I like how every other mattress ad is like, "You spend 1/3 of your life in bed, make it comfy" and Nateland's big selling point every week is, "It's fun when you open it."
There is no better ad reader in the business than Mr Dusty Slay. I like listening to him while watching Aaron's face. I think Aaron enjoys the ad reads more than any of us.
The first 12 mins of this episode might be my favorite chunk of this show ever. The shuttle scientist, space station, camping “supply” store talk had me full on belly laughing like Santa Claus. That is what makes this podcast so great is conversations like that. Just 4 guys having a great time. Keep it up fellas!
I feel like when Aaron said he wouldn't hold a possum it was because it was evil looking, but when Dusty agreed it felt like there was definitely some specific experience with a possum he was remembering.
listen, i’ve never felt something more than the disgust in aaron’s voice about the opossum. i am legit terrified of them. so much so that one time i was sitting in a car with some friends before we took off and an opossum appeared around the corner (outside of the locked car i was in) and i screamed and grabbed my friends arm so tightly he had to physically remove my hand and was like “that’s…a bruise”
@@jessicaallen2955 but they're so timid! Their only defenses are hissing and playing dead. They're soft and cuddly and make funny, cute noises when they eat. They help get rid of all those nasty ticks in the woods too.
Nate is a great example of the saying “a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle” I heard Dusty talking about his flourishing career on “We’re Having a Good Time” and he gave credit to The Nateland Podcast (which is how I discovered him), Netflix, and Tik Tok. I have seen Brian a few times before but him being on the Podcast has increased my fandom for him too. The jury is still out on Aaron for me 😂
Wow, by saying this is pre-recorded, they weren't kidding. All this talking about we can't make it to the moon yet NASA launched a HUGE moon rocket, circled the Moon and returned to Earth _last year!_
Dusty will ignore this like all of the other mountains of evidence that perfectly demonstrate the shape of the Earth. It's kinda sad, really. The Sun rises and sets. A toddler can comprehend that we live on a 3 dimensional object.
1:52:30 The statue of David that’s outdoors is a replica. The replica is on the original site, but the actual statue carved by Michelangelo is in the Accademia Museum to protect it from the elements
I thought I left a pretty good comment last week, until sitting through four other comments in a row written by people named Scott, none of which were mine. The competition in these parts is stiff! Love it. Keep up the good work, folks.
Hey guys - love you all! Cannot wait for Brain & Dusty to come to NJ. I just saw Aaron last week, with Joe. Aaron killed, he is so funny!! I just wanted to share my advice on here for anyone worried about coming to see any shows after listening to the podcast; I listen to another comedian's podcast and see them often and I will be honest I don't enjoy their specials / shows as much because a lot is from the pod. With this podcast however I do not have that concern, I have seen Nate since the pod began and he is just as funny as pre-pod and Aaron told one joke that he mentioned on the pod but elaborated more in person and it killed. I will definitely continue watching the podcast and look forward to anyone coming to NJ!!
I think I just subscribed to Aaronland. It’s true Art values are so arbitrary (sorry to make you read that Nate). We had a client with a massive art collection. One piece was called “black trapezoid” which was exactly what you think. White canvas. Black trapezoid painted. The value was $50,000,000. Ridiculous. People also borrow millions of dollars against their art as collateral and then invest that money in other things.
Bisquick: “But am I right that we could not go to the moon right now in the United States if we wanted to?” Dusty, without even letting him finish: “Yes.” Listening to the year in review podcast that had parts without Dusty just felt wrong. He’s a natural addition. Love it! Keep it up fellas!
The graduation video is SO funny! I was shaking laughing trying not to wake my sleeping baby. Also love that Nate’s slurry Dusty “Berry Sanders” bit made an appearance. One of the funniest Nateland moments, hands down 😂
I love when people ask questions about stand up and I love the answers you give. So here’s mine. Why do specials not show the opening act, even just a quick couple of minutes or so? Why do we need it in person and not in our living room?
The openers aren't included because the entire night of comedy isn't the special, it's the portion of material by one specific comic. It's self promotion - no one wants someone to watch their special and go, "man, I wish I could have seen an hour from that first guy instead." Taking someone on the road is how you support comics that aren't as well known or popular, not highlighting them on your special. Also, the comics are usually the ones putting up the money for it all. It would get too complicated to have to each put a % in and also split the profits up based on time. Things are most often funnier and more enjoyable in person, and there's a certain energy being in a room full of laughing people that you really can't replicate in your living room alone. At least, that has been my experience at comedy shows. Same for the comic - they can't eliminate material that just doesn't hit right when they don't have a real time, real life reaction to it. It's important to show up and support the comic -the special/show is their moment, and they feed off of the IRL energy. Some wouldn't be half as good as they are if they were just talking to a camera. For both comic and fan, the in person experience is what it's all about. (I know you weren't asking me, sorry if this reply was unwarranted)
I find myself routinely saying "daggummit" throughout my day now thanks to listening to the podcast. And I laugh to myself every time I catch myself doing it. Thank you for the extra daggum laughs, Nate & Co.
In School we would take the train to D.C to see the Art Museums - the best Art was always the graffiti you'd see while passing through train tunnels/overpasses.
Brian, candy and ice cream are so important to camping. We take our grandson and he's more interested in what's at the camp store than anything around the camp site. Equipment means different things to different people. :)
The conversation about how many syllables in the word Brian was absolutely hilarious. It reminds me of every time I hear Dusty say the word "And". I try to count the syllables in that he includes in that word. I know there's at least two possibly three. Seems to add extra letters in there I think there's a "Y" and possibly a "U" in there. It might just be the most country anybody has ever sounded in the history of sounding southern. I just love hearing him say the word.
