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Ryan Sickler
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Sarah Weinshank
Hi. Yay.
Unnamed Guest
Happy to be back here.
Ryan Sickler
Thank you for being back here.
Sarah Weinshank
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Ryan Sickler
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Ryan Sickler
All right, so everyone usually comes in here and says something to the effect of the either road in this seat back in the day or they. They had a grandparent or whatever. Had. And you said your mom had a wagon?
Sarah Weinshank
My mom had a station wagon. A Mercedes station wagon.
Unnamed Guest
Mercedes. Anybody's had the Mercedes wagon on this show.
Sarah Weinshank
Really? Mercedes station wagon. And it was white. And it was in the 90s. It was white with a tan interior.
Ryan Sickler
Let's see.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, that's the one.
Ryan Sickler
And that had a seat in the back that faced out.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. And we used to play this game called Sweet and sour where we would wave to people and if they wave back, they're sweet and if they don't, they're sour. But we would like make faces at them. My mom would be like, what's going on back there? Like, nothing. Sticking. Me and my friends that I used to carpool with the Boner Bonafonts, they lived around the corner from us.
Unnamed Guest
You sound so princessy. The Bonaf. Even the. Even your neighbors sound uppity. You got the Mercedes wagon.
Sarah Weinshank
The Bonaf.
Ryan Sickler
The Bonafonts will play sweet and sour in the back seat.
Sarah Weinshank
It did sound the Bonaf.
Unnamed Guest
Like, that's a name I would make up for, like, an upcoming.
Sarah Weinshank
The Bonafant's butler. They used to answer the phone. Bonafont resident. I think that's my mom. My mom didn't make us do that when we answered the phone.
Unnamed Guest
That's.
Ryan Sickler
You know what? It's so. It's so funny. Let's talk about that for a second. Because you do go back to the. Not that you're old in any way, but you go back to the days of landline and stuff.
Sarah Weinshank
I was born in 87 sicklers. We don't have to beat around the bush here.
Unnamed Guest
All right?
Ryan Sickler
I'm old, you guys. You did have people that. Yeah, we just said hello. We never said Sickler residents. Any of that.
Sarah Weinshank
All of the kids, they had four girls, and they'd have to answer the phone and say, bonafont residents. And then my parents would joke when they would answer the phone, like, why Chang residents? But we didn't. We were more casual.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah. Are you just. You just. Hello?
Sarah Weinshank
What up?
Ryan Sickler
Yeah.
Sarah Weinshank
Sup?
Unnamed Guest
Doctors are calling. And for your mom.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah.
Sarah Weinshank
So you up?
Ryan Sickler
Is this your back seat here?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. Yeah, but it hurts was. It was even more tan than that, but, yeah, that was it. Oh, yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, that's a nice one, too, because the headrests are blocking you back there and everything.
Sarah Weinshank
It was fun.
Ryan Sickler
School wagons didn't have these safe headrests for whiplash. For the back people, the back row, they just had a. A top cut off.
Sarah Weinshank
Well, they weren't carrying around the Bonafonts, so.
So you're.
Ryan Sickler
You're a true Valley girl. Yeah, I was gonna say. I think I said this to you outside. Outside of you and Christina Pazicki. I don't know anybody else that's a. In comedy. I mean, that I'm friends with. It's a Valley girl.
Sarah Weinshank
No, there's no one else, I don't think.
Ryan Sickler
And you're in the heyday of the Valley girl. Are you not 87?
Sarah Weinshank
I was born in 87. So lots of malls happening. All of the malls that they filmed. The 80s clueless.
Ryan Sickler
Your world.
Sarah Weinshank
Yes.
Ryan Sickler
Because that was in the valley too, right?
Sarah Weinshank
A lot of it was mostly in, like, on the other side of the hill. And they would talk shit on there.
Ryan Sickler
I just know they went in circus circus. And that's in the valley.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the circus liquor store. Yeah, that's what I mean.
Ryan Sickler
Yes. Circus liquor store.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, they would talk on the valley all the time, but yes, same vibe. I used to have one of those fluffy pens that they had.
Ryan Sickler
You did?
Sarah Weinshank
You did you know about these? The feather pens that everyone on Clueless, they had these pens and they were feather pens and like a quill. It's like a. Like this.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Okay.
Sarah Weinshank
I had several of those.
Ryan Sickler
Okay, well, I'm older than you, and what we had. Can you find good luck troll pens?
Sarah Weinshank
What?
Ryan Sickler
Oh, let me cheat you about.
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
Ryan Sickler
So before trolls, these were trolls. And you would take this thing and then you would spin it as fast as you can in your hands, and then it would. Hair would go all crazy.
Sarah Weinshank
What?
Ryan Sickler
Yeah, I guess kids, I'm. I'm betting. I'm betting kids, now that I think about it, probably choked on those damn things. And they were like, let's get rid of the troll and just do the puffy ball thing.
Unnamed Guest
And that's what your generation got, the feather. You got everything but the troll. That's what you guys got.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, true.
