Tammy's Boy Podcast

Tammy's Boy Podcast
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Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world, and we usually only get two examples. Comedian Jon Carden asks comedians and entertainers one simple question—“Who raised you?” The answers reveal the funny, messy, and sometimes painful truths about parents and how they shape who we are today.

  1. 4d ago

    Our Comedy Gig That Almost Turned Violent | Ali Musa

    Comedian Ali Musa joins Jon Carden on Tammy's Boy for a conversation about growing up in a Libyan-American family, childhood traditions, religion, comedy, and one of the wildest road gigs they've ever experienced. Ali talks about his parents' different cultural backgrounds, secretly celebrating Christmas, the rules surrounding food and religion, and why his dad keeps sending him AI-generated videos. Later, Jon and Ali revisit a chaotic comedy weekend in Bisbee, Arizona. What began as an uncomfortable performance turned into a confrontation that they now remember very differently. LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Meet Ali Musa 01:00 Growing Up Libyan-American 05:50 Family History and Childhood 17:30 Being the Only Son 26:33 The Religious Leader and the Vodka 31:50 Hiding the Christmas Tree 40:00 Family, Language, and Identity 44:43 Dad Keeps Sending AI Videos 52:50 Childhood Snacks and Food Rules 59:01 The Bisbee Comedy Gig 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple | Amazon 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Ali Musa Instagram: @alimusacomedy YouTube: @AliMusaComedy ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ Youtube: @ColtGarrettProductions #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #alimusa

    Our Comedy Gig That Almost Turned Violent | Ali Musa

  2. Oct 21

    I Still Hide Food in My Own House Because of My Mom | Emily Wade

    Comedian Emily Wade returns to Tammy's Boy Podcast for another unforgettable conversation with Jon Carden about growing up in a dysfunctional family, the habits childhood leaves behind, and learning how to feel safe as an adult. She also shares a wild story about faking a car accident to get out of work, discusses how growing up around secrecy taught her to lie, and opens up about therapy, family boundaries, and not speaking to her mother for nearly two decades. Jon shares his own experiences with childhood trauma, family secrets, and learning to trust people with the truth. Later, Emily joins the Tammy's Boy family to react to Reddit stories about marriage, parenting, and complicated relationships with mothers. LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Emily Wade Returns to Tammy's Boy 00:53 Catching Up on Emily's Family 02:04 What's Happening With Her Dad? 05:48 Austin Stories and Wild Conversations 12:44 A New Childhood Question 15:09 Growing Up Learning to Lie 16:10 Faking a Car Accident 18:37 Jon's Painful Childhood Memory 24:04 Why Honesty Can Be Difficult 27:09 Life With Emily's Dad 28:09 Therapy and Childhood Triggers 31:08 Emily's Relationship With Her Mom 33:26 Her Favorite Childhood Snack 35:15 The Granola Bar Incident 36:30 Why Emily Still Hides Food 42:05 Emily Joins the Family Stories 43:51 A Difficult Postpartum Revelation 01:03:52 Resentment Toward a Mother 01:09:39 Acceptance and Family Boundaries 01:13:13 Closing Thoughts 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Emily Wade Instagram: @loudemily Podcast: @2girls1bluntpodcast ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ Youtube: @ColtGarrettProductions #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #emilywade

