Smash Notes
Don't Make Me Come Back There
Family, relationships, and comedy are the things that tie us all together. Host Dustin Nickerson brings us in to have a laugh about all of it. Each week, he's joined by fellow comedians coming from a diverse group of backgrounds and perspectives to chat about all things family. Parenting, marriage, childhood, siblings, and so much more. It's funny, and a little a bit serious. The best way to handle family.
Episodes
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- Mel's Romper Reunion
- Brewery is the New Pizza Place
- Dustin Has Neanderthal Teeth
- Friends Don't Let Friends Let Their Kids Become Comedians
- The Baby Is Two, Days Old. Is It Time to Schedule the Vesectomy?
- You're All a Bunch of Lollygaggers!
- "It's Like My Good Friend, Jeff Foxworhty, Always Says..."
- Who Get's Motion Sick at the Chicago Bean?
- We Lost Charlene to HGTV...
- Why You Should Travel With Your Young Kids (Replay)
- What Are we Doing for the Fourth? (Replay)
- Do We Really NEED Fireworks (Replay)
- "I Noticed That Tooth Has Been on The Move..."
- If You Like Fight Club, You'll Love Marriage
- Highway to the Nostalgia Zone
- Spoiler Alert: Mel Likes the Stress
- 200th Episode Podstravaganza
- Hollywood Nights
- Lice Lice Baby
- The Adventures of Country Mouse and the Flannel Falcon
- Mel Botched the Brunch
- This Church Smells Like Gym Mats...
- How to Enjoy a Trip WITHOUT the Kids
- Don't Make Me Watch the Oscars
- Dustin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Internet Comment
- Pretty Witty Hike Fight
- Do That on Your Own Time!
- With Apologies to Lancaster...
- Deep Down, Every Fight Is About Sleep
- Don't Make Me Cry During a Super Bowl Commercial
- Mel Hates Valentine's Day!
- I Bet It's Stress Related
- I Give van Gogh Five Bingo Dingos!
- The Swimming Pool...is HAUNTED!
- The COVID Chronicals 11: Omicron Rising
- Don't Make Me Call My Friends!
- Classic Episode Rerun: Growing up with Immigrant Parents with Chinedu Unaka and Zoltan Kaszas
- Holiday Horror Stories 3 - Why Do People Still Buy Real Christmas Trees?
- Holiday Horror Stories 2 - All About Blowouts
- Holiday Horror Stories 1 - Clearing the Basement
- No One Wants to See Dad Puke on the Gondola
- Don't Look Now...But Thanksgiving is in Two Days!
- Your Teen Needs More Sleep!
- Dealing with Childhood Anxiety
- Halloween Hangover
- Autumn Awareness
- Should You Let Your Kids Watch Squid Game?
- Don't Make Meme Come Back There!
- Mel Has a Famous Friend Now
- Hey Fellas...It's OK to Like Pumpkin Spice Lattes
- Holy Crap...We Have a High Schooler!
- Dad's in Charge...We're Eating at McDonalds!
- Somehow, Mel Still Doesn't Understand How to Use Zoom
- "Will There Be Chairs There?" with Zoltan Kasas
- Why You SHOULDN'T Travel With Your Young Kids with Producer Steven
- Don't Make Me Come Back...to School
- It's OK to Feel Overwhelmed Right Now
- The Nickersons Heart NY!...and Philly!...and DC!
- Travelling with Teens
- Why You Should Travel With Your Young Kids
- Don't Make Bee Come Back There
- Do We Really NEED fireworks?
- What Are we Doing for the Fourth?
- Bad Flips, Whirpools and Other Pool Party Stories
- Dustin's Home for Father's Day!
- From Nashville Weddings to Iowa Farmhouses
- Should You Let Your Teen Win These Battles?
- How to Get Your Kids Out the Door Without Losing Your Mind
- Dazed and Confused...and at a Pizza Party
- Dealing With a Forgetful Spouse
- When Do You Stop Throwing Birthday Parties for a Teenager?
- How to Not Completely Mess Up Mother's Day
- The Kids Are Going Back to School and We're Going to Brunch!
- How to Raise a Problem-Solver
- How to Handle 'Vacation Reentry'
- How Do You Know When Your Family is Complete?
- Is It COVID Stress...or Just Getting Old?
- We're Talkin' Teeth!
- Daddy's Home...But Don't Get Used To It
- Happy Coronavirusary!
- Why People Seek Therapy with Lindsey Castleman
- How to Fight Your Kids...And Win!
