218: Scott Flansburg—The Human Calculator is on a Mission
The Human Calculator, Scott Flansburg stops by to demonstrate his Guinness world-record abilities, introduce Mike to a better calendar, and explain why he is determined to uncover the real story of how basketball was invented.
21 Sep 20211h 12min
217: OCCASIONALLY – A Chat with Gary Sinise on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Mike sits down with his “professional big brother,” to discuss the relevance of 9/11, twenty years after the attack on America.
11 Sep 20211h 15min
216: Off the Wall – A Message to Garcia, and Tim Johnson
Mike responds to criticism from some guy named Tim Johnson, and celebrates the anniversary of mikeroweWORKS by reading the most popular essay of all time. Then, a spirited conversation with Chuck, the nervous producer.
6 Sep 20211h 13min
215: Bill Whittle—Han Shot First
Mike recalls the circumstances of a young man’s first flight in a plane with an open cockpit, the mother who allowed it to happen, and the consequences that followed. With a little help from George Lucas, Jon Stewart, a mechanical shark, and a conversation with a pilot named Bill Whittle.
31 Aug 20211h 27min
214: Travis Mills—There's a Fine Line Between a Hero and an Asshole
Mike responds to America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in the only way he can - with the true story of a genuine hero, followed by a conversation with Travis Mills - a man who lost his arms and legs in Afghanistan, and lived to tell the tale.
24 Aug 20211h 12min
213: “It’s Not What You’d Call a Page Turner”
Mike reads the final and most disgusting chapter from his book, and then welcomes his mom back to the podcast, who takes the opportunity to once again steal the show and upstage her son at every opportunity.
17 Aug 20211h 27min
212: Michael Orkin—It's Better than Good. It's Done!
A high speed chase, followed by a low speed chase, followed by a candid conversation with the executive producer who first allowed Mike to artificially inseminate a cow on local television.
10 Aug 20211h 1min
211: "Can You Tell Me About the Testicles?" with Tim Ferriss
Mike welcomes the author of The Four-Hour Work Week and many other best-selling books, not only to discuss the excellent advice for which Tim Ferriss has become famous, but rather to unpack the question he posed to Mike in 2008. The question that led to one of the most uncomfortable TED Talks of all time, and a speaking career Mike didn’t know he wanted.
3 Aug 20211h 22min
