321: “Smokin’” Ed Currie—The Ring of Sting
The Dirty Jobber, Guinness World Record-holding pepper breeder, and CEO of the PuckerButt Pepper Company, explains how he replaced drinks and drugs with dopamine-inducing capsaicin. Spoiler Alert: It involves a literal angel. Ed’s company www.puckerbuttpeppercompany.com
23 Touko 20231h 28min
320: NEW STORY—Braving the Elements
It might not be as bad as you think.
19 Touko 202310min
319: Michael Easter—Hunger is the Best Sauce
The professor, adventurer, and author of the The Comfort Crisis speaks about his 33-day trip off the grid in the arctic tundra and how he learned to embrace silence, boredom, and uncomfortableness. The Comfort Crisis https://eastermichael.com/book/
16 Touko 20231h 25min
318: NEW STORY—That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Nothing irritates nightingales more than a runaway ass.
12 Touko 20238min
317: Jason Williams—Adventure is Disaster Narrowly Averted
This documentary filmmaker, TV producer, and treasure hunter has traveled to some of the most beautiful and dangerous locations on the planet. The discussion includes ancient Assyrian artifacts, sunken ships, the treasures of Nimrud, underwater safecracking, a billion dollars in gold, and the greatest sizzle reel no one’s ever seen.
9 Touko 20231h 8min
316: Dan Clare—Not On My Watch
The Iraq War veteran and Chief Communications and Outreach Officer for Disabled American Veterans explains the circumstances that led him to blow the whistle on the Iraq burn pits. www.dav.org www.patriotbootcamp.org
2 Touko 20231h 10min
315: Coffee with Mom—What, No Apple Pie?! with Peggy Rowe
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.”
28 Huhti 202354min
314: Enes Kanter Freedom—Mr. Freedom Made a Promise to His Mother
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.
25 Huhti 20231h 6min
