221: #221 NASCAR with John Crist

Summary

The Nateland Podcast Episode #221: NASCAR with John Crist - Detailed Summary

Release Date: October 9, 2024
Hosts: Nate Bargatze, Brian Bates, Aaron Weber, Dusty Slay

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1. Vanderbilt's Stunning Victory Over Alabama

[02:35] Brian Bates:
Brian expresses his surprise and excitement over Vanderbilt's unexpected win against Alabama, highlighting the rarity and significance of the event.

"I can't believe that happened. That is the most bizarre thing that's ever happened in sports."

[03:00] Dusty Slay:
Dusty emphasizes the impact of the win, noting Vanderbilt's rise to the number one spot and their impressive performance.

"Vandy was off last week, two weeks to get ready for them. They took Missouri to the overtime."

2. Navigating NIL Deals and Sponsorships in College Sports

[10:00] Brian Bates:
Brian shares his skepticism about the current NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) system in college sports, questioning its effectiveness and fairness.

"I don't think this is the right system. It's like, because you got people, I would imagine you got people on a team making tons of money and then somebody making no money."

[10:48] Nate Bargatze:
Nate discusses potential sponsorship ideas for NCAA teams, focusing on niche sports like cross country and allowing creative collaboration.

"We're gonna get the best cross country kid. How much is he?"

3. The Complexities of Weather Forecasting and Hurricane Naming

[14:21] Brian Bates:
Brian suggests accountability for sports commentators, likening inaccurate predictions to those of weather forecasters.

"I want a prediction from you now. How's the rest of the season look?"

[17:00] Brian Bates:
Brian recounts historical hurricanes and debates the necessity and efficacy of naming storms, proposing that other natural disasters like tornadoes and earthquakes also receive names for clarity.

4. Nate Bargatze's Hosting Experience on Saturday Night Live

[27:11] Dusty Slay:
Dusty praises Nate's performance on SNL, noting his growth and the comfort he displayed during the sketches.

"I thought he did great again, to me, was better than the first one."

[28:25] Dusty Slay:
Commenting on Nate's unique wardrobe choices post-show, Dusty highlights Nate's individuality compared to other comedians.

"Like, it's Lorne Michaels in a suit. Jim Gaffigan, Dana Carver. Everyone's dressed kind of normal. And then Nate's got some stuff going on."

5. Upcoming Shows, Specials, and Podcast Network Expansion

[31:33] Dusty Slay:
Dusty shares exciting news about upcoming shows and specials within the Nateland Podcast network, including performances at various comedy clubs and events.

"Steven Rogers special at the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, Colorado. Greg Warren, another special at the Funny Bone."

[33:17] Brian Bates:
Brian reflects on past performances and interactions with the audience, emphasizing the camaraderie and support within the comedy community.

6. Personal Stories and Comedic Anecdotes

[41:12] Brian Bates:
Brian recounts his recent comedy tour in Macon, Georgia, highlighting memorable interactions and the support from friends and family.

"It was really great, really fun. A lot of my friends and old co-workers and things all came to the show."

[49:16] Nate Bargatze:
Nate shares a humorous yet humbling experience of bombing during a comedy show by pretending to have a disability, emphasizing the importance of authentic performance.

"I was like, I don't know what to go because it was just bombing. I saw my arm, but they saw my arm."

7. Evolution and Challenges of NASCAR

[70:18] Dusty Slay:
Dusty initiates a deep discussion on the state of NASCAR, addressing the decline in live audiences and TV viewership since 2005.

"According to NASCAR attendance statistics, it's lost 50% of its live audience and TV viewership from its peak in 2005."

[75:04] Brian Bates:
Brian criticizes the increasing commercialization of NASCAR, lamenting the loss of its gritty, authentic roots in favor of corporate sponsorships and sanitized presentations.

"I think it's that way with all sports and some of these calls that they make... It's a weak call. But you've completely changed the momentum of this game."

[85:00] Nate Bargatze:
Nate draws parallels between the commercialization in NASCAR and college football, expressing concerns over sponsors' influences and the diminishing presence of relatable, charismatic drivers.

"They want to make sure what you want at the end of the game is people watching. If it's 27 to 0, that's not a good product."

[90:00] Dusty Slay:
Dusty discusses NASCAR's safety advancements post-Dale Earnhardt's tragic death, noting the significant changes implemented to prevent future incidents.

"They retired some names if it's really bad... They made so many safety changes that they haven't had a death since."

8. Audience Interaction and Social Media Feedback

[58:11] Brian Bates:
Brian reads and responds to listener comments, highlighting positive feedback and addressing humorous critiques about the hosts.

"Brian is underrated. His one-liners keep me from laughing even when the rest of you ignore him."

[68:12] Brian Bates:
Brian addresses the misconception that all comedians are extroverts, sharing his own experiences and preferences regarding audience interactions.

"I like to talk about certain things, but I feel like they're expecting a relatively, for the most part, mild show."

9. Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

[119:59] Nate Bargatze:
Nate wraps up the discussion with a light-hearted exchange about upcoming tours and shows, maintaining the podcast's engaging and humorous tone.

"But just hang in there, Dustin. Hang in there."

[120:50] Brian Bates:
Brian summarizes the essence of the episode, encouraging listeners to stay tuned for future content and events.

"We all spent 10, 12 years doing that. Where you're fighting against them from the start."

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Notable Quotes:

• Brian Bates [02:35]: "I can't believe that happened. That is the most bizarre thing that's ever happened in sports."

• Dusty Slay [03:00]: "Vandy was off last week, two weeks to get ready for them. They took Missouri to the overtime."

• Brian Bates [10:00]: "I don't think this is the right system."

• Dusty Slay [70:15]: "They retired some names if it's really bad."

• Brian Bates [75:04]: "I think it's that way with all sports and some of these calls that they make... It's a weak call."

• Nate Bargatze [85:00]: "They want to make sure what you want at the end of the game is people watching."

• Dusty Slay [90:00]: "They made so many safety changes that they haven't had a death since."

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Conclusion

Episode #221 of The Nateland Podcast delves into a myriad of topics, centering around Vanderbilt's remarkable win in college football and transitioning into the evolving landscape of NASCAR. The hosts engage in candid conversations about the implications of commercialization in sports, the challenges of maintaining authenticity, and the personal experiences of navigating the comedy scene. Through humorous anecdotes, thoughtful critiques, and insightful discussions, the episode offers listeners a comprehensive look into the intersection of sports, entertainment, and personal growth.

For those interested in the dynamic between comedy and sports or seeking an engaging discourse on NASCAR's current state, this episode provides valuable perspectives and entertaining exchanges.

Transcript

[Nate Bargatze]

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[Dusty Slay]

Today's episode of the Nate Land podcast is brought to you by Pesti AG. One Better Help and DraftKings. Hello, folks, and hey, Bear. As always, Brian Bates. Dusty Slay.

[Brian Bates]

All right.

[Dusty Slay]

And sitting in for two. Host.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I am.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, It's a lot of pressure.

[Dusty Slay]

Returning champ John Crist.

[Nate Bargatze]

What's up, everybody? Everybody's like, let's hear what Nate has to say about snl. Not this week.

[Brian Bates]

And you got a fresh haircut and a taco shirt representing an Aaron.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. This is like one time when I did a. And I don't mean to start. No, you keep going. I already started. I already interjected. Start my podcast. Go ahead.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, Aaron is being a new dad and having a great time. I talked to him today. He's doing great, and he's just enjoying being a new dad with baby Olive. And, you know, he'll be back. We look hopefully next week. We look forward to hearing all about baby Olive. But Erin's enjoying some dad time with her Nate. Everyone is very disappointed, I think, that he's not here. So many people. Not even because snl.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not that bothered.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm not either, actually.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, not public figures, but the general public folks. Yeah, you guys are probably happy.

[Brian Bates]

No, I wouldn't say happy, but I'm not. I'm not disappointed about it.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, it's irrelevant.

[Nate Bargatze]

I need. We gotta talk about his outfits. We'll get to that later. Well, do we review that, people?

[Dusty Slay]

Last time, Saturday Night Live outfits. Yeah, we can. But the folks wanted to hear his response to the big Vanderbilt win over Alabama.

[Nate Bargatze]

Boom. Let's go.

[Brian Bates]

Well, let me give my response instead. Yeah, I wasn't able to watch it.

[Dusty Slay]

Because Loser gets to go first because.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was doing Nate on this poster.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, you know what? I can't believe that happened. That is the most bizarre thing that's ever happened in sports. Not ever. But I'm kind of happy. I'll be honest with you. I. I love Alabama. I want them to win. I want them to win every national championship. But if somebody's going to beat them, why not be a team that's never really won anything?

[Nate Bargatze]

And the Commodores and if.

[Brian Bates]

And I live here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

So it's exciting.

[Dusty Slay]

And the game is probably fixed, right?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I mean, I don't know. I don't know why you would fix it to have Vanderbilt win sometimes.

[Dusty Slay]

Exactly.

[Brian Bates]

You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

Is he a Vanderbilt fan?

[Brian Bates]

I don't, I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

Am I? Yeah, yeah, I predicted it.

[Brian Bates]

Well, well, I. That wouldn't even be a real prediction though, unless you had the numbers.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, you did predict it.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I feel like if you predicted it, it was sarcasm.

[Dusty Slay]

No, because I. No, I didn't think we would win. But here's the thing.

[Brian Bates]

How you, how do you beat Joe? I just think Alabama, they beat Georgia and they're just wore out. And then they came in and Vanderbilt, this is their biggest game of their year and they came out hard. They still should have lost. But I'm pumped. I'm. I'm excited for Javier.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, they got some nil.

[Dusty Slay]

I tweeted that because I. What? I didn't really think Vandy would win. But like you said, they huge. This huge win over Georgia. Everybody's talking about it all week. They're the new number one team in the country. Vandy was off last week, two weeks to get ready for them.

[Nate Bargatze]

But it was kind of like showing some signs. They were like being kind of sex.

[Dusty Slay]

They took Missouri to the overtime.

[Brian Bates]

It's exciting. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Vandy's better.

[Brian Bates]

Vanderbilt has a little bit of a team. Yeah, it's exciting.

[Dusty Slay]

It's very exciting. So I talked to Nate today. He. He issued a statement.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is this to the fans or to Dusty?

[Dusty Slay]

No, this is to the fans. He doesn't care about Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

I like Alabama, but I don't, I don't try to be in people's face about it. You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Roll Tide, but I don't try to.

[Dusty Slay]

Nate said if I rank my best three days of my entire life.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, no.

[Dusty Slay]

Harper being born the day I got married. But number one, hosting SNL and Vandy beating Alabama would be obviously number one.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's fair. That's gotta be.

[Brian Bates]

It's a good day.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's gotta be up there.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So everybody was asking was he watching the game while he was getting ready for snl and he said he did have a little break in between rehearsal and the dress rehearsal. He was watching the game in his dressing room. They said it's time for the dress rehearsal, which is in front of a live audience.

[Nate Bargatze]

They do the whole show.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And then they do it again. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So it's not like. It's just practice. And he's like, give me a minute. He like, help. Hang on a second. Because this game's about to.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a second time hosting. Yes, absolutely. That's. That's the. I know the. I know the charts of the first one.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And I'm back two months later. Move.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

One sec. Nate Bargazzi does that. And also. Who does it? The Rock. Those are the two people that could probably make that move. I respect it.

[Dusty Slay]

So he held up snl. I don't think he really held it up, but he was like, hang on a second. I want to process this win.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. So interesting. I said, I. We're. Me and Derek Stroop. This is his joke, not mine. We were watching the game, and I go, man, I live in Nashville. I don't even know any Vanderbilt. I don't know who to text. I don't know. He goes, yeah, that's because you have to have a debilitating disease to meet one.

[Brian Bates]

Wow.

[Nate Bargatze]

Meaning, like, they're all doctors.

[Dusty Slay]

You didn't know Nate. Nate and I were baby fans.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, no. Graduates. I know. I know. Nate is a fan.

[Dusty Slay]

Keith Alberstadt.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you know Keith?

[Nate Bargatze]

And we. No. We live here. That's what I'm saying. Do you know any.

[Brian Bates]

No, I don't know. I don't know a lot of people that went to college.

[Nate Bargatze]

It was like, let's. I know more people at Utah than I do at Vanderbilt. It's my own city.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Yeah. Most people that go to Vanderbilt did not grow up here.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't even know where the quad is over there.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I don't know either.

[Nate Bargatze]

I know it's off west.

[Brian Bates]

I know they.

[Dusty Slay]

I feel like you've been looking for it.

[Brian Bates]

They ripped down the field goal and carried it to Broadway.

[Dusty Slay]

Where is this thing?

[Brian Bates]

And I know that takes a long time.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then I read that they were. They had to. They got $100,000 fine that they had to pay to Alabama because they ripped the field goal down, apparently. So what kind of rule is that?

[Nate Bargatze]

They got to pay it to Alabama.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's like, because they put their players.

[Brian Bates]

Let's fine people for ripping down the field goal if it doesn't make sense. When Vanderbilt beats Alabama, the ranked number. I bet Vanderbilt's never beaten a team ranked number one.

[Dusty Slay]

They haven't.

[Brian Bates]

And so it's like yeah. The fine goes away.

[Nate Bargatze]

There needs to be a board.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They'll be like, all right. If you're the 15th team beating the 12th team, you don't. That's.

[Brian Bates]

You don't rip that down.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. No, no, no, no. But if you never have beaten the number one team in your conference, if.

[Brian Bates]

You'Re the joke of the SEC and you beat number one Ranke, you get to rip the field goal down.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. And they. I think they had some trouble, too. It wasn't. They need to help, but they have a couple cranes right there.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, we're always ready with a lift.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I think it's like, it's. I mean, my. But my buddy Easton from our podcast, he said he went with them.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

He walked.

[Brian Bates]

Didn't help.

[Nate Bargatze]

And it was like. No, it didn't help. It was too two miles.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. It's so far.

[Nate Bargatze]

Carrying a goalpost.

[Brian Bates]

You got to think like, after mile one, you're like, I kind of wish I wasn't in on this.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But once you start to see Broadway, then the.

[Nate Bargatze]

Once he goes over the hill. Yeah, yeah. You're like, I'm. I'm a set this out. Get a bird scooter and go up, and then I'm going to jump back in. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

See, I don't know any, like you said, doctors, Vanderbilt grads to come, but if I were like, who's somebody that would know a guy who probably was in that melee? I'd say somebody on John Chris podcast.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, they weren't.

[Dusty Slay]

Your posse is going to be the type that's going to be out there with their shirt off.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'd be there.

[Dusty Slay]

I was looking for you.

[Nate Bargatze]

It was. It was that guy in theater, Theo. For some reason, he was there. He was on the sidelines.

[Dusty Slay]

I saw Theo on the sidelines.

[Brian Bates]

He's everywhere. The guy's everywhere.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's doing a lot of side quests these days.

[Dusty Slay]

I.

[Brian Bates]

His jelly just by the way side. His jelly roll impression winning an award. So good.

[Dusty Slay]

I haven't seen it.

[Nate Bargatze]

We don't. This is not a we. This is not a Watch Clips podcast.

[Brian Bates]

No, no, we don't do that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm old enough. Remember the last time Vanderbilt beat Alabama, which was 40 years ago, 1984, and we were 4. 0 and ranked 19th. And then the next week we played Tulane and everybody said, oh, man, are you going to just be, like, not ready for it? Because Tulane was.

