Nateland | Ep #20 - Malls

This episode, we delve into shopping malls. We discuss our favorite malls, share mall stories from our youth, look at the future of malls, and much, much, more.
1:00 - Comment Roundup
24:36 - Nate's LA's Comedy Store story with Joe Rogan
30:01 - What should the Nateland fans be called?
34:15 - Nate's weekend recap
39:23 - Nate's basketball career and could you beat an 11yo Michael Jordan?
54:29 - Brian's socially distanced Tennessee Titans game
59:51 - Jasper Mall Documentary
1:07:53 - Mall Fashion shows
1:13:19 - Mall walking
1:15:40 - The first mall and the gang's mall stories
1:23:52 - What's the future of malls?
1:27:27 - Ghost malls and the biggest mall in the world
1:35:30 - Losing your car at the mall and mall sensory conspiracies
1:46:39 - Mall Santas
1:49:15 - Malls' grim future, Memphis' Mall of Murder and mall crime stories
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Co-hosts: Brian Bates ( / brianbatescomic ) & Aaron Weber ( / realaaronweber )
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[@nicholasbutcher7586]

Bigfoot Expert: I think Bigfoot may have been created by the aliens to keep track of our movements. Nate: I can believe that. Aaron: Starbucks makes their store smell like coffee. Nate: That's insane. That can't be true. What is wrong with you?

[@jillcallot9914]

Hahahaha!!!!!

[@Lincoln21-n3r]

A few updates for those who didn't get to enjoy the mall episode yet: Aaron is now afraid of overly invasive parking garages and manipulative Cinnabons. Bishop seems pretty bitter that he lost control of the laptop. And Nate can not wait to be done with all of it and live as a 70 year old man. I hope the malls are still there for you in your golden years, Nate. You've earned it.

[@jenniferhundley148]

I spit out my toothpaste on Bishop’s snark about Aaron controlling the laptop in that but about 🐧 in Batman. HILARIOUS 😆

[@garrettmcdonald232]

I have a Jasper Mall story. I was in 11th grade, 2009, and took a girl to prom who was from that area. There was a change in plans with our group of about 8 couples to go out to eat before prom, we chose a steakhouse inside the Jasper Mall (Garfields?). I immediately began sweating realizing I only had about $21. I was the only guy from a different school so I couldn’t just announce my poor luck and laugh it off. I ordered the cheapest thing on the menu (club sandwich and a water) while my date got a steak dinner. I remember being so nervous to get the check. I was $1 and some change short. I was hoping to just put it in the black bifold check holder and bounce but others needed their change back. Waiter guy came back and completely bailed me out. He said “someone shorted me a little bit it’s all good, you guys have a great night!” What could have been. Love the pod!

[@amarc1996]

Love when Nate and Aaron go on a tangent together. After a while , Bobby Boucher chimes in. He has the energy of the third friend who can’t fit on the sidewalk so has to walk behind them. Love the show, you three never fail to crack me up. Hope y’all are staying safe and healthy ! Go Norte Dame!!!

[@_sowhat_]

Shocked y'all didn't make a Seinfeld reference during the lost-at-a-mall conversation

[@alexhutchings4815]

After all the call outs for pronunciation and nobody calls out Nate for calling a window a winda? Appreciate all the laughs Nate, Aaron and Basketball.

[@LauerRoadRadio]

Can you please close each episode with “That’s All Folks”

[@acideauxrivarda3352]

Aaron looking like a Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher in that Nascar jacket

[@nealmanning6656]

Love seeing the Dusty Slay sticker on Aaron's laptop, should definitely be a guest

[@ELCONDUCTOR]

Just realized when Nate is describing love of malls it’s the same as my father’s love for Costco ... Nate and I are the same age. Sooo yeah.

[@theboydontplay]

It is sad to see the decline of malls, but it's also interesting to see some of them transition into apartment complexes or megachurches or other things. I also like looking at photos of abandoned malls, too, despite the ominous feel to them.