Ryan Sickler
And so where. What's elementary school like for you in the Valley? Because also, my daughter goes to elementary school here. I just want to say this, and it's wild to me because I pick her up all the time. I go hang out. And just the amount of outside is different for me because every school I went to was you go in that building, and unless you're doing gym or whatever a class outside your ass is in that building, we're never allowed to leave for lunches or anything like that off campus. I hear so many things talking to people over the years, but. But you also had the outside class. So at least when you walk out, you're not going down a hallway to another room. You at least get some sunshine. You see a little outside, even for a minute or two.
Sarah Weinshank
I. I had outside and trace amounts in school, it was just recess. Right. That's the only time we'd go outside recess.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah, but when you're walking class to class, you're outside is what I'm getting at. Were you in that type of school, this California?
Sarah Weinshank
It was. I guess it was. It would be outdoor. Yeah. When we would walk from class to class, but there wasn't enough outside time, I'll tell you that.
Ryan Sickler
Gotcha.
Sarah Weinshank
I would look out being like, please God, get me out of here. What the hell?
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Unnamed Guest
Even in elementary school, you didn't like it?
Sarah Weinshank
I hated it. I felt like I was in jail.
Ryan Sickler
Did you ever try to, like, fake sick to get out?
Sarah Weinshank
Yes, every day in first grade. Because I had this teacher, Mrs. Kashima, and she. She was fat and mean. And she would grab me by the arm and she'd go sit down like that, like, all fat and mean. I'm like, like, I feel like now she would have been fired for, like, grabbing the children.
Ryan Sickler
Touching a kid.
Sarah Weinshank
Now and then she's like. She would, like, yell at us, but then she'd be like, randomly nice about weird things. She'd be like, you can make a flower any color you want. Use your imagination. And then she'd grab Your arm and be like, now sit back down. And you're like, what's happening? I thought I could just, like, make this sunflower blue and use my imagination. And then she would shift moods. Like, bipolar crazy fat lady. And her name was Mrs. Kashima. She was a big fat white lady married to a Japanese man.
Unnamed Guest
I was gonna say.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I.
Ryan Sickler
You just made me have a flashback. Okay, so in first grade, I hated it. And every morning. Kirsten, can you look this up? This was a Berenstain Bears scratch and sniff book. And it had an onion in it.
Sarah Weinshank
No.
Ryan Sickler
Okay. And we had it at home, and I had scratched it and smelled it, and it made me sick. And.
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, there it is.
Ryan Sickler
I think that's it. Kirsten's master at this. Look at that.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, dude.
Unnamed Guest
Dared it. Dared you?
Ryan Sickler
Well, I did it, and it made me so sick. Well, then I go into first grade or to school the next day, and I see that they have the same book. And I'm like, I know exactly what I'm doing to get out of here. So I go over by the heater where it's hot, and I take that book with me and I scratch it and I'm sniffing. Sniffing it over the heat and everything. And I'm like. I'm gagging. My teacher's like, what's the matter? Her name was Ms. Arrington. I have the. We'll put it in right here. I got the first grade picture, the whole class picture. I have it. Ms. Arrington. And she sends me home, makes my dad come get me. And then next day, I do it again. Now I do it three days in a row. Everybody's on it. You see what I mean?
Sarah Weinshank
They're just like, what's going on? What are you doing that?
Unnamed Guest
I had to fess up.
Ryan Sickler
No, like, how are you? Why are you sick? Every day when you go. I was like, I've been sniffing the bears name.
Unnamed Guest
They were pissed.
Sarah Weinshank
That is so crazy. It looks like it would make you.
Unnamed Guest
Third time. They were like, you ain't getting out.
Sarah Weinshank
That's so crazy.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah, that was it. The Berenstain Bears. And then they had this whole Mandela effect about the Berenstain Bears.
Sarah Weinshank
Remember?
Ryan Sickler
Because I'm. I'm with everybody else. I can't even get over it.
Sarah Weinshank
It's definitely not Stain.
Ryan Sickler
Berenstain Bears. I know. I thought, well, wait, it is Baron Steam Bears. But they say it's stain, right? Yeah, they say, click on that cover, Kirsten. Let's see. Yeah. In that wildest.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, that's The Mandela. Something definitely happens.
Ryan Sickler
A glitch happened. We all know.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, we all definitely know it.
Ryan Sickler
Tell me about high school. What's high school like for a Valley girl?
Sarah Weinshank
All girls Catholic school in the Valley. But I.
Ryan Sickler
What was it called?
Sarah Weinshank
Louisville.
Ryan Sickler
Louisville.
Sarah Weinshank
Louisville College Preparatory in the Bonaparte Wing. Bonaparte.
Unnamed Guest
Whoa.
Ryan Sickler
Oh my God.
Unnamed Guest
Sarah Wisek.
Sarah Weinshank
This need to be one here too.
Unnamed Guest
You both went to this school?
Ryan Sickler
Yeah. Your parking lot's nicer than my school.
Unnamed Guest
Look at that.
Ryan Sickler
Look at your tennis courts.
Sarah Weinshank
I don't even remember.
Ryan Sickler
Nestled. That's nestled right at the. What? Foothills of the mountain there. Where is this?
Sarah Weinshank
This is on Topanga. In Mulholland. Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Okay. It's at the top of the hill.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And this was an all girls Catholic school that made me wild as hell.
Ryan Sickler
Why?
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, God, I'm getting flashbacks.
Ryan Sickler
Getting sick. I'm scratching onions in the corner.