[Nate Bargatze]

I guess Tulane's big at the time.

[Dusty Slay]

No, no, no. They were nothing at the time. There were Nothing at the time. So veteran was like, we're not going to overlook them. Sure enough, the next week they lost.

[Nate Bargatze]

They were in leather helmets back then.

[Dusty Slay]

Probably 1984.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that was when I was born.

[Brian Bates]

No helmets, maybe.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You know, it's. It's. They say that professional sports are socialist in a way because the worst team, you know, gets the best picks.

[Dusty Slay]

Because they want to hear that on the radio.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, no, I didn't. I did.

[Dusty Slay]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Listen to that, too.

[Dusty Slay]

Jared Stillman.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's it. Yeah. He said. Isn't. He said all of everyone except college football was like socialists. If you're the worst NBA team, you get the best. Best odds of getting the worst player because they want everyone to be 500. So it's competitive.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Vanderbilt has never been competitive in the sec. And because of the nil, now it's become.

[Dusty Slay]

We did have a. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Now that you can buy players, everybody can be good.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's how it should be, right?

[Brian Bates]

Well, I guess. But it does kind of ruin the. College football was the best. And now it's kind of.

[Dusty Slay]

See Nick Saban over here now it's kind of.

[Brian Bates]

Well, yeah. I mean, Nick Saban. Those are the glory days of college football.

[Dusty Slay]

Vanderbilt under James Franklin. We had some good years, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

I forgot about that. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I want people to make money, but it's like, I don't think this is the right system. I don't have the right system. I don't think this is it.

[Nate Bargatze]

I agree.

[Brian Bates]

But it's like, because you got people, I would imagine you got people on a team making tons of money and then somebody making no money. Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

$0.

[Brian Bates]

So it's like, I don't know. That's not the way.

[Nate Bargatze]

But what do you think if let. Let's say the Vanderbilt cross country team, like, if us three were like, we're gonna. We're gonna put them to the top.

[Brian Bates]

Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

We're gonna. We're gonna. We're gonna get the best cross country kid.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

How much is he. I like, honestly. How much is he.

[Brian Bates]

Pull the thing together.

[Nate Bargatze]

They were like, this is our team.

[Brian Bates]

And sponsor cross country.

[Nate Bargatze]

Or like something like cricket or something.

[Dusty Slay]

You know, there was somebody.

[Nate Bargatze]

Water polo.

[Brian Bates]

I'm already into cross country now.

[Nate Bargatze]

All right. Cross country.

[Dusty Slay]

When this first started, like two years ago, someone emailed the podcast and said she was like a cross country runner or something, and she said, would you sponsor me when they land? Sponsored me at nil.

[Nate Bargatze]

And you said, no.

[Dusty Slay]

We never responded, but.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, did. I wasn't on the podcast. That day.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, but what do we need from them in return for the money? They got to wear our jersey.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. They gotta wear specials. You know what I mean?

[Dusty Slay]

Like.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, yeah. We'll come out to practice.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

We'll do like. We'll hype them up. Well, we need. We need. We got to go scout. I don't think I want. I don't think me and you should be going to high schools and checking out who the. We need. We need some more accompanied.

[Brian Bates]

Somebody that knows about running.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's just based on times. Whoever's the fastest and then we got a. Hey, how much? I mean, honestly.

[Brian Bates]

10,000 go to college. We do that?

[Nate Bargatze]

No, we got it. Yeah. I mean, if a water polo or something like that we got. I don't know how we would even find them.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. But also tough to wear stuff in the pool like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And the best play. Oh, yeah. How would we sponsor them? And the best players does. Does not everybody watching these Vanderbilt players in the bigger schools go. We're going to poach them.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, right. You would think.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. For more money. That one kid left in the middle of the season from unlv.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep.

[Nate Bargatze]

He left in the middle of the season because he's not getting enough money.

[Dusty Slay]

Quarterback. He said they didn't honor this deal. And he left.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right, left the team.

[Brian Bates]

You gotta like that. If you don't honor the deal, I'm out of here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

What's unlv?

[Nate Bargatze]

University of Nevada. Las Vegas.

[Brian Bates]

That might be fun to still be there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

If it's like a lame place, you're like, I'm gonna get out of here unless you're paying.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, you gotta pay me. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And they were off to. They were off to a great start. I mean, I think they still are.

[Brian Bates]

Where'd he go?

[Dusty Slay]

I don't think.

[Nate Bargatze]

He can't go anywhere, can he?

[Brian Bates]

I thought transfer portal for the rest of the year.

[Nate Bargatze]

Can you go to another school this year?

[Brian Bates]

Just jump in, pull right over. Maybe go to Auburn. Auburn could use it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, they could. They're not good. I don't ever seen like. Have you ever been like to Broadway or like. I never even seen a Vanderbilt graduate.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I didn't know they partied like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I think they do is what I'm saying.

[Brian Bates]

It was a sober. The sober goalpost rip down, was it?

[Dusty Slay]

I don't think they first in history go down to Broadway that often. I think they hang out West End and coffee shops. First Avenue. That's their.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, but you See UT fans.

[Brian Bates]

Around like non stop.

[Nate Bargatze]

You see Titans fans around the construction.

[Brian Bates]

Thing working on the, working on the airport has the Tennessee flag hanging off of it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, Great point.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

We need to hear from some, some Vanderbilt fans.

[Dusty Slay]

You got one right here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, some of. On the. That follow the pod.

[Dusty Slay]

What do you want to know?

[Nate Bargatze]

We want to know what their, what their experience is. They've been.

[Brian Bates]

We want to know what. I want a prediction from you now. How's the rest of the season look? And if you. All right now, I don't want to say. I think people that make sports predictions when they're wrong should receive ridicule up to some degree just because they get to make these bold predictions. And then when they're wrong, there's. I don't know, maybe ridicule is the wrong word, but it's like just the right word out. Just call it out and be like, you were wrong. And you just have to say, you were wrong.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's on me.

[Brian Bates]

That's all I want.

[Dusty Slay]

Next week, Vanny plays at Kentucky.

[Brian Bates]

They're losing. I prefer lose.

[Dusty Slay]

It's going to be tough because coming off of Alabama win. Yeah. And Kentucky's good.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's like the weather guy, he should be like, hey, last week I was three for six.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And then I'd be like, sounds good.

[Brian Bates]

I want to see a weather guy get fired once in a while. For last week you said it was going to rain all week. It was sunshine.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's. Yeah. You could be fired for that.

[Brian Bates]

Are you even reading the metrics right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Any other job, you're fired.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

If you're reading the stock market and you miss like that, you're gone.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're gone.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I want, a competitive weatherman market.

[Nate Bargatze]

I like that. Yeah. If you're wrong, same with sports takes.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Just have. Everybody should have like a, like a rating.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. At the beginning of the season, you make your predictions and whoever has the worst is fired.

[Nate Bargatze]

Has to. I love that. Relegated.

[Brian Bates]

Banned from sports media back to radio for two years.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Now that's extreme. During the two years. I wasn't ready for that. Can't work.

[Dusty Slay]

What about weekend news anchors?

[Nate Bargatze]

Weekday? I wouldn't say. I wouldn't touch the weekend, honestly. Not at this point.

[Brian Bates]

What do they get? What do they. They don't get. They don't do predictions though. Huh. A news anchor.

[Nate Bargatze]

Depends.

[Dusty Slay]

His girlfriend's.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what he was saying. Yeah. She's on the weekend. Yeah. We can. I mean, I trust him 100%. Yeah, they. I don't think she's ever messed anything up, so.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, so, talking about weather, Hurricane Milton is coming through. Which. Prayers for everyone involved with that.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a new one.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep. Hurricane.

[Brian Bates]

We never really talked about that one last week, but that is so sad.

[Dusty Slay]

It is so sad. Hurricane Helene. But what happened. I J, K, L was there 4H.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe on now.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe they just kind of come out during the. They kind of. I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, honestly. I mean, for any. For any Katrinas that are alive. I mean, it was a tough. It was a tough season there for a little bit.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, that's. If. That's. If your name's Helene, I'm staying inside.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, I'm not.

[Brian Bates]

I think if your name's Helene, you drop the E. Change it to Helen for.

[Nate Bargatze]

You have to. Yeah, I switch it up. Yeah. Your name's Helen. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It is always been. People have always said it wrong.

[Nate Bargatze]

What are the biggest ones that you remember in your lifetime? Well, Katrina.

[Brian Bates]

Hurricane Opal came through.

[Nate Bargatze]

Opal.

[Brian Bates]

Opelika. And we got some. I was living in a trailer. We got a couple of trees down on our trailer. And Opal. Yes. That was a tough one.

[Dusty Slay]

I think they retire some names if it's really bad.

[Brian Bates]

Hugo was one. They used to talk.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was about to say the same thing.

[Dusty Slay]

Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew.

[Brian Bates]

I remember Hurricane Andrew. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And then if they get to the. I mean, it's got to be the same board. The same board that's looking at the. He goes, how much damage? We got to put you back in rotation. Sorry.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, we can't. You didn't.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, maybe that's why we're at Helene, though. They're just. They're like. What other names are there?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's. I mean, what's the next one?

[Dusty Slay]

Milton's now. So, I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do they need names?

[Brian Bates]

I don't think they need names.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, it helps, I mean, identify it, just like we're doing now.

[Nate Bargatze]

The tornadoes don't have names, though, do they?

[Brian Bates]

No, and they should if they're going to give hurricanes names. And tornadoes need names, too.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, there's a difference. Hurricanes, you know, about a week ahead of time and then they last for tornadoes, spur up just like this.

[Nate Bargatze]

What about a tsunami? They don't have names, not that I'm aware. They just came and again caused destruction.

[Dusty Slay]

They happen immediately.

[Nate Bargatze]

You have to plan for.

[Brian Bates]

What about an earthquake?

[Dusty Slay]

We could go ahead and pre name them, I guess.

[Brian Bates]

I say let's get into naming minor rainstorms.

[Nate Bargatze]

You should post it should be a post. If it was big enough, it should have a post experience. Name.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah. Like we didn't know their name, you know, when they first popped up, but now we do.

[Nate Bargatze]

What have they got? The earthquake of 97. That's too much.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hurricane Ivan. Remember that one?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I do remember that. Yeah. I think that was not long ago.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hurricane, was it? Yeah. Katrina. Was that a hurricane? It was hurricane.

[Brian Bates]

The real thing though, I think with that was that the levee broke and then that was.

[Nate Bargatze]

Ernesto.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Was it Helena? I thought it was Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie. All those I guess just came and went really fast. Milton's the one now Nadine's next. Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Raphael.

[Nate Bargatze]

Are you hoping that if you're that name to help it. It's not bad. Hurricane Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

You want it to be like everybody remembers it.

[Brian Bates]

If it's Hurricane Dusty, I want it to not be involving water. I just want it to be a dust storm.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh yeah. Hurricane Dusty. They wouldn't have that because it would be confusing. Hurricane. Look up the biggest. Look at the biggest hurricanes of the past 20, 40 years.

[Dusty Slay]

You're a guest. You don't tell me what to look up.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're right. You're right. This is lawless. Without Nate, it's lawless.

[Dusty Slay]

Sorry.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're right. I won't have it again.

[Dusty Slay]

And they alternate. Male, female.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you know that it's 2024?

[Dusty Slay]

Like the names like Alberto, Barrel, Chris, Debbie.

[Brian Bates]

It's got a non binary hurricane.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was gonna say that, but you missed it.

[Dusty Slay]

Dude. Dusty.

[Nate Bargatze]

It should be like Hurricane Pat. Male or female? We don't.

[Dusty Slay]

There is Patty.

[Nate Bargatze]

Patty is a woman.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah. Unless you're Irish.

[Nate Bargatze]

I wonder if other this is honest. Honest. I wonder if other countries have this system.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

Don't they call them typhoons in the other part of the.

[Nate Bargatze]

I wonder if they have names. That's got to be one of that. Should be. That should have been Dusty.

[Dusty Slay]

You want to tell us about Pesti?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that should have been in Nate's cross in the Columbus River. So many papers we have Nate. We name our hurricane the Columbus River. Whatever. Whatever river do they cross?

[Brian Bates]

We have all been there. Then I'm going to do the ad.

[Nate Bargatze]

Philadelphia.

[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Anyway, hurricanes have names to help meteorologists and the public keep track of storms and to reduce confusion when multiple storms.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, they do be coming at the same time.

[Brian Bates]

Does it really make any difference if you're like, this is Andrew coming here and the next ones, Ian and I don't mind if Andrew comes through, but not Ian. I just want to know which name it is.

[Nate Bargatze]

This one went north, this one went south. They kind of, they, they do the same thing. Yeah, they're all kind of doing the same cause of destruction.

[Dusty Slay]

But what if you got them mixed up like, hey, you saw in the news that hurricane Ian is not going to hit you. And then someone you know says, hey, are you preparing for, you know, Ian? And he's like, no, it's not going to hit me. But it was really. Andrew.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, that's the thing about this one is it went. It's so far inland, right?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And they were like, we like, well.

[Brian Bates]

They were like, no, no warning. It's very sad.

[Nate Bargatze]

I thought they did have warning.

[Brian Bates]

Very, very short warning.

[Nate Bargatze]

All right.

[Brian Bates]

Like, a few hours, if you. Minutes even, maybe.

[Nate Bargatze]

If they said, and it's like a sunny day today. If they said, hey, this weekend, it's coming, I don't think I would leave. Would you?

[Brian Bates]

No. Because we wouldn't trust so far that you're like, by the time it gets.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would not. Asheville, North Carolina. I would. If they said, hey, trust me. And the weather guy who has been untrustworthy.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

If they said, hey, you need to get bags of sand, surround your house and board up your windows, I would say, I'm not doing that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Doesn't happen.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

You're doing for Tennessee.

[Nate Bargatze]

For Nashville.

[Brian Bates]

Yes. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would be like, now.

[Brian Bates]

Now, though. I would. And the same way that in. In 2020 when we had the tornado, like, I've been involved in so much tornado talk and scares my whole life that I was not even worried I would see tornado warning. Like, who cares? And then it came through very close to my house, and I'm like, now I'm, like, pretty paranoid.

[Nate Bargatze]

But those. If you like, it could be one street gone, the other street. Perfect.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. So they can't. That's. They can't predict those. You got to leave. They go. I don't know.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe stay.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Gosh.

[Dusty Slay]

I think weathermen do a wonderful job.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And that's what I was. We were going to get to that.

[Dusty Slay]

I think it's amazing that they can even tell you that a possible storm's coming days ahead of time.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's pretty unbelievable. Shout out all the weathermen over at wsnv.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

If there were just one, and he was like, nah, I can tell this is what's gonna happen, then I would be impressed. But they have a lot of technology, and they're just looking at numbers and things, and then they go, yeah, this is what's gonna happen. And then it gets delivered to them. And then they stand in front of a green screen and do like this a lot. And.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not saying their job's easy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, I think the same thing happened with them is the same thing that happened with. They used to do. On TV and the radio. They would do, like, traffic.

[Brian Bates]

Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

So before a traffic i25 is backed up, take 40, take the cert. And now everything they are looking at, we have.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah, right. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

We go. I. Well, if you're doing traffic, I am doing. And I'm not going to watch tv, get in my car and then go find. Like, I'm gonna. It's. It'll tell you get off of this exit now.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So that. Now we all have the. The. The information.

[Dusty Slay]

Mm.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is that with the weather's like that, whatever they have, we have. Right.

