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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 DONTMAKEME.  Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 [email protected]. 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  

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 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 use code DONTMAKEME.  Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 subscription or use code DONTMAKEME.  Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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.  Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 DONTMAKEME.  Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice.

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 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 on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

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.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

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.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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.  

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 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

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 promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Come on in, the water's fine! Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about annoying PNW social media posts about the sun being out, the one fun thing you can do in an above ground pool and Steven's wife and dad having doing less than stellar flip attempts at a pool party. Plus, more listener ER stories!  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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Father's Day is almost here and Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about a floozy who slid into Dustin's DMs, why Dustin is hard to get gifts for, and Mel shares unique Father's Day gifts ideas that (surprise) Dustin mostly hate. Plus...listener emails! 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to https://www.patreon.com/DustinNickerson for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Interesting birds, wide-brimmed hats and day drinking? You guessed it, Dustin and Mel are talking about Nashville. They're back from former Frontseater Aaron Webber's nuptials in Nash Vegas to discuss matching Halloween costumes, Mel getting flattered all weekend (possibly because she decided to regularly shower during the trip), and Dustin's big Midwest Energy. Plus...Listener emails! 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Dustin and Mel don't know how to raise a teenager, but hopefully the good people at RaisingTeensToday.com do. That's right...it's a Mel Read an Article Issue!!! They're back in the Frontseat to talk about their son's granola-induced breakdown, why middle kids are the best kids and an article breaking down the six battles you should let teens win. Plus, Dustin takes a private medical call! 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Dustin and Mel got up bright and early this week to hop in the Frontseat and share tips for getting your kids out of the house on time including how Melissa has never woken up before her parents, how a fear of having bad breath ensured Dustin was always up in enough time to get ready for school, and when to know if your kid is milking it or running behind because their arm is actually broken. 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Dustin's in the Frontseat with Mel, but he's definitely not driving because he's recovering from a tag-related concussion! They talk about Joel's completely awesome weekend (that he didn't appreciate), Dustin's lifelong habit of apologizing for getting injured, and a quick walk down emergency room memory lane. 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Shoot us a message at [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Thanks for not forgetting to listen this week! Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk about Dustin's forgetfull nature, including him relying on his daughter to keep track of the hotel key while on the road, the time where he lost his keys, credit card and (incredibly) the battery for the leaf blower in a day, and the OTHER time he lost his driver's license, passport and (again...incredibly) his BIRTH CERTIFICATE...in Canada. 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Dustin is back in the Frontseat after a WILD stretch on the road to talk with Mel about the ins and outs of kids' birthday parties, including why a water park birthday party is never a smart move in the Pacific Northwest, the ultimate flex of your dad reserving the party room at a bowling alley, and the COVID silver lining of missing little kid birthday parties. PLUS, listener emails! 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Mother's Day is only two Sundays away, so there's still time to make sure you don't completely blow it like you do every year! Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk about Mel already knowing what she's getting this year, Dustin's idea of replacing birthday parties with Birther's Parties and then break down some articles with "helpful" tips on how to do Mother's Day. 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Break out the overrated mimosas, because the kids are FINALLY going back to in-person classes! Dustin and Mel are feelin' good in the Frontseat as they talk about Mel's unbridled HATRED for librarians, her absolute OBSESSION with middle school ASB and her celebratory brunch plans that almost got out of hand. 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 FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Mel and Dustin get all up in the Frontseat to discuss a recent article titled 'How to Raise a Problem-Solver', what kind of annoying pastor Dustin would be if he never left ministry work, and how seeming to be competent at your job is not quite the same as actually being competent. Plus...Listener emails! Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to talk about the challenges of 'vacation reentry', including the double-edged sword of extending the vacation vibes when you get home, how one super relaxed road trip ruined their kids' ability to travel, and the nightmare that is getting your luggage from the car to a Vegas hotel room. Plus...listener emails! Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Today, Dustin and Mel address one of the most awkward questions a married couple can get: Are you done having kids? The hop in the Frontseat to discuss how your kids are destroying the environment, why being a single child would be awesome and how Dustin wishes he could cry like a baby on a plane. Check out our new Patreon page! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible.

