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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

204: A Quick Look Over the Railing

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.839.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

The true story of the first woman to go where no man had gone before, followed by the true cost of progress, the false value of safety, and a revealing conversation about the profoundly annoying sensation of being swindled by someone you trust.

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Hey guys, it's Mike Rowe. This is episode number 204 of the way I heard it.

0:38.0

And this one's called a quick look over the railing.

0:41.0

A quick look over the railing.

0:44.0

We start with a chapter from my book called One Hell of a Toll,

0:48.0

which tells the true story of the actual cost of an historic journey into space.

0:54.0

I'm not talking about space, the final frontier.

0:56.0

I'm talking about the space that millions of people have since explored

1:01.0

and the woman who went there first.

1:05.0

Then after contemplating the actual cost of that fateful trip,

1:09.0

I discuss the true price of progress and what happens to a guy who suddenly realizes

1:15.0

he's working hundreds of feet up in the air without a net underneath him.

1:21.0

Turns out it's exactly like waking up one morning to learn that your once robust

1:26.0

investment account has been entirely depleted.

1:30.0

I can say this because the guy in question is me.

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