This week Brittany Schmitt takes a seat in The Wayback! Check out her new special HORNY (for the sweet release of death) on YouTube. Brittany takes us back to her childhood growing up with no TV or internet, and how she let loose once she got her driver's license. Ryan and Brittany then get nostalgic about furnished basements, throwing parties when…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Francisco Ramos! Check out his new comedy special, Venezuela'Merican, on YouTube now! Francisco joins me to highlight the lowlights of his Venezuelan upbringing in America, his family dynamic, the passing of his late father, and the impact it has had on his life since. Francisco describes what it’s like living with…

This week Jim Norton takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his YouTube channel @NikkiandJimNYC). Ryan and Jim get nostalgic about the anxiety of sitting in the wayback as kids, harrowing amusement park rides, and some of the ridiculous safety campaigns from their youth like Mr. Yuk and McGruff the Crime Dog. Jim also recalls his distaste for fami…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian George Perez! Check out his podcast, George Perez Stories. George joins me to highlight the lowlights of his experience being a father while incarcerated and the dynamics of raising his kids after being released. George opens up about the emotional impact of being separated from his family and the challenges of exp…

This week Daniel Van Kirk takes a seat in The Wayback! (Dumb People Town podcast, watch his special Rose Gold on YouTube ). Ryan and Daniel jump right into the nostalgia deep end, trading stories about public swimming pools, their childhood dogs, and the station wagons they each rode in as kids. Then Daniel recounts one of the most harrowing tree c…

This week, my HoneyDew is the incredible Eleanor Kerrigan! Be sure to check out her new special, "No Country For Old Women," now available on YouTube. Eleanor joins us in the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of her stand-up journey, from her early days as a waitress at the world-famous Comedy Store, to opening for Andrew Dice Clay, and eventually …

This week the one and only Carrot Top takes a seat in The Wayback! (Carrot Top Live at the Luxor in Las Vegas). Carrot Top gets nostalgic about riding in his family's pinto station wagon, how a high school crush jumpstarted his wrestling career, and getting heckled by Hulk Hogan in his hometown arena. The son of a NASA engineer, Carrot Top then rem…

My HoneyDew this week is Craig Conant! Check out his podcast, “Community Service with Craig Conant.” Craig joins me in the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of his struggle with substances at an early age, the time his house got raided, and a fart that had major consequences! We delve into some of Craig’s childhood experiences, like the time his si…

This week Mike Vecchione takes a seat in The Wayback! (Worst Kind of Thoughtful on YouTube, Mike Vecchione Investigates podcast). It's Olympic season ya'll, and in this episode, Ryan and Mike get nostalgic about wrestling. They talk about wrestling trips, the brutally demanding wrestling season, and the calamitous and often hilarious effects of wei…

My Honeydew this week is Luenell! You can check out her new special, “Town Business,” on YouTube now! Luenell joins me to highlight the lowlights of her wild life experiences, like the time she worked at a bank and decided to steal $50,000. She tells us what it was like to get away with the crime for ten years, all while having her name published i…

This week Moses Storm takes a seat in The Wayback! (Trash White on HBO Max). No tales of 80s station wagons in this episode, as Moses instead blows our minds with insane stories about growing up in a family of seven on a converted Greyhound tour bus! Moses talks about growing up in a religious cult on wheels, the joys of sharing a tour bus toilet w…

My HoneyDew this week is Sean Jordan! You can check out Sean on his latest special, “Girl Dad,” or the podcast “All Fantasy Everything.” This week, Sean highlights the lowlights of his personal experiences with IVF, the decision-making process that comes with it, and the emotional journey of pregnancy. He reflects on the recent loss of a close frie…

This week is a special episode where both H. Foley and Kevin Ryan from the Are You Garbage? podcast squeeze into The Wayback! They reminisce about school lunches, the clapper, Original Jams shorts, going home sick from school, and messing with their teachers. Ryan also tells a story about his days working in a nursing home, and H. Foley recounts a …