[Brian Bates]

And we have. You know, in Nashville. We have Nashville severe weather X on Twitter.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And that's what I always go to.

[Dusty Slay]

The World Meter Meteorological Organization is responsible for naming hurricanes and other tropical cyclones. I said typhoons. Hey, cyclones.

[Brian Bates]

I'd like. You know, I know we got. We jumped right into this. I'd like to. I would like to talk about where we were this week, though.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, well, we'll move on for. I was just finishing this one last thought.

[Brian Bates]

Okay. I'm not telling. I'm not trying to run the podcast.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, well, you have more of a right than John does. But.

[Brian Bates]

But I just want to. I do want to. I had a fun time and I want to talk about it.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, all right.

[Nate Bargatze]

I said one thing.

[Dusty Slay]

We'll move on from hurricanes.

[Nate Bargatze]

I got one more thing on hurricanes. I'm just joking. I'm just joking. Go.

[Dusty Slay]

But I. But as we're recording this, Milton has not hit yet. So prayers for all those that are in the line because it's a category five.

[Nate Bargatze]

My girlfriend's grandpa's named Milton.

[Brian Bates]

I have a friend named Milton.

[Nate Bargatze]

Dang. Tough week for Milton's.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay. Did you guys watch Nate on snl?

[Nate Bargatze]

Of course. Yeah, I did.

[Dusty Slay]

No, hadn't had a chance.

[Brian Bates]

No, I was doing shows. I did try to find it later that night. Couldn't find it. And then.

[Dusty Slay]

But you knew he was doing it.

[Brian Bates]

I didn't know he was doing it. And I will watch it. It's very exciting.

[Nate Bargatze]

Unbelievable.

[Dusty Slay]

I thought he did great again, to me, was better than the first one. And I thought the first one was great.

[Brian Bates]

I thought, that's awesome.

[Dusty Slay]

He seemed more comfortable. Sketches were funny.

[Nate Bargatze]

That first sketch was unbelievable. I thought that. I thought the water slide sketch was great, too. Yeah, I thought that was even. As soon. You know, one of those jokes, they're like, somebody sets it up and you're a comedian. You're what? You go, dang it. And you don't even know what the punch lines are, but you go, that's a great. That's like, what if that was like this? And you go, gosh, that's I don't believe that's what I thought about that Waterside bit.

[Dusty Slay]

What was the wardrobe you were talking about?

[Brian Bates]

What?

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, don't put me on the spot. Yeah. I'm just saying that's when you know. That's when you know someone. That's when you know they got money.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Nate Bargatze]

You. When they see the wardrobe. The.

[Dusty Slay]

Like post show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, the post show. Oh, yeah. I guess. And then all the. On his. On his Instagram.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh. Like afterwards, I saw he had the. Again, the flower pattern. Yeah, he likes wild. Wild.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a flex, you know? Yeah, he's got. I respect it.

[Dusty Slay]

Like, it's Lorne Michaels in a suit.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Jim Gaffigan, Dana Carver. Everyone's dressed kind of normal. And then Nate's got. He's got some stuff going on.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, I think that's where like, you know, middle class people, when they get. When they come. They. Everybody starts. We all started with no money. Did you start with no money?

[Dusty Slay]

No, he said money.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay. Do you start with no money?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So did I. Okay. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm joking. I'm joking. I still don't have any money.

[Nate Bargatze]

What is the. The first. The first place you go is. Is like a. Like a four wheeler. Like. Like middle class comes into money.

[Brian Bates]

I have a four wheeler. Do you? Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That jacket right there. Yeah. Yeah. You do? Yeah, yeah, that's. And I think. But Nate's not that kind of guy. Yeah, Nate's gonna go close.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. When you. When you first start being like, oh, what's up? I can. All right.

[Brian Bates]

I didn't go like a. You know, I didn't go a high class four wheeler, but I just got.

[Nate Bargatze]

A regular four wheeler.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I gotta. I got a good one, though. It's four wheel drive.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And what do you do with it? You haven't. You live in a neighborhood?

[Brian Bates]

Well, you know, I got some land, you know, So I wrote. I go right around out there.

[Nate Bargatze]

You do?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe a jet ski. If you had a jet ski.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not. I've never been a. I like women, but I'm not a boat jet ski guy. I'm not a skier. Those are all people with money activities. I think I just know I'm just a swimmer.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, comes that. But. But started with no money comes into not like generational money, but like, comes into like a. Oh.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's four wheelers first. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

A four wheeler.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like a fishing boat.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Maybe a car.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, I wouldn't mind some kind of, like, pontoon boat that. It didn't require a lot going on, but you could just go out.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Sit and hang out, get some chairs, do a little fishing. Oh, yeah, Yeah. I wouldn't mind that.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's where it starts.

[Dusty Slay]

Land with the cabin.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Let's see. Nate's not for that. Nate's not going to have any of that stuff that.

[Brian Bates]

But you guys all golf, and I feel like that's what your. Your time is taken up by golf. You don't get to. You don't get to ride four wheelers because you're golfing a lot.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, well, that. It was. If there was, like, if I remember.

[Brian Bates]

They had four wheelers that are golf carts, I might be a little more interested in it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Because if anything requires, like, Nate to, like. We know Nate to, like, operate it, it's not going to go well.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is that fair to say? And I know this is his podcast. Like, whose side is everybody on? Probably is.

[Brian Bates]

No, I think that there's a four wheeler or like his own comedy. I think that's a fair.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what I'm saying.

[Brian Bates]

To say he might need someone to run through how to run a four wheeler.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's like, I got a. I got a cabin up in the mountains that has, like, limited accessibility. I'd be like, who's going to help you with it?

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Before we get to this weekend, let me share some Nateland news. All right. Nate's CBS Christmas Variety show at the Opry is November 21st. Tickets went on sale yesterday for that. The Nateland Podcast network keeps growing. We now have three full podcast episodes each week. On Tuesday, the Consumers with Greg Warren, Tim Convey, and Sean O'Brien. Wednesday's Nateland Thursdays. Don't make me come back there with Dustin and Melissa Nickerson.

[Brian Bates]

Why do you think they didn't list who was on Nateline?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, I would hope they would know. Although lately it's. You never know. But I would hope if they're watching this, they know who's on here.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Nate Land Live is every Monday here at the Lab at Zany's. I'm hosting tonight. Dusty hosted last week. It's a fun time record. Every Monday at the Lab and get your [e-mail] if you're in Nashville. I'm doing it and I'm hosting. Are you going to do a spot?

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm going to be on it, baby.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'll be on Telling some jokes is it right here in the lab.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep, right here. Some jokes this week on the showcase I hosted this month. It was great. We had Liz Glaser, Bobby J. Cox, Simon Frazier and Mike Goodwin. Mike Goodwin set.

[Nate Bargatze]

What you're not going to do.

[Dusty Slay]

That's right.

[Nate Bargatze]

His come through.

[Dusty Slay]

His set came out today.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, did it this week.

[Dusty Slay]

My guy, Mike Goodwin is so funny.

[Nate Bargatze]

Unbelievable. My good one. I bet we toured together, me and my good one. We're in a Ford Focus. We traveled all across the south doing Comedy Zones one nighters for forever. And I got paid $150 a night and he got 75.

[Brian Bates]

All right. Big money man.

[Nate Bargatze]

We did.

[Brian Bates]

Don't need to brag on here.

[Nate Bargatze]

I thought I was rich at the time. That's four wheeler money, dude. If I do enough of them.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh yeah, yeah. Mike is great. His episode came out this week. The final episode of season two of the showcase we recorded November 4th. That's a Monday because Tuesday's election day. So number fourth here at the lab.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe the last comedy show ever.

[Dusty Slay]

Tickets are still on sale if you're in Nashville.

[Brian Bates]

Hope it's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, go out on time.

[Brian Bates]

That's what we're gonna have to.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's all.

[Brian Bates]

We'll be able to watch that on repeat.

[Dusty Slay]

Nateland is recording Steven Rogers special. Steven Rogers is so funny and he's going to be at the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, Colorado. You've been the comedy for it.

[Nate Bargatze]

I have not. It was not. I was. I came up in Denver. I was not. That club was not open at the time.

[Dusty Slay]

I would.

[Brian Bates]

I know David Rodriguez that runs it. Yeah. He's my friend. And I've never got to do the club though. Not because he won't book. Just some. It's worked out that way.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I was there there with. A few months ago. Nate was doing some shows out there. We got the end of night early. Derek Stroop was headlining the company for it. We went by watch the show and coming forward is a great. It's a great room. Stephen's doing it. The first show is almost sold out, but we have a second show as well. That's October 12th.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's next weekend. This weekend.

[Dusty Slay]

This weekend.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's this weekend.

[Dusty Slay]

It's this Saturday. This Saturday at the Comedy Fort. So go see Stephen this Saturday at The Comedy Fort, Fort Collins, Colorado. And Greg Warren, another special. November 23rd at the Funny Bone.

[Nate Bargatze]

Writing jokes.

[Brian Bates]

Yes, he's working.

[Dusty Slay]

What's that like two shows there at the Funny Bone. November 23rd. And this is A new one. Mike Vecchione also doing another special. He's recording it right here at the lab. December 28th.

[Brian Bates]

All right, guys, two shows for the special.

[Dusty Slay]

Tapings are available now. Get them before they're gone. Tickets for those shows are on sale now.

[Brian Bates]

Going fast, going fast. Get in there.

[Dusty Slay]

December 28th. Mike vacuum. So funny. All right.

[Brian Bates]

I watched some of your special the other day on YouTube. Very funny. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Why?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I was just sitting around, it came up and I go, you know what?

[Nate Bargatze]

I'll watch some of this, see what this guy's like.

[Brian Bates]

I don't watch a lot of comedy, but I was just on my phone and I watched.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, some. Yeah, I'm trying to think of what comedy I watch.

[Brian Bates]

I don't really. I watch, you know, I'm on Tick Tock and I. It'll be like, for me, it'll be, you know, oh, a stand up clip, a doomsday clip, you know, maybe a religious clip. And then back to comedy.

[Nate Bargatze]

You didn't specify which religion.

[Brian Bates]

Interested? I could get sad, I could get upset, and I could laugh all in two or three minutes.

[Nate Bargatze]

I wish the. Have you ever had somebody come to your show that's never been to a comedy show and they're like, they come back after they're somebody's family or cousin, they go, I've never been to a comedy show that was. I wish I had that.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, they were.

[Nate Bargatze]

I've never seen this before. How did y'all. Is that. Did y'all just make that. How does that even. They have so many questions about it. Zurich, this is. I laugh for two hours. How did y'all do that?

[Brian Bates]

What always happened. I always feel bad for people that have come to my show first because I always think after this, guys, I mean, oh, yeah, it's like, this was really good. And what are you gonna do now, though? That's right.

[Nate Bargatze]

Where are you going from here? Yeah, yeah. Well, if you're. I always say for like the comedy club or like any of these comics that we just listed, like, it used to be when it was Jerry Seinfeld or Jay Leno, you just like, go to the comedy club. Like Friday night, we're going to go to dinner, then go to the comedy club. Because it was for everyone, right?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I live two blocks from here. Sometimes I just walk down and I go, I don't even know what this is.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Because it's not for me.

[Brian Bates]

It's either a podcast or even, like, with me. I don't. You know, my shows Are not squeaky clean, but I want. I like it relatively clean. And I'll have comics that are not necessarily clean open for me, and they'll. They'll really clean it up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then I see them somewhere else, and I'm like, jeez, I had no idea this is the kind of comedy you're doing.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, they cleaned it up for you.

[Brian Bates]

For me? Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Pop into their show.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. And I'm like, whoa, dude.

[Nate Bargatze]

If they're. If you.

[Brian Bates]

I feel bad nitpicking you on that one joke. You did a lot of work.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're doing great. Yeah. You're doing great. I wonder if they wonder who is the great. I mean, I think Bob Saget was like, everybody knew him from Full House. And then they were like, on the warnings, they were like, this is not Full House.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They were like.

[Brian Bates]

Just to be clear, locally, he lives in Chicago now, but John Hickok was that guy for me. He did my show, and it was pretty clean.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, he used to live in Denver.

[Brian Bates]

He used to live here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Did he?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

And then he had.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I know who you're talking about. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And he had a joke, and I was like, well, I was a little dirty for my show. And then I saw him on another show, and I was like, whoa. I was like, thanks for really cleaning it up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, good for him.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. John's very funny, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

I never say anything. I just. I just let the I go. You can just say whatever you want. The crowd's probably not gonna like it.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And then you're not gonna probably do. Well, like, do whatever you want.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, well, I like to. You know, for me, it's like, you know, people are coming. I feel like they're expecting a certain. Like, I don't want it to be like. I like to talk about certain things, but I feel like they're expecting, you know, a relatively, for the most part, mild show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And I don't want to. I don't want to blow their minds out here, you know, a lot. Most people, I think, can handle it, but, you know, somebody brings their aunt to a show, and they're like, oh, I've seen this guy. And then the next thing you know, I can't even do an example of.

[Nate Bargatze]

I might have. I might have an example.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Because I was discussing this with another comic because we were talking about, like, if a lot of, like, Christian people come to the show, they said they're not okay with someone, like, rolling a blunt and, like, smoking weed, but they might be okay With a gummy.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you think that's true or no?

[Brian Bates]

Probably even too much for the podcast. Use that example.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay. All right. Sorry, I'll cut it out.

[Brian Bates]

But I think that's too much for this. But I agree with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, they're very like, oh, it's. It's. It's more digestible.

[Brian Bates]

I agree with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Literally more digest.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. If you go, I don't know, I accidentally, like. And then I picked up one of these gummies and ate it, and I. Yeah, that'd be a little. That we'd allow that. I speak on behalf of Christians now. That's cool with us.

[Brian Bates]

Feels like medicine if you're taking it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[Brian Bates]

And it can be. Yes, it is very medicinal.

[Nate Bargatze]

And cut back into where we cut out that part right now.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, do we want to talk about where we were this weekend?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I do want to talk about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, go for it.

[Brian Bates]

First off, I had two shows. I went out with my friends that I started comedy with. Derek Humphrey, Vince Faber, Evan Burke, all people that I started doing comedy in Charleston with. We did the last tour the four of us did together 10 years ago. And I've done shows on your Instagram, but not all together with them. So we went to Macon, Georgia, which I've never been to Macon. The show was a blast. I had a lot of fun. Never been to Macon before. Show was a blast.

[Dusty Slay]

Did you go to that chocolate shop there?

[Brian Bates]

I didn't. I went to a place called the Rookery and ate food, and it was very good. And then I did comedy. And a friend of mine from Alabama came, one of my childhood friends. We hung out at the Courtyard Marriott, had some cigars, and it was a great time. And then I went to Charleston, South Carolina, where I lived for a long time. I did a show at the Gilyard center, which I watched be remodeled when I lived there, and such a big full circle moment. Nice. And it just. Yeah, really fun. A lot of my friends and old co workers and things all came to the show. Even one of the Victor Hyman, the son of Eli Hyman, came and brought me a Hyman's work shirt. I used to have one of these when I worked there, when you're a fishbone and it says hymen's on it. But they came, brought me some, you know, some Cajun spices and some special sauce, and they brought me a work shirt. Thinking about going and picking up a shift.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But it's not. It's fun. Shout Out. You know, I love hymens and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And they've been a big supporter of mine. If not for hymens, what would I even done while I was trying to become a comedian? You know? So I just wanted to talk about that. It was really great, really fun.

[Dusty Slay]

That's awesome. That picture you posted of your friends many years ago and then now. That was great.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, Just a real special night. And then I went to a cigar bar with a bunch of friends. We went to the cigar bar and this guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Christians are cool with that?

[Brian Bates]

Yes. There was two people in there, and we roll up with, like 15 people. I think we overwhelmed the guy. The guy was not very nice to us. And then he would only let us open one tab, and he would not let anybody pay. Only one person could pay.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's your show.

[Brian Bates]

It fell on me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, of course it.

[Brian Bates]

And.

[Dusty Slay]

That'S why you're complaining.

[Brian Bates]

And everything else was fine. I mean, people were coming and going, and I was like, well, I'll see you then. And. But it was. And. And then the guy came around in the end. In the end, he was very nice.

[Nate Bargatze]

The cigar shop.

[Brian Bates]

And he said. He said, you guys saved my night. And he. But I think we overwhelmed him a little bit. But it was.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, if you're going into a cigar bar with 15 people, what. What service do you have to provide besides getting them a cigar?

[Brian Bates]

He made it harder than it needed to.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'll take this one. I'll take this one. When he's done, he'll take this one.

[Brian Bates]

They have the cutters and the lighters laying all over. He wanted to cut everybody's cigar and light everybody's cigar. And it's like, I would need that. It's like, we appreciate it. But also. Let's just move it along, you know, let's.

[Nate Bargatze]

Let's suspend the rules for a second. I got 15 people in here.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. But it was great, great trip to Charleston. Just got back today. Had a great time. And, oh, I also hung out with an old friend that used to. He was my best friend for four years, but I've not seen him in, like, I don't know, 12 years. And we hung out and he had some wild stories that I can't and won't talk about, but it was fun to get caught up, I'll tell you that.

[Nate Bargatze]

I had nothing better than that.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, it's a great tease.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And you don't.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I don't.

[Dusty Slay]

Patreon version.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I don't even know if I'll Talk about his stories on my own podcast. But maybe I will.

[Dusty Slay]

Gosh, how expensive is 15 people at a car shop?

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, this better be more than a thousand dollars.

[Brian Bates]

It was going to be. It wasn't over a thousand dollars. It's like 500 bucks.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, all right. That's still a lot though.

[Brian Bates]

It's like, yeah, I was, I went in and I thought those cigar boxes were labeled. Yeah. Inventory wise. And I go, how much is this? I don't see any prices. He goes, oh, it's right there, $56. I go, okay, no, I don't want that. So I'm like skimping on the cigar. I'm like. And then, and then turn around. And now people did give me some money though.

[Nate Bargatze]

So it wasn't, you know, is it like wine?

[Brian Bates]

They had wine and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, like, you know how wine is like, it's kind of all tastes the same, but this one's like a seventeen hundred dollar bottle and tastes the same as a yellow tail.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, it's a little, I don't know, cigar. You know, wine people and cigar people would say, yeah, to me it's like this. You can get. You don't want to go too cheap. I feel like you don't want to go below $7 on a cigar.

[Nate Bargatze]

If you're going to a cigar bar. If you're going to a gas station.

[Brian Bates]

Well, you don't, you never want to smoke a cigar from the gas station.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, well, there you go, the black and mild.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I, you know, I've done it. But you don't, you don't want it.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't want to.

[Brian Bates]

I did it for a long time. I really like them. But that was before I, you know.

[Dusty Slay]

You know what I drink with cigars? Ag 1.

[Brian Bates]

All right.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think they, I don't know.

[Brian Bates]

If AG1's recommending that.

[Dusty Slay]

Hey, AG1 goes with everything, guys.

[Brian Bates]

You know what though? AG1 helps you build a healthy morning routine.

[Dusty Slay]

That's what I'm saying.

[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Boom.

[Brian Bates]

You're coming for.

[Dusty Slay]

Aaron's title is the best reader.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a great read.

[Dusty Slay]

It was a great read.

[Nate Bargatze]

Great setup too.

[Dusty Slay]

Thank you. That chocolate shop been making called making that fudge.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is it?

[Dusty Slay]

I was hoping you would ask me. Oh, what's it called? Since you never did. I had to give my own punchline.

[Brian Bates]

I appreciate that's a lot of.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a lot of chemistry for you to set that one up.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Just to know without him saying it.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

What's it called? Brian?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Where were you this weekend, man?

[Nate Bargatze]

I was in Shipshewana, Indiana, home of the Amish. I bought a horse.

[Brian Bates]

Is that true?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I bought a horse. I went to the Amish.

[Brian Bates]

Like an Amish. Like cart pulling horse?

[Nate Bargatze]

No, not for the fields.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Wow.

[Brian Bates]

For the fields.

[Dusty Slay]

You have fields?

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I went to the. They were. We.

[Brian Bates]

Were you going to plow?

[Nate Bargatze]

I. Well, I mean, just, you know, it.

[Dusty Slay]

Would be funny if you cut your hair like the Amish.

[Nate Bargatze]

I should do. That's a good idea.

[Dusty Slay]

Maybe more than once. For no particular reason.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would bring it back now. You know how if you're like you're in the city and you're not doing Anything. And the guy goes, hey, you want to go to the. I would say 99 times out of 100, if they say, we live here, and this is unbelievable. Do you want to go to it? I would say, yeah. Do you go to stuff on the road?

[Brian Bates]

Oh, no.

[Nate Bargatze]

You never go to any.

[Brian Bates]

No, no.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm like, restaurant, Nothing.

[Brian Bates]

No, I'll go to a restaurant sometime.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hey, do you want to see the waterfall that comes out of the. You don't want to go to anything.

[Brian Bates]

I go, how far is it?

[Nate Bargatze]

I go to everything.

[Brian Bates]

And if they're like, you can walk out of your hotel, couple of blocks, I'll go see it. But if it involves me getting in the car and going over 30 minutes with somebody. Nah. Because I'm like, I don't know if you'll bring me back until.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I go to wherever we are. We're like, in Lima. You're like, you want to go to the first. Yeah. The guy that invented the museum, that invented the pistol or something like that. Yeah, I'm gonna go.

[Brian Bates]

I like zoom shows. You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

They said, you want to go to the Amish livestock auction?

[Dusty Slay]

I would go to that. You would go to that?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Where's my. Where's my jacket? I would be at that. So we're all sitting there, all Amish. They're all. They're bringing these horses through.

[Dusty Slay]

You're making a video.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I wasn't even making a video. Yeah, I was making a video. And, well, they go in there. Everybody's like, how much do you think a horse. Like, I thought, like, secretariat was like 10 million.

[Brian Bates]

I think the racing horses are like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

And how much is a regular? If you do, like, I need a.

[Brian Bates]

Horse for my daughter to ride, I would think $1,000.

[Nate Bargatze]

Really?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I would think more than that.

[Nate Bargatze]

A horse.

[Brian Bates]

My dad buys some horses for my younger sister. I mean, I always say I feel like he's getting, like, yard sale horses. You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah. These aren't the ones. Yeah, yeah. Well, everybody. I found out after I bought it that there's a lot of more. There's a lot more things you have to do to keep it going.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't understand.

[Brian Bates]

Like, you got this, like, food and stuff.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You gotta, like. He's like, you check its gums. I go check his gums to see what kind of aging it has.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, that's how you tell.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's like the rings on the tree stump. I go, I have no idea. And then they were like, and then I posted it. I was like, I bought this horse for 695.

[Brian Bates]

That's a great deal.

[Nate Bargatze]

Thank you. Dude, it's an unbelievable horse.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And then everybody in the comments is like, look at the hooves, dude. I go, what? No wonder everyone else in there was like, no. And I was like. I go, it's got a cool haircut. They're like, I'll get that.

[Brian Bates]

They were like, there's a new guy at the auction.

[Nate Bargatze]

Bring.

[Brian Bates]

Bring the old horse around.

[Nate Bargatze]

He'll fall for it. Every time there's someone from out of town, you go, where are you from? California. That's what he said. That's the auctioneer.

[Dusty Slay]

Go get glue stick.

[Nate Bargatze]

Bring the impressive one. Yeah, yeah. Well, you can go back. Apparently, I found out that you. So, like, you can't. There's no. There's no, like, Carfax for a horse. You don't. They can't say what their trauma is. So they. If. If. If, like, you buy a horse and then it turns out to be not good, you can bring it back to the auction. Cause you're like, oh, this one had, like, a. They couldn't. It wouldn't plow or something.

[Brian Bates]

What are you gonna do with the horse now?

[Dusty Slay]

Where's the horse now?

[Nate Bargatze]

It's in. It's still in Shipshawana. Okay. We're finally at a home. So the. The guy I bid against, we were, like, five, and I couldn't really understand what he was saying, but I knew. I was like, how much is it? He's like a 6.95 guy. I'll take it. And then I paid for it. And then they were like, well, what do you want to do with that? I was like, I can't take it back to Nashville, obviously, but I wanted to donate or give it to somebody in Shipshawn because they go, there's a horse. I go there every other.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So I think the horse is going to be on a farm. And it's a plow. It's for plowing. So what I guess I really want to say to listeners is, like, whenever you eat, you know, vegetables or, you know, foods that have come from a.

[Brian Bates]

Farm, just thank John.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I mean, and again, I don't want to, you know, bring it up or brag or anything, but, like, just when you enjoy, you know, stuff from the farmers, just think about us next time.

[Brian Bates]

You eat some Amish butter. Know that John plowed the field, that the oats grew in, the cows ate.

[Nate Bargatze]

That they grazed on. Yeah. Yeah. It's good Looking good. Looking horse.

[Brian Bates]

I think it's the horses that eat the oats.

[Nate Bargatze]

Ronald is his name.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Cows are eating soybeans and corn now.

[Dusty Slay]

You just made fun of Nate for having money and then not knowing what to do with something he buys.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a good point. I didn't think about that, but I. Horse.

[Brian Bates]

I like this, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is for function. This is for function.

[Brian Bates]

You bought a horse and you gave it to a farmer to plow their field. I think it's a good. I think it's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm gonna show you this horse.

[Brian Bates]

I like it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And it's got. It's big, too.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And also, that's not a criteria. You should buy one on. This one's big. That's That. I think you have to do it based on, you know, what kind of situation it's. It's a.

[Brian Bates]

That's a good horse. Oh, yeah, look at that. That's a good horse. You gotta. You got a blonde horse. Look at that thing.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's also not the descriptor.

[Brian Bates]

That's what's blonde. I think that's why they sold it to you. They thought, he's from California. He'll like a blonde horse.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, I was. Friday night, I was in Knoxville, Tennessee.

[Brian Bates]

Love Knoxville.

[Dusty Slay]

At Alley Ray's Gastropub. A lot of folks come out and we had a great time. Good food.

[Brian Bates]

Do you know that all the. You always say a lot of folks came and I guess you're saying they're from Nateland, but, like, what about dry bar people? What if they're coming and you don't know that, and you're only giving credit to the people or from your own.

[Nate Bargatze]

Instagram and you post videos.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, no and no. I mean, I don't know for sure, except when I sell merch after the show. Everyone that comes up to me says, we love you on Nateland or we've seen you on Nateland. Nobody says, I've seen your dry bar or your Instagram videos.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was at New Material Monday and I decided to drive up. You never heard that?

[Dusty Slay]

Drive up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Drive up to wherever the show was?

[Dusty Slay]

No.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, where do they see you from?

[Brian Bates]

Well, you know, I have a Netflix special say they.

[Nate Bargatze]

That mostly, I mean, I don't. I don't like the tone. You said that.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I mean. Well, you just go where they see you from and, you know, where do they see you from, buddy?

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, sorry. I messed it up. I messed it up.

[Brian Bates]

No, I didn't think I had a tone, but my wife also Thinks I have a tone, and so I don't know how to speak to people.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. We messed that whole exchange, but, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

You know, and then they saved Netflix. And then I. This podcast.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then I also, you know, I've been working Tick Tock was where people were saying for a long time. Same, same, you know, so that sort of stuff. I feel like it's a real combination of things.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I've been on, you know, a lot of random podcasts.

[Nate Bargatze]

I saw you from whatever, and you go, yeah, I never say that. That wasn't me. It's no matter what. Yeah. I get a lot of the Opry. Do you?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Oh, yes. Some.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Because people come into town to see.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. And then when you come to their town, they go in. I do get that.

[Nate Bargatze]

I get a lot.

[Brian Bates]

I got a corporate gig off a guy listening to the Opry.

[Nate Bargatze]

Really?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Wow.

[Brian Bates]

And he hired me twice.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know the Opry, too.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So that was Friday night. Last night, I did Hot Fudge Sunday here at the lab. All right.

[Brian Bates]

How was that?

[Dusty Slay]

It was great.

[Nate Bargatze]

Explain to everyone what that is.

[Dusty Slay]

It's an urban show. There's, I think, six black comics and me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. You fit right in, I thought. It's called Chocolate Sunday.

[Brian Bates]

I always felt like you did well in that setting.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, you are correct. I still do. I can't really repeat. It would sound very racist. Just tell two white guys at a table, but in front of a black audience, they're laughing. You know, it's.

[Brian Bates]

I always thought you. I believe.

[Nate Bargatze]

I believe you 100%. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I was on there with. Well, Belly Button hosted.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

A lot of people thought that was a nickname for me.

[Brian Bates]

It could be. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't want to take it from Smurf tv.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Was it.

[Brian Bates]

I know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Comedian.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. Smurf tv.

[Dusty Slay]

I didn't know anybody said Billy Button. Smurf tv. I can't remember the rest of them. Anyway.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's gonna make something up.

[Brian Bates]

Did you have breakfast on the. On the poster? Brian. Breakfast baits. You should start doing that. I think you should use breakfast on your posters. You got to start taking some of my marketing techniques.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's the difference. What did you. What was your opener? Oh, yeah. Here we go. Here we go.

[Brian Bates]

It's almost.

[Dusty Slay]

You got to be there.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, no, no, no.

[Dusty Slay]

I come out.

[Nate Bargatze]

You said you did it.

[Brian Bates]

You said you did it. Oh, I didn't know. I think I'm on the wrong show.

[Dusty Slay]

I did say that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I come out very scared.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I say, when Zadie's asked me to hot fudge sundae. I thought, sure, I like ice cream.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, there you go.

[Dusty Slay]

And, you know, and then there was one white fam or not white couple.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's right.

[Brian Bates]

They thought it was ice cream, too.

[Dusty Slay]

No, I was like, it's me and you, buddy. Something happens.

[Nate Bargatze]

Classic, you know. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I did. I did Bill Bellamy show one time at the Denver Improv, and it was 100% black. And I said, I want to be up here for five minutes. I got to get back to being a waiter at the Toby Keith bar because it was next door. And that. That was all I needed. And then everybody was cool with it.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But then the next time. So I did. I went out and I did. I was very, very nervous, and I said something like. I was like, hey, this isn't my demographic either. So. And then I was very, like, nervous, and they. I think they, like, either appreciated or respected that. I don't know. But then the second show, I got confident and I was like, oh, yeah. And I got.

[Brian Bates]

That'll get you.

[Nate Bargatze]

They were like, no. I was like, what up? They're like, no, no, no, no, no. This is not. No, it's not how this works. That's not how this works.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, Will get you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, anyway, it was a fun time.