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, they redid it.
Unnamed Guest
What is that?
Sarah Weinshank
The library.
Ryan Sickler
Your library?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, that's our library.
Ryan Sickler
So you've been in these hallowed halls?
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, yeah. I've suffered in every hall.
Unnamed Guest
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Why did they make you wild? This is all girls.
Sarah Weinshank
All girls.
Ryan Sickler
How big is the student body?
Sarah Weinshank
400 people in the whole school?
Ryan Sickler
The whole school?
Sarah Weinshank
The whole school.
Ryan Sickler
So what are you, like a hundred in each? Is it 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th?
Sarah Weinshank
Okay, uniforms. He had uniforms. And let me tell you, the uniforms, they put you in. Even still very fetishy.
Ryan Sickler
Are they for.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, you're like, it's 20, 24. Remember Britney Spears? Should we change out of these schools? Girl skirts and these polo shirts maybe?
Ryan Sickler
Oh, they. Polo shirts.
Sarah Weinshank
The whole. The whole thing. The socks. You need a knee high socks. If you didn't have them on, you get in trouble. And penny loafers.
Ryan Sickler
And what happens when you get suspended?
Sarah Weinshank
You get. You get detention.
Ryan Sickler
So you have to make the uniform has to be proper.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, but I was so over it because. And then the girls, none of the girls try because there's no boys. So like everyone looks like shit every day.
Unnamed Guest
You're not even peacocking for yourself.
Sarah Weinshank
Even care. Everyone's disgusting. Everyone's got leg hair. Everyone. No one has makeup on. I would wear. So I would go to the boys school after. After I got done with school. Yeah, that was in the Valley and we didn't have a track. So in order to hang out at the boys school, I did track and field, but I would go there with like full makeup on and I would not run. Yeah. I'd be like. And then my coach would get mad at me. She'd be like, you're not working out hard enough. I'm like. Because I don't care about track and field. I'm here for the D, baby. Like, what are you talk. What are you talking? Track and field. Come on. You've kept me away from men for too long.
Ryan Sickler
So what kind of. We were talking outside about. You mentioned some class you had and I was like, stop right now.
Sarah Weinshank
Okay.
Unnamed Guest
And you said that's what everybody says. Tell us about this class.
Sarah Weinshank
Two crazy classes we had to take pe. I did one that was power walking.
Unnamed Guest
Power walking?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. Yes.
Unnamed Guest
That's an actual class within the PE system of Louisville High School.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
They say put your mascot.
Sarah Weinshank
It's. It's a royal, which I don't know what that is.
Ryan Sickler
Of course it is.
Sarah Weinshank
It's a lion.
Unnamed Guest
It is.
Ryan Sickler
With a crown.
Sarah Weinshank
Or like a fleur de lis, like the French sign. Something. Something fancy. Yeah. We had. We also had firm and tone class.
Ryan Sickler
Firm and tone. For a second I thought it was.
Unnamed Guest
A science thing like ferment tone, but you're saying firmin tone your ass. Basically your body. That's a class.
Sarah Weinshank
That was a class.
Ryan Sickler
They didn't just call it like yoga.
Sarah Weinshank
Or a weightlift because it was Firmin tone or power walking.
Ryan Sickler
Did you get A's in both?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I nailed those.
Unnamed Guest
Where are you power walking? If you don't have a track, you.
Sarah Weinshank
Power walk around the campus? Mulholland. I swear to God, if I'm driving.
Unnamed Guest
Mulholland one day, there's a chance I could see a bunch of power walking girls.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Nuh.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. Louisville girls.
Unnamed Guest
That's dangerous.
Sarah Weinshank
They might even be walking up to Gelson's for some deli items. I swear to God, that's what you guys will do. Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Power walking.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
So, all right, so you were boy crazy in high school then?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I've been boy crazy since I was like two.
Ryan Sickler
Really?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
So when did you lose your virginity then?
Sarah Weinshank
14.
Ryan Sickler
14? Where?
Sarah Weinshank
My parents house.
Ryan Sickler
In their house.
Sarah Weinshank
They weren't there.
Ryan Sickler
Where? Don't say their bed.
Sarah Weinshank
No, not their bed.
Ryan Sickler
You don't have to get too specific.
Sarah Weinshank
My bed. It was the fourth of July.
Ryan Sickler
It was.
Sarah Weinshank
And I saw fireworks.
Unnamed Guest
Yeah, you can say that all you want, but are all our first times disgusting?
Ryan Sickler
Just terrible.
Unnamed Guest
Yeah, like get this over.
Sarah Weinshank
Feel good.
Unnamed Guest
Can we just get this.
Sarah Weinshank
Did you come? Because I'm ready for bed.
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Ryan Sickler
Okay, so you're boy crazy.
Sarah Weinshank
You.
Ryan Sickler
And I asked you before, too.
Unnamed Guest
Did you.
Ryan Sickler
Were you. Did you sneak out of the house a lot?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Are you an only child?
Sarah Weinshank
No, I have a little sister.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, really? How much younger?
Sarah Weinshank
Three years younger.
Ryan Sickler
Okay, so were you an influence on her at all? Was she, like, watching what you do?
Sarah Weinshank
We were. We would argue on the way to.
Ryan Sickler
School in the car.