    I Still Hide Food in My Own House Because of My Mom | Emily Wade

  3. Oct 14

    I Got Hurt and Had to Move Back in With My Mom | Anthony Knight

    Anthony Knight joins comedian Jon Carden on Tammy's Boy Podcast to talk about growing up with complicated family relationships, searching for his parents' approval, and the childhood experiences that shaped him. Anthony shares the story of waking up during his senior year of high school to discover his father had left, the time his mom got angry after he made honor roll, and the bizarre hospital trip that became another example of their difficult relationship. Along the way, Jon and Anthony discuss family expectations, forgiveness, accountability, football, childhood snacks, and whether we become who we are because of our parents or in spite of them. Tammy's Boy is a comedy podcast about parents, childhood, dysfunctional families, and the stories we carry into adulthood. Episode 61 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Childhood snacks and Cool Ranch Doritos 03:00 Growing up and moving around 06:00 Childhood meals and questionable food combinations 09:00 Jon's frozen Doritos theory 12:00 Feeling alone growing up 18:36 Trying to make his mom proud 21:00 Parents, partners, and childhood relationships 31:39 Because of our parents or in spite of them? 32:29 The day Anthony's dad disappeared 39:00 Football injury and moving back with his mom 43:00 Family history and accountability 49:05 The hospital trip and his mom's priorities 56:00 Anthony's extended family 60:00 Money, family, and communication 65:11 Where things stand with his father 69:00 Forgiveness and the closing questions 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Anthony Knight Instagram: @a_knight_of_comedy ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #anthonyknight

    I Got Hurt and Had to Move Back in With My Mom | Anthony Knight

  4. Oct 7

    My Dad Had a Whole Daughter We Didn't Know About | Nate Marshall

    Nate Marshall joins Jon Carden on Tammy's Boy to talk about growing up in Pennsylvania, discovering a sister his family didn't know existed, living with foster siblings, and slowly learning the stories his parents never told him. Nate opens up about his dad's wild younger years, the phone call that changed what he knew about his family, his parents becoming foster parents, his relationship with his brother, family conflict surrounding his grandmother, and the emotional realization that his father's dementia may make some family stories impossible to recover. It's a Tammy's Boy conversation about parents, siblings, family secrets, growing up, comedy, and how much we really know about the people who raised us. LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Nate Marshall Joins Tammy's Boy 01:20 Who Raised Nate?07:19 Nate Learns His Dad's Secret Past 19:50 The Sister Nobody Knew About 24:03 The Family Money Story 26:06 Nate's Parents Become Foster Parents 35:07 How Dad Went From the Streets to a Bank 48:00 The Stories We Never Ask Our Parents 1:02:35 Nate's Favorite Childhood Snack 1:10:24 Could Jon Survive in Nate's Childhood Home? 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Nate Marshall Instagram: @isthatnatemarshall ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #natemarshall

    My Dad Had a Whole Daughter We Didn't Know About | Nate Marshall

  5. Sep 30

    I Spent My Childhood Preparing for My Parents to Die

    Comedian and University of Texas Professor. Sarah Matthes joins Jon Carden on Tammy's Boy to talk about growing up while both of her parents faced serious illnesses and how spending much of her childhood fearing she could lose them shaped the person she became. Sarah opens up about her father's illness and death, her mother's repeated health battles, childhood anxiety and panic attacks, hiding a secret teenage life from her parents, getting caught shortly before leaving for Yale, and eventually deciding she'd rather let her mother know who she really is than maintain a more acceptable version of herself. LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Who Raised Sarah Matthes? 03:25 Sarah's Extremely Strange Birth Story 07:43 The Kid Who Cried Every Day 10:45 Growing Up With Academic Parents 15:14 Sarah's Secret Double Life 18:49 Both Parents Had Cancer 22:15 Two Parents, One Hospital 34:07 Sarah Finally Gets Caught 38:48 What Her Dad Never Got to Know 51:51 Inside the Matthes Household 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Sarah Matthes Instagram: @lilshmutz ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #sarahmatthes

    I Spent My Childhood Preparing for My Parents to Die

  6. Sep 23

    I Haven’t Spoken to My Mom Since My Wedding Day

    Christina Alvarado hasn't spoken to her mother since her wedding day and the story behind that relationship only gets stranger. On Tammy's Boy Podcast, Jon Carden sits down with Christina, owner and operator of Sunset Strip in Austin, to talk about the parents who raised her and the family chaos that followed. Christina talks about growing up with a mother who spent decades with McDonald's Corporation, being a daddy's girl, moving around the country, her parents' separation, the wedding that became a breaking point with her mother, her father's unforgettable exit, and the bizarre way an “Aunt” eventually became family for real. Episode 58 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! It really helps us grow. Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 — Christina Is a Tammy’s Girl 07:32 — “My Dad’s Lucky He Got Out” 07:55 — Why Christina Doesn’t Speak to Her Mom 19:02 — The Mom Who Was Always There… and Never There 22:20 — The Concert Disaster 27:23 — What Happened at Christina’s Wedding 40:37 — When Her Parents Started Falling Apart 41:42 — Dad Sees His Chance to Leave 49:49 — Christina Reconnects With Her Dad 50:23 — Aunt Sandy Becomes Mom Sandy 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Christina Alvarado Instagram: @steenaalvarado Sunset Strip Comedy Club: @sunsetstripatx ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #ChildhoodStories #FamilyDrama #RedditStories #PodcastClips #SunsetStripComedyClub #austincomedy #christinaalvarado

