Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

This week Seth and Josh welcome Rory Scovel to the podcast! Rory talks about growing up in Greenville, South Carolina as the second-oldest of seven (with five half-siblings), family beach trips to Myrtle Beach, his dad’s ideal vacation at the beach, what his daughter thinks of his standup career now, taking his daughter to London, his favorite cities for shows like Amsterdam, Madrid, and Dublin, a...

This week Seth and Josh welcome Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to the podcast! He shares all about his upbringing in Denmark, family trips to Spain in a Fiat 600, his adventures hosting a travel documentary series, the cultural nuances of Scandinavian countries, his love for Greenland, and so much more! Plus, he chats about Season 2 of “The Last Thing He Told Me” on Apple TV and Season 2 of his docuseries,...

This week Seth and Josh welcome Nat Faxon to the podcast! Nat talks all about living in Manchester-by-the-Sea (Sorry Seth, not “on” the sea), his time at boarding school, learning life lessons the hard way at ski school, and what he calls the “Ibiza of the Alps” — relax… if you can. He also shares memories from Singing Beach, memories from filming The Descendants and The Way Way Back, and more! Pl...

Seth and Josh are back with the monthly listener episode, and it’s the first one of 2026! From a bear trap story, to camping in the snow, all the way to Perth, Australia, our listeners showed up with funny stories to boot! Plus, we also hear feedback from one listener who wants everyone to reconsider Winnipeg’s food scene! Want to submit your family trips story for our next listener episode? Or se...

This week, Seth and Josh have Taran Killam on the pod! Taran talks about growing up in Big Bear, California and what it was like for his family to move to Los Angeles from a small ski town, childhood trips to Rosarito, Lake Mojave, and his first trip to London! He also shares funny stories about owning a camper-truck, participating in a stage reading of Star Wars, his fond memories of the Grand Ca...

This week on the pod, Seth and Josh welcome Father-Daughter duo Tony Goldwyn and Anna Musky-Goldwyn! Tony and Anna bring some funny (and terrifying) trip stories including talking about their family trip to Iceland, Tony’s hot take on tour guides, Anna’s near-death experience on a ski trip, what it’s been like taking French lessons together, and so much more! Plus, they chat about their new podcas...

This week on the pod, Seth and Josh welcome Phoebe Robinson! Phoebe chats with them about growing up in the other Bedford (Ohio), the sweet and funny story about how her parents met, running marathons, the relationship she had with her brother growing up, and so much more! Plus, she talks about her new special, “I Don’t Wanna Work Anymore,” is out now on YouTube! Watch more Family Trips episodes:...

Happy New Year Tripsters! For the first episode of 2026, Seth and Josh welcome Jim James to the pod! Jim James is the frontman for the band “My Morning Jacket,” and their new album “Is” released in 2025. Jim talks all about growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, his fear of Astronauts and Spaceships in the water from a trip through Alabama, what it was like trying to make his first album, his parents...

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an incredible year of Family Trips. We’re so grateful to our guests and listeners for sharing stories that were hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes downright unbelievable. In this end-of-year episode, Seth and Josh play "Guess that Guest" with Producer Sam and revisit favorite moments from previous episodes. Plus, the guys also answer listener submitte...

We’re back with our monthly listener episode and you guessed it...it's holiday-themed! Seth and Josh dive into listener-submitted family trip stories, including a woman who never got her beloved shmatta back (and finally learns why decades later), a man’s desperate search for dentures accidentally thrown in the trash and his dutiful daughter’s mission to recover them, a mother whose love drove her...

The very dapper film director Paul Feig joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! Paul talks about his childhood growing up in Michigan and memories of his father's army surplus store, his comedic beginnings, and his journey to LA at 17. Paul shares fond memories of his family's vacations to Florida and the Caribbean and his (not so fond) experiences with his grandparents. Paul also chats about hi...

This week Seth and Josh welcome Julia Louis-Dreyfus to the podcast! Julia joins the boys alongside her sons Henry and Charlie as they relive some truly legendary family trips: from safari chaos with lurking predators, to rainforest horrors involving tarantulas and urethra-swimming fish, to a Thanksgiving “plague” that took out the entire family like dominos. She shares the infamous Y2K New Year’s...

