127: Matt Mathews on Alabama, Trailer Parks & Fighting Back | The Wayback with Ryan Sickler #127

The Wayback with Ryan Sickler

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Relationships, Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture, Comedy, Stand-up

4.9 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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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 and why he was never afraid to stand up for himself. This episode is full of hilarious stories, raw childhood memories, Southern family chaos, growing up in Alabama, and the moments that helped shape Matt into who he is today. Check out Farm Chores with Matt and catch Matt live on his world tour. 🎟️See me live. All tickets at https://www.ryansickler.com/tour 🎤Check out my new standup special “Live & Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE 👉 Subscribe for more standup and new episodes of The HoneyDew, The Wayback, and more! http://youtube.com/@rsickler ✅ Subscribe to my Patreon “The HoneyDew with Y’all”! Get The HoneyDew audio and video a day early, ad-free, censor-free, for just $5/month! Want more? Upgrade to the $8/month premium tier and get everything above plus The Wayback a day early, ad-free, censor-free, and exclusive bonus content you won’t find anywhere else! http://patreon.com/RyanSickler 📧What’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.com 👕Get Your Merch👕 https://www.bonfire.com/store/ryansickler/ 🎧 Listen to my Podcasts 🎧 The HoneyDew - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-honeydew-with-ryan-sickler/id527446250 The Wayback - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wayback-with-ryan-sickler/id1721601479 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ryansickler 📣 Follow Me📣 ▪ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryansickler/ ▪ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryan.sickler ▪ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanSicklerOfficial 🕸️http://ryansickler.com/ 🍈https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/ 🦀Subscribe to The CrabFeast Podcast🦀 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:19.7	Welcome back to the way back, everybody.
1:22.0	Ryan Sickler here.
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