222: #222 Cultural Differences featuring Dustin Nickerson

Summary

The Nateland Podcast: Episode #222 – Cultural Differences Featuring Dustin Nickerson

Release Date: October 16, 2024

Hosts: Brian Bates, Dusty Slay
Guest: Dustin Nickerson (Filling in for Nate Bargatze and Aaron Weber)

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of The Nateland Podcast, hosts Brian Bates and Dusty Slay are joined by special guest Dustin Nickerson. Filling in for Nate Bargatze and Aaron Weber, Dustin delves into a lively discussion about cultural differences, primarily focusing on the contrasts between the Southern United States and the West Coast.

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Opening Remarks

The episode kicks off with casual banter about Nate's absence and Dustin's role in the show. The hosts express their anticipation for Nate's return and discuss the dynamics of having guest hosts, setting a relaxed and humorous tone for the conversation.

Notable Quote:

Dusty Slay [01:25]: "Aaron was going to be here today. I feel like every week. I'm teasing. He's back next week."

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Nateland Showcase Updates

The hosts provide updates on recent and upcoming shows within the Nateland network, highlighting performances by comedians like Mike Goodwin and Simon Fraser. They promote events taking place in Nashville, emphasizing the vibrant comedy scene and encouraging listeners to attend.

Notable Quote:

Dusty Slay [03:32]: "We have another great lineup. So come to that Tuesday, October, October 25th. I'm at Lifeway Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania."

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Cultural Differences: South vs. West Coast

The core of the episode revolves around the cultural distinctions between the Southern United States and the West Coast. The discussion covers various aspects, including driving habits, food preferences, social interactions, and attitudes toward formality and hospitality.

Driving Habits

The hosts compare driving behaviors, noting the aggressive driving style prevalent on the West Coast versus the more relaxed approach in the South. They discuss traffic congestion in cities like Los Angeles and contrast it with driving experiences in Southern states.

Notable Quote:

Nate Bargatze [12:10]: "Now with so much money being in sports, like, so much gambling, you're like, I mean, there's no way."

Food Preferences and Stereotypes

A significant portion of the conversation addresses culinary differences. The hosts debate the quality and variety of food available in the South compared to the West Coast, touching on topics like fast food chains, healthy eating options, and traditional Southern cuisine.

Notable Quote:

Brian Bates [67:45]: "Avocado. Yeah. I mean, I was going to say citrus lax. We have great oranges, great lemons, great limes."

Social Interactions and Language

The discussion extends to social etiquette and language differences, such as the use of "y'all" in the South versus more generalized greetings on the West Coast. They reflect on how these regional linguistic nuances shape interpersonal interactions and perceptions.

Notable Quote:

Nate Bargatze [99:37]: "Y'all is the South's best export. And I'm for everybody adopting it."

Attitudes Toward Formality and Hospitality

The hosts explore varying attitudes toward formality, especially in settings like churches and social gatherings. They contrast the more relaxed, sometimes casual approach on the West Coast with the traditional Southern emphasis on respect and formality.

Notable Quote:

Brian Bates [86:31]: "I lean in, I tell them, introduce me as the star of the Nateland podcast. I like to dig myself in a hole."

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Personal Anecdotes and Experiences

Throughout the episode, the hosts share personal stories reflecting their cultural backgrounds and experiences. From Nate's upbringing in Seattle and eventual move to San Diego to Brian's time living in Alabama and Charleston, these anecdotes illustrate the diverse perspectives each host brings to the conversation.

Notable Quote:

Nate Bargatze [58:05]: "We grew up in the Seattle area and then 12, 13 years ago we moved to San Diego."

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The Impact of Regional Stereotypes

The conversation touches on how stereotypes and preconceived notions influence interactions between people from different regions. The hosts discuss the "coastal elite" mentality and how mutual perceptions can lead to misunderstandings and biases.

Notable Quote:

Nate Bargatze [107:02]: "It's just an argument for In-N-Out. It's fresh."

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Upcoming Events and Closing Remarks

As the episode nears its end, the hosts promote upcoming performances and specials, encouraging listeners to attend shows in various locations including Louisville, Salt Lake City, and Nashville. They wrap up with humorous exchanges and final thoughts on the topics discussed.

Notable Quote:

Dusty Slay [115:04]: "This is the Dustin Nickerson Five Year Ago Tour. So come check me out."

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Conclusion

Episode #222 of The Nateland Podcast offers a rich exploration of cultural differences between the Southern United States and the West Coast. Through humor, personal stories, and insightful discussions, hosts Brian Bates, Dusty Slay, and guest Dustin Nickerson provide listeners with a nuanced understanding of how regional backgrounds shape our interactions and perceptions. Whether you're familiar with these cultural dynamics or tuning in for the first time, this episode delivers an engaging and informative listen.

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Stay Connected:

• Follow Dustin Nickerson on Twitter: @dustinickerson
• Upcoming Shows:
  • Dusty Slay: Arlington Drafthouse, Arlington, VA; Clarksville, TN at Joker's Comedy House
  • Brian Bates: Ryman Auditorium benefit for hurricane victims, Knoxville, TN
  • Nate Bargatze: Louisville Comedy Club, Wise Guys Downtown Salt Lake

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Produced by Nateland Productions and hosted by Brian Bates, Dusty Slay, and Dustin Nickerson on the AudioBoom platform. Recording and editing by Genovations Media.

Transcript

[Nate Bargatze]

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[Brian Bates]

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[Dusty Slay]

Today's episode of the Nateland podcast is brought to you by Delete Me, Zocdoc, Helix, and Viori. Hello, folks, and hey, Bear. As always, Brian Bates, Dusty Slay.

[Brian Bates]

All right.

[Dusty Slay]

And filling in today for Nate and Aaron, the great Dustin Nickerson.

[Brian Bates]

All right, thanks, guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Thanks for having me.

[Brian Bates]

Do you think people are disappointed when they turn on the podcast and they hear you doing the intro as opposed to Nate? Every week they go, ah, Nate's not there.

[Dusty Slay]

And if they're watching it, they already see the thumbnail and they're already disappointed.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's good.

[Dusty Slay]

Aaron was going to be here today. I feel like every week. I'm teasing. He's back next week. He was going to be here. His. His baby had a doctor's appointment he didn't want to miss as a new dad, which I respect. So I really think he'll be back next week, but who knows? Nate will never be back. Nate's gone. No, Nate will be back. Nate's out there doing great things.

[Nate Bargatze]

Has he been busy? What's he been up to? What's Nate been up to?

[Brian Bates]

Like, he's just doing, like, entertainment things, not great things. Like, he's not doing charity.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's not making positive contributions. That's what you're saying?

[Dusty Slay]

Well, he donated a lot of money to his high school's athletic facility.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, and didn't he raise some money for the.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not saying. Yeah, I'm sure.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I mean, you're really undermining Nathan.

[Brian Bates]

I know. I'm sorry. Yeah, but the way you said it, though, he's out there doing great things.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, comics are pretty selfish people.

[Brian Bates]

And that's true.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm the most selfish. So if I was doing the things Nate was doing, I would be saying I was doing great things.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you know the Salvation Army's slogan? It's. Oh, yeah, doing the most good.

[Brian Bates]

I saw that this week. I thought, wow, that's bold.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's what I thought, too. It's weird to make charity competitive.

[Brian Bates]

The Most good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, you're doing some stuff, but we're doing the most good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's a weird choice that they were like, no, we need to communicate this. And I like the Salvation Army. I worked for the Salvation army for a while, but.

[Dusty Slay]

You did?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, at the rec center I worked at. That was it. Yeah. But I always remember thinking that was a pretty bold statement. And also, again, the idea that you're like, I just wanna let everyone know, no one does as much good as we do. Like, we're first place in doing good.

[Brian Bates]

They're like, you doing good. Yeah, well, we're doing the most.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, that's nice. The little good that you're doing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, good.

[Brian Bates]

Goodwill. Oh, we do the most.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is. It's like a shot right? At Goodwill. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know. They. They do a good amount of good.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, they're good.

[Dusty Slay]

But we got some Nate Lynn news here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Great.

[Dusty Slay]

This week on the Showcase. Nateland Showcase. Uh, Mike Goodwin set came out last Monday. Very funny. We all know Mike, right? Super, super funny. I hosted that round. He killed it. This week we have.

[Nate Bargatze]

Simon Fraser yawned. Sorry, sorry. One of the guys just yawned. Ms. Mid Episode. We've lost him. Four minutes in, man.

[Dusty Slay]

Three. 19, actually.

[Nate Bargatze]

We need to hit the four minute mark before we got big. A big, Really? A comical yawn. Not even. We didn't even really try and hide it. Just.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't even notice that guy before.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, it was just short of like. Like making the noise too. So I'll try and pep it up. I don't feel like I don't like seeing it.

[Dusty Slay]

He's not a fan of the night.

[Brian Bates]

Is that caffeinated tea?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, I'll fall on that.

[Brian Bates]

Better not be a chamomile.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, this is a throat coat.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Meal really can slow you down. All right, keep going.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, this week on the Showcase, Simon Frazier. He. Adrian, I were here that night. He killed it. I mean, just blew the roof off. And he's so funny and. Yeah, I guess that came out actually today. Monday. So check that out if you're in Nashville. Tickets on sale for the last showcase of the season. That will be November 4th at the lab. The day before the election. Dusty says it might be the last show ever.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that's true.

[Dusty Slay]

So that's incentive to come, right?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, it is. Get your laughs while you can.

[Dusty Slay]

November 4th at the lab. I showcase another great group of comics. If you're in Nashville, come join us every Monday night for Nate Land Live. At the lab. Tickets are on sale. Hosted by members of Nate Land. I'm hosting tonight. Dustin's going to be on it.

[Nate Bargatze]

I am on the show tonight. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

John Christ is on it. Stephen Bargatsi. It's going to be a hot show every week. Come out every Monday. Great comics on it.

[Brian Bates]

I like that when we do it like this, we talk about the show that's going to be tonight, but it. When the podcast comes out, it's two days ago.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It's like, this is what you missed.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. This is what you missed, guys.

[Brian Bates]

Don't miss it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And even if it went bad, we made it sound like it was going to be great.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, you really missed out.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

The most fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

Doing the most fun.

[Dusty Slay]

Natlan recorded Steven Rogers special over the weekend in Fort Collins, Colorado. There they are. Get Brian Regan back there in the back. He did a guest set.

[Nate Bargatze]

Peter Wong.

[Dusty Slay]

It went great. Shout out to the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins and the owner, David Rodriguez, and his staff.

[Brian Bates]

David's the best.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

The whole weekend.

[Nate Bargatze]

Unbelievable.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So. Yeah. So Stephen did that. My phone rang today. It was Dustin. I got all excited. I answered, hey, buddy. And he's like, oh, sorry. I was trying to call Steven Rogers. So Stephen got a call from Dustin today.

[Brian Bates]

You got to know when you accidentally call someone, you just roll with it. Hey, we're going to be at Zany's today. Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I didn't want to talk to him.

[Dusty Slay]

He did not.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, when I hung up, it showed the length of the call. Four seconds.

[Brian Bates]

Wow.

[Dusty Slay]

Four seconds.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I yawned in that four seconds. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, gosh. No, it was. I. I did what it was. So I talked to you earlier that day today.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I was calling Stephen to talk about the special, and I just did, like, the hey, Siri call, and your name came, so if anything. Oh, my phone heard me say, hey, Siri, it's going to call. It's going to call Stephen now. No. If anything, it's a compliment to you that I meant to call Steven Rogers, but my brain said, no, you want to call Brian. But then I heard your voice, and I changed my mind.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, well, sorry, I took a turn.

[Nate Bargatze]

I needed to save any stories that we had to save for the podcast. You got to get out of it.

[Brian Bates]

This is not necessarily Nateland News, but could I give a shout out to a show that's happening?

[Dusty Slay]

I can't even finish the Natlan News before you.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I thought we were. I thought you were getting into some other Things.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

We were on shows. Well, this show is a show for a benefit for. For hurricane news, hurricane victims.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

You know of Helene. North Carolina, east Tennessee, western North Carolina. So it's at the Ryman on Monday the 21st at 7pm Leanne Morgan, John Chris, Charlie Barron's man.

[Dusty Slay]

Boom.

[Brian Bates]

It's going to be great.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a hot show.

[Brian Bates]

All proceeds go to mountain Ways which support relief and recovery for east Tennessee, western North Carolina. And I've been told that's a good. That's a good charity.

[Dusty Slay]

Who told you that?

[Brian Bates]

Well, they told me it was properly vetted.

[Dusty Slay]

Who's that?

[Brian Bates]

People on my team. Because I don't, you know, I don't trust any of these. I don't trust any of these people out here.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you think a hurricane really happened?

[Brian Bates]

Well, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

And I'm very sad for them. It's very sad.

[Dusty Slay]

Very. All right.

[Brian Bates]

So That's Monday, the 25th government make the hurricane. But yet I wasn't going to say anything, but yeah, it happened.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's not a matter.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, last week I had him and John Chris. So it was two against one and thoughts like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, great. I have no comment on it, but please go to the show at the Ryman.

[Brian Bates]

Yes. Either way, they need help.

[Dusty Slay]

Nate.

[Nate Bargatze]

I feel uncomfortable right now. I don't.

[Dusty Slay]

Nate Land is recording Greg Warren Special Nov. 23 at the Funny Bone in Columbus, Ohio. It makes me mad that he's already putting out another special because he's that good.

[Brian Bates]

He's a machine.

[Dusty Slay]

He is. Tickets are on sale now, so come on out and join us. The 23rd.

[Brian Bates]

So protein does. He's eating all that peanut butter and he's a writing machine.

[Dusty Slay]

Nateland is also recording Mike Vecchione special here at the lab December 28th.

[Nate Bargatze]

Another comic that put out two specials before you put out one.

[Dusty Slay]

You took that. You made that very specific about me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, you said it about yourself.

[Dusty Slay]

I just thought in general, guys, we all would agree that that's a lot.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I mean, Dusty and I have been putting out specials.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I'm ready to go again.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

All right. Anyway, we have two shows for the special taping, Taping night available now. Get them before they're gone. Nate Land podcast network update the consumers with Greg Warren, Tim Convey and Sean O'Brien drops every Tuesday. Then Nate Land every Wednesday with Brian Bates and Dusty Slay Occasionally Nate Bargazzi, Aaron Weber and don't make me come back there every Thursday with Melissa Nickerson and her husband Dustin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, check it out.

[Brian Bates]

I wonder where the dump Dusty guy's at right now, though. It's like, you know, if I had not been around, what would be happening this last couple of weeks? You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a good point.