Sarah Weinshank
I would drive her.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, so you're senior?
Sarah Weinshank
She's a freshman. There you guys are at Christmas. There's my doll that roller skated.
Ryan Sickler
Look, I'm gonna go roller skating on Sunday. Nice Christmas tree.
Sarah Weinshank
Oh, yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Look at you guys. What's her name?
Sarah Weinshank
Leah.
Ryan Sickler
Leah.
Sarah Weinshank
We would have to get the same things on Christmas or we would fight. It would have to be like, I would get a box of colored pencils and she would get a box of colored pencils, and it had to share the same exact box of colored pencils.
Ryan Sickler
Same amount.
Sarah Weinshank
Same amount. And it would have to have our names on them. My mom would have to write our names on them because otherwise we would fight.
Ryan Sickler
You know, the gift wrap. Then once it's open.
Sarah Weinshank
Sarah's open. Yeah. Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, my God.
Sarah Weinshank
Because. Because I would break all my pen pencils and then I go get Leah's pencils and then be like, I don't know.
Ryan Sickler
I now you. I haven't said this ever. So my. I'm a twin brother, right. At the time. We're same size up until probably high school is when he really started getting taller and I started getting more muscular than him. And we had back in the day, we all just wore the same tighty whities. Just some Hanes. Some old school Hanes. Tighty whities. You know what I mean?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
He didn't wear Fruit of Looms and I wore Hanes. My mom would just buy like a six pack and it was like, here's three for you. Yeah, but we would have to Sharpie.
Unnamed Guest
Are in the tag or D. Yeah.
Sarah Weinshank
I forgot you got to do that.
Unnamed Guest
I don't want to wear your underwear. You know what I mean? Clean or not, I don't want to wear your underwear.
Ryan Sickler
I have a thing. Like when I see people sell underwear at Goodwill, I know people need them. I know there's a certain amount of people that need them. I'm just saying I would go without rather than wear someone else's clean, used underwear in college.
Sarah Weinshank
Listen to this. So I got. I got this. I got this. The shafted in college because you either had one roommate or two roommates in one room. I had two roommates in one room. So there's three of us all in there like an orphanage.
Unnamed Guest
And you've already had all girls in high school.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, Now I hang out with all men probably because for most of my life, I was hanging out with all. So then, okay, so I had this one roommate who's crazy. She was obsessed. Like, her personality was so off the wall. She had one huge poster of Tinkerbell, and next to that, she had one huge poster of Kurt Cobain.
Unnamed Guest
That's if speedball were posters.
Sarah Weinshank
Who is this crazy? And she was from Seattle, and she was, like, really weird and had a really bad sense of fashion. And I remember my mom got me these underw that were specifically like, they had a heart on them for Valentine's Day. Right? And I woke up one morning and she's in my heart underwear.
Unnamed Guest
No, Sarah W. Walking around, walking around.
Sarah Weinshank
And it was like one of those things where you're like, oh, my God. That's such a specific pair of underwear.
Ryan Sickler
But are you 100% sure your mom didn't get them at, like, Target? And her mom got them for her, too. These are your underwear.
Sarah Weinshank
My underwear.
Unnamed Guest
They had S in the tag, Ryan.
Ryan Sickler
They had S in the tag.
Sarah Weinshank
It was like such a specific. It was like this. They were so specific. They were like these underwear that my mom got me, and they looked vintage because, like, my mom likes a vintage aesthetic. And I remember they had a heart on the ass and said, happy Valentine's Day. They were so cute. They were my favorite pairs of underwear. And she just Was walking around shamelessly. Not even like, I should put some pants on so she doesn't see that I'm aware. In her panties.
Ryan Sickler
Did you call her out?
Sarah Weinshank
No, no. I. I pretended like I didn't see. Then I called my mom and I cried, and I was like, she's we.
Ryan Sickler
They're gone.
Sarah Weinshank
They're gone.
Ryan Sickler
Those panties are gone.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. Once the bait Tinkerbell chick.
Ryan Sickler
That's my range.
Sarah Weinshank
Has discharged. In your underwear, you just let her.
Unnamed Guest
Gotta let that go. That depression discharge. Please let that go.
Sarah Weinshank
It's a little too grunge for me.
Unnamed Guest
Pixie dust that she's leaving behind. You gotta let that go.
Sarah Weinshank
Pixie does.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, my God. Used to remind me when I was in college. Right out of college, a friend of mine moved out here. And this is what. I'm first here within the first year. And it's weird because I. I don't know. Now that I look back on it, I was a kid. I just minded my business in my home. I. I wasn't thinking about it. But I never went through my brother. Oh, and I'm in the same room. I ne.
Sarah Weinshank
You were in a snoop.
Ryan Sickler
Nope. I never went through my father, my.
Sarah Weinshank
Mother going through my par.
Ryan Sickler
Died. And I was like, now we got to clean this out. Like, oh, my God. He had this. He had this. This.
Sarah Weinshank
That's.
Ryan Sickler
I never. I just minded my business. Now, I know they went through my. I'm sure they did, but. So what I'm getting at is I never. Like, I never borrowed brother. My brother's clothes. No, nothing. I wanted what was on my body to be on my body. And yours was your hoodie or whatever. But I wanted mine to be mine.
