Backseaters, who hit their shower window today? If you miss it, you look great in that hat for the 5th time this week anyway. Today on the show we’ve got the Christmas Tree up early, some leftover frozen bbq to share, a slathering of commentary on skin care from our teenager, why taking naps in the car is maybe the best nap possible, and much more! Join the Dustin Nickerson Comedy Fans Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/dustinnickersoncomedy Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the...

Producer Andy here wishing you a week of stuffing yourself and family gathering photos you may forget and regret. However, we do hope you might remember some of the most horrific holiday moments in your life and that you’d share them for our upcoming holiday horror stories show. Please, Send your stories in by Nov. 28 to [email protected]. Today, enjoy last years Holiday Horror stories including tales about car seats covered in puke, presents covered in aphids and hospital...

Backseaters, loosen up those seatbelts! Thanksgiving is around the corner and we’re brining, buttering, and avoiding the dieters this season. Dustin and Mel bring the gravy train today with a slathering of laughs including a Stranger Danger for the books, Mel’s Disneyland memories, the melancholy reality of middle aged birthdays, Bougie Teens and Overpriced Jeans, and Dustin’s ode to Mel and the modern Woman, and MORE! Send us your favorite Disneyland memories or movie moments to...

Backseaters, if you’re gonna leave your kid at our house, we will be charging late fees for missed pickup times and overstays. We like you, We like your kids, but only for the first 12 hrs per stay. – We are excited to invite you to the new Dustin Nickerson Comedy Fans Facebook Group! Like Comedy? Like Dustin & Melissa? Like the Podcast? This is where we can talk and laugh about it all. Hit the link below and join. - On the show today Dustin encounters some church conference flavored...

  Well, we’re officially allowing teen backseaters on the show so, no eating back there, do you have your house keys?, and no stops for friends! As you may have heard Uber is offering teen accounts and Dustin and Mel gotta break that down alongside why Thanksgiving sucks, Mel’s hard sell on her booty bump story, why holiday decorating early is a good idea, Five Nights at Freddy’s Bingo Dingo, your emails and more! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in...

Grab yourself a treat millennial backseaters, thanks to you it’s safe to say our Halloweens reign over all generations prior. We’ve got the best horror movies, decorations, costumes, and we gotta ask, why? How did this happen? Celebrate today (and this weekend ) with Dustin and Mel as we tour the virtual pumpkin patch full of laughter, freak out about the Exorcist, share our favorite and worst costumes, talk about Creed and Nickelback AGAIN thanks to an email, and more.   Happy Halloween! ...

Take advantage of those child free hands and fill up on those veggie, meat & cheese platters, and crispy beer coolers. Because, nothing beats attending a baby’s first birthday party, as long as it’s not your baby’s birthday! Hot off the Northwest Dustin recaps the Washington State Huskies football game, Mel finally learns how to go to the beach, why baby’s are terrible beach buddies, surviving the Fall school break, our new Stranger Danger segment with phone scams, and more! Enjoy the...

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...

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...

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! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family...

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! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in the Family Dustin Nickerson | Runs in the Family (Full Comedy Special) #newcomedy #standupcomedy :...

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...

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! Watch the new comedy special, Runs in...

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! 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 :...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...