Episodes

April 19, 2022

247: The Other Side of the Fourth Wall

Master podcaster and chronicler of Hardcore History, Dan Carlin joins the conversation to discuss his process, the war in Ukraine, and the pitfalls of judging yesterday's events with today's values.
April 12, 2022

246: Best Preamble Ever!

Mike and Chuck go guestless to talk Australian DJs, Satan’s pool, killing iguanas, and everything else that fills the squares on Mike’s calendar.
April 5, 2022

245: Mom, Do You Have a Stud Finder?

Bloody do-gooder and Returning The Favor alum, Katie Hughes of GirlsBuild.org talks curiosity, confidence, and how a broken toaster changed the course of her life.
March 29, 2022

244: Where's the Beef?

Celebrity fitness trainer and unapologetic carnivore, Vinnie Tortorich talks diet, hormones, and why he has a beef with the fake-meat industry.
March 22, 2022

243: The Best BBQ Comes From a Crockpot

Dave Ramsey joins Mike to discuss his documentary, Borrowed Future; How Student Loans Are Killing the American Dream, the pitfalls of three easy payments, and why great BBQ never comes from a microwave.
March 15, 2022

242: Coming Out Blue Collar

Owl Vans owner, John Willenborg talks about the six, six-figure welding jobs he has open, his stint on season 2 of The Apprentice, and the difficulty in telling his white-collar parents that he wanted to leave Berkley to wel…
March 8, 2022

241: The Maddest March Ever

Scott Flansburg, aka the Human Calculator, makes a repeat appearance to bring breaking news on his quest for truth regarding the real origins of basketball.
Feb. 28, 2022

240: The Crushing Certainty of Scientology

Today’s guest is Spanky Taylor, whose company does fan management and threat assessment for high profile celebrities. Oh yeah, and she broke her billion-year contract and escaped Scientology.
Feb. 21, 2022

239: The Best Business Card in History

Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, with his wife and writing partner, Lisa McCubbin Hill, discuss Clint’s service to five presidents including JFK and that fateful day in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
Feb. 15, 2022

238: He Has Nodded on Our Undertakings

President and Professor of Historical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Dr. Peter Lillback dissects Episode 124: At the Crossroads and literally schools Mike and Chuck.
Feb. 8, 2022

237: The Cookie Rojas of Cable

Brian Kilmeade, the utility player of FOX News, chats with Mike about Lincoln and Douglass, Rogan and Spotify, Johns Hopkins and how we all want our lives back.
Feb. 1, 2022

236: Don't Fly Over the Story

Journalist Salena Zito drops by to discuss the dignity of work, the populist movement, the censorship culture, and why she refers to Mike as her brother from another mother.
Jan. 25, 2022

235: The Reports of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Mike's parents drop by to give him an update on their recent bout with COVID. Spoiler Alert: They're fine.
Jan. 18, 2022

234: Diapers and Masks and Sharks, Oh My!

The Aquatic Indiana Jones, Jeremiah Sullivan, drops by to discuss art, Science, risk, and the joy of embracing the idiom Safety Third.
Jan. 11, 2022

233: Jay Leno Makes His Own Sandwich

Mike and Jay talk for an hour. Hilarity ensues.
Jan. 5, 2022

232: Wanna See Something Really Scary?

Mike rings in the new year with a case of Covid. Chuck has questions.
Dec. 21, 2021

231: A Cornhole Christmas!

Mike’s mom is back with another heartfelt, yet wildly inappropriate catch-up with her oldest son. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll dream of cornhole. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.
Dec. 15, 2021

230: It's Not the Itching, It's the Chafing

Mike chats with Sarah Yourgrau, one of the producers of Returning the Favor, to discuss why so many people loved the show, why it won an Emmy, why it made so many people cry tears of unbridled joy, and why it’s cancellation …
Dec. 7, 2021

229: A Symphony of Balls with John Rich

Mike talks to John Rich about what led to their viral smash, Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job, and a whole lot more, including an outrageous phone call to Donald Trump, that led to the title of this episode.
Nov. 30, 2021

228: Good Question

Chuck crashes Thanksgiving at Mike’s house, fails to book a proper guest, and relies instead on listeners to pose interesting questions for Mike to answer. The listeners come through, as always.
Nov. 23, 2021

227: About Those Safe Spaces

How safe is your space? This is the question Mike attempts to answer with Justin Folk, a filmmaker who left Hollywood behind to make the kinds of movies he believes matter most.
Nov. 16, 2021

226: We're Not Making The Godfather

Mike’s guest is a man called Lindsay Schnebly, an accomplished voiceover artist whose unusual name inspired a town, almost.
Nov. 9, 2021

225: Why Does Jake Maynard Think My S.W.E.A.T. Pledge is Bonkers?

Mike interviews Chloe Hudson, a 28-year-old welder who received a work ethic scholarship from mikeroweWORKS, and went on to earn six-figures a year, and more recently, the subject of a new documentary called Trading Up. Toge…
Nov. 2, 2021

224: "I Didn't Get It!"

Mike has a very serious conversation with a very funny guest about a very serious topic that turns out to be very funny.