Sarah Weinshank
Right?
Ryan Sickler
And in college, I'm well out of college. Excuse me. An ex college classmate moves out here, and now we're roommates. And I go to. This is Dublin's. Back in the day when. When the comedy had. Even before the comedy hit. This is 94. No, 97. And he shows up at the bar in one of my shirts. And I was like.
Unnamed Guest
I felt. I gotta tell you, it's so weird.
Ryan Sickler
I know. I felt so violated.
Sarah Weinshank
No, there's no feeling worse.
Ryan Sickler
I was like, it's such. It's a shirt that is clearly mine.
Sarah Weinshank
I'm like, my roommate did that too in college. This other one. The other one. Because I had two. The other. She would go. I got a sorority event. I'd come out. She'd be in a shirt I hadn't even worn yet.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, no. Had you worn the Valentine Panties.
Unnamed Guest
Okay. You at least got one wearing. At least you got one.
Sarah Weinshank
Unfortunately. Got her pixie dust up in there. I broke them in.
Ryan Sickler
So, yeah, he shows up. I'm like, are you wearing my shirt? He's like, yeah, what's the big deal? I'm like, now he doesn't have brothers or anything.
Sarah Weinshank
I do.
Ryan Sickler
I've never. I've never had that in my life. I'm 20 with my brothers.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
And I'm just like, I don't know how to feel about this right now. I forgot that happened.
Sarah Weinshank
No, it's not a good feeling. Sometimes I think about, I had this one X that has my Flintstones T shirt. And if you're watching, can I have that back? I just thought it was a lot.
Unnamed Guest
Of good hoodies in the breakups.
Sarah Weinshank
Dude, this was like a rare Flint. It was a rare Flintstones shirt from the 90s. I paid too much money for it and now it's just in some closet.
Ryan Sickler
Tell me about. You said you would sneak out a lot.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I would lie. I would. I wouldn't sneak out because that's too ballsy.
Ryan Sickler
Okay.
Sarah Weinshank
I'd be like, I'm going to Ashton's house.
Okay, mom.
And she'd be like, all right, well call me when you get to ask.
Ryan Sickler
And mom wouldn't check. And like, hey, let me call Ashton's mom.
Sarah Weinshank
Make sure she would check up until like a reasonable amount. And then at some point she wasn't like, I'm gonna follow you there. Like, she was pretty cool. Like. And that we didn't have location tracking or any of that.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah, none of that.
Sarah Weinshank
I don't know how. I do not trust myself having a kid. If I had a kid, I'd be location tracking them 24 7.
Ryan Sickler
Well, I'm gonna ask you for your help then because I need help tracking.
Unnamed Guest
I want trackers on everything.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I know. Tell me about.
Ryan Sickler
Did you ever get caught?
Sarah Weinshank
What, sneaking out?
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Or lying like you.
Sarah Weinshank
I got caught hooking up with my high school boyfriend in the house. In his parents house.
Ryan Sickler
By who?
Sarah Weinshank
By his dad.
Ryan Sickler
Oh no, his dad.
Sarah Weinshank
His. His dad. Todd.
Ryan Sickler
No.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, Todd.
Unnamed Guest
What happened?
Sarah Weinshank
Todd came in and that's my younger brother's name. Dad came in and I feel so embarrassed and he. And we were making out and then he came in and we like separated really fast.
Ryan Sickler
Okay, at least you're clothed and you don't have to put any.
Sarah Weinshank
But my underwear was off.
Unnamed Guest
Did that chick have him? She took him. You're wearing no underwear. Cuz that lady.
Sarah Weinshank
My underwear was off in the middle of the room. And his dad walks in on the floor.
Unnamed Guest
Over there on the floor.
Sarah Weinshank
Like it would be like if we were sitting here. There's just a pair of underwear and it's like nothing else is on the floor but the underwear. Cuz we separated and then it was like another grab and we didn't have time to grab the underwear. So then his dad comes in, is like, oh, sorry. And he's like, we were just making out and stuff and that was it. And it was so awkward.
Ryan Sickler
That's definitely a white dad.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Said sorry.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, he gave me no sorry.
Unnamed Guest
I'd be like, get your sorry panties up off my floor. Get your sorry ass out of here.
Sarah Weinshank
Get your sorry panties off of my floor.
Unnamed Guest
Ain't gonna be no sorry in my house. Are you kidding me? And he was comfortable enough to be like, we were just making out.
Ryan Sickler
He's like, it's cool.
Sarah Weinshank
I think it's different when it's like.
Ryan Sickler
Dudes, I. I wouldn't be okay with my son doing that either. No way.
Unnamed Guest
Cuz guess what?
Ryan Sickler
Guess who's taking that grand.
Sarah Weinshank
He was.
Unnamed Guest
Todd might have wanted to be.
Ryan Sickler
He might have been in that part of his life where he wanted some.
Unnamed Guest
Grandkids, you know, I mean, Todd has.
Sarah Weinshank
Been so worn out.
Unnamed Guest
Todd might have been going through some too, where he's like, I think I want some.
Sarah Weinshank
Some grand. Yeah, let them make out.
Unnamed Guest
Yeah. You might have been off, but you.
Sarah Weinshank
Know, hopefully she's ovulating all weird.
