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"The American Dream Died a Long Time Ago" | Official Preview

2026-07-03 People & Blogs
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Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkoujZQZatbqy4KGcgjpVxQ/join Mike Rowe joins the Shawn Ryan Show to discuss Dirty Jobs, the value of skilled trades, and why America may be facing one of the greatest workforce crises in modern history. Rowe breaks down the massive shortage of welders, electricians, and skilled laborers needed to build America’s future, from shipbuilding and data centers to infrastructure and AI. He also explains why he believes the American Dream didn’t disappear but instead it became the American reality. Support the Shawn Ryan Show for $5 and get the chance to watch the shows AD FREE, with the exception of Shawn's personal reads, before they release!! Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 #PODCAST #SKILLEDTRADES #DIRTYJOBS #NEWS #CURRENTAFFAIRS #DIDYOUKNOW #AI #WORK #NEWS #CURRENTAFFAIRS #AMERICA #ISRAEL #CULTURE Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.vigilanceelite.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow \Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 Mike Rowe Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikerowe Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe X - https://x.com/mikeroweworks Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@therealmikerowe Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe

Top Comments (10)

@FORCE_PBC 2026-07-03

Mike is an assassin with that vocabulary.

450 4 replies
@gearedmind 2026-07-03

Man, I love Mike Rowe. He has such a talent with words.

335 6 replies
@ShawnRyanShow 2026-07-03

Thank you to everyone that tunes in and is part of this community. Another great conversation with a legendary guest.

261 19 replies
@JimFranklin1618 2026-07-05

I’m a carpenter, i want to build homes, not data centers. I build for people, not for AI which is anti-people.

165 13 replies
@npinero1 2026-07-04

Why aren't the billionaires building these Data centers in their own backyard?

158 25 replies
@laurence335 2026-07-04

Happy 250th Mike, Shawn, and my fellow countrymen! 🇺🇸🫡

154 2 replies
@Sic_Parvis_Magna-w9t 2026-07-03

"Its called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it" ~George Carlin

134 6 replies
@Diabottable 2026-07-04

These CEOs need "us" to build the infrastructure so they can replace our children.

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@bagel411 2026-07-03

Mike will himself be an unsung hero as time goes on. But he has been incredible for honest folks

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@VBP-58 2026-07-04

My entire life I've lived in a country that told me our best days were behind us. I have watched factory after factory close and move to Mexico and China. The factory I work at now has shed hundreds of jobs and closed several locations citing "restructuring" while expanding locations in other countries. The politicians of this country sold our future a long time ago. There is an entire generation that has never seen success. What Mike is saying is so completely detached from the reality on the ground. I feel like he is a propagandist or at best an optimist...

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