If losing your keys isn’t bad enough backseaters, have you ever lost that tiny allen key that your DIY life depends on in the heat of an Ingatorp build?! Mel and Dustin have mastered the IKEA conspiracy to destroy all romantic partnerships after 19 years of committed home design and comfort avoidance. And would you believe it we get into a whole lot more than that today on the show giving unexpected credits to Nickelback and Creed, What animals we’d like to be, seeing Brandi Carlile and P!nk in ...
Oct 11, 2023•55 min•Ep. 267
Backseaters, enjoy doing nothing back there but listening, while the adults up here manage the key fob location, keep our eyes on the road, 10 and 2, and keep the wheels on the road. Needless to say Dustin would rather be coasting through his late 30’s but alas, adulting calls. Regardless of what we say we’ll discuss, we do actually discuss Dustin’s weekend throwing his first itch at the Mariners game, attending funerals, Mel reorganizing the house, the woes of adulthood, and why there is nothin...
Oct 04, 2023•57 min•Ep. 266
Grab your PSL’s and kick misogyny to the curb, Fall is here to stay! The scones are warm and the breeze is cool, and this is going to be a very nice show today. Mel and Dustin announce their newest pet purchase, we tell animal horror stories in prep for halloween, we invite the government into our bodies, why Mel is so loved and needed in our home, quokkas, and Las Vegas Bingo Dingos! Enjoy the show! This Week’s Sponsor: BARK TECHNOLOGIES >> Keep Your Kids Safe with Bark Technologies and t...
Sep 27, 2023•58 min•Ep. 265
Now Boarding, Backseaters section B! Keep those aisles clear and judgment free!! We’re all equals here and when your cruisin’ with Dustin and Mel today, you’re family. Today on the show, another awkward flight passenger, how to buy a phone for your kid, the Big Apple & Radio City Music Hall, Dolly Parton’s America Podcast, and more!. Enjoy the show! This Week’s Sponsor: BARK TECHNOLOGIES >> Keep Your Kids Safe with Bark Technologies and the NEW Bark Phone. Use promo code DONTMAKEME at ...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 264
Producer Andy here welcoming you to this fallback throwback episode as Mel and Dustin are embracing the autumn on the east coast this week. Hope you had a chance to catch Dustin with Taylor Tomlinson at the legendary Radio Music City Hall. If you didn’t, that’s fine, you can experience what it’s really like to see him, just outside of most major cities, on his Headlining tour, Halfway There , before the year ends. Head over to dustinnickerson.com for tour dates and tickets. In the meantime enjoy...
Sep 13, 2023•54 min•Ep. 264
Amidst the new busy fall schedules, we’re grateful Backseaters that you could make time for us today, because when it comes to a great podcast you gotta fit it in when you can. Laughing this week? Stretching? Gotta fit it in when you can. We squeeze in some laughs about exposing your kids to the Zoo, Drunk Hecklers, IKEA furniture fails, Your first job in 20 years, Anxious and Angry sports parents, Bad parenting advice and much more! Enjoy the show! This Week’s Sponsor: BARK TECHNOLOGIES >>...
Sep 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 263
Tuck & Roll Backseaters, there’s no way we’re getting stuck in this overcrowded zoning issue of a Trade Joe’s Parking Lot. Dustin and Mel have some big news to share today, Tiki is a having a moment, We’ve lost our sense of formality, Your emails, reviews, and more! Enjoy the show! This Week’s Sponsor: BARK TECHNOLOGIES >> Keep Your Kids Safe with Bark Technologies and the NEW Bark Phone. Use promo code DONTMAKEME at www.bark.us for your free 7 day trial and 15% OFF your LIFETIME subsc...
Aug 30, 2023•55 min•Ep. 263
Put away those “first day of school everything is great and new with the world” vibes Backseaters, it’s pedal to the metal into week one of the school year and the Nickerson’s are already planning their escape! This episode is packed with the hottest parental takes on the state of women’s fashion, surviving Hurricane Hilary, relating with your kids anxiety in today’s world, ‘Punk Rock’ Dad Makovers, why you can still be a Christian in the entertainment industry, your emails, and more! Enjoy the ...
Aug 23, 2023•53 min•Ep. 262
Hope you’re ready for literally dozens of daily car rides backseaters because schedules are BACK and Mel and Dustin couldn’t be more thrilled to pump up the gas budget for the new school year. This week, we uncover the cause and cure for all of mid-life’s problems, consider how to talk to our children about aliens, Dustin has too much earwax, a Southwest flight for the memory books, 19 years of marriage, your emails, and more! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dust...