[Nate Bargatze]

And they ask you back. No, that's too early.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. You want to get into these comments?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Comments come from Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Apple podcast reviews, and Nate land@nate bargetzi.com. did you want to read them, Dusty?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I'll read some. Let's see. If I start collapsing midway, though, I'll have you take over. All right, Bry Goss, Is John Christ only allowed when Dusty is absent? I assume you picked that one just because, John, we were here together because we never.

[Nate Bargatze]

We haven't.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

How's our chemistry?

[Dusty Slay]

Well, you know, everyone ask about why you snub Dusty from the birthday party roast.

[Brian Bates]

I made a big deal about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah? Yeah. We never discussed that.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. So why did you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is this an intervention? That's why you're in the middle an hour in. This is what we get.

[Dusty Slay]

John, what do you have against Dusty?

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, what's the surprise party? First of all? I don't know. I got invites last night.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, you handpicked.

[Nate Bargatze]

I surprise party. I didn't know I got invites now.

[Brian Bates]

This is what happened. Yeah, they talked to me about it. They say I've turned down many roast.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And they said this is a roast. They said Dusty doesn't like Roast.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what I. That was the story I heard.

[Brian Bates]

That is what happened.

[Nate Bargatze]

But then why do they not invite you to.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I'm saying, though. That wasn't invited on the show because I hate Roast, but they could have invited me to the party. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

There's a lot of people that were there that weren't on the road.

[Brian Bates]

And I think, you know, I don't know your girlfriend, fiance, wife very well. And so. So. So there's no reason why she should be like, oh, I know this guy. He's got to come. Other than the fact that she invited the other three members of the podcast.

[Dusty Slay]

That I do, and I'd never met her before.

[Nate Bargatze]

They know that Brian's into Roast. Yes, Brian's in. That's.

[Brian Bates]

Brian is very good at Roast.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. That's his love life, especially. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He does that. What it. He's like, I already have this. Yeah, I already have this Roast written.

[Dusty Slay]

Just dust it out.

[Brian Bates]

And I had had a party, I think, earlier in the year that I invited you to. I was at that. Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

To roast you.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. But.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, I did come to that. Yeah. For your special. Yeah, I was thinking that one.

[Brian Bates]

Very good.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was thinking that one at your house.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. No, you came to that one, too. But what was that?

[Nate Bargatze]

Just a birthday party?

[Brian Bates]

I think it was my 40th birthday.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Oh, I made the jokes about that. You. What was it, a text thread that from, like, years ago? Yeah, years ago.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I read it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it was good.

[Brian Bates]

It was very good. People loved it.

[Nate Bargatze]

That was a good time.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is Bri. If they were a hurricane, man or woman? Brian.

[Brian Bates]

I think. Honestly, I think man. I think it's short for Brian.

[Nate Bargatze]

Bry.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe It's Brie.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

B R. It's B R. Y. That's a girl.

[Dusty Slay]

I would say guy.

[Brian Bates]

I'm going guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Interesting. I'll go girl. Somebody look it up. Where was the comment made?

[Dusty Slay]

Plus, the comment just seems like it's something like I would say.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, right.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm not calling another man Bri.

[Brian Bates]

All right, what about the next one? What about Casey Carlson?

[Nate Bargatze]

That could go either Hurricane Casey. They've had that.

[Brian Bates]

Dusty's theory that vegetables don't exist checks out because asparagus is botanically classified as a grass. Tick Tock is on to something. Yeah. I mean, I don't know if you have seen that, but I've talked about it. Two podcasts in a row, so I don't know that I'LL rehash it, but vegetables don't exist.

[Nate Bargatze]

I got. I got that premise.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Thank you, Casey. Well, like, what about TikTok is onto something, Casey. They'll give the credit to me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. What about the one. What's the one that you put peanut butter on?

[Dusty Slay]

Celery.

[Brian Bates]

Bananas.

[Nate Bargatze]

Celery. Oh, that has to be. That's. That's not one. That's nothing.

[Brian Bates]

No, I would think that's grass. Yeah, that's just a stalk.

[Nate Bargatze]

What is this one? Asparagus. That has a little bit of, like, a little bit of class to it.

[Brian Bates]

But it's just like a grass, a thick grass.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like the stuff that you remember when you get like a steak and mashed potatoes at a wedding and they put that stuff on there. What is that? That's grass.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, like a wheat grass.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know what that stuff is with, like the. That's not garnish.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe you're going to fancier places.

[Nate Bargatze]

We don't have that at Golden Corral.

[Dusty Slay]

Can't hide money.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I said at a wedding. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Matt Lamb. Dusty explained my thought process. For every text and email I send, that middle sentence can't have the exclamation point. It's too much. Keep up the good work, gentlemen. You know what I like about what this guy did here? He. He. I know what you're saying in the comment. Did. First sentence, exclamation point. Second sentence, no exclamation point. Third sentence, exclamation point. This is excellent joke writing here. This guy gets it. Matt Lacombe gets it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hire him.

[Brian Bates]

I like, because there's an E at the end. I feel like you should pronounce the B. It's like if they're both silence. It's too many letters.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Way too much.

[Brian Bates]

It seems. It's probably Matt Lacombe, right?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But why the E? It's like, why you gotta do two silent letters at the end? Why not add four or five?

[Nate Bargatze]

Macombi. It's.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I'm thinking.

[Nate Bargatze]

What'd you say? You can't exclamation point a second.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. It's like if you send a text and it's got three sentences in it, everyone can't have an exclamation point. It's too excited.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's like all bold.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're like. You speak like this.

[Brian Bates]

Like, if I'm texting a girl, I don't mind going, hey, name, exclamation point.

[Dusty Slay]

Tell me her name.

[Brian Bates]

But if I'm texting. But if I'm Texting a guy I like. I don't even like to go, period. I like to go comma. Or not. No punctuation.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Can't be too excited.

[Brian Bates]

Because a period. It seems like you're. Hey, Brian. Hello, Brian.

[Dusty Slay]

But why are you excited about talking to a girl?

[Brian Bates]

I just feel like you. It's fun to be excited about talking about everyone.

[Dusty Slay]

We're flirting.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Not flirty, but you're just like, hey.

[Nate Bargatze]

And if you said that to a June. You do. That's too much.

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

What? Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Hey, John.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't know. I never know when. Like, how far into the texting. Like, we just started texting today. How far in. Can I start putting out emojis?

[Brian Bates]

Depends on the emoji, I think.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay. Man to man. I'm not starting. I'm not. I don't think. Day one, I'm dropping an emoji in. No, too early.

[Brian Bates]

Unless you've done something. This is my rule. Unless you do something dumb and you wanna give the face palm emoji.

[Nate Bargatze]

That can be in there.

[Brian Bates]

I think that's okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

I just put in parentheses and I write. I type face Paul, just so. Yeah. Yeah. It's very clear.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And to face. Yeah. Emoji. Too early. It's like. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I think you're. You're. I never sent an emoji, like, to my, like, agent.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I have either.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, to your lawyer. No, I can't send an emoji a lot of period.

[Brian Bates]

What's going on?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Your lawyer.

[Nate Bargatze]

Depending on what's going on. Read the next one.

[Brian Bates]

Jen McBride. I think you might be surprised to learn how many non Christians listen to you guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, here we go.

[Brian Bates]

Appreciate your humor, banter, and camaraderie, and enjoy not having to hear about politics. Keep it up. And yes, Brian is underrated. His one liners keep me from laughing even when the rest of you ignore.

[Dusty Slay]

Not from laughing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, sorry. I don't know. Slip of the tongue.

[Nate Bargatze]

Take you back.

[Brian Bates]

Take it back, Brian. Brian is underrated. His one liners keep me laughing even when the rest of you ignore him.

[Dusty Slay]

Geez, I thought that was going to be a clip.

[Nate Bargatze]

You ruined it. I'm sorry.

[Brian Bates]

Let's do it.

[Nate Bargatze]

You did that on purpose.

[Brian Bates]

No, I didn't. I messed up.

[Dusty Slay]

I think subliminally he did.

[Brian Bates]

All right, I'll do it again.

[Nate Bargatze]

Keep. There's no from there.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know what happened.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's not like the from was above or there's no from.

[Dusty Slay]

It's just what he Was thinking.

[Brian Bates]

It'S the way they did. Brian is underrated. Dash. I got confused.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's tricky. Lacombe would not support that.

[Dusty Slay]

You want me to take over reading?

[Brian Bates]

Well, there was. It was. Well, you should have. There was. It was like there was. I don't even know where this is. Oh, yeah. And yes, comma, Brian is underrated. Dash is too much going on.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's their fault. It's just you can at all times.

[Dusty Slay]

For there to be too much going on.

[Brian Bates]

Brian is underrated. His one liners keep me laughing even when the rest of you ignore him. And then Aaron can edit that together so that really works out.

[Dusty Slay]

The damage is done.

[Brian Bates]

I'm sorry about that, man. I am sorry about that.

[Nate Bargatze]

I did most. I didn't do it all.

[Brian Bates]

Kevin Daley.

[Nate Bargatze]

Wait, what's the most in. Because all you guys. I mean, me probably the most. Not because I'm more Christian, but, like, I talk about more. What's the most? Like, sometimes I get into, like, something Christian and my. All my audience is not Christian, so I gotta, like, explain the story a little bit. So, like, if you don't. No, that's. You still get the joke. I was like, we got. We got Caleb out here that's allergic to milk and honey. You're like, everybody gets that. Oh, he's like a. Or like a Samson. What does everybody know about the Bible? David and Goliath, Jesus disciples. Like, in America, it's about as far as they go.

[Brian Bates]

I never do any jokes like that on stage. I do talk about it on my podcast, but. So I don't never. I don't know. I never like to share his face.

[Nate Bargatze]

Anything about church or anything.

[Brian Bates]

I. Well, you know, I didn't really grow up too, like, in the church. I'm, like, more religious than my parents. You know, I'm annoying to them about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

You know, so they're like, never spoke about it, but. No, I talk about it all the time.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I try to. You have a bunch.

[Dusty Slay]

I have a few.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. About saying this is about certain denominations or something like that, or. No.

[Dusty Slay]

Are you trying to steal my jokes?

[Nate Bargatze]

I tried to buy one. A joke from you one time. You said I couldn't have it.

[Dusty Slay]

I got one now. About how dudes in the Bible ever give each other nicknames.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Like Simon the Leper.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So, yeah, Jesus healed him. They still called him Simon the Leper. He's probably like, can we not call me Simon the Healed?

[Brian Bates]

I'm healed, guys.

[Dusty Slay]

Sorry, Leppy.

[Brian Bates]

I imagine if you have leprosy but if you. Again, never. People are never quite comfortable with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Even if you. I'm cured.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I did. In the Bible, they don't have blood tests that. He's like, I'm cured.

[Brian Bates]

You're like, yeah. You got no symptoms right now.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I don't have. Yeah, sure. All right.

[Dusty Slay]

I did Dusty's podcast a few weeks back, and we. It was on the Bible, and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, we didn't talk about this Dusty.

[Dusty Slay]

And before I left, Ruth, my wife, said, you know, you aren't going to get anything too serious, are you? And I'm like, no, I just got some fun Bible facts here. Then I get to Dusty's house and I said, I don't really want anything too deep. He's like, nah, not me. There ain't up here judging people and their salvation. We both agreed that. Three minutes in the podcast, Dusty's like, brian, I know you agree with me that Jesus is the only way to heaven. I'm like, oh, gosh.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Anyway, Jesus drank AG1. You're like, what? Interesting.

[Dusty Slay]

I also noticed, Dusty, you pointed it out with McComb, but for these first five people don't need that last letter in their name.

[Nate Bargatze]

Interesting. All of them.

[Dusty Slay]

We haven't read the fifth one.

[Brian Bates]

I don't even. Oh, I don't know what you mean, though, I guess.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, like, Jen McBride, she doesn't need.

[Brian Bates]

That E. Well, that'd be Jen McBride.

[Nate Bargatze]

McBrid McBride.

[Brian Bates]

Like a McRib.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, read the one from Kevin Dale.

[Brian Bates]

Kevin Daly. Kevin. I mean, I. Silent. You know, I got a thing with silent letters.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, because you still have to see.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, let me tell you. Before you get into that, let me tell you about this. Better help.

[Nate Bargatze]

There you go.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you ever feel like life you couldn't be. Do you ever feel like you couldn't be your full self, John? Like you were hiding behind a mask?

[Brian Bates]

October time, Brian.

[Dusty Slay]

October is the season for wearing masks and costumes. But some of us feel like we wear a mask and hide more often than we want to. Therapy can help you learn to accept all parts of yourself so you can finally take off the mask. Therapy is good for everyone. It's not just for people who have experienced major trauma. It's helpful for learning coping skills, how to set boundaries, and it empowers you to be the best version of yourself.

[Brian Bates]

Like, you wrote me into a major trauma thing.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. He looked at you.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, just now. It says host ad lib. So, John, do you agree with this? Therapy is important.

[Nate Bargatze]

Very important. Yeah. Very important. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I think it's good to talk to somebody. If you got nobody to talk, talk to, talk to somebody.

[Dusty Slay]

Exactly.

[Brian Bates]

And a lot of times your buddy, it's nice to talk to them, but they don't have good. My friend that I was just telling you about earlier, he was telling me about talking to his dad about some stuff he was going with and his dad was like, I don't know, man.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yep.

[Brian Bates]

And it's like, well, that's not helpful.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's right. You're out here.

[Dusty Slay]

If you're thinking of starting therapy, give better help a try. It's entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Just fill out a brief questionnaire to get matched with a licensed therapist and switch therapists anytime for no additional charges. Take off the mask with BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com Nate today to get 10% off your first month. That's BetterHelp. H E L p.com Nate Boom.

[Brian Bates]

Okay, Kevin Daly. When it comes to being great at standup comedy, is storytelling more important than quick witness? Are there any comedians who are great on stage but not that quick or funny off stage? Or does being a great stand up comedian require both? I don't think it requires both.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't either.

[Brian Bates]

I think you can be a really great storyteller. You can be really quick on stage and be very funny. I think if you have both, that's a real plus.

[Dusty Slay]

Are people sometimes disappointed with you guys off stage that meet you? No, I mean that meet you and like, I'll think your guys are just beyond all the time and then you're not.

[Brian Bates]

I have had that because I, you know, sometimes I just, you know, I'm serious out here.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And but you know what? Like, I had the show in Macon on Friday. Right. And I got a set that I like to do. I got all my jokes. This is what I'm going to do. But the show is a little rowdy. Right. People yelled out some things. I got to interact with them in a fun way. We created some great riffs.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's the best.

[Brian Bates]

It was a really fun show and it makes it a fun, unique show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

So I think if you can do both, really great. But if you can't, like, I don't know, there's really great storytellers that probably were never doing crowd work.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then we all know.

[Nate Bargatze]

And that's what quick wit is talking about.

[Brian Bates]

Crowd, I would think, right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Just on this, if somebody yells, I was talking about conspiracy theories, and somebody goes, yeah, I go See, we found one, and that was, like, hilarious. And then I kind of went back to her. It was in Saginaw, Michigan, on Sunday.

[Dusty Slay]

We.

[Nate Bargatze]

I went back to her, like, see? And this joke's for you, or like, a couple times. That's what you're talking about.

[Brian Bates]

And it's a unique experience.

[Nate Bargatze]

It will never happen again. Only happened in Saginaw.

[Dusty Slay]

Have you ever been surprised, though? Like, you meet someone backstage for the first time. A comic.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

They're quiet, awkward, whatever. You're like, golly, this guy. And then he goes out and just.

