# 364: Mike Lawrence | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #364 | Full Episode

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Podcast: [The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-honeydew-with-ryan-sickler-414126)
Published: 2025-12-15T13:00:00+00:00
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SPONSORS:Function Health-Visit http://www.functionhealth.com/HONEYDEW or use gift code HONEYDEW100 at sign up to own your healthMy HoneyDew this week is comedian Mike Lawrence! Check out Mike on his podcast, Nerd of Mouth. Mike joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his fathers alcoholism, adopting his son, and his late in life autism diagnosis. Mike shares his villain origin story starting at birth, memories of being a kid at his dad’s AA meetings, and what it was like finding out everyone knew he was autistic before he did! Plus we get into how Mike decided he wanted to be a dad, what the adoption process was like, and the challenges and joy that come with being a father.Check out my new standup special “Live and Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYESUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsicklerSUBSCRIBE 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!https://www.patreon.com/TheHoneyDewWhat’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.comGet 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 PODCASThttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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