A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by Mike and Chuck taking a deeper dive into the story’s DOUBLE reveal. That’s right, you get two reveals for the prize of none! Many thanks to our terrific sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month!

What does it take to make a traditional flannel shirt in America? According to this New York Times reporter it’s a combination of engineering and artistry. And Steven should know; he wrote the book on it, American Flannel.  Steven explores with us the history of U.S. textile manufacturing and how our thirst for cheaper goods led to the death of small company towns and the creation of the rust belt. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. ...

The former Wall Street lawyer and current OG podcaster drops by to discuss the latest in Podcastladia, how patternicity and our desire for certainty can lead us to create wild theories, the death of skepticism, honesty in advertising, and what he learned from being kidnapped the first time in Mexico. Yes, there was more than one kidnapping. Shout out to our great sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order. ...

The serial entrepreneurs and founders of Angel Studios talk about growing up poor in a family of eleven, how they went from selling potatoes door to door to being the ad agency of record for Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Orabrush, how they survived a $62 million lawsuit from four of the biggest studios in Hollywood, and how their Angel Guild is cracking the code to finding the next big film.       Many thanks to our loyal sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. ...

The writer, producer, and veteran radio broadcaster drops by to regale us with stories from the entertainment trenches, explains why he created the podcast Really? no, REALLY? with his BFF Jason Alexander and how that’s affected their relationship, and expounds on what makes great advertising great. RIP Dexter. Big thanks to our great sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and apply today! LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off...

The President of the California Policy Center, host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast, and watchdog journalist warns about the new federal regulation that effectively makes CA-AB5 national and ends independent contractor status as we know it. As goes California, so goes the nation—from a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers to rampant homelessness, crime, and reparations—the recovering communist dissects examples of what’s happening in the Golden State and yet to come...

Another brief mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by a deeper dive into the story’s reveal with Mike and Chuck. WARNING: Careful where you listen with headphones, as it may result in alternating facial contortions of disgust and hilarity. The title is Nasty Little Instruments, after all. Big thanks to our fantastic sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! FieldOfGreens.com Get started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE MCSF.org/apply Check...

The podcaster, YouTuber, and amateur historian ruminates on the state of Hollywood, talks about his upcoming Daily Wire project, An Empire of Terror, which exposes the dark underbelly of the Soviet Union’s police state, and recounts the amazing story of Frank Luke, the forgotten top ace of WWI.  Tip o’ the hat to our excellent sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe Try ZipRecruiter for FREE. AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $20 off their best-selling frame. MCSF.org/apply Check your...

America’s grandmother recalls the harrowing details of her husband’s heart attacks at Christmas, gives an update on his convalescence, and tells a shocking tale about the newsletter you do NOT want to be mentioned in. From stents to physical therapy, shuffleboard to bingo, and that little dance we do when our panties are in a bunch, it’s another edition of Coffee with Mom! A grateful nod to our fine sponsors MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and apply today.        ...

The former New York cabby, current stand-up comic, and perennial philosopher talks hilariously about why he’s keeping politics out of his new show Fox News Saturday Night, why he wrote his bestselling book, Cancel Culture Dictionary, and why he looks at the world like a drug-sniffing dog at the airport.   Big thanks to our great sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers. LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase. MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and...

Mike follows through with his threat to get Chuck a professional haircut by enlisting The Irish Hammer’s “hairstylist to the stars” to bring his salon to our studio for a cut and record. What could possibly go wrong? Not entirely unrelated is an announcement about additional trades being eligible for the mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s 2024 Work Ethic Scholarship Program. The application process begins February 28. Thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. ...

The New York Post columnist and author discusses the disruptive and damaging nature of social media, our shortening attention spans, the lack of free speech on college campuses, why the First Amendment is the most important right, why she left NYU during COVID despite her 4.0 GPA, and how she came to write The Cancelling of the American Mind with Greg Lukianoff. Big thanks to our great sponsors FieldOfGreens.com Get started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE. Dewalt.com to learn more...

