led to their viral smash, Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job, and a whole lot more, including an outrageous phone call to Donald Trump, that led to the title of this episode.
11.30.2021 228: Good Question Chuck crashes Thanksgiving at Mike’s house, fails to book a proper guest, and relies instead on listeners to pose interesting questions for Mike to answer. The listeners come through, as always.
11.23.2021 227: About Those Safe Spaces How safe is your space? This is the question Mike attempts to answer with Justin Folk, a filmmaker who left Hollywood behind to make the kinds of movies he believes matter most.
11.16.2021 226: We're Not Making The Godfather Mike’s guest is a man called Lindsay Schnebly, an accomplished voiceover artist whose unusual name inspired a town, almost.
11.09.2021 225: Why Does Jake Maynard Think My S.W.E.A.T. Pledge is Bonkers? Mike interviews Chloe Hudson, a 28-year-old welder who received a work ethic scholarship from mikeroweWORKS, and went on to earn six-figures a year, and more recently, the subject of a new documentary called Trading Up. Together, they unpack The S.W.E.A.T. ...
11.02.2021 224: "I Didn't Get It!" Mike has a very serious conversation with a very funny guest about a very serious topic that turns out to be very funny.
10.26.2021 223: Would You Care to Have Your Head Read? Mike chats with David Keltz, an actor from Baltimore who has assumed the identity of Edgar Alan Poe, and memorized most of his published works.
10.19.2021 222: I Don't Want to Recover From This A show about nothing, a guy named Jerry, and the audition that changed television. Followed by a very funny conversation with Enrico Colantoni, one of the few actors to be a series regular every week for the last 20 years.
10.12.2021 221: Tim Allen Lives on a Runway Mike has a most enlightening chat with his TV Big Brother, the one and only Tim Allen, who still seems a little incredulous that Mike didn’t return to Last Man Standing to finish what he started. As for why Tim ...
10.05.2021 220: The Duck of Justice Flies Again Mike chats with Tim Cotton, the famous cop who saved a stuffed bird from the trash heap and went on to write a couple of bestselling books.
09.28.2021 219: The Beard is Getting Itchy The true story of the most important novel ever written, and a conversation with the filmmaker who tried to put it on the big screen.
09.21.2021 218: The Human Calculator is on a Mission The Human Calculator, Scott Flansburg stops by to demonstrate his Guinness world-record abilities, introduce Mike to a better calendar, and explain why he is determined to uncover the real story of how basketball was invented.
09.11.2021 217: OCCASIONALLY – A Chat with Gary Sinise on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Mike sits down with his “professional big brother,” to discuss the relevance of 9/11, twenty years after the attack on America.
09.06.2021 216: Off the Wall – A Message to Garcia, and Tim Johnson Mike responds to criticism from some guy named Tim Johnson, and celebrates the anniversary of mikeroweWORKS by reading the most popular essay of all time. Then, a spirited conversation with Chuck, the nervous producer.
08.31.2021 215: Han Shot First Mike recalls the circumstances of a young man’s first flight in a plane with an open cockpit, the mother who allowed it to happen, and the consequences that followed. With a little help from George Lucas, Jon Stewart, a mechanical ...
08.24.2021 214: There's a Fine Line Between a Hero and an Asshole Mike responds to America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in the only way he can - with the true story of a genuine hero, followed by a conversation with Travis Mills - a man who lost his arms and legs in Afghanistan, ...
08.17.2021 213: “It’s Not What You’d Call a Page Turner” Mike reads the final and most disgusting chapter from his book, and then welcomes his mom back to the podcast, who takes the opportunity to once again steal the show and upstage her son at every opportunity.
08.10.2021 212: It's Better than Good. It's Done! A high speed chase, followed by a low speed chase, followed by a candid conversation with the executive producer who first allowed Mike to artificially inseminate a cow on local television.
08.03.2021 211: "Can You Tell Me About the Testicles?" Mike welcomes Tim Ferriss, author of The Four-Hour Work Week and many other best-selling books, not only to discuss the excellent advice for which Tim Ferriss has become famous, but rather to unpack the question he posed to Mike in ...
07.27.2021 210: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! Mike takes a deep dive into the nature of authenticity, with help from Sean McCourt – former Broadway actor, After the Catch producer, and TWIHI contributor. Sean also happens to be the father of Charlotte, the 11 year-old Girl Scout ...
07.20.2021 209: Oops, I Did It Again The true story of the most consequential pig in the history of Silicon Valley, or for that matter, the world. Followed by the true story of the most consequential pig in Mike’s career – the one he put on a ...
07.13.2021 208: The Potpourri is About to Hit the Fan! Mike tracks down Tom Frank, the Hollywood producer who hired him to host the game show that launched his career in television, only to learn his old friend has become a life coach. Or possibly, a career coach. Whatever he ...
07.06.2021 207: That Time I Knocked a Famous Movie Star on His Ass A hashtag and a me-too on steroids, followed by a series of digressions too voluminous to list, concluding with the true story of the time Mike knocked a famous movie star on his ass.
06.29.2021 206: Who's Your Granddaddy After sharing the true story of a hard-charging master sergeant with a voice like a jackhammer who went on to become a famous artist, Mike recalls the lessons learned from his soft-spoken grandfather – an artist of a different kind ...
06.22.2021 205: A King and a Crouch and Me on a Couch The true story of two great teachers, two stuttering students, and two happy endings. Followed by a conversation about the beauty of “what,” the danger of “how,” and the timeless challenge of “trying not to try.”
06.15.2021 204: A Quick Look Over the Railing The true story of the first woman to go where no man had gone before, followed by the true cost of progress, the false value of safety, and a revealing conversation about the profoundly annoying sensation of being swindled by ...
06.09.2021 203: There's a Hole in Daddy's Arm This is a sad one. But also a funny one. And frankly, a weird one. There’s sentimentality and singing. Nosebleeds and narcotics. Letters from beyond the grave, and perhaps most surprising, the sudden appearance of a giant scrotum. Probably easier ...
06.01.2021 202: The Leaf Blower Stays In A famous woman vanishes and triggers the largest manhunt in British history. A hundred years later, Mike loses all his money in an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Coincidence? Probably. But Chuck wonders what Mike’s fictitious hero, Travis McGee, might have to ...

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