271: Michael Shellenberger's Punk Rock Moment
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 Okt 20221h 27min
270: Chuck Klausmeyer—Holy Crap, It's Thomas Crapper's Birthday!
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 Sep 20221h 3min
269: Nick Searcy—Chuck Really Wants Me to be Friends with Nick Searcy
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 Sep 20221h 12min
268: Salena Zito—A Place for the Placeless
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 Sep 20221h 14min
267: Chuck Klausmeyer—A Prick in Congress
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 Sep 20221h 13min
266: Tim Cotton—America's Cop is Always on Doodie
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 Aug 20221h 28min
265: Tyrus—I've Been Fired Too Many Times to be Cocky
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 Aug 20221h 21min
264: Coffee with Mom—Does Your Mom Really Vacuum in the Nude?
Two-time NYT bestselling author Peggy Rowe drops by to discuss her upcoming hour-long FOX primetime TV special—America's Grandmother, her third book—Vacuuming in the Nude: and Other Ways to Get Attention, and the existence of aliens in the universe. Or, to put it another way, a normal Mike's mom episode.
16 Aug 20221h 10min