[Dusty Slay]

We'd have made it.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, you would have made it.

[Nate Bargatze]

There have been a couple of solo Brian episodes.

[Dusty Slay]

I would love that.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I want.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I want a solo Brian.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You think he would thrive, or would it be like Garth and.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, I was gonna say, like Wade's World.

[Brian Bates]

I think Brian would finally get to talk about what he wants to talk about.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, exactly.

[Nate Bargatze]

What do you want to talk about, Jim?

[Dusty Slay]

Trails.

[Brian Bates]

You can do that with me.

[Dusty Slay]

I just said that. Cause we just saw some outside.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It's been very clear for weeks.

[Dusty Slay]

What's going on today.

[Brian Bates]

Clouds are covered, sky's covered. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it. That's all I'm saying. I don't like beautiful blue sky, and then the airplanes start going over, and there's a checkerboard on the sky, and it's just like. What is that?

[Nate Bargatze]

I like a good conspiracy theory. I can't go down the road with you on that one, but I don't mind it.

[Brian Bates]

I find that a lot people go, I like conspiracies. And then I start naming some, and they go, well, not those minor.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is not what we're here to talk about. But the one that I will most sign off, and they're. Because it's been largely proven, is sports being fixed.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And largely. And large, even not entirely fixed from the top end, but largely influenced and bought off refs and players. I mean, it's been proven. I mean, the world guy. Well, no, first off, the White Sox world series over 100 years ago, did that. Does that mean it didn't happen?

[Brian Bates]

Means they're better at it now.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. And the refs are. And an actual ref went to jail for it. Like, I know. You're like, ah, just one guy. Well, tell that to all the players who played for the Kings that year.

[Brian Bates]

You know, and, like, the targeting rules, sometimes it's like you go, oh, that wasn't really targeting. And then that guy gets ejected.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Then the next time they, like, take the guy's head off and they go. They don't even call it.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I just think now with, like, so much money being in. In sports, like, so much gambling, you're like, I mean, there's no way. Right.

[Dusty Slay]

DraftKings.

[Brian Bates]

I agree with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm just bitter about a.

[Brian Bates]

It's ruined football for me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Really?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I like it. But I'm like, I'll be watching a game, and I'm like, oh, this is really great. And then, like, one bad call changes the whole momentum of the game. And then I'm like, oh, this Pete.

[Dusty Slay]

Carroll called a bad play because he.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, no, not that Super Bowl. I'm not mad about that one. The Seahawks lost to the Steelers in. What was that? Oh, seven, Something like that. Oh, nine. I don't remember what year it was. A lot of bad calls in that game. Lot. Like three or four. And I think our tight end might have been paid off to drop a pass on the 1. I don't know about that one, but I like to think about it.

[Brian Bates]

I was drinking a lot. No sex.

[Nate Bargatze]

That is funny that everyone says, you know, I like conspiracy theories. I don't believe them. Yeah, I would never.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah. Well, that's what I say, too. I don't. I don't believe them. I just like to talk about them.

[Nate Bargatze]

They're fun to think about, I think.

[Dusty Slay]

I. I don't know if there's any. Like, I'm. I just feel like the easiest answer is probably the correct one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, wow.

[Dusty Slay]

I was trying to think of, like, JFK assassination. Wouldn't it be a conspiracy theory? Because over half of America thinks it's not what they say it is, so wouldn't it? If you think it did happen that way, wouldn't that make you a conspiracy theorist?

[Nate Bargatze]

Man, I thought we were going to talk about the difference between the south and the west coast this episode. We really are diving into it.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, no, we're. We're just getting started.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, we're just getting into it.

[Brian Bates]

I, like one loves to pin it on me that I'm the conspiracy guy, but Brian loves it secretly. Brian.

[Dusty Slay]

I love bringing it up.

[Brian Bates]

You're right about that.

[Dusty Slay]

I love to get Dusty going. That's for sure.

[Brian Bates]

He loves it.

[Dusty Slay]

That is for.

[Nate Bargatze]

According to one of the X Men movies, it was Magneto, so don't rule that out.

[Dusty Slay]

Magneto did what?

[Nate Bargatze]

He was.

[Dusty Slay]

Cuban Missile Crisis.

[Nate Bargatze]

He moved the bullet curved. And that's what got.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, that's right. That's right.

[Brian Bates]

And then they killed JFK's brother. I feel like people often leave that one out.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And JFK's brother's wife just died, and I had nothing to do with it because I didn't mention her.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. We should name some people.

[Dusty Slay]

Just Ethel Kennedy. She was 96.

[Brian Bates]

She's. Yeah, she's old.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, I get accused for Everybody else, that's 112 when they die. So I would have mentioned her, by the way, if I'd have known she was still alive, because that does seem like such a bygone era. Kennedy, like Robert F. Kennedy's mom.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Dusty Slay]

Was still alive. That's pretty crazy.

[Brian Bates]

That is crazy.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, let's talk about where we were this weekend.

[Brian Bates]

Okay, I'll go first. All right.

[Dusty Slay]

Mine's probably the quickest dusty.

[Brian Bates]

Friday night, I want you to get into it, really elaborate.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, I will. Friday night I was at the beautiful Fisher Center Performing Arts center at Belmont University here in Nashville with Jeff Allen, Stephen Bargazzi, and Patricia Heaton.

[Brian Bates]

That looked like a fun show.

[Dusty Slay]

It was a fun show.

[Nate Bargatze]

I did not expect that last name to come out there. I know.

[Dusty Slay]

She and I did a little skit together. That was fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, that's awesome.

[Dusty Slay]

It didn't go great.

[Brian Bates]

Were you Raymond?

[Nate Bargatze]

Did you guys do that?

[Dusty Slay]

Well, in my mind, I was. That's what I was thinking while I was out there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

She did a thing where she pretended like she thought she was introducing Nate Bargatsi. And then I have to go out there and whisper to her, it's actually Stephen Bargazzi. Oh, that's funny. Who's Stephen Bargatsz? But I brought up the point when we were discussing this backstage before the show. Some people are going to think you're Nate's really here, and they're going to get excited. And everybody was like, I don't care. She introduces Nate. She doesn't introduce me. She says, he's an honor to welcome Nate Bargadzy. And the crowd gasp. One woman goes, what? And then I walk out and the faces just drop.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, my gosh.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know why people think that's a good idea.

[Dusty Slay]

It was still fun.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, it was fun. I don't even want people, if they intro me at Zany's, to mention that I do the podcast because I'm afraid, like, if you say one of the co host of Nate.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I go the opposite, as you know.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I lean in, I tell them, introduce me as the star of the Nateland podcast. I like to dig myself in a hole. Yeah, I'm gonna get there anyway. I might as well go ahead and start there.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was thinking that Stephen could get out of that hole, though, based on what he does.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, I couldn't. Oh, man. A yawn. Sneeze, bro. You gotta get out of Here, man.

[Brian Bates]

You gotta not look. You gotta just look at us, Dustin. You gotta just. You know, I know I did live in this world.

[Dusty Slay]

I can't help a sneeze, Dustin.

[Nate Bargatze]

I know. It's just, you know, you're asking too much. Trails out Stephen. Being a magician and what he doesn't mean so funny could get out. I. If someone thought Nate was coming to the stage and I watched the stage, I would bomb. So because you just got to get into your life. I'm a dad. Not the dad you hoped.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

But that was fun. Then last night I was in Huntsville, Alabama doing a show for Mayfair Church of Christ. Great time. They sent us some Trash Panda shirts.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, thank you.

[Dusty Slay]

You're wearing one there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Probably sweating through it.

[Dusty Slay]

But that was for Nate. But it's yours now.

[Nate Bargatze]

And thanks.

[Dusty Slay]

I renamed my tour on the way home from Huntsville. It was the easier to drive to tour. Now it's the Dustin Nickerson 5 years ago tour. Just a random club, a church.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Community.

[Nate Bargatze]

String them together.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And they had had Dustin before.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm sure they had. I didn't ask, but it's just kind of a given. Did the Ron Braun center with Taylor Tomlinson. Then he ran over and did a church.

[Nate Bargatze]

You actually do have my old agent too, so there is a good chance that it was exactly that I did. I hope. You know, I hope it went well though.

[Dusty Slay]

It was great. It was a lot of fun. A lot of fun. Where were you this weekend?

[Nate Bargatze]

I was at. I was in Austin. I did Cap City Comedy Club, which is really a great club.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, it's new.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. Because there was. It was an old road room for a long time and then helium bought it out and they built it in the. Have you guys been. Have you been to the Cap City?

[Brian Bates]

Not the new one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's in. It's at the Domain. It's like, oh, wait, how new is it?

[Dusty Slay]

I was there last year.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's the mall area. Yeah, it's great. It's a little outside of the town and I have like a lot of middle aged parent fans and they like love a show at a mall. Oh yeah, they like it. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Get there early, do a little shopping.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

See the show.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's just there's good parking, you know that, that matters to like adults and like do we do mothership downtown? Who wants to go downtown?

[Brian Bates]

Right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Such a hassle.

[Brian Bates]

Right?

[Nate Bargatze]

So yeah, that was really great. And I was also there during Austin City Limits, which as far as selling tickets go, was probably not a great idea. But I did catch a couple shows and that was fun. So, yeah, I had a great time.

[Dusty Slay]

Who'd you see?

[Nate Bargatze]

I saw. So I actually had a friend who was performing in it and so a guy named Dustin Kensrew, who was.

[Brian Bates]

A lot of Dustin's on there.

[Nate Bargatze]

A lot of Dustin's on. Yeah. He's the lead singer of a punk band named Thrice and he did like a country western album, solo one. It's really good. And so he was performing, so I saw him. And then right after that was a band named Medium Build, who's very good. And then I caught the tail end and then I went and did my show, but it was like a 6:00 show, which I love a 6:00 show. It's great. And then I caught the end of Red Clay Strays and then I saw Sturgill. So it was a full day.

[Brian Bates]

That's a big day.

[Nate Bargatze]

It was a great day. And I don't tend to love a music festival, but I did like this one.

[Brian Bates]

People are saying Sturgill's the best and I like his music, but they're like really saying his live shows are really.

[Nate Bargatze]

It really. It's very like jam band.

[Dusty Slay]

Read about Sturgill Simpson.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Does he just go by Sturgill?

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, him and I. I text him as Sturgill. Yeah, Sturgy. I don't know. Is there another Sturgill?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know any other Sturgills.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, Well, I mean, there's no.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, in the context of music. I was talking about a, you know, a music festival in Austin. I feel like Sturgill was self explanatory.

[Brian Bates]

Even if I just said I was listening to Sturgill today, I don't think you would think of any podcast or comedians.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, I guess you're right.

[Nate Bargatze]

So I saw Sturgill Simpson, if that's what you prefer.

[Dusty Slay]

I was listening to Elton on the way home.

[Nate Bargatze]

Elton. See, that works.

[Brian Bates]

I know who you mean.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, but you wouldn't say Elton, would you?

[Dusty Slay]

No, you wouldn't.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

I would know who you were talking about. But you wouldn't.

[Brian Bates]

Who would be another Elton?

[Nate Bargatze]

I would know. It was my point, John. But I don't know that you would.

[Brian Bates]

I'm into it though.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think fans of Sturgill Simpson refer to him as Sturgill. That wasn't meant for me to be like a name dropping thing because I.

[Brian Bates]

Can'T even remember Elton's last name now, I've already forgotten.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think his real name is Reginald, Right?

[Dusty Slay]

I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure about that one, actually. Sturgill Simpson was great live. It's very like Skynyrd, Allman Brothers. Like, here's the song, and here's a five minute solo in every song. Like, I think he did like an. I think he did like an hour 10 set. And I don't know that he played eight songs. They were long. Jammed.

[Brian Bates]

I'm into a jam now. I've not always been, but I am into jam now.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I respect it. Cause I like it. Cause I'm like, they're doing what they want to do.

[Brian Bates]

I still can't do fish, but Grateful Dead I've gotten into. I love it.

[Nate Bargatze]

You got. You be a Deadhead.

[Brian Bates]

You got into the Dead now. Yeah. Really? Yeah. I don't know what happened to me.

[Nate Bargatze]

But that's a new page for somebody.

[Brian Bates]

I feel like the Grateful Dead's a little. A little country.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Folky. A little country and then jam.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I can see that. Such a unique place in the entertainment world.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Just to be not like a radio band, but to have the best fans. Like, you know, name another band where you. You can tell by the fans who's in town.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, you just your city. Like, I did Boston last year, and you're like, oh, the Grateful Dead's in town.

[Brian Bates]

Kiss is another band like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, that's true.

[Brian Bates]

They're in town. You know it. Also, I never really been that into the Ullman Brothers. I like them. I don't dislike them, but I'm not crazy about them.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is that you?

[Brian Bates]

Dwayne Allman and Eric Clapton had Derek and the Dominoes. Great album.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Is that like. I feel like that's almost you being like a little contrarian like everyone would expect you to be.

[Brian Bates]

And I like some of their songs, but I'm just not that into them.

[Dusty Slay]

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[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, straight off the delete that comment. Delete Me.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I've stopped commenting so that Brian can use more comments.

[Dusty Slay]

I have that comment. I was going to have it in today, but I think they also referenced Aaron.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So I thought, I'll wait till Aaron's.

[Nate Bargatze]

Back every once in a while in my Twitter feed. I'll see. This is where I keep track of Dusty because Dusty and I. I think this is the third time I've ever seen you in person.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, probably so.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I feel like I know you fairly well because I watched your specials and we are kind of connected through this and we text here and there and stuff like that and. But I'll just, I, I see the new algorithm on Twitter likes to show me what Dusty's doing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah. I've been getting into it.

[Dusty Slay]

He's doing.

[Nate Bargatze]

He really gets into. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Twitter is my new favorite thing, I think. I don't know. I've just gotten into it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

What do you like about it?

[Brian Bates]

It's just interactive. It's more interactive.

[Dusty Slay]

It's my favorite too.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is the one that I open the most.

[Dusty Slay]

I like to write jokes.

[Nate Bargatze]

I Like to just post stuff, not do specials.

[Dusty Slay]

Sorry, it's dry bar special. Come out last year.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, Your Twitter's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

You actually are very good at Twitter, I would say. I also see yours a lot, too. Like, just jokes alone. Very, very strong.

[Dusty Slay]

Thank you.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I see what he's getting into.

[Brian Bates]

I like to, quote, tweet people. I think that's really fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I see destiny.

[Brian Bates]

Well, sometimes I tweet something, then I just go on about my day and then I open it up later and I go, what happened? People are freaking out.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I. I'll go into. I'll go into Dusty's comments sometimes when I'm bored. His tweets or see what, like, people are responding and you responding to them.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Dusty has a good time on his. I don't know if you actually. Have a good time.

[Brian Bates]

I have a great time. Have a great time. I love commenting. Yeah, I, you know, it took me a long time to get good at it. I used to get emotional with it, but I. Now I'm just having fun. I don't.

[Nate Bargatze]

Good.

[Brian Bates]

I just, you know, sometimes people get mad at me, but I'm just, you know, I'm just having fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Where were you this weekend?

[Brian Bates]

I did two shows. I went to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Two cities. This is two cities that I've been going to for years and years and years and always done the club. This is the first year I've been Grove at a theater. Yeah, normally I do the Grove, but now this time I was at the Walton Art center, downtown Fayetteville, and it was great. Big crowd. I think both shows were basically sold out.

[Dusty Slay]

Who are the Waltons?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. Some small family.

[Nate Bargatze]

They started.

[Brian Bates]

Started a business. It's done pretty well, I think. Yeah, it was a great show. And then I did Springfield, Missouri, where I usually do the Blue Room. I did the Gilois Theater. It was great. Really hot shows. Had a great time. Yakov Smirnoff did a set on my. On my show.

[Dusty Slay]

How was that?

[Brian Bates]

He did really great. He's such a nice guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

So fun.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's great.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that's awesome.

[Dusty Slay]

Should we get in the comments?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, we should.

[Dusty Slay]

Dusty, you gonna read?

[Brian Bates]

These were great, though. People were very nice. I love those cities. And, yeah, it's been.

[Dusty Slay]

Did you drive from Fayetteville to Springfield?

[Brian Bates]

No. Oh, yes. Yes, I did.

[Dusty Slay]

How long have a drive.

[Brian Bates]

Is that Two and a half hours.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, that's not bad at all.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Great little drive.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you want to Read the comments, Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I can. I got other two other ads, so I'll be reading a lot.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, you mean read the comments?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, you read the comments.

[Dusty Slay]

All right. Comments come From Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Apple podcast reviews, and Nate [e-mail] Richie Hildebrand.

[Brian Bates]

It's a good name.

[Dusty Slay]

Loving the Nate Land universe that we are all creating together. Well, I don't know about that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I don't know what Richie's done.

[Nate Bargatze]

I disagree. Richie, I'm on your side.

[Brian Bates]

I've also.

[Nate Bargatze]

These guys think they're better than their.

[Brian Bates]

I've also not done a lot either.

[Dusty Slay]

With it, but caught up on the consumers and now catching up on. Don't make me come back there.

[Brian Bates]

Okay.

[Dusty Slay]

Also catching it up on the unsupported Dusty Slay cast. And loving that, too.

[Brian Bates]

All right, well, thanks.

[Nate Bargatze]

All right.

[Brian Bates]

I take it all back. Richie's the best.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Yours just has some language and profanity.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Not too bad, though.

[Dusty Slay]

I'm joking.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, well, you gotta have, you know, you gotta be a little different each podcast, you know?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I like a little. You know, I like a little something in there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You guys has a woman. That's different.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that is different. My wife used to do mine, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

She quit it, but she.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, I was about to say Hannah was just taking a break from it, but bottom line is you guys both host podcasts with your wife, and that's gotta be fun, but also stressful.

[Nate Bargatze]

I actually love it. I don't find it stressful at all. And that's not to be, like, mean or contrarian to that. I like being creative with her. It's very fun. I also like when you know your standup or, like, a podcast like this, like, when there's, like, a comic side of you, and then when you're just talking to your partner, your spouse, like, your wife, like, it's like, there's a total different, like, what I think's funny, how she makes me laugh.

[Dusty Slay]

Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

And, like, the whole goal of the podcast is for me to make her laugh. I'm just spending an hour trying to get her to laugh. And so I actually really like that. And it's fun. Like, I had someone tell me this, like, years ago, Tim Hawkins, actually. Who. You guys probably know what people know on this podcast. He told me he's like, you know, as you get, like, bigger in your career, sometimes you're going to have this temptation to, like, get your spouse less involved and be like, hey, you don't have to do as much as you used to. And he's like, do the opposite. Get them more involved so it remains like us. It's an us thing. And that's been big for Mel and I. Cause it's like, it's. I mean, she decorated our studio. She does all the scheduling with her and Andy, our producer. And, you know, it's fun. It's fun to be creative together. So I thought that at first that it would be that way. And it does it sometimes, just as far as, like, the details go. But no, for the most part, I really like it.

[Brian Bates]

I think maybe my wife heard Tim Hawkins say that, and she's like, you know what? That's a good idea. I want to be less involved.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, I mean that. The genuine answer is probably whatever they want. Some people want to be more involved and less involved.

[Brian Bates]

No, I have fun too. I. What you're saying, I agree with all of that. I have. I do say that. We've had a few episodes. We're about halfway through, we start to argue a little bit, and we go, you know what? Let's just try this later. Let's just scrap it for now. We'll come back, you start all over. What's that?

[Dusty Slay]

You start all over.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah, we start all over.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah. We've had a couple episodes where we had to delay start time. We're like, hey, we are driving to the studio and we are just full fighting. Let's take a walk around the little village that we record in here. Downtown La Mesa Village. Let's go breathe a little and see if we, you know, Andy, just be chill for a while because we gotta.

[Dusty Slay]

That's what I was getting at, guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, but it's. It's pretty rare. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I'd say mine's less rare. But now we have a. Now we have a fun time.

[Dusty Slay]

I listened to both of them on the way home last night.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

My car ride home and Dustin's is. I think Nate even pointed this out when you were on here. Rapid fire, fast talking, right off the bat, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's California.

[Dusty Slay]

It's West Coast.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Fast talkers.

[Dusty Slay]

Then I listen to Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

All right. I mean, it's just alone in a room.

[Nate Bargatze]

This hard pace is. This pace is very challenging for me. What we're doing right here. This slower pace.

[Brian Bates]

I could slow down. I know.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I'm, like, sweating because I'm like, we gotta get going, guys. Isn't everyone going to get bored?

[Dusty Slay]

I thought we were going too fast.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I am. This Is there's been a couple times I'm like, well, yeah, he's bored.

[Dusty Slay]

Clearly. You've already pointed out.

[Nate Bargatze]

I know. He's on his phone now.

[Dusty Slay]

We need to pick up the pace. Pick up the pace.

[Nate Bargatze]

Look over. He's gonna be painting.

[Brian Bates]

It's a creative podcast.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. We do a little slower around here and it's. It just takes a little getting used to, that's all. It's a different rhythm to settle into.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Just take it easy, you know?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

It's okay.

[Dusty Slay]

David John. I've been a fan of Dustin's long before I discovered Nate.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, Dustin. Take that, Nate.

[Dusty Slay]

Dustin was a frequent guest on Tim Hawkins old podcast Potty Break and spoke very highly of Nate early on. I'm so glad Dustin and Mel are now part of the Nateland Podcast network.

[Brian Bates]

All right, shout out from Elton's cousin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, I'm still thinking about that. Elton John is a household name.

[Nate Bargatze]

Share.

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, he goes by both things, but Cher, Madonna, what? Sturgill is not.

[Nate Bargatze]

I just, I don't think we choose. You know how people choose to identify their artists? It's. People say Sturgill, man.

[Brian Bates]

When I say Sturgill, I mean, name me all the Sturgills.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know, I've never met another Sturgill.

[Brian Bates]

Have you? That's the only one I know.

[Dusty Slay]

I haven't either.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And if.

[Dusty Slay]

But I don't think that's the point.

[Brian Bates]

A lot of Simpsons.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. A lot of Simpsons.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Brian, O.J.

[Brian Bates]

The Simpsons.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. So many.

[Brian Bates]

The greats. I love that.

[Dusty Slay]

Brian was the first one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Brian was the first one. Brian's great. I started with Brian. We open micros together. So he was, you know, it's one of the great Simpsons. Yeah. I. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

What about Carl Sprinkle?

[Nate Bargatze]

That's an unbelievable name.

[Brian Bates]

Like I said, that's what the first name is.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't know. I said call Cow.

[Nate Bargatze]

Cowie. Cowie Sprinkle. Cow Sprinkle.

[Brian Bates]

I'm thinking Kai.

[Nate Bargatze]

Kai.

[Dusty Slay]

Kai.

[Brian Bates]

Kai Sprinkle.

[Dusty Slay]

All right.

[Nate Bargatze]

Guy Sprinkle sounds like a, like a, like a mid card wrestler, you know, like Guy Sprinkle.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah. Kai Sprank.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Or Kai Sprankle. Any guy.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

In wrestling is like, yeah, that's mid car. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's not. He's never. They're never putting him over.

[Brian Bates]

Never going to get it over. They were like, we just wanted to call you the guy. God.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. You're number 22 in the Royal Rumble. Yes.

[Dusty Slay]

Before or when they Do a documentary on some great wrestler. He got his start, you know, in Mid South Wrestling.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yes.

[Dusty Slay]

It's Kai Sprinkle.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Jim Cornette has a g. A great Guy Sprinkle story. Guy Sprinkle. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I gave a speech in front of my church and started it by saying, all right, just like Dusty. Thanks, Desti, for helping me with the intro.

[Brian Bates]

It's a good way to start anything off. Just go, all right, what's up, guys?

[Nate Bargatze]

I have a. Can I tell a funny church speech story?

[Dusty Slay]

We'll determine if it's funny.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, well, did I say funny or did I say good?

[Brian Bates]

I think he said funny.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, well, I don't know if it's funny, but it's. I don't even know if it's good. I certainly don't know if it's the most good, but we'll see. When I was in eighth grade, we were at Sunday youth service. So, you know, youth group during the week. And then you had Sunday. There was like. We called it, like. There was like, big church where all the adults went, and then there was, like, the youth service. And I was, like, leading a Bible. I was going to go up and lead the little devotional.

[Dusty Slay]

Eighth grade.

[Nate Bargatze]

Eighth grade. So in front of all middle schoolers, and I was supposed to, like, take a verse and get my thoughts on it. And the opening statement I'd written down was I was supposed to say when I first started. And what I said instead is I merged those words. And the opening thing I said was when I farted.

[Brian Bates]

All right.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I never got a group of 8th graders back. I was about to say, you never. You start with when I farted. And then. And then I tried to go serious, and I was like, guys, no, you.

[Brian Bates]

Gotta roll with it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Like, no, guys, this is serious. I just made it.

[Dusty Slay]

They probably still remember that.

[Nate Bargatze]

They probably do. Like, he's like a comedian now.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

The when I farted guy.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Did he do that on purpose? Was that some Andy Kaufman thing?

[Dusty Slay]

I may do that now.

[Nate Bargatze]

When I farted, when all. Guys.

[Brian Bates]

You were going too fast.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was going too fast.

[Brian Bates]

You're right. Down a little bit.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know, we all learned something today.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Connie Turbrock. Dusty seems to be getting bored of doing this podcast, and he is very mean to Brian. Thank you, Connie. Finally, someone said it.

[Nate Bargatze]

That is from Connie Bates. Connie Bates.

[Brian Bates]

That's your burner account.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I love Brian. Brian's one of my favorite people in the world. And, yeah, I'm having a great time. I Just. You know what? I do a lot of podcasts. I do two podcasts a week myself. I don't. You know, and then people that listen to this podcast always say, I say T at the end of every D word. And then they say, I interrupt all the time. So, you know, I'm just trying to be chill. Just trying to be chill.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe if you talked a little faster, they wouldn't think you were bored.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe.

[Nate Bargatze]

Maybe we need to meet in the middle.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I'm trying to listen to what people are saying, and, you know. But Connie. Connie thinks I'm mean to you.

[Dusty Slay]

Well.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, I mean, that's.

[Brian Bates]

I'm, like the nicest person to you.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was going to say. I mean, that's kind of the heartbeat of the Nate Land podcast. Is Bolene Bates.

[Brian Bates]

I'm the only one nice to Brian on this podcast.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, that is actually true. Now. Dusty's always been great to me. He had me on the Hot Chicken.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Show that he does. He has me on his show. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Come on, Connie.

[Dusty Slay]

He's taking me on the road with him. That's great.

[Brian Bates]

Start being mean to you, Connie.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you think that's an I or L? L3. I3.

[Brian Bates]

I think it's.

[Dusty Slay]

Does it really matter?

[Brian Bates]

I think they're trying to say Bender I3.

[Nate Bargatze]

And that's it. Yeah, that's the username. That's not a real name.

[Dusty Slay]

That is a username. I3.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a Roblox name.

[Dusty Slay]

Does Brian know that the F in NFL football. Oh, I just did it right there. That's so funny. Does Brian know that the F in NFL stands for football and that he doesn't always need to say NFL football?

[Nate Bargatze]

That's very funny that you did that.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. I can't deny it now, can I?

[Brian Bates]

I support it now.

[Dusty Slay]

That is very funny. I. It's like when people.

[Brian Bates]

That's like your Sturgill Simpson.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

You're. You got. You're like. No, I want to say.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

People often will say here. Around here. Sec. The SEC Conference. So they're basically saying the Southeastern Conference Conference.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. That is a bit redundant, isn't it?

[Dusty Slay]

So I'm saying National Football League football.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But it is clarifying because if you say football, I mean, I guess you could just say the NFL.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe you could be talking about the NFL Network.

[Dusty Slay]

That's true.

[Brian Bates]

So you want. You want people to know for sure. I'm talking about the actual football.

[Nate Bargatze]

Give me an example of how you use NFL football. Like, I was watching NFL football on Sunday or how does it flow?

[Dusty Slay]

I. I don't know. I'd often do a DraftKings ad read. We don't have one today, but I probably say it on there. And I'd say, dusty, are you a college football fan or NFL football fan or. I don't know. I don't know. We'll have to get L3 Ender 15 to. Although since I did it in the ad read, it kind of proves the point that I do say that. So, anyway, Oscar, Share it. Charrette.

[Brian Bates]

I think I'm going share it.

[Dusty Slay]

Share it. Let's share it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, you need to share it.

[Dusty Slay]

My family recently got a new robot vacuum cleaner. We were trying to decide what to name it, and I suggested Dusty Slayer in honor of Dusty Slay. Now, every time we want something vacuumed, we'll say, start, Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I don't support you getting a roller.

[Nate Bargatze]

I knew that was going to be your. I knew it before you said it.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, he said, geez, while I was reading that giveaway.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I didn't even hear that.

[Brian Bates]

But if you do get one, might as well name it Dusty Slayer, because you are slaying the dust.

[Dusty Slay]

Now, did you see where Elon Musk this week, I guess, had it a. He unveiled some robots that he's putting out. Did you see this?

[Nate Bargatze]

The cars and stuff?

