401: Brent Haken—A Farmer is Fixing it

It's a classic catch-up with mom that starts with a dramatic reading of her viral short story Old Blue, becomes an announcement that her third New York Times bestseller Vacuuming in the Nude will be available as an audiobook on this podcast, and then somehow devolves into a scatological story-swap evoking the Thomas Crapper episode.

11 Loka 20221h 16min

The lifelong environmentalist and one-time California gubernatorial candidate talks about the current energy crisis, climate narcissism, and how what's good for the climate is not necessarily good for the environment.

4 Loka 20221h 27min

Today's episode honors the man who unwittingly inspired Mike's career by inventing the first flushable commode, Mike shares a David Sedaris story about a turd that won't flush titled Big Boy then, in an homage to eighth-grade humor, Mike and Chuck swap embarrassing stories involving the necessary.

26 Syys 20221h 3min

For half a dozen years Chuck has been trying to introduce Mike to Peabody Award winning actor, Nick Searcy who is best known for playing Chief Deputy U.S. Marshall Art Mullen on the FX series Justified, one of Mike's favorite shows. They discuss Nick's career, why he made a movie about 1/6/21, and how he met President Bill Clinton at the White House.

20 Syys 20221h 12min

Journalist Salena Zito keeps the conversation lively by dissecting the student loan forgiveness act, the lost notes of Baptist churches, moonshine coal, and her obsession with Fiestaware.

13 Syys 20221h 14min

They say you can't judge a book by its cover and that is certainly true with this week's special Labor Day episode. It begins with a true story written by Mike about a particularly industrious Dirty Jobber, and it ends with Mike and Chuck discussing the origins of Labor Day, America's work ethic crisis, and the pros and cons of labor unions.

5 Syys 20221h 13min

Award-winning author, Bangor Maine Police social media manager, and Duck of Justice creator Tim Cotton joins TWIHI to discuss America's love-hate relationship with cops, the proper punishment for crapping in the street, and why Mike has dubbed Tim America's Cop despite his recent retirement.

30 Elo 20221h 28min

George T. Murdoch, a.k.a. Tyrus, joins TWIHI to discuss everything from abortion and the benefits of staying in one's lane, to work ethic and his weird fascination with the 'Squatch shows.

22 Elo 20221h 21min