SPONSORS: BetterHelp -The HoneyDew is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://www.Betterhelp.com/HONEYDEW to get 10% off your first month Tempo -For a limited time, get 60% off your first box at https://www.TempoMeals.com/HONEYDEW Aura Frames -Visit https://www.AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura's Carver Mat frame using promo code HONEYDEW My Honeydew this week is comedian Phil Hanley! Check out Phil’s latest book, Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith. Phil joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of his experience with Dyslexia. From experimental needles in his head, multiple medication trials, to being enrolled in special education classes, Phil shares how he made it to senior year of Highschool before getting a proper diagnosis. We discuss some of the specific ways Dyslexia affects Phil’s everyday life, how ADHD and OCD also play into the picture, and how despite it all he was still able to write and publish his own book. Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month! AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else! http://patreon.com/RyanSickler What’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.com Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today! https://shop.ryansickler.com/ Ringtones Are Available Now! https://www.apple.com/itunes/ 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 2:17 Phil's first introduction to Ryan through Tom Segura 4:35 Experiences doing sets on late night shows like Craig Ferguson 6:12 Phil’s self written memoir book Spellbound 7:51 Bringing comedians on stage when you’re dyslexic 9:01 When Dyslexia presented in Phil’s life 11:15 testing in school and going unnoticed 13:24 making it to senior year before diagnosis 15:37 Getting into male modeling 18:44 The struggles of driving when dyslexic 20:50 The missing love for sports 22:14 comedy and writing process for Phil 26:23 8 years to write the book 31:35 Dad’s support and help with self esteem through Phil’s childhood 33:07 Fears of future kids having the same diagnosis 34:40 Discovering Phil had ADHD as well 37:07 Darker times during the schooling process 37:45 Struggles with OCD 39:22 Bad experience with therapist 41:39 Anxiety of being in foreign countries when you can’t read 43:43 School was the biggest lowlight 46:31 Superstition and OCD overlap 47:33 Vipassana meditation helped Phil 50:42 Closure after writing the book 54:55 Fainting in the hospital after moms surgery 57:27 The advantages to dyslexia 1:00:00 Advice to those dealing with Dyslexia

SPONSORS: Uncommon Goods -To get 15% off your next gift, go to https://www.UncommonGoods.com/HONEYDEW Aura Frames -Visit https://www.AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura's Carver Mat frame using promo code HONEYDEW Brunt -Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code HONEYDEW at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/HONEYDEW My Honeydew this week is former NBA player Tim Hardaway! Check out Tim’s new book, Killer Crossover. Tim joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of the fallout that came with his controversial comments back in 2007. We dive into the background that led Tim to his original views, the moment he realized the gravity of his mistake, and the steps he continues to take to right the wrongs and pain he caused. Tim also opens up about his background growing up in Chicago with an abusive dad, and shares some stories from his time playing, like the time he took a bet against Michael Jordan for a Louis Vuitton jacket, and Kevin Johnson gave him his ‘Welcome to the League’ moment! SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month! AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else! http://patreon.com/RyanSickler What’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.com Get Your HoneyDew Gear Today! https://shop.ryansickler.com/ Ringtones Are Available Now! https://www.apple.com/itunes/ 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 0:58 Ryan promotes his special Live and Alive 1:45 Tim Hardaway plugs his book Killer Crossover 3:11 Ryan highlights a good coach known for being loud 6:30 Good and bad types of parents who coach their kids 9:40 Coaches that stood out to Hardaway during his time playing 14:30 Connection to John Amaechi who was just on the show 16:30 Tim Hardaway's biggest mistake 19:05 The moment Tim realized the gravity of his mistake 22:00 No sleep for two weeks 23:45 Giving back through The Yes Institute 28:26 Finding LGBTQ members of the family affected by Tim’s controversy 34:00 The effect of cosigning on hate 35:20 Not talking feeling from the ‘Walk it off’ generation 37:00 Hardaway's upbringing in Chicago with an abusive dad 39:11 Not allowing Mr. Hardaway to Tim’s HS games 41:48 Parents struggle with reading Tim’s book 44:00 A lesson in being a nice person 46:08 Deciding to take the book deal 47:12 Experience with gangs growing up and avoiding them 51:02 Realizing basketball talent 52:28 Bet within 4 points of Michael Jordan 57:04 Tim Hardaway’s Welcome to the League moment 58:27 Getting messed up by Kevin Johnson