This week, Tina Dybal takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her podcast Slop City). In this episode, Tina takes us back to what it was like growing up in St. Louis in the late 90s/early 00s. A diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan, Tina was there way before Taylor Swift, and brings us the receipts to prove it! Tina and Ryan then get nostalgic about the …

This week, Sam Tripoli takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his special "Quiet" and his podcasts Broken Simulation, Tin Foil Hat, and Deep Waters). In this episode, Sam takes us back to what it was like growing up in Upstate New York in the 1980s. No one knows more about conspiracy theories than Sam, and here he gets nostalgic about two of the v…

This week, Andrea Jin takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her tour dates at AndreaJin.com). In this episode, Andrea takes The Wayback into uncharted territory, as she gets nostalgic about growing up in China until age 10, and then Vancouver through her teenage years. Born in Shanghai to a family so poor she had to share a bed with one her grand…

This week, Bret Ernst takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his special "Uncaged" on YouTube, and catch him on Cobra Kai on Netflix). In this episode, Bret takes us back to what is like growing up in both Florida and New Jersey in the 80s and 90s. Raised by a single mom who was always on the move, Bret reminisces about attending 15 schools as a k…

Fresh off the heels of Saturday Night Live's 50th Anniversary celebration, we have a special treat for you this week, as the one and only John Farley takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his documentary "Meet Me Where I Am"). In this episode, John takes us back to the Farley brothers' childhood home in Madison, Wisconsin, during the 70s and 80s,…

This week, Libbie Higgins takes a seat in The Wayback! (Trailer Tales on YouTube, Slop City podcast). In this episode, Libbie takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1980s St. Louis. She reminisces about childhood games like the “pass out” game, and the Ouija board, which her and her friends would use to try and summon ghosts to hook up wit…

This week, Rachel Feinstein takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her special "Big Guy" on Netflix). In this episode, Rachel and Ryan both get nostalgic about growing up in Maryland in the 1980s. Rachel reminisces about long car trips in her parents Datsun station wagon "barfmobile," summer vacations in Ocean City and Rehoboth, and always wanting…

This week, Jason Ellis takes a seat in The Wayback! In this episode we go international, as Jason takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1980s Australia. He gets nostalgic about riding motocross bikes in the bush, and encountering all types of Outback wildlife such as snakes, kangaroo mobs, scary sounding koalas, and huntsman spiders. Jaso…

This week, Hannah Berner takes a seat in The Wayback! ("We Ride at Dawn" on Netflix, Giggly Squad and Berner Phone podcasts). In this episode, Hannah takes us back to what it was like growing up a New York City girl in the 90s/early 00s. Born to an Italian family in Brooklyn, Hannah reminisces about sharing a room with her little brother and having…

This week, Adam Carolla takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Adam Carolla Show, check out his new special "Adam Carolla Comes Clean"). In this episode, Adam takes us way back to 1970s/80s Los Angeles, and what it was like growing up in the San Fernando Valley. We revisit some of his family's early cars, like the VW squareback, VW bug, and his first mo…

This week, Paige Ginn takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Viral Podcast). In this episode, Paige takes us back to what it was like growing up in Utah during the late 90s/early 00s. First she reminisces about her standout high school athletic career, highlighted by the time she had a feminine hygiene malfunction in the middle of a basketball game. As …

This week, Jay Larson takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his new special "Here We Go Again" on YouTube). In this episode, the old CrabFeast crew is reunited, as Jay takes us back to what it was like growing up in 80s/90s Massachusetts. They get nostalgic about ice cream after little league games, the classic East Coast dessert staple Friendly'…

This week, Eddie Bravo takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Look Into It" podcast, the band Hook Thieves). In this episode, Eddie takes us back to what it was like growing up in Southern California in the 70s and 80s. He gets nostalgic about the excitement he felt as a kid when going to the original big box departments stores, like Gemco, Montgomery ward…

This week, Eleanor Kerrigan takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her special "No Country For Old Women" on YouTube). In this episode, Eleanor takes us back to the absolute chaos of growing up one of ten children in 1970s Philadelphia. She reminisces about long, smoke-filled car rides with her entire family of 12, looking old enough to buy liquor…

This week, Ryan Long takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his special "Problem Solved" on YouTube, and his podcast "The Boyscast"). This episode kicks off with both Ryans doing a deep dive on the birth of sneaker culture in 80s/90s. They get into the iconic Reebok Pumps, Air Jordans, Iversons, and classics like Magic and Bird's Converse. Then Ry…

This week, Shapel Lacey takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Lesser Known Characters" podcast). In this episode, Shapel takes us back to what it was like growing up in Mesa, Arizona, in the early 90s. He talks about being raised by a teenage stepdad, taking his first family vacation at 20-years old, getting paid to attend summer school, and going full Br…

This week, Luenell takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Hacks" on HBO Max, Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, Las Vegas). In this episode, Luenell takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1970s Oakland, CA. She gets nostalgic about moving out to the white suburbs of Castro Valley, wrecking her Mom's Plymouth Barracuda, equestrian lessons, and sneaking ou…

This week, Craig Conant takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Community Service" podcast). Growing up in Inglewood, CA in the late 80s, Craig takes us back to what life was like as a true neighborhood delinquent. He schools us on the finer points of building potato cannons, having roman candle wars with gang members, and stealing and crashing his parents …

