Episodes

June 25, 2024

391: NEW STORY—Credit Where It’s Due

Here's a brand new story about the performance of a lifetime followed by another edition of Two Dudes Talking, a.k.a. Mike and Chuck break it down with some laughs. Shout out to our terrific sponsors Explore available caree…
June 18, 2024

390: Pulling the Pin with Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield, the two-time New York Times Bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, and The Legend of Bagger Vance, discusses how to listen to your muse while ignoring your Resistance, why he carries a Smith …
June 11, 2024

389: You Can Learn a Lot in a Smoke-Filled Airplane with Gavin de Becker

The nation’s leading expert on de-escalation and public figure protection unpacks the importance of intuition, the difference between true fear and unwarranted fear, and the epidemic of sudden, unexpected deaths among seemin…
June 4, 2024

388: Swimming Against the Current with Riley Gaines

The 12-time NCAA All-American, 5-time SEC Champion, and 2-time Olympic qualifier who went from being one of the fastest collegiate swimmers in the world to a controversial women's rights advocate talks about what it takes to…
May 28, 2024

387: Make Me a Firefighter with Candice McDonald and Jonathan Dayton

In a double-header of do-goodery, TWIHI welcomes not one but two very distinguished volunteer firefighters to discuss why they have been called to such a dangerous philanthropic endeavor, what it takes to become a volunteer …
May 21, 2024

386: NEW STORY—Here Be Dragons

First, a brand-new mystery about brave men in a distant sea, then Mike and Chuck take a deeper dive.   Big thanks to our great sponsors Explore available careers! Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. U.S. Money Reserve…
May 14, 2024

385: I Don't Want to Manage People Like Me with Karey Kirkpatrick

The film writer, director, and producer known for Over the Hedge, Chicken Run, and James and the Giant Peach talks about his work ethic and creative process, why animated films are modern-day Aesop’s fables, and that time he…
May 7, 2024

384: Freedom Food and Funny Cars with Matt Hagan and Chloe Hudson

Matt is a four-time NHRA Funny Car world champion and first-generation cattle and CBD farmer. Chloe is a mikeroweWORKS work ethic scholarship recipient, an AWS Certified Weld Inspector, and a social media influencer. She als…
May 2, 2024

BONUS COFFEE 383: Nude Sunbathing with America’s Grandmother

The three-time NYT bestselling author, a.k.a. Mike’s mom, talks the chosen frozen on Easter Sunday, speaking in tongues, the Key Bridge tragedy, Fort McHenry and Ranger Vince, our expanding universe, great illusionists, and …
April 30, 2024

382: Individualism Rightly Understood with Scott Mann

The former U.S. Army Green Beret, NYT bestselling author, leadership consultant, and perennial storyteller talks about the division and tribal behavior that permeates our country now, the death of honor, shame, and consequen…
April 23, 2024

381: NEW STORY—The Face of an Angel

A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by Mike and Chuck taking a deeper dive into the story’s DOUBLE reveal. That’s right, you get two reveals for the prize of none! Many thanks to our terr…
April 16, 2024

Episode 380: American Flannel with Steven Kurutz

What does it take to make a traditional flannel shirt in America? According to this New York Times reporter it’s a combination of engineering and artistry. And Steven should know; he wrote the book on it, American Flannel.  …
April 9, 2024

379: Psst… Wanna Buy a Stadium Buddy? with Jordan Harbinger

The former Wall Street lawyer and current OG podcaster drops by to discuss the latest in Podcastladia, how patternicity and our desire for certainty can lead us to create wild theories, the death of skepticism, honesty in ad…
April 2, 2024

378: Surviving Disney with Jeff Harmon & Neal Harmon

The serial entrepreneurs and founders of Angel Studios talk about growing up poor in a family of eleven, how they went from selling potatoes door to door to being the ad agency of record for Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Or…
March 26, 2024

377: Sitting in a Pool of Tilden with Peter Tilden

The writer, producer, and veteran radio broadcaster drops by to regale us with stories from the entertainment trenches, explains why he created the podcast Really? no, REALLY? with his BFF Jason Alexander and how that’s affe…
March 19, 2024

376: An Unholy Incubator with Will Swaim

The President of the California Policy Center, host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast, and watchdog journalist warns about the new federal regulation that effectively makes CA-AB5 national and ends independe…
March 12, 2024

375: NEW STORY—Nasty Little Instruments

Another brief mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by a deeper dive into the story’s reveal with Mike and Chuck. WARNING: Careful where you listen with headphones, as it may result in alternatin…
March 5, 2024

Episode 374: No Man No Problem with Bill Whittle

The podcaster, YouTuber, and amateur historian ruminates on the state of Hollywood, talks about his upcoming Daily Wire project, An Empire of Terror, which exposes the dark underbelly of the Soviet Union’s police state, and …
Feb. 29, 2024

BONUS COFFEE 373: The Wedgie Kick

America’s grandmother recalls the harrowing details of her husband’s heart attacks at Christmas, gives an update on his convalescence, and tells a shocking tale about the newsletter you do NOT want to be mentioned in. From s…
Feb. 27, 2024

372: Jimmy Failla Loves Fat Elvis

The former New York cabby, current stand-up comic, and perennial philosopher talks hilariously about why he’s keeping politics out of his new show Fox News Saturday Night, why he wrote his bestselling book, , and why he look…
Feb. 20, 2024

371: Chuck Gets a Haircut with Denis Chetzan and Mary Sullivan

Mike follows through with his threat to get Chuck a professional haircut by enlisting The Irish Hammer’s “hairstylist to the stars” to bring his salon to our studio for a cut and record. What could possibly go wrong? Not ent…
Feb. 13, 2024

370: The Smartest Dropout I Know is Rikki Schlott

The New York Post columnist and author discusses the disruptive and damaging nature of social media, our shortening attention spans, the lack of free speech on college campuses, why the First Amendment is the most important …
Feb. 6, 2024

369: Gabby Reece is Not in Compliance

369: Gabby Reece is Not in Compliance
Jan. 30, 2024

368: The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth with Neal McDonough

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…