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Jodie Sweetin – JodieDew
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 going through a second puberty (that you didn’t know about) wasn’t hard enough, we also discuss the complexities of it lining up with your children going through their own changes. From throwing plastic lemons to crying over squirrels, Jodie shares some of the raw moments perimenopause has brought on,…
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Jim Florentine – FlorentineDew
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 stories about our dads coaching our Little League teams. Jim also reminisces about times his dad helped him sneak into Madison Square Garden wearing his mother’s platform boots for pro wrestling shows. We discuss the impact of his father’s passing on their family dynamics and how these memories influence Jim’s approach…
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Dan St. Germain – St. GermainDew
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 played through his family, and the loss of his mother. From performing comedy at a detox center to becoming a patient himself, Dan describes his experience with rehab this time around. He candidly shares a moment when his father’s alcohol-induced illness led him to believe Tina Fey was pursuing him. Delving…
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Rachel Feinstein – FeinsteinDew
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 into Rachel’s past of being addicted to addicts, trying to find love in people who were not interested (even if she went as far as naming a pet rock after them), and how she ended up finding her husband. Rachel opens up about what married life has been like and how friends, family,…
