The Wayback with Ryan Sickler

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...

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 up in an anti-sugar, anti-TV household and the lo...

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. Joes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Trans...

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 games he and the other neighborhood kids would pl...

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, someone stole the family car, and whether it wa...

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 with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with...

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 PATREON, The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the...

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 Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all...

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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s onl...

This week Greg Fitzsimmons 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s o...

This week Steve-O 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/mo...

This week H. Foley 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/m...

This week Patrick Renna 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only...

This week Harland Williams 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s o...

This week Rob Riggle 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5...

This week Joe List 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 day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/m...