The volleyball legend, fitness leader, podcaster, New York Times bestselling author, and serial entrepreneur talks about raising her girls with a do-it-yourself attitude, why it’s important to eat clean and lift heavy things, and how to be a good citizen without being a conformist and still saying yes. Big thanks to our fine sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. digs.com/mikerowe Try Digs for FREE and get 50% off Core and Professional plans. ...

The consummate villainous actor's actor joins us to discuss his childhood growing up in a motel, how being blacklisted in Hollywood tested his faith, and why he chose to play the Benefactor, a.k.a. the devil, in Angel Studio’s movie, The Shift. Big thanks to our great sponsors mikeroweworks.org/scholarship Work Ethic Scholarship Program launches February 28! KnobelSpirits.com A portion of online sales benefits the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to...

367: Scarcity Brain with Michael Easter The journalist and NYT bestselling author shares his research into why our brains are hardwired for overconsumption, how this scarcity mindset can lead us to take unnecessary risks, and how Inveterate gambling pigeons prove that we can change. It’s all from his newest book, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough. Big thanks to our loyal sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe Post a job for FREE. ...

A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span called They Put Him in a Cage is followed by an installment of The Way I Talked About The Way I Heard It, during which Mike and Chuck discuss first jobs, audition horror stories, and the condition of Mike’s dad. Big thanks to our fantastic sponsors 3DayBlinds.com/ROWE Buy one get one 50% off ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe Post a job for FREE. FieldOfGreens.com Get Started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE

Mike’s mom discusses Christmases past and present, her decided lack of cooking skills, complaining vs. observing, vertigo-inducing carpet, the perils of drinking dehumidifier water, pratfalls, a Christmas mugging, and Mike singing The Grinch. Big thanks to our fantastic sponsors Digs.com/MikeRowe Get 50% off Core and Professional plans LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase

The appellate lawyer and President General of the Sons of the American Revolution drops by to discuss our nation's founding and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party by inducting Mike, Chuck, and Mike’s dad, John, into the SAR. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter forFREE. NetSuite.com/Mike to get your own KPI checklist. Manscaped.com Use code: MIKE to get 20% off with free shipping.

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The New York Times bestselling author and podcaster discusses great writing, the power of storytelling, his newest book, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel, and how he solved a 110-year-old whodunnit.   Big thanks to our great sponsors FieldOfGreens.com Get started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE PrizePicks.com/Mike Use code MIKE for a first deposit match up to $100 AuraFrames.com/Mike Use promo code MIKE to get $30 off their best-selling frames

The Washington Examiner columnist and reporter discusses why Lincoln’s Gettysburg address holds up 160 years later, why she’s building a room to hold miniature trains, the “dust up” in the Middle East, our current age of disruption, and why people are searching for something bigger than themselves. Then, by request, Mike serenade’s Salena. Many thanks to our terrific sponsors Chime.com/Rowe to start building your credit AuraFrames.com/Mike Use promo code MIKE to get $30 off their...

Tongue twisters, laundry mishaps, Betty the book-club-lady, the Klausmeyer I-told-you-so protocol, steel drums, bad videography, hot cross buns, cannibal hamsters, camping in July, rogue waves, and just a touch of Thanksgiving—It’s coffee with mom. Big thanks to our great sponsors Digs.com/MikeRowe  Try Digs for FREE! LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase

The six-time New York Times best-selling author and prolific FNC host drops by to discuss what made President Theodore Roosevelt and civil rights pioneer Booker T. Washington so great and the role Mike played in Brian writing his newest book Teddy and Booker T. Discussed in this episode:  Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Arthur Lih of LifeVac.net The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Big thanks to our great sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use promo code MIKE to get $30 off their...

60 years after that horrible day in November when our 35th president was gunned down in Dallas, one of only two secret service agents from that detail still alive today gives his reflections and first-hand account and explains the difference between facts and theories. Clint Hill is joined by his wife and co-author Lisa McCubbin Hill to discuss the day America lost its innocence, a secret service reunion 60 years in the making, and the 60th anniversary commemorative edition of their book...