201: Everybody Pees in the Pool
A famous athlete takes great pains to conceal his true identity from millions of fans. Then, Mike welcomes Paul Kelley back to the podcast, to discuss a series of topics too disparate and strange to articulate in a two sentence description.
25 Maj 20211h 7min
200: Smart Stupid – Now With Slightly More Stupid
What do you get when you cross the most beautiful girl in the world with the funniest man on the planet? Something smart and something stupid.
18 Maj 20211h 5min
199: Mothers Day - Now With Fewer Worms
It’s a Mother’s Day surprise, complete with tapeworms, smoke bombs, large chunks of earwax, a wall of dead mice, a fly infestation, and of course, Mike’s favorite mother, with a guest appearance by Mike’s favorite dad. Yeah, it’s a weird one.
11 Maj 20211h 2min
198: Where Do I Begin
A problem at the border, a fat man in a shiny suit, and all the thirty-five cent draft you can drink. It’s a fine place to begin, even if you don’t know where you’re headed.
4 Maj 202158min
197: Everybody Run For Your Lives
Mike tells the true story of two friends united by their love of music, divided by their love of a girl, and the fistfight that changed rock and roll. Then, he recalls the audition that changed the course of his own career, before chatting with the old friend who made it happen, and bursting briefly into song.
27 Apr 20211h 10min
196: Call It Macaroni
Sig Hansen from Deadliest Catch joins Mike to discuss the manliest surfer of all time, the manliest fisherman of all time, and the problems that can sometimes arise when you punch a pesky fan in the nose. Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up.
20 Apr 20211h 20min
195: The Epistemological Jack-in-the-Box
Mike tells the true story of a famous poet who wrote her best stuff while working as a waitress in a diner, many years ago. After that, another true story about the time Joan Rivers saved his career, followed by a rather remarkable catch-up with Paul Kelley, a true renaissance man who worked the overnights with Mike, back in the glory days of home shopping. Yeah, it gets a little weird… and there is some adult language.
13 Apr 20211h 11min
194: Jon Stewart Owes Me $20!
Ever wonder what The Daily Show would have looked like if Mike Rowe had been hired to host it? Well, guess what – he was! And then he wasn’t. And then, he was! And then…he wasn’t. The question is, does Jon Stewart really owe Mike Rowe $20?
6 Apr 202149min
