Episode #2235
Mike Rowe
Books mentioned
In the Heart of the Sea
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:32:57 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Moby-Dick
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:43:06 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Coyote America
Mentioned by Mike Rowe · at 02:51:49 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Mike Rowe, host of 'Dirty Jobs' and founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, joins Joe Rogan. They discuss Rowe's unconventional path from opera to television, the value of skilled trades, and the importance of authenticity in media. The conversation also covers topics like risk-taking, hunting, and the whaling disaster that inspired Moby Dick.
What they talked about
- Safety Third philosophy from Dirty Jobs
- Faking his way into opera for SAG card
- QVC overnight selling experience
- Newspaper culture and the New York Post
- Joe Rogan's martial arts background and UFC
- Stigma against trade schools and skilled labor
- Vitamin D, rucking, and health habits
- Whaling history and the Younger Dryas impact theory
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