187: Beware the Irish Hammer
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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🗓️ 18 February 2021
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Mike ruminates on the splendid virtues of a certain "Full Figured Gal," and tells the true story of the day his lawyer – The Irish Hammer – changed the trajectory of his career by challenging him to put a pig on a pedestal. He then invites The Irish Hammer herself – Mary Sullivan – to explain why she left a successful law firm to oversee the career of a man who crawled through sewers to make a living.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Mike Row and this is episode number 187 of the way I heard it and it's called |
| 0:09.6 | Beware the Irish Hammer. |
| 0:11.6 | Beware the Irish Hammer. |
| 0:14.2 | The episode starts with chapter 9 from my book which tells the true story of two women |
| 0:19.1 | who made a huge impression on me and no, neither one of them is my mother. |
| 0:23.8 | Mom will be back in a future episode to help spread her unique brand of sunshine here |
| 0:29.1 | on the podcast but today I'll be discussing two other ladies who I respect and admire |
| 0:34.6 | and from time to time, fear. |
| 0:37.8 | The first one is best described I think as a full figured gal and her identity you will |
| 0:43.9 | no doubt discern from the myriad of clues about to come your way. |
| 0:48.6 | The second woman is also a bit of a mystery but only because she's chosen to remain under |
| 0:53.7 | the radar these last 15 years during which time she has done her best to keep me from |
| 0:59.7 | blowing myself up or in her words to keep me from becoming an asshole. |
| 1:05.8 | Her name is Mary Sullivan but around the office I like to call her the Irish Hammer. |
| 1:12.0 | Why? |
| 1:13.3 | Because Mary is very Irish and while she has the capacity to be incredibly sweet her temper |
| 1:18.9 | is not a thing you want to inflame. |
| 1:22.1 | The Irish Hammer is a lawyer by trade who for reasons I still don't entirely understand |
| 1:28.3 | left her very successful law practice years ago to run my business. |
| 1:33.2 | Over the years she has impersonated an agent, a manager, a publicist, a shrink. |
| 1:40.6 | We've been business partners for a long time now and today since she appears in this |
| 1:45.3 | chapter of my book, she's agreed to answer a few of my questions here on the podcast. |
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