Unnamed Guest
Hope. Can you imagine? We said that on the way up the stairs. Hope, you're ovulating. You're like, what? It's hot. Just hoping for some grandkids and shuts the door.
Sarah Weinshank
No pressure. Yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Thank God you weren't in much worse place. But still, that's pretty indicative of everything going on there.
Sarah Weinshank
Oh yeah, we used. I used to sneak out and make out with guys. Gus. That was my high school boyfriend's name.
Ryan Sickler
Gus.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah. He had a purple van. That was his mom's. Marianne's.
Ryan Sickler
What kind of van?
Sarah Weinshank
I don't know. It was like just like a. Like a regular big minivan that was purple.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah.
Sarah Weinshank
And we would make out in there. We would have sex in there. That was like the. The love wagon.
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Unnamed Guest
I don't even think about my daughter taking my car out. I'm just worried about her driving. I don't even think about her having sex in it.
Sarah Weinshank
I don't know. Oh, yeah.
Ryan Sickler
Where do you go in Nevada?
Unnamed Guest
It's so populated around here.
Ryan Sickler
Where you go in the Val.
Sarah Weinshank
I know where to go. Oh, yeah. I know the streets. You're trying to get a blowjob in the Valley and you're looking for a quiet it street slide in my dms. I'll tell you where to go.
Ryan Sickler
Tell me about this story where you got pulled over. I want to hear this.
Sarah Weinshank
Okay. This was in college. I had this really weird phase where I thought I was in love with this guy because he was the most interesting person at my school. Because I went to this. This small college, too. This was in college, Chapman. And everyone here was very white, like, blonde. And like, I remember, like. And I was tanning at the time. I was one of the dark. Oh, yeah. I had to see three roommates.
Ryan Sickler
Oh, that was your setup like that? Oh, my God. That's tight quarters. To wake up to see somebody in your underwear.
Unnamed Guest
It's not like they're way over there. They're literally in your face.
Sarah Weinshank
And I'm like, oh, hell no. Yeah. So I went here, and when I went here, I was like. All of the guys were, like, in fraternities, and they were. They were just like, white rich men. And then I met this dude that was that was my friend's roommate and he was a stoner with dreadlocks. He was a white guy with dreadlocks and he wore tie dye all the time. And I was like, him, I want to date him. And so, and so we would like get into trouble. We would drink at the dive bars. And then one night he was like, hop on the back of my bike, I'll drive you back to my place and we can hook up.
Ryan Sickler
What kind of bike? Bike.
Sarah Weinshank
Just like a, A normal bicycle.
Ryan Sickler
Bicycle.
Sarah Weinshank
Bike, yeah, bicycle.
Unnamed Guest
Like just an old school mongoose.
Sarah Weinshank
Like an old school bicycle. So I hop on the back.
Ryan Sickler
Where on the seat. Is he standing up then?
Unnamed Guest
Are you standing on the pegs?
Sarah Weinshank
I'm standing on the peg. I swear to God. I'm standing on the bed.
Unnamed Guest
You're standing on pegs to go get some deep. Yeah, this is hilarious.
Sarah Weinshank
Just holding his shoulders and I'm holding his shoulders. And then we get pulled over by a cop.
Unnamed Guest
That's how you got pulled over?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, cuz we were also drunk and. And so we get pulled over.
Unnamed Guest
Here you guys are. Here you are.
Sarah Weinshank
Got pulled over.
Unnamed Guest
I'm so excited to go have some sex. Look at that.
Ryan Sickler
Woohoo.
Unnamed Guest
You got pulled over?
Sarah Weinshank
Got pulled over. Then they let him off.
Unnamed Guest
Why is he off?
Sarah Weinshank
They let him off first and they, they're still. They're not done with me yet. Right. So then he gets on his bike and just drives home.
Ryan Sickler
No.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, yeah. And then I'm just. I swear to God.
Ryan Sickler
Are you of age?
Sarah Weinshank
No.
Ryan Sickler
Is he?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah or no? I don't remember. He's gone.
Ryan Sickler
That's the only difference. He just pedal off into the night.
Sarah Weinshank
He pedal off. Actually we were.
Unnamed Guest
He took.
Sarah Weinshank
Was crazy.
Unnamed Guest
Look at you, Sarah. Look how excited you are in your vest.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, that's me. I just finished drinking at Paul's dive.
Unnamed Guest
Bar and look that one up. Paul's dive bar and wear orange.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I can't. It's gonna make me like feel sick even looking at it. I used to drink there all the time in the district lounge. Yep, there it is.
Ryan Sickler
Paul's Cocktails.
Sarah Weinshank
Paul's Cocktails. Disgusting.
Ryan Sickler
So what do the cops say to you?
Sarah Weinshank
The cops are like, oh, we're gonna just. They were kind of just with us. They like. They opened up my purse, they looked through it, they kept it for a while.
Ryan Sickler
Look at their vending machine. It's got nice healthy snacks and cigarettes.
Sarah Weinshank
Want some Skittles and a Palm? All here.
Unnamed Guest
So give me some honey roasted and some red. Yeah, I'll be right Back.
Ryan Sickler
So homeboy rides off and are you now. Do you have to do sobriety tests? They're making you walk.