This week, Annie Lederman takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Anniewood" podcast). A wild child born into a Quaker family in 80s/90s Philadelphia, Annie takes us on a deep dive into her many misadventures attending Quaker schools as a kid. Then her and Ryan bond over their shared experience of growing up as a twin. They also get into some late 80s nosta…

This week, George Perez takes a seat in The Wayback! ("George Perez Stories" podcast). In this episode, George takes us back to what is was like growing up in Los Angeles in the 1980s as the 2nd youngest of 15 kids! George gets nostalgic about sneaking out, running the block with his crew "The BMX Bandits", and playing their favorite neighborhood g…

This week, Jodie Sweetin takes a seat in The Wayback! ("How Rude Tanneritos" podcast, Full House, Fuller House on Netflix). In this episode, we learn that despite her image as a successful child actor, it turns out Jodie was an absolute hellion as a kid growing up in Southern California. Jodie gets nostalgic about throwing water balloons at cars, s…

This week, Adam Ray takes a seat in The Wayback! (Dr. Phil Live, About Last Night podcast, "Like and Subscribe" on YouTube). Adam gets nostalgic about growing up in Seattle with a single mom and his many childhood obsessions, like He-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Starter jackets, and talking Urkel dolls. Adam also tells the hilarious yet traum…

This week Chelcie Lynn takes a seat in The Wayback! (Trailer Trash Tammy, The Viral Podcast). The pride of Thackerville, Oklahoma gets nostalgic about riding her bike around town as a kid, and all the local make-out spots she would sneak off to with neighborhood boys. Chelcie also reminisces about all the trouble she would get into back in the day,…

This week Todd Glass takes a seat in The Wayback! (Todd Glass: "The Event of a Lifetime"). Ryan and Todd get nostalgic about some of the station wagons they rode in as kids, as well as the glory days of hubcaps, and Jeep Wagoneers. Todd also talks about the different schools and "resource rooms" he spent time in as a child growing up with dyslexia.…

This week LeeAnn Kreischer takes a seat in The Wayback! (Wife of the Party podcast). LeeAnn takes us on a journey to the Deep South in this episode, as she gets nostalgic about all the crazy characters she hung out with as a kid growing up in rural Bowdon, Georgia. There was the barefooted guy with sparks flying off his feet, and her uncle George, …

This week Mike Feeney takes a seat in The Wayback! (Here's The Scenario podcast, Mike Feeney: A Night at the Comedy Cellar on YouTube). Mike gets nostalgic about cruising in his mom's Toyota MR2, pull-out car stereos, and punting basketballs off cruise ships on family vacations. Also, don't miss Mike reminiscing about the death-defying adventures o…

This week Ali Siddiq takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his stand-up special "The Domino Effect" parts 1-4 on YouTube). Ryan and Ali get nostalgic about trick or treating in homemade Halloween costumes, first kisses, joyriding in "borrowed" cars, and sneaking out of the house. They also reminisce about 80s and 90s fashion like Original Jams, p…

This week Nadav Itzkowitz takes a seat in The Wayback! (“Catching You Up With Nadav” on YouTube). Nadav kicks this one off with the story of his first foray into internet fame, when he tried to hit up what he thought was Steven Spielberg for a role in one of his movies. Then there's no holding back as Ryan and Nadav get nostalgic about one of the b…

This week Dusty Slay takes a seat in The Wayback! (“Workin’ Man” on Netflix, “Nateland” podcast and “We’re Having a Good Time” podcast). Dusty gets nostalgic about growing up in a trailer park, family trips to see Nascar at Talladega, and the time he tried to raise money to bail a friend out of jail. Ryan and Dusty then trade stories about all the …

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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, 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, 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…

This week, Gareth Reynolds joins me for a seat in The Wayback! We dive into Gareth's love of performing, starring in elementary class plays like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Charlotte's Web, and Little Red Riding Hood. Sparking his own memories, Ryan shares a first-grade performance where he played Santa. Gareth tells us what it was like growing…

This week Brad Williams takes a seat in the Wayback! Make sure to check out his newest special "Starfish" on YouTube, his Showtime special "Fun Size," and his special on Netflix "The Degenerates." In this ride, we dive into all things '80s toys, collectibles, and fashion. As a self-proclaimed 'action figure king,' Brad tells us about collecting G.I…

This week Drew Lynch (Did I Stutter Podcast) joins me in the Wayback to talk about all the ways he used to get in trouble as a kid. Our wild ride takes us everywhere from getting kicked out of daycares, hacking vending machines, to blasting strangers with water balloons, and breaking into construction sites. Drew also shares some of the fun made-up…

This week Andrew Santino takes a seat in The Wayback! (Whiskey Ginger, Bad Friends Podcast) We get nostalgic about carpools with strangers, leaving the car running, bmx bikes, high school talent shows, and growing up a Chicago Bulls fan. We also have our first phone call on The Wayback, when Andrew and his mom tell the story of how back in the 80s,…

Chad Daniels joins me on a new episode of The Wayback! We get nostalgic about old school cable TV, dirty 80s comedies, waterbeds, and childhood pranks. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE to The HoneyDew & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, The HoneyDew …

Sam Tallent joins me on a new episode of The Wayback! We get nostalgic about being a youth football prodigy, old school coaches, childhood obesity and childhood fears. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE to The HoneyDew & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREO…

Dan Cummins joins me on a new episode of The Wayback! We get nostalgic about ghost stories, and making love for the first time to people and things SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE to The HoneyDew & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, The HoneyDew with…

This week Jim Florentine takes a seat on the Wayback! SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE to The HoneyDew & turn notifications ON! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all PLUS get audio and video of The HoneyDew a …