481: Jason Altmire—Trade Up

481: Jason Altmire—Trade Up

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 of tools, or the wheel of a big machine. Now leading Career Education Colleges and Universities, he's on a mission to close the skills gap and reconnect hard work with real opportunity.

In this episode, Mike and Jason dig into why millions of good jobs go unfilled, why the stigma around skilled labor refuses to die, and what it'll take to convince a new generation that "college for all" might not be the answer.

Along the way, they unpack the ideas behind Jason's book, Trade Up: Why the Future Belongs to Skilled Trades and How Career Education is Transforming the Workforce—and make a compelling case that the fastest way to achieve the American Dream might be to pursue a skilled trade.

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480: Matt Ebert—The Billion Dollar Car Wreck

480: Matt Ebert—The Billion Dollar Car Wreck

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 ...

21 Apr 1h 35min

479: Evan Voyles— The Connoisseur of Irony

479: Evan Voyles— The Connoisseur of Irony

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 t...

14 Apr 1h 49min

478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery

478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery

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 kin...

7 Apr 1h 32min

477: Adam Carolla Has Some Thoughts

477: Adam Carolla Has Some Thoughts

Adam Carolla sits down with Mike for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation on comedy, culture, and California. Adam breaks down his no-nonsense approach to making people laugh, building a podca...

31 Mar 1h 54min

476: Michael Cadenazzi—The Department of War is Hiring

476: Michael Cadenazzi—The Department of War is Hiring

What does it take to rebuild America's industrial backbone—and who's actually going to do the work? Mike sits down with Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, to dis...

24 Mar 1h 35min

475: Jan Jekielek—Killed to Order

475: Jan Jekielek—Killed to Order

Mike talks with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, to discuss his new book, Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of...

17 Mar 1h 40min

474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

Mike chats with Jeff Childers—the attorney-turned-writer behind the wildly popular Coffee & Covid Substack—for a wide-ranging conversation about media narratives, pandemic politics, and the strange ne...

10 Mar 2h 10min

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