Plural of Bates is Bateses - so Brian and Ruth's Christmas card should read Merry Christmas from the Bateses! Please for the love of God, don't say from the Bates. Better yet, say from the Bates Family, and no one will bat an eyelid.
You can totally call yourself an artist, you don't have to wait for other people to define you. Do you call yourself a golfer or a person who golfs? A Christian or a person who loves Jesus? A dad, or a person who has a kid? If you're an artist, own it!
On the topic of syllables, I've gotten in multiple disagreements with friends and family with southern accents who say both "fire" and "oil" are one syllable a piece. Despite being born and raised in Montgomery, AL, I say each of them have 2 syllables. One of my arguments is to say the word "firefighter".
Listening to Aaron dismissing improv got me riled up. Like Dusty, I’ve done both. Thankfully, Nate and Dusty set him straight a little bit. Improv is amazingly fun and super creative if it’s done right. By the way Aaron, some improvisations are written down and turned into sketches. Chris Farley and Bob Odenkirk did Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, at Second City Chicago then brought it to SNL. There are countless examples of improv becoming sketches.
Thanks for the indirect shout-out at 25:08 to whoever made the graduation animation. I'm glad that person realized that I was Bigfoot and Chewbacca's long lost lovechild.
I love the fact that amateur sketch artist made the art episode. The Crichton Leprechaun in Mobile is the best amateur sketch that has ever been put on TV. Trust me, you need to see it and watch the news story about the suspicious leprechaun. Besides Mardi Gras that’s all Mobile is known for.
Nate- "you shouldn't get to say you are it, other people should say it" Also Nate - "I'm the Greatest Average American". This is why I tune in every week. I can't get enough. :)
I laughed when Big Money Bates made a joke about a guy at Subway calling himself a sandwich artist because I used to work at Subway when I was 16 and "sandwich artist" was legitimately what my job position was called when I applied for the job. That was what Subway titled the position and so even though I don't work there anymore I will proudly claim that title for the rest of my life just because it's kinda funny. I even used to put "sandwhich artist" in my resume and it was kinda a joke but that was actually what my job was called. The best part though was being able to introduce myself as a "paid artist" when meeting people for the first time. Of course I always had to explain right after that my "artistry" was sandwiches but for those few fleeting moments in between I could feel like a star. My days of sandwhich artistry are behind me now though and I'll be graduating college at the end of this semester. I'm not sure what I'll do after I graduate but maybe I'll get back into the art and become like the next Banksey or something but for sandwiches, leaving meatball marinaras and such in unthinkable places. Whatever I do at least I know I can always go home at the end of the day and make myself an incredibly average sandwich.
Hey Brian I'm pretty sure to show ownership on ur last name it would actually be Bates' I believe if the word ends in an s the apostrophe goes on the outside. Though I could be wrong because I thought the plural of person was people but apparently persons is a word. If only we all carried super computers in our pockets that we could find this out. In good news this past week has been pretty good. Take care u til next week papi
It seemed odd that Nate was as disinterested in how many shades of color there are until he reminded us that he's, in fact, _colorblind!_ It reminded me of a prior Nateland podcast where he mentioned his sister would tease him by asking what color things were. I said it before, it would be a *very* interesting show if Nate tried on a pair of EnChroma glasses for the colorblind and we get to see his first reaction.
Nate, Brian, Aaron, and Dusty, you are the rare gems in this world. Truly a God’s blessing. The definition of a “real man”. You strive to make us laugh and make every effort to live a pure and humble life. That is not an easy task in this world filled with temptations. God bless you and thank you for the men y’all are. Extraordinary talent!!!!
i think it’s hilarious that there was a huge debate on if the greeting to open the podcast should be “hello folks” or “let’s go folks”. and now nate starts each week with two greetings anyway🤣
I saved a baby opossum. It was super sweet and cuddly. They're just misunderstood! They're also very curious animals. One likes to hangout in the tree and watch up hang Christmas lights.
I had no interest in podcasts until I found out Nate and Dusty had one. Two of my favorites on the same platform and it introduced me to Aaron and Brian. Nate, it was your opinion that society ultimately decides who is an artist and what is art. I would say that anyone that creates anything is an artist, and the people decide whether or not it is good. You guys are awesome, thank you for the art that you have put out.
I’d just like to thank the pod for letting me relive the Titans loss to the Jaguars and NOT making the playoffs. Opening the show saying the Titans won and made the playoffs really confused me cuz I was positive they lost and didn’t make the playoffs.
Brian is 2 syllables, Brine is 1. I am friends with Bates. (1 person) I am friends with the Bateses (multiple people) I am friends with Bates's daughter. (the daughter of 1 person) I am friends with the Bates' daughter. (the daughter of multiple people)
as of late I say “that’s wild” after nearly everything I say. i’ve noticed it slowly start to infiltrate my daily speech and have been wondering where it came from. Nate. It came from Nate and listening to this podcast all the time. My cousin and i both listen to this podcast weekly and text each other our favorite parts and how much we love it. when i text him about this he responded with “but does Nate say “wild” or Aaron say “that’s fair more” 😂
I think when Nate was talking about the bad Obama statue he meant the wax figure of Trump. The one that at least looks like it started as a Hillary Clinton one.
Barnacle Bates thinks he could be a movie reviewer?? BuffyTheBuzzKiller was once a guest on the hilarious movie podcast "Food Court" with Nashville comics Sean Parrott & Michael Hampton and he: A) didn't watch the film in preparation, B) appeared via remote video connection while laying in bed. He could not possibly have put less effort into it.
My favorite Banksy story is from the show The Outsiders. The characters are rehabbing a community center filled with graffiti. During filming of the show somebody had connections to Banksy and had him paint a small mural of a rat. Frank, Christopher Walken's character, is seen asking his probation officer if he should cover-up the artwork after being told to paint over the graffiti on the wall. However, she is facing the other way, unaware it's a Banksy painting, meaning Frank runs his roller over the rat. So this infamous painting only existed physically for less than a day and now only lives within the world of the show.
