About this episode
Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs and the new discovery+ series Six Degrees with Mike Rowe , Deadliest Catch narrator, prolific spokesperson, creator of the mikeroweWORKS foundation, author of The Way I Heard It , and soooo much more, joins me and goes with my therapy-like approach to interviews. It's fabulous. We talk: Artificially inseminating a turkey Behind the scenes of Dirty Jobs How he got his start on-air at QVC Getting fired The secret to Dirty Jobs His 6 million Facebook fans Politics discovery+ (new streaming network) His new TV series, Six Degrees with Mike Rowe Regrets – or not His choice not to have kids His career path Being a "hobo" His favorite novels The work ethic his foundation, mikeroweWORKS, is based on Politics + if he's going to run in a future election His intimate relationships His parents, their marriage, and a clear message he sent Mike and his brothers Parenting today Stuttering Being a shy kid Innovation vs. imitation Efficiency vs. effectiveness Following your passion Whether or not people change And soooo much more! Links! Mike's Fan Q&A on YouTube: https://youtube.com/reallyfamous discovery+ https://amzn.to/3hXaPR5 ( Six Degrees with Mike Rowe ) mikeroweWORKS https://www.mikeroweworks.org/about/ Mike's book: The Way I Heard It https://amzn.to/3hMwA66 Mike's mom's book https://amzn.to/38iH4He Mike's first book: Profoundly Disconnected : A True Confession From Mike Rowe https://amzn.to/3q2p8Xn Mike's favorite John MacDonald novels https://amzn.to/3qhUGZk Mike's podcast: The Way I Heard It https://mikerowe.com/podcast/ SHOP my new AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous Get a REALLY FAMOUS MUG (like Mike's!) ➤ https://shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous/really+famous-A5d211932162c5f1ba0e0ae33?productType=949&sellable=xrOAqlvEk1UqmOlaDVqJ-949-32&size=29 WATCH Mike Rowe + me on YOUTUBE ➤ Mike Rowe Q&A https://youtu.be/x4pn1xGc1pM Bonus videos with Mike Rowe: Coming soon! SUBSCRIBE to Really Famous on YOUTUBE + get notified: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbR3_S40FqVaWfKhYOTneSQ?sub_confirmation=1 Fun + funky GOODIES for TV + film lovers: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous New live shows: I'll be back with live shows in NYC and maybe other locations. Get word as soon as we book new dates: reallyfamouspodcast.com/live-shows # GET IN TOUCH: Instagram - @ karamayerrobinson TikTok - @ karamayerrobinson Facebook - @ karamayerrobinson Twitter - @ kara1to1 Subscribe to my YouTube channel - YouTube.com/ReallyFamous Email - reallyfamouspodcast@gmail.com Insider news - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/contact # Donate $1 or $5 or anything you like to Really Famous and get a shoutout from me on the show - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/donate # Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson. Music - Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech - Creative Commons