368: Neal McDonough—The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
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.
30 Jan 20241h 13min
367: Michael Easter—Scarcity Brain
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.
23 Jan 20241h 2min
366: Chuck Klausmeyer & NEW STORY—They Put Him in a Cage
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.
16 Jan 202457min
365: Coffee with Mom—A Coffee Klatch Christmas with Peggy Rowe
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.
19 Dec 202347min
364: John Dodd—Son of a Revolutionary
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.
12 Dec 202355min
363: NEW STORY—Something to Chew On
It was a trip to the dentist, the dentist would never forget…
7 Dec 20239min
362: Douglas Brunt—Don't Forget the Footnotes
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.
5 Dec 20231h 7min
361: Salena Zito—A Place and a Purpose in a World Gone Mad
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.
28 Nov 20231h 11min
