Nateland | Ep

[@MikeTerry1969]

Brian: My mom won a car at the fair. Dusty: What kind of car? Brian: Buick LeSabre Dusty: Buick LeSaber, that's a "fair car." Not a single guy on the podcast got the pun.

[@TraciePike]

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[@andrewhunter123]

Hey Bear! Long time listener, first time fan. I think you should call your next special "Unbelievable". It's personal to you but also intriguing to new viewers on Netflix

[@taylor_johnson]

Gotta admit I was nervous about you adding a 4th person since I am already sold on Nate, Brian, and Aaron.. but Dusty is awesome! Great addition. Love you all!

[@joshfields7580]

I love how Aaron slides further and further down the chair as the podcast goes on. My man is struggling.

[@brockmeade4450]

Probably trying to hang out with Holly

[@abidesthedood3490]

He realizes he shouldn't be there.

[@nathancrevier5840]

I love this show! I love Nates comedy! But to be honest I'm not crazy about the rants; one person talking for a long time. The magic of this podcast, in my opinion, is the interaction between all four of creative, comic geniuses.

[@rob0tic931]

Idea for special: The Great Gatze Also: Southern Discomfort

[@rachaellevi369]

The Great Bargatze: Much More Funner

[@GodDagGaming]

Southern Discomfort is an amazing title!

[@joshfields7580]

Special name: The Most Confident Sitter

[@pennieblankenship5440]

I think the next step for Aaron is a Helix mattress on set, he was lookin pretty relaxed there

[@rubyfaith2433]

hahahaaaa

[@howardmaxey1413]

Dusty and Aaron are neck in neck for the trophy, BEST SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT. Also loved Brian and Aaron on SPRUNG.

[@JohnPaulBurtch]

Hey guys, can't tell you how grateful I am for this show! My good friend Perry shared Nate's stand-up with me a couple years ago, and it immediately won me over. I started listening to the podcast a couple months ago and again immediately won me over. The bit in Candy Pt. 2 about coming to the door with a hoody on backwards, hood full of popcorn, and pants on backwards with two diet Cokes in the back pockets just had me crying laughing in the car. You guys all have such great chemistry and talent, and each of you just brings so much to the show. I didn't realize at first that Nate was a Christian, but always kind of wondered given how clean the acts are. So it was a pleasant surprise learning from the show that Nate is and the rest of you are as well! Your material on and off the show has honestly been an answer to prayer to help me get back some of my sense of humor I've felt I've been losing. I'm an aspiring entertainer myself, mostly as a singer and songwriter, and I just started doing paid shows a little over a year ago, hoping to eventually make it my full time work, so it's also just been really cool hearing about how each of your careers have taken shape over time and has encouraged me in my early stages of trying to make this a career. Your show is my favorite thing to listen to before I perform now. It just helps get me in a light-hearted mood and in the right frame of mind for doing my own little bit of improv in between songs. So thanks for that as well! After your last show I was thinking a lot about what a good name might be for Nate's new special, and so I prayed about it today, something like this, "God this seems like kind of a ridiculous thing to pray for but if You'd like to give me a good name for Nate's special, go for it." Now I'm not saying this is a word from God... but I'm not saying it isn't either! I think a great name that fits in the spirit of the first two and is a natural progression would be, "World's Most Extra Ordinary Comedian". At first I went with "Comic" , but then I got thinking about the SEO, and so I'm thinking, "Comedian" takes the cake. Thank you again guys for all the laughs and keep up the good work!

[@paulm.e.mueller2903]

"I don't want to be arrogant." -The self-proclaimed "Greatest Average American"

[@paulm.e.mueller2903]

I don't think there were any spelling or grammar issues on this one.

[@chasecluff7368]

I turned on an old episode of Nateland just for fun and heard Nate, Aaron, and Brian having the exact same discussion about what Nate's next special should be called. That episode is over a year old and they guys have made zero progress on naming the special. When people say "never change" you guys take it to heart. Love the podcast, keep up the good work

[@jeremiahcustar3574]

Anyone else notice how Breakfast said, "there is only like 1 guy in there," in reference to the Swift class and Aaron immediately said, "I would take that class."

[@conservativepineapples6203]

Dusty’s video on its 5 o’clock somewhere is pure genius! I laughed soooo hard! I then showed it to my husband and I laughed all over again!

[@canemaltbie6887]

Did everyone just miss Dusty’s “that’s a fair car “ joke? that was gold!

[@alexhutchings4815]

I think simply calling the next special Nateland would be a good name and good cross promotion.

[@StoicBarbarian]

I love how after after a 2 part Nateland episode on College, Dusty sums it all up the end when talking about calories, with - "They should teach that in Highschool. It'd be nice to have learned SOMETHING I could have used in my life."

[@daneredifer5134]

Big shoutout to Dusty for the John Conlee reference! That man rarely gets the love he should for having one of the best voices in the history of country music. His song “I Don’t Remember Loving You” is a genius story about a man whose love drives him to an insane asylum. Thankful for Dusty’s love of classic country!