[@matth.692]

On the subject of people herding towards lines... when I was in the Navy and our ship was underway, we’d just stand at a random spot in the hallway. When people asked what the line was for we’d say something like ice cream, or some special dessert. Then after we got a few people to line up we’d make up an excuse like we had to go to watch, or had another appointment. Great fun to break up the monotony of being out to sea for weeks at a time. People LOVE a line!!!

[@joshuanettleton4961]

Years ago I managed a Ruby Tuesday located in a mall with a separate entrance directly to outdoors. One day the oven was opened and a billow of smoke set off the fire alarm. I immediately ran out of the kitchen through the dining room towards the outdoor entrance because for some reason that’s where the fire alarm override panel was located and to prevent the fire department from being dispatched I had 30 seconds to get the code entered. You can imagine the look on customers faces as the manager appears to be running out while I’m out of breath trying to yell everything is fine. Love the podcast look forward to Wednesday’s every week keep up the great work!!

[@matthorton5988]

Anybody else think Breakfast looks like Ned Schneebly from School of Rock?

[@brianbatescomedy]

We covered this in the Doppelgänger episode if you want to go watch.

[@GrammarTech]

When Nate asked A-Aron his waist size, I noticed he didn't answer. I always thought a funny answer to that was, "I'm actually a 40, but a 42 feels so good, I wear a 44." Feel free to use that, A-Aron. Love listening to Nate, A-Aron and Bookend while I work because I don't have to think about what I am hearing and can keep my mind on my job. Keep it up!

[@PeachesOhoulihan]

Who would’ve thought that the most highly contested theory brought up on this show is not Big Foot or Dog Man, but instead that walking by Cinnabon in a mall smells good for a reason

[@aaron5724]

Aaron, that is THE MOST distracting jacket of ALL TIME

[@JeremyReger]

The laptop and jacket... Might as well just be the most distracting shot in all of youtubes

[@Neilleeds]

It’s trailer trash plus

[@Neilleeds]

Like apple plus. But shit

[@richardryan7566]

Dude I'm older than the nascar driver talking and that's crazy. I thought he was old as hell till he said he was born in 91

[@travistuckerSB]

I’m catching up on these - but loved how bitter Nate still is about being cut by his dad. I was a 5’ 2” freshman that rode the pine on “C” squad basketball. So of all the bad freshman I was the worst. The coach would often put all the subs in at once until we screwed up and then put the starters back in. I figured practice all week and then traveling to play for 90 seconds wasn’t really worth it in the end. So that was the one and only season I tried a team sport.

[@getrickygervaisstuff]

Black man vs blackman as a name is as cutting edge as this gets.

[@steveschrack9827]

Hey folks, if you’re a fan of malls i would have to recommend the King of Prussia Plaza 20 minutes outside of Philly. It is technically the biggest mall in America, Mall of America has a hotel and amusement park which don’t count as retail space. Love the show i’ve added a few words here for Nate to give the old college try, Aluminum, Superfluous, Spanakopita

[@chanlerraper]

Bozworth asked if that was Abercrombie or Fitch. Fun fact, Abercrombie & Fitch started in the 1890’s and for the first 100 years or so, it was like an upscale Bass Pro Shops, selling everything from clothes to guns, fishing poles and boats. Can you imagine being so into the outdoors that you start your own sporting goods store and attach your name to it and then 100 years later, it’s famous for having shirtless teenagers standing outside, blaring club music and the smell of cologne so entrancing(?) that Starbucks was forced to start an aroma task force? That’s like Nate passing down the podcast and his family turning it into a platform for celebrities to talk about voting.

[@michaelkhan7012]

Wish we could get you back to the east coast for your buddies pods, but at least we have country big Jay and Louis for this great show

[@erinj.2501]

Also, as a former bank employee who had to help people balance their accounts who were overdrawn and confused - PLEASE BALANCE YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT!!! I don't understand how this has gone 'out of style'?? You're just going to trust that the bank never makes an error and that no fraud is going to occur? You should always keep your own records and compare to the bank to make sure you match. :-) I don't write checks often anymore, but definitely balance my account considering the electronic debits coming out, etc.

