The Story Behind the Story with Mike Rowe

Season 1

Based on his podcast 'The Way I Heard It', Mike Rowe tells true tales and unique back-stories about people, places and events with a unique twist. From code breakers to Hollywood bombshells, and unlikely inventors to naked bank robbers.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

  • The 25 Million Dollar Kiss
    E1
    The 25 Million Dollar KissHedy Lamar, known to the public only for her sensational beauty, creates the technology that makes our modern lives possible.
  • Fred's Final Wish
    E2
    Fred's Final WishFred was tasked to create a potato chip that wouldn’t turn to crumbles in the bottom of a bag after shipping. Instead, he created a completely new package design and molded the iconic chip to fit it.
  • The Code Breaker
    E3
    The Code BreakerA young code breaker in the air force, intercepts a coded message that Stalin is dead. He turns the actual Morse code “dashes and dots” into the rhythm for one of the most well-known songs in history.
  • The Man Behind The Microphone
    E4
    The Man Behind The MicrophoneIn the middle of a baseball game, the newswire giving radio broadcasters the play-by-play goes down. So, the radio broadcaster, Ronald Reagan, makes up foul ball after foul ball while he waits on the signal to be resorted.
  • He Really Stuck with It
    E5
    He Really Stuck with ItExperiment, after experiment, after experiment, a lonely inventor finally creates the fix-all compound.
  • Keep Your Voice Down
    E6
    Keep Your Voice DownFormer drill sergeant becomes a celebrity and icon as one of the most calming voices on television.
  • A Very High Bar
    E7
    A Very High BarJim Thorpe is one of history’s greatest athletes. He didn’t let his education, his heritage, or even someone stealing his shoes stop him from competing at his best.
  • Francisco's Flakes
    E8
    Francisco's FlakesThe creation, flop, and success of an iconic film and how it all hinged on fake snow.
  • The Missiles of December
    E9
    The Missiles of DecemberA silent Christmas Eve in in 1955 at a strategic defense center is interrupted by a call on the single line red phone which started a Christmas tradition around the world.
  • The Biggest Name In Town
    E10
    The Biggest Name In TownSmall town girl, Peg Entwhistle, failed on Broadway and went to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Her one movie bombed so she goes to the biggest name in town to have it out once and for all.
  • Can You Be There By Nine?
    E11
    Can You Be There By Nine?Allen Hale Jr's odyssey to an audition that would change his life forever and give him a role in one of the most syndicated shows of all time.
  • They Shook on It
    E12
    They Shook on ItDuring the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Bank of America founder, Amadeo Giannini, made a deal on a handshake with a garbage man to hire his son in the future that changes the course of history.
  • 30 Minutes of Disappointing Television
    E13
    30 Minutes of Disappointing TelevisionCharles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the film, the executives thought it was a bomb. Boy, were they wrong.

 

  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices