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Ride Home Rants

"Ride Home Rants" is a podcast brought to you by Comedian Mike "Bono" Bonaventura. The podcast has a different guest each week from a different career field and background talking about what led them into their career and the stops along the way. These guests are your everyday people who provide insight into their own journeys and life goals which we all have. Tune in, check us out, and hear from these great guests!

comedy stand-up

All Episodes

39:10

Theme Park Truths

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2026/09/30

Send us Fan Mail Theme parks bring out the best opinions because everyone remembers their first big coaster, their worst line, and the one food bill that made them pause. We sit down with Wendy, TJ, and Rudy to talk amusement parks the way people actually experience them: what’s worth the money, what’s secretly overrated, and what you should do differently next time you plan a trip. We start with a quick round of favorites, then jump into a real theme park roll call spanning Cedar Point, Ken...

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53:03

Fall Wins Because The Little Traditions Matter

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2026/09/23

Send us Fan Mail Fall brings out everyone’s strongest opinions, and we lean all the way into it. We start with the important questions that somehow reveal everything about a person: pens or pencils, and beer from a bottle or a can. Then we get to the real mission, settling the annual debate about where fall belongs in the season rankings and why that first run of crisp mornings, flannels, boots, and 55 degree air feels like a reset for your brain. From there, we go practical. We talk family-...

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41:32

Inside The Life Of A University Admissions Counselor

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2026/09/16

Send us Fan Mail You can learn a lot about higher education by listening to the people who live the college admissions grind every week. I sit down with Madison Federman, an undergraduate admissions counselor at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, to talk about what the job really looks like when “every day is different” isn’t a slogan, it’s the schedule. We get into travel season planning, visiting high schools, working college fairs, running info sessions, and how admissions teams ba...

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44:16

NFL Season Preview With MVP Picks And Super Bowl Calls

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2026/09/09

Send us Fan Mail The NFL season is back, and we’re doing what fans actually do best: making bold predictions and daring each other to call them ridiculous. I’m joined by our yearly roundtable Mike, Tony Bogan, Bill Stoy, and legendary coach Hal Mumme for a fast-moving NFL season preview built around real questions: who wins the AFC North, who takes home MVP, and which teams are about to flip the league on its head. We start in the AFC North where coaching changes and roster volatility make t...

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64:17

From MySpace To iPhone The Decade That Rewired Life

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2026/09/02

Send us Fan Mail MySpace made you pick a top eight and live with the consequences, AIM away messages were basically therapy, and if you missed one turn on your MapQuest printout your whole night was over. We’re throwing it back to the early 2000s with a full nostalgia panel: me, Mike Bono, with Tony, D Frank, and Mister, digging into the decade that flipped the world from analog to digital in real time. We talk about where we were when the 2000s started, what it felt like to remember pre 9/1...

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44:45

The Real Joy Of County Fairs From Food To Community

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2026/08/27

Send us Fan Mail County fairs are supposed to be simple, so why do they spark such strong opinions? We jump into a fast, funny roundtable on everything that makes a county fair worth the heat, the crowds, and the inevitable hit to your wallet. Joined by Mister (the vampire coach) and TJ, we trade personal fair memories from Ohio and beyond, plus the tiny details that instantly tell you whether a fair is going to feel chill or chaotic. The conversation goes straight to the real main event: co...

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53:39

WWE Legends And Monday Night Wars Memories

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2026/08/19

Send us Fan Mail One question can instantly time-travel any wrestling fan: WWF or WCW? We sit down with a full panel and let the memories fly, from Hulk Hogan’s era-defining run to Stone Cold’s anti-hero peak, Rey Mysterio’s impossible longevity, and the never-ending debate about The Rock’s place in wrestling history. If you grew up on the Attitude Era, Nitro, SmackDown, or late-night highlight replays, the energy here feels like arguing with your friends during a commercial break. We also g...

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62:35

Boxing Roundtable

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2026/08/12

Send us Fan Mail Boxing arguments never stay polite for long, and that’s exactly what makes this roundtable so fun. We sit down and go straight from laughs to legacy: who we grew up watching, why certain fighters still feel untouchable, and how the sport shaped our idea of toughness, discipline, and greatness. We debate favorite fighters and the greatest heavyweight of all time, with names like Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Rocky Marciano at the center of the storm. From there, we zoom out i...

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62:48

Long Drives, Bad Weather, And Comedy Mileage

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2026/08/05

Send us Fan Mail Road trips sound romantic until you’re 18.5 hours deep, your exit disappears behind construction, and the weather turns on you. We sit down and trade the kinds of travel stories you only earn with miles: a nonstop Cincinnati to Winnipeg run, a late-night Carolina scramble with dark winding roads, Cleveland to Omaha bonding time, and the comedian truth of driving nearly 19 hours just to do 20 minutes on stage and barely break even on gas. We also get into the moments that mak...

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55:22

High School Football Preview Roundtable

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2026/07/29

Send us Fan Mail Friday nights are almost here, and we wanted a real high school football season preview from people who live it. I’m joined by a roundtable of coaches and media to talk through what actually shapes a season in Ohio high school football and neighboring Pennsylvania high school football: building culture, keeping kids bought in, and handling the constant pull of other sports, school, work, and distractions. We dig into the hardest parts of coaching right now, from sports speci...

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50:05

We Argue Our Favorite Family Guy Characters And Quotes;

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2026/07/22

Send us Fan Mail Family Guy has been called “too much” for more than two decades and somehow that’s part of the point. We sit down with a full panel to talk through why Seth MacFarlane’s animated chaos machine is still running after 24 years, and why the show’s brand of dark humor keeps pulling people back even when it crosses lines. If you’ve ever quoted “giggity,” replayed a cutaway in your head, or wondered how a cartoon can survive in a world that’s always ready to be outraged, you’ll fee...

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48:05

How To Shave Less And Look Sharper

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2026/07/15

Send us Fan Mail Shaving can be the fastest way to look put together or the fastest way to wreck your skin. We sit down with Brandon Wiley and JJ Phillips to talk beards, bald head maintenance, and the small grooming decisions that add up to a clean lineup instead of razor bumps and irritation. From the jump we compare how much we actually hate shaving, why some of us put it off for weeks, and what it takes to keep a beard looking sharp without living in the bathroom. We get practical about ...

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55:26

Inside NASCAR: Heat, G-Forces, And The People Who Win...

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2026/07/08

Send us Fan Mail 200 mph sounds fun until you remember it can be 140 degrees inside the car, your cool suit might fail, and you have to stay laser-focused for four straight hours with zero timeouts. That’s where our NASCAR roundtable starts: are race car drivers athletes, or is the word “athlete” getting stretched too far? I’m joined by Tony Bogan, Mike Worrell, and Dave Frank to argue it out with real examples, from heat exhaustion and mental fatigue to the steering load and G-forces that ad...

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48:53

Inside A Division III World Series Run At Baldwin...

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2026/07/01

Send us Fan Mail A baseball season can feel like a coin flip until you hear how a veteran coach prepares for the moments when the game gets weird. I sit down with Brian Harrison, the longtime head coach at Baldwin Wallace University baseball, fresh off another NCAA Division III World Series run, to talk about what actually travels in the postseason: confidence, toughness, and a team culture that holds up when the bounces stop going your way. Brian walks me through his path from being “in the...

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53:25

From Small-Town Indiana To Baldwin Wallace Football

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2026/06/24

Send us Fan Mail A quarterback journey rarely goes the way you draw it up, and Andrew Zimmerman proves it. We sit down and trace his path from growing up in Chesterton, Indiana to chasing college football opportunities, choosing Baldwin Wallace University, and learning what Division III football really demands when you’re fighting for reps at the hardest position on the field. From there, the conversation turns into the part most people never see: the grind of becoming a graduate assistant c...

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53:37

The Mustache, The Loud Family, And The Halal Burger

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2026/06/17

Send us Fan Mail You can learn a lot about someone from the way they talk about family, food, and the job they chose when nobody was watching. I’m joined by Dom Baglier, an admissions counselor at Baldwin Wallace University, and we start where every serious life conversation should start: mustache loyalty, loud Italian households, and the kind of family stories that never die at Thanksgiving. Then we shift into the real substance behind Dom’s work in higher education. He breaks down what col...

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48:21

Building A Division III Powerhouse

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2026/06/10

Send us Fan Mail You can learn a lot about leadership from someone who once graduated with a 2.0, started at junior college, and still fought his way to a master’s degree and a long head coaching career. We’re talking with Baldwin Wallace University head wrestling coach Jamie Gibbs, a Division III wrestling staple in Northeast Ohio who’s built his program the hard way: by betting on people, setting a standard, and staying consistent long after the hype fades. We trace his path from rural Iow...

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54:03

Spurs Knicks Finals Preview

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2026/06/03

Send us Fan Mail The Spurs and the Knicks meeting in the NBA Finals sounds like a history book… until you remember the center of it all is a 7’3 force who blocks shots, hits threes, and makes every game plan feel incomplete. We bring the full Ride Home Rants panel back for our yearly Finals preview, starting with some rapid-fire fun and then getting straight into the real question: who controls this series, Victor Wembanyama or Jalen Brunson? We debate which star is truly more important to hi...

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17:57

Old School Ride Home Rant

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2026/05/27

Send us Fan Mail You ever have a week where the smallest thing feels like a full-contact sport? We’re back to an old school, just-me rant, starting at home where my wife is recovering from surgery and the real challenge is convincing a “go-go-go” person to actually rest. Recovery isn’t just about healing, it’s about patience, boundaries, and trying not to lose your mind when the whole house is out of rhythm. Then my 17-year-old walks in and asks for “belly medicine.” Not acid reflux medicine...

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31:55

Choosing A College Gets Easier When You Understand...

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2026/05/22

Send us Fan Mail College gets expensive fast, and most families are forced to make big decisions with only half the story. We sit down with Rudy Kuntz, a financial aid counselor at Baldwin Wallace University, to talk through what the financial aid process actually looks like from the inside and why it’s rarely just “here’s your number, good luck.” We dig into Rudy’s path from Cleveland to BW, how commuting can help students save money, and what it’s like to work in an office that has t...

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