[@sbw0406]

A big group of us just rented a short 18 hole course for the day to raise money for the course and played it forwards and backwards. It was a blast.

[@derekbrown6175]

Hello Folks, Good call to make a 2nd poll because not enough people voted. If only someone would've told me to vote the first time. Love the show.

[@seanezekielsmith]

the jasper mall documentary that they mention is currently streaming on amazon prime

[@taotuga]

28:06 weirdly correct, i was surprised when rogan said he hadn't heard of Nate, on some podcast sometime recently... lots of mutual friends and, well Nate's sorta should be known by now

[@kenyonskallerud927]

Hello Folks, I want to first say that my wife and I really enjoy the podcast. My wife and I live in South Africa but were raised on the west coast of the States. Anyways I’ll get right to it, I believe it is possible that there could be some creature or has been some creature like Bigfoot especially considering ancient languages had different names for this animal. Moving on to the Dogman stuff though, I’m wondering if some of those sightings are actually hairless bears. Hairless bears are creepy looking and it is rare to see one just as it is rare to see any of these creatures under the umbrella of cryptozoology. Bears are known to stand on two legs, but I’m not sure how fast they can run on two legs. Just throwing this out there. Thank you for the laughs that we need in times like these ....Yada yada yada

[@tommorse2387]

Nate... Are you involved in this golf tournament? Bert Kreischner talked on 2bears about a golf tournament among comedians. I also saw you on BillBert Podcast where you talked in length about golf. Felt like that BillBert conversation is what sparked the golf outing in the first place.

[@Brittany-xp8wf]

Somewhere I still have one of my Opryland season passes, I think it's from 1995😂😂😂

[@georgreiser1802]

Hi folks! Hello from Austria I wanted to thank you guys. The “abbreviation” is a stupid word for shortening something” comment sent me directly into a seinfeldian word association- nightmare😊. Anyway, love the podcast! It really is a fun distraction these times. Nate!- can´t wait for the new special! Btw a couple of episodes back, some australian guy tried to lure you to his country with dozens of fans,- i´m sure we can manage to wrangle up single digits😊. After covid that is. Seriously - ask bill burr how he found the audiences in vienna- I think he would recommend us. Bring Aaron and Brass Knuckles -we´d love to have you😊. One last burning question: what is Busch and why did you force Aaron to act as a human Billboard-Ad for it?

[@matttaylorcomedian]

Shoutout to Sweetens Cove!

[@mistermca]

Does Aaron have any available ad space on his jacket? If not, perhaps Benchpress could get his own jacket. I would love to promote my etsy shop on it.

[@csgoat968]

for the entire first half of the podcast I read the title of this episode was “Mails” and was wondering how you guys were going to spread your source-less information about the postal service. Until you guys actually mentioned this episode was about “Malls” I think Nate would be happy to know some of his fans also can not read

[@christinaelle5843]

Not all malls have stairs. I’m in central Florida and none of the 3 malls near me have them.

[@ENigma-um8zw]

I do the opposite of swearing. I haven’t done it and I’m tryin to do it more to make it more part of my life. So, inverted. ;D

[@thecreativechristianpod]

I’ve waited 20 whole episodes to figure out why the computer was taken away from Brian. Even though it’s glaringly obvious he was Brianing it every episode. Gotta say it wasn’t as climatic as I had hoped. But I’ve enjoyed watching from the beginning.

[@AMP1219]

Yeah I did the same and must have missed it - did they say why?

[@thecreativechristianpod]

@@AMP1219 just cuz Brian sucks really. Send like off camera they discussed it haha

[@QDRox]

Thought this was Adam in the thumbnail lol

[@k29123]

couldn’t figure out why you kept saying you’re going fast then finally realized you’re in MPH not KPH like in Canada 🙃

[@juliuscaesart]

Where’s the food challenge?

