397 episodes

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.

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 38.1K Ratings

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.

    396: Selected Garbage from Families of Distinction with Frank H. McCourt, Jr.

    396: Selected Garbage from Families of Distinction with Frank H. McCourt, Jr.

    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 arguing in his book, Our Biggest Fight, that we the people’s data should belong to we the people.
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    • 1 hr 23 min
    395: Getting All the Stuff Right with Dennis Quaid

    395: Getting All the Stuff Right with Dennis Quaid

    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.
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    • 1 hr 13 min
    394: Don't Call Her a Philanthropist with Kris Engelstad

    394: Don't Call Her a Philanthropist with Kris Engelstad

    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.
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    • 1 hr 33 min
    393: The War on Warriors with Pete Hegseth

    393: The War on Warriors with Pete Hegseth

    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.
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    • 1 hr 13 min
    BONUS COFFEE 392: Keep an Eye on Your Son's Stool with Peggy Rowe

    BONUS COFFEE 392: Keep an Eye on Your Son's Stool with Peggy Rowe

    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
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    • 51 min
    391: NEW STORY—Credit Where It’s Due

    391: NEW STORY—Credit Where It’s Due

    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.
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    • 1 hr 5 min

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38.1K Ratings

38.1K Ratings

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