Mike Rowe: The Biggest Lessons Learned From ‘Dirty Jobs’

Mike Rowe on work, passion, opportunity, and the keys to a good life.

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Mike Rowe: The Biggest Lessons Learned From ‘Dirty Jobs’ — Mike Rowe, Emmy award-winning TV host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs," in San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2023.Tal Atzmon/The Epoch Times

1/2/2024Updated: 1/2/2024

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In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Mike Rowe discuss opportunities in the trades, the lack of skilled workers, work ethic, and the meaning of a productive life. Mr. Rowe is the Emmy award-winning host and producer of the TV Series “Dirty Jobs” and founder and CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.

Jan Jekielek: Mike, you’ve said something that a lot of people found controversial. You said that you shouldn’t follow your passion.

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”