The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe

chuck@mikeroweworks.com

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Booking Overview

Interview-led and eclectic, the show combines short mysteries with substantial conversations featuring prominent public officials, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Agencies could credibly pitch established authors, founders, education and workforce experts, filmmakers, military or veteran leaders, and public-interest voices with distinctive accomplishments; booking difficulty is high because the program attracts senior, high-profile guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 494

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3M subscribers

Instagram: 2.0M followers

Contact Information

chuck@mikeroweworks.com

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Host

Mike Rowe - Television host, narrator, and advocate for skilled trades and vocational education; founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior public officials, nationally recognized authors and filmmakers, founders, entrepreneurs, and subject-matter experts with a distinctive public platform or consequential work.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Founded companies, schools, or organizations, Created notable films or media projects, Held prominent public office

Recent Guest Discussions

JD Vance - Faith, Family, Work, Military Service, Christianity, America's Energy Future, And His Book Communion

Jon Erwin - His Film Young Washington, George Washington's Early Life, Faith-based Storytelling, Entrepreneurship, Character, And Leadership

MacKenzie Price - Education Reform, Personalized Learning, Artificial Intelligence In Education, Entrepreneurship, And Alternative School Models

Recent Topics

Mysteries, History, Work, Faith, Education

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
:

493: JD Vance—Communion

July 07, 2026

Vice President JD Vance joins Mike for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, family, and the future of America. From the dignity of work and the lessons he learned in the Marine Corps to his return to Christianity and the deeply personal journey that inspired his new book, Communion, Vance reflects on the people and experiences that shaped him. He also explains why America's energy future may determine whether we can keep pace with China in the decades ahead. Big thanks to our terrific sp...

492: Jon Erwin—Young Washington

June 30, 2026

Before he became the Father of His Country, George Washington was a young man with doubts, ambitions, failures, and a calling that would eventually shape a nation. Mike sits down with filmmaker and entrepreneur Jon Erwin to discuss his new film Young Washington, and to explore the remarkable true story behind America's most iconic founder. Jon also shares how he launched The Wonder Project and his mission to tell stories that elevate faith, hope, and the human spirit. Along the way, he recoun...

491: MacKenzie Price—The Most Talked About School in the World

June 23, 2026

What if school could be reimagined from the ground up? This week, Mike sits down with entrepreneur and education innovator MacKenzie Price, the founder of Alpha School, a model that's attracting global attention for helping students learn twice as much in half the time. Using artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and an unconventional approach to education, MacKenzie is challenging nearly every assumption about how kids should be taught. She also makes the case that meaningful chang...

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