The Wayback with Ryan Sickler

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55: The Wayback #55 | Adam Carolla Jan 16, 2025

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This week, Adam Carolla takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Adam Carolla Show, check out his new special "Adam Carolla Comes Clean"). In this episode, Adam takes us way back to 1970s/80s Los Angeles, and what it was like growing up in the San Fernando Valley. We revisit some of his family's early cars, like the VW squareback, VW bug, and his first motorcycle, the Honda 400 four. Adam also reminisces about his youth football career, and attending North Hollywood High in the early 1980s. Adam then gets nostalgic about sneaking into the old Mulholland Club as a teenager, where he and his friends would party and pool hop late at night. Also don't miss a visit to Adam's childhood home and his first, very crappy apartment.

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54: The Wayback #54 | Paige Ginn Jan 09, 2025

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This week, Paige Ginn takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Viral Podcast). In this episode, Paige takes us back to what it was like growing up in Utah during the late 90s/early 00s. First she reminisces about her standout high school athletic career, highlighted by the time she had a feminine hygiene malfunction in the middle of a basketball game. As the youngest of eight kids, Paige also has some wild family stories, like knocking her brother out cold with a left hook, getting "the paddle," and her parents finding a used condom while out on their morning walk, and having no idea it was hers. Then Ryan and Paige then get nostalgic about Bazooka Joe gum and share fake ID stories. Also, don't miss Paige talking about the time she got arrested for mooning people in San Diego. BTW, if your father ever happens to get his junk stuck in his zipper, Paige shares a top notch tutorial on how to remedy the situation.

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53: The Wayback #53 | Jay Larson Jan 02, 2025

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This week, Jay Larson takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his new special "Here We Go Again" on YouTube). In this episode, the old CrabFeast crew is reunited, as Jay takes us back to what it was like growing up in 80s/90s Massachusetts. They get nostalgic about ice cream after little league games, the classic East Coast dessert staple Friendly's, Jay's mom's Mercury Topaz, and they even take a visit to Jay's childhood home in Stoneham, Mass. Ryan and Jay then get into the early 90s cologne craze, including Adidas, Polo, and Jay's preference for Gap cologne scents like "Fresh Cut Grass" and "Earth." Jay then takes us on a trip down memory lane to his old Boy Scout camp, Parker Mountain. All that, plus a surprise visit from Ryan's mailman!

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52: The Wayback #52 | Eddie Bravo Dec 26, 2024

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This week, Eddie Bravo takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Look Into It" podcast, the band Hook Thieves). In this episode, Eddie takes us back to what it was like growing up in Southern California in the 70s and 80s. He gets nostalgic about the excitement he felt as a kid when going to the original big box departments stores, like Gemco, Montgomery ward and J.J. Newberry's. Then Ryan and Eddie do a deep dive on the iconic rock band Kiss, including their movie Phantom of the Park, and merchandise like Kiss dolls and the Kiss remote control van. They also reminisce about other toys from their youth, such as chopper big wheels and the classic Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle. Eddie then talks about some of the things they did to pass the time back in school in the 80s, like drawing on Pee-Chee folders, and pencil fighting. Lastly, don't miss Eddie reminiscing about the origins of his music career.

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51: The Wayback #51 | Eleanor Kerrigan Dec 19, 2024

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This week, Eleanor Kerrigan takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her special "No Country For Old Women" on YouTube). In this episode, Eleanor takes us back to the absolute chaos of growing up one of ten children in 1970s Philadelphia. She reminisces about long, smoke-filled car rides with her entire family of 12, looking old enough to buy liquor as a teenager, and her and her brothers taking joy rides in the dryer. Then Ryan and Eleanor commiserate about the awfulness of living in a house with one bathroom that you had to share with your siblings. Eleanor also gets nostalgic about the good old days of the NHL, and the time her mom took the kids to see the legendary Broad Street Bullies.

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50: The Wayback #50 | Ryan Long Dec 12, 2024

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This week, Ryan Long takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his special "Problem Solved" on YouTube, and his podcast "The Boyscast"). This episode kicks off with both Ryans doing a deep dive on the birth of sneaker culture in 80s/90s. They get into the iconic Reebok Pumps, Air Jordans, Iversons, and classics like Magic and Bird's Converse. Then Ryan Long gets nostalgic about growing up in the suburbs of Toronto in the mid 90s. He reminisces about skateboarding, high school pranks, and the massive cultural influence of Eminem. Like any good Canadian boy, Ryan also reflects on his once promising hockey career, and the successful pivot he made into music with his band The Johnstones. Also, don't miss the story about the time his apartment was stormed by a Canadian SWAT team!

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49: The Wayback #49 | Shapel Lacey Dec 05, 2024

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This week, Shapel Lacey takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Lesser Known Characters" podcast). In this episode, Shapel takes us back to what it was like growing up in Mesa, Arizona, in the early 90s. He talks about being raised by a teenage stepdad, taking his first family vacation at 20-years old, getting paid to attend summer school, and going full Bruce Lee on some kid in the elementary school bathroom. Ryan and Shapel then do a deep dive on some of their favorite movies and TV shows from back in the day, including Silver Streak, Kung-Fu, Mama's Family, Good Times, What's Happening, Hogan's Heroes, Sanford and Son, and the Jeffersons. Also, don't miss Shapel reminiscing about cheer camp and one of the most horrific hook up stories of all time!

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48: The Wayback #48 | Luenell Nov 28, 2024

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This week, Luenell takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Hacks" on HBO Max, Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, Las Vegas). In this episode, Luenell takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1970s Oakland, CA. She gets nostalgic about moving out to the white suburbs of Castro Valley, wrecking her Mom's Plymouth Barracuda, equestrian lessons, and sneaking out of the house to go back and see her friends in Oakland. Luenell then blows Ryan’s mind when she recalls summer vacations in the South, where they could never travel without their Green Book. Also, don’t miss Luenell reminiscing about sneaking into movies and theater hopping, first boyfriends, her brief foray into the Black Panthers, and sucking at sports.

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47: The Wayback #47 | Craig Conant Nov 21, 2024

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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 some of his earliest hustles, like selling fireworks and escort flyers to the other kids in elementary school, hustling strangers as a 10-year old in Las Vegas, and selling his parents beers to constructions workers. Ryan and Craig then share a whole bunch of fireworks stories from their youth, including the time Craig became famous after setting off firecrackers near a posse of sheriffs in Hermosa Beach!

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46: The Wayback #46 | Annie Lederman Nov 16, 2024

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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, Umbros and mesh half shirts. As a certified queen of youthful indiscretions, Annie also shares stories about getting body piercings at 14-years old, sneaking out of the house to go pool hopping with murderers, and what kids are really up to at Quaker summer camps and youth retreats.

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