My Honeydew this week is Hannah Berner! Check out her new special, “We Ride at Dawn,” out on Netflix now. You can also catch her on her podcasts “Berner Phone” and “Giggly Squad.” Hannah joins me to highlight the lowlights of her childhood, becoming a nationally ranked tennis star, and how it led to her pivot into comedy. Starting as early as eight…

This week, Ms. Pat takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Ms. Pat Show on BET+, The Patdown with Ms. Pat podcast). Ms. Pat takes us way back down memory land to the 80s, and what is was like growing up in Atlanta. She talks about going to "white kids" summer camp, breakdancing contests, playing in fire hydrants, and messing around during church prayer l…

My HoneyDew this week is Adam Ray! Check out his new special, “Like & Subscribe,” out on YouTube now, Dr. Phil LIVE!, or his podcast, “About Last Night.” Adam returns to highlight the lowlights of helping his father adjust to life after his stepmom's passing and having to move him into assisted living after a near-fatal fall. We touch on the genius…

This week, Minneapolis’ finest, the rapper Prof takes a seat in The Wayback! (Powderhorn Suites, Horse.) Prof talks about growing up in the Powderhorn section of Minneapolis as part of a large blended family, running with a graffiti crew, school pranks, and joyriding. Then Ryan and Prof get nostalgic as they go through some of Prof’s recently disco…

My Honeydew this week is Shapel Lacey! You can check out his podcast, "Lesser Known Characters." Shapel returns to Highlight the Lowlights of reconnecting with his old anger management teacher, Chip, after 14 years. We discuss how a Honeydew listener helped facilitate this reconnection following Shapel’s last appearance on episode #210. Shapel shar…

This week, Jared Freid joins me for a seat in The Wayback! (The JTrain Podcast, 37 And Single on Netflix). Growing up in Boston, Jared's family was big on vacationing. We get nostalgic about cruises, summer camp, garbage people at Florida beach clubs, and going on Teen Tours as a kid. Jared also tells a story from his college fraternity days about …

My Honeydew this week is Jodie Sweetin! You know her from Full House and Fuller House, but you can also catch her on her own podcast, “How Rude, Tanneritos.” Jodie returns to Highlight the Lowlights of her journey going into perimenopause, opening up about what it has been like to experience such confusing changes from her late 30’s to now. If goin…

This week, Paul Virzi joins me for a seat in The Wayback! (Nocturnal Emissions on Netflix, The Virzi Effect podcast, and Bone to Pick with Bobby Kelly). We get nostalgic about being raised by a single mom, switching schools as a kid, messing with foreign exchange students, sleepover class trips, and school bus hijinks. Then Ryan and Paul trade stor…

This week's Honeydew is Jim Florentine! Don't miss his latest special, 'Bite the Bullet,' available on his website, and check out his podcast 'Everybody is Awful.' Jim joins me to highlight the lows of losing his father when he was 28. Growing up as one of seven kids, Jim recalls his father's incredible involvement throughout his childhood. We swap…

This week, Ian Fidance joins me for a seat in The Wayback! (Bein’ Ian with Jordan podcast, This American Life, Gilly and Keeves). We get nostalgic about what it was like growing up in Delaware, family camping trips in the Poconos, the Easter Bunny, 80s concert t-shirts, and being a spoiled brat as a child. Ryan and Ian also share stories about havi…

This week, my HoneyDew guest is Dan St. Germain! Don't miss his latest special, "Dance Fatty, Dance!", now available on YouTube. You can also catch him on shows like "This is Not Happening", "Conan", and "The Roast of Ric Flair". Dan joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of grappling with sobriety, recounting his recent relapse, the role alcohol has …

This week, Jason Mewes joins me for a seat in The Wayback! (Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back). We get into what it was like growing up in a small town by the Jersey Shore in the 80s. Jason and Ryan hit some classic nostalgia sweet spots like playing in the woods, rope swings, river jumping, fireworks, throwing snowballs at cars, and…

My HoneyDew this week is Rachel Feinstein! Make sure to catch her new special, “Big Guy,” on Netflix now! Rachel joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of relationships throughout her life. Starting with her father, Howie, a civil rights attorney turned blues musician, who started his own band called "The Vomitones" and loved goofing around. We dive i…