Dustin and Melissa are all up in the Frontseat to talk about Dustin throwing his back out and discuss if it was stress related (or just, you know...because he's 36), why Melissa defaults to seeing stress related correlations to their ailments but Dustin doesn't, and share expert tips for dealing with COVID burnout. PLUS, listener emails! Read the article they discuss here. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Did you know that approximately 83% of all conversations in a three child household revolve around teeth? Sure, that "fact" might be entirely made up...but if you have kids, it definitely FEELS true. Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat to talk all things dental care, including why 2020 would have been a great year to have gone through braces, how Melissa wore headgear with zero shame, and the proud (and kind of gross) Nickerson Family tradition of 'Holiday No Teeth'. Plus...listener emails! Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Mel and Dustin are LIVE from Big Bear! Well..not live, per se, because that's not how podcasts work but they're on vacation in Big Bear and they took a moment to chat about Dustin's recent insane stretch the road (and the fact he's going back out soon), the struggle of dealing with a sneaky kid and a recent fight that started because WandaVision's finale was just TOO good. Our favorite sponsor is BACK! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off and FREE shipping on your order of the world's #1 premium no-spill snack cup. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Mel and Dustin reflect on the lessons learned during the last YEAR (yes, it's been a year...) of quarantine, why it made Dustin start flossing, and finally having the distance to be able to look for silver linings.  Munchie Mug is back as a sponsor! Go to www.MunchieMug.com where you can use promo code DONTMAKEME for 25% off your order and FREE shipping! Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Dustin wraps up our February is For Fighting series with a conversation with licensed marriage and family therapist, Lindsey Castleman, to talk about loneliness being a major factor in why people seek therapy, why being married to a therapist is probably as terrible as being married to a comedian and the sad reality that some therapists are just plain no good. Plus...Lindsey answers your listener emails! Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase. Want to be a part of the show? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible, but well meaning, advice. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

That's right ladies and gentlemen, February is STILL for fighting as Dustin and Melissa get in the Frontseat to discuss Mel's attempt to destroy her family by announcing a college major change on Christmas Eve, the simple delight of seeing your sibling get in trouble, and why yelling at your kids can only get you so far. Plus...listener emails! Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase. Want to be a part of our 'February is For Fighting' series? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible advice on how to argue or tell us your favorite relationship fight stories. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Our February is for Fighting series continues as Dustin and Mel talk about arguing in front of kids, Joel giving Dustin a taste of his own argument medicine and break down how the condiments bag that comes with a pizza delivery caused their latest fight. Plus...listener emails! Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase. Want to be a part of our 'February is For Fighting' series? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible advice on how to argue or tell us your favorite relationship fight stories. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Our 'February is For Fighting' series kicks off with podcasters extraordinaire and hosts of the wildly popular 'Anatomy of Marriage Podcast', Seth and Melanie Studley, to talk about why young couples are so bad at fighting, why cutting your honeymoon short to go on tour is a bad idea and how to avoid the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase. Want to be a part of our 'February is For Fighting' series? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible advice on how to argue or tell us your favorite relationship fight stories. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.

Mel and Dustin are in the Frontseat to discuss being a young married couple with adult roommates, the transition from roommate to caretaker when living with a parent raising your kids to be good roommates in the future.  Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase.  Next moth, we kick off our 'February is For Fighting' series. Want to be a part of it? Leave a message at 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] to ask for terrible advice on how to argue or tell us your favorite relationship fight stories. Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.   

Dustin and Mel are in the Frontseat talk about why date nights shouldn't be 'sacred', the sad truth that they're a luxury some couples can't afford and how Dustin's attention span is too short to eat out at a nice restaurant. Plus, listener emails! Gabb Wireless makes safe phones for kids! All the stuff you want, none of the stuff you don't. Go to gabbwireless.com/promo/DUSTIN or use PROMO CODE: DUSTIN at checkout to get an extra $10 off your purchase.  Overwhelmed, Dustin's debut comedy special, is available now to rent or own on Amazon and Gumroad. A GIANT thank you from our families to everyone who's already watched. It's fans like you who make all this possible. Our Patreon page is LIVE! Head to Patreon.com/DontMakeMeComeBackThere for exclusive bonus content and to help support the show.  Want to be a part of next week's show? Call 619-292-8787 or email [email protected] for terrible parenting advice.