[Nate Bargatze]

Destroys all the time.

[Brian Bates]

I. Well, I was surprised at first when that would happen. But, yeah, like, you say all the time. You meet enough people like that to where you're like, now I get it. And I think, to me, personally, I used to be the opposite. I used to try to be funny all the time. That's all I was trying to do. But I feel like when I got to do comedy enough professionally. Yeah. That I was like, I'm getting my outlet of laughs.

[Nate Bargatze]

I got enough for the day.

[Brian Bates]

Now I can just be a normal person.

[Nate Bargatze]

Nah. Well, dude, see, do you ever. Like, I still be trying to make people laugh?

[Brian Bates]

Well, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, at a. Like a gas station or. Like, I would still be trying to.

[Brian Bates]

Well, yeah. I mean, the gas station.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh. Me and my wife are just chuckling about things. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Me and my wife always talk about how much I bomb at the grocery store. I always make a joke with a cashier.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're like, no.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But I am. I am trying.

[Nate Bargatze]

I beat. My girlfriend says the same when I bomb. Yeah, but sometimes I. Sometimes I got.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, but y'all are both.

[Dusty Slay]

Would you call yourself extroverts?

[Nate Bargatze]

No.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I think it depends, but I think I'm a bit extroverted.

[Dusty Slay]

If you're out there at the gas station trying to make people laugh, I feel like there's.

[Nate Bargatze]

Just Because I'm insecure, but I'm not. Let me see. I'll be trying to make people laugh all the time.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But like a professional, when somebody's, like, doing something professionally, I interrupt with their work. Obviously, it's probably not helpful to anyone.

[Brian Bates]

Well, my wife is really bad at small talk. Right. Like, she'll write. Somebody will go, nice dress, or whatever. And she. She doesn't know what to say.

[Nate Bargatze]

She lives in locks up.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. She's lived in Toronto, where you don't talk to strangers. Me, on the other hand, I grew up in Alabama, and I'm like, I'm ready to talk to anybody. I'm ready.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm like that.

[Brian Bates]

I'm ready to, you know, strike up a conversation about the grass. And I know all the neighbors. I'm always talking to the men in the neighborhood about our grass. I got the worst grass amongst them all, but I love to compliment their grass.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'd be into. I'd be. I think you've talked about this before. Make. Surely I'd be into small talk. Yeah, heavy. Yeah, Heavy.

[Brian Bates]

And it's small talk. I got no in between. It's small talk, then. Real deep.

[Nate Bargatze]

Or the podcast with y'all too, yesterday. Yeah, yeah. I'll be in the airport, just chatting.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Just chat.

[Dusty Slay]

Gosh, no.

[Brian Bates]

Well, sometimes. It depends on the day. Sometimes I'm very annoyed, and I don't want any. Anybody to talk to me.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would be funny in the comments to somebody, if anyone has ever met us. And we bombed.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Privately or like, we bombed personally.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But, like, on stage, it was great. But then he came to the meet and greet, and it was very uncomfortable. Sometimes I don't think that would happen.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't know. People say that about me.

[Nate Bargatze]

They do?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

What do they say?

[Dusty Slay]

They're just like, oh, I think. I don't know. Sometimes they just say, oh, he was awkward. I don't like small talk that much, and I'm kind of shy off stage, so. So they.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would say that. Well, I would say the opposite of, like, is anyone ever. I think everyone. Every comedian is. The best version is the stage version.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So, like, I would say some comics, they're like, can I meet him? I go, honestly, I would recommend you not.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, you just think that of him and just, like, talk about Nate. No, let me just say it. I don't know. I know a lot of comics like that.

[Brian Bates]

Sometimes people, probably me included, people invite me out, and that's what.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I'll say to them. I go, nah, you just saw the most fun version of me.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't want. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And it's not gonna get more fun. Fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

We'll get to the bar, and I'm in the corner not talking to anyone. Yeah. Because it's loud and I'm straining my voice.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't want that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You want the best. You want the. Now I'll. I'll dip in. In an exchange in public. But if I sat next to someone on a plane, I would never talk to them. Never. Yeah, I like to, you know, but.

[Dusty Slay]

You'Ll chat it up at the Airport.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Because it could be quick.

[Nate Bargatze]

You can move. You don't want to start standing, waiting for your bag. Where you guys headed to? Oh, golf clubs. Oh, yeah. What, you played? Yeah. You ever played Augusta National? Just. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I don't even talk about eye contact with people I'm sitting next to on a platform because if the conversation starts, it's hard to shut it down.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I was at an aisle seat today. Across the aisle for me. I look over. Lady is making direct eye contact. I don't know if she's looking out the window.

[Nate Bargatze]

You look like.

[Brian Bates]

But she's like. I was like. I was like, oh. And then I looked at her later, and she was still doing it.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm like, too much right at you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I don't think she knew me. I just. I don't know what was going on.

[Dusty Slay]

About the lady right here beside you.

[Nate Bargatze]

She was in, like, across the aisle.

[Dusty Slay]

Across the aisle. Okay.

[Brian Bates]

I was like. But she could have been looking out the window, but it seemed like she was looking directly at me. I was like, that's uncomfortable.

[Dusty Slay]

I think it's admirable that you friends with your neighbors, and I've never been friends with. I've never wanted to talk. I just want to go about my way. My neighbors across the street, though, I'm like, I need to get to know them. I invited them to my show at Zany's, like, a year ago.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, that probably wouldn't be the way. Hey, come to my show all night.

[Brian Bates]

Introduce yourself.

[Nate Bargatze]

Nah, nah, nah, nah. I'm not gonna do that.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, you're right. Dusty was on that show. So then the next time I see them after the show, they're like, man, that Dusty was funny, wasn't he? And at first I'm like, yeah, they know you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

No, they don't. That's the thing. We're trying to get to know each other. So now every time I see them, they'll say, when's your next show? They're basically just waiting for me to get done talking so they can then tell me, I saw where Dusty's coming. December 18th.

[Nate Bargatze]

They follow.

[Dusty Slay]

They're huge Dusty fans. That's what we bonded over now is their love for Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

Well, you got a good neighborhood.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Good taste.

[Brian Bates]

Always said that people had good taste.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

All right. Matt Graves. I like to think Matt Graves is a doctor.

[Nate Bargatze]

Matt Graves is a doctor. Maybe chiropractor.

[Brian Bates]

Dr. Graves. My wife and I went to see Tammy Pescatelli shout out. At one point, a lady's phone rang and she answered it. Tammy stopped her set and said, are you seriously on the phone? She grabbed the lady's phone and told the person she's getting arrested, she's gonna need bail money. It made me wonder, what's the craziest thing that's happened to all of you during a show and how did you handle it?

[Dusty Slay]

I haven't had anything too crazy, man. Power went out. I told that story. And a few months ago in Huntsville, halfway through my set, I did the last 30 minutes in the dark with no mic. But my crowd certainly aren't getting wild and yelling, yee or yee.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, people yell that out sometimes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, they do it yours?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean. I mean, a guy. Pat. We've had some people, like some emergency, like, medical things.

[Brian Bates]

That's some pass outs, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Yeah. It's like once in a lifetime. But that's every. I mean, one time. Okay. I don't think I've ever told this story, but I was in at the Little Rock. What's that? Loony bin, Rough club. And the guy. This. Okay.

[Brian Bates]

I like them there. Yeah, but it's a rough.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think it exists anymore.

[Brian Bates]

I think it does.

[Nate Bargatze]

Does it?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, there's no way.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, it still does.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

I like them. I want that to be clear. I do like them, but that's a rough club.

[Nate Bargatze]

The only thing that I thought of is. And I thought of this because this guy that just messaged me, like, recently I was working with a comedian. I'm not making this up. That had. He had no arms and no legs.

[Brian Bates]

Okay, why are you laughing? I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm laughing because you're saying, I'm not making this up. That would be a weird thing to make up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, so he wasn't. He wasn't like. It wasn't from, like an accident. He just was like, so. But like, that would be a weird.

[Dusty Slay]

Accident that you lost your arms and your legs.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't know. Okay, so. But he was like, you know, you get there and he's like, this is your feet. And he had like a wheelchair and he could get around fine and everything. He had like someone with him or something. So I'm not looking at Dusty for this. Okay. So he goes, this is at the 121 mark.

[Dusty Slay]

If we want to cut this, go ahead. Just for editing.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay. So he goes up before me on like the first show and is crushing, of course, because he's like, mentally, he's fine. Yeah, he's making all these jokes about probably one of the funniest sets I've ever heard. And at the end of it, he goes and thank you guys for coming out to the show. I'm like, as a middle, by the way, I've overcome my obstacles to pursue my dreams, and God has a plan for everyone's life. And just because something bad happens to you doesn't mean he doesn't. Standing ovation, obviously. Which I thought was offensive, but so afterward, I was like, they all loved him, and I was buddies. You know how comics, like our buddy. We joke with each other.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, we're all friends pretty much. We joke with each other about everything. I'm joking with him, like, backstage, and he's killing. And I'm like, I can't follow this. I can't follow it. So I put my arm in my shirt.

[Dusty Slay]

On stage before I came out.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I was not popular at this time. So, like, now, you know, I have two arms. But it was like, no one knew him. No one knew me. So I put my arm in my shirt. I had one arm, and I was like, I'm gonna go out there, and everybody's gonna be like, this is the funniest thing. This is the funniest thing.

[Brian Bates]

People were like, what's happening to all these comics?

[Dusty Slay]

What show is this?

[Nate Bargatze]

It was probably in 2000. Damn.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe 2012.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

At the Little Rock. I never forget that room. I never. It had that balcony on the outside. You can kind of.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I was like, this is going to. I mean, he got a standing ovation. This is going to blow the roof off this place. Everybody's going to be like. Because we were buddies.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And so I went out there, and I was like. I had one arm in my. And I was like, thank you so much. Just me and. Me and Brett. His name is Brett. Me and Brett are out here, like, overcoming our disabilities to, like, be. To, like, deliver comedy to you guys and just want to say thank you. And it was dead, silent, dead. And I still have an hour.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, you're the headliner.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm a headliner.

[Dusty Slay]

Wait, I thought you're doing it, like.

[Brian Bates]

When did you take your arm out? Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Did you keep it in the whole hour?

[Brian Bates]

Well, you get no laughs. You're like, I gotta keep this.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I have no material about it. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

One arm didn't even mention it.

[Nate Bargatze]

He didn't bring it up the whole time. So I was like, well, I don't know what to. I don't know what to. Where to go because it was. It was just bombing. It's bombing. I saw my arm, but I. They saw my arm. And I go. And then I go. I pulled my arm out. I got. I've just kissed.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, my goodness.

[Nate Bargatze]

We have to find somebody that was there. We surely someone that this podcast is big enough. They were like, I was at that show. I need to find this person somehow and then verify this is a true story.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, gosh.

[Nate Bargatze]

Because then people were like, you know how like I was like, I'm just kidding. I got both of my arms. Which is like even worse because they were like. Now this is even. This is. So we just had like a heart to heart connection with this comedian and I'm just fully able. And then bombing. That's the only time I've ever walked. Like people left.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, so they did get mad about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yes, because I said. Because it was like a. It turned out that it was like a big like military. There's a lot of military there. And they had like experience with like losing limbs. How was this? Wasn't know that.

[Dusty Slay]

Maybe not. What's his last name?

[Nate Bargatze]

Eastburn. Watch. This is going to be true.

[Dusty Slay]

East.

[Nate Bargatze]

East men. East Burn. Comedian Brett Eastman. Yeah. Ev. That. That's. That would be it.

[Dusty Slay]

Wikipedia.

[Nate Bargatze]

Go down the second one. No, it's not a Brett. East Burn. Hold on, let me see. East Burn. Try East Burn just to verify this is true.

[Dusty Slay]

Bn.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yep. Oh, yeah, baby. Yes, yes, yes. Dude.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That. I opened. He opened for me. Yeah. Comedian and motivational speaker. And it was. It was probably the funniest thing I've ever heard.

[Brian Bates]

Wow.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yes.

[Brian Bates]

That's a tough middle act.

[Nate Bargatze]

At least warn me.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Same as Colonel Sanders.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. What did he say when the show was over?

[Nate Bargatze]

He thought it was the funniest thing.

[Brian Bates]

I like this. This guy is dressed as Colonel Sanders and it says comedy has no color. And it's like, what do.

[Dusty Slay]

Laughter has. No.

[Brian Bates]

I got a comment on the. On the. You're gonna go with a has. No. And you're not gonna mention the arms of the legs.

[Nate Bargatze]

One of the funniest. One of the funniest. I mean, one of the funniest comics that I've ever worked for. Worked with.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

He was dying laughing.

[Brian Bates]

And that's very sad. I'm not trying to make fun of that guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

No.

[Brian Bates]

I hope I never.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think so. He has a great sense of humor about it. Yeah. Yeah. But I was that. It was just. I mean, somebody yelled something out that. I mean, no one yells out. To my shows ever. And it was like, they're like, hey, stop funny, or something like that.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh. So.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I'm not. I was not prepared.

[Brian Bates]

It's hard to recover in the little rock loony band.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Even on a good night.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's hard to recover.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Once you lose them, they're gone.

[Brian Bates]

And if they're like, that's not funny. And you're like. It just feels like you just want to go. That's pretty apparent. You've all made me well aware that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Thank you.

[Brian Bates]

Not funny. And I appreciate what you've done for me.

[Nate Bargatze]

This helps.

[Brian Bates]

This helps.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Let's give it up for the troops.

[Brian Bates]

And now I just got, you know, 58 more minutes to do, and then.

[Nate Bargatze]

Otherwise, I'm not getting paid.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Well, people don't understand that when. If you're. If you're us in a lot of ways, they already know us before they come now. But we've all spent 10, 12 years doing that. Where you're fighting against them from the start.

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Now you can just go be like, introducing John Chris. Like, what up, everybody? And they all know what we think about everything. Sorry. No. But when they near the headliner and they've never heard you before.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

You got to win them over.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think I'd do it again. If somebody said, you want to start over? I don't think I would. Would you?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I. In a way, I kind of miss that. I kind of. Because I liked featuring. I liked going out and no one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Knew who you were.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. And you just being like, who is.

[Dusty Slay]

I still got that.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, you know, like, the money is obviously better this way, But I like. I liked featuring.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a nice, comfortable spot.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You don't have to worry about ticket sales or nothing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They just go in there and. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. You show up and they go, ticket sales aren't looking good. I'm like, it doesn't affect me. I'll still take those chicken fingers.

[Nate Bargatze]

And you go, I'm not. My name's not on the marquee.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

For people who don't know, featuring is the middle.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Host, mc, then the feature, and then the headliner.

[Brian Bates]

And it's like, when you're the middle act, it's like the host goes out. It doesn't matter if the host bombs or does. Well, he's out there for 10 minutes, 15 minutes sometimes. And then you go out and you just get to roll right into this guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, we like this guy.

[Brian Bates]

You get to come in hot.

[Dusty Slay]

No. Check, drop.

[Brian Bates]

I always had a joke ready. I had a few jokes that were like. They were. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Get them quick.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then I pull them on. I had a hot 30 and then I was out.

[Nate Bargatze]

Off to the races.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hot 30.

[Brian Bates]

Then I'd go sit outside, have a cigar while the headliner was on stage.

[Nate Bargatze]

And whatever was going on there is not my problem. Because you don't have to. You're not hosting.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't have to wait and go. You're just.

