347: Gene Simmons - God of Thunder

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

Comedy Interviews, Stand-up, Comedy

4.9 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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My HoneyDew this week is music legend Gene Simmons! Gene sits down with me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of his mothers struggles before coming to America and how those hardships shaped his success. Gene dives into his mothers experience surviving a concentration camp, and how she met his father while both working to help other survivors learn how to eat again. Gene opens up about his mother’s story being the driving force behind his success, and reflects on sharing their time together during her final moments on earth.

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0:00.0	The Honeydue with Ryan Sickler.
0:13.3	Welcome back to the huddy-doo, y'all.
0:15.9	We're over here doing it in the Nightpans Studios.
0:18.0	I'm Ryan Sickler.
0:18.9	Ryan Sickler.com.
0:20.4	Ryan Sickler on all your your social media and I'm
0:22.4	starting this episode like I start them all by saying thank you. Thank you for supporting not only
0:26.6	this show, anything I do. I genuinely appreciate you guys. You're the best fans in comedy.
0:32.3	If you've got to have more, then you got to have the Patreon. It's called the Honeydue with y'all.
0:36.8	And it's this show with y'all. And you all have the wildest stories I've ever heard my life. Five bucks a month. It's worth a cup of coffee. All right. If you were someone you know has a story that has to be heard, please submit it to Honeydew Podcast at gmail.com. All right. That's the biz. You know what we do here. We highlight the low lights. And I always say that these are the stories behind the storytellers. I'm very excited to have this guest on with me, ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome the God of Thunder. Gene Simmons. Welcome to the honeydew, Gene Simmons. Thank you. Thank you for giving me the clap. You're welcome. See what I did there.
1:17.4	Look, obviously, I'm a massive fan and I'm giddy about this, but before I get in any of my nonsense, please promote everything, anything you'd like.
1:21.8	Okay. You want me to talk about Satan.
1:24.4	Whatever you want.
1:25.3	It's not going to happen. Just because you worship that son of a bitch does not make.
1:29.8	See, the soundbite's got to be you.
1:32.2	I've had enough of that stuff.
1:33.8	We'll get there.
1:35.2	I really don't care.
1:36.7	Social media, books, tour.
1:38.9	We have books, social media, pop house bought Kiss, big company.
1:46.2	They're very...
1:47.4	What do you mean bought Kiss, bought the name, the brand?
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