The Wayback with Ryan Sickler

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 car.  A born entrepreneur, Craig also recalls so...

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 nostalgia such as Body Glove, hypercolor clothing, U...

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 game "ditch 'em."  Ryan and George then take a de...

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, senior pranks, and going AWOL at summer camp.  Sh...

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 traumatic story of the time he got caught boosting his...

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, like stealing golf carts and breaking into peop...

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.  Ryan and Todd then reminisce about summer camp...

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, who lived his whole life as a CIA operative with...

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 of being a teenage driver on Long Island, and ge...

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, parachute pants, Benetton, and the classic childh...

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 biggest rites of passage for any young man: the d...

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 fun they had with pets growing up, and the glory...

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 your parents are away, and of course getting bu...

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 family vacations in the outdoors, and the trials of c...

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 climbing incidents you'll ever hear.  Also, don't...

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 reminisces about having the coolest go-cart in the...

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 weight-cutting.  Mike also talks about the differenc...

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 with an incontinent mother, yard sale wars, and so...

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 paranormal experience from his youth that still h...

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 lock-ins.  Ms. Pat then gets nostalgic with Ryan...

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 discovered childhood photos, getting a glimpse of his...

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 one of the greatest toilet fails of all time!  C...

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 stories about sneaking into clubs in high school, and...

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 having a really cool dad as kid, and reminisce about...

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 mischief night.  You'll also hear about the time...