I thought I'd watch this episode on art to inspire me while I paint something for the walls of my new home. After an hour of the crew talking about how bad most art is and how most things shouldn't be considered art, I learned the valuable lesson of finding inspiration within myself to motivate me! Love you guys nonetheless!
haha yeah my name's pretty dope y'all, thanks! prison is better in WI then jail cuz we can go outside and work out with equipment where as jail was just white walls and fluorescent lights. Thanks for reading my email! Scottie
The real one is inside. The outside one is just a replica. The real one is inside a museum you pay to go in abs it's roped off so you can touch it! Thought the same thing when first saw it outside, then later saw the real one inside. Florence is amazing!!! 1:52:35
Check out the sculpture unveiled in public in Boston of MLK & Coretta. It's very large but there's no heads. Jan 19, 2023 - The 22ft-tall, 19-ton bronze sculpture unveiled last Friday in Boston, The Embrace, depicts two pairs of arms wrapped in a hug... Lots of backlash.
The space station is under 250 miles from earth. The moon is 238,000 miles. 24k miles to circle the earth. So "you're up there, swing by the moon" is like saying "run to the store, and on the way circle the earth was 10 times".
It's interesting that Nate respects the Comedy process and history, and the un-written rules of it all, but always seems dubious about calling comedy "art". I think that a joke in and of itself may not be ART, but once you add the structure... the order of jokes, the pacing, the timing of the punch line... THAT makes it the ART! I'm not a comedian, but I love watching comedy, and documentaries about comedy, etc. Oh, and btw, the is BAD art!! I feel like someone creating an act, and taking the risk of getting up there and presenting an comedy show... they ARE making art... it just may suck... hahaha!! Some comedians seem to make art with just the jokes... they are so unique and original, that that is art in and of itself... I'm thinking old 1960's Woody Allen, Steven Wright... those guys... the jokes ARE art.
As an educator ChatGPT scares me a bit. But as a person I find t amazing. Like this little joke about Vandy Football: "You know, I've been thinking about the Vanderbilt football team lately. And you know what I've realized? They're like that one relative that you're just kind of embarrassed to bring up in conversation. You know, they're not terrible, but they're not exactly good either. They're just kind of...there. But you know what's really funny? They're in the SEC. The Southeastern Conference. The best college football conference in the country. And Vanderbilt is like the kid that gets picked last for kickball, but somehow ends up on the all-star team. I mean, it's like they snuck in the back door or something. And I know what you're thinking, 'But Nate, Vanderbilt's got a great academic program.' Yeah, I know. But let's be real, when's the last time you heard someone say, 'I'm gonna go to Vanderbilt because they've got a great football team'? Never. Because they don't. But you know what's even funnier? They're in the same division as Alabama. Alabama! The team that's won more national championships than they've lost games. That's like being in a boxing match with Muhammad Ali and thinking you're gonna win because you've got a pretty good left hook. But hey, Vanderbilt's got spirit, I'll give them that. They might not win many games, but they'll go down cheering. And that's more than I can say for some teams. So here's to Vanderbilt, the little engine that couldn't, but somehow still does. Technology is so so cool.
I just saw Aaron in NJ....His show was like the football teams he played he was "incredible" .So here is my question...If I saw Nate at NJ Pac and Aaron at the Stress factory ...When is Bates coming to the Garden State so I can get my Bufflo Bufflo Bufflo...I am from New York but just happen to go to NJ ...Breakfast please try to perform there ....thanks ....
Dusty - My wife and I traveled from Hoquiam Washington (280 miles) down Hwy 101 and made a four-day vacation out of seeing you at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. Great show! Wish you were not out of merchandise; I would have bought a hat. I’m a big fan, I was a little star struck when I saw you, Thanks for the picture with my wife and I, I was the one with the wolf howling at the moon shirt on. Tell your manager to book the 7th Street Theater in Hoquiam Washington, it seats 1000 people and I know you would sell it out, it would save me travel time next time you’re in the area or I’m probably going to have to take another vacation this summer and see you in Pendleton. I’m having a great time!
Hello folks, I just have three things to say... I'm so glad you talked about stress eating and food in this episode. During the last five or six episodes, nobody has said a word about food, their eating habits, or belt size.. I was afraid the show was taken over by imposters. What a relief! Secondly, I can't believe you guys spent all that time talking about rocket scientists and brain surgeons and not once used the phrase. "It's not rocket surgery". We use this phrase all the time in our home to explain the most complex of complex things. Think about it. Finally, I'm dying to know if Brian Bates and Tom Bergeron are twins that were separated at birth. I mean seriously, how is being on this show different than hosting AFV? Keep crushing it fellas. Listening to this podcast makes all the most boring things I do funner. Noah Miles, Spokane WA (please come back sometime!)
TV and other digital screens use RGB colorspace, which is made of Red, Green, and Blue light. They mix to create Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow light. Funny enough, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are the actual "primary colors", not Red, Yellow, and Blue. Sincerely, someone with a fine art degree.
Long time caller, first time listener...I just want to clear up something very important. The Titans did NOT make the playoffs this year. I think you all have been trying to convince yourselves that they actually did for the last two episodes. That's pretty sad, and believe me I know what sad looks like, I'm a Colts fan. Love the podcast, you guys are awesome!! See you in Indiana next week, Nate!
I saw In-N-Out is coming to Nashville and thought of you guys - specifically Nate’s terrible no onions no tomatoes restaurant idea. I hope you guys appreciate having America’s best burger joint in your hometown. Love the pod, strongly disagree with most of Nate’s food takes.
