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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Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 21min
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 it’s cancellation took so many by surprise.
Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 10min
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.
Nov 30, 2021 • 1h 13min
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.
Nov 23, 2021 • 1h 2min
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.
Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 6min
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.
Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 17min
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. Pledge, and try to determine why a writer named Jake Maynard thinks it’s “bonkers.”
Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 10min
224: Rick Bitzelberger—"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.
Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 4min
223: David Keltz—Would You Care to Have Your Head Read?
Mike chats with David Keltz, an actor from Baltimore who has assumed the identity of Edgar Allen Poe, and memorized most of his published works.
Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 18min
222: Enrico Colantoni—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.
Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 23min
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 now lives on the runway of an airport, well, that’s a bit of a mystery...
