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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

All good stories have a twist, and all great storytellers are just a little twisted. Join Mike Rowe for a different take on the people and events that you thought you knew -- from pop-culture to politics from Hollywood to History... The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe -- short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span.

Episode 153: An Offer They Couldn't Refuse

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  • about 4 years ago
  • 09:28

The player loved to play... but on this particular occasion--he chose the wrong playmate.

Episode 151: He Was Ready For His Close Up

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  • about 4 years ago
  • 15:07

It was the gig of a lifetime... it just wasn't Gig's.

Episode 149: Broadswords in a Pit

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  • about 4 years ago
  • 17:08

James and Rebecca simply could not settle their differences... that's where the broadswords came in.

Episode 148: A Book to Pass the Time

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  • about 4 years ago
  • 12:47

Because you need something to break the boredom of marching 300 miles in 10 degree weather to bring three boat thieves to justice... or so I'm told.

Episode 147: Her Biggest Fan

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  • about 4 years ago
  • 06:44

The doctor told her not to sing... but she did anyway.

Episode 145: Does This Look Infected

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 08:23

Yes, as a matter of fact, it does.  But penicillin won't help...

Episode 144: A Legend In His Own Mind

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 09:57

He was destined for greatness.  No one knew it but him.

Episode 143: Rude Awakenings

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 10:07

Some said he was cursed, others said he was blessed, but everyone agreed--he was the luckiest kraut in the navy.

Episode 142: OCCASIONALLY--Halloween

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 18:12

It's All Hallow's Eve! So what better way to mark the occasion than with an episode of OCCASIONALLY. Mike pays homage to the macabre musings of the great Edgar Allan Poe by reciting perhaps his most famous story. Light a candle, pour a beverage, and let the Victorian goosebumps wash over you. Prepare yourself for the insidious beating of... The Tell Tale Heart

Episode 141: On Average 15 Times a Day

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 07:20

But for this woman... maybe a bit more.

Episode 140: Another Band of Brothers

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 07:58

This group gave us the most iconic sound of all time.

Episode 139: A Penniless Singer

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 08:04

Who earned a funeral fit for a king.

Episode 138: An Extraordinary Swap

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 09:27

A love story.  Sort of...

Episode 137: A Bona Fide Sex Symbol

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 07:23

She simply had no choice.

Episode 136: A Boy And His Dog

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  • over 4 years ago
  • 07:18

The skinny kid was so desperate that he was about to sell his best friend.

Episode 135: The Illegitimate Son-of-a-Smith

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  • almost 5 years ago
  • 11:30

Denied his father's true last name for most of his life, James reclaimed it--in a monumental way.

Episode 134: Not Your Typical Homemaker

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  • almost 5 years ago
  • 09:34

Julia was flattered by the proposal—but it came with certain… preconditions.

Episode 133: Call It What You Will

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  • almost 5 years ago
  • 09:07

It's difficult to describe the chaos of an unpredictable world--but Peter sure tried.

Episode 132: Harvey's Future Ex-Wife

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  • about 5 years ago
  • 07:04

She just said she was going home - but it's the way she said it that we remember.

Episode 131: The Mystery of the Vanishing Woman

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  • 1.9K views
  • about 5 years ago
  • 08:58

When one of the most famous women in the world disappears without a trace, it sets off one of the greatest whodunits you've never heard of.