

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
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Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 9min
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.

Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 25min
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.

Feb 15, 2022 • 1h 24min
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.

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 21min
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.

Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 37min
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.

Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 4min
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.

Jan 18, 2022 • 1h 17min
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.

Jan 11, 2022 • 1h 8min
233: Jay Leno Makes His Own Sandwich
Mike and Jay talk for an hour. Hilarity ensues.

Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 13min
232: Wanna See Something Really Scary?
Mike rings in the new year with a case of Covid. Chuck has questions.

Dec 21, 2021 • 1h 8min
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.