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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

205: A King and a Crouch and Me on a Couch

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.839.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

The true story of two great teachers, two stuttering students, and two happy endings. Followed by a conversation about the beauty of “what,” the danger of “how,” and the timeless challenge of “trying not to try.”

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0:00.0

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0:31.9

Hey guys, it's Mike Row here with episode number 205 of the way I heard it. It's called

0:38.9

a king and a crouch and me on a couch. I just realized that rhymes. A king and a

0:45.6

crouch and me on a couch. I didn't set out to go all Dr. Sussan you with the title.

0:51.0

Sometimes rhymes are serendipitous. A serendipitous rhyme is always sublime or divine if you prefer.

1:01.0

Either way, today's chapter is one of my favorites in the book and when I've looked forward

1:05.0

to unpacking for some time now. It tells the true story of Donald Crouch, a gifted school

1:10.8

teacher you've probably never heard of, who had a transformational impact on a student

1:15.4

that you've absolutely heard of. When I stumbled across the story of Mr. Crouch and his

1:21.6

most famous pupil, I couldn't help but recall the impact that Fred King had on me. Fred

1:28.0

was the high school music teacher mentioned previously in the book. He's the guy who cured

1:33.0

my stutter, introduced me to music, put me on a path really that led to dirty jobs and

1:40.1

somebody's got to do it and returning the favor and micro works. And of course this podcast,

1:44.6

which continues to surprise me with a large and engaged audience that keeps growing week

1:49.2

after week, but that's all beside the point. This chapter is really an homage to teachers

1:55.6

and mentors everywhere. As for the couch referenced in the title, well, that's there in

2:04.4

much the same way a couch might be found in a psychiatrist office. A place for you to

2:11.2

sit while you spill your guts to a licensed professional, which is pretty much how I

2:15.3

felt during the conversation that follows the chapter. As many of you know, Chuck Clausmire

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