Sarah Weinshank
They're making me walk and stuff. And I'm up and I'm like, I'm going to jail. And I'm like, alone in the streets of Oregon.
Unnamed Guest
Your whole defense should have been.
Ryan Sickler
Did you see my balance on the.
Unnamed Guest
Back of that, on those pegs?
Sarah Weinshank
Why do you let him off? He's a white man with dreadlocks. I feel like I should be the one that gets let off first. Yeah. And then he just pedaled off into the night.
Ryan Sickler
And what happens to you? Do you get arrested and.
Sarah Weinshank
I don't get arrested. They let me off. He pedals off to the night, goes to get some pee from someone else. And that was no. Yeah.
Wait, first of all, first I thought.
Ryan Sickler
You were saying pee. Like, he went to go get some clean piss because he's on probation.
Unnamed Guest
That's where my mind went first. Then I got it. He went and got pee from somebody else.
Ryan Sickler
Like, what?
Unnamed Guest
He pedal off to some other.
Sarah Weinshank
Pedal off straight up to some other pee. He was like, bye, good luck. I'm gonna go meet up with Ashley.
Ryan Sickler
Tell me about vacations for you. Like, what were they like? Where are the. Where are you and the Bonaparts?
Unnamed Guest
Are you guys vacationing together as well?
Sarah Weinshank
No.
Unnamed Guest
What are they? The Bella Fontes.
Sarah Weinshank
Who are they Found in Bonafants. Bonafire residents. We would vacation. My parents. My dad doesn't like to fly.
Ryan Sickler
Are your parents still together?
Sarah Weinshank
My parents still together. So they'd be like, we're gonna go to Palm Springs for a whole week.
Ryan Sickler
That was. Is that every year?
Sarah Weinshank
Well, one time they're like, we're gonna go to the snow. So we went to Palm Springs to see the snow. And I was like, there's snow in Bom Springs. And we went on, like, this tram, and we played in. Yeah, we played in a little bit of, like, snow that was kind of dried out.
Unnamed Guest
Out.
Sarah Weinshank
And that was our Christmas card. My parents were like, yeah, playing the snow. Great Christmas card. Done. And then we went to Hawaii. We went to Hawaii a couple times, but it was a lot of local stuff, like Palm Springs.
Ryan Sickler
Are you driving the Mercedes wagon and stuff rolling out there?
Sarah Weinshank
No, I think we were driving my dad's car. My dad had this car. It's the car I learned to drive in. It is a 5 Series BMW 87.
Unnamed Guest
Jesus Christ. What you just caught. You're unlike most guests that sit on the seat, Sarah.
Sarah Weinshank
Okay, so my dad had this car in the 80s? Yep. In white.
Ryan Sickler
That you over there jumping it right there?
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, yeah.
Ryan Sickler
He had this.
Sarah Weinshank
That's what you learned to drive in? Yeah, that's what I learned how to drive in.
Ryan Sickler
What did the Bonaf drive?
Sarah Weinshank
The dad had a Porsche. The mom had a minivan, but. Yeah, so that's what my dad drove. And there used to be a car phone in this car. Yeah. And it was the 80s, and you.
Ryan Sickler
Had an old school car phone in that.
Sarah Weinshank
He had a car phone, but it didn't work. So if you picked up the phone and go, it was just like, all static. Like, he would pick it up to use it. And I remember one time he was, like, pissed. He was so pissed because he went to go pick up the phone, it was just static, and he ripped it out from the court from the inside of his car. And I was like, oh, dad's mad.
Ryan Sickler
And then, man, you're giving me so many flashbacks. My friend's mom, she lived a few doors up. She drove a Mitsubishi Eclipse, and she had a phone in it, and it was like a. Almost like a brick. It was huge in the middle, and it would, like, clip in. You have to pull it out like that. Who you calling?
Sarah Weinshank
Nobody back then.
Unnamed Guest
Who you calling?
Sarah Weinshank
It doesn't work. It was crazy. And then I remember everyone had pagers.
Ryan Sickler
Yeah, pagers were big. I never the. I. I was just on the end of it. But I did have to have one for work.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, that thing.
Thing.
Ryan Sickler
That thing looks like you're going out. You look like you're going out in Vietnam down there with your radio.
Unnamed Guest
Like, who you calling?
Sarah Weinshank
That's so crazy.
Ryan Sickler
Look at that.
Sarah Weinshank
So crazy.
Ryan Sickler
Now our phone is a quarter of that size, and it's not even a phone anymore. It's a whole computer.
Sarah Weinshank
I know. And it's flat. Saying it's so crazy.
Ryan Sickler
Well, Sarah Weinshang, thank you for coming on.
Sarah Weinshank
Thank you for having me. This was so much fun.
Ryan Sickler
I didn't know you were so much trouble back in the day.
Sarah Weinshank
Yeah, I got pulled over on a bicycle.
Unnamed Guest
Yeah. And then how'd you get home, by the way?
Sarah Weinshank
I think I shocked because I lived right by the campus.
Ryan Sickler
All right, well, please promote anything you'd like one more time.
Sarah Weinshank
You can find me every Monday on this podcast with Kim Congdon. You can find me every Wednesday on Shank. Podcast or podcasts are. And then you could find me at Princess Shank on Instagram for show dates. All of my show dates are in my link tree on my Instagram.