[@garrvanslooten7973]

" I don't see color... but I'd feel a brand." Brian Bates 2022

[@zachbeckman8921]

Aarons SEO comment made my day. I work in the digital marketing space, specifically SEO and get the same reaction whenever I tell someone what I do for work. Part of my job includes me telling/teaching our clients what SEO really is. When I do this I have to explain it like I am talking to a child. Very similar to Aaron teaching everyone what it is. Couldn't help but start laughing. Whenever I speak to a client from Tennessee I always bring up Nate and this podcast and a chance to connect with them and talk about something else. Love the podcast and listen to it every week.

[@mcgnarl]

I took a class at Vandy back in the day that was about the music of The Beatles. Well, I signed up for it, then dropped it after the first class when I saw on the syllabus that multiple 20-page papers were going to be required.

[@rebeccagee8894]

Special Name idea …. Nate Bargatze : Man of the house Kinda references a joke from his special but still describes him cause he is the only man in the house but his wife is more of the “man of the house”

[@stephaniegee3570]

That’s Perfect!!

[@Illdoitforthellamas]

Oooo!! I love this! Best name idea yet

[@nikbrownell]

Shakespeare changed theatre and language in ways that still impact drama today. The Beatles, while not every song was exactly brilliant, started a cultural revolution across the western world, and we still hold Beatlemania as the top measure for movements like that. Taylor Swift just wrote a bunch of angsty love songs about Aaron Weber, and her music is kind of fun. Mentioning her in a college class might be totally appropriate, but a class just about her seems insane.

[@peggykarp]

So many times Dusty's lines are not picked up on by the rest--opportunities missed for fun followups. Dusty is one very funny and quick-witted guy!

[@Thecaptron]

Nate’s incoherent “just do it” rant should be the next Nike commercial. Could open up the brand to so many more average Americans. Love this podcast.

[@BubbaSmokesBig]

Just started my community college journey!

[@geallen3106]

As an SEO professional, as soon as Aaron mentioned SEO, I said out loud "Oh no".

[@jamesscouten2966]

Giving it the ol' college try should be the name of the special. Checks all the boxes.

[@amada5966873]

Nate's comment about college debt vs. Hospital debt is a pure example of a blind squirrel finding a nut!!

[@chefxhyrule242]

57:38 Nate’s lil head swivel when he’s making a point is funny

[@d.l.cooper3171]

Never noticed! That's hilarious! I would maybe describe it as a shimmy or a lurch, but thanks for pointing it out. Now, I'm gonna be watching for it every episode! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jordanchamberlain5502]

One of my favorite examples of slightly changing a joke to make it funnier is Nate’s old Kmart joke. When he changed it from “are you gonna cut the lights on in the back of the store” to “on this side of the store” was great. He made a funny joke hilarious with that minor change.

[@ShellTruckin]

Long-time listener, short-time watcher. Not me believing this whole time Nate attended BALL State College in Muncie, IN and not VOL State in Tennessee. I was insulted every time he called my accredited 4-year college a “community college”. I experienced simultaneous relief and disappointment when I realized I had nothing in common with the average Tennessee kid. Still happy to be a listener! You all are the funniest. Keep up the average work, Nate, Grill Master Weber, Dusty Pan and Bacteria!

[@chrisherstory8681]

“30 Seconds of Fun” should be the name of the special!

[@eleven11Reasons]

I came up with some, but 30 seconds of fun is perfect

[@rachelmclauchlin8474]

“Wasn’t the SAT like a Scantron?” Quote of the century. I don’t know if I’ve ever been more simultaneously frustrated and humored in my life than during this 2 week series. Oof, this was hard to listen to at several points but I love you guys so much. I’m glad comedy is working out!

[@cspunk86]

World’s Okayest Comedian! It’s the next perfect leap from state and nation! As always, y’all keep me cracking up! Thanks for all you do!

[@jameshickman2972]

Props to Aaron for giving West Virginia University two shoutouts this week! (Though few are proud of the party school thing). Burpcloth would have forgotten the GREATEST college tradition.. singing country roads after a win. It brought tears to my eyes the first time I experienced it as a freshman and never got old!

[@aardeng]

Dusty was talking about the ASVAB tests when he was reminiscing about the military coming in and giving the students a test, it tests your aptitude in 8 different categories, they normally give it your junior year of high-school.

[@LA_Ohhey_Shotani]

I refused to take it in HS because in my warped brain I thought they would make me join the military.

[@aardeng]

@@LA_Ohhey_Shotani I came to school inebriated and got an 85 on the test, if memory serves me right the average score is in the 40s

[@markt5164]

Am listening in to the back catalogue of podcasts having arrived to Nateland pretty recently. Your section about people creating ‘content’ like hitting people, etc struck a real chord. We’re in a world where KZbin has countless videos of people reacting to videos, or people commenting over content that someone else created. In a world where content is king, just riding the back of someone else’s content is the ultimate free ride….. Love your podcasts, guys!

