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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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The American businessman and philanthropist talks about growing up in Boston as a fifth-generation builder, starting his first business collecting garbage at the age of 13, and the mission he’s on to create a new internet by arguing in his new book,  Our Biggest Fight, that we the people’s data should belong to we the people. Big thanks to our terrific sponsors American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order. PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month! American Battlefield Trust—Visit Battlefields.org/Mike to get your FREE copy of their award-winning history magazine, Hallowed Ground.
The veteran actor and gospel singer recounts his early career, what made him give up his dream of becoming a veterinarian, how he realized he had a problem with cocaine and what he did to fix it, how Jerry Lee Lewis taught him to play the piano, and what it was like playing Ronald Reagan for his upcoming movie. And at the end of the episode—he sings a song! The movie REAGAN is in theaters August 30. View the trailer HERE. Get advanced tickets HERE. Shout out to our terrific sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. ButcherBox.com/Rowe Code Rowe gets $20 off & FREE chicken thighs, top sirloin, or salmon for a year. K12.com/Rowe to find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you.
As trustee of the Engelstad Foundation, Kris has overseen the endowment of over $300 million in scholarships and grants. Kris talks about working as a maid in her father’s hotel on the Las Vegas strip, what she learned from watching him build several Nevada landmarks, and what it’s like to manage a billion-dollar foundation. Big thanks to our awesome sponsors PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month! FieldOfGreens.com Use code: MIKE for 15% off and FREE shipping U.S. Money Reserve—Visit WorkHardSaveSmart.com to access a FREE video Series on precious metals.
In honor of Independence Day, TWIHI welcomes Army veteran and NYT bestselling author Pete Hegseth, who talks about why civic rituals like parades are so important to convey what we value as a society, how to acknowledge America’s faults while still appreciating her greatness, and how our armed forces are destroying themselves from the inside. Pete’s new book is The War on Warriors. Tip o’ the hat to our excellent sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. Groundworks.com to schedule a FREE inspection. American Battlefield Trust—Visit Battlefields.org/Mike to get your FREE copy of their award-winning history magazine, Hallowed Ground.
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 bowls and bowls of mashed potatoes can help you find your Tiddlywinks pieces. Peggy’s new book is available for presale at MikeRowe.com/MomsBook Big thanks to our terrific sponsors American Battlefield Trust—Visit Battlefields.org/Mike to get your FREE copy of their award-winning history magazine, Hallowed Ground. Something To Stand For—Visit SomethingToStandFor.Movie/Mike for showtimes and tickets
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 BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! American-Giant.com/MIKE Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month!
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 doesn’t actually use it, and what he learned from driving a truck, picking fruit, and writing advertising copy. His newest book is a memoir titled Govt Cheese. Big thanks to our awesome sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. Groundworks.com to schedule a FREE inspection. U.S. Money Reserve—Visit WorkHardSaveSmart.com to view a FREE video series on precious metals.
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 beginning in 2021. Tip o’ the hat to our excellent sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Until June 18 use code Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! U.S. Money Reserve—Visit WorkHardSaveSmart.com to view a FREE video series on precious metals. The Jordan Harbinger Show—Visit JordanHarbinger.com/start to start listening.
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 per day, why she’s not going to be training to be an endodontist, and recounts the harrowing experience of being held captive on the campus of San Francisco State University. Her new book is Swimming Against the Current: Fighting For Common Sense in a World That’s Lost Its Mind. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. FieldOfGreens.com Use code: MIKE for 15% off and FREE shipping Groundworks.com to schedule a free inspection.
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 Americans of any age can get involved at MakeMeAFirefighter.org Many thanks to our terrific sponsors NetSuite.com/Mike the number one cloud financial system. PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month! LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase
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 BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! American-Giant.com/MIKE Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. U.S. Money Reserve—Call 866-944-GOLD (4653) to get your FREE gold information kit.
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 DreamWorks. Heaps of gratitude for our fantastic sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month! Groundworks.com to schedule a FREE inspection.
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 Matt Hagan and Tony Stewart. This conversation does not stay in its lane as it veers from the high stakes involved in going 330 mph in four seconds to the tasty steaks that the Hagan Cattle Company produces in Virginia to the political stakes of not keeping your food supply chain in America.  Many thanks to our fabulous sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! FieldOfGreens.com Use code: MIKE for 15% off and FREE shipping
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 vitamin D—doctor’s orders.  Many thanks to our fantastic sponsors Groundworks.com Schedule a free inspection. 3DayBlinds.com/ROWE Buy one get one 50% off LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase
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 Tocqueville was right when he observed that America succeeds because she puts the individual ahead of the collective. You can preorder Scott’s newest book here. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. NetSuite.com/Mike Great financing on the number one cloud financial system. AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame.
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 price of none! Many thanks to our terrific sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month!
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 us the history of U.S. textile manufacturing and how our thirst for cheaper goods led to the death of small company towns and the creation of the rust belt.
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 learned from being kidnapped the first time in Mexico. Yes, there was more than one kidnapping.
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 $62 million lawsuit from four of the biggest studios in Hollywood, and how their Angel Guild is cracking the code to finding the next big film.        
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, and expounds on what makes great advertising great. RIP Dexter.
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Comments (485)

Always In The Dark

Well said on all points.

Jul 2nd
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B Haddock

40 years for me. still waiting for my first. this gives me hope

Jun 29th
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jen o'keefe

I miss the original format. the current episodes are too long for my commute. although I do love the stories.

Jun 11th
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Steve Davies

i was a "voly", it's not easy, but it's one of the best things I ever did. Fun, hard work, you get the possibility of saving lives and property. I only got to Level II, but there's a lot to do. You can learn a lot and advance.

Jun 2nd
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Fay Pary

Mike check this out. Barber shop quartet singing lovely. love from, Something's Rotten! https://youtu.be/5qZay5syUHA?feature=shared

May 18th
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Steffanie Anderson

cut off before episode was completed!

Apr 20th
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Vanessa Liles

it stopped playing at 52min in for me

Apr 9th
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GunsDontKill

Great episode!

Apr 2nd
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ROBERT GRISHAM

p ..

Mar 5th
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Travis Satterlee

episode 373 seems to have a broken link. can't play.

Mar 2nd
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Kristin Sulap

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Jan 27th
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Stephen Dille

Which one of his parents named him Michael?

Jan 26th
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Justin Deal

He said ENDEX!!! SO AWESOME!!!!!!

Jan 26th
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Mr kibria

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Jan 26th
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Justin Deal

Reguflation, what a word love it

Jan 22nd
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Justin Deal

I love it when people who are knowledgeable about certain subjects dive down rabbit holes there's no better way to learn about random knowledge

Jan 18th
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Justin Deal

Travis is one the best examples of why being pessimistic about misfortune and strife will only lead to more misfortune and strife. Thank you SSG, HOOOAAHH.

Jan 9th
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Justin Deal

I would love to learn how to go to bed and wake up on a schedule

Jan 7th
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Justin Deal

The idea that college is the only way to get ahead in life is such a farse.

Jan 4th
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Justin Deal

We take how many breaths a day!!??

Jan 3rd
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