Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino
Hosted by Andrew Santino
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The guest and host dive into wild stories from their pasts, trading unbelievable anecdotes about growing up, shady characters, and bizarre medical scares. They swap memories of working at rough-and-tumble car salvage yards, dealing with eccentric bosses, and navigating the chaotic underground economy of stolen cars and rolled-back odometers in Baltimore. Along the way, the conversation drifts into driving nightmares, ridiculous healthcare visits, and the unique quirks of regional accents, creating a hilarious and unpredictable hour.
Andrew Santino opens the episode, announces Ryan Sickler as the guest, and sets the stage for a candid conversation.
Santino and Sickler joke about Adidas sponsorship and discuss how skin tone affects brand decisions.
Sickler recounts finding a red spot on his neck, visiting a dermatologist, and learning about melanoma risks.
The hosts discuss the importance of yearly skin checks, including rare rectal melanoma, and share personal experiences with doctors.
Santino shares his own testicular cyst story, family medical concerns, and the emotional impact of health scares.
The conversation turns to childhood road safety anecdotes, seatbelt laws, and the cultural shift toward wearing helmets and seatbelts.
The episode wraps up with personal reflections on health, lifestyle changes, and a teaser for future topics.
Andrew Santino opens the episode with a brief introduction and a short advertisement segment.
Discussion shifts to the distinct Baltimore accent, its cultural significance, and how it shapes personal identity and comedic material.
The conversation moves to the speaker’s youth in a junkyard, detailing early encounters with crime, drug use, and learning to drive.
The narrative turns to the speaker’s involvement with illegal cable, black box technology, and the underground world of cable piracy.
The host describes his entry into UPS, the challenges of working in Baltimore, and the gritty realities of package delivery in a crime‑ridden neighborhood.
The guest discovers that a strange red spot on their neck is caused by years of sunlight beating through the car window.
Uncomfortable Testicular Ultrasoundstory
The guest shares a hilarious and awkward memory of getting a medical ultrasound on a testicle cyst while trying not to react.
The Runaway Child Incidentstory
The guest recounts a chaotic childhood memory where their mother accidentally struck a young boy running across the street.
The guest shares a shocking ride with an airport driver who casually admitted to previously robbing twelve banks.
An incredible story about a woman who accidentally got into a stranger's truck, fought the owner, and threw him out on the highway.
The guest recalls working as a delivery helper and unknowingly delivering a package to a man currently burying bodies in his basement.
The guest describes the shady characters and chaotic energy of working at an old-school auto salvage yard in Maryland.
Stealing a Cal Ripken Baseballstory
The guest admits to stealing a commemorative baseball during a packaging job, only to have the autograph ruined years later.
“And during the ride, he starts telling me that he had robbed banks.”
“There's a nine underneath their seat, bro. It's loaded. Safety's off. Just start pulling the trigger. Squeak, just squeak.”
“I've talked about this with Stavi before too, where um, like, I think the Baltimore accent is the first non-binary accent.”
“My friend Shannon one time told my cousin, he goes, she told our grandmother on something we did, and he goes, you tell on everything we do.”
“If it can be. They have people that sit there in the cage, and it's usually expensive shit. It's TVs and stuff. And there was this one lady.”
“And you get paid once a month. That was the thing. Try being twenty fucking three, getting paid once a month.”
“All over. And the worst part that you don't know is that you naturally wanna wipe it, and the more you wipe, the worse it gets.”
“I came out of my trailer, I was like, there's an Ontario, California. Like, god damn it. That's me, bro.”
“So I fucking stole it. I fucking stole it. I couldn't believe it.”
Welcome to Whiskey Ginger a Wave series presented by Fanduel. Andrew Santino sits down with comedian, podcaster, and storyteller Ryan Sickler for a hilarious and honest conversation about comedy, family, getting older, life on the road, and finding a way to laugh at all the ridiculous shit life throws at you. Ryan has made a career out of highlighting the lowlights, turning some of life's roughest moments into stories you can't help but laugh at. He's also the host of The HoneyDew and The Wayback, where great stories, terrible memories, and a whole lot of laughing are always on the menu. Check out Ryan's latest stand-up special, Live & Alive, streaming on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo See Ryan live and check out upcoming tour dates: https://www.ryansickler.com/tour Follow Ryan Sickler: https://www.instagram.com/ryansickler Follow Andrew Santino: https://www.instagram.com/cheetosantino Follow Whiskey Ginger: https://instagram.com/whiskeygingerpodcast #WhiskeyGinger #AndrewSantino #RyanSickler #LiveAndAlive ========================================= This episode is sponsored by: FANDUEL Get ready for big games, bigger Saturdays, and your most rewarding season ever. only on FanDuel. http://fanduel.com/whiskey TEMPO BY HOME CHEF GET 60% OFF YOUR FIRST BOX! http://tempomeals.com/santino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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