    I Haven’t Spoken to My Mom Since My Wedding Day

  7. Sep 16

    I Came Home at the Worst Time

    Jon Carden came home from work one day and immediately realized he had arrived at the worst possible time. In the first Tammy’s Boy Family Episode, Jon and Colt Garrett turn wild family dilemmas into stories about parents, childhood, boundaries, embarrassing memories, and the things families probably wish you would forget. If you laughed, cried, or felt seen hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. It really helps indie comedy podcasts grow! Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Jon Comes Home at the Worst Possible Time 00:19 Welcome to the First Family Episode 01:58 He Walked In on His Parents 06:17 Can You Really Be Mad at Your Parents? 07:24 Jon's Own Tammy Story 13:34 Did This Kid Get the Family Kicked Out? 17:27 Accountability or Too Much for a 10-Year-Old? 21:16 The Restaurant Kid From Hell 24:10 Jon's Rule for Kids in Restaurants 28:57 Send Us Your Family Problems 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy

    I Came Home at the Worst Time

  8. Sep 9

    I Spent My Whole Life Trying Not to Become My Parents

    Comedian Andy Malafarina, co-host of Panties in the Mouth, co-host of Drag the Lake, and guest on Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, joins Jon Carden on Tammy’s Boy for a hilarious conversation about parents, siblings, comedy, ADHD, self-acceptance, and the terrifying realization that you might be more like your family than you ever wanted to admit. Andy is currently one of the hosts of Panties in the Mouth alongside LeMaire Lee and Nate Marshall, and Drag the Lake remains active in 2026. If you laughed, cried, or felt seen hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. It really helps indie comedy podcasts grow! Check out the PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TammysBoyPodcast WRITE INTO THE SHOW and read your stories and questions on the air! EMAIL: tammysboypodcast@gmail.com 00:00 — Welcome to Tammy’s Boy 02:04 — Who Raised Andy Malafarina? 04:08 — The Movies Andy’s Dad Showed Him WAY Too Young 14:42 — The Family Vacations Andy Never Forgot 17:07 — Growing Up in His Older Brother’s Shadow 27:25 — Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer & Brotherly Envy 30:11 — Why Andy Needs Encouragement to Succeed 35:13 — The Weird Problem With Having Too Much Free Time 40:04 — Andy Had to Relearn How to Be Himself 43:05 — “Oh No… I Became My Parents” 🎧 Listen Everywhere: YouTube | Spotify | Apple 📅 New Episodes Every Wednesday 👉 FOLLOW❗️ ⭐️ Andy Malafarina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andymalafarina/?hl=en Podcast: PITM - YouTube ⭐️ Jon Carden Youtube: @Goingtothejon Instagram: @goingtothejon ⭐️ Tammy’s Boy Podcast Youtube: @TammysBoyPodcast Instagram: @tammysboypodcast TikTok: @tammysboy ⭐️Producer: Colt Garrett Instagram: @_coltycolt_ #joncarden #tammysboypodcast #standupcomedy #comedypodcast #parenting #TammysBoy #AndyMalafarina #PITM #pantiesinthemouth

    I Spent My Whole Life Trying Not to Become My Parents
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About

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world, and we usually only get two examples. Comedian Jon Carden asks comedians and entertainers one simple question—“Who raised you?” The answers reveal the funny, messy, and sometimes painful truths about parents and how they shape who we are today.

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  • Creator
    Tammy's Boy Podcast
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jon Carden
  • Show Website
    Tammy's Boy Podcast

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