The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Episodes 489
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (40,793)
Since Feb 2016
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Episodic
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89%
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

488: Connor Boyack—Spontaneous Order

Jun 09, 2026 1h 50m

Spontaneous Order might sound like a contradiction, but according to author, entrepreneur, and educator Connor Boyack, some of society's most important innovations emerge without a master plan. Mike…

487: Blake Scholl—Making Supersonic Travel Real

Jun 02, 2026 1h 15m

Mike Rowe sits down with Blake Scholl, the former Amazon software engineer turned aerospace entrepreneur who walked away from Silicon Valley to revive supersonic passenger travel. As the founder of…

486: Jason Ladanye—Nothing Up His Sleeve

May 26, 2026 1h 53m

Mike sits down with master card mechanic and sleight-of-hand expert Jason Ladanye, whose impossible demonstrations of gambling moves and psychological deception have earned him a reputation as one of…

485: Josh Smith—Made FOR America

May 19, 2026 1h 29m

Founder and president of Montana Knife Company Josh Smith sits down with Mike to discuss his unlikely path from working as a lineman to becoming one of America's premier master bladesmiths. The…

484: Tom Albanese—The Metals at the Bottom of the Ocean

May 12, 2026 1h 31m

In this episode Mike explores the growing race for critical minerals hidden deep beneath the Pacific Ocean with mining executive Tom Albanese, Chairman of American Ocean Minerals and former CEO of…

483: Peggy Rowe—Mother's Day with Mom… LIVE!

May 08, 2026 1h 4m

In this special LIVE edition of Coffee with Mome, Mike heads home for Mother's Day and sits down with the woman who taught him everything worth knowing — his mom, Peggy Rowe. Recorded in front of a…

482: Xi Van Fleet— Don't Be a Shiny Little Screw

May 05, 2026 1h 49m

Mike sits down with author and Cultural Revolution survivor Xi Van Fleet for a conversation that's equal parts personal history and cautionary tale. Xi recounts her childhood under Mao Zedong's…

481: Jason Altmire—Trade Up

Apr 28, 2026 1h 22m

Former congressman Jason Altmire has spent years in Washington—and even more time outside it—making the case that America's biggest opportunity isn't behind a desk, but behind a welding mask, a set…

480: Matt Ebert—The Billion Dollar Car Wreck

Apr 21, 2026 1h 35m

Matt Ebert didn't set out to build a billion-dollar business—he just wanted to fix cars the right way. Today, he's the CEO of Crash Champions, one of the fastest-growing collision repair companies in…

479: Evan Voyles— The Connoisseur of Irony

Apr 14, 2026 1h 49m

Neon lights aren't supposed to be profound. They're supposed to buzz, flicker, and sell you a cold beer or a bad decision. But Evan Voyles—founder of The Neon Jungle—has made a career out of bending…

478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery

Apr 07, 2026 1h 32m

Numbers don't lie—but they can obscure significant information. In this episode, Mike sits down with economist, demographer, and Harvard-educated brainiac Nicholas Eberstadt to explore a different…

477: Adam Carolla Has Some Thoughts

Mar 31, 2026 1h 54m

Adam Carolla sits down with Mike for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation on comedy, culture, and California. Adam breaks down his no-nonsense approach to making people laugh, building a…

476: Michael Cadenazzi—The Department of War is Hiring

Mar 24, 2026 1h 35m

What does it take to rebuild America's industrial backbone—and who's actually going to do the work? Mike sits down with Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, to…

475: Jan Jekielek—Killed to Order

Mar 17, 2026 1h 40m

Mike talks with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, to discuss his new book, Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature…

474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

Mar 10, 2026 2h 10m

Mike chats with Jeff Childers—the attorney-turned-writer behind the wildly popular Coffee & Covid Substack—for a wide-ranging conversation about media narratives, pandemic politics, and the…

473: Will Swaim—Don't Follow California

Mar 03, 2026 1h 5m

Mike talks with Will Swaim, CEO of the California Policy Center. California has long marketed itself as the future—a place where trends are born and the rest of the country eventually follows. But…

472: Anna Vocino—Eat Happy

Feb 24, 2026 1h 56m

Mike sits down with comedian, voiceover pro, cookbook author, and culinary entrepreneur, Anna Vocino. Anna shares how her Eat Happy journey—from her bestselling cookbooks Eat Happy, Eat Happy Too,…

471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot

Feb 17, 2026 1h 29m

Mike talks with comedy legend David Zucker, the creative force behind the movie Airplane! Zucker shares what it took to make Airplane!—pitching a spoof no one quite understood, casting serious actors…

470: Mark Malkoff—Love Johnny Carson

Feb 10, 2026 1h 46m

Johnny Carson didn't just host The Tonight Show—he defined late-night television. In this episode, Mike talks with comedian and pop-culture historian Mark Malkoff, author of the book Love Johnny…

469: Rep. Riley Moore—I'm Just a Bill

Feb 06, 2026 48m

Mike sits down with West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore, whose path to Capitol Hill began with a welding torch. Moore shares why he chose the skilled trades early in life, what that work taught him…

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