Aug 16, 2023•53 min•Ep. 261
Hope you brought your hydration backseaters, Mel and Dustin take us into the depths of the southern woods for a hot takes on family camp, “real” camping, Lizzo’s allegations, getting sick on vacation, why we should capture Willy again, and Bingos Dingos on the Georgia Aquariaum and touring Graceland. Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomedy : https://youtu.be/0Dybn3Atj9k Don’t forget, yo...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 260
Hey there backseaters, hope you're enjoying the summer air and long vacations this year. We'll be back next week with an all new episode, as we are all on the road this week. Check out this re-run you may have never heard! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomedy : https://youtu.be/0Dybn3Atj9k Don’t forget, you can now WATCH the show on YouTube for the full featured experience here: http...
Aug 02, 2023•43 min•Ep. 250
Shield your eyes and cover your ears Backseaters, we’re heading to the beach and don’t be too observant about it! Mel and Dustin keep us up to date on family travel with absurd hotel breakfast hours, AirBnb vs Hotels, managing kids at the beach or pool, questionable new beach swimwear, Dustin’s favorite things about Mel, and more. Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomedy : https://youtu....
Jul 26, 2023•57 min•Ep. 259
It’s a big day for the Nickerson minivan backseaters, as Dustin and Mel are now the proud parents of a 16 year old with a driver’s license. So hold on back there as we breakdown the new potential rules and anxieties about teenage driving, yell at Seattle’s painfully slow traffic habits, discuss why judgy baristas are best, how Seattle has lost it’s cultural edge, and much more. Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Spe...
Jul 19, 2023•52 min•Ep. 258
Backseaters, ever done a job and didn’t get paid? How about payment in animals? If yes, you’re not alone! Dustin and Mel take us on a grand tour of troubling babysitting stories, call to question pizza-crust deniers, when your home becomes a teenage convenience store, awkward hotel check-ins, a family review on Orlando Universal Studios, and much more! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupc...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr
The only thing that has us more excited than this week’s episode backseaters, is the idea of Wetzel’s Pretzels quenching that warm Saturday afternoon at the mall salty pretzel with a crisp, cold, lager. While we’re making this stop in Orange County, Mel checks out the Hello Kitty Cafe, we celebrate her birthday, consider sports counseling, Lance Armstrong sets the record for celebrity irony, a Bingo Dingo on the Flash, and more! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Du...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 256
Wanna juice up that stimulation in backseat this week? Kick back, relax, throw on the Netflix AND TikTok at the same time and let it rip! While we’re maxing out doing something while doing nothing, Dustin and Mel return this week to observe the difficulties of teenage motivation, how movies have maybe had their heyday, Kung Fu, the return of JNCO Jeans and Rainbow Sandals, the dystopian future we’ve left for Gen Z, a Little Mermaid Bingo Dingo and more! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy speci...
Jun 28, 2023•52 min•Ep. 254
It’s leg day, and we’re heading straight to the playground backseaters. What better way to squeeze in that much needed crossfit session in, than while watching your 2 year old traverse that sketchy balance beam alone. Is this a terrible idea? Find out today on the show as we breakdown playground fitness, oversharing on airplanes, 80’s parenting VS now, Knott’s Scary Employment, a Bingo Dingo on Lizzo in concert, and your emails! Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Du...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 253
Backseaters, take a deep look at your podcast dad at the wheel here, and reach for that gift this week that’s REALLY gonna help him out. Dustin needs it, he’s been up with 1:45am PST and flew in just for this episode and we could use a hand! We determine the Hottest Rockstar of all-time, Sub Par Graduation Plans, Father’s Day, the problem with Hotel stays with Kids, a Bingo Dingo on the Series Finale of Ted Lasso, and an email that takes us back the pinnacle of 90’s schoolyard insults. Enjoy the...
Jun 14, 2023•58 min•Ep. 252
Grab your Keds, jean shorts, and water balloons Backseaters, because it’s FIELD DAY and there are no tears, sorrow, nor pain where we’re going. That’s right, Dustin and Mel take us on a journey through the final days of school year, reminiscing on egg tosses with your besties, hacking the classroom prize economy, loathing long division, the “Drinking Wisconsinbly” theory, a bingo dingo on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and celebrating the one year anniversary of their hit book, How to Be M...
Jun 07, 2023•59 min•Ep. 252
Backseaters sorry for the unbearable traffic, let’s just hope someone didn’t die up there, because this is gonna cut into the summer vacation. Mel and Dustin hold onto hope and a miracle as we discuss the peril of flight and traffic delays, celebrate the great beef institution of Arby’s, the most inconvenient way to die, rate the Succession Finale, debate the proper organization of cups and tumblers, expose the classic Little Mermaid plotline, and so much more. Enjoy the show! Watch the new come...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 251
In a rare and risque occurrence, we’re allowing an open container back there for this! Watch out, student driver in the front seat. Well, figuratively speaking. Our weekend was full of teenage antics from father-daughter travel joys with Dustin, dunking on children at birthday parties, wondering if choir should be more competitive, grasps at emotional male connection, the fear of puking, and much more. Enjoy the show! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in th...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 250
Buckle up backseaters, it’s still the month of May and and we’re running on fumes into June. Dustin fails to offer up a satisfactory Mother’s Day experience, pimple patches flex their way into pop culture, Dustin buys Damien Rice tickets while managing the hiccups, we find rest and reverence in Lord Father Laundry, and we hit a few of your emails! Enjoy the show. Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomedy...
May 17, 2023•51 min•Ep. 249
If you’re riding along with us today, enjoy the shower we just installed on the back and the complimentary sleeping bags, because May has us so busy there’s no point in getting out. Where do we even begin, this show is packed with rants, jabs, and laughs on the unrelenting family schedule of the late spring season, Taylor Swift’s Era err (Enlightenment tour?), annoying grandma’s, dying in the desert, a Dingo Bingo on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and much more. Watch the new comedy special, Ru...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 248
Backseaters, jump on in, and buckle up. If you’re tall however, sorry not sorry if there’s no leg room. Short King and Queen Dustin and Mel are ruling the thrones up front today as we reminisce on the kids growing older, family swimming across the nation, a thorough review of Super Mario World at Universal Studios, a fan question on whether they should pursue professional stand up or not, and more of your emails. Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Fam...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 247
Roll down the windows for this one back seaters, the smell of a surprise new segment has permeated the show today. While we prepare to taste the first ever Ranch Soda Cocktail, Dustin and Mel recap their travels in Europe and starting fights with their kids at 1am. Dustin may have also broke a world record for comedian travel, and we Bingo DIngo the all new Super Mario Bros. movie. Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family >> Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Specia...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 246
Kellen Erskine jumps in the hot seat today dropping some must have marriage and family tips that you don’t want to miss! Everything from amusement parks, his wife’s favorite pie recipes, Cruise Ships quandaries, and much more. Check out Kellen Erskine tour dates at: https://www.kellenerskine.com/ Listen to Dustin on Kellen’s Podcast The Book Pile: https://thebookpile.buzzsprout.com/1505809/12524279-how-to-be-married-to-melissa-by-dustin-nickerson-with-guest-dustin-nickerson Watch the new comedy ...
Apr 19, 2023•57 min•Ep. 246
Mel and Dustin aren’t kidding around when it comes to the tweenie meanies. If you thought parenting little ones is hard, settle in, hot takes from the front seat inbound. Mel drops us a lesson on the ever changing mind and body of a woman, she forgets about her pregnancies, we answer the age old’ question; “Would you recommend having kinds?”, we cover the sacrifices necessary for graduating to a teen, and more. Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family >> Dustin Nickerson | Runs in ...
Apr 12, 2023•54 min•Ep. 245
Scoot over and let’s make some room this week in the passenger seat for our dear friend and very talented comedian, Taylor Tomlinson. In our chat today Taylor shares about her recent revelations on having future kids, backstage stories and quarrels with Dustin, her most shameless and embarrassing career moment during covid involving dairy and a hula hoop, we answer your questions, and much more! For Taylor Tomlinson tour dates and specials head over to https://ttomcomedy.com Watch the new comedy...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 244
Hold on backseaters, Dustin and Mel kick it into high gear after a weekend in Seattle and a blitz of appearances coming up because the new comedy special, Runs in the Family, is out NOW! Amidst the excitement we still take some time to chat about the teenage time continuum of aging, why some people hate states and places, Dustin’s hot DIY takes, and more. Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family >> Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomed...
Mar 29, 2023•50 min•Ep. 243
Mel and Dustin squeeze our guest Pete Lee up front, knees up against the radio and all this week, and he doesn’t even mind because he is SO NICE. We are delighted to welcome him to the show. Pete shares all about his somewhat recent engagement, why he wants a kid so bad, his legendary Tonight Show appearance, the legal reasons he had to shave his mustache, and so much more. Check out everything tour dates and more for Pete Lee at https://petelee.net/ and socials at http://www.instagram.com/petel...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 243
