The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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
Mentioned books
May 19, 2023 • 11min
320: NEW STORY—Braving the Elements
It might not be as bad as you think.
May 16, 2023 • 1h 25min
319: Michael Easter—Hunger is the Best Sauce
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/
May 12, 2023 • 9min
318: NEW STORY—That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Nothing irritates nightingales more than a runaway ass.
May 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
317: Jason Williams—Adventure is Disaster Narrowly Averted
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.
May 2, 2023 • 1h 10min
316: Dan Clare—Not On My Watch
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
Apr 28, 2023 • 54min
315: Coffee with Mom—What, No Apple Pie?! with Peggy Rowe
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.”
Apr 25, 2023 • 1h 7min
314: Enes Kanter Freedom—Mr. Freedom Made a Promise to His Mother
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.
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Apr 18, 2023 • 1h 29min
313: We're Breaking Under the Weight of Our Own Weight with Vinnie Tortorich
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.
Apr 14, 2023 • 11min
312: BONUS STORY: Big Stars, Little Stars
Phil expected to have a ball at the game, but he didn’t expect it would change his life forever.
Apr 11, 2023 • 1h 9min
311: It's Not a Job, It's a Lifestyle with Tom Odom
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.
