The Wayback with Ryan Sickler

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The next episode of The Baltimore Junkyard Series is here, as my twin brother Derek and I venture even deeper into our collective childhood!

We first reminisce about the various dwellings of our youth, and some of the games we...

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This week Owen Smith hops in The Wayback and we head back to 1980s Maryland!

Owen shares how his parents got together, what it was like growing up in the Washington...

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This week, comedian Hunter Hill hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s/90s Los Angeles for one of the wildest family stories we’ve ever heard!

Hunter tells the story of how his parents met competing against each other on Family Feud and how host Richard Dawson was so taken with his mom that he wrote her a love...

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Kevin Ryan from Are You Garbage? hops in The Wayback, and we head to 1980s/90s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

Kevin takes us back to his childhood home before his parents’ divorce, then to his single dad’s rental, where he and his brother terrorized the neighborhood - including the time Kevin fought another kid while wearing rollerblades.

Then we revisit his teenage years working at a su...

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H. Foley from Are You Garbage? hops in The Wayback, and we head to 1980s Pennsylvania

H. remembers his dog Mike, his dad clipping porcupines off the back porch, and the Little League game he still wishes he could play again.

We discuss neighborhood tragedies, cutting weight for wrestling, G.I. Joes, and the old school game shows we grew up watching...

Jackass co-creator and director Jeff Tremaine hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s Maryland!

Jeff gets nostalgic about his early years on the Presidio in San Francisco, discovering skateboarding and BMX in Maryland, and heading to D.C. punk clubs while he was still in high school.

He also shares stories about an accident on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and meeting his longtime friend and collaborator Spike Jonze.

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Jeremiah Watkins hops in The Wayback and we head to 1990s Kansas City!

Jeremiah revisits his childhood home and shares hilarious stories about remaining “jerk-free” until age 17, sleepwalking and peeing in a closet, and attending the whitest Christian summer camp imaginable.

He also reveals the origin of his class-clown personality and his painfully awkward teenage attempts to close the deal with girls.

Go watch Jeremiah’s new standup special, Crazy Pizza, on YouTube, and check out his live comedy show and podcast, Stand-Up On The Sp...

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Anthony Jeselnik hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s and ’90s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

Anthony gets nostalgic about his family’s Buick station wagon, his dad’s old-school car phone, playing high school...

Comedian Jared Freid hops in The Wayback and we head back to 1980s/90s Needham, Massachusetts!

We get into the craziness of Halloween as kids—the costumes, trick-or-treating, and some of the weird stuff people handed out, like popcorn and McDonald’s gift certificates.

We also swap stories about growing up with brothers, sibling fights, and the moments we both became criers. Plus, Jared shares stories from family vacations where his parents fought with other parents over beach chairs.

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Comedian Justin Martindale hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s & ’90s San Antonio, Texas!

Justin gets nostalgic about moving around a lot as a kid and attending a pr...

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Comedian Kelsey Cook hops in The Wayback and we head to 1990s Spokane, Washington!

Kelsey gets nostalgic about childhood family vacations to the strange German-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington, her grandma’s questionable sandwiches, and the hard times she endured at leadership camp.

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Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes hops in The Wayback and we head to 1990s San Jose, California!

Anjelah reminisces about growing up in San Jose, stealing her mom’s Astro van in the sixth grade, and sneaking out by pretending she was at sleepovers so she could party at a motel.

She also looks back on her days as a Pop Warner cheerleader, becoming a Raiderette, her first fight, camping trips with her dad, and finally passing her driver’s test on the third attempt.

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Maddi Mays hops in The Wayback and we head to early 2000s Houston, Texas!

Maddi gets nostalgic about growing up on a cul-de-sac where all the neighborhood kids were getting into trouble with Denisha, and the legendary Laura, who had two uvulas.

Maddi also shares stories about settling crushes with “fight clubs,” the pressure and excitement of cheerleading competitions, and the unforgettable trips to the Renaissance Fair with her grandma.

Check out Maddi at a live show, or on the Fat Fish podcast!

Rafe Williams hops in The Wayback and we head to the 1980’s of Quinton, Illinois.

From homemade “paintball” games using BB guns to rope swings, Wrist Rocket slingshots, BMX bikes, and abandoned school adventures, we relive the wild, reckless fun of growing up in the ’80s and ’90s.

