198: Where Do I Begin

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198: Where Do I Begin

FromThe Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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May 4, 2021

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A problem at the border, a fat man in a shiny suit, and all the thirty-five cent draft you can drink. It’s a fine place to begin, even if you don’t know where you’re headed.

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May 4, 2021

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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.

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198: Where Do I Begin

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