[Brian Bates]

I don't have to even be back.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't.

[Brian Bates]

I just want to, you know, sell some. Try to sell some CDs.

[Dusty Slay]

Those are the days, brother John, did you watch NFL football this weekend?

[Nate Bargatze]

We watched a little bit of it. Yeah. On Sunday.

[Dusty Slay]

Falcons, your team?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, we went on Thursday, though.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Big win Thursday night.

[Nate Bargatze]

Let's go.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you do DraftKings?

[Nate Bargatze]

I. You know what? I've had some. No, I don't know. Okay, well, you should. No, I have. I have sometimes DraftKings sportsbooks. I want 131 time.

[Dusty Slay]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Boom.

[Dusty Slay]

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[Brian Bates]

Solid week. Means we didn't lose.

[Dusty Slay]

That's right. Dusty one time was on a radio show and they were making sports picks with. And he called me or maybe text me to help with understanding the lines. Remember this? The lingo?

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I never. I don't think I could ever quite explain it to you, like 20 -21 or.

[Brian Bates]

I forget what I was doing. But, yeah, I don't get what. They're like, oh, it's. You got the Chiefs plus two or whatever. And I'm like, okay, minus three. But I'm like, who wins? Yeah, that's what I'm trying to bet. They're like, I bet on the Chiefs and then they won and they're like, yeah, but they didn't win by 10. And I'm like, what? What do you mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, you lost, but you still won. Or you win, but you still lost. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Oh yeah, which you can make that bet.

[Dusty Slay]

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[Nate Bargatze]

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[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

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[Brian Bates]

Other guy's name is. I was not going to read that one. David Mon. Is it Monteith?

[Nate Bargatze]

You think it's got me? Monteith.

[Brian Bates]

Monteith.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is an unbelievable story.

[Brian Bates]

A few years back my ex wife and I decided to date again. On our first date we had dinner and then went to see Dusty at the Greenville South Carolina Comedy, let me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Say, similar to the little rock similar type vibe.

[Brian Bates]

My ex kept laughing her shrill high pitched laugh in all the wrong places. The club would be so silent waiting on the punchline and she would just burst out laughing. It was so embarrassing. Needless to say, things didn't work out because I can't deal with that. Wow. Listen, I'm going to go ahead and say this. David Monteith, I saved you some. I saved you some trouble bud.

[Dusty Slay]

And that was the second time around.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, cuz you.

[Dusty Slay]

How did you not know what the first?

[Brian Bates]

Like you never made her laugh and I think she was laughing at me being awkward or something.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, but wait, hold on, hold on. It's my ex wife and I decided. Decided to date again. It's his ex. Currently it's not. He divorced her and then started dating her again. My ex wife and I decided to date again.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, okay. Different people. I thought you meant they got back together.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, that's what I'm thinking, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, no, no, no.

[Brian Bates]

Him and his ex wife went. My ex kept laughing. So, yeah, he went back on.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, yeah, he went back.

[Brian Bates]

They got divorced and then they decided.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, it's his ex now, but they were married then.

[Brian Bates]

I think they were divorced. And they were like, they were like, let's. You remember when we got married, how fun that was? Let's date again.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's true.

[Brian Bates]

And then they came to my show and I was so funny to her that she was laughing at times when the rest of the audience weren't.

[Nate Bargatze]

So you're on her side.

[Brian Bates]

I feel like me and her had a real connection.

[Nate Bargatze]

Not him. Was he jealous? Do you think he was jealous?

[Brian Bates]

And David Monteith was like, I can't deal with this.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Laughing at the wrong time.

[Brian Bates]

I. Because I don't remember this. I was just in Greenville and I, you know, I had some wild shows, but I don't remember a particular. I think I had a guy pass out at that show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Does that qualify as. Do you tell that to the lawyer as a. As a reason for the split, as he. Does he sign off on.

[Brian Bates]

I guess it depends on how big of a fan the lawyer is of me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. He's like, let me look up this guy's clips.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. And if he likes them, it's stuff.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's like, oh, I'm on this. Check out. Checks out.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But unreal.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You don't remember this?

[Brian Bates]

I remember being there the last time, but I don't remember a lady with a shrill high pitched laugh. But I did record all the sets. Maybe I'll go back and watch.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, if you go to. If you go to. On a date with someone to a comedy show and you're like dying and they're not. Or they're dying and you're not. Right. It's done. Yeah, it's done. If everybody's laughing. Oh, that's hilarious. Yeah. If they. You didn't think that was funny. Yeah, you're. It's over. It's a wrap.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I think so too. This is what I remember about the Greenville Comedy Zone. Underneath.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Is a. Is a dance club. And I would come into the. In that way and the floor was so sticky, I thought it was going to rip my shoes off as I walked across the floor. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So that's the Greenville's version of Jason Aldean's.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, we got about 20 minutes left to get into our topic.

[Nate Bargatze]

We do.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, Is that all right? Yeah, I didn't know how the. Yeah, I didn't know how the podcast went.

[Brian Bates]

The podcast. The topic is usually pretty irrelevant.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, sometimes we get to it, sometimes we don't.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, I did a lot of work on it, so. Thanks, guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Let's hear.

[Dusty Slay]

Appreciate the way you feel about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm into it. Let's hear it.

[Dusty Slay]

It's nascar. You guys are both big NASCAR guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Let's go.

[Brian Bates]

I wore this hat because.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

You know, I feel like with NASCAR and country music, y'all are the same. Dusty was 80s and 90s NASCAR. Country music. You're more modern NASCAR and more modern country music. Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

More of the next gen car, the restrictor plate nascar.

[Dusty Slay]

You're a Post Malone kind of country guy, though, right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, they're like, oh, NASCAR drivers with.

[Brian Bates]

A lot of tattoos.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, dude, I. I started seeing you a bunch on Twitter. Have you discussed that?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah, we haven't discussed that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because he said Post Malone. That's what made me think about that.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was like. I was texting my. I was like, what's Dusty doing?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I mean, it was just.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is off track. Sorry.

[Brian Bates]

I was just having some fun with Aaron and then I think the. The country music news was having a slow day.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. And they got on to you.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So you guys are both big NASCAR fans, though?

[Brian Bates]

In the 90s, I. I was. My family was big NASCAR family. We went to Talladega, Atlanta. I've been to Bristol. We would, you know, we watched all the races. We all had our own NASCAR driver. I had Kyle Petty. My mom was Alan K. My uncle was Bill Elliott. My cousin was Davey Allison. Nothing better.

[Nate Bargatze]

You all watched together.

[Brian Bates]

My brother in law was Dale Earnhardt. We all. We all. None of us like Dale Earnhardt. He was a real. In our. Yeah. In our household, he was like the bad guy of racing. And then my brother in law came in as a big Dale Earnhardt Hart fan.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Nobody liked Jeff Gordon. Yeah, it was. You know, my. My. My. My aunt liked Mark Martin. My sister liked. I forget. But there was some. I don't think there was an Ernie Irvin fan, but I remember him.

[Nate Bargatze]

Everybody had merch.

[Brian Bates]

Everybody had merch. I wore a lot of Kyle Petty T shirts to school. I remember I was in a choral group. It was a class that you had to take in elementary school, and they ask us to wear something nice. And my mom put me in my newest Kyle Petty T shirt, and it was like, Kyle Petty's car in space. So I had a lot of stars on it, but it looked like paint splotches.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. So that's game over.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah, I got it. I got a couple of pictures, school pictures and Kyle Petty T shirts.

[Nate Bargatze]

I know Kyle.

[Brian Bates]

Do you?

[Nate Bargatze]

I was on a show.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I love Kyle Petty. I mean, I like mellow yellow.

[Dusty Slay]

He was on your show, right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that was on his show, that car show. Oh, is he on my show?

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, he. He hosted a show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Where?

[Dusty Slay]

At a restaurant.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I was a big Calpetty fan. I saw him wreck at Talladega.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, man.

[Brian Bates]

Pretty sad.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's. It, it's. I would say for the. I was in Saginaw, Michigan, in a Hampton Inn at from about noon to 6, and I would. I would turn on the NASCAR race before an NFL game.

[Dusty Slay]

Wow.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

That's impressive. So is that your favorite sport to watch?

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, I know everything. I mean, I think I feel like some people like to watch like sports that they don't like to watch it. They just like to follow.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

The storylines. Oh, the. They don't even watch.

[Brian Bates]

I'm like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I like to watch Alabama and then I like to just follow what's going on with stuff. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I like the NBA. Like that. I don't want to watch a game, but I want to watch like, oh, Steph Curry and LeBron James and they hate this guy and he's out and.

[Brian Bates]

They'Re talking about Colin Cowherd used to be my favorite. I love drama. Like Colin Cow all business and I loved it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Nascar, it's on. If you ever went to it, you would be. You were like, this is my favorite sport.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, for sure. When I went to Bristol, I was like, I'm about to watch this every weekend.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I didn't.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. But I felt I'm gonna watch this every weekend.

[Dusty Slay]

I've been to one race. It was with Nate. It's when he was doing those drive in tours.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yep.

[Dusty Slay]

And we were in Kansas. We went to a race at the track. A track in Kansas.

[Nate Bargatze]

NASCAR race or a dirt track?

[Dusty Slay]

No, nascar.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Eric Stone street got us.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh yeah. Tickets.

[Dusty Slay]

And it was indoor in a. In a box. It was kind of nice.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, you were inside watching.

[Dusty Slay]

Was it loud? Yeah, it was really cold that day. And thankfully we weren't cold.

[Brian Bates]

So the loud is what it's all about though.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. The smelling, the gas, tires. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, when I was a kid, I'd go to these Talladega races And it was bring your own beer. People would have their coolers out there, and they had this. I got a picture and they. We showed it on this podcast before. But people have their shirts off.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And they're, like, whipping the shirts around as the cars are coming, and then at the end of the night, they're dumping all the water out of their.

[Nate Bargatze]

Coolers because it's too much to carry. Well, do you think if some people, like. I'm trying to think of a good example, like Crocs. If you're like, are you wearing those sincerely or ironically? You know what I'm saying? Like, oh, like a high schooler that goes to David Lipscomb that's wearing Crocs. Like, oh, they're wearing them. But like, your uncle that, like, works outside, he's wearing them. He doesn't get that. They're like, NASCAR race. You're like, are you. Some people go ironically.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They're like, lol, look at this. And some people are like, we're here. And you don't know the difference.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's you growing up. You would go to them or you would watch it. Sincerely.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, it was.

[Nate Bargatze]

But now you. You would still go. But you're like. You kind of understand that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Now I go for some. You know, it's still some people watching and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And you're like, it's like this county fair.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. That's what's best about it.

[Brian Bates]

But Bristol, what was so great about Bristol is that you're. You see the whole track.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And it's just really fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

The world's largest coliseum.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Still. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So you sponsor a car?

[Nate Bargatze]

I sponsor a late model racing team. Dylan Bates, baby, in the 91.

[Dusty Slay]

My cousin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. He's at the National Fairground Speedway, I think in a month.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a good time.

[Dusty Slay]

So that the car's painted like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, Car looks like that. It's updated for the. For this year. That's two years ago.

[Dusty Slay]

That's two years ago, John. Chris racing.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, baby. That's a good time at those races, man.

[Dusty Slay]

And you just go when you can.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I go. I sponsor them. But then I go whenever. If I can go to the race, I'll go. Yeah, they're usually on there. I mean, on Sundays.

[Dusty Slay]

And where are you? Like, in the pit. Pit crew.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm on the pit crew. I've been changing tires, bro.

[Dusty Slay]

You have.

[Nate Bargatze]

There's my other car. Yeah. Where?

[Dusty Slay]

Which one?

[Nate Bargatze]

That one below this? Yeah, that's fine.

[Dusty Slay]

Is that really yours?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, that is.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that's cool. That's. My sister had a Mustang like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

I have that car ironically.

[Brian Bates]

That's a convertible too.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, it's not convertible.

[Brian Bates]

My sister had that in a convertible. Not ironically, but you know, at the time it was, it was, that was the, you know, was. That was an up to date model.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. The Fox body.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, it was convertible.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Certain area, certain. Certain cities in the country, you pull up in one of that. One of those.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, you think?

[Brian Bates]

My neighborhood.

[Dusty Slay]

Now let me ask you this, Dusty. I never followed racing, but my family certainly did. And why is it that Jeff Gordon, they hated Jeff Gordon was because he was a pretty boy.

[Brian Bates]

I think he's from California.

[Dusty Slay]

So they didn't feel like he really fit in with racing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Jeff Foxworthy would say the problem with him is he enunciated when he talked.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. They couldn't understand it.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Who is this guy?

[Nate Bargatze]

It was pretty boy. Yeah. In the Dupont car.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Always up front. Always up front.

[Brian Bates]

24. Yeah, he was good. Yeah, Very good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Unbelievable driver.

[Brian Bates]

Good looking dude.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Oh, that too. Great set of hair.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you think Drivers are athletes?

[Nate Bargatze]

100%.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah, yeah. I mean, you know, the driver, Dick Trickle would smoke a cigarette as he went around in the caution. There's video of him smoking a cigarette in the caution.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, that doesn't, I would argue.

[Brian Bates]

No, that doesn't help your story, I'm saying. But the, the, you know, it's like if you've ever even just driven real fast on the interstate, it's like, it requires a lot of like attention and you got, you know, what's the fastest.

[Dusty Slay]

You'Ve ever drove on the interstate?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know, 120, I guess. I don't know. I don't, I don't like to. And that would have been by one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. 125, something like that. Yeah, I don't like that either. I don't enjoy that. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not trying to.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know. They pee in the seat, though.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, do they?

[Nate Bargatze]

At the, at the rate. I mean, you're in the, you're in.

[Brian Bates]

A car, I would imagine five hours.

[Nate Bargatze]

And you're drinking a ton of water. Yeah, they just, and then they just like watch us through them. I guess.

[Dusty Slay]

I read that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Sometimes they'll douse themselves. I read pretty quick when they get out to make it obvious.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I would imagine a lot of athletes do that though, huh? I mean, like, wait, what, football field? I mean, what, you going for a pee break at Halftime.

[Dusty Slay]

You could.

[Nate Bargatze]

And they drink a lot.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They drink a lot of water.

[Dusty Slay]

They burn a lot.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe they burn a lot off.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Now, I read that you have to be £200. Did you know that?

[Nate Bargatze]

I didn't know that.

[Dusty Slay]

And if you're not 200 pounds, then they'll add weight to make you 200 in the car. The car has to be.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Those guys are all over £200. Well, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Won Talladega yesterday. He's not £200.

[Brian Bates]

No.

[Dusty Slay]

They add the weight.

[Brian Bates]

Dana Kpatrick, wasn't it?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. That's the example they gave Dana Kapatric.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Dang it.

[Dusty Slay]

But if a driver weighs more than 200, like Tony Stewart, the weight of.

[Nate Bargatze]

The car, you could call the man out.

[Dusty Slay]

Like, that might have to be reduced to satisfy the total weight of 3,450 pounds.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, say, add or remove weight to your car to make it equal cut and weight.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Who's the greatest NASCAR driver all time?

[Brian Bates]

Well, Richard Petty has the most titles, I think. But I do think it's Dale. I mean, he would have had the most. Right. Had he not died.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Oh. Oh, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, I only know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Everybody told.