We have prerecorded this… We’re not talking about topical things. You can go back and listen to this, it’s not like it’s the news. Brian: Titans won their game, going to the playoffs. Me, after watching playoff football all weekend, has to google the playoffs because I can’t remember what I just watched two days ago. Clearly I’m no shuttle scientist.
🤧the statue of David y all showed is a replica ... statue of David in the Piazza della Signoria is in fact a replica. That said, its resemblance to the original statue is uncanny to most travelers who pass by the square. In 1910, the replica was created to replace the original statue, which had to be moved to the Accademia Gallery. Outside statues get lots of bird droppings on them, that's why the original wud never be outside in such a way. 😉
Nate when you come to Melbourne Florida in March I’ll be there to see you and I’d like to invite you to stick around. Drive over to the beach and maybe you can catch a rocket launch and maybe meet a rocket scientists! This area is full of them! I’ll even take you to the Space Center and you can learn all about rockets, shuttles, and all things space! Also tell Bottle-rocket Bates that we ARE landing the rockets on land. BTW Love you guys!
I’m just gunna say what we’re all thinking, that Aaron as a big white man, shouldn’t say it out loud that he wishes he has the initials “SS”and how cool “SS” would be to have his initials because if he knows anything about history and he’s as super smart as he would like for us to think he is, he’d know that “the SS” has a very negative connotation. All right, love you guys. Thanks for the laughs & for the great show. See you folks later. Hey bear!
Growing up, possums would come on our back porch to eat food we had set out for our cat. Every night, my brother and I would grab brooms, open the back door quickly, and smack the possum back and forth to play what we called, “possum hockey” before we let him run away. I’d love to play a round of possum hockey with the Nateland crew if you all are down
Watch Ethan Forhetz sketch reaction. He was a news anchor from Springfield, Missouri and they showed a facial composite sketch of a person and then showed who was apprehended. It's tv gold!
When Brian said the Titans were in the playoffs I was extremely confused and had to immediately research to make sure I hadn’t missed something. It took me entirely too long to realize it was a joke. Please reserve your misinformation for subjects like science & world history, and show a little more reverence for important topics like sports.
I love dogs but I hate how startling it can be when they suddenly bark, oftentimes because they didn't see me coming. So I decided I'm going to start saying "Hey dawg!" as I approach them to get their attention before they decide to bark.
Please make a Nate and Dusty cartoon! What if Nate's character has a 23 yr old son with an Alien that lives on Mars.👽☝️ Greg Warren is the door to door peanut butter salesman. Bates has the Local supply shop! If you can get past the squirrels. Aaron owns a small zoo. It has an amazing Panguin exhibit, with a walk-in cooler. Nic is the guy down the road with a wolf 🐺 don't forget neighbor Felix!! 😆 So many Nateland Guests and Folks, our sodes are endless.
Talking about comedy on cruise ships and Aaron says that you can fall into the four Cs. Of course, I hear it as "you can fall into the four seas." I guess that's why they make the guard rail high on ships these days.
To me Music is art, if you wrote the song and it's an original song it's art. If your a musician in a cover band, prob not art. But covers could be art if you put your own spin on it and it's different from the original. Hope that is clear as mud.
The animation of the guys at the graduation was hilarious. Thank you to whoever gifted us with that gem.
absolutely amazing!
Yes, it was Simeon van den Bergh. He has it up on Instagram!
I like how every other mattress ad is like, "You spend 1/3 of your life in bed, make it comfy" and Nateland's big selling point every week is, "It's fun when you open it."
Nate getting a painting by Leonardo da Vinci confused with one by Leonardo DiCaprio is the reason I listen to this podcast.
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There is no better ad reader in the business than Mr Dusty Slay. I like listening to him while watching Aaron's face. I think Aaron enjoys the ad reads more than any of us.
Undoubtedly 😂
The first 12 mins of this episode might be my favorite chunk of this show ever. The shuttle scientist, space station, camping “supply” store talk had me full on belly laughing like Santa Claus. That is what makes this podcast so great is conversations like that. Just 4 guys having a great time. Keep it up fellas!
I feel like when Aaron said he wouldn't hold a possum it was because it was evil looking, but when Dusty agreed it felt like there was definitely some specific experience with a possum he was remembering.
listen, i’ve never felt something more than the disgust in aaron’s voice about the opossum. i am legit terrified of them. so much so that one time i was sitting in a car with some friends before we took off and an opossum appeared around the corner (outside of the locked car i was in) and i screamed and grabbed my friends arm so tightly he had to physically remove my hand and was like “that’s…a bruise”
@@jessicaallen2955 but they're so timid! Their only defenses are hissing and playing dead. They're soft and cuddly and make funny, cute noises when they eat. They help get rid of all those nasty ticks in the woods too.
For some reason I love it when Nate works in the "Enough" thing. I hope he keeps doing it.
Agreed! He has great timing with it haha
Nate is a great example of the saying “a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle” I heard Dusty talking about his flourishing career on “We’re Having a Good Time” and he gave credit to The Nateland Podcast (which is how I discovered him), Netflix, and Tik Tok. I have seen Brian a few times before but him being on the Podcast has increased my fandom for him too. The jury is still out on Aaron for me 😂
Aaron is unbelievable when you see him in person. His stage presence is so great. Highly recommend catching him live when you can!
Wow, by saying this is pre-recorded, they weren't kidding. All this talking about we can't make it to the moon yet NASA launched a HUGE moon rocket, circled the Moon and returned to Earth _last year!_
That's going around the moon not to it 😂
Dusty will ignore this like all of the other mountains of evidence that perfectly demonstrate the shape of the Earth. It's kinda sad, really. The Sun rises and sets. A toddler can comprehend that we live on a 3 dimensional object.
Proof?
Sources?