Rafe also gets nostalgic about classic childhood staples like Don’t Wake Daddy, the mysterious porn that somehow always ended up in the woods, and the hilarious moment Rafe’s mom discovered his secret stash of traced comic book boobs.

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Francisco Ramos hops in The Wayback as we traverse hemispheres, from 1980s Caracas, Venezuela to 1990s Bethesda, Maryland!

Francisco gets nostalgic about his early life in Venezuela, his dad's El Camino, and getting robbed by a 7-year old on the playground. He also reminisces about his teenage years in Maryland, where we visit his childhood home. Francisco tells the story of the first time he got caught drinking by his dad, as well as the time he got caught “with his hands full” by his mom.

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Fresh off his hilarious appearance on Kevin Hart's Funny AF on Netflix, Comedian Usama Siddiquee jumps into The Wayback and we head to 1990s/early 2000s New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Plano, Texas.

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Comedian Jamie Lee hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s/90s Dallas, Texas!

Jamie gets nostalgic about family vacations to South Padre Island, skiing in Mont-Tremblant, her first concert, wild house parties, and sneaking out as a teenager.

We also talk about summer day camp, being completely boy crazy, memorable Thanksgivings with her aunts...

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Josh Potter hops in The Wayback and we head to 1980s/1990s Buffalo, New York!

Josh shares memories of family road trips to Florida packed in the family van, riding around in his dad’s prized pre-divorce Corvette, and the time he genuinely believed he could fly.

We visit Josh’s childhood home and hear the hilarious story of how his dad help...

Comedian Matt Mathews joins me in The Wayback and we head to 1990s/early 2000s Bessemer, Alabama!

Matt takes us through the neighborhoods that raised him - from the projects and trailer parks he grew up in to the roller rink, the local car dealership where his dad works, and the first house he ever called home.

We talk about Matt’s wild childhood, family chaos, his dad’s love for drinking and karaoke, his days in barrel racing, and the fights he got into at school for being gay...

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Comedian Che Durena joins me in The Wayback and we head to 1990s/Early 2000s Vancouver, Canada for a trip through childhood memories, wild teenage stories, and growing up north of the border!

Che gets nostalgic about getting roughed up by his older brother’s wrestling moves, hooking up with girls in his dad’s st...

Paul Elia joins me in The Wayback and we head to 1990s Detroit, Michigan!

Paul gets nostalgic about sharing a room with his 3 brothers, working at the family liquor store, and we swap stories about teenage trouble, getting hassled by cops, youth sports, house parties, and the glory days of Strength Shoes.

We also talk about what it’s like growing up in a family full of overachievers when your brothers are all way more successful than you are!

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Kelly Rizzo joins me in The Wayback and we head to 1980s/90s Chicago!

From growing up near Wrigley Field to life in the suburbs, Kelly reminisces about family vacations to Florida and Las Vegas, high school parties, getting into trouble, and the nostalgia that defined an era.

We get into Trapper Keepers, wrapping school books, childhood freedom, and teenage chaos.

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Comedian Brad Williams is back in The Wayback and we’re heading straight to 1990s Fullerton, California! From wild Halloween nights to sneaking out and throwing house parties, Brad and I relive what growing up in the 90s was really like. We get into getting lost in corn mazes, questionable fashion choices (puka shells, No Fear, Affliction), and the kind of childhood freedom that doesn’t exist anymore. Brad also breaks down his surprisingly legit youth sports run, from tee-ball all the way to ice hockey, and shares stories you definitely haven’t heard before! Check out Brad’s latest s...

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Charlotte McKinney joins me in The Wayback and we head to the late 90s-2000s. This one goes OFF the rails in the best way.

We get into Charlotte’s...

This week on The Wayback, Charlie Berens rides along as we head back to late ’90s/early 2000s Milwaukee.

Growing up 1 of 12 kids, Charlie shares stories of van games, lake summers, church life, and the confusion of “touch math”. We also get into homemade clothes, Midwest childhood chaos, and a wild story of how he accidentally shot up the family minivan.

Watch Charlie’s special Neighborly on YouTube and catch him on tour.

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Frank Caliendo jumps in The Wayback and we cruise to 1980's Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Catch him live on tour!) Frank gets nostalgic about swimming with hogs during family trips to Oklahoma, his successful youth baseball career, and how his hometown became the field goal kicking capital of the United States. We also do a drive by of his old elementary school, swing by his childhood home, and then go deep on growing up with hamsters, including the unbelievable legend of giant hamster nuts.