[Dusty Slay]

Well, more than the cars.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Oh, our guys eating now.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Elon.

[Dusty Slay]

I support you, by the way.

[Nate Bargatze]

I didn't say I was against it. I just. It's different every time I look. There's some. I'm good just because we're too slow.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that's all part of the show.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a new activity every time I look over. Where did you get pottery from?

[Brian Bates]

We're doing a show while you're getting a show.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, exactly.

[Nate Bargatze]

Crazy.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, this is pretty sketchy here, especially that he made them look like Star Wars.

[Dusty Slay]

No, Irobot. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

That's. Elon's on the right there. But.

[Brian Bates]

But it's the color of the stormtroopers.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, that's true.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's true. I could have. I immediately guessed where you were at with, you know, robot vacuums, but I would not know where you stand with Elon. I bet it's complicated.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, he wants to put neuralink in all our brains, and I'm for that, you know, and connect us to the Internet. And he, you know, and he makes some really unattractive trucks. I. I'm okay with them. I'm sure, they're powerful and everything, but it just doesn't look like a truck.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, it doesn't. It looks like. It looks like a transformer between transformation.

[Brian Bates]

But Twitter or X is my favorite. Social media. Yeah, I like it. It's. It's loose there. I like it.

[Dusty Slay]

You think X is ever going to catch on?

[Brian Bates]

Not for man, no.

[Nate Bargatze]

No. I think. I think Twitter is Sturgill, and that's what it's going to be called forever. You just can't change it.

[Brian Bates]

I like freedom of speech and I like that it's loose. I'm into it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

You know. Well, big fan of it, but I.

[Nate Bargatze]

Don'T think anyone will ever call it X. No.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, the fact you could still type in Twitter into the bar, it would still come up even he's like, eh.

[Nate Bargatze]

I also like, regardless of anything, anybody's stance on Elon, I like the idea that a billionaire is, like, a little upset that we all call it Twitter still. Like, there's a part of me that. That kind of satisfies me.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I like the bird, too. You know, the old icon, the bird.

[Nate Bargatze]

The bird was great. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Anyway.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Follow me at dustinickerson.

[Dusty Slay]

Twitter.

[Brian Bates]

On Twitter. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Wade Allen sports.

[Brian Bates]

I went to high school with Wade Allen.

[Dusty Slay]

I think what books are in the stack behind Breakfast? Looks like a Seinfeld and John Criss book, but I cannot tell what the others are.

[Nate Bargatze]

The Two Goats.

[Dusty Slay]

Looks like we got a Dustin Nickerson book back here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. How to Be Married to Melissa.

[Dusty Slay]

Do I need a that's my wife move?

[Brian Bates]

Christine, you know what? I have that book. Is this anything by Jerry Seinfeld? And I gotta say, no, it's not.

[Nate Bargatze]

That was a Seinfeld joke.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, no, it is not. It is not anything.

[Dusty Slay]

Looks like we got Angela Johnson.

[Nate Bargatze]

I wish you'd have done it in Seinfeld.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I got this book. I'll tell you, it is not.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, it's like. Yeah. I mean, it's like a book of premises that if, you know that if you read the book, you're like, well, I never can do any of these joke ideas.

[Dusty Slay]

That's my how to Be Married.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's your copy of it. I will tell you if any of you guys are thinking about writing a book. And I know Nate's got one coming out. Leanne just had one.

[Dusty Slay]

Yep.

[Nate Bargatze]

The, like. I know comments on your posts, like, feel a certain way. Reviews on your book hurt. Cause it took so long. Took years to write that. And mine is like a memoir. So bad reviews on your life hurt somewhere.

[Brian Bates]

Like, yeah, good writing, but terrible story.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like there was. Exactly. There was. Like there was. Yeah, like two star life. Like there was. One of the comments was like, this talks too much about their religion and faith. I was like, it's a memoir about our life and our story.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They're like, in that, that's all they had to do. Ah, one star over that. So anyways, you're like, at least you.

[Brian Bates]

Didn'T have to live it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Exactly. Yeah. That's pretty funny. Better than Seinfeld's, apparently.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, that book is. That's weak.

[Nate Bargatze]

Our marriage is something.

[Brian Bates]

My friend gave that book to me.

[Nate Bargatze]

But yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And so I don't think he read it. He didn't read it.

[Dusty Slay]

I think I got that book for Christmas and I flipped through it and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I agree with you.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, I love Seinfeld, but it wasn't a lot.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Recently I saw a survey that asked men what they would rather do instead of going to the doctor. And men said they would rather clean their entire house, file their taxes and even get pulled over by a cop.

[Brian Bates]

I'll go to the doctor.

[Dusty Slay]

But now, thanks to ZocDoc, I can now find and book in person or telemedicine appointments for.

[Nate Bargatze]

That was an ad read. I thought that was a comment.

[Dusty Slay]

I saw you flipping.

[Nate Bargatze]

I was like, it's going as Brian saying this.

[Dusty Slay]

That's how good these segues are.

[Nate Bargatze]

That was really good.

[Dusty Slay]

Thanks to ZocDoc, I can now find and book in person or telemedicine appointments for medical or dental care. That's helpful for people that are on the go or work different hours like we do. Zocdoc is a free app and website where you can search and compare high quality in network doctors. Choose the right one for your needs and click to instantly book an appointment. We're talking about in network appointments with more than 100,000 healthcare providers across every specialty from mental health to dental health, eye care to skincare, and much more. You can filter for doctors who take your insurance, who are located nearby, who are highly rated by verified patients. You can also see their actual appointment openings. Choose a time that works for you and click to instantly book a visit. Plus, Zocdoc appointments happen fast, typically within just 24 to 72 hours of booking. You can even score same day appointments. I use my. I use Zocdoc to find my doctors and you should too. So stop putting off those doctor appointments and go to Zocdoc.com Nate to find and instantly book a top rated doctor today. That's Z O C D O C.com Nate Zocdoc.com Nate all right.

[Brian Bates]

Strong ZOC to the doc.

[Nate Bargatze]

You should have written that for them. That was much stronger. That's good. They can use that.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Sonny Drury. Now we're back to the comments. The reason storms started getting named after people was from an Australian meteorologist in 1890. He didn't choose names based on a system. He simply named storms after politicians he disliked.

[Brian Bates]

Okay, I like that guy. I like that guy.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's like when you find out why Chicago is really called the Windy City. Yeah, I have. It's not that it's so windy. It's a shot at politicians for like being full of hot air or whatever. Air.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Makes you like him more now.

[Brian Bates]

I do. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Whoa.

[Nate Bargatze]

Careful.

[Dusty Slay]

Heather Helixon Wow. The pressure of being a good parent is complicated by money. How do you know if your child has a gift or talent? And how far do you extend yourself and finances? If I had to do it differently, I would not have exerted myself and finances so extremely. Boredom and frustration are essential for creativity and confidence. Our society has created a false belief system that a parent should do everything possible for their children.

[Nate Bargatze]

That sounds like an ad. Read what you were setting up there. That was crazy.

[Brian Bates]

I got to agree with Heather, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I thought that was going to pitch a product at the end of that.

[Dusty Slay]

I know. Now I think she is basing this off. When you were here last time, Dustin were talking about how you have to buy your kids all this athletic stuff is very expensive before they even know if they make the team.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, you agree with Heather, what you're going to say there. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, when I grew up, I didn't have, you know, I was pretty bored. I mean, I had a lot. You know, I had things.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

You know, I was spoiled in a lot of ways, but also I got bored a lot. There was not a lot. I would go to my grandmother's house. My grandmother had nothing. And there was no air conditioner. It was just hot. And I would draw pictures all the time.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And I ended up being very creative because I just had nothing to do. I think it's great what Heather's saying.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think it is true to an extent. I do think as your kids get older, you will see the extreme value in them having things to do because like the old idle hands makes the devil's work thing like that is especially true of teenagers like you do not Want your teen to come home at 2 with nothing to do?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, let's get them into some activities.

[Nate Bargatze]

Exactly.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

All these travel leagues now I see like, I see, I see them at hotels where I'm staying at doing comedy. They're like there and they're. All the parents are drunk out on the patio and I'm like, you guys are. They're like, we were broke because we're taking our kids to do travel baseball every week and it's like, they just seem exhausted.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is, yeah. The travel sports are a totally different animal. I mean, we have not. We've kind of done like hybrid ones. Like, there's like kind of. There's always rec leagues. There's always smaller versions of it. And then when you get into high school, you know, the high school like is kind of the. Not they're necessarily the highest level, but the high school, it's all built into the school, which is great because then you, they, then they like the school happened. The sport happens right after school, which is fantastic. But yeah, I mean, overall I certainly agree with the sentiment from Heather. It's like it's, it is a huge financial like, investment. Sometimes I tell about how my, I say the last time I hear my dad like just told me to quit because I wasn't good enough.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I was like, my sophomore year I got hurt and I was supposed to play like American Legion ball, which is like a travel baseball team. It's very high level baseball. And I got hurt my sophomore year and my coach was like, hey man, like, you can still be on the team, but you're not going to play very much. And I took that as like a motivational scene. I was like, oh, you know, I'm going to be like Rocky, I'm going to train, I'm going to show him. And then I told my dad and he was like, I mean, this league's pretty expensive, Dustin. I don't know if I want to pay for you to ride the bench. And then I went and got a job at the movie theater.

[Brian Bates]

You know what I like? When you first said that about your dad, I was like, I didn't like it. But then when you said, you know what, this is pretty expensive. Yeah, I actually, I like it. Then I didn't.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, you know.

[Brian Bates]

Cause he wasn't like, you're not good enough. But he's like, I don't wanna pay for you to ride the badge here. You're hurt.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, in hindsight, it was a very cause. Now I look back, I was like. I was raised by a single D who was working overtime at the airport in the. In the union, you know, just throwing bags onto planes. He did that for 35 years, and he's like, yeah. I don't know, man. Is this. Is this what's best? Is this?

[Brian Bates]

And then he got a job. He started making some money. Probably started seeing a lot of movies.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. Free movies.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Started bringing home free popcorn.

[Brian Bates]

Expanding your artistic model.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. So in hindsight, as a dad, like, in the moment, I was, like, pretty disappointed. But now as a dad, I'm like, I get it. You know? I totally get it. So I feel for you, Heather. But also, get your kids in activities.

[Brian Bates]

Don't Some activities, but don't run yourself ragged out here.

[Dusty Slay]

I mean, I do see what she's saying. It's your Wayne, your child's. They could be the next LeBron.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

But they also could bankrupt us, and we got to decide.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You know, and. Well, you'll notice, too, when they. Because our kids are much older than your guys is like. It is like when they are in those activities. It's crazy.

[Brian Bates]

I can't see a Helixon being the next LeBron, though. I don't know what that last name is.

[Nate Bargatze]

But what sport? Yeah, what sport do you see Helixon thriving in?

[Brian Bates]

Tennis, maybe.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Helixton's a strong tennis thing, so you never know. Maybe the next Pete Sampras. I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Melissa Diaz. Excuse me. Dusty, don't be mean, okay? Connie will come after you.

[Brian Bates]

I know. I know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Connie.

[Dusty Slay]

Melissa Diaz. Years ago, after moving to a new house, I introduced myself to my neighbor. The next time I saw her, she called me Michelle. The first time it happened, I politely corrected her, but she seemed preoccupied at the time, and I don't think she heard me. As time passed, the thought of correcting her again just felt too awkward. So for the next four years, I was Michelle.

[Brian Bates]

I love that.

[Dusty Slay]

I think we've all been there to some degree.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. With a name like Dusty or Dustin, as you know, it's like. Yeah. I mean, people never get it right.

[Nate Bargatze]

I. I'm just into a few.

[Brian Bates]

Justin. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I had a guy call me Chris at a Lowe's that I used to, and I was like, I don't even care. I'm not in this Lowe's every day. Not even every week.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I don't care that he's calling me Chris.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I started a new thing recently where when a barista or somebody asks me the Name. I'll say Dusty. Cause I do find it is a little. And I never go by Dusty, but it is a little easier to hear than Dustin. And I like to feel what it feels like to be a Dusty.

[Brian Bates]

That's interesting, because when I say Dusty, they almost always write down Dustin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Really?

[Brian Bates]

It's like they're like. I don't know if he said Dusty, but I don't wanna accidentally call him Dusty.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, interesting.

[Brian Bates]

That's what I always think.

[Nate Bargatze]

When did you make the shift?

[Brian Bates]

I've always been Dusty.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

My name is technically Dustin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

But my parents called me Dusty. They even said they named me after characters that are Dusty.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh.

[Brian Bates]

Like it was a Dusty on a soap opera. My dad says Dusty Rhodes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And it's like, why did you name me Dustin then?

[Nate Bargatze]

Did they think it wasn't allowed?

[Brian Bates]

I think they got to the hospital and they're like, we don't really want to write it on the birth certificate.

[Nate Bargatze]

We'll just call him that.

[Dusty Slay]

James Brown.

[Nate Bargatze]

Nice.

[Dusty Slay]

When making train noises for your kid, what is the right amount of chugga chuggas before you choo choo?

[Brian Bates]

I think two.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Four. No.

[Dusty Slay]

Chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga choo choo.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think it depends on.

[Brian Bates]

That's a good question. I'm not doing any of this.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think it's how far away the spoon is from the kid's mouth. You gotta time it right. Chuga, chuga, chuga, chuga, chuga. Yeah, you're right. A six beat is too many. You guys are more in this world than me. I'm not. I'm not saying any chugga chugas.

[Brian Bates]

I don't even know if that's how I make the train sound.

[Nate Bargatze]

How do you make the train?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. Maybe I just go choo choo right away.

[Dusty Slay]

All aboard.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, you're doing all aboard. Yeah. No, I think you got to do. It's not. You got to throw a chugga chugga in there.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, my God. This. This coal's ruining our.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know that we've been doing any of that at my house.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, just speaking.

[Brian Bates]

My kids have been, like, ready to go with the spoons right away.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You ever pretend to be a train or. I don't hop on the train. Getting hands yet.

[Brian Bates]

No.

[Nate Bargatze]

No. Okay.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, sorry, James.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Sorry about that. Some questions can never be answered.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. Adam Reinking. We think ranking nice.

[Brian Bates]

Maybe Rain King, maybe. Like, that would be holding the reins, right? Or is there a G in there?

[Nate Bargatze]

It's a Kenny Crow song.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, there is rain.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Okay.

