209: Oops, I Did It Again

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 39.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

The true story of the most consequential pig in the history of Silicon Valley, or for that matter, the world. Followed by the true story of the most consequential pig in Mike’s career – the one he put on a pedestal fifteen years ago, that went on to become the unofficial mascot of Dirty Jobs. Then, a most unusual redux, as Tom Frank returns to set the record straight, and explain in no uncertain terms why a brown garbage bag is a poor substitute for a leather vest.

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0:00.0	Fancy new office?
0:01.1	Shiny new conference room?
0:02.5	The latest in stand-up desks and executive snacks.
0:05.2	This is no time for cutting corners.
0:06.9	Now let's discuss your internet.
0:08.6	Vobos is London's only dedicated fiber network
0:11.3	providing 10 gigas standard
0:13.0	for the businesses committed to investing in their future.
0:16.0	Vobos, the business fiber network built by Vobos for London.
0:23.9	Hey guys, it's Mike Rowe.
0:24.9	This is the way I heard it.
0:25.9	Episode number 2009.
0:28.4	It's called Oops.
0:30.0	I did it again.
0:31.7	The subject of this week's chapter
0:33.8	is a guy who ushered in a brand new technology
0:37.2	along with a brand new way to work.
0:40.0	His contribution to the technical age
0:42.2	is unmatched, in my opinion.
0:44.4	And the fact that none of it would have ever happened
0:47.4	without the monumental sacrifice of a single pig
0:50.8	was a fact that I simply could not ignore.
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