332: Craig Shoemaker: What Comes Around, Cults Around

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

Larson, Sickler, Ryan, Comedy, Feast, Crabfeast, Jay, Comedy Interviews, Crab, Storytelling, Honeydew, Podcast

4.9 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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My HoneyDew this week is comedian Craig Shoemaker! Be sure to check out his newest book, Laffirmations: A 40-Day Cleanse. Craig joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of a life shaped by chaos, cults, comedy, and complicated family ties. We get into what it was like growing up with a scam-artist father who ran his own cult, the terrifying week-long kidnapping Craig survived at just 13 years old, and the emotional wreckage he's faced more recently after his wife left him and abducted their kids to join a cult of her own. With sharp wit, a survivor’s resilience, and a passion for mentorship, Craig shares what it truly means to find your voice when life keeps trying to silence it.

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