442: Salena Zito—America's Journalist
442: Salena Zito—America's Journalist  
Podcast: The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
Published On: Tue Jul 08 2025
Description: Salena Zito is a prolific author, award-winning reporter, and our great friend. No one knows the heartland like Salena, and she’s here to discuss the future of AI and the energy needed to pursue it, the sudden resurgence of interest in the skilled trades and how Pennsylvania is helping lead the way, and her brand-new book, Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland. Salena gives a firsthand account since she was just four feet away from Trump when it happened.