A landing module and a space shuttle are different machines
Dusty doing live reads is possibly the highlight of the week for me.
Love Brian’s T shirt of the Nateland crew ❤
Yes! I want to buy one.😄
Watching you guys react to the graduation video was so fun!! Glad you guys thought it was funny as I did!!
It was so good!
Watching the Nateland graduation just like my own graduation… not a part of it!
The way Aaron is watching Dusty read is like a proud Dad watching his kid read for the first time!
Glad to hear Madison Jones took Nates advice and ran with it.
Haha! IMO, anyone running D1 XC is exceptional! And so is her sense of humor. 😀
I was not prepared for how hilarious that graduation cartoon was going to be. Man alive, that was so good!
1:52:30 The statue of David that’s outdoors is a replica. The replica is on the original site, but the actual statue carved by Michelangelo is in the Accademia Museum to protect it from the elements
THIS!!! Came to say this.
The original was moved indoors over 150 years ago!!!
Thanks for the great info! I'll have to share that with the Folkland folks!
Hey Bear. Hello folks! LETS GO. I guess the TEXANS MADE THE PLAYOFFS TOO! Goodbye Folks! Y’all rock
"Paint splash on the wall? Yeah, this is a trick they pulled on us i think." Great line by Dusty.
I think this episode highlighted how important Brian is to the whole thing, possibly one of the best episodes and it seemed effortless.
I thought I left a pretty good comment last week, until sitting through four other comments in a row written by people named Scott, none of which were mine. The competition in these parts is stiff! Love it. Keep up the good work, folks.
Bummer! Hey, come subscribe and watch Folkland where we recap Nateland. We'll read them!!
You guys art is the prettiest art of all art.
“What’s a shuttle scientist gonna do? Take you on an adventure?” 😂😂😂
Hey guys - love you all! Cannot wait for Brain & Dusty to come to NJ. I just saw Aaron last week, with Joe. Aaron killed, he is so funny!! I just wanted to share my advice on here for anyone worried about coming to see any shows after listening to the podcast; I listen to another comedian's podcast and see them often and I will be honest I don't enjoy their specials / shows as much because a lot is from the pod. With this podcast however I do not have that concern, I have seen Nate since the pod began and he is just as funny as pre-pod and Aaron told one joke that he mentioned on the pod but elaborated more in person and it killed. I will definitely continue watching the podcast and look forward to anyone coming to NJ!!
I think I just subscribed to Aaronland. It’s true Art values are so arbitrary (sorry to make you read that Nate). We had a client with a massive art collection. One piece was called “black trapezoid” which was exactly what you think. White canvas. Black trapezoid painted. The value was $50,000,000. Ridiculous.
People also borrow millions of dollars against their art as collateral and then invest that money in other things.
Bisquick: “But am I right that we could not go to the moon right now in the United States if we wanted to?”
Dusty, without even letting him finish: “Yes.”
Listening to the year in review podcast that had parts without Dusty just felt wrong. He’s a natural addition. Love it! Keep it up fellas!
The graduation video is SO funny! I was shaking laughing trying not to wake my sleeping baby. Also love that Nate’s slurry Dusty “Berry Sanders” bit made an appearance. One of the funniest Nateland moments, hands down 😂
I love when people ask questions about stand up and I love the answers you give. So here’s mine. Why do specials not show the opening act, even just a quick couple of minutes or so? Why do we need it in person and not in our living room?
I would love to have at least the option to watch the opener(s) as well!
The openers aren't included because the entire night of comedy isn't the special, it's the portion of material by one specific comic. It's self promotion - no one wants someone to watch their special and go, "man, I wish I could have seen an hour from that first guy instead." Taking someone on the road is how you support comics that aren't as well known or popular, not highlighting them on your special. Also, the comics are usually the ones putting up the money for it all. It would get too complicated to have to each put a % in and also split the profits up based on time.
Things are most often funnier and more enjoyable in person, and there's a certain energy being in a room full of laughing people that you really can't replicate in your living room alone. At least, that has been my experience at comedy shows. Same for the comic - they can't eliminate material that just doesn't hit right when they don't have a real time, real life reaction to it. It's important to show up and support the comic -the special/show is their moment, and they feed off of the IRL energy. Some wouldn't be half as good as they are if they were just talking to a camera. For both comic and fan, the in person experience is what it's all about.
(I know you weren't asking me, sorry if this reply was unwarranted)
I find myself routinely saying "daggummit" throughout my day now thanks to listening to the podcast.
And I laugh to myself every time I catch myself doing it. Thank you for the extra daggum laughs, Nate & Co.
That cartoon was so funny!
In School we would take the train to D.C to see the Art Museums - the best Art was always the graffiti you'd see while passing through train tunnels/overpasses.
Hi guys, have you heard of alcohol ink painting? Would love to come on your show and give you all a quick demo. Super fun.
Brian, candy and ice cream are so important to camping. We take our grandson and he's more interested in what's at the camp store than anything around the camp site. Equipment means different things to different people. :)
The conversation about how many syllables in the word Brian was absolutely hilarious. It reminds me of every time I hear Dusty say the word "And". I try to count the syllables in that he includes in that word. I know there's at least two possibly three. Seems to add extra letters in there I think there's a "Y" and possibly a "U" in there. It might just be the most country anybody has ever sounded in the history of sounding southern. I just love hearing him say the word.
You guys missed the opportunity to talk about the “amateur sketch” of the leprechaun in Alabama that looks eerily similar to a Jason Mraz album cover.
Plural of Bates is Bateses - so Brian and Ruth's Christmas card should read Merry Christmas from the Bateses! Please for the love of God, don't say from the Bates. Better yet, say from the Bates Family, and no one will bat an eyelid.
Nateland podcast in a perfect nutshell, saying maybe we only play in places that start with c, and nobody says comedy club..
