The Real Mike Rowe

bit.ly/PYSKEpisode5 A few months ago, I met a Radical Street Librarian who dresses like various characters from famous fairytales and hands out children's books to passersby on the mean streets of Baltimore, not too far from where they filmed The Wire. She calls herself Miss…

bit.ly/PYSKEpisode6 Nice Guy Lost in the chaos of the last week, were a few glowing words from me about the subject of our most recent episode of People You Should Know, and my sincere suggestion that you make his acquaintance at your first opportunity. His name is Rusty…

youtu.be/ptKRN-wDOtk So, I made it to Frankfurt, and then to Salzburg. Nice flight. A little jet-lagged, but not too bad. I’m headed to Munich to visit a mint, where a very special coin is about to be designed and produced from scratch. It’ll be a 5oz, solid silver chunk of…

It's 10:17 in San Francisco, where I left three hours ago, and 7:17 in Frankfurt, where I’ll be landing in less than eight hours. I have no idea what time it is in whatever part of Canada I’m flying over at the moment, but it looks cold down there. Obviously, not as cold as it…

youtu.be/dHvN_gZLAQs?si… I’m leaving Pittsburgh, on a flight to Denver, reflecting on the last 36 hours. The Energy and Innovation Summit has just concluded, where I was invited to sit on a panel and address a room full of big shots. When my mother learned I’d be attending an…

My first two words on this particular Sunday morning were "Hallelujah!” followed by, “Amen!” I was not in church when I uttered them. I was at my kitchen table, watching the CEO of the most valuable company in the world say precisely what mikeroweWORKS has been espousing for the…

youtu.be/LKOEEVNgRdU My friend @ZitoSalena is having a moment. Salena was four feet from Donald Trump when the shots rang out in Butler, PA, nearly one year ago. She was immediately thrown to the ground by security and caught up in the ensuing chaos. I was watching on TV when…

The Star-Spangled Banner is not easy to sing. It’s rangy, for one thing. One and a half octaves are a lot to ask of the average citizen, as is the chromaticism throughout the melody. Also, the words are a mouthful and easy to mangle or forget (Just google “worst renditions of…

1-800-BULLY Last month, PureTalk asked me to make a sixty second homemade commercial for the Internet, touting their nationwide 5G coverage and their very affordable monthly rates. I agreed. As you may know, Pure Talk not only sponsors my podcast, they support my foundation, and…

If you order the whole chicken during our casual lunch in fabulous Laguna Beach later this summer, I can’t promise it’ll come with a beer can shoved up its butt. As a rule, the restaurants in Laguna Beach don’t serve "beer can chicken." However, if you and I do wind up dining…

bit.ly/BlossomTaleswi… Here's a Foreword I never thought I'd write, for a book I never thought I'd read... I was filming a new episode of People You Should Know at the Plumber’s Union in Queens, when a 13-year-old girl named Khamila Rose told me about the first time she got…

BIG night here in Hotlanta! Skills USA convened for their annual National Leadership and Skills Competition – the largest celebration of the skilled trades in America. This week, a promising crop of young and aspiring tradespeople have gathered here from all over the country to…

There's Still Time to Change the Road You're On bit.ly/ParentsWATCHNOW I just saw an article in USA Today that I could not bring myself to ignore. It talked about the surprising number of kids who are suddenly interested in trade schools,(GOOD!) but are being affirmatively…

There’s very little to say about @DavidMamet that hasn’t already been said. His accomplishments as a writer are voluminous, as are his awards and accolades. As for the conversation you’re about to watch, it will leave you utterly convinced that David Mamet is a man content to…

My old friend Eddie, who I haven't seen in years, just wandered into the @TotalWine in Culver City and learned that I'd be on hand tomorrow to shake hands and take selfies with Angelenos who pick up a signed bottle of Knobel between 6 and 7pm. Eddie sent me these photos, and then…