[Dusty Slay]

Dusty's comments about leaf blowers being annoying were super interesting. I recently heard a whole podcast about leaf blower wars in Los Angeles. They've been fighting and making laws about the noise they make since the 70s. This year, California banned the sale of all gas leaf blowers. I just wanted him to know he's not alone.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, it's unbelievable, A leaf blower. It's like you're just trying to have me sitting in my house and I'm like, how long I'll go. How long are they going to be cutting grass? And then I look out and it's just my neighbor leaf blowing. Like, what are you even blowing out there?

[Dusty Slay]

Some guy was doing it at a campsite.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Somebody tweeted at me that he uses a leaf blower. He was camping and he used his leaf blower. And I'm like, like, why even taking a leaf blower camping just to put.

[Nate Bargatze]

It onto somebody else's site?

[Brian Bates]

One guy said it's super helpful at starting a fire. And I'm like, you guys gotta be better at starting fire.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. As someone who lives in California, I can tell you that they did not ban gas leaf blowers because of the noise.

[Brian Bates]

Well, that. Yeah, I mean, that sounds right.

[Nate Bargatze]

The key number is the key word. There is gas.

[Brian Bates]

Is gas.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think there's about the band Gas Cars, so.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, that's a perfect segue into these topic.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

No, I help myself up putting that last. And I knew what I was.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, all right, I'm sorry.

[Brian Bates]

Brian gets Brian.

[Nate Bargatze]

You know what? I.

[Dusty Slay]

We don't need you here, Dustin.

[Nate Bargatze]

You right, you don't. You don't solo podcasts. Brian Bates runs the show BB1.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. I run a tight ship.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Don't forget it. But no, we're talking about today. You grew up west coast Seattle. Lived your adult life in Southern California.

[Nate Bargatze]

Lived my first 27 years in the Seattle region. I grew up in a city named Federal Way, Washington. And it's like 30, 40 minutes south. It's actually closer to Tacoma, which you guys, you've been to. I know, because you had Tacoma comedy. Yeah, Tacoma Comedy Club. Yeah, it's right there. It neighbors it. And so South Puget Sound area is what it's called. But then when Mel and I got married, she went to Seattle Pacific University and I went to University of Washington, and so we lived in Seattle proper and we lived on Nickerson street right there in the Queen Anne.

[Brian Bates]

You lived on your own?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, our first house was 339 West Nickerson Street. We have an annoyingly romantic, lovely story that people get who, like, are single, get frustrated by. I have to hide details of our.

[Dusty Slay]

Seems like married people would be frustrated by maybe.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, I can see that too. Like, there are, there are details sometimes of our story that I'll leave out because it's not that it's been perfect, but it is, it is. There are. There's a lot of, like. Oh, really? Like sometimes people don't like it.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But anyway, so, yeah, we grew up in the Seattle area and then 12, 13 years ago we moved to San Diego. So we've. And then most of my family is from Oregon and in a little Alaska, so we've got a lot of the. A lot of that west coast down kind of covered. Yeah, my sister was born in Alaska, which is awesome. I wish. That's so cool to say you were born in Alaska. That's like. Oh, I think more than any other state. If you said you were born in Alaska. People got follow up questions. You don't hear that one very often. Right.

[Dusty Slay]

Hawaii.

[Nate Bargatze]

But yeah, yeah, those are probably the two. Yeah. So anyways, yes, very west coast. Only lived on the West coast for 40 years.

[Dusty Slay]

I've lived here all my life. Dusty, you grew up in Alabama.

[Brian Bates]

I grew up in Alabama. I lived in Charleston, South Carolina for 10 years and now Nashville for 10 years.

[Dusty Slay]

So all the South. So we thought it'd be. What should we call this? Cultural differences. Cultural wars.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I would say wars. Yeah. Gang wars. East coast.

[Dusty Slay]

Cultural dust up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Cultural dust up. There you go.

[Dusty Slay]

Between Dustin, Dusty. I'll just set this one out.

[Brian Bates]

A lot of dust.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah. East Coast, West Coast. That's not right because you guys are south.

[Brian Bates]

I did live on the east coast for a long time.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's true.

[Brian Bates]

Charleston, South Carolina.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Great.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, we'll figure the title out later.

[Nate Bargatze]

But I like that we're spitballing, though. Brian's like, I didn't like any of those. We'll figure this one.

[Dusty Slay]

Those were all terrible guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, no, we'll call it From Sea to Shining Sea.

[Dusty Slay]

Oh, that's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, sometimes just spitballing here if. What's the first one Brian liked?

[Brian Bates]

I like that. That would be the full. Like the podcast would say From Sea to Shining Sea.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And it would just be confusing, I think.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I like it.

[Dusty Slay]

Adrian, what'd you suggest we call it? We'll trade you something if you trade us something basically saying the Louisiana Purchase. If what's something of in the south that you wish you had and what's something in the west coast that we wish we had? I'll go first. I mean, the ocean and I guess that's two. Ocean and the mountains.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Pretty nice to be.

[Brian Bates]

We have beautiful mountains here in the south, though.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Brian Bates]

The ocean and we have the ocean.

[Nate Bargatze]

You guys hash this out, because I'm not. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I live in Nashville.

[Brian Bates]

Okay. All right. So Nashville. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay. Anything.

[Nate Bargatze]

The majority of this big Southern cities are not on the water, though, right? Nashville, Atlanta, like, you're not. I mean.

[Brian Bates]

All right, I don't give you guys that.

[Nate Bargatze]

You have coastal cities that people go to, like a Wilmington or something like that. You're like, these are our coastal cities.

[Brian Bates]

But I murder Beach.

[Nate Bargatze]

But your population is not. But your main population is not based in Beach City, where in California they are like San Francisco. Okay.

[Dusty Slay]

Those aren't at the south, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Do you throw in Miami?

[Brian Bates]

I loved Miami. I got to tell you.

[Dusty Slay]

That's not what I asked.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, it is at the south.

[Brian Bates]

But it's in the south, though.

[Dusty Slay]

It's the most Southern geographically. But nobody thinks that Miami is the South.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think what you maybe is, what you're saying is when you think of the south, you don't necessarily think of the coastal cities, like, stereotypically. You think of more your. Like your Alabamas.

[Dusty Slay]

I think about the sec.

[Nate Bargatze]

The sec. How many of the SEC schools are on the water?

[Brian Bates]

Probably not a lot. I don't know. This is what I'd like. I'd like the.

[Nate Bargatze]

I like a defensiveness towards Brian out of the gate. I like this.

[Brian Bates]

I like the farming. That's what I. I mean, it's like you can grow everything we got farming here in the south, but they can grow.

[Dusty Slay]

We don't have farming, Charles.

[Brian Bates]

They can grow everything in California.

[Dusty Slay]

What can we not grow?

[Brian Bates]

Almonds.

[Nate Bargatze]

How are your avocados, Almond brothers?

[Dusty Slay]

They're from the South. Just because you don't like them. Dusty.

[Nate Bargatze]

Avocados. I don't think you guys have great avocados out here.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Avocado. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, I was going to say citrus lax. We have great oranges, great lemons, great limes.

[Brian Bates]

Florida. Florida has a lot of.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, Florida.

[Brian Bates]

I think what we're going to find.

[Nate Bargatze]

Florida is a wild card.

[Brian Bates]

I think what we're going to find is there's actually a lot of similarities. Yeah, it's a pretty great country that we live in.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, what's interesting, though, is so far, at least what we've said so far is everything you've said has been the south versus California, which is kind of an argument for Cal. Now we're not even talking about Oregon and Washington, you know, like.

[Dusty Slay]

But doesn't Washington have the ocean and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Mount Washington, but everything like the weather, the beach, the farming. It does exist in Oregon and Washington as well. The mountains, all of it is also just in the state of California because it is a fairly remarkable state, at least just geographically and, you know, like the stuff that it has to offer.

[Brian Bates]

I'll say, I say this. You know, I took my sister and my niece to LA last year and they're from Alabama. Never been to California. My sister said they loved it so much.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

My sister said if you told me that I. That. That I would love LA this much, she said, I never would have believed it. She said, I never would have vacationed here. She said, but I love it. She found people there to be very nice. She lives in a small town in Alabama. She was like, they were nicer in LA than they are in my small town.

[Dusty Slay]

That surprises me.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, me too. But I was like, in a way, I think the Southern hospitality is not what it used to be or, you know, you know, it's just like. I find. I really like California. I think it's very nice and I have a fun time there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, Dustin, what's something in the south that you wish the.

[Nate Bargatze]

I know this is like, maybe this isn't exactly where you're going for, but the first thing that jumps to mind is cost of living.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, no, that's.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I mean, it is. Of course, it is a very. Some of the most expensive cities in America and are Portland and Seattle and San Francisco and San Diego and la. They're just very, very expensive. So that is the immediate. And it was the. It's the real draw to the. You know, I think when you. When you see how much the state of California takes from here and no income tax here. No income tax.

[Dusty Slay]

Tennessee at least.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Or Florida.

[Nate Bargatze]

I also. I do.

[Brian Bates]

I'm disagreeing with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. I do. As a sports fan, I do appreciate, like, the pageantry of college football out here a lot. I happen to go to a university that's very, like. Is a good college football school, but also we get a guy who goes to the national championship and then immediately leaves us for Alabama.

[Brian Bates]

So that's not. And then he lost to Vanderbilt.

[Nate Bargatze]

I am who. My. As a college football fan right now, my rooting interests because Washington is a rebuild. I'm just rooting against him. And Oregon.

[Brian Bates]

Well, it's working.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Because he almost lost to South Carolina, too. I also. I think I, you know, I. I have a unique relationship with the west coast because the. And I've talked about this before of my dad and my uncle, who were my primary caretakers growing up. They're from rural Oregon and, like, a city named Coos Bay, Oregon, which was very, for lack of a better term, rednecky. Like, it was like we, you know, we drove. My uncle drove lifted Chevy trucks, and we watched NASCAR on Sundays and we listened to country music. So there is a familiarity to the south that I feel comfortable in as well, you know, so that's amongst other things. And I found a lot of my friends live in the south, like you guys and Aaron Weber and John. Like, a lot of. There is a compatibility that I have with people from the South.

[Brian Bates]

So I love living in the South. I really do love it. But there's some food stuff. I know that the south is really. Everybody talks about the food in the south, and it is good. But you go to California and, like, you can really find, like, a good, healthy food and just. It's like everything. I don't know. I feel like it became like a stereotype to just everything be fried, and then it just became fried. Food is delicious, but I'm dying out here.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is hard not to go to every. To go to the south and not gain, like, eight pounds in a week. Everything is fried. There's a lot more, like, dessert at every meal than I'm used to. Like, lunch dessert. Like, that took some getting used to. And.

[Dusty Slay]

No, that's interesting, because I don't. Where are you going?

[Nate Bargatze]

Because, I mean, mostly on tour with Nate.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, well, that's a little different, because most restaurants I go to here, they'll ask you. They may ask you, do you want.

[Nate Bargatze]

There's a lot of pie around.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

A lot of pie in the South.

[Brian Bates]

Banana pudding. If you go to a barbecue place, banana pudding's delicious. Peach cobbler, apple pie.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what I mean. Like, a lot of people in LA don't even. Like, in California, don't even eat till after lunch. Like, that's their first meal period. And it's certainly not coming with a banana pudding.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. You know, we're eating biscuits, and they're delicious.

[Nate Bargatze]

They're so good.

[Brian Bates]

They're delicious. But I'm just saying it is nice to. When I'm in California or something like that, to go To a place and there be all these healthy options that are also tasty.

[Nate Bargatze]

I also think that when you. Again, I don't. I'm not like, arguing on behalf of California because I'm not from there. It's not me. I live there, but I'm not from there. Whatever you want to eat in California, it is available.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Like, you may not have as good of barbecue there, but you'll find pretty good barbecue there. Like, these are just big cities with a lot of. So when you're in New York or something, you're like, I'm gonna find something. Whatever type of food that I want, I'm gonna find. Which I probably is true in Nashville too.

[Brian Bates]

Like, if you wanted some good tie, Nashville's great. And. And. And Charleston had. Charleston's such a great food.

[Nate Bargatze]

I love Charleston.

[Brian Bates]

I gained so much weight when I moved to Charleston. So much weight. It was unbelievable.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, this kid. This kid put on some weight.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, that guy. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, you should have used a Helix mattress.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I could have used a Helix mattress.

[Brian Bates]

You should have seen the mattress I had when I lived in Charleston.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, man.

[Brian Bates]

But I'll tell you, I love my Helix mattress, and everyone knows I love my Helix pillows. That is true. They're the best pillows. A few weeks ago, we joked about what we would grab in a fire, and a fun item was my Helix pillow. Although I would also get another one if. If it didn't make it. And that is true. That's how good they are. It's just sleep. Oh, no. I just sleep so much better when I have my Helix mattress and pillow at home than I do anywhere else. I've had my mattress a couple of years now, and it's going strong, and I. You know, it used to be I had bad mattress, I had bad apartment, bad pillows, and I would go on the road, and I would stay in these hotels, and I would be like, oh, yeah. And I would love a hotel. I just would love a hotel. But now I have good mattresses. I have good Helix pillows and Helix mattress, and they're so comfortable. And I go on the road, and I don't sleep good. I never get good sleep now. And I feel like all these hotel rooms have demons in them, and it's just. It's just a real night out here. And. And I just want my Helix mattress and pillow. And. And how do you know which mattress is best for you? Just take the Helix sweep sleep quiz and find your perfect mattress in under two minutes.

[Nate Bargatze]

On.

[Brian Bates]

Stop. Oh. On top of that, it said stop. On top of that, helix has over 12,000 five star reviews.

[Nate Bargatze]

Wow.

[Brian Bates]

For the month of October, helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders. That is just for the month of October. Go to helix sleep.com Nate. That is helix sleep.com Nate. With helix. Better sleep starts now. And that is true. That is true.

[Nate Bargatze]

Helix keeps the demons out.

[Brian Bates]

They're great.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's right.

[Brian Bates]

They're great mattresses. The hotel I was just at did not have a Helix mattress, and I did not sleep good. And I think demons were trying to get me in that. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

What was going on?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I felt like every time I was about to doze to sleep, I felt like something was trying to pull me to the other side. It was very scary. I had to wake up, turn on all the lights. Yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

If only you had your Helix.

[Brian Bates]

I know. Exactly, exactly, exactly.

[Nate Bargatze]

Mattresses and exorcisms by Helix. It's a good product.

[Dusty Slay]

Dustin. I heard you say on one of your episodes, the Southern mind can't comprehend in and out.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I agree with that. Yeah. I agree with that.

[Brian Bates]

In and out.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I don't think. Okay. I would love to hear your guys take on it, and then I will speak to it if you.