Was thinking the same thing. Hilarious 😂
Is Dusty actually David Cross playing a southern comedian ?
You can totally call yourself an artist, you don't have to wait for other people to define you. Do you call yourself a golfer or a person who golfs? A Christian or a person who loves Jesus? A dad, or a person who has a kid? If you're an artist, own it!
Love this! We talk about this in tomorrow's sode on Folkland, check us out Kimberly :)
Brian is actually pretty funny, it’s become more enjoyable to watch cause everyone has their own funny thing about them.
Batesville all the way!
You could tell when they did their live shows, he brings it for the crowd. He IS funny.
"If you're in the neighborhood just whip on by there." Lol. Well, understand anything about orbital mechanics...
As comedians, what gives your career more of a boost - A late night set on the Tonight Show, or being on Rogan's podcast?
On the topic of syllables, I've gotten in multiple disagreements with friends and family with southern accents who say both "fire" and "oil" are one syllable a piece. Despite being born and raised in Montgomery, AL, I say each of them have 2 syllables. One of my arguments is to say the word "firefighter".
Listening to Aaron dismissing improv got me riled up. Like Dusty, I’ve done both. Thankfully, Nate and Dusty set him straight a little bit. Improv is amazingly fun and super creative if it’s done right. By the way Aaron, some improvisations are written down and turned into sketches. Chris Farley and Bob Odenkirk did Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, at Second City Chicago then brought it to SNL. There are countless examples of improv becoming sketches.
Thanks for the indirect shout-out at 25:08 to whoever made the graduation animation. I'm glad that person realized that I was Bigfoot and Chewbacca's long lost lovechild.
Sorry I'm just here to say nectarines are a stone fruit, so they have one "pit" not seeds
Nate, along with the gum trick… if you go brush your teeth it can also stop/detour cravings.
I love the fact that amateur sketch artist made the art episode. The Crichton Leprechaun in Mobile is the best amateur sketch that has ever been put on TV. Trust me, you need to see it and watch the news story about the suspicious leprechaun. Besides Mardi Gras that’s all Mobile is known for.
“I had a stick for 6 years” 😂
Best line haha
Nate- "you shouldn't get to say you are it, other people should say it" Also Nate - "I'm the Greatest Average American".
This is why I tune in every week. I can't get enough. :)
Hahaha excellent point, Angie!
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I laughed when Big Money Bates made a joke about a guy at Subway calling himself a sandwich artist because I used to work at Subway when I was 16 and "sandwich artist" was legitimately what my job position was called when I applied for the job. That was what Subway titled the position and so even though I don't work there anymore I will proudly claim that title for the rest of my life just because it's kinda funny. I even used to put "sandwhich artist" in my resume and it was kinda a joke but that was actually what my job was called. The best part though was being able to introduce myself as a "paid artist" when meeting people for the first time. Of course I always had to explain right after that my "artistry" was sandwiches but for those few fleeting moments in between I could feel like a star. My days of sandwhich artistry are behind me now though and I'll be graduating college at the end of this semester. I'm not sure what I'll do after I graduate but maybe I'll get back into the art and become like the next Banksey or something but for sandwiches, leaving meatball marinaras and such in unthinkable places. Whatever I do at least I know I can always go home at the end of the day and make myself an incredibly average sandwich.
Isn't written: Bates' and left at that since it already has an 'S' ?
I may stand alone here, but Nate... you're an artist! Accept it.
Hey Brian I'm pretty sure to show ownership on ur last name it would actually be Bates' I believe if the word ends in an s the apostrophe goes on the outside. Though I could be wrong because I thought the plural of person was people but apparently persons is a word. If only we all carried super computers in our pockets that we could find this out. In good news this past week has been pretty good. Take care u til next week papi
You are correct. It would be Bates’
It seemed odd that Nate was as disinterested in how many shades of color there are until he reminded us that he's, in fact, _colorblind!_ It reminded me of a prior Nateland podcast where he mentioned his sister would tease him by asking what color things were.
I said it before, it would be a *very* interesting show if Nate tried on a pair of EnChroma glasses for the colorblind and we get to see his first reaction.
Nate, Brian, Aaron, and Dusty, you are the rare gems in this world. Truly a God’s blessing. The definition of a “real man”. You strive to make us laugh and make every effort to live a pure and humble life. That is not an easy task in this world filled with temptations. God bless you and thank you for the men y’all are. Extraordinary talent!!!!
i think it’s hilarious that there was a huge debate on if the greeting to open the podcast should be “hello folks” or “let’s go folks”. and now nate starts each week with two greetings anyway🤣
I saved a baby opossum. It was super sweet and cuddly. They're just misunderstood! They're also very curious animals. One likes to hangout in the tree and watch up hang Christmas lights.
Kat, that's awesome! - Jacy from Batesville (aka co-host of Folkland) :)
12:36am here in Vancouver and so happy to be the first 😁
Lucky duck.
It’s 3:40am in nyc
I had no interest in podcasts until I found out Nate and Dusty had one. Two of my favorites on the same platform and it introduced me to Aaron and Brian.
Nate, it was your opinion that society ultimately decides who is an artist and what is art. I would say that anyone that creates anything is an artist, and the people decide whether or not it is good.
You guys are awesome, thank you for the art that you have put out.
Casey, we talk about that on the new Folkland sode that comes out tomorrow! You should check it out. Nate and Dusty's podcasts are pretty great.
This is objectively the best podcast in existence
Can't wait to see the "BAD part of the BAND"!! Love the pod!! See you in Lexington!!
I’d just like to thank the pod for letting me relive the Titans loss to the Jaguars and NOT making the playoffs. Opening the show saying the Titans won and made the playoffs really confused me cuz I was positive they lost and didn’t make the playoffs.