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Ali Siddiq returns for his third appearance on The Wayback, and we head back to 1980s Houston for stories you won’t hear anywhere else! (Catch him on tour and watch his latest stand-up special, Mondays.)

Ali gets into pledging a fraternity at 50, growing up with strict chores, being terrified of the dark, and the realities of...

David Koechner jumps in The Wayback and we head to 70s–80s Tipton, Missouri! Catch him live on, The Never Ending Tour.

David gets nostalgic about growing up in a small town, riding (and sometimes running alongside) the family’s Country Squire, working in the turkey coop business, and life at home in Tipton. A self-described childhood menace, he shares stories of punishments, babysitting his siblings, and the moment that changed everything - watching the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, which set him on his path to comedy.

This is it ya'll! Part 2 of the Baltimore Junkyard Series Finale! It's been a blast during this whole series, to sit back with my brothers and some of my closest friends since childhood, and relive some of the craziest moments of our youth.

We get nostalgic about art class, Christmas caroling, and the time Todd became traumatized for life after walking in on our mom and her boyfriend. And as a finale to the finale, we go deep into the biggest, most brutal brawl of our collective childhoods—the time we threw down with a...

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We got the whole crew together for Part 1 of the Baltimore Junkyard Series Finale!

We were out there in the dark, 100+ heat, rain, lightning, thunder, and we honestly had an absolute blast doing it! It felt just like the old days, laughing our asses off while telling some wild stories from our youth.

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Chris Lamb, one of my closest friends since childhood, jumps into The Wayback for our next episode of the Baltimore Junkyard Series! Chris and I get nostalgic about our early days growing up together and the tumultuous family situations of our youth. We reminisce about walking to school, train hopping, the joys of the infamous Aspen station wagon, and the time he ate dirt on a rope swing and got grounded for six months. As a witness to some of the Sickler family's greatest hits, Chris also shares his versions of some of our craziest moments, like the bird...

Chris Sheeler, one of my best friends since sixth grade, joins me in The Wayback for our next episode of the Baltimore Junkyard Series! Chris and I get nostalgic about walking to school as kids, playing football in the cemetery, and bus stop brawls. We also share stories about some of the crazy characters in our neighborhood, like the weird family that did belly button inspections, and the kid we called "Tartar." We also reminisce about video game championship belts, screen printing our own "Free James Brown" shirts, putting M80s in mailboxes, and the time my brother Todd...

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Tim Dimemmo, my second cousin, and a brother to me growing up, joins me in The Wayback for our next episode of the Baltimore Junkyard Series! Tim and I get nostalgic about the craziness of our extended families, from his schizophrenic father, to playing on the train tracks behind his house, and throwing snowballs at city buses. We also reminisce about his sister's...

Justin Schlegel joins me in The Wayback for our next episode of the Baltimore Junkyard Series! (Check out his stand-up special "Chaos" on YouTube, his podcast "The DLP Agenda", and tune in to 98 Rock in Baltimore to catch him on morning radio). One of Baltimore's own, Justin gets nostalgic about summer trips to Ocean City, his dad's love of scrapple, and his biker mom's outsized proportions. We also reminisce about Baltimore's underrated skating scene, losing his virginity in a hot tub in 7th grade, and some of his mom's terrible boyfriends.

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Shannon Patterson, owner of Baltimore Auto Recycling LLC and one of my best friends since we were kids, jumps in The Wayback as we head back to 1980s  Baltimore!

We get nostalgic about working in his dad’s junkyard, our youth soccer glory days (and the all-out brawls that came with ’em), plus the elementary school teacher who allegedly packed heat. We also relive the magic of Baltimore Blast games and the nonstop chaos of junkyard life — from giant zombie raccoons to yard-car crashes and explosions big enough to rattle the whole block!

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My younger brother Todd Sickler slides into The Wayback for another episode of the Baltimore Junkyard Series, as the deep dive into family dysfunction continues!  We get nostalgic about life in Texas, bee attacks, and our other brother Derek chimes in with a story about getting chased by a bull, which was probably just a dog.  We also reminisce about living with a grandma who smoked like a chimney, playing in the woods, and mom's notorious affair with a senior citizen. Then we share stories about our beloved grandma Teetsy — like getting her to watch Sam Kinison's HBO special, and...