[Dusty Slay]

I heard your take on why you feel that way, and I agree with you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I think people just like to. Well, there's two things that happen. Anything anyone has in their part of the country that someone else doesn't. They like to build it up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Sure. This is how people justify Whataburger.

[Dusty Slay]

Exactly.

[Nate Bargatze]

Which is not a good Burger.

[Brian Bates]

It's not. I'm anti Whataburger.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Very public about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. I think I.

[Dusty Slay]

People who live. I've done it. You live in the place that has it. You never go there in your own hometown. But if you go on the road or move somewhere.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And they have it. You tell everybody, this is what's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is what you do.

[Dusty Slay]

And on the opposite end, people like to push back. They just don't like it because they don't want you to think you're better than they are.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So they're like, in and out burger. The point you were making was we're not talking about fine dining.

[Nate Bargatze]

Exactly.

[Dusty Slay]

We're talking about fast food. And for fast food, it is good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I enjoyed it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

This is the mistake I made. I. I didn't realize I just got the regular burger and the patty was so thin.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

That I actually doubled it up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then cut it in Half. And just ate half a burger. It was too thin, but I thought it was good. I liked the fries. I liked it. I don't eat fast food, but I liked it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, that's the mistake of In n Out and that people get it really hyped and they think that they're going to have the best burger they've ever had. And that's not what. In N Out. In N Out is the best fast food option you can have. It tastes very good. It's very fresh. Like very high quality ingredients for fast food. You eat it and you go, this. No, I believe this was a cow. And these are vegetables that I can recognize as their. You know, sometimes a fast food, you're like, I think it was a tomato. I don't know that in its current form it is still classified as a tomato. But that still is a tomato there. And it's a. And you know, California SoCal is like all about vibes. And it is a vibe. The whole.

[Dusty Slay]

You also says Southerners don't get vibes.

[Nate Bargatze]

They don't get. That's their thing. Out in SoCal is the vibes, you know, that's, you know, just vibes, baby.

[Dusty Slay]

What does that mean? I don't think I get it.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't, you know, I don't. I can't explain it.

[Brian Bates]

You got to know what you're putting. Putting down here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, it's all about just the. No, those are bad vibes. It's about the energy. It's about the feel when you're in there.

[Brian Bates]

I think it just depends on the spot. I think I can agree with you in a lot of small towns that I think small. Like, see, this is just my. I think it used to be like, small towns I really liked.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

You go to a small town, you go to a diner and you're like, oh, yeah, this good, like, home cooking type stuff. But now it feels like the Cisco truck goes to every diner and they just drop off frozen food. And no matter where you're at, you're just eating frozen food.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And it's just deep fried and nobody cares. There's no soul in it anymore.

[Nate Bargatze]

It just got there a day later than the other city.

[Dusty Slay]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

Nobody cares anymore about anything. They don't even care about what they're eating. They're just like. They just. I don't know. I just. It. It disappoints me so much all the time.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is an argument for in and out. It's fresh.

[Brian Bates]

I like in and out. I liked it, but I You know, I'm not a fast food guy. I like five guys. Yeah, but it's pretty expensive. I don't even know if it's fast food. It's pretty pricey.

[Dusty Slay]

Now, you said, again, I'm quoting your podcast, that in and out is California's version of Bucky's. But I might argue it's Chick Fil a. Well, Cracker Barrel.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I can see that. Yeah. I think that Chick Fil a is everywhere now. Like, everywhere.

[Brian Bates]

They went downhill, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, Chick Fil a, I think. I think the argument for Chick Fil a is. The same argument for In n Out is that you cannot like it, but it's expanding rapidly. So some people like it. It's a pretty popular. But I do think Bucky's. The reason I said BUC EE's is like, when you explain Bucky's to somebody, they go, I don't get it. Or if you go to in n Out for the first time, you go, I don't get it. It's just like a burger. And the line was long. They're all wearing white. There's a Bible verse on the cup. I got mixed feelings about that. Depending on who you are. And I support it, too, you know, and that's church in California. We don't have as many churches out there, but if you count the in and outs. But obviously, I mean, you. There's, you know, they're in Dallas, they're in Vegas, they're in Phoenix. Is there. There's probably been an in and out. They're coming east, baby.

[Brian Bates]

I would go there.

[Dusty Slay]

Coming to Nashville.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think that. Yeah, that may probably. It'll be busy.

[Brian Bates]

I ate whataburger, and I think it destroyed my insides. And I've never been the same.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think we can all agree that what a burger is not.

[Brian Bates]

I've never been the same. And my wife recently had Whataburger. She's like, you know, Dusty's got a weird stomach anyway.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then it. It messed her up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I got a weird stomach, too. Is that just aging?

[Brian Bates]

I think it's just that American food is killing us all.

[Nate Bargatze]

I thought it was aging and that my stomach's just getting older. But you went a different route.

[Brian Bates]

No, I think your stomach just over the years is just exhausted from battling the poison that's in everything. And you're just. Your stomach can't handle it anymore. My wife.

[Nate Bargatze]

I thought it might be lactose intolerant.

[Brian Bates]

My wife. The milk is bad. My wife's Canadian. Canada doesn't Allow a lot of the same bad things in the food that we allow it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

And my wife, for years has been, you know, feeling great.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But, yes. Lately, she's like, I'm. I feel like it's starting to get me now. It's finally broken her down.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Just like. I was just showing you the chips over there, the ingredients and chips. Why do we need all these oils in it? They don't even know what oil it is. They go vegetable oil. Could be soybean, could be palm, could be canola. We don't know what it is. We don't know motor. We don't know where it came from.

[Nate Bargatze]

Whoa. Well, they're coming to get you.

[Dusty Slay]

You're getting a little too close.

[Nate Bargatze]

Drone strike.

[Brian Bates]

You know, there's an argument about. Out right now about Kellogg's. Actually, a lot of celebrities have gotten involved, too, that Kellogg's is. There's a. There's a bad ingredient that's a poison in their Fruit Loops. That is not in the Canadian version. It's not in the UK version, but it's in our. It's like, you don't have to. You. You already know how to make the Froot Loops without it.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's. It's Freedom Oil.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's what it is.

[Brian Bates]

But they won't put it in Liberty. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's the cost of liberty that I.

[Brian Bates]

Don'T like anything I don't support. I almost don't like any restaurant now, but Tammy's. Tammy's. I feel like Tammy's in McMinnville is, like, one of the lie. And I don't know what they're doing. They could be. The buns are still bad, but they're. Because you.

[Nate Bargatze]

I like it. The buns are bad, but I feel.

[Brian Bates]

Like their meat's good. And I feel like. I don't know. You know, it's just a. I feel like they got good meat.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

You know, you mentioned church.

[Brian Bates]

You ever looked at ingredients on buns? Don't even do it to yourself. If you eat a hamburger, just go to the bread aisle and try to buy some bread. Go, this looks like healthy bread. And then pick it up and flip it over and look at the ingredients. Like, why do you need all that in there?

[Nate Bargatze]

And then when we were kids, they told us, this is literally the foundation of your health.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

The food pyramid. It starts with this bread.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Still tastes delicious, though. Bread still tastes pretty good.

[Brian Bates]

Bread is.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, bread is a dessert. As an adult, I crave bread.

[Brian Bates]

All the food is delicious.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I Mean, I love it all.

[Nate Bargatze]

Whatever they're doing, keep doing, but, you.

[Brian Bates]

Know, try to take the poison out is all I'm saying.

[Nate Bargatze]

If the poison makes it taste better. And I'm gonna die anyways, people. Because here's the thing. We are living longer than we used to. This is the big counter argument.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I feel like we're starting to.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, statistically, we're way up.

[Brian Bates]

Well, yeah, it depends on, you know, what you believe on stats.

[Nate Bargatze]

I mean, you could. We've always.

[Dusty Slay]

He's going to Old Testament.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I know. We always. Yeah, but that's. That's nothing to do. That's the flood's fault. That was nothing to do with.

[Brian Bates]

There was a Bill Gates video out there. And Bill Gates owns a lot of farms now. And in the. In the. In the background, Bill Gates had his own stack of books like that. And one of the books was how to Lie with Statistics.

[Nate Bargatze]

Okay, so they're gonna see how he. Straight to Melissa, right? It's like, whoa, it seems. How to Lie with Statistics. I agree with you. That information. Because whatever you want to be true is true, right? So that's the confirmation bias, right? That's. I get that. And people will lie and stuff like that, but people are living longer than. We can see that in our own lives.

[Brian Bates]

Are we out there, though?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, but if we're fair. But to my point, if I am living longer and even though I'm being poisoned, but the food tastes better. But that's a real cost benefit analysis I gotta make.

[Brian Bates]

Would you trade a shorter life? What? If you could trade a shorter life for feeling good the whole time? Like, have you seen Jimmy Carter lately? I mean, right? That's still alive.

[Nate Bargatze]

Don't say his name, Brian. Don't kill him.

[Brian Bates]

I mean, that guy's still alive.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think I would take the longer life with my gut hurting more and more time with the people I love.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Your stomach's more important than your wife.

[Brian Bates]

I just think. Take.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't understand your. I'm going to say his name. Jimmy Carter.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, no. Oh, not a precedent.

[Dusty Slay]

We've talked about Jimmy Carter multiple times on here. Yeah, but what are you saying?

[Brian Bates]

Have you just seen him lately?

[Dusty Slay]

He's 100.

[Brian Bates]

I know. That's what I'm saying. He lived a long time, but he's not looking good.

[Dusty Slay]

But he looked really good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Van Dyke looks great. And he's very old, too.

[Dusty Slay]

And Jimmy Carter was doing great up until just a few. He was still teaching me Sunday School class in his mid-90s.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

So. But. But to your point, he probably has lived a healthy lifestyle.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I'm guessing he only got his food from Canada. He got it sent down.

[Brian Bates]

My. I just think like I've read. I've read that now I've not done it myself. I want to do it, but people say they go to Europe, they go to Italy, they eat the same way, they eat here, eat the same kinds of foods, all their stomach problems go away, they start to feel better and then they come back here and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And then I do believe I'm not.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I'm not even arguing with that. I'm just saying it does taste really good.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And people are living a long time.

[Brian Bates]

They say. A lot of people say it's not even the gluten. It's. It's atrazine that's sprayed all over everything.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's. That sounds like a perfume.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Or a chem. It does sound like it is a chemical cleaning. Can you get some atrazine on that?

[Brian Bates]

You bet. I bet you got some on there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

If you've eaten today, it's seeping out of your pores.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is it in the coffee? That's all I've had today.

[Brian Bates]

You actually, they say, they say so much mold. I drink coffee all the time.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

So much mold and pesticides in coffee because it's just unbelievable. You want to try to get organic mold free coffee.

[Nate Bargatze]

The one thing I'm very sure about that I drink that is very healthy and good and high quality is coffee.

[Brian Bates]

I love coffee.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I'm a big, big coffee guy. Love coffee.

[Dusty Slay]

You really only had coffee today?

[Nate Bargatze]

No, I also had some fruit from 8th and Roast across the street. They got a big old fruit bowl thing.

[Brian Bates]

It's a good coffee spot.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is a good coffee spot.

[Brian Bates]

The idea that there's a Dunkin Donuts coming over here and somehow Dunkin Donuts is going to affect their business.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's unfortunate. America runs on Dunkin, but I've never gone to Dunkin and wanted to run.

[Brian Bates]

They have a good old fashioned app.

[Nate Bargatze]

No. When I. Yeah. America naps on Dunkin.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I get that in me and I'm like, let's go sleep. Sleep.

[Brian Bates]

They do have a good old fashioned donut. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's hard to mess the old fashioned one. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I'm a Tim Hortons fan though. You had Tim Hortons?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Canada, right? Yeah. The little donut holes. Great.

[Brian Bates]

They got the Timbits is what they call them. They have sour cream, glaze yeah. Which sounds disgusting.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I think Tim Hortons is also coming here.

[Nate Bargatze]

I did everything. I toured Canada with Chris two years ago and you remember he had his like little short. A catchphrase, right?

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

He made a just a Canada shirt in the Tim Hortons font and it said like short a like has Canadian say.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And it sold so poorly. We left some. We all had a bunch of free. I was handing them out to our kids after, like this did not sell well. This was a miscalculation. But you know, merch is hard. He's doing just fine.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, John's doing all right. What was I talking about? Oh, yeah, church.

[Nate Bargatze]

Church.

[Dusty Slay]

So a little different out there. My wife grew up in California.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Dusty Slay]

She's a Christian. She said church was definitely more laid back there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Vibes. Vibes. Church.

[Dusty Slay]

Some people got baptized in the ocean, which sounds dangerous.

[Brian Bates]

I love that.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, baptizing the ocean is great. I mean, Jesus baptized in a river. What's the difference?

[Dusty Slay]

Well, there's. You could be like getting ready to do it, then a big wave comes in, like, all right, I guess I'm baptized.

[Nate Bargatze]

How often have you been to the beach?

[Dusty Slay]

Not a lot. Because I'm in the South.

[Nate Bargatze]

When you go knee deep in the water, it's not. You're fine. Yeah, you can wade out. There's a lot of little kids out there wakeboarding sharks. Yeah, not that close usually. You know, maybe there is a formality to the south that I don't care for. Even looking at your guys's senior pictures, these ties and stuff. I don't. We didn't do that. It's not like, I don't know, it's very formal.

[Brian Bates]

I feel like we're getting less formal and I don't like it. I do. I do enjoy format, especially in church. I like that you like. I never liked the whole non denominational church thing where people are wearing, you know, shorts and jeans and it's like, yeah, it's like, let's have a little respect. You know what I mean? You don't have to wear a tuxedo, but let's have some respect. You know what I mean?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I've just never bought into that. I don't think God cares.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know.

[Nate Bargatze]

Feels like he's happier there. Wouldn't God want you to be comfortable? I think God wants you to be the most comfortable in church.

[Brian Bates]

I don't think so.

[Nate Bargatze]

Sweatpants, Church. Only pajamas. Church. I think that's what God would want. God doesn't care. God's like oh, thank God.

[Dusty Slay]

I think God wants you to put a little effort into it.

[Brian Bates]

I think so, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't think so.

[Dusty Slay]

Pajamas. You complain about pajamas at Walmart, but you're fine with church.

[Nate Bargatze]

God loves you just the way you are.

[Brian Bates]

He does, but he knows. He's like, oh, you're gonna dress up to go to the club, but not to visit me. Huh?

[Nate Bargatze]

I think he knows. If you made it there, that was hard. If you got up on a Sunday morning and you made it to church, period. I'm not saying unshowered. Sweatpants. Meet me in the middle. Showered. Sweatpants. Tennis shoes? No. Sandals? No. What about the athletic ones? Like Viori, Viori. Viori sweat. Can you wear viori to.