Brian is 2 syllables, Brine is 1.
I am friends with Bates. (1 person)
I am friends with the Bateses (multiple people)
I am friends with Bates's daughter. (the daughter of 1 person)
I am friends with the Bates' daughter. (the daughter of multiple people)
as of late I say “that’s wild” after nearly everything I say. i’ve noticed it slowly start to infiltrate my daily speech and have been wondering where it came from. Nate. It came from Nate and listening to this podcast all the time. My cousin and i both listen to this podcast weekly and text each other our favorite parts and how much we love it. when i text him about this he responded with “but does Nate say “wild” or Aaron say “that’s fair more” 😂
Me and Dusty know that they didn't lose the technology, but the world gained the technology to catch them in their shenanigans.
I think when Nate was talking about the bad Obama statue he meant the wax figure of Trump. The one that at least looks like it started as a Hillary Clinton one.
Barnacle Bates thinks he could be a movie reviewer?? BuffyTheBuzzKiller was once a guest on the hilarious movie podcast "Food Court" with Nashville comics Sean Parrott & Michael Hampton and he: A) didn't watch the film in preparation, B) appeared via remote video connection while laying in bed. He could not possibly have put less effort into it.
My favorite Banksy story is from the show The Outsiders. The characters are rehabbing a community center filled with graffiti. During filming of the show somebody had connections to Banksy and had him paint a small mural of a rat. Frank, Christopher Walken's character, is seen asking his probation officer if he should cover-up the artwork after being told to paint over the graffiti on the wall. However, she is facing the other way, unaware it's a Banksy painting, meaning Frank runs his roller over the rat.
So this infamous painting only existed physically for less than a day and now only lives within the world of the show.
I watched exit through the gift shop and it seems staged. Banksy is someone people know well and let him do his thing. It's performance art. Not real.
The Lucille Ball statue is pretty creepy
I thought I'd watch this episode on art to inspire me while I paint something for the walls of my new home. After an hour of the crew talking about how bad most art is and how most things shouldn't be considered art, I learned the valuable lesson of finding inspiration within myself to motivate me! Love you guys nonetheless!
We talk about this a bit on Folkland when we recap this sode! It comes out tomorrow. We relate!!
Dusty- spot on. Again. 28:44 so much manipulation of the impressionable in colleges. Only one line of thought allowed. 29:43
Well if you want to listen to a bunch of Elite Average Americans recap this sode, Folkland is the place folks!
haha yeah my name's pretty dope y'all, thanks! prison is better in WI then jail cuz we can go outside and work out with equipment where as jail was just white walls and fluorescent lights. Thanks for reading my email!
Scottie
You're awesome, Scottie! We're glad you made it out and are a folk like us now :)
The real one is inside. The outside one is just a replica. The real one is inside a museum you pay to go in abs it's roped off so you can touch it! Thought the same thing when first saw it outside, then later saw the real one inside. Florence is amazing!!! 1:52:35
Check out the sculpture unveiled in public in Boston of MLK & Coretta. It's very large but there's no heads. Jan 19, 2023 - The 22ft-tall, 19-ton bronze sculpture unveiled last Friday in Boston, The Embrace, depicts two pairs of arms wrapped in a hug... Lots of backlash.
The space station is under 250 miles from earth. The moon is 238,000 miles. 24k miles to circle the earth. So "you're up there, swing by the moon" is like saying "run to the store, and on the way circle the earth was 10 times".
Comedy equivalent: "sign up for an open mic, book your world tour while you're at it."
Still not as big of a difference...
It's interesting that Nate respects the Comedy process and history, and the un-written rules of it all, but always seems dubious about calling comedy "art". I think that a joke in and of itself may not be ART, but once you add the structure... the order of jokes, the pacing, the timing of the punch line... THAT makes it the ART! I'm not a comedian, but I love watching comedy, and documentaries about comedy, etc. Oh, and btw, the is BAD art!! I feel like someone creating an act, and taking the risk of getting up there and presenting an comedy show... they ARE making art... it just may suck... hahaha!! Some comedians seem to make art with just the jokes... they are so unique and original, that that is art in and of itself... I'm thinking old 1960's Woody Allen, Steven Wright... those guys... the jokes ARE art.
As an educator ChatGPT scares me a bit. But as a person I find t amazing. Like this little joke about Vandy Football:
"You know, I've been thinking about the Vanderbilt football team lately. And you know what I've realized? They're like that one relative that you're just kind of embarrassed to bring up in conversation. You know, they're not terrible, but they're not exactly good either. They're just kind of...there.
But you know what's really funny? They're in the SEC. The Southeastern Conference. The best college football conference in the country. And Vanderbilt is like the kid that gets picked last for kickball, but somehow ends up on the all-star team. I mean, it's like they snuck in the back door or something.
And I know what you're thinking, 'But Nate, Vanderbilt's got a great academic program.' Yeah, I know. But let's be real, when's the last time you heard someone say, 'I'm gonna go to Vanderbilt because they've got a great football team'? Never. Because they don't.
But you know what's even funnier? They're in the same division as Alabama. Alabama! The team that's won more national championships than they've lost games. That's like being in a boxing match with Muhammad Ali and thinking you're gonna win because you've got a pretty good left hook.
But hey, Vanderbilt's got spirit, I'll give them that. They might not win many games, but they'll go down cheering. And that's more than I can say for some teams. So here's to Vanderbilt, the little engine that couldn't, but somehow still does.
Technology is so so cool.
I just saw Aaron in NJ....His show was like the football teams he played he was "incredible" .So here is my question...If I saw Nate at NJ Pac and Aaron at the
Stress factory ...When is Bates coming to the Garden State so I can get my Bufflo Bufflo Bufflo...I am from New York but just happen to go to NJ ...Breakfast please try to perform there ....thanks ....
