What Mike Rowe has said about Dirty Jobs
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 6, 2026
Mike Rowe, American television host, narrator, author, creator of Dirty Jobs and founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, has been quoted on Dirty Jobs 2 times in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on July 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rowe argues that he could not sell or film Dirty Jobs in today's media environment.
“I couldn't do that today. I couldn't get Dirty Jobs. I couldn't sell that show today”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream? (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:54
Rowe says at least 40 people profiled on Dirty Jobs were multimillionaires.
“I know for a fact, 40 of the people we profiled were multimillionaires”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream? (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:29:57
Episodes
#319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream?The Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 6, 2026 · 3 h 44 min
Mike Rowe talks with Shawn Ryan about the American dream, the skilled-trades labor shortage, his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, losing his savings to fraud, and dangerous Dirty Jobs stories.
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