Don't Make Me Come Back There with Dustin & Melissa Nickerson
Family, relationships, and comedy are the things that tie us all together. Hosts Dustin and Melissa Nickerson bring us in to have a laugh about it all. Each week they dive into the funny realities of parenting, marriage, childhood, siblings, and so much more. It's funny, and a little a bit serious. The best way to handle family.
Episodes
This is it, Backseaters. The tires on the minivan are cooked, and she’s retiring to the garage. - Thank you for sending in your stories today as we get to hear all about the ride you’ve taken with us for the past 8 years. We could have done this without you, but then it wouldn’t mean anything. Remember, we’re still around! Join Dustn’s new substack, link below. Check out Dustin on tour, join the patreon for meet & greet V...
It’s been an amazing 8 years backseaters, but it looks like this minivan of a podcast is finally taking that offramp home. After much consideration we’ve made the decision to pack up the show, this being the second to the last to go. We explain why and spend our time looking back on some of our favorite moments, catch phrases, stranger dangers, and unexpected highs that took us to the viral stratosphere. In the meantime, emai...
Is Yogurt actually good for you? Does good Vegan Cheese exist? Are we obsessed with Gray? Was Radio more complicated than we remember? There are SO many things to consider about the 90s as we navigate a roller coaster stream of consciousness today on what truly started as a “Choose your own adventure” episode. In addition, we breakdown some sports logos and share perhaps THE WORST stranger danger moment to date.
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Anjelah Johnson-Reyes dropped her 7th Comedy Special this week ON Mother’s Day, and while an applause and congrats are in order, nothing is going to satisfy the moment more than a bath, for herself, and only her self. We learn a few more hidden details about her famous viral moment, what it takes to find the next joke, life on a tour bus with family and guests, and much more.
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Heather Land’s social media success completely came as a surprise, much like her stand-up career, and this gracious humility keeps us coming back to her authentic yet wonderfully sarcastic company. She gives us the breakdown on getting into her work, parenting, what her kids think of her on social media, Mel’s perfect Mother’s Day, and much more.
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Joe Dombrowski takes us back to school on the show today backseaters. Break out those chain wallets, JNCO Jeans, Rainbow Sandals and band T’s and Joe gives us the real POV of teaching your kids while becoming a comedian. We also break down what’s worse than a crying baby on a plane, why baseball game dates are the best and much more!
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Theatre season is back! We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again, it’s a good weird! As we continue our support for the leads, chorus kids, future stars, and likely GREAT parents, we also guess your favorite beverages at Dustin’s comedy shows, the trouble with pre 2000’s theatre themes, and much more.
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Graham Kay has accomplished more in the last year than most would dream of or even dread for that matter. Graham joins the show today to talk everything newborn baby, Moving to the U.S., getting engaged, old parenting, and life with his brother Pete who has autism. It’s no lie, that this is the hardest we’ve laughed in a long time. Make sure to check out his new Special Pete & Me, out April 17th on Nateland Entertainment!
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The Year of Tears, the Long Goodbye, End of the Road…..Dead End?! Whatever people want to call it, buckle up, it’s coming fast. Cry now or cry later, either way the liquids are flowing. The after volleyball tourney bar visit, midlevel marketing bros, and your very serious thoughts on ice cream, we cover all of it today and much more!
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Whether it’s rubbing shoulders at your favorite artists’ concert or a fender bender in the pick up line, it turns out there are so many ways we make adult friends. While it’s true that some of us many prefer to make another lifelong friend, you all sent in your great adult friend stories and you out did yourselves. In addition, we consider if ice cream has actually gotten better, the cost of having ADHD, Mel nearly gets bitte...
Brian Bates has taken sometime out of his busy weekend Fathering alone duties to join us on the show! Not for too long though, if things get any squirlier, we might end up in a bathtub of tears. Brian shares about his exciting upcoming special filming, asks us advice on car seats, and takes your questions!
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There’s nothing quite like your first time…clocking in, to your first job at 16. Meeting the 45yo bartender that’s just waiting to open up their own place once the “time is right”. We’ve got our first job stories ready for you on today’s episode, in addition to Mel’s “wild” weekend that’s get her up early and home late, dealing with angry sports parents, Dustins’ missing flights, timeclock fraud and much more!
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Jon Acuff has made it to the podcast Backseaters, finally! It’s been a while coming but I am so happy to have my friend on the show and we talk about being an empty nester, the challenge of writing books for the long run, procrastinating writing a book on procrastination, advice for stay at home moms, and much much more!
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The cat is out of the bag! We’re a Cat family! For many of you this isnt news really but we realize we’ve never dedicated a full episode to share all things feline. We get into cats VS dogs, a major milestone in vision loss, leaving your kids with strangers, cats as role models, Gone in 60 Seconds, your comments and emails and more!
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Nateland at Sea is over, but not before we take the chance to look back on it’s greatest moments and ask how it’s humanly possible to drink that much Starbucks. Between Bellyflops contests, crustless sandwiches, and back to back comedy shows, we can’t say enough good things about our time on the High Seas.
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Ahoy, Backseaters! With wobbly legs and a constant state of rocking we’re excited to invite Derrick Stroup, Graham Kay and John Crist to join us for this special LIVE episode from the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean. Amidst getting soaked, we get into it with our guest about what we’ll never do what our parents did, John’s choice of pants, Graham’s choice of LACK of pants, and Derrick’s affinity to New York City storage ...
For many of us, we would have said at 15 that our greatest fear lied between a Honda Civic and a Lexus, and didn’t mind the gap. Parallel parking was the grim reaper of our day and to our new knowledge, he’s hung up the sickle in trade for an e-bike. Our second teen has finally crossed over to the Driver’s side and we aren’t totally sure how we feel about it. On today’s show we asked for your teen driving experiences and much...
Backseaters at the time you get this we’ll have officially embarked for Nateland at Sea! In preparation for a swell time, we asked you to chime in on tips and recommendations and you delivered! In addition to your emails, Dustin breaks down attending Super bowl parties, our favorite part of buffets, and much more.
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Graced yet again backseaters by the great Aaron Weber who joins us today on the show IN STUDIO! Fortunately, there was plenty of self-parking in front of our perfectly top tiered coffee shop downstairs, and our studio TV was at suitable viewing height but did suffer from the “guilt tilt” as he calls it. In addition he gives the update on family life, his biggest problems with hotels, your questions from the Dustin Nickerson C...
Colors, Fashions, Foods, and events, we break down everything at is coming in 2026 and frankly its, overwhelming? Being an adult, it’s knowing what you want, and what we want is already here, right? Well, we get Mel’s artistic take on Pantone’s 2026 releases,, lament how cash is old and that shoulder pads are coming back, your emails, and much more.
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