381: NEW STORY—The Face of an Angel

Matt is a four-time NHRA Funny Car world champion and first-generation cattle and CBD farmer. Chloe is a mikeroweWORKS work ethic scholarship recipient, an AWS Certified Weld Inspector, and a social media influencer. She also runs social media for Matt Hagan and Tony Stewart. This conversation does not stay in its lane as it veers from the high stakes involved in going 330 mph in four seconds to the tasty steaks that the Hagan Cattle Company produces in Virginia to the political stakes of not keeping your food supply chain in America.  Many thanks to our fabulous sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! FieldOfGreens.com Use code: MIKE for 15% off and FREE shipping

The three-time NYT bestselling author, a.k.a. Mike’s mom, talks the chosen frozen on Easter Sunday, speaking in tongues, the Key Bridge tragedy, Fort McHenry and Ranger Vince, our expanding universe, great illusionists, and how Peggy gets her vitamin D—doctor’s orders.  Many thanks to our fantastic sponsors Groundworks.com Schedule a free inspection. 3DayBlinds.com/ROWE Buy one get one 50% off LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase

The former U.S. Army Green Beret, NYT bestselling author, leadership consultant, and perennial storyteller talks about the division and tribal behavior that permeates our country now, the death of honor, shame, and consequence, and why Alexis de Tocqueville was right when he observed that America succeeds because she puts the individual ahead of the collective. You can preorder Scott’s newest book here. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. NetSuite.com/Mike Great financing on the number one cloud financial system. AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame.

A NEW mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by Mike and Chuck taking a deeper dive into the story’s DOUBLE reveal. That’s right, you get two reveals for the price of none! Many thanks to our terrific sponsors AuraFrames.com/Mike Use code: Mike to get $30 off their best-selling frame. BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! PureTalk.com/Rowe Save 50% off your first month!

What does it take to make a traditional flannel shirt in America? According to this New York Times reporter it’s a combination of engineering and artistry. And Steven should know; he wrote the book on it, American Flannel.  Steven explores with us the history of U.S. textile manufacturing and how our thirst for cheaper goods led to the death of small company towns and the creation of the rust belt. Big thanks to our great sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. Groundworks.com to schedule a free inspection. PureTalk.com/Rowe to save 50% off your first month!

The former Wall Street lawyer and current OG podcaster drops by to discuss the latest in Podcastladia, how patternicity and our desire for certainty can lead us to create wild theories, the death of skepticism, honesty in advertising, and what he learned from being kidnapped the first time in Mexico. Yes, there was more than one kidnapping. Shout out to our great sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! American-Giant.com/mike Use promo code MIKE to get 20% off your order. FieldOfGreens.com Get started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE  

The serial entrepreneurs and founders of Angel Studios talk about growing up poor in a family of eleven, how they went from selling potatoes door to door to being the ad agency of record for Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Orabrush, how they survived a $62 million lawsuit from four of the biggest studios in Hollywood, and how their Angel Guild is cracking the code to finding the next big film.       Many thanks to our loyal sponsors ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase. NetSuite.com/Mike to take advantage of their flexible financing.

The writer, producer, and veteran radio broadcaster drops by to regale us with stories from the entertainment trenches, explains why he created the podcast Really? no, REALLY? with his BFF Jason Alexander and how that’s affected their relationship, and expounds on what makes great advertising great. RIP Dexter. Big thanks to our great sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and apply today! LifeVac.net Use code MIKE to get 20% off your full purchase!

The President of the California Policy Center, host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast, and watchdog journalist warns about the new federal regulation that effectively makes CA-AB5 national and ends independent contractor status as we know it. As goes California, so goes the nation—from a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers to rampant homelessness, crime, and reparations—the recovering communist dissects examples of what’s happening in the Golden State and yet to come nationally. Many thanks to our great sponsors MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and apply today! ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe to try ZipRecruiter for FREE. American-Giant.com/MIKE Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order.

Another brief mystery for the curious mind with a short attention span, followed by a deeper dive into the story’s reveal with Mike and Chuck. WARNING: Careful where you listen with headphones, as it may result in alternating facial contortions of disgust and hilarity. The title is Nasty Little Instruments, after all. Big thanks to our fantastic sponsors BuildSubmarines.com Explore available careers! FieldOfGreens.com Get started with 15% off using promo code: MIKE MCSF.org/apply Check your availability and apply today.