Glamorizing Blue-collar Jobs? March 9, 2008From Mike’s forum on Discovery.com
Q: I am a big fan of the show. However, I am picky, and this is my only beef.
Because this show glamorizes blue-collar and other jobs in the modest spectrum of vocations, it will affect how your fan base contributes their professional careers to this country. In other words, this is a very successful show, and ...read more...
Fast Company: The Dirtiest Mind in Business January 28, 2008How Filth Met Opportunity and Created a Franchise
by Ellen McGirt, January 28, 2008
Mike Rowe has drawn a crowd. Again. This time it’s on a chilly December night in Florence, South Carolina, at a local joint called J. Michael’s Grill and Raw Bar. In between autographing beer naps and posing for pictures, Rowe, the craggily handsome star of the Discovery Channel’s ...read more...
Seven Dirty Habits of Highly Effluent People January 28, 2008By Mike Rowe, January 28, 2008
Most public speakers are wildly overpaid, and I am no exception. I used to think I could justify my ridiculous fee by putting a lot of careful thought into each appearance, so I called my first presentation “Egalitarianism in the Modern-Day Workplace,” and talked at length about “the changing face of the contemporary proletariat vis-à-vis ...read more...
I’m curious Mike… January 5, 2008From the MRW Water Cooler
Q. What are your feelings on education? Did you start school with an idea of what you wanted to be or a degree you wanted to pursue? It seems you are a well-rounded individual and I’m just curious if there was anything you had ever considered pursuing as a career. You are obviously a gifted writer ...read more...
