Mel and Dustin are back in the Frontseat to discuss a plumber who's getting a little too familiar, how all theaters (and the hidden swimming pools IN those theaters) are all haunted, and why kids, apparently, feel comfortable telling dirty jokes in front of Mel. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com and get your very own horrible parenting/relationship advice. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for excl...
Jan 19, 2022•34 min•Ep. 178
Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat with an episode that we're POSITIVE you'll love as they discuss a family bout with COVID, the difficulty in deciphering CDC guidelines, and why Dustin desperately needs to get back on the road. This episode has it all...bonus Holiday Horror Stories, fresh new catchphrases, and the inaugural edition of 'The Bingo Dingo Family Friendly Film Review Corner'! Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com and get your very ow...
Jan 12, 2022•45 min•Ep. 177
One is the loneliest number, but Mel and Dustin are TOGETHER in the Frontseat to discuss a blog article on adult loneliness, the difficulty of making friends as an adult, and how friendship is so different from when we were kids. PLUS...bonus Holiday Horror Stories! Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com and get your very own horrible parenting/relationship advice. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids sa...
Jan 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 176
We're on autopilot in the Frontseat while Mel and Dustin take a much deserved break and our rerunning our SECOND EVER episode that originally released September 4, 2018. Listen as Dustin sits down with comedians Chinedu Unaka and Zoltan Kaszas to learn about their experience growing up with immigrant parents, what it's like having to delay Spanish homework so your dad could teach you Igbo, and why Zoltan's mom isn't impressed with conspiracy theories. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a me...
Dec 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 175
It's officially Christmas week and the Holiday Horror Stories are still coming strong. Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to read listener stories about car seats covered in puke, presents covered in aphids and hospital sandwiches decidedly NOT covered in mayo. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this li...
Dec 21, 2021•48 min•Ep. 174
Let it snow, let it snow, let it devolve into chaos. That's right, we're continuing our Holiday Horror Stories series with stories about diaper blowouts, fuel line blowouts, and family blowouts that turned into full blown fistfights. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial ...
Dec 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 173
It's the Holiday Season and we all know what that means...family, presents and horrible scarring memories. We're starting our 2021 Holiday Horror Stories series with stories that stink, stories that slip, and stories that sleep on air mattresses. Plus, Melissa has an article to make it more horrific! Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DO...
Dec 07, 2021•51 min•Ep. 172
Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to discuss booster shots, Dustin's inability to do most amusement park rides (or even gentle gondola rides) anymore, and how the Nickersons absolutely crushed their trip to Universal Studios. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15...
Nov 30, 2021•52 min•Ep. 171
Get ready to gobble up this episode Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to break down prepping for their upcoming family trip to Universal Studios, why Dustin pretty much cries through the entire month of December, and why kids don't care about Thanksgiving. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link t...
Nov 23, 2021•41 min•Ep. 170
Don't hit that snooze because it's an MAE (Melissa Article Episode)! Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to give you a behind the scenes look into the joke writing process, taking Grandpa Don to amusement parks and an article explaining how to help your teenager be less tired (with several mixed metaphors). PLUS, Backseater emails! Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technologies is a parental contro...
Nov 16, 2021•50 min•Ep. 169
Don't get nervous, but we're talking all about anxiety today and Mel and Dustin apprehensively jump in the Frontseat to talk about their daughter's recent anxiety diagnosis including why we need to stop rolling our eyes at the idea of 'emotion doctors', how to get the siblings onboard with the treatment plan and an excerpt from an article with like 16 different coping strategy acronyms. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebac...
Nov 09, 2021•50 min•Ep. 168
It's that weird time between spooky season and Thanksgiving and Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk about how multiple costumes are weirdly now the norm, their experience of walking by the biggest (and most explicit) Halloween party that's ever been, and the importance of stirring your kids towards non-hilly neighborhoods during trick or treating. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message with your family holiday horror stories to dontmakemecomebackthere@gmail.com. Bark Technolog...
Nov 02, 2021•51 min•Ep. 167
Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk all things Autumn, including scary movie sleepovers, the horror of finding things to do on birthdays in your late 30's, and why Mel hates influencers taking their fall pictures. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 2...
Oct 26, 2021•51 min•Ep. 166
Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about the viral sensation Squid Game, Mel's inability to watch anything tense, and growing pains (the actual physical ones...not the Kirk Cameron one). Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping o...
Oct 19, 2021•50 min•Ep. 165
Dustin is on the road and is checking in to catch up with Mel and discuss appreciating your parents more after having kids, a meme that almost killed Mel with laughter, and deep dives into the history of froyo and cat life cycles. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAK...
Oct 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 164
It's raining, it's pouring, but the ol' Nickersons ain't snoring! They're in the Frontseat to talk about supply chians, why track and field athletes are the 'theater kids' of high school sports, and Mel's experience hanging out with an A-list celebrity. Wondering who it is? Here's a clue: His name is Kevin Hart. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or...