[Brian Bates]

I only know the old guys, but.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, that was that 2001.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Everybody would. Tells me now that they go. When it was like, 20 laps to go.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

He was coming for you.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And they would say that. They would say that with like a. Like a tear in their eye.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, you knew that guy was almost like Jordan when it's like the last second, you're like, you knew he was going to shoot, and you still couldn't stop.

[Brian Bates]

Clutch.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That guy was coming.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that was.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And you were like, he's way in the back of the pack and you can just see him. I was at the Brickyard in Indy this year watching Brad Keselowski, and you could just see he had fresh tires, and you could just see if he had enough laps left. You're like, he's going to get him.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And it's the. That is nothing better to watch.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're like, your guy is coming. Gosh, it's unbelievable, man.

[Dusty Slay]

I remember Dale Earnhardt's death. I don't follow nascar, but that was such a big thing. And I read where they made so many safety changes that they haven't had a death since.

[Nate Bargatze]

Interesting. Yeah, I guess they haven't.

[Dusty Slay]

They did the. That harness for the neck and all that stuff that they implemented. And then Michael Waltrip won that race. Poor guy. Was his first win ever.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, you know who. Who was on the. Who was on the call?

[Dusty Slay]

Darrell.

[Nate Bargatze]

Darrell. Walter was, dad.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, I know Daryl a little bit.

[Dusty Slay]

It's his dad. I thought it was his brother.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is a brother.

[Brian Bates]

I think they might be brothers.

[Nate Bargatze]

Brothers.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, Michael Waldrom is who I know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. He has the other Ford dealerships. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Well, we know each other on the Internet.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, you do?

[Brian Bates]

He says we're having a good time and stuff.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, he stole it from me.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, Well, I mean, he does it. He credits me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, he does, yeah. Yeah. If you go back and watch that call of that. That television call, it is. It is moving.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Of Michael winning.

[Nate Bargatze]

Of Michael winning and his brother calling it. And Dale, it was the last lap of Daytona.

[Dusty Slay]

But did they.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's like you going out on your Netflix special or something like that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Really, you're on. Daytona is the main. The signature track and the last lap.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, I'm scared to film another special. Sorry.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, you mentioned you had one earlier.

[Dusty Slay]

So. According to NASCAR attendance statistics, it's lost 50% of its live audience and TV viewership from its peak in 2005.

[Nate Bargatze]

What are you looking for a rebuttal?

[Dusty Slay]

What do you guys watch it?

[Nate Bargatze]

But what do you have to say?

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, Dusty's perfect example. He didn't watch anymore.

[Brian Bates]

I think that. Yeah, there's like. What a lot of people say is there's like too much money in it now. Right. So it's like you don't get a lot of the grittier NASCAR drivers.

[Nate Bargatze]

The guys fight.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Because it's like, it's too much money involved. And that's my fear with college football is that sort of thing.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's going away.

[Brian Bates]

Money was always involved, obviously, but it's like.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, now it's. I think all those. There's. There's a lot of money involved and the sponsors now have more power.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

So, like, Dale Earnhardt, everybody wanted to. Okay, like me, I guess. Yeah, everybody wanted to sponsor his car, but he. Cause. And he was the king. And everybody's trying to put money up this way. If you're one of these mid tier drivers, the money is coming from Pennzoil or whoever. And then if they disapprove of something you say or something, you tweet or something, then you're done and you want to keep racing again. So all these big personalities, another Dale Earnhardt can't really come.

[Brian Bates]

Corporations are ruining the country.

[Nate Bargatze]

Come on.

[Brian Bates]

They're ruining it.

[Nate Bargatze]

And you just got to Let, hey, if you're going to sign this deal, you got to let them say whatever they want. Let them fight, let them smoke cigarettes and cautions.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

All this stuff. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It makes me want to sponsor like a real renegade driver. I mean, I don't have that kind of money. I don't have Penn's oil money.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, you can come on. You come on the back of our car.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. The John Chris Dusty Slay 91 car driven by Dylan Bates.

[Dusty Slay]

Dusty, what are you there at this? People have complained and said it's maybe conspiratorial. Some of these caution flags, sometimes they suggest that the race is being manipulated, that the intention is not safety, as NASCAR claims, but closer races.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I mean, I think it's that way with all sports and some of these calls that they make, like they do a football all the time. It's like you don't call holding. And then all of a sudden big play happens and you're like, oh, hold. And sometimes you see the hold and you go, yeah, that affected the play. But other times you're like. That didn't have any effect on it. It's a weak call. But you've completely changed the momentum of this game.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. To make sure, like the socialism. To make sure it's all.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. You want to make sure what you want.

[Nate Bargatze]

What you want at the end of the game is people watching.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

If it's 27 to 0, that's not a good product and they're going to change to another sport or you want.

[Brian Bates]

A team to move forward that has a bigger fan base, send it more.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, every NASCAR race, every NASCAR race in the last all year, it's. It's three laps to go. Somebody cautions or something. Yeah. Then they bring everybody back together. Like never seen this before. Three laps to. You know, it's three laps to the finish and everybody's locked in because green flag racing is what this, this, the Nashville track is. Is not good because everybody just gets spread out and you just go. And for three hours you're just circling. Now, the Atlanta. This is a little insider, but they repaved it, made it more. You could catch up and you can fall back. So it's war. It's. It used to be a very, very boring race. They repaved it. Now it's awesome.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

And what they don't want is just. They want some wrecks, some people passing. They want parody. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And that's why the sponsors need to loosen up.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what we all loosen Up.

[Brian Bates]

We all want a little trash talk a little bit. That's what I. You know, I love a press conference where a little trash talk happens.

[Nate Bargatze]

They say fight. They say they should bring back fighting. But to do it like hockey, where you can fight until you go to the ground.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Which is. Which is an insane rule.

[Dusty Slay]

I love it in nascar.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, they have it in hockey. Yeah, you can fight.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, you're saying bring it back in.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hockey and as soon as they go to the ground, split it. Yeah, they should bring that to nascar. If you go another guy fight is if you're both standing.

[Brian Bates]

Baseball. Drop the glove. All right, it's on. If you don't drop the glove, then. Yeah, you know, can't fight.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you think they need air conditioning in the cars?

[Nate Bargatze]

They have the. Yeah. The way they have the cooled outfits. They run ice water through their shirts. Okay. Yeah. They have, like, little veins in there.

[Dusty Slay]

But was it. Was it F1 that was talking about putting. We talked about this, I think last time. You're putting AC in the cars.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. The F1 is doing. I don't like F1 1. They're too. They act like they're better than everyone.

[Brian Bates]

You got air conditioner. You're too. You're no longer in the elements.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I went to the NASCAR hall of Fame.

[Nate Bargatze]

They're not athletes. Yes, they're not athletes.

[Dusty Slay]

I went to the NASCAR hall of fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was there with Nate, one of his shows. Have you been there?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

They let you, like, do a pit crew, like change tire, stuff like that. Race somebody, and they show all the different tracks, all the different turns out.

[Brian Bates]

You're just working at a body shop.

[Dusty Slay]

I got lost.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. This is how they do it.

[Dusty Slay]

Why are my hands greasy?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Why is this the Toyota Corolla. Very real.

[Dusty Slay]

I've been here for eight hours.

[Brian Bates]

Get a paycheck at the end, you know.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know why? You know, did they. Did you watch the video of how NASCAR started?

[Dusty Slay]

I know it was from. I didn't see a video from Moonshine.

[Nate Bargatze]

Moonshine. Running the moonshiners in can in. Was it all over the South? Yeah. They would stock these cars and make them outrun the cops.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah, yeah. There's a song called Thunder Road. My dad used to sing that song. Great song.

[Dusty Slay]

Who sings it?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. My dad.

[Dusty Slay]

And then once prohibition ended, they would still do it about Run the Tax Collector.

[Nate Bargatze]

Unreal. And you think F1. You think F1 or IndyCar racing has a story like that. I don't know. Get out of IndyCar Racing and F1 Racing and come over to cup racing, because that's the best there is.

[Dusty Slay]

Now, what's the difference between cup racing and the one you sponsor?

[Nate Bargatze]

We're like, the minor leagues.

[Dusty Slay]

What's it called?

[Nate Bargatze]

We're a late model, super late model race race team. We race it like fairground speedways and smaller. I mean, some of the nascar guys Come down to our races sometimes.

[Brian Bates]

The race against robert mitchum, Ballad of thunder road. Great.

[Nate Bargatze]

So you didn't want to not have that one.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. That's the way. You gotta pull out the cell phone for that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Well, if. You know, Aaron would have looked it up for me.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Brian Bates]

You got a lot going on.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm sorry. Yeah. We got to wrap it up here. Is there anything else about nascar you want to go?

[Brian Bates]

Well, you know what?

[Nate Bargatze]

Go.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, there's a. There's a. There was a night race that they did in the 90s. And then there's a poster of it. And you have the night race, and it has all the nascar drivers in it. And I was at the restaurant in mcminnville, Tammy's. And they had that. We used to have that in our trailer, and they had that at tammy's. And I was like, Me and my mom were in there. We got real excited about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Because the night race, that's.

[Brian Bates]

And we knew all those guys on there. We knew everybody.

[Nate Bargatze]

And we're going to go to the night race. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It was really fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

I told my agent, and we got a couple. We might have to sell some more tickets to go to get to this level. But I want to go to Thursday, Friday, Saturday, do shows, and then Sunday, Fly private to the nascar race. And then go home. And he goes, well, we got some work to do, bud.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I can't fly. I can't. I know where.

[Dusty Slay]

Like, every week. That's your schedule.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would like to do that.

[Brian Bates]

I like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And nascar, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

[Brian Bates]

Why not just try to get your shows in the city where you're doing.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, you're just route the whole tour.

[Brian Bates]

Like, your last show ends in that city.

[Dusty Slay]

Because every Sunday, they have a race. Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

Every Sunday, like, 38 weeks a year. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Then you don't even need to fly.

[Nate Bargatze]

They don't just end up there.

[Brian Bates]

I don't like, like, a call Like a nascar head or something. Like a dead head. What would it be?

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, they're. Yeah. And then they're. They're just redneck what do they call them? I go to every race. That'd be sweet. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, we're gonna talk about where this weekend.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I'll go first then, while you're looking yours up.

[Brian Bates]

All right. Well, I know, though.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, go ahead.

[Brian Bates]

Friday, I'm gonna be in Fville, Arkansas. Very exciting. First time center? I don't know. I don't know. I'm at a theater center. I'm not. I've never been to northwest Arkansas and not done the Grove. And this is my first time doing a theater in Fayetteville. Fayetteville is where I wrote my cowgirls coffee joke. That's on my special Friday night. Friday night.

[Dusty Slay]

So you won't be competing against football Arkansas.

[Brian Bates]

Saturday night I'll be in Spring Springfield, Missouri. My first time being there, not doing Blue Room, which makes me sad. It makes me sad on both. I love those towns and I love those clubs, but I'll be doing theaters now. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're at the Walton Arts Center.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's unbelievable, bro.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, right on.

[Nate Bargatze]

Dixon, too.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I'm pumped.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a great room. You should go to that show.

[Brian Bates]

I'm pumped. Yeah. And then Springfield's going to be great, too. I always have a great time in Springfield, so it's going to be great.

[Dusty Slay]

John, you know where you're at?

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm at. We're announcing. When does this pod come out?

[Dusty Slay]

Wednesday.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, when I should. What do we do? Just say the weekend?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, say whatever you want.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, we're announcing a new tour this week.

[Dusty Slay]

Nice.

[Nate Bargatze]

We got 30 cities in. It's going all over in starting in February. Awesome. This weekend, I think we're in Denver, Sioux Falls and Cheyenne at Wyoming.

[Brian Bates]

Well, you can just say I got a tour being announced on Thursday. I guess you just said, well, I.

[Nate Bargatze]

Was going to read all those, but I was like, that's too much.

[Dusty Slay]

What's the name of the new tour?

[Nate Bargatze]

It's called the Jokes For Humans tour.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, we out here now with AI and everything. You gotta make it specific.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do it myself crowd. We gotta have wit on stage.

[Brian Bates]

That's right. Can I say this, though? October 15th. That's Tuesday. Next Tuesday, I'll be doing a show here at Zany's.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. You don't have to say that. Those always sell out.

[Brian Bates]

They do sell very well. But I, you know, I was like, well, I got the opportunity to pitch it here. Let's do it.

[Dusty Slay]

This Friday. I'm with Stephen Bargazzi and Jeff Allen.

[Brian Bates]

I saw that. That's Very exciting.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

At the Fisher center at Belmont. You and I saw Tim Hawkins at the Fisher center at Belmont. That is a amazing, unbelievable building.

[Brian Bates]

I love a Jeff Allen Stephen Bargazzi show, too. That's very.

[Nate Bargatze]

Jeff Allen is. Plays my dad in my. The intro video of my tour.

[Brian Bates]

I love it.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's unbelievable. Great comic. Great comic.

[Dusty Slay]

October 17th. I am Arlington Drafthouse in Arlington, Virginia. October 19th, I'm at Joker's. Joker's House of Comedy in Clarksville, too. The new club there in Clarksville. You text me about that?

[Nate Bargatze]

D.J.

[Brian Bates]

Prior.

[Dusty Slay]

D.J.

[Nate Bargatze]

Prior to another chocolate sundae?

[Dusty Slay]

Yep. October 22nd. Well, we'll see. October 22nd.

[Nate Bargatze]

Somebody would say something about that. But that's fine. Let it ride. That's fine. Dude. I see how it is. That's cool.

[Dusty Slay]

October 22nd. My next Brian Bates and friends. These guys will refuse to do it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, next one. I got bumped by Dusty.

[Dusty Slay]

October 22nd. No, Dusty's never done it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I haven't either.

[Dusty Slay]

That's my point.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I need to come beyond. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Thanks. You guys do every. You walk down here to see shows. You don't know what they are.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, but I try to get onto.

[Dusty Slay]

It in October 25th, I'm at Lifeway Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

[Nate Bargatze]

Gosh, dude, I want to come do that show.

[Brian Bates]

Buy a horse. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Ride a cowboy. Nothing. Wow. All right. I'm just getting warmed up. Two hours in.

[Dusty Slay]

You can come to Lifeway Church if you like.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would love to come to that. I haven't been in a church.

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, I might have to run it by them to see what they.

[Brian Bates]

Think of you, but don't run it by them. Oh, dude, guess what for. Brian Bates comes out. We got a little guest spot here.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm selling my testimony. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And then I come out with my arm in my shirt.

[Brian Bates]

I love that you're bombing. I'm just kidding, guys. I got both arms.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a joke. I wouldn't do it.

[Dusty Slay]

You know, Aaron, maybe back next week. I can't wait to hear about Baby Olive. But. But we'll see. And Nate's out there killing it. Go buy those tickets for the He's Doing all right. Special at the Opry.

[Nate Bargatze]

Nate's doing.

[Brian Bates]

I need them to come back. I'm ready for a break myself.

[Dusty Slay]

But just hang in there, Dustin. Hang in there. But. Yeah. Thank you very much, everybody. Come to the Nateland Live Monday night. We're having a good time.

[Brian Bates]

Having a good time.

[Nate Bargatze]

Let's go. Nateland is produced by Nateland Productions and by me, Nate Bargetzi and my wife Laura on the AudioBoom platform. Recording and editing for the show is done by Genovations Media.

[Dusty Slay]

Thanks for tuning in.

[Nate Bargatze]

Be sure to catch us next week on the Nateland Podcast.

[Brian Bates]

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