This week Seth and Josh welcome Billy Crudup to the podcast! Billy talks all about last-minute road trips to Texarkana and Holiday Inns secured through his dad's "schemes," his father's love for mob movies and the occasional High Life-fueled detour, his parents divorce and remarriage, Disco and designated-driver older brother "Quattro," and so much more! Plus, Billy chats about his movie JAY KELLY...

We're back with our monthly listener episode and this time...we're coming at you live from Pittsburgh with two sets of Meyers brothers! Seth and Josh take Ashe and Axel to watch the Steelers game, along with (of course) Larry and Hilary! They chat about their weekend in Pittsburgh, getting turkey cupcakes, what the boys were most looking forward to on this trip, and more! Plus, they listen to a fe...

Jon M. Chu joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! Jon chats all abut growing up in Los Altos, California, the Chinese restaurant his family owns that he grew up working in, his memories of growing up in a family of five with immigrant parents, stories from a trip to France with his mom, how early exposure to technology and video editing shaped his passion for filmmaking, the influences of 'Craz...

Leslie Bibb joins Seth and Josh on the podcast this week! She talks all about growing up in Virginia, memories of Virginia Beach vacations, her hilarious memory of ditching a boyfriend at the airport to accept a job in Chicago, adventures in Key Largo, taking her mom to The Grand Canyon, Graceland, and Vegas, never actually going to Disneyland, and so much more! Plus, Leslie chats about Palm Royal...

This week, Seth and Josh welcome a guest you won’t be able to stop smiling along with…Ke Huy Quan! Ke talks all about his incredible journey escaping Vietnam to the U.S., growing up with a lot of siblings, the personal impact his movies like 'Indiana Jones' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' have had on him, visiting family in Houston, his short-lived restaurant gig, his visit to the Grand Ca...

Seth and Josh are back with our monthly listener episode and this time...it's centered around the fall holidays! From Halloween to Thanksgiving, you're in for a fun ride! Seth and Josh laugh through stories including one man's haunted house gig for rich drunks that ended in a police shutdown, a heartwarming yet cringeworthy Halloween memory involving a Christmas tree costume, and a muddy low-scori...

Legendary pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! Tony talks all about growing up in San Diego, becoming a professional skateboarder at 14 years old, traveling the world in competitions, his family's annual trip, childhood memories of family road trips, and so much more! Watch more Family Trips episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqYOfxU_jQem4_NRJPM8_wLBr...

This week, Jay Duplass joins Seth and Josh on the pod! He talks all about growing up in Louisiana, a disastrous family vacation to Jamaica, and childhood trips to Florida and the Grand Canyon. He also talks about working with his brother Mark growing up and navigating their creative partnership in Hollywood today. Plus, he discusses his latest film 'The Baltimorons,' available now to watch! Suppor...

This week Seth and Josh welcome Mary Elizabeth Ellis and her husband Charlie Day to the podcast! They chat all about Mary Elizabeth's childhood trips to Mississippi and Florida, growing up in a small town that has since become popular with tourists, going to New York for the first time, her church moving to funny locations, and more! They also chat about Charlie’s unique childhood in Middletown, R...

Seth and Josh welcome Angela Kinsey and her husband, Joshua Snyder to the pod this week! They chat all about Angela's time growing up in Indonesia, her hilarious monkey stories, and what a "normal" childhood looked like to her. They also talk about Angela and Josh's shared experience of growing up with sisters and Josh's road trips between Kansas and Colorado. Plus, they discuss their new cookbook...

Brian Baumgartner joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He talks all about growing up in Atlanta, vacations to the Caribbean, snorkeling adventures, playing with alligators, chasing armadillos, and so much more! Plus, he chats about his new golf podcast, "We Need A Fourth." Watch more Family Trips episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqYOfxU_jQem4_NRJPM8_wLBrEEQ17B6 Support our sp...

Seth and Josh are back with the monthly listener episode! They laughed (and cried) through stories including one woman whose family exited the airplane...with a distant cousin in tow, the awful smell another family discovered was a groundhog in the hood of the car, and last but certainly not least, a heartwarming story of two brothers on a cruise as told by their mother that may or may not have ma...

Rich Eisen joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He talks all about growing up in Staten Island (and pitches what an ideal trip there looks like too!), stories from going to camp in the Catskills, his parents' influence on his career, what sports teams his kids root for, fond memories of traveling to Europe with his own family, and so much more! Rich also talks about his grand return to ESPN:...