The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler
The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

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The HoneyDew is a storytelling podcast hosted by comedian, Ryan Sickler. Inspired by Ryan's adverse upbringing, the show focuses on highlighting and laughing at the lowlights of life.

Recent Episodes

362: Tim Hardaway Had to Ban Dad from High School Basketball Games  | HoneyDew Podcast #362
DEC 1, 2025
362: Tim Hardaway Had to Ban Dad from High School Basketball Games | HoneyDew Podcast #362
<div>SPONSORS:<br> <br> Uncommon Goods<br> -To get 15% off your next gift, go to <a href="https://www.UncommonGoods.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.UncommonGoods.com/HONEYDEW</a><br> <br> Aura Frames<br> -Visit <a href="https://www.AuraFrames.com">https://www.AuraFrames.com</a> and get $45 off Aura's Carver Mat frame using promo code HONEYDEW<br> <br> Brunt<br> -Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code HONEYDEW at <a href="https://www.bruntworkwear.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.bruntworkwear.com/HONEYDEW</a><br> <br> My Honeydew this week is former NBA player Tim Hardaway! Check out Tim’s new book, Killer Crossover. Tim joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of the fallout that came with his controversial comments back in 2007. We dive into the background that led Tim to his original views, the moment he realized the gravity of his mistake, and the steps he continues to take to right the wrongs and pain he caused. Tim also opens up about his background growing up in Chicago with an abusive dad, and shares some stories from his time playing, like the time he took a bet against Michael Jordan for a Louis Vuitton jacket, and Kevin Johnson gave him his ‘Welcome to the League’ moment!<br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! <a href="https://youtube.com/@rsickler">https://youtube.com/@rsickler</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month!<br> <br> AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!<br> <br> <a href="http://patreon.com/RyanSickler">http://patreon.com/RyanSickler</a><br> <br> What’s your story?? Submit at [email protected]<br> <br> Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today!<br> <a href="https://shop.ryansickler.com/">https://shop.ryansickler.com/</a><br> <br> Ringtones Are Available Now!<br> <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/">https://www.apple.com/itunes/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://ryansickler.com/">http://ryansickler.com/</a><br> <a href="https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/">https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCAST<br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187</a> </div>
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63 MIN
361: Greg Warren - I Made it Further than Shane Gillis at West Point
NOV 24, 2025
361: Greg Warren - I Made it Further than Shane Gillis at West Point
<div>SPONSORS:<br> <br> Aura Frames<br> -Visit <a href="https://www.AuraFrames.com">https://www.AuraFrames.com</a> and get $45 off Aura's Carver Mat frame using promo code HONEYDEW<br> <br> <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a><br> -Head over to <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a> and start your listing today. Get Seen. Get Booked on <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a>.<br> <br> Mood<br> -Get 20% off your first order at <a href="https://www.mood.com">https://www.Mood.com</a> with promo code HONEYDEW<br> <br> My HoneyDew this week is comedian Greg Warren! Check out his latest special The Champ, produced by Nate Bargatze and streaming on Nateland’s YouTube channel! Greg joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his time wrestling! From high school state championships where his father coached him, to a year at West Point, and eventually ending up at the University of Missouri where he would earn an All American title. Greg opens up about some of the darker side effects that wrestling has left him with, like an unhealthy relationship with food and eventually what would be diagnosed as scrupulosity OCD. Plus Ryan shares his own stories of getting to practice in school under legendary sports brothers Solomon and Nate Carr.<br> <br> Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! <a href="https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE">https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE<br> </a><br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! <a href="https://youtube.com/@rsickler">https://youtube.com/@rsickler<br> </a><br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month!<br> <br> AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!<br> <br> <a href="http://patreon.com/RyanSickler">http://patreon.com/RyanSickler<br> </a><br> What’s your story?? Submit at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<br> </a><br> Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today!<br> <a href="https://shop.ryansickler.com/">https://shop.ryansickler.com/<br> </a><br> Ringtones Are Available Now!<br> <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/">https://www.apple.com/itunes/<br> </a><br> <a href="http://ryansickler.com/">http://ryansickler.com/</a><br> <a href="https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/">https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/<br> </a><br> SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCAST<br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187<br> </a><br> </div>
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66 MIN
360: Brandon Novak - Skating with Bucky Lasek and Bam Margera
NOV 17, 2025
360: Brandon Novak - Skating with Bucky Lasek and Bam Margera
<div>SPONSORS:<br> <br> BetterHelp<br> -The HoneyDew is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit <a href="https://www.Betterhelp.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.Betterhelp.com/HONEYDEW</a>  to get 10% off your first month<br> <br> Tempo<br> - For a limited time, get 60% off your first box at <a href="https://www.TempoMeals.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.TempoMeals.com/HONEYDEW</a><br> <br> Uncommon Goods<br> -To get 15% off your next gift, go to <a href="https://www.UncommonGoods.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.UncommonGoods.com/HONEYDEW</a><br> <br> My HoneyDew this week is former professional skater and motivational speaker, Brandon Novak! Check out his website <a href="http://BrandonNovak.com">BrandonNovak.com</a> to learn more about how he can help if you are struggling with addiction, and pick up any of his published pieces of work to hear more about his story. Brandon joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being a Baltimore boy, having a nuclear physicist for a mother and a Hells Angel for a dad, how he found skating as a teen, and his journey in and out of addiction. Brandon and I share our love of Baltimore, knowing the same places like Sports Elite, where he would meet other skate legend Bucky Lasek. We dive into how Brandon’s addiction progressed, the wildest places it would take him, having Bam Margera helped him and how he eventually turned it around to owning 7 sober living facilities where he helps others find their path to a clean life today.