- The Anatomy of a Nickerson Family Fight
- Identifying Your Fight Triggers with Anatomy of Marriage's Seth and Melanie Studley
- Adult Roommates: Can't Live With 'Em...Can't Afford Rent Without 'Em
- Date Night, Schmate Night
- Love is a Battlefield
- R.I.P. 2020
- Christmas is For Crying with Melissa Nickerson
- It's a COVID Christmas with Melissa Nickerson
- From Pittsburgh to Hollywood with Christine Blackburn
- Post-Thanksgiving/Special Release Breakdown with Melissa Nickerson
- Releasing a Comedy Special During COVID with Sam Morril
- Talking Turkey with Melissa Nickerson
- Homeschooling Before It Was Cool with Jen Fulwiler
- How to Win Kids' Birthdays with Melissa Nickerson
- A Complete and Utter Distraction From the Election with Melissa Nickerson
- No One Has Fun at a Pumpkin Patch with Melissa Nickerson
- Growing up in A Hoarder's Household with Mary Santora
- Talking to Your Kids About Politics with Melissa Nickerson
- Halloween Costume Tips with Melissa Nickerson
- Nobody Wants to Go to Your Gender Reveal Party with Melissa Nickerson
- Taking the Stress Out of Mealtime with Melissa Nickerson
- Should We Buy Our Kids a Dog? with Melissa Nickerson
- Dealing with a Spouse Who Travels for Work with Melissa Nickerson
- Surviving At-Home Schooling with Melissa Nickerson
- The Joys of Sleep Training Children with Melissa Nickerson
- Tips for the Perfect Anniversary with Melissa Nickerson
- Mondays with Mel: How to Survive a Family Road Trip
- The Hugs I Didn't Get with Jackie Fabulous
- Mondays with Mel: Dustin REALLY Loves Complaining
- Don't Have Dreams with Irene Tu
- Mondays with Mel - There's So Much Puke in This Episode...
- 'We Ate a Deer and a Half in a Week' with Bob Smiley
- Mondays with Mel: School's Out FOR. EVER.
- Motorcycles are dumb...Helmets are Good with Producer Steven
- Mondays with Mel: Even Good Teenagers are Annoying
- Hoosier Daddy? with John Branyan
- Mondays with Mel: Grasshoppers are Friendly, Crickets are Cruel
- Talkin' Bout Orangutans with Producer Steven
- Mondays with Mel: The Great Mask Debate of 2020
- Leaving Las Vegas with Jordan Coburn
- Mondays with Mel: Blue Frasier is Great!
- Stream-a-Cop with Jonnie W.
- Stream-a-Cop with Jonnie W.
- Mondays with Mel...AND Brian Simpson: The Last Racist
- When Trolls Attack with Jason Earls
- Mondays With Mel: Give Me a Starlord
- Steven and Dustin Solve Everything*
- Mondays with Mel: An Update from La Mesa
- Talking Your Kids Through Current Events with Mike Goodwin
- Mondays With Mel: Happy MELmorial Day
- Getting Swole to Billy Joel with Andrew Stanley
- Mondays with Mel: RIP Souplantation
- Open Mics are Worse Than Corona with Jenny Jennings and Caleb Synan
- Mondays with Mel: Happy MELther's Day
- Hogging the Dolphin with Vicki Barbolak
- Mondays with Mel...and Jesse: That's the Spirit
- Our Kids Don't Like Our Jokes with KevOnStage
- Mondays with Mel: Trampolines and Bad Grandpas
- Fatfishing with Aaron Chewning
- Mondays with Mel: Basketball Hoop Highs and TikTok Lows
- Call Me by Your Nickname with Irene Walton
- Mondays with Mel: Corona Farts and Salty Spaghetti
- Love in the Time of COVID-19 with Aaron Weber
- Once, Twice, Thrice Times a Dustin with Dustin Kensrue
- Mondays with Mel 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Annie F'in Quarantine with Annie F. Downs
- It's a Horse Apiece with Charlie Berens
- Mondays With Mel: We're Not Doing the Movie Title Thing Anymore
- Corona Chronicles 10: All Monsters Attack!