Oct 05, 2021•58 min•Ep. 163
Hold on your PSLs because Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to geek out about Ted Lasso, reminisce about group costumes that didn't go over well, and rant about not being 'too manly' for sweet coffee, emojis or shopping. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for ...
Sep 28, 2021•55 min•Ep. 161
While their son is probably off stealing a toilet from the school bathroom, Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about Dustin's inability to walk away from a microphone, Melissa's undeserved confidence in her cheerleading skills, and realizing you probably get to see a high schooler for about 45 minutes a week. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscript...
Sep 21, 2021•53 min•Ep. 160
Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to breakdown a busy week and to discuss all the things Dustin and the kids did (eat fast food) and didn't do (any chores) while Mel was out of town, trying to instill consideration in teenagers, and the stresses that come with a trip back to your hometown. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME....
Sep 14, 2021•50 min•Ep. 159
Mel and Dustin are Zoomin in the Frontseat to catch up while Dustin's out on tour and discuss drive-in movie mishaps, more social media troll battles and why no one really needs to use e-scooters. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping ...
Sep 07, 2021•41 min•Ep. 158
Certified Best Friend of the Pod, Zoltan Kasas (aka The Hungarian Hammer™), is in the Frontseat with Dustin and Mel to talk about Jake Paul's boxing career, fighting with trolls on YouTube and burning down a college to get revenge on a heckler. Catch Zoltan and Dustin on their co-headlining Texas Takeover: 9/2 in San Antonio 9/3 in Houston 9/4 in Richardson 9/5 in Austin Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free ...
Aug 31, 2021•58 min•Ep. 157
Producer Steven is taking a break from siring children to jump in the Frontseat with Dustin to discuss movie trailers, high school football and why traveling with babies should never be classified as a 'vacation'. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DONTMAKEME. Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off a...
Aug 25, 2021•52 min•Ep. 156
Bro-loha! Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk about getting the kids back to school including the panic of one of them maybe missing the first day, the joy of having a low maintenance kid during back to school shopping, and the struggle that is waking up a teenager. Plus...Backseater emails! Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app that helps keep kids safe online. Follow this link to get a free 7 day trial and 15% off the lifetime of your subscription or use code DON...
Aug 17, 2021•52 min•Ep. 155
You're overwhelmed right now...and that's OK! Dustin and Mel are back in the Frontseat to talk about dealing with stress including coughing being illegal now, dealing with our SECOND COVID summer, and doing therapy via podcasting. Speaking of overwhelmed.... Dustin's debut comedy special, Overwhelmed, is available now FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE . A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Bark Technologies is a parental control ...
Aug 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 154
The Nickersons survived their East Coast swing and Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to break it all down. Topics include the joys of leaving your kids in the hotel in Philly, doing almost nothing in Washington DC, and the unbridled flex of showing up on the first day of school wearing an 'I HEART NY' shirt. Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.com/shows for your chance to catch him LIVE in your neck of the woods. Bark Technologies is a parental control phone monitoring app tha...
Aug 03, 2021•56 min•Ep. 153
We're back for another gold medal Mel Article Episode! Mel and Dustin are back in the Frontseat to talk about traveling with everyone's least favorite type of person: teenagers. They discuss who will be the hardest to get up for the early morning flight, Mel's boy crazy past, and tips to make a trip with teens a little more tolerable. Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.com/shows for your chance to catch him LIVE in your neck of the woods. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www...
Jul 27, 2021•49 min•Ep. 153
Don't look know...it's a Mel Article Episode! Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to discuss an article (ok...it's maybe more of a listicle) about the benefits of traveling with young kids. Topics include getting too old for back flips, how long is an appropriate amount of time to spend looking at the Washington Monument, and why you have to save New York as the last stop on your east coast trip (no offense, Philly). Plus, Backseater emails! Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.c...
Jul 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 152
Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about the birds and the bees...but in a very literal sense. They discuss why trying to feed birds with an old charcuterie plate is a terrible idea, the possibility that Dustin summons bees to specifically attack Mel, and the time a young (but still old enough to know better) Dustin tried to set a bee's nest on fire with...less than optimal results. Plus...Listener emails! Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.com/shows for your chance to...
Jul 13, 2021•50 min•Ep. 151
The Fourth has come and gone but Dustin and Mel are back in the Frontseat after a crazy weekend to discuss the awkwardness of seeing a neighbor out in the real world, why summer is anything but a 'break' for parents and how to solve the problem that is fireworks. Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.com/shows for your chance to catch him LIVE in your neck of the woods. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and F...
Jul 06, 2021•52 min•Ep. 150
Oh, say can you hear by the pod's burning sound? Because Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk about the Fourth of July, from Horseshoe tournaments with Tater, Pancho and Bushrod, to why air shows are really for adults, to the proud Nickerson Family tradition of crashing other families' parties. Dustin's back on the road! Check out dustinnickerson.com/shows for your chance to catch him LIVE in your neck of the woods. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use ...
Jun 29, 2021•46 min•Ep. 149
