
Ricky's Big World
Welcome to Ricky's Big World, the podcast that blends mouth-watering food, Southern charm, and the unique perspective of Ricky Bartlett - double-leg amputee, radio host, and actor.
Recoded live from Pizza World Iowa's vibrant kitchen, join Ricky for entertaining tales, laughs, and a glimpse into Southern culture. Whether you're a fried chicken enthusiast or seeking a good chuckle, Ricky's quick wit and infectious personality make each episode a joy. Ricky's Big World is a podcast that's as irresistible as a hot slice of Pizza World's famous pizza!
Ricky's Big World
Ricky’s Waxing Horror Story & Wild Plastic Surgery Talk
Ever wondered what happens when a Southern man gets his eyebrows waxed? Spoiler: It involves a lot of screaming, a broken mirror, and the entire beauty school laughing. In this episode, Ricky and Roxanna dive into waxing horror stories, wild plastic surgery trends, and the extreme things people do for beauty. From bikini wax nightmares to men getting butt implants, this episode is packed with laughs, relatable moments, and maybe a little too much information.
Timestamps:
• 0:08 | Ricky’s waxing horror story—how a simple eyebrow wax turned into an emergency situation.
• 4:40 | Extreme plastic surgery trends—BBLs, pec implants, and the Ken doll transformation.
• 9:02 | Zac Efron & Hollywood surgeries—did he really just have an accident?
• 15:17 | The Kardashian-sized butt debate—how big is too big?
• 20:22 | A rapper got gold chains implanted into his skull? Wait, what?
• 26:06 | The infamous nose wax—why Ricky swears he’ll never do it again.
• 30:37 | Bikini wax talk—why women are built different.
• 32:41 | Men vs. Women Pain Tolerance—why are men such babies in the shower?
• 34:27 | The Finale: Would Ricky ever get Botox? (Spoiler: Not likely!)
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We’ll leave the porch light on and the front door unlocked, but if you come in here, the wax is hot. (Ricky’s words, not ours!)
Transcript:
Ricky: Howdy, y’all! So, on this episode of Ricky’s Big World, we’re going to spill all the tea.
I get up, and my whole face is red—because my face got ripped off. My nose is bleeding, and I am so worked up that I’m just exhausted.
All of a sudden, you see my wife and the woman who was waxing me carrying me out. I’m leaning up against both of them, my arms stretched out, in front of all these other women laughing at me.
Back in the Pizza World caverns, behind the test ovens—and in reality, next to the bathrooms—it’s Ricky’s Big World!
[INTRO MUSIC]
Ricky: Hey, it’s Ricky! Welcome to another episode of Ricky’s Big World!
Now, let me show y’all what Roxanna made today. Roxanna went into the Pizza World kitchen and made us a salad.
Roxanna: Okay, well, I already started eating mine, so you know it’s good.
Ricky: Yeah, so look at this—now, I’m simple when it comes to salads. I like lettuce, tomato, onions, protein like chicken and bacon, loads of croutons, and black pepper.
You see how much black pepper I put on this thing?
Roxanna: Yeah, that’s a lot of black pepper.
Ricky: I think I went through like 12 packs.
Roxanna: It looks like it.
Ricky: And it’s gonna be good. So, if y’all see black in my teeth, you know why.
Now, I know I need to lose weight. That’s one of the reasons I kind of wanted to eat a salad today.
Somebody’s gonna say, “But you loaded it up with ranch dressing!”
Roxanna: It’s not a lot, actually.
Ricky: What if they’re like, “Oh, baby, you’re fine! I’ll love you forever!”
Roxanna: That chicken is good.
Ricky: Mhm.
Roxanna: Probably tastes better with 15 pounds of pepper on it.
Ricky: It’s my salad. You eat yours how you want to. In fact, what dressing did you use?
Roxanna: Italian.
Ricky: Italian? That’s a solid choice.
[CRUNCH SOUND]
For people who aren’t watching, Ricky is chewing his crouton.
Roxanna: Is that your favorite?
Ricky: Now, you know why—’cause I like to throw them at you.
Roxanna: Throw it toward my mouth, then.
Ricky: Okay.
Roxanna: Not my forehead!
Plastic Surgery & The List of Fixes
Ricky: So, Jennifer and I were recently talking. She was talking about wanting to get eyelid surgery.
Roxanna: Is she gonna be okay with this topic?
Ricky: I guess she’ll have to be.
Roxanna: Fair.
Ricky: Anyway, because especially in her family, their eyelids start to droop more as they age. And she wants to get an eye lift.
Now, from my understanding, a lot of times insurance covers that because they don’t want you going blind.
Roxanna: Yeah, it has to do with vision and stuff.
Ricky: So it got me thinking about it. I was like, What kind of lift or tuck would I want?
Now, I’m trying to lose weight, so my man boobies might go down a little bit. That’s good.
I know a friend of mine who recently had liposuction, and he got to keep some of the fat.
Roxanna: Where did he keep it?
Ricky: He’s got it in a jar in his room.
Roxanna: Oh, he literally got to keep it?
Ricky: Yeah!
Roxanna: They didn’t put it somewhere else in his body?
Ricky: No! And I told him, “Please don’t put it in the kitchen and mistake it for bacon grease.”
Roxanna: That’s disgusting.
Ricky: Yeah, nasty.
Hollywood & The “Reverse Aging” Look
Roxanna: Have you seen some of the celebrities that have aged backwards recently? Like Christina Aguilera?
Ricky: Uh-uh. Did she have surgery?
Roxanna: Yeah! She looks younger today than she did as a teenager.
Ricky: There’s some kind of magic surgery happening now.
Roxanna: It’s your body—do whatever you want.
Ricky: Yeah! If you want to have fat sucked out, get a straw, baby, and suck it on out.
The Wildest Body Modifications
Ricky: But what gets me is when people start getting these implants—like pec implants or cheek implants.
Roxanna: I’ve seen those!
Ricky: Or arm implants! And I can’t go that far.
Roxanna: So you mean you’re not gonna come to Iowa next time with huge arms and a chiseled chest?
Ricky: Nope.
Waxing Horror Story
Roxanna: Now, tell me about this waxing story.
Ricky: Oh, Lord. So, I went to Capri College—a local beauty school—because I thought, Why not get my eyebrows waxed?
They take me into this tiny room, and I see the hot wax pot bubbling like lava.
She spreads the wax, rips it off—and I come off that table like I got electrocuted.
Roxanna: They never warn you! That’s the best part.
Ricky: I kicked something, the mirror broke, the wax pot spilled, and I heard a girl in the next room scream.
Roxanna: Oh my God.
Ricky: Then she goes, “We still have to do the other eyebrow.”
I said, “Like hell you do!” But somehow, they convinced me.
Then—she convinced me to do my nose hairs.
Roxanna: Oh no.
Ricky: She sticks two wax sticks up my nostrils, yanks one, and the stick comes out but the wax stays.
Roxanna: Oh my God.
Ricky: She had to get pliers to dig it out.
Roxanna: Your nose hairs must be strong.
Ricky: Never. Again.
Closing
Ricky: Look here, thank y’all for listening to Ricky’s Big World!
Roxanna: This was wild.
Ricky: We’ll leave the porch light on and the front door unlocked—but if you come in here, the wax is hot!
(Outro music plays)