[@nate3231]

They finally took the laptop away from bicycle

[@irenfrew]

Maybe y’alls next episode should be on nose whistling, gollllyyyy. I noticed the slight nasal hiss at about 30 minutes into the show. At first I thought it was me and nearly got into a car accident looking at my nostrils in the mirror while driving to work. From 35 to 40 minutes in, it got to a beyond distracting level. It was like you had a whistle on as a guest. My gut told me it was it must be beaker’s face holes making this awful sound, this theory was confirmed when I heard Nate, Aaron and the whistle simultaneously. Unbelievable. Love you guys, but you won’t be getting Spotify money any time soon with things like this going on. #RockfordvsBates

[@mandoville]

See something say something like a story

[@drwdzz]

So are we officially part of The Folk Nation? Cause I don't want any trouble with the FBI.

[@LilNewtGingrich]

Need yanni p

[@nicoles80085]

Aaron looks like a pack of cigarettes.

[@matthewrozumialski8196]

Dave Ramsey will tell you to spend money if you have more than a million dollars, as in, investments and retirement. Net worth of more than 1 mil.

[@johnjohns2865]

why didn't we call ourselves naters?

[@cameronmorck8510]

this is one salty breakfast, someone is upset they got their toy taken away?

[@rob157]

Hahahaha he definitely is. Aaron should have been doing it from the beginning anyways

[@davidhamilton676]

nate, the perfect number of guys to rent a nine hole course is 36. 125 bucks each. 4 per hole at a time. play all day.

[@paulm.e.mueller2903]

My 6 year old son: What? bald people can wear headphones? Me: Sure they are people too. Son: But why does he only have a little bit of hair? Me: Well, some people lose their hair as they grow older. How old do you think he is? Son: 20,000

[@kolbygolliher7520]

Nate has some strong libertarian views, but the best part is we all know he has no idea what a libertarian is

[@pau5781]

Looking really salty Trump lost lol

[@Delphius-]

Rogan is not a good dude.

[@derrekhuff5815]

Nate has an odd disposition towards word economy when uhhh is a regular. At least like is an actual word.

[@mattklein3877]

This is Kathryn Klein's husband, Matt. She married me only for the name, i have no other redeemable qualities. Thanks for reading her comment, i now get to hear how she impressed professional comedians. She is like Michael Scott in Dwight's Speech, she 'captivated the guys who captivated a thousand guys."

[@teenagekrabklub]

Aaron out here looking like a whole racetrack

[@johnolivares7857]

A whole white racetrack bruh Out here in fitgerru highway

[@billiammontgomery720]

I thought it was a Nashville Ghostbusters Halloween costume

[@sadfacesmith]

I'm loving Aaron 'Alex Jones' Weber talking about how we're all being manipulated

[@austin23idontknow]

Episode titled Malls, 1 hour later... Ya'll wanna talk about Malls?

[@DallasGambrelKY]

Nate in high school: I’ll be reciting a poem by Walt WhiteMan Teacher: It’s Whitman! I’m betting Walt WhiteMan writes very different poetry.

[@rellenoz]

As a Black man, when he said "Black-man" I choked with laughter. Nate is the best!

[@florencelinderman3797]

hahahahahaha, very good!!

[@rharding5]

The podcast must be doing well. Aaron looks like the scene in Talladega Nights when the sponsors are all over the table.

[@cortlandblomquist2317]

Dudes, not only is Aaron 1,000% correct about smells being intentionally designed and dispersed (I.e. Scent Branding), but companies actually have defendable patents on their smells! My friend is an attorney who has made his entire career out of defending or litigating scent branding patent infringement. Goes to show, there are lots of ways to make a buck. But there’s only one way to have a great sleep tonight, and that’s on a Helix Mattress. Love the podcast, guys. Thanks for brightening our week.

[@michael_birdwell]

Aaron's jacket is so distracting that I literally just called Tibbs drive-in in Indianapolis to see if I could find his missing wind breaker. Unfortunately they're closed for the season. The best I could do now is send him a new Colts jacket or find him a job in a pit crew where he would blend in seamlessly.

