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204 episodes
Language
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If You're Driving, Close Your EyesExplicit
Yes
Date created
2022/10/07
Latest episode
2026/09/28
Average duration
53 min.
Release period
7 days
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Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a podcast about navigating the cruelty chaos, and wonder of our terrifying world. Niki, John, LB— and our producer Jordo— try to find meaning and clarity one or twelve subjects at a time: from the menu at Cheesecake Factory to a human man dressed up as Snoopy tucking you into bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Save Money on Hot
2026/09/28
merritt bravely weathers her debilitating illness to help John and Niki handle a slew of new problems facing everyday people, including what we're thickening, the Caligulan excess of artificial temperature differences, the Canadian Football League, and much more, including the return of Niki's Picks and Scam Text Theater.
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We Let You Say It
2026/09/21
Wow, 200 episodes. It seems like only yesterday that I found John, Niki, merritt and LB in that puddle of green ooze in the sewers underneath New York City, and now look at them. A rough a tumble team of crime fighters, each with their own unique skills and abilities, working together to protect everyday people from the nefarious Foot Clan and its ruthless leader, Shredder. Also featuring the return of Niki's Picks!
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Almond Brothers
2026/09/14
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because John, merritt and Niki definitely are!!!!! It's time for the new season to start and that means YOU get a one-way trip to the end zone for a podcast jam-cracked full of insights, predictions and postulations about that dang ol' pigskin. FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Richard "Dick" Pants
2026/09/07
merritt, John and Niki discuss Tom, Jerry, and the importance of family. Also I think Mike Meyers is in there somewhere.
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bikini Couch and the Upside-down Car
2026/08/31
Okay yes, we can't act like it doesn't happen: Niki, merritt and John talk about Grand Theft Auto 6 on this episode. But it's not the only thing they talk about! Please!! You have to understand!!
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guest House of Mouse
2026/08/24
But really, how much can Frasier Crane Dot Com possibly cost?
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Full Nightbane
2026/08/17
Folks, it's a full Nightbane episode. That's right, if you for some reason aren't aware or haven't listened to the bonuses, Merritt frequently has Niki and John playing legally-distinct-from-Clive-Barker's-Nightbreed tabletop role-playing game Nightbane in bonus episodes.
This full episode is just a long version of that, complete with character creation and a short campaign. Do you like how Niki and John played? Do you like Lizard Caplan and Jenna?
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Great White Off 2026
2026/08/10
Could this be the final White Off ever??? Is this the longest Gimmick Month in If You're Driving history?????? To answer these questions and many more, please listen to the episode.
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Driving Week
2026/08/03
Gimmick Month continues with all the car-related fun you can pack into one hour. Come travel the highways and byways with us.
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Normal Week
2026/07/27
Gimmick Month continues with Normal Week, the most regular week of the show to date. It's very "business as usual" hours in here this episode, so don't be surprised if things are exactly how you expect them to be. It's normal!
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smooth Week
2026/07/20
Gimmick Month continues with the return of Smooth Week, back after a long absence for reasons we're just not gonna get into! How will Smooth by Santana (feat. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20) match up against Smooth by Santana (feat. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20) in this year's head-to-head battle? And did you remember to do your homework?
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Teen Week
2026/07/13
Gimmick Month continues with Teen Week, where Niki, John and merritt not only embody the teens of today, but also try and reformat the show to be more appealing to the dozens of teens out there listening to podcasts. Is GTA overrated? Are you on Glimber? Where are all of our dads?
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Week Week
2026/07/06
It's once again time for Gimmick Month, the five-week experience where this show has some sort of coherent theme or premise, totally unlike how it normally is! This week's theme: What's the best week of the year?
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who Domed Buzz Lightyear?
2026/06/29
Fresh from a theater with a very peculiar bathroom, merritt, John and Niki discuss the latest entry in the Toy Story franchise, how "toy" is determined and who decides what gets sentience, kid brain osmosis, Toy of the Year in 2001, Bionicles, Z-Bots, and somehow, additional things that aren't toys.
Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.
Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.social
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 187 Bonus: Drunken Wolverine Ninja Kung-Fu: The Home Game
2026/06/22
Hey!!! We decided to make this week's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode available to everyone, just to give y'all a little taste of what you're missing out on. If you liked this, there's tons more bonus content already waiting for you at https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving! Okay bye! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Please I’m Begging You 2026/08/20
Bad
Please do something meaningful with your life.
Warble Parble 2025/12/29
5 out of 5 optometrists recommend
Better 1? Better 2?
Better 1 ? Better 2? Or the same?
Neither?
Ok great you can open your eyes, your prescription for your new favorite podcast is r...
Jae 2025/12/03
How good? So good
Listened to back to back to back to back episodes while road tripping to the Adirondack mountains. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, beats these best frien...
Ben10282739301 2025/10/26
good pod
you should listen to it because it’s funny
Talamat 2025/09/29
If Jenga Were a Podcast
I closed my eyes and started at the very beginning after being a buzz buzz VGBees listener. Video games good but silly friends giving guidance on how ...
b bd d jj i 2025/05/10
Best company a guy could ask for. Golf in our ears and comedy out there not like
LI am proud to say that I go way over the top to stay dedicated to the bit whenever there is funny to uncover. Does this make me “weird” sometimes? Ye...
sleeptalky 2025/04/28
really good show
there are a lot of shows where you can hear opinions. this is the best show for hearing facts, that are wrong
spwndlove 2025/04/14
Ahhhhhhhhh....
its like scratching dandruff off surface of brain, heretofore unknown relief!
ethers.elixirs 2025/04/09
Hard to lift weights to
I had to pause this podcast because I was laughing too hard and almost dropped the dumbbells on myself.
PS I was gonna give this show one star becau...
Michael Higham 2025/04/02
GOAT
it’s nice to have a parasocial relationship with my IRL friends. genuinely made me worse podcaster. five stars.
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