[Brian Bates]

I think viori's nice. That's a nice.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

What'd you tell us about it?

[Brian Bates]

Viori's nice. You know what I mean? Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

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[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I wear Viori. This is not even part of the ad. Every. Every airport. Airport trip. Those and my compression socks because I'm a grown up and I love a hoodie. Yeah, I love to put my hoodie on over and then just kind of be in my own little world. But I. Jeans, when you travel is a nightmare.

[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

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[Brian Bates]

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[Nate Bargatze]

Listen, real. I get the idea that the respect thing, like put a little effort from God to get for church. I get that. But I'll take it a step further. I want people to wear sweats to my funeral. Just be comfortable, man. I just don't even feel it. I don't. Maybe this is a primary difference of what this is a big difference between this out. There's a. People wear like the football players wear suits to games still. They still doing that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Who's that for? You guys don't even win championships much anymore. And you.

[Dusty Slay]

What level are you talking about?

[Brian Bates]

College, Alabama, NFL.

[Nate Bargatze]

You're like 50. 50.

[Dusty Slay]

In the film all wear suits.

[Nate Bargatze]

No. No, they don't. No, they all dress like cool now. They wear like expensive. They wear less sweats. They. Some of them do.

[Brian Bates]

I want you to dress up at my funeral. And I want people to be sad and cry. I don't want it to be a celebration of life. I want you. I want you to be sad that I'm gone.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you want to. Do you hope you can watch your funeral like from above?

[Brian Bates]

No, I want. I just want people sad. I want them to fast. No food. I don't want you to bring any food.

[Nate Bargatze]

You want to fast.

[Brian Bates]

I want everybody to fast pause people to be sad.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And. Yeah. And get it out. I think that's good. You go to a funeral, you cry, you get out your sadness and then.

[Nate Bargatze]

Never think of you again. They just want it one and done.

[Brian Bates]

I don't expect people to think about me for a long time. We all hope that people will, but they won't. And so it's like, I bet you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Don'T want to be cremated.

[Brian Bates]

I don't want to be cremated. Absolutely not. But I don't know that I want you to be looking at me in the casket either, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, I don't. Open casket. That's a. Yeah, that's a poo.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Just bury me.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Just put you under and a cheap box.

[Brian Bates]

I don't even want a Nice casket.

[Dusty Slay]

What do you want to wear?

[Nate Bargatze]

Bury me in Viori.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

You want a nice outfit out of respect for.

[Brian Bates]

Well, if it's your death. If it's all linen, Closed casket, go totally nude. No.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Don't recycle the clothes.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Give them to Viori.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Great.

[Dusty Slay]

All right. Some of these phrases, if you have any southern phrases you don't understand, please let us know. I have some here for West Coast. Great. Well, the obvious. We call it interstate. Say freeway.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. And we don't even refer to it as a freeway very often. We'll just say the freeway, the 5.

[Dusty Slay]

And 5, and you put the in front of it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, that. That. That depends where you're at on the west Coast.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay.

[Nate Bargatze]

And see, in Washington, you would say i5, you would say the i10, the i8, i35, i90, that kind of stuff. In. In California, we shifted. We shift. We used to say, pop up in Seattle, too. So California is its own animal within. And then we switched to getting used to. You just take the 5, the 15. But you would say Interstate 40, which is just.

[Dusty Slay]

Or I 40, I 65.

[Brian Bates]

I really like to say out the whole word.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's so cumbersome.

[Brian Bates]

I like. A girl commented, I was asking somebody at work one time, I go, what's your telephone number? And she was like, why do you say all that stuff? Just say, what's your number? I was like, I don't know. I don't know. Why?

[Nate Bargatze]

Do you like someone giving you directions?

[Brian Bates]

No, not. No, I don't.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. That time has passed. You ever have someone still give you directions?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I do. And it's like. It's like, come on. Like you're telling me, and I'm not even listening.

[Nate Bargatze]

He start. They'll start with saying like, go west. And I'm like, I'm out already.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't know which way is west.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I don't want to look for any of these things.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I have a phone.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't need to. I don't need to know where the sun is so I can see what my first turn is.

[Brian Bates]

I recently did a gig in the mountains, and they were like, there's no phone signal out here. So I. I did take some direction.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. But there's. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

When I was in Tacoma, actually, and had to drive to Portland, my charging port, stopped working on my phone and I was. It was about to die, and I was. I had to look up an Apple store and write down directions.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Old school.

[Dusty Slay]

And drive to the Apple Store, Tacoma.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Hopefully that's one freeway the whole way.

[Dusty Slay]

That Tacoma. It's i5, right?

[Nate Bargatze]

Five. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

That pretty dry Tacoma Mall is. I mean, I got there right when it opened Sunday at 11.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Dead as you might expect when it first opens, I'm like, this place is dead. Like most malls I go to that Apple store packed. It's 1103. It's already packed.

[Nate Bargatze]

Tacoma Mall has an Apple Store. That's come a long way. When I was growing up, the Tacoma Mall had a gorilla. You can Google it. It's a real. There was a gorilla at the real gorilla. A real gorilla.

[Brian Bates]

Wow.

[Nate Bargatze]

This was in my life. It was like. It wasn't even that long ago. Yeah. Yep. There we go.

[Dusty Slay]

The true story of Tacoma's shopping mall grill. And not as rosy as Disney version. Oh, boy. I may have to read this off air.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. So what I'm saying is they've come a long way to go from Tacoma is pretty wild. Tacoma is one of the more wild cities I've ever been to, and I've been there a lot. My wife went to high school in Tacoma. She went to Stadium High School, which, if you've seen the movie 10 Things I Hate about you is that high school. It's very. Yeah, nice. Congrats on that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I like that movie.

[Nate Bargatze]

It was a good movie. Early Heath Ledger.

[Brian Bates]

I just watched it recently on a plane. I probably never would have watched it, but I was on a plane. I was like, you know what I'll watch. Yeah, it's great.

[Nate Bargatze]

Joseph Gordon Levitt. Yeah. Larry Miller. Right. The comedian. The dad. It's great. It's very funny.

[Brian Bates]

And the girl, the Julia Stiles. Yeah, it's great. Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

For that era of movie. It's very fun.

[Brian Bates]

Really good.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I miss those kind of movies.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, here's what I didn't know. Sigalert.

[Nate Bargatze]

Sig. Oh, that sounds like a kid thing. Like, is this. Like. Is this come from Sigma?

[Dusty Slay]

It was like, about traffic.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, Sigalert. No, I don't know Sigaler.

[Dusty Slay]

What about Grom?

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't know that one. I'm also 40, so I don't.

[Brian Bates]

Your son, sir, speaking about the interstate, you remember make him say by Master Pay.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, he said Interstate.

[Brian Bates]

Hit Interstate 10. Rolling in Texas.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's a good rap lyric. But then it's a good lyric also.

[Brian Bates]

There's a song, riding dirty on 85.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

They don't say it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. You know Interstate Highway Love Song. Right. The Stone Temple pilot song. That's better. Because it's not just like I5 love song. That's not as good. Interstate is a good word, I'll give you that.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, we would say interstate. We would say Interstate 85.

[Nate Bargatze]

And if you were to do a comedic, you would say that you're like, now we're broke down on the interstate.

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's a funny word. Yeah, yeah, I'll allow it.

[Dusty Slay]

What about. You've driven a lot in the South, You've driven in California, I would assume.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Drivers here, too slow for you?

[Brian Bates]

I, I don't like driving in LA at all. But other places I've drove around California. It's great.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. California. There is an aggression to the driving that. Again, that's not California versus West Coast. Cause even when I go back to Seattle, I'm like, get moving. Cause I've been like 15 over is kind of like an opening bid like on the freeways in California. Like that. If you're going the speed limit, you're going. You're the slowest car there.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I'm an aggressive driver and so I like driving in aggressive places. Yeah, I like driving in aggressive places. I think it's fun. I like Atlanta. I mean, I don't like traffic. That's the problem.

[Nate Bargatze]

So much traffic. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Is it's like you, there's no, there's no real driving. You just, you get on the interstate in LA and you're like, you think, all right, I'm hitting the interstate and then it's like standstill traffic.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Listen to Nate Land.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

For your 20 minute 20 mile drive.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Whole episode now on the west coast, if there's a funeral procession coming, do you guys pull over?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah, pull over, put their sweats on.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I have not seen a lot in my life, a lot of funeral processions. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Maybe there's more people dying here, but. Well, I'm still, I'm still amazed that that is a thing that people do. I mean, I think it's great, but when I see cars pulled over, I'm amazed.

[Brian Bates]

I don't know that they do it like they used to.

[Dusty Slay]

Probably not, but I still see it.

[Brian Bates]

Used to be when I was a kid, it was like a real respect thing. Every time you saw a hearse and I mean, I don't even see those much anymore. But you would pull over and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

When there was not a lot of cars, it made you sad for the person.

[Nate Bargatze]

There is. There is a. That.

[Brian Bates]

You know what I mean?

[Dusty Slay]

Just to get through traffic.

[Nate Bargatze]

There is that that kind of speaks to, like, just the general formality of the south that lacks on the West Coast. In large part, it's because the west coast culture is much newer. Like, we don't have as old of stuff. Like, I had a teacher in college say, like, you need to study. You need to go to the south, because American history is real in the south because, like, where we live, like, you see, like, I don't know, an outdated Mervyn's, and that's, like, American history.

[Dusty Slay]

I don't even know what that is.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah, it's an old department store. Like, that's. We don't have old stuff. I mean, we have, like, missions and stuff, but it's, like, tied a little more into, like, Mexican culture. And in the. In the Northwest, there's a lot of Native American culture. Like, so. But as far as, like, you know, the wars were fought out here.

[Dusty Slay]

Right.

[Nate Bargatze]

And so there is a. There is a history, and there's also. Yeah. That formality and respect. Like, the. You know. Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Which you can.

[Brian Bates]

We would.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And where I live, you would just say. What would you like me to call you?

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

There are no assumptions of sirs and ma'am.

[Brian Bates]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sir and ma'am is such a nice, respectful thing. I love it. Yeah, I'm a big fan.

[Nate Bargatze]

I am a huge fan and use regularly. Y'all. Y'all is perfect.

[Brian Bates]

Y'all's good.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, it's better than good.

[Brian Bates]

The most good.

[Nate Bargatze]

It is the most. Y'all is the best greeting of people there is. It's better than. Because it's not to get political in any way, but it is gender neutral in the sense that it does cover the whole group.

[Brian Bates]

We're way ahead of our time.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, we really were.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

It's like. It covers the whole group. It's not clunky. It's very smooth. Yalls. Very elegant. I think y'all is the South's best export. And I'm for everybody adopting it. I write it, I type it. What do you say instead? Like, you guys, hey, everybody.

[Dusty Slay]

What do you guys say?

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I say y'all. I just adopted it. I think I'm all for y'all at some point.

[Brian Bates]

I stopped saying y'all because I used to say it all the time, and I was waiting tables.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I just found myself saying it, like, a million times to one table because.

[Nate Bargatze]

You had to greet people so often.

[Brian Bates]

So I started, like, trying to mix it up, and then y'all just kind of disappeared.

[Nate Bargatze]

Interesting.

[Brian Bates]

I started bringing it back a little bit.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. It's just very smooth. It's very. It's. I like it. It's. Hey, everybody. How's everybody?

[Brian Bates]

I like you guys.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

How you guys doing?

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't like you.

[Brian Bates]

I like you.

[Nate Bargatze]

I am. I don't like you guys.

[Dusty Slay]

I. You guys should switch.

[Nate Bargatze]

I did the dusty.

[Dusty Slay]

I love the south and living in it, but I don't like in Gatlinburg and those areas, Pigeon Forge where they play up where all the words on the signs are spelled wrong on purpose. They probably spell y'all Y a W at all. And there's always some. It plays to the stereotype that I.

[Nate Bargatze]

Don'T like, which that's funny because my. I have a lot of things that I don't like about the west coast. And this is not unique to the west coast, but it. Because I think it's true of the Northeast. One of my favorite. One of my least favorite things is a lot of their attitude towards the South.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Which is, you know, just dumb simpletons. You know, like that kind of like. And it's like it says it's where that term, like coastal elite comes from. And I hate that just because it's so naive and it's very ignorant. It's very close minded. You're like, guys, I mean, you come down here and you're like, you know, Vanderbilt's in the south. Right. You know, you got NASA in the South. There's some smart people. And also it's just very like, it's very dismissive. So I don't care for that. But it doesn't help when you do stuff like that.

[Brian Bates]

There are dumb people everywhere.

[Nate Bargatze]

There are so many dumb people. I mean, I live in San Diego. There are a lot of dumb dumbs. It's just the amount of lifeguards.

[Brian Bates]

I love San Diego.

[Nate Bargatze]

I love San Diego. It's my favorite city. But there's so many dumb people.

[Brian Bates]

San Diego reminds me a lot of Charleston. Like a bigger version.

[Nate Bargatze]

I like Charleston. That makes sense of why I like Charleston so much.

[Brian Bates]

They just remind me a lot of each other.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, San Diego's great. It was our kids. You were in SD a couple months ago. Weeks ago, my wife went to a show. She had a great time.

[Brian Bates]

Oh yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And thank you for the tickets for her and her friends. And you did a thing. Cause we had like our big heat wave there.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I know you did a story about. You're like, I'm not really feeling this.

[Brian Bates]

Oh yeah. My Uber Driver was like, yeah, we're in the middle of a heat wave right now. I'm like, well, I live in Tennessee.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is fine. Which. So my kids, for the last three years, we go to Alabama every summer because there's a camp that we serve at there. And that's what our kids were saying all week during the heat wave. They're like, we've been to Alabama in July.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

This is nothing.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah, I used to go to my grandmother's house in July in Alabama, and she had no air conditioning.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Do you have air conditioning now?

[Nate Bargatze]

So that's funny, Erin. I think someone brought that up on the pod, Right? We did not. For a long time, we didn't have heat or air conditioning because you didn't really need it.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And now we do have it. And it is nice. It's like a couple weeks during the winter where it's nice because, you know, you wake up in the house in lower 60s. That's a cold house, you know, and it does get. Because San Diego is desert. Like, it's a desert on the ocean. So it gets. Legitimately, it's not freezing, but it'll be in the 30s at night. That's cold. 30s is cold. So. So, yeah, we do have heat and AC now, but we don't run it that often. And we're renters because we live in California. So when we do run it, it's on the landlord.

[Dusty Slay]

Right. When I was in San Diego, I said this recently on the podcast. I thought San Diego, everyone told me, sunny year round, perfect weather. And I was there in May. They're like, yeah, yeah, May gray, May gray. June gloom.

[Nate Bargatze]

June gloom. I know I like to think that I'm a good person, but I know I got some bad in me because I like seeing unhappy tourists in May and June. There's a little part of me that's.

[Dusty Slay]

Like, yeah, I saw that twinkle in your eye when I told you that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I don't know why. It's not. I'm not saying this in a way that I'm proud, but is there any.

[Dusty Slay]

Stereotype about the south that you want to ask us? Because I got one for you for Pacific Northwest.

[Nate Bargatze]

Well, you know, what is the general Southern reputation towards the West Coast? Like, and I know that that's bragging because, like, I remember, you know, Aaron Webber. I was with Aaron Webber the first time he went to California, and he was like, hey, you know, we were just told growing up, california, the land of fruits and nuts, you know, like. And I don't know if that's. That's got lots of meaning to it. Right. And I didn't say who said that to him. He didn't. Those weren't his words. And so is there like a. Sometimes I feel like when people from the south are thinking of California, it's almost like they think of us as aliens, as a totally different group of people than them. But I don't know what is the general.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I think. I mean, most people that I know just think kind of what you have just said, that they're just judgmental and they think everyone from the south is stupid and.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, that's funny because then we're doing it. Right back at you.

[Brian Bates]

Well, it's like. Like I said, though, my sister went there.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And loved it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

And we're talking la. I mean, we're not talking.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, that's the belly of the beast.

[Brian Bates]

I've been to many rural parts of California, which are no different than any other place in the country.

[Nate Bargatze]

Then I always like to point out, and, you know, country folk will survive. He mentions California in that. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Like from North California.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, exactly. Like, yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But I've not even been that far in North California. I've been like. Like to Modesta, Bakersfield.

[Dusty Slay]

Merle Haggard is from Californ.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Jeff Gordon.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Famous. Yeah, yeah. Sorry. He was so good. What do you win four championships in a row?

[Dusty Slay]

No, I'm saying that we just talked about last week. He was the pretty boy. He wasn't the real, you know, guys hated. Everyone hated him because.

[Nate Bargatze]

Because he won.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

They wouldn't have cared so much if he was 13th every. Just.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, that's true.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. And he was on Hendrick, so.

[Brian Bates]

But I think that's the thing that people say the most. Yeah. And I do think it's true to an extent. But. But when I go to LA and I go to. I mean, it's like everybody's so nice to me. I don't, you know, I don't have any problems. I never have problems talking to people.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

In New York City, for that matter. I know we're not talking about New York City, but, like, I go to New York and I, like, I'm Southern and I talk to people and I don't have any problems. Nobody. Nobody is like, oh, who's this hillbilly? I mean, everything's fine.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right, Right.

[Dusty Slay]

Probably help for your sister that she probably had low standards. Expectations for la.

[Brian Bates]

Yes.

[Dusty Slay]

So it exceeded them.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I think that it is unfortunate that a Lot of. Like, a lot of the south think poorly of the west of the cities and the West Coast. But it is. It is in some ways earned by a lot of coastal elites who genuinely. And I'm here to tell you, as people who interact with. Genuinely do think that they are better people than people of the South. But I do think that people in the south have that, too. I don't think that's a coast, like a regional thing. That's a.

[Brian Bates]

Sure.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's a person thing. My way of life is superior to your way of life. I found very few comedians who still think that way, though, because, like, I heard Foxworthy say about this in an interview is like, I've traveled. I've done it all. And it's like, people are the same. Yeah, they really. And I feel that same way, too. Like, it's just. I've been to every state, most cities in America at this point. People are the same.

[Brian Bates]

Especially when you drive. I've drove so many places where you actually, on the way to cities, you drive through small towns, and it's like. Yeah. You meet people, and it's like. It really is. The accents change.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

The names of the grocery stores change.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But it's the same.

[Nate Bargatze]

But they're all serving you poison bread regardless.

[Brian Bates]

Exactly. 100%. But in California, you can actually. It feels like you could find local bread. I found a local brand. I don't remember what it was, but a local brand of wraps and. But I was only in California for, like, four or five days, and before I left, they were already moldy. And I'm like, this is what I'm looking for.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

I'm looking for food that goes by, food that turns.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Well, you growing up, like, growing up, like, in the trailer, and I always grew up lower poverty. We weren't the trailers, but, like, we didn't have a lot of fresh food, period. You have a lot of preserved food.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And so you. You know, you've been eating that your whole life, too.

[Brian Bates]

Oh, yeah. But, you know, even back then, though, our bread would get moldy. Like, my bread almost never gets moldy now. Like, I remember me and my mom would, like, pick the mold off the bread and just eat, eat.

[Nate Bargatze]

It would go fashion poverty right there.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

But it was like, it would go.

[Nate Bargatze]

Back, it would go bad. Gosh, that's interesting. Remember when bread would go bad?

[Brian Bates]

It never goes bad.

[Dusty Slay]

No, I never thought about it. But you're right. It does seem like it lasts a lot longer now.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I was gonna ask you, for a. I don't even know if this is a stereotype Pacific Northwest, but have you ever met anyone who's seen a Bigfoot?

[Nate Bargatze]

My grandpa claimed to. All right, it's not a stereotype.

[Brian Bates]

It's real.

[Dusty Slay]

Thank you, Grandpa.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. No, my grandpa, who just passed last year, he. Yeah, he went to his grave swearing that he, I think, was on a fishing trip because he was an avid fisherman. He lived in Crescent City, California, which is the very northern tip of California. Like, you leave the redwoods and you're in on 101 and very. It's pretty much Oregon. Like, what it's like up there. And he would lead, like, fishing trips and he would fish on the ocean. He was a crab. He was. He was a great guy. He was a PE teacher for a long time. And like, Return of the Jedi was filmed in the redwoods there, and he took, like, a fishing expedition with Harrison Ford.

[Dusty Slay]

Wow.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's awesome. My grandpa ruled. Great guy. But he went to his grave swearing when. I think the story was he came out of his tent one day and just saw some huge crazy creature, like, scale up a wall with arms that a human never could. And he was like, yeah, no, I saw Sasquatch in the. In the woods.

[Dusty Slay]

Wow.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. So he didn't. You know, I knew my grandpa pretty well. It didn't seem like a liar.

[Brian Bates]

I believe it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I hope so. I want it to be true.

[Dusty Slay]

I do, too.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah, I want that. I want most of the mythical creatures to be real.

[Dusty Slay]

It'd be more fun if they were.

[Nate Bargatze]

It would be. Yeah. The giant squid versus Sperm whale wars. I want that one to be true. I want them.

[Brian Bates]

Who knows what's going on in the depths of the.

[Nate Bargatze]

Literally.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

No, Nothing. No, I got. Yeah. Nobody.

[Dusty Slay]

All right, I guess we need to wrap this up. We got a Show here in 53 minutes.

[Brian Bates]

This has been great. I've enjoyed doing this.

[Nate Bargatze]

So this is the most we've ever talked.

[Brian Bates]

I know. We had cigars one time and.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, that's right. With Alec. Yeah.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Dusty and I. One last story. Sure. Dusty, John, and I were all in Phoenix in the same weekend, and we were, like, texting about meeting up, and Dusty was the first to articulate it. And then we all agreed. Dusty's like, I think I'm good.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. I mean, I'd love to see you guys, but it's. Yeah, it's, like, a lot to try to meet up.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Like, I think I just want to watch football and stay in my.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

It is funny how if you happen to be in the same town, you just feel like, oh, well, we should meet. But then you're like, no.

[Nate Bargatze]

But then you wake up on Saturday and you're like, but me and you.

[Brian Bates]

And Willie Simon and Alec Parent have.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's right.

[Brian Bates]

In Brea.

[Nate Bargatze]

In Brea.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Fine American city.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah. Nights in a row. We did.

[Nate Bargatze]

That's nice. Yeah, that was a nice time.

[Brian Bates]

I got Covid right after that for the first time. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

And you. And I just think of one more thing. Electric vehicles are just becoming the thing in California.

[Nate Bargatze]

I think California made that you can't. They were not going to sell them after a certain year.

[Dusty Slay]

I think it's still like 2030.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. 2035. It's a ways out. Which I don't mind an electric car. Why do I. Electricity seems good. I'm not.

[Brian Bates]

I'm not into it.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. What do you not like about them?

[Brian Bates]

I don't know. I just don't like.

[Nate Bargatze]

Keep trying to end. I'm sorry.

[Dusty Slay]

No, it's all right.

[Brian Bates]

I just.

[Nate Bargatze]

I bet you don't like that they're telling you you have to.

[Brian Bates]

Well, the. You know, the. To get electricity, you still have to like burn coal.

[Nate Bargatze]

Right.

[Brian Bates]

So it's like we're not really accomplishing.

[Nate Bargatze]

I don't know where. How electricity works.

[Brian Bates]

So I think we're really accomplishing the thing we hope to accomplish.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is that true? Do you have to burn coal to get electricity?

[Brian Bates]

I think so.

[Dusty Slay]

I think it's a lot. It's a lot better for the environment to do electric cars.

[Nate Bargatze]

Is that true that you have to burn coal? Does anybody know?

[Brian Bates]

Except for the batteries. They say that you have to order to get the batteries. You actually ruin large chunks of land mining those. Lithium.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I don't believe you or not believe you. I don't. I.

[Dusty Slay]

Turbine generator. Type of turbine used depends on the energy source. Yeah. This is.

[Brian Bates]

It might be some research to do.

[Nate Bargatze]

We tried to. You tried to end this. You can just cut that all off. I was so interested.

[Dusty Slay]

Fossil fuels. I'm still going nuclear. Renewable wind.

[Nate Bargatze]

All right. Brian, why did you look so old? Senior year.

[Brian Bates]

And why did Aaron look so young? That's what I want. To me, Aaron's picture seems elementary.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Yeah. It seems way too young and you seem too old.

[Dusty Slay]

Probably for the same reason Aaron's was airbrushed. Because by then they could do things like that.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah. You look like the lead actor in Night Court. I was.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Harry Anderson.

[Nate Bargatze]

Harry Anderson. You look like Harry Anderson.

[Brian Bates]

I was into some things.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah. You Know at that time.

[Nate Bargatze]

That is Harry Anderson.

[Brian Bates]

It took me a long time to get it together.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. I'm talking about Brian. I don't know. You're. Oh, you were the. You were the hardest to identify in any picture.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. Because you got a lot of. You've had a lot of looks over the year.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

But you found you.

[Brian Bates]

I do remember, hit that care. He does look like that at that age.

[Nate Bargatze]

See that picture right there? That's crazy.

[Brian Bates]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

When I still hit a full head of hair. Yeah. People would say I look like. Like Harry Anderson.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Over time, that.

[Nate Bargatze]

But you look like 40 year old.

[Dusty Slay]

Well, thank you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

All right. We could have wrapped that up a long time ago.

[Nate Bargatze]

Sorry.

[Dusty Slay]

This week, this Thursday, I have an Arlington drafthouse in Arlington, Virginia. Why am I drawing a blank? Oh, Saturday I'm in Clarksville, Tennessee at this new comedy club, Joker's Comedy house.

[Brian Bates]

All right. D.J. prior.

[Dusty Slay]

That's right. Next. Next Tuesday is my next Brian Bates and friends here at the lab at Zany's. Tuesday, October 22nd. Last month we had Nate running his SNL monologue. We had Angela Johnson doing new jokes for her upcoming special. You never know you're going to see here. We got another great lineup. So come to that Tuesday, October, October 25th. I'm at Lifeway Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. This is the Dustin Nickerson Five Year Ago Tour. All great. So come check me out.

[Nate Bargatze]

This coming weekend, I am in Louisville Comedy Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Doing five shows there. I think the club weekend. And then the following weekend I'm at Wise Guys downtown Salt Lake.

[Dusty Slay]

I was just at Louisville Comedy Club. Yeah, it's a good club with a Bauer.

[Nate Bargatze]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I'm there and then Salt Lake, and that's my birthday weekend. Come turn 40 with me.

[Brian Bates]

All right.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Happy birthday.

[Nate Bargatze]

Thank you.

[Brian Bates]

Well, I'm off this weekend, but Monday I'll be at the Ryman. I've already talked about it.

[Nate Bargatze]

The rhyme.

[Brian Bates]

And a benefit for. To raise money for hurricane victims. And it'll be Leanne Morgan, John Chris, Charlie Barron's and me. Going to be a great lineup show. And then next weekend I'm going to be doing my Tennessee run. I'll be in Memphis and in Knoxville.

[Dusty Slay]

So bad routing.

[Brian Bates]

It is. It is tougher routing than I think most people would know. And there's no direct flight from Nashville to Memphis. No direct flight from Memphis to Knoxville. It's. Yeah, it's a. It's a rough run.

[Dusty Slay]

You picked a good Saturday, though, because Tennessee's off That Saturday it is.

[Brian Bates]

So. Yes. So come out. It's a big theater. It's probably the in Knoxville. It's probably the biggest theater I've ever done. So come buy some tickets.

[Nate Bargatze]

Congrats.

[Brian Bates]

I filmed a special in Knox. This is not probably the only comedy special ever on Netflix to be filmed in Knoxville, so I think Henry chose well.

[Dusty Slay]

It wasn't Netflix, though.

[Nate Bargatze]

Where'd Leanne film hers?

[Dusty Slay]

Lexington. Lexington Opera House.

[Brian Bates]

So. So come, you know, come out. I'm putting Knoxville on the map out here.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Henry Cho did one.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yeah. What is Leanne Knoxville.

[Brian Bates]

Come on. Come on. Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

I think I see it every week. I think Aaron's gonna be back next week. I hope so.

[Nate Bargatze]

Love to hear he avoided me. I don't think he wanted to share his return with me, and that's fine.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah.

[Nate Bargatze]

And I've had bad blood for a long time.

[Dusty Slay]

Nate certainly avoided you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Yes, yes, yes, yes. I think Nate's avoiding the Nate Lamb podcast.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, no, he's in there in the other room right now waiting for you to leave.

[Nate Bargatze]

He's been texting Nate the whole time.

[Dusty Slay]

Yeah, exactly. But I think that's it. Dustin, great to see you.

[Nate Bargatze]

Thanks, guys. Thanks for having me. Super fun. All right, thanks, guys.

[Dusty Slay]

We're having a good time.

[Brian Bates]

Bye.

[Nate Bargatze]

Nateland is produced by Nateland productions and by me, Nate Bargetzi, and my wife Laura on the audio boom platform. Recording and editing for the this show is done by Genovations media. Thanks for tuning in.

[Dusty Slay]

Be sure to catch us next week.

[Nate Bargatze]

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