[@michaeldelazzer167]

That "black man" community moment was just about the funniest moment I've ever heard on a podcast since Bluetooth's story about stealing first base

[@dougs7124]

@17:35 love how in the last episode "Laws" Nate explains how he never stole or broken the law, but literally admits to a form of check fraud! Keep it up guys love this show!

[@dannypace3512]

The iced coffee I was drinking nearly came out my nose when you said the Blackman community wrong. Pronunciation is everything!! Ha! Love the show Nate, Aaron, and Blackman.

[@RustCole01]

Pronunciation and annunciation are critical. If you go to starbucks and order a lg black eye, thats fine. But if u say it too fast, it can sound like you are trying to purchase a large black guy. Personally, I just get a red eye in order to avoid the confusion...

[@paulhewitt4746]

Wow, that jacket looks like an AOL era web browser after my grandma got a hold of the mouse.

[@JeremyReger]

Slow 👏

[@rellenoz]

OMFG!!! PERFECT!

[@mrlandscapellc1131]

I’m Nates age and I remember my dad taking me “loafing” at the Mall of Memphis and Raleigh Springs mall. I remember wanting to see the ferrets in the front window of the pet store at the mall and as we stood there watching them we listened to two guys argue about wether it was a Mink or a “goose monster” (mongoose). My dad and I still laugh about it to this day. Loved “loafing” at the mall with my dad!! Great episode guys!

[@SofaKingWashed]

Somehow marketing just became a nefarious conspiracy.

[@clarafarnsworth8784]

I just tested positive for Covid and I want to give a big shout out to Aaron, Nate and Bread Bash for keeping me entertained during my quarantine. My art teacher and I are big fans of the Podcast and we always talk about the episodes after we watch them. We specifically reference all the moments Nate was dumb during the episode and get a big laugh out of it. Don't worry Nate, lots of us are verbally challenged. For example, until a couple years ago I pronounced Nathanial as Nathan-L. Literally Nathan and then the letter L. I don't know what I was thinking. My dad finally had to break it to me. So trust me Nate I understand where you're coming from. Thanks for another great episode. Sending good vibes from Atlanta.

[@j-hodge-productions]

I watched this whole episode while driving. Thanks for the great idea, Aaron! Also, nice jacket!

[@kalabyrum]

Someone please tell Nate it’s “Worriers” as in “ Brickhouse is looking worried.” Not “Warriors” as in your listeners are trining for the Strong Man contest

[@USAFMaster1]

I want to see Nate come to terms with the fact that an outdoor mall is just a farmers market

[@tony973nyc]

Nate...Who has a giant senior year picture of themselves at their house? Please tell us you borrowed that from your mom.

[@MEllis-ye6ro]

I got your lost car story beat!! One year in Reno, working at a brewery with a parking garage above it, on new years eve one of my co-workers got off of work early and used another co-workers car to run home and change out of his workwear. After watching the fireworks and closing up shop, we spent an hour looking for this car. He swore up and down that it was parked in one place, while everyone thought he was so dunk that he could not remember where it was. A week goes by and the poor girl, had to make an insurance claim for a stolen vehicle. One year later!! To the day, we are all walking to the top of the parking garage to once again watch the fireworks, and someone made a comment about a car covered in dust, and all you hear after the comment is, "Oh my God, that's my car!!" No joke, she ended up being investigated for insurance fraud. Wild. Thanks for the great shows Folks! Keep up the fantastic work.

[@nicholascoyle3210]

Nat, I live in Blackman Community. We're big fans. I recommend stopping by sometime. If there is anywhere in Tennessee I don't recommend going, it would have to be White County. Shady characters there.

[@erinj.2501]

Being Nate's age, I can't imagine being a teen in the mid-90s without malls. No one had cell phones, so we would go to the mall to see what other friend groups we could meet up with. I have a vivid memory of skipping school, going to the mall, and running into a group of friends from another town also skipping school and hanging out at the mall. Good times!! Thanks so much to Bronson, Nate & Aaron for brightening up these difficult months - you're really making a difference. :-)

[@reynoldsseale8384]

Nate ranting for 5 minutes about being cut from basketball every year...glad to know there's no harsh feelings about it. Edit: Here in Houston Greenspoint mall is locally known as Gunspoint do to the multiple shootings that have taken place inside of it.

