Mike Slater

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22,161 appearances 95 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Mike Slater’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 95 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 31.

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99% of Americans were farmers. voice-verified

And I used to think of that as just like a quaint little fact. voice-verified

But now I see how essential that was to America being formed at all. voice-verified

Last week we tied it into patience. voice-verified

I mean, we did an episode on patience. voice-verified

You have to be patient to be a farmer. voice-verified

Or let me flip it around, being a farmer will make you patient. voice-verified

Crops don't grow overnight. voice-verified

Also being a farmer will make you tough as a rock. voice-verified

Because the field ain't plowing itself. voice-verified

You gotta get up. voice-verified

You gotta gotta get up. voice-verified

You don't wanna get up, but you gotta get up. voice-verified

And we don't really have that today. voice-verified

Sports simulate it to an extent, right? voice-verified

Sports simulate war. voice-verified

That's kind of the essence of it, but it's just not the same. voice-verified

And sports simulate a real job aspects of it or whatever, but voice-verified

Still not it. voice-verified

There's something about the job. voice-verified

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