The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

My #HoneyDew this week is Matt Balaker! Matt’s mom fled the nazis for a better life. He was born on Halloween with Cerebral Palsy and blood in his lungs that caused brain damage. Teased and ridiculed by kids and adults, he persevered. He’s now an author with a new book out called, “Greg Giraldo: A Comedian’s Story”. Matt Balaker is lucky to be alive & I’m lucky to have him on The Dew! Subscribe, download & review! Sponsors: Go to http://buyraycon.com/honeydew to get 15% off your order! Get Honey for free at http://joinhoney.com/rooster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My #HoneyDew this week is George Perez! George was born and raised in Orange, California. His parents moved there to give their family a better life but George couldn't stay out of trouble. At a time when George was turning his life around, his past came back to haunt him. He was spotted on tv and that led to his arrest. We talk about gang banging, gun fights, "Sawed-off Sundays" and so much more! George opens up about life in prison and getting acclimated to society once you're out. It's a Dewzee! Subscribe, download & review! Sponsor: Express VPN Go to http://expressvpn.com/HONEYDEW and find out how you can get 3 months free with a 1 year package! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My #HoneyDew this week is the one and only, Dr. Drew! Like a lot of you, I’ve been a fan of Dr. Drew for a long time and I’m fired up to have him on The Dew! He opens up about his strained relationship with his parents growing up, his early days at KROQ working around the clock, his prostate cancer & some untold stories from Celebrity Rehab! Subscribe, download & review! Sponsors: Visit https://vincerowatches.com/honeydew and use code HONEYDEW to get 15% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewers! My #HoneyDew this week comes from Hall of Fame foosball roots and she seriously wouldn't be alive today if it weren't for table soccer! Kelsey Cook joins me on The Dew to talk about her parents’ divorce and her incredibly honest and open relationship with her mom - like so open she asked her mom to go to a movie so she and her boyfriend could lose their virginities - and her mom did! We talk about an ex-boyfriend with borderline personality disorder and the dangers that come with living in a one bathroom home when you have irritable bowel syndrome. Subscribe, rate & review! TheHoneyDewPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewers! My #HoneyDew this week is Brad Williams! Brad was born with achondroplasia dwarfism. He shares stories about growing up, losing his virginity, driving, and orgies at dwarf conventions - yeah, you read that right. He also talks about his dad’s battle with skin cancer. It’s a must listen! Subscribe, download & review! Use sunscreen and get those moles checked! theHoneyDewpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewers! My #HoneyDew this week is Andrew Santino! Santino grew up in Chicago where his dad was in and out of prison. Now, doctors are in and out of Santino trying to help with his chronic prostatitis. Anger issues, poor SAT scores, failure after failure - we cover it all! And just look at my boy now! Subscribe, download & review! theHoneyDewpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My #HoneyDew this week is Dan St Jermain! I asked Dan to send me some things he wanted to talk about and the first thing he wrote was “My 2nd time in rehab”. Just jumped right over the 1st stop in rehab and the addiction that made him decide to get help. Dan opens up about addiction and relapse and the consequences that come with the bad decisions you make, like losing your dream job. Subscribe, download & review! theHoneyDewpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Memorial Day! My #HoneyDew this week is Kira Soltanovich! Kira shares a story about the month of December, 2009. It’s a story of strength and love and naps on the freeway. Kira is as strong as she is funny and I’m grateful she shared her story! Subscribe, download & review! theHoneyDewpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewers! My #HoneyDew this week is Jeremiah Watkins! I’ve know Jeremiah for a while and I had no idea he was a skin cancer survivor, mostly because he kept it quiet. Jeremiah opens up about that scary situation and a lot more! He was a late bloomer to the self-love game and tells us all about his delayed discovery and shares some cringy audition stories. But when they put him on the B Squad basketball team in middle school, he showed them what was up and let them hear about every day! Don’t forget to subscribe, download & review! And get those moles checked! theHoneyDewpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewers! My #HoneyDew this week is Beth Stelling! From as early as six, Beth knew how to get the party started! I’ll just say the party trick was something you needed to hear. We talk about struggles with weight and how it feels when you hear things like, “You’ll never be thin” and “I’ve never slept with a bigger girl”. Beth is tough as nails and shares some crazy stories about growing up with divorced parents and getting caught by the cops in a frat house when she was in 8th grade! And her poor dog... Subscribe, download & review! TheHoneyDewPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices