Today’s guest is podcaster and former host Mike Rowe dirty workand stars represents whatan unabashedly patriotic film in which he tells the untold stories of legendary figures in American history. represents what It will be released in theaters from June 27 to July 4, and will be released online later. reasonNick Gillespie and Rowe discuss the decline of patriotism and trust in experts over the past 50 years, the need to understand history and neighbors, and how cultivating a sense of gratitude may lead to social change even in the face of political polarization revival.
0:00—Introduction
1:20 – Luo’s new movie: represents what
6:29 – Remembering veterans of World War II and the Korean War
10:30 – Belief in popcorn and futurism
12:50 – Boy Scouts and crumbling social institutions
19:13 – Are we sheep or goats?
21:15 – The generational disconnect in patriotism
27:28—Advertisement: Students fight for freedom
28:29 – Paul Harvey and “God Created a Farmer”
31:00 – “The Way I Heard” and expanding the story into a movie
32:34—How do we admit failure and still celebrate progress?
35:55 - The American experience based on gratitude
38:38 – “Embrace the bad” so you can make new discoveries
41:50 – Despite our sordid past, there is optimism for the future
44:42 – Mike Rowe “skeptical”
45:58 – The end is always “near”
48:50 – Gratitude and curiosity require humility
Previous appearances:
Mike Rowe on High-Paying Dirty Jobs, Nonprofit Whiskey, and the Decline of Men July 19, 2023
Mike Rowe wears Trump robe, battles drones, solves labor shortage, October 21, 2016
Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe on College Costs, December 13, 2013
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