[@kmkarebare]

Nate doesn’t know (or even care to know) what the lyrics to Stairway To Heaven means, or most any other song currently in existence, but then to switch gears and proclaim that ‘words matter …so much’ when he talks about comedy-THAT right there is why I tune in every Wednesday. Hilarious hypocrisy at its absolute best. Sincerely, keep up the great work; love you guys!

[@melissaberglund9370]

I love listening to you all - you make me laugh like an idiot in the car by myself, but are clean enough to play when my kids are around. I think the next special should be called, "A Nate State of Mind". Thanks for making me laugh every week!

[@amberolson9289]

I love that it’s so easy to know an ad is coming on this podcast when you hear Nate say “Alllright” like he’s a tired grandpa ready to leave thanksgiving dinner

[@kimbrockett6387]

A few years ago I won $500 at the Macon county fair in TN. I left before they announced the winner, so my hair dresser called me from the tractor pull to let me know I won the money. I bottomed out my 2000 Camry pulling into the McDonald’s parking lot to turn around just to end up spending most of the money on books for my first semester at Vol State.

[@tannerbaldridge9127]

Nate, when he hears about a class analyzing lyrics to Taylor Swift’s songs: I could pass that in a heartbeat! Also Nate five minutes later: When I listen to music, I don’t hear the words!

[@CHAZK18]

LSU fan here! Up until 2017, LSU had a pregame tradition of driving Mike the Tiger(the actual tiger) around the stadium and in front of the visiting team. I don’t know of many things more intimidating than having to stare a tiger in the eyes before getting on the field. Geaux Tigers! Love the podcast! There is an invitation to come down the bayou and experience tailgating at it’s best the next time Vandy comes to town!

[@ericdecker4236]

Special - "Nate Bargatze: This guy gets it." Or, "He gets it." Just finally caught up from bingeing The Nateland Podcast and it is the best. Our entire family has become fans. Thank you guys.

[@tonywebeck8042]

I'm no Netflix executive but "Everybody's A Normal Person" leapt out at me from the podcast as a terrific title for a Nate special.

[@ldridge]

“Second Greatest Average American” could be a funny way to do a sequel while also making people think someone has out averaged you.

[@briceburkard396]

Referencing your great father humor, your clean, southern exclamatory remarks and expanding the title theme to the continental level… I suggest you call your special “Dad Gum North American”

[@dustindwayneferguson46]

Not sure why, but I listened to every episode, then tried to find another podcast to listen to. Couldn't get into anything else, so I listened to every episode again. Still couldn't find anything else that I could really stand listening to for long periods, so I'm on my 3rd round of Nateland. I'm a truck driver and music kinda got old also. And honestly it's just kinda background noise, don't really grasp much, but it's easy listening. Great job guys!

[@elizabetha788]

The idea of Brian joining the Que-dogs is insanely funny but it would have been a great reveal if Brian was a que.

[@the_comedycritic6066]

When I went to ASU they had a Beatles appreciation class... it was so popular that it had a waiting list.

[@acideauxrivarda3352]

Just an FYI - Student Debt and Medical Debt are not seen as the same when it comes to Bankruptcy. Medical Debts will typically be cleared if Bankruptcy is declared. Student Debt Forgiveness is often denied during Bankruptcy because you having a higher degree "should" mean you will make more over time.

[@alexhoskinson4253]

As a high school math teacher, you guys really hurt my heart with the math slamming. With all the talk of having to take remedial classes, I think Remedial Comedy would be a great name for a special.

[@ryanbillinger336]

This is Nate’s best rant to date. Can we get an episode of rants? Or even about famous rants?

[@ltsgoyanks]

Can't wait for College part 3!

[@briannaburkett4075]

I'm so happy Nate & his family enjoyed the Toledo Zoo! As a native Toledoan, I have many fond memories growing up of going to the zoo as well as going to concerts at the amphitheater! Let's goooooo folks! Love the podcast every week, thanks for always releasing content so consistently. It's definitely a highlight of my week!

[@wasabip1463]

Nate and Laura’s medical debt forgiveness idea is literally just the argument for universal healthcare lol

[@alyssarizzini2390]

I thought the same thing 😂

[@nicholasroussel625]

Nate’s new special: “ignorance is bliss”

[@ParkingLotBacon]

Education, who needs it?

[@cotywitcraft1293]

“That’s fair” would be a good name for Nate’s special

[@spencerheaton3332]

If Aaron would have taken the Taylor Swift class then maybe he wouldn't have looked so lost at her concert on TV

[@LeCigareVolant]

Perfect timing. Hello folks!

[@edmonspk]

One of the new college football traditions is Florida singing "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty. Petty is from Gainesville, and they sang it as a tribute after his death. It was wildly popular and is sung by the entire stadium between the third and fourth quarter.

[@flackjacketgolf]

Hey bear!

[@jared9219]

Your next special should be named 'DissLexSic". Love the podcast Nate, Aaron, Dusty and the B2 Boomer are a great combo!

[@huntergraefe411]

Aaron's totally right, I looked up the average ACT score as soon as I heard Aaron say it lol. Love ya'll!

[@Interlinkedczar]

Has Nate heard of Universal Healthcare? It’s accepted by pretty much every other developed nation