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!
Episodes
314 episodes
The Real Joy Of County Fairs From Food To Community
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 ...
WWE Legends And Monday Night Wars Memories
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-...
Boxing Roundtable
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...
Long Drives, Bad Weather, And Comedy Mileage
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 ...
High School Football Preview Roundtable
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 neig...
We Argue Our Favorite Family Guy Characters And Quotes;
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...
How To Shave Less And Look Sharper
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 inst...
Inside NASCAR: Heat, G-Forces, And The People Who Win Races In Nine Seconds
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 driver...
Inside A Division III World Series Run At Baldwin Wallace
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 ...
From Small-Town Indiana To Baldwin Wallace Football
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 ...
The Mustache, The Loud Family, And The Halal Burger
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 lif...
Building A Division III Powerhouse
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 wrestl...
Spurs Knicks Finals Preview
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 pa...
Old School Ride Home Rant
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 actu...
Choosing A College Gets Easier When You Understand The Numbers
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 actua...
We Argue About Fast Food So You Don’t Have To
Fast food opinions get personal fast, and we lean all the way into it. We start with the big four chains and rank Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Burger King, and Arby’s based on what actually keeps people coming back: breakfast consistency, app deals, co...
We Debate The Biggest Draft Steals And The Riskiest Picks
The draft is over, the highlight reels are everywhere, and now comes the part that actually matters: figuring out who got better and who just talked themselves into it. We sit down as a panel and break down the biggest NFL Draft storylines comi...
The College Athlete Mindset Shift
Being “the guy” in high school feels great until you land in a gym where you’re suddenly the third shortest player and everyone is faster, stronger, and more polished. That’s where this conversation with Kyle Mars, the men’s volleyball coach at...
The Best Of Both Worlds College
A college decision can change your life, but a good campus visit can change your mind even faster. We sit down with Blair Suttles, assistant director for first-year admission at Baldwin Wallace University, to talk about what admissions work act...
Brad Johnson Explains What It Takes To Build A Division III Program
A season can swing on one awkward landing, one freak play, one practice rep you never see coming and Brad Johnson has lived that reality. Brad joins us from Cleveland as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Baldwin Wallace University, and we ...
How We Spend Easter With Family And Food
A holiday can be loud, crowded, and still feel like rest if you’re with the right people. We sit down for an Easter roundtable and talk about what the day really looks like for us, from staying local around Cleveland to making the trip back to ...
2026 Final Four Roundtable
The Final Four is stacked, the storylines are loud, and the arguments are even louder. We sit down with our “Excellent Eight” roundtable to preview the 2026 NCAA Final Four on Easter weekend and we don’t just pick winners, we dig into why these...
Heather Willis Explains How Student Affairs Shapes Campus Life
College doesn’t feel like a community by accident. It takes people behind the scenes who obsess over the details, fight for student leadership opportunities, and turn “a campus” into a place students actually belong.We sit down with Hea...
MLB 2026 Season Preview With Bold Picks And Big Debates
The MLB 2026 season is almost here, and we’re not waiting for the standings to tell us what to think. We kick things off with a real fan question that turns into a bigger debate: is 162 games still the right length when the MLB playoff format k...
St. Patrick's Day Rants
St. Patrick’s Day hits different depending on where you live, who you’re with, and whether you’re celebrating on a Tuesday or turning the whole weekend into a mission. We bring in our “big three” roundtable crew Mister Askew, Collin Pope, and D...