486: Jason Ladanye—Nothing Up His Sleeve
May 26, 2026
Mike sits down with master card mechanic and sleight-of-hand expert Jason Ladanye, whose impossible demonstrations of gambling moves and psychological deception have earned him a reputation as one of the best card handlers working today.
Jason explains how a childhood obsession with cards—and an influential mentorship...
485: Josh Smith—Made FOR America
May 19, 2026
Founder and president of Montana Knife Company Josh Smith sits down with Mike to discuss his unlikely path from working as a lineman to becoming one of America’s premier master bladesmiths. The conversation dives into the grit, craftsmanship, and obsession with quality that helped turn a small operation into one of...
484: Tom Albanese—The Metals at the Bottom of the Ocean
May 12, 2026
In this episode Mike explores the growing race for critical minerals hidden deep beneath the Pacific Ocean with mining executive Tom Albanese, Chairman of American Ocean Minerals and former CEO of Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resources.
Tom has spent more than four decades in the global mining and metals business, overseeing...
483: Peggy Rowe—Mother’s Day with Mom… LIVE!
May 8, 2026
In this special LIVE edition of Coffee with Mome, Mike heads home for Mother’s Day and sits down with the woman who taught him everything worth knowing — his mom, Peggy Rowe. Recorded in front of a live audience at the place Peggy refers to as The Home, this episode is filled with the warmth, wit, and wonderfully...
482: Xi Van Fleet— Don't Be a Shiny Little Screw
May 5, 2026
Mike sits down with author and Cultural Revolution survivor Xi Van Fleet for a conversation that’s equal parts personal history and cautionary tale.
Xi recounts her childhood under Mao Zedong’s China, where conformity wasn’t encouraged—it was enforced. As a schoolgirl, she watched teachers publicly humiliated,...