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Podcast Summary: The Wayback with Ryan Sickler – Episode 67: Sara Weinshank
Introduction
In Episode 67 of The Wayback with Ryan Sickler, released on April 10, 2025, host Ryan Sickler welcomes comedian Sara Weinshank to share a journey down memory lane. The conversation is a blend of humor, nostalgia, and candid reflections as Sara recounts her childhood, school experiences, and college antics. The episode is filled with relatable anecdotes that evoke fond memories and laughter, making it a delightful listen for both regular listeners and newcomers.
Childhood Memories
Sara begins by reminiscing about her mother’s distinctive Mercedes station wagon, setting the stage for her nostalgic tales.
Sara Weinshank [02:02]: "My mom had a Mercedes station wagon. And it was white with a tan interior."
The wagon wasn’t just a family car; it was a hub of childhood games and interactions. Sara and her friends played "Sweet and Sour," waving to passersby to determine if they were "sweet" or "sour," leading to fun faces and minor parental inquiries.
Sara Weinshank [02:18]: "We used to play this game called Sweet and Sour where we would wave to people and if they wave back, they're sweet and if they don't, they're sour."
She humorously describes the dynamic with her friends, the Bonafonts, highlighting the playful yet organized nature of her upbringing.
School Life and Early Challenges
Transitioning to her school days, Sara shares her experiences in an all-girls Catholic school in the Valley, Louisville College Preparatory. She paints a vivid picture of the strict yet quirky environment, complete with unique Physical Education classes like "Power Walking" and "Firm and Tone."
Sara Weinshank [15:07]: "We also had firm and tone class. It was a class... basically your body. That's a class."
Despite the rigid uniform policies, Sara found ways to express herself, such as attending the boys' school after hours with full makeup, much to her track coach's dismay.
Ryan Sickler [14:17]: "How about that, y'all?" Sara Weinshank [14:32]: "I was so over it..."
Sara’s recounting of her first-grade experience adds depth to her narrative. She describes a mischievous scheme to fake sickness using a Berenstain Bears scratch-and-sniff book, inadvertently becoming part of the Mandela Effect debates.
Ryan Sickler [11:10]: "Yeah, that's The Mandela. Something definitely happens." Sara Weinshank [11:42]: "It's definitely not Stain."
High School Antics and Personal Growth
Sara delves into her high school years, emphasizing her “boy crazy” nature from a young age. She candidly discusses her first sexual experience at 14, highlighting the complexities and awkwardness that often accompany teenage milestones.
Sara Weinshank [16:22]: "We would make out in there. We would have sex in there. That was like the love wagon."
Her storytelling is both humorous and relatable, showcasing the trials and tribulations of adolescence. Sara also shares a memorable incident where she was caught making out with her high school boyfriend by his father, Todd, leading to an awkward and awkwardly handled situation.
Sara Weinshank [26:19]: "My underwear was off in the middle of the room... it was so awkward."
College Days and Continued Mischief
Transitioning to her college years at Chapman University, Sara recounts a particularly wild night involving a bicycle ride with a stoner friend, culminating in a humorous encounter with the police.
Sara Weinshank [31:54]: "We get pulled over. Then they let him off first and they're still not done with me yet."
Ryan Sickler [32:08]: "Woohoo."
This story not only highlights her penchant for adventure but also underscores the unpredictable nature of college life. Sara's ability to navigate these situations with humor adds depth to her character.
Family Dynamics and Personal Reflections
Throughout the episode, Sara touches upon her family dynamics, including her relationship with her younger sister and her experiences with her parents’ strictness and unique household rules. These stories provide insight into her upbringing and the foundation that shaped her comedic style.
Sara Weinshank [19:04]: "We would have to get the same things on Christmas or we would fight."
Her anecdotes about shared childhood moments, such as coordinating Christmas gifts and dealing with parental oversight, resonate with listeners who have experienced similar family scenarios.
Nostalgia for Technology and Changing Times
A recurring theme in Sara’s narrative is her nostalgia for the technology of her youth. She fondly reminisces about the old car phones, pagers, and the simplicity of past gadgets compared to today’s advanced smartphones.
Sara Weinshank [36:34]: "Everyone had pagers. That's so crazy."
Ryan Sickler [37:16]: "Saying it's so crazy."
This segment not only serves as a humorous contrast between generations but also evokes a sense of longing for the “good old days,” a sentiment that many listeners can relate to.
Closing Reflections
As the episode draws to a close, Ryan and Sara exchange light-hearted banter, establishing a warm and engaging rapport. Sara’s stories, filled with humor and honesty, provide a comprehensive look into her life, offering listeners both laughs and moments of reflection.
Ryan Sickler [37:24]: "I didn't know you were so much trouble back in the day."
Sara Weinshank [37:26]: "Yeah, I got pulled over on a bicycle."
Conclusion
Episode 67 of The Wayback with Ryan Sickler with Sara Weinshank is a captivating blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and nostalgic reflections. Sara's engaging storytelling, combined with Ryan’s adept hosting, creates an episode that is both entertaining and heartfelt. Whether you're revisiting your own past or discovering these stories for the first time, this episode offers a delightful journey through Sara Weinshank’s memorable moments.
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