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.

PodSkip has analyzed 14 episodes of The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe, averaging 5.4 ads per episode (10% of runtime).

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507: Jim McKelvey—A Square Peg in a Glass Hole
Oct 13, 2026
Jim McKelvey is an entrepreneur, innovator, computer engineer, and master glassblower who helped build a billion-dollar company. That's not the usual career path, but then, Jim McKelvey isn't your…
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506: Nick Nichols—Folds of Honor
Oct 06, 2026
What does it really feel like to fly into combat knowing you may not come home? Colonel Nick Nichols knows the answer. A 30-year Air Force veteran, F-16 pilot, and seven-time combat veteran, Nick…
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505: Brooke Rollins—Where's the Beef?
Sep 29, 2026
This is a two-parter in one episode! Part One was recorded in May, when Mike sat down with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to talk about her vision for American agriculture, the challenges…
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504: Victor Davis Hanson—The Counter Revolution
Sep 22, 2026
What happens when a nation forgets the value of the people who make, build, fix, and grow things? Historian, classicist, farmer, and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson joins Mike…
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503: Alex Clark—Don't Eat That
Sep 15, 2026
What if some of the food we've been told is convenient, affordable, and perfectly safe is actually making us sick? Alex Clark, host of the popular Culture Apothecary podcast and a passionate advocate…
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502: Chris Power—The Other Hadrian's Wall
Sep 08, 2026
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman Emperor Hadrian built a wall to protect the empire's northern frontier. Today, another Hadrian is building something very different—but with a similar purpose: helping…
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501: Andy Stumpf—Gray Noise
Sep 01, 2026
Andy Stumpf knows what it takes to operate when everything goes wrong. A former Navy SEAL who served with SEAL Team Six, Stumpf spent 17 years in the military, including a tour as a BUD/S instructor…
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500: Tamara Thornton—The Mother of Mach
Aug 25, 2026
What happens when your son drops out of MIT at 19, starts a defense company in his twenties, and sets out to reinvent the way America builds weapons? If you're Tamara Thornton, you get a job. In this…
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499: Ted Decker & Ian Cinnamon—Orbiting Home
Aug 18, 2026
What do a Home Depot employee and a satellite have in common? More than you might think. In this episode, Mike Rowe talks with two CEOs about the people and technology quietly building the future…
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498: Bill Whittle—Communism for Dummies
Aug 11, 2026
What exactly is communism—and why has it failed so spectacularly everywhere it's been tried? Bill Whittle has spent years answering those questions, and in this episode, he makes the case in a way…
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497: Ethan Thornton—I Like a Lotta Problems
Aug 04, 2026
Ethan Thornton doesn't shy away from problems—he goes looking for them. At just 22, the founder of Mach Industries is tackling some of the biggest challenges in American defense manufacturing…
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496: Dr. Philip Ovadia—Meat is Medicine
Jul 28, 2026
For decades, Americans have been told that cholesterol is public enemy number one. But cardiologist and heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia says we've been fighting the wrong battle. Despite decades of…
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495: Todd Rose—One Good Thing
Jul 21, 2026
Todd Rose, bestselling author of Collective Illusions, former Harvard professor, and co-founder of Populace, joins Mike for a conversation about the surprising gap between what people really believe…
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494: Scott Bessent—What's Up with Those Trump Accounts
Jul 14, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins Mike for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the U.S. economy, the ideas behind his influential speech While America Slept, and the policies he…
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493: JD Vance—Communion
Jul 07, 2026
Vice President JD Vance joins Mike for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, family, and the future of America. From the dignity of work and the lessons he learned in the Marine Corps to his…
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492: Jon Erwin—Young Washington
Jun 30, 2026
Before he became the Father of His Country, George Washington was a young man with doubts, ambitions, failures, and a calling that would eventually shape a nation. Mike sits down with filmmaker and…
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491: MacKenzie Price—The Most Talked About School in the World
Jun 23, 2026
What if school could be reimagined from the ground up? This week, Mike sits down with entrepreneur and education innovator MacKenzie Price, the founder of Alpha School, a model that's attracting…
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490: Peggy Rowe—About My Father
Jun 20, 2026
In honor of Father's Day, we're sharing several hilarious chapters from the audio version of Peggy Rowe's bestselling book About Your Father.  Buy all three audiobooks from bestselling author Peggy…
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489: Michael Easter—The Hard Way
Jun 16, 2026
Why do so many of the things that make us stronger, healthier, and happier require doing things the hard way? Mike sits down with bestselling author, journalist, and researcher Michael Easter to…
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488: Connor Boyack—Spontaneous Order
Jun 09, 2026
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…
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487: Blake Scholl—Making Supersonic Travel Real
Jun 02, 2026
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…
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486: Jason Ladanye—Nothing Up His Sleeve
May 26, 2026
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…
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485: Josh Smith—Made FOR America
May 19, 2026
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…
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484: Tom Albanese—The Metals at the Bottom of the Ocean
May 12, 2026
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…
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483: Peggy Rowe—Mother's Day with Mom… LIVE!
May 08, 2026
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…
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482: Xi Van Fleet— Don't Be a Shiny Little Screw
May 05, 2026
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…
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481: Jason Altmire—Trade Up
Apr 28, 2026
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…
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480: Matt Ebert—The Billion Dollar Car Wreck
Apr 21, 2026
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…
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479: Evan Voyles— The Connoisseur of Irony
Apr 14, 2026
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…
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478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery
Apr 07, 2026
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…
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