Don't Make Me Come Back There with Dustin & Melissa Nickerson

Minnesota Winters and Girl Scout Cookies with Kelsey Cook

·55 min·5 clips

Melissa challenges Dustin to a duel in Three Musketeers gear as they unveil their newly upgraded studio.

The episode begins with hosts Dustin and Melissa Nickerson in their newly upgraded studio, joking about Melissa's Three Musketeers attire and the last-minute installation of a sign. They share a story about being recognized by a fan at Ikea while struggling with a bookshelf. Dustin discusses his weekend in Toronto and his daughter Gloria's busy volleyball schedule, leading to a brief conversation about travel sports and parenting teens. The hosts then introduce guest Kelsey Cook, a comedian with a new special on YouTube and Hulu. Kelsey appears on video with her Siberian cat Mia and discusses her blended pet household, where her cats initially feared her golden doodle. She reveals her first comedy splurge was a self-cleaning litter robot and shares anecdotes about her unconventional childhood, including her mother's foosball hall of fame status and her father's eclectic hobbies. Kelsey talks about adjusting to Minnesota winters, using a happy lamp for seasonal depression, and enjoying the city's sports culture. After the interview, Melissa presents a Girl Scout cookie and coffee pairing segment developed with her friend Laura, featuring nine cookies paired with drinks from Public Square Coffee. The hosts taste each pairing, discussing flavors like the Adventureful with an iced latte, Toast-yay with a brown sugar latte, and Thin Mints with a pandan latte. They debate cookie rankings, with Dustin favoring tag-alongs and Melissa choosing Thin Mints. The episode concludes with shoutouts to patrons and a final ad read.

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A sponsor-heavy opener yields a funny stretch of airport timing, winter talk, and family-comedy banter.

The episode spends its opening stretch on sponsors before moving into a conversation that drifts through a Shakespeare festival, repeated Minneapolis airport near-misses, and the cold of Minnesota winters.

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Minnesota cold, airport near-misses, and Kelsey Cook turning both into a bit.

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