[@genthba]

This podcast was brought to you by Buuuuuuuuuussssssscccccchhhhh

[@dcards51]

Butterbean was on fire this episode. Very funny!

[@kbb370]

Have an idea for an episode.. Have Laura as a guest, and ask questions from the ”Folks”. The questions can be submitted beforehand and Briggs could ask them without Nate and Laura knowing them in advance. ”What is it like beeing married to Nate?” That answear probably takes a whole episode in it self:)

[@nicoletchidester]

i would love Laura to be a guest on the show!

[@archer3631]

Love from Murfreesboro

[@jeffrasmussen3810]

Hold up. Is that a window or winda behind Beyonce?

[@robman1081]

went to get pizza on halloween. the line was out the door, and instead of standing under the covered sidewalk the line went straight into the parking lot, literally taking up parking spaces. eventually me and a couple others got everyone to move and i felt like we accomplished something great that day. i tried to use small words for you Nate. keep up the good work!

[@irmazandl]

NATE NATE NATE - buying bags in NYC's Chinatown, down an alley, is 100% knockoff. Believe me!!

[@kelseyc8114]

Banker’s nose whistling was in full swing this episode!! Does his nose make that noise naturally or is this a Kleenex situation that needs to be handled? Asking for a friend.

[@ChadRiden]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZmud4VvfMxreNk I laughed SO HARD when Berkshire snaps at Aaron about his laptop skills. Obviously harboring a lot of resentment there. What was the conversation like when you guys told him you were taking the laptop keys away from grampa?

[@rachellepowers3982]

“If you’re looking for a knockoff purse, those are the ones that are the most legit.” FALSE. There are no legit knockoffs. However if I could find that jacket on some street vendor blanket, I’m in.

[@armynn4032]

I died on Blackmen neigbourhood 😄

[@fabfivepickers]

Boomerang saying that if MJ & Aaron are playing full court, MJ would beat him at age 6 had me laughing hard 🤣

[@kvisa82]

Yall explaining to Aaron how you carried checkbooks around is exactly like me explaining to my 5 & 9 yr olds what a rotary phone is. 🤣 Aaron's mind was blown.

[@cameronmorck8510]

i know aaron did not just say "what about when the escalator breaks" to other comedians... SORRY FOR THE CONVIENCE

[@yowein8787]

"Hello hosts" Chris radclif...brilliant! He really does get it. I didnt catch it till the second watch. Seemed like Beanbag maybe got it. Nates inability to say words is too much. And bank fraud!?! With the checks that should have been in the crime episode. Love the pod cast......you guys have come along way. I mean....your not "there yet" but your getting it. Keep up the work. Owein Willoughby (listener and one of te "folks"

[@jenniferhundley148]

Finally catching up on the show a year late, but it’s still great fun. Every time Nate mentions a TN town, I wait for Baron to chime in with the county. He didn’t disappoint (“Chattanooga is in Marion county “😁, said with great pride) 38:20. Hope by the time I catch up to you in the podcast Matrix that you’re still putting out this great content.

[@zackmacdonald8236]

It's way funnier when Bridget attempts to use the laptop! It's a joke in itself, thought most folks would git it. What are Aaron's sources?

[@ntrotter1166]

Now I'd love to see them just review some cool documentaries. I'd love their take on Class Action Park and McMillions

[@robking4913]

Just to confirm Aaron’s sensory conspiracy. DIsney is another company that pumps out scent for their guests on Main Street. The bakery doesn’t actually bake cookies yet here we are smelling delicious baked goods made outside of the parks You guys are awesome always make Wednesday’s fun

[@thrift5]

I'm 38 minutes into this episode and so far Bridge's nose whistle has taken over most of the discussions I apologize in advance if it's not his nose but I think it's a safe bet