355: Yannis Pappas - Childbirth, Coleslaw, and ChatGPT

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

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

4.9 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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My HoneyDew this week is comedian Yannis Pappas! Check out Yannis’ newest special Property Owner out on his YouTube now. Yannis joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of the emotional and physical challenges of parenthood. We discuss anxiety surrounding pregnancy complications, the importance of choosing faith over fear during hard times, and swap stories of synchronicities we each experienced the day we became dads. Yannis also learns the truth about coleslaw, shares his vision for the future of A.I., and spreads the word about the necessity of taking preventative health measures.

My new standup special “Live and Alive” premieres on my YouTube channel Friday, October 24 at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST! Set your reminders now! I’ll be in the live chat talking with y’all for the whole premiere! Join me and let’s have some fun!

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0:00.0	All right, y'all, big news. My new stand-up special live and alive drops Friday, October 24th, right here on my YouTube at 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific.
0:12.4	We shot at a comedy on state, Madison, Wisconsin. There were two sold-out shows. The crowds were unbelievable.
0:18.2	And I'm telling you, honestly, it's my best work. All right? This special is special. I'm really proud of it. It's self-produced. It's self-funded. It's self-released and straight from me to you the way it should be. And here's the best part. During the premiere, I'll be live in the YouTube comments with you guys hanging out the whole time. I'll answer questions. I want to watch it
0:38.8	all unfold in real time with you guys like we're there together that night. All right? So make
0:43.4	sure you subscribe to my channel, hit that reminder, and join me on release night. This one means a
0:49.6	lot to me and I would love to experience that first watch with you guys Friday, October 24th, 9 p.m.
0:56.1	Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific, live and alive right here on my YouTube. Subscribe now and don't miss it.
1:05.0	I'm just trying to drift off and try not to die. My whole job is try not to die. And the person I miss the most is my daughter.
1:14.2	I'm a single dad. My daughter's seven at the time. They won't let her visit. I've got one buddy
1:18.4	sitting in there one night with me. He's got a couple girls and he's like, what are you thinking
1:22.8	about? And I was like, my daughter. And he's like, yeah, just definitely don't be thinking about like graduation
1:28.7	or getting married or grand because i was like oh my i wasn't thinking about any of that
1:36.9	at all i'd certainly thought about things that i would miss but i thought about things that were
1:42.9	more current like for example i love to fishing, and I take my daughter fishing all the time.
1:48.9	And at the time, she hadn't caught her first fish.
1:51.4	I want to catch my daughter's first fish with her.
1:53.8	I don't want her mom's boyfriend doing that shit.
1:57.6	F*** Steve.
2:02.6	Steve. Steve. Steve Theve The Steve
2:03.6	The
2:06.6	The Honeydue
2:11.6	With Brian Sickler
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