Way to go, Chuck!

I think I said this on Facebook: I love the podcast, especially when Peggy Rowe is on. But I have to admit that even after years of listening, I'm not sure of your sidekick Mike. But it seems to be a winning combo as far as the rest of the world concerned. 😎

In all seriousness- or as close as I can get- thank you, both. I've listened to hundreds of podcasts, yours remains the only non-technical one I subscribe to.

I'm jealous of you Mike. Not for your success. Well, yeah, that, too. But because you- as you put it- Forest Gumped your way into what I think is my ideal occupation. Dirty Jobs. I don't mean the TV aspect- point a camera at me and I do a great imitation of a goldfish on a frying pan. No, I mean the perennial apprentice. I'm nearing the end of my third career, getting my ducks lined up to start the fourth, but I've never even heard of something I'd be passionate about doing. But I love learning new skills and jobs ( hence three to four careers)... if only I had found a way to make job-hopping pay, 50 years ago. Ah well. You know what they say about hind sight: you get a great view of your underwear.

Mike was expressing concern over planned modifications to the podcast- isn't that Chuck's job? Mike comes up with the insane ideas and Chuck goes "oh my god that will never work!"? Be that as it may, I find it difficult to imagine you two going off the deep end and seriously trying to produce a show that your fan base utterly abhors.
But that leads me to a question: is it actually change we fear, or a lack of consistency? There is a difference, and I tend to think it's actually the latter. I'll leave it for you to ponder.

You also asked for ideas. As though you need more. Well. How about periodically... quarterly? Monthly? You interview another recipient of a MikeRoweWorks grant who's gone on to at least moderate success. I don't mean Uber-success like that young lady ( I could shout myself for forgetting her name) who is working in the high end racing industry. I'm looking for folk who are working just down the street. Uber-success stories are great, don't get me wrong, but they won the lottery. Most of us out here are jealous, but well aware that the odds are seriously not in our favor. So, it seems to me that introducing us to a series of "Just average joes" ( or Josephines) might spark a little more interest. Of course, I could be wrong. I think that happened once, who's to say it couldn't happen again?

Thanks again.