The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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315: Coffee with Mom—What, No Apple Pie?! with Peggy Rowe Apr 28, 2023

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On this edition of coffee with mom, bestselling author and Mike's mom Peggy Rowe says goodbye to hatchet throwing season and hello to bocce ball season. Along the way is a play called Moses, an Amish smorgasbord, mulligatawny soup, and a gelding "expressing himself."

314: Enes Kanter Freedom—Mr. Freedom Made a Promise to His Mother Apr 25, 2023

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Despite the bounty on his head, the former basketball star and human rights activist explains why he gave up his NBA career and tens of millions of dollars to keep a promise he made to his mom and do God's work. Mr. Freedom knows better than most that freedom isn't free.

313: We're Breaking Under the Weight of Our Own Weight with Vinnie Tortorich Apr 18, 2023

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The health and fitness guru breaks down the effects of sugar and grain on the American diet, gives an accounting of the total weight lost by the "Rowebies" that joined Vinnie's crusade after his first appearance on TWIHI (spoiler alert: it's a LOT!), and bids us beware of food pyramids and sleeping nineteenth-century prophets.

312: BONUS STORY: Big Stars, Little Stars Apr 14, 2023

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Phil expected to have a ball at the game, but he didn't expect it would change his life forever.

311: It's Not a Job, It's a Lifestyle with Tom Odom Apr 11, 2023

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Our favorite modern-day cowboy breaks down what a day-in-the-life of a long-haul trucker looks like and how he manages to drive his office over 120,000 miles each year. Oh yeah, and you'll also hear the chorus of a yet-to-be-written song called The Ballad of Tom Odom.

310: The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff Apr 04, 2023

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President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Greg explains why we should be suspicious of certainty and invites us to join the million-strong free speech army to combat cancel-culture.

309: Coffee with Mom—Pelvic Thrusts and Ball Squeezing with America's Grandmother Mar 31, 2023

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Grab a cup of Joe and join three-time bestselling author Peggy Rowe, a.k.a. Mike's mom, as she catches us up on the shuffleboard finals ice cream social, the senior version of beer pong, getting recognized in the elevator, why you shouldn't play board games with Mike, not-so modern banking, and how to write naughty without getting bawdy.

308: Vivek Ramaswamy—Can You Handle the Truth Mar 28, 2023

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The entrepreneurial businessman and presidential candidate lays out his plan to help America reclaim her national identity and shatter the Overton Window by taking on the army of angry acronyms; CSR, SDG, DEI, ESG, WEF, and CCP, which has earned him the nickname godfather of the anti-woke movement.

307: NEW STORY—You Can Look It Up Mar 25, 2023

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Experts agree that the science is settled—this is yet another NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span. Factcheck: True. But can you really believe everything you read? Or hear?

306: Celeste Headlee Can't Say A**hole on NPR Mar 21, 2023

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The radio host, journalist, and best-selling author shares insights from her viral TEDx talk, 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation, and discusses neuroscience & FMRIs, empathy & compassion, Homo sapiens & Neanderthals, food pantries & squirrel treeing. Oh yeah, and how to tell when you might be the A-hole, which of course is a word Celeste cannot say on NPR.

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