- Corona Chronicles 9: the War for the Planet of the Apes
- Corona Chronicles 8: the Fate of the Furious
- Corona Chronicles 7: Mission to Moscow
- Corona Chronicles 6: Fallout
- Corona Chronicles 5: Dustin and the Order of the Phoenix
- Corona Chronicles 4: the Return of Michael Myers
- Corona Chronicles 3: Revenge of the Sith
- Corona Chronicles 2: Back in the Habit
- The Corona Chronicles #1
- Son of a Preacher Man with Andrew Stanley
- Emotional Noogies with Taylor Tomlinson
- Straight out of Tulare with Johnny Sanchez
- Divorce CAN Be Chill with Andrew Orolfo
- We Probably Won't Be Able to Do This Next Year with Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Live from Room 1627! with Brian Regan
- Taking the Offramp with Bob Goff
- Don't Make Me Foos Back There with Kelsey Cook
- Divorce from the Dad's Perspective with Mike Merryfield
- Getting Deep with Dov Davidoff
- Listener Holiday Stories 3: Tony Ravioli
- Listener Holiday Stories 2: Breast Milk Nightmare
- Listener Holiday Stories 1: Kim Scrooge
- On the Road Again with Tim Hawkins
- KevOnPod with KevOnStage
- You Can't Pick Your Family with Josh Nelson
- Making Comedy out of Family with Alyssa Limperis
- Navigating Marriage with Drew and Ellie Holcomb
- Surviving Middle School with Trey Kennedy
- Getting Spooky with John Crist, Aaron Weber and DJ Mykael V
- Growing in Comedy with Trevor Wallace
- Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom with Liz Astrof
- Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes on Raising Kids on the Road
- Deep in the Heart of Texas with Erik Knowles
- Sofiya Alexandra in...'From Ukraine with Love'
- Viva Las Vegas with Jason Lawhead and Jason Cheny
- Kerri Pomarolli on Making Divorce Work
- Tamer Kattan on Living an International Life
- Life in the Military with James P. Connolly
- Balancing Goals and Family with Josh Sneed
- Irene Walton on Coping with Loss (Thru Food)
- Classic Rerun: Vicki Barbolak on Raising Kids and Chasing Dreams
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation with Melissa Nickerson
- Summer Blockbusters with Aaron Chewning
- Graduation with Jessica Thompson
- Summer Jobs with Lauren O'Brien
- Performing on Comedy Central's 'Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of The City' with Keith Johnson
- Chad Kroeger Goes Deep on Summers in SoCal
- Summer Camp with Jonnie W.
- Vacation Bible School with Jenny Jennings and Melissa Nickerson
- Dallas McLaughlin on Theme Parks
- John Crist and Aaron Weber on Family Reunions
- Family Summer Vacations with Aaron Weber and DJ Mykael V
- Sports and Family with Jason Lawhead
- Paige Weldon Has the World's Most Adorable Family
- American Idol's Kris Allen on Marriage and Entertainment
- Bone Hampton on Patience, Backtalk and Stepdads
- Zoltan Kaszas on Disciplining Kids
- Jimmy Callaway on Loving Comics and Connecting with Children through Comedy
- Jeff Dye on Self Improvement and Staying Positive
- Anjelah Johnson Goes Full Circle on Family: Live from The Comedy Store
- A Conversation with AG from "Mueller, She Wrote"
- Becoming a First Time Dad with Bijan Mostafavi
- Jason Cheny: Made in Taiwan
- Taylor Tomlinson on College, Family Tragedy and Fighting with your Partner
- Relationships and the Stars with Julia Loken and Steve Hernandez
- The Road, Religion and Family with Billy Wayne Davis
- Love at First Mic with Kelsey Cook and Kane Holloway
- Annie F. Downs chats Living the Creative Life
- Children's Television with Dallas McLaughlin
- Chatting Family on the Road with Brian Bates
- Taylor Tomlinson on Babies and Dreams
- Coming to America with Rex Navarrete
- Christmas Q&A with the wives! (Melissa Nickerson and Dorothy Tran)
- John Crist, Jenny Jennings and Aaron Weber are Home for the Holidays
- Raising Kids and Chasing the Dream with Trenton Davis
- Being a Nanny for Other People's Kids with Jenny Jennings
- Compton, From Whence I Came with Mark Christopher Lawrence
- Stay-at-Home Parenting with James Schrader
- Growing up as Kids in the South with Aaron Weber and Aaron Chewning
- A Family Life in Comedy with Will Vought
- Megan Batoon and John Crist on Navigating Life as a Social Media Personality
- Humor in the Home with Jason Collings
- Barry Rothbart on Starting a Family
- Tim Hawkins talks Life and Family
- Being the Youngest Child with Ken Garr
- Planning a Wedding with Dorothy Tran
- Kids and Video Games with Christian Spicer
- Kids and Video Games with Christian Spicer
- John Crist on Growing Up in a Big Family
- Growing up with Immigrant Parents: Chinedu Unaka and Zoltan Kaszas
- Vicki Barbolak on Raising Kids and Chasing Dreams
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