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Shapel Lacey – HoneyLacey
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 shares what it was like to talk after so many years, Chip’s emotional response to being found, and how these events have led to Shapel teaching his own anger management classes today. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the…
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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,…
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Ali Siddiq – HoneySiddiq
My HoneyDew this week is Ali Siddiq! Make sure to catch his new special “The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School” on YouTube right now! Also check out his other specials on YouTube as well as his stories on Ari Shaffir’s “This Is Not Happening. Ali returns to Highlight the Lowlights of the challenges he faced as a convicted felon incarcerated in prison. We discuss how mixing violent and non-violent offenders makes for a dangerous booking process. Ali explains just how important prison workouts are, and the creative ways prisoners come up with getting their reps in. Ali also reflects on the lingering effects that prison has after regaining…
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Will Sasso – HoneySasso
My Honeydew this week is comedian Will Sasso! (Mad TV, Young Sheldon, Loudermilk) Will Highlights the Lowlights of growing up in a small suburb in British Columbia with parents who immigrated from Naples, Italy before World War 2. We dive into Will’s childhood and his love for fine arts and theater. (Enough love to recruit his football team into their school’s production of ‘West Side Story’) Both Ryan and Will share personal stories of what it can mean to have a teacher really believe in you. Will also opens up about battling with clinical depression throughout life, shedding light on his own personal journey to find what has helped him…