<br> <br> Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! <a href="https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE">https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! <a href="https://youtube.com/@rsickler">https://youtube.com/@rsickler</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month!<br> <br> AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!<br> <br> <a href="http://patreon.com/RyanSickler">http://patreon.com/RyanSickler</a><br> <br> What’s your story?? Submit at [email protected]<br> <br> Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today!<br> <a href="https://shop.ryansickler.com/">https://shop.ryansickler.com/</a><br> <br> Ringtones Are Available Now!<br> <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/">https://www.apple.com/itunes/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://ryansickler.com/">http://ryansickler.com/</a><br> <a href="https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/">https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCAST<br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187</a> </div>
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101 MIN
359: John Amaechi - Reaching the League in Six Years
NOV 10, 2025
359: John Amaechi - Reaching the League in Six Years
<div>SPONSORS:<br> <br> Function Health<br> - Visit <a href="http://www.functionhealth.com/HONEYDEW">www.functionhealth.com/HONEYDEW</a> or use gift code HONEYDEW100 at sign up to own your health<br> <br> <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a><br> -Head over to <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a> and start your listing today. Get Seen. Get Booked on <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a>.<br> <br> Brunt<br> -Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code HONEYDEW at <a href="https://www.bruntworkwear.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.bruntworkwear.com/HONEYDEW</a><br> <br> My HoneyDew this week is psychologist and former professional basketball player John Amaechi! Check out John’s latest book, It's Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders. John joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of growing up in Stockport, England, his unique journey into the NBA, and earning a PhD in psychology while playing in the league. With little exposure to basketball in England, John shares the memory of picking his first ball up at 17 and the moments after that changed everything. He also shares his experience as the first openly gay NBA player, and how he balances the pride of that milestone with the desire to be recognized for his basketball and career achievements.<br> <br> Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! <a href="https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE">https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! <a href="https://youtube.com/@rsickler">https://youtube.com/@rsickler</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month!<br> <br> AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!<br> <br> <a href="http://patreon.com/RyanSickler">http://patreon.com/RyanSickler</a><br> <br> What’s your story?? Submit at [email protected]<br> <br> Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today!<br> <br> <a href="https://shop.ryansickler.com/">https://shop.ryansickler.com/</a><br> <br> Ringtones Are Available Now!<br> <br> <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/">https://www.apple.com/itunes/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://ryansickler.com/">http://ryansickler.com/</a><br> <br> <a href="https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/">https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCAST<br> <br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187</a> </div>
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73 MIN
358: David Koechner - I Hope I Like Me
NOV 3, 2025
358: David Koechner - I Hope I Like Me
<div>SPONSORS:<br> <br> <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a><br> - Head over to <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a> and start your listing today. Get Seen. Get Booked on <a href="http://Booking.com">Booking.com</a>.<br> <br> Ridge Wallet<br> - Take advantage of Ridge’s biggest sale of the year and GET UP TO 47% off by going to <a href="https://www.Ridge.com/HONEYDEW">https://www.Ridge.com/HONEYDEW</a> <br> <br> Rag &amp; Bones<br> - Upgrade your denim game with Rag &amp; Bone! Get 20% off sitewide with code HONEYDEW at <a href="https://www.rag-bone.com">https://www.rag-bone.com</a><br> <br> <br> My HoneyDew this week is comedian and actor David Koechner! Check out David on the road, and the latest film he starred in called Ganymede. David joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of his small town upbringing, breaking out into show business, and his long battle with alcoholism. We talk about David’s experience growing up catholic in a small Missouri town, and how he would go from sneaking episodes of SNL while his parents were out of the house, to eventually getting a one season run himself. David also opens up about his struggles with alcoholism, the trouble it has got him in, and finding his way into recovery.<br> <br> Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! <a href="https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE">https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! <a href="https://youtube.com/@rsickler">https://youtube.com/@rsickler</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month!<br> <br> AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!<br> <br> <a href="http://patreon.com/RyanSickler">http://patreon.com/RyanSickler</a><br> <br> What’s your story?? Submit at [email protected]<br> <br> Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today!<br> <a href="https://shop.ryansickler.com/">https://shop.ryansickler.com/</a><br> <br> Ringtones Are Available Now!<br> <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/">https://www.apple.com/itunes/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://ryansickler.com/">http://ryansickler.com/</a><br> <a href="https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/">https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/</a><br> <br> SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCAST<br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187</a> </div>
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62 MIN