Dusty - My wife and I traveled from Hoquiam Washington (280 miles) down Hwy 101 and made a four-day vacation out of seeing you at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. Great show! Wish you were not out of merchandise; I would have bought a hat. I’m a big fan, I was a little star struck when I saw you, Thanks for the picture with my wife and I, I was the one with the wolf howling at the moon shirt on. Tell your manager to book the 7th Street Theater in Hoquiam Washington, it seats 1000 people and I know you would sell it out, it would save me travel time next time you’re in the area or I’m probably going to have to take another vacation this summer and see you in Pendleton. I’m having a great time!
Hello folks, I just have three things to say...
I'm so glad you talked about stress eating and food in this episode. During the last five or six episodes, nobody has said a word about food, their eating habits, or belt size.. I was afraid the show was taken over by imposters. What a relief!
Secondly, I can't believe you guys spent all that time talking about rocket scientists and brain surgeons and not once used the phrase. "It's not rocket surgery". We use this phrase all the time in our home to explain the most complex of complex things. Think about it.
Finally, I'm dying to know if Brian Bates and Tom Bergeron are twins that were separated at birth. I mean seriously, how is being on this show different than hosting AFV?
Keep crushing it fellas. Listening to this podcast makes all the most boring things I do funner.
Noah Miles, Spokane WA (please come back sometime!)
TV and other digital screens use RGB colorspace, which is made of Red, Green, and Blue light. They mix to create Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow light. Funny enough, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are the actual "primary colors", not Red, Yellow, and Blue. Sincerely, someone with a fine art degree.
CORRECTION: Michelangelo's David is NOT outside. A replica is what you can see outside. The real David is in the Galleria dell'Accademia Florence.
Long time caller, first time listener...I just want to clear up something very important. The Titans did NOT make the playoffs this year. I think you all have been trying to convince yourselves that they actually did for the last two episodes. That's pretty sad, and believe me I know what sad looks like, I'm a Colts fan. Love the podcast, you guys are awesome!! See you in Indiana next week, Nate!
The graduation animation is pretty much the best best best thing I've seen in a very long time! This fan gets a thousand HEY BEARS from me. ❤😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I saw In-N-Out is coming to Nashville and thought of you guys - specifically Nate’s terrible no onions no tomatoes restaurant idea. I hope you guys appreciate having America’s best burger joint in your hometown. Love the pod, strongly disagree with most of Nate’s food takes.
We have prerecorded this… We’re not talking about topical things. You can go back and listen to this, it’s not like it’s the news.
Brian: Titans won their game, going to the playoffs.
Me, after watching playoff football all weekend, has to google the playoffs because I can’t remember what I just watched two days ago. Clearly I’m no shuttle scientist.
🤧the statue of David y all showed is a replica ... statue of David in the Piazza della Signoria is in fact a replica. That said, its resemblance to the original statue is uncanny to most travelers who pass by the square. In 1910, the replica was created to replace the original statue, which had to be moved to the Accademia Gallery. Outside statues get lots of bird droppings on them, that's why the original wud never be outside in such a way. 😉
Nate when you come to Melbourne Florida in March I’ll be there to see you and I’d like to invite you to stick around. Drive over to the beach and maybe you can catch a rocket launch and maybe meet a rocket scientists! This area is full of them! I’ll even take you to the Space Center and you can learn all about rockets, shuttles, and all things space! Also tell Bottle-rocket Bates that we ARE landing the rockets on land.
BTW Love you guys!
I’m just gunna say what we’re all thinking, that Aaron as a big white man, shouldn’t say it out loud that he wishes he has the initials “SS”and how cool “SS” would be to have his initials because if he knows anything about history and he’s as super smart as he would like for us to think he is, he’d know that “the SS” has a very negative connotation. All right, love you guys. Thanks for the laughs & for the great show. See you folks later. Hey bear!
Growing up, possums would come on our back porch to eat food we had set out for our cat. Every night, my brother and I would grab brooms, open the back door quickly, and smack the possum back and forth to play what we called, “possum hockey” before we let him run away.
I’d love to play a round of possum hockey with the Nateland crew if you all are down
Watch Ethan Forhetz sketch reaction. He was a news anchor from Springfield, Missouri and they showed a facial composite sketch of a person and then showed who was apprehended. It's tv gold!
When Brian said the Titans were in the playoffs I was extremely confused and had to immediately research to make sure I hadn’t missed something. It took me entirely too long to realize it was a joke.
Please reserve your misinformation for subjects like science & world history, and show a little more reverence for important topics like sports.
I love dogs but I hate how startling it can be when they suddenly bark, oftentimes because they didn't see me coming. So I decided I'm going to start saying "Hey dawg!" as I approach them to get their attention before they decide to bark.
Please make a Nate and Dusty cartoon! What if Nate's character has a 23 yr old son with an Alien that lives on Mars.👽☝️ Greg Warren is the door to door peanut butter salesman. Bates has the Local supply shop! If you can get past the squirrels. Aaron owns a small zoo. It has an amazing Panguin exhibit, with a walk-in cooler. Nic is the guy down the road with a wolf 🐺
don't forget neighbor Felix!!
😆 So many Nateland Guests and Folks, our sodes are endless.
Man 20 years doing the same job.. I've never stuck with anything more than 2 years. I guess you gotta find something you actually want to do.
Talking about comedy on cruise ships and Aaron says that you can fall into the four Cs. Of course, I hear it as "you can fall into the four seas." I guess that's why they make the guard rail high on ships these days.
Half of this episode was Nate making fun of how un-funny everything "Bryynnn" brought up was.
To me Music is art, if you wrote the song and it's an original song it's art. If your a musician in a cover band, prob not art. But covers could be art if you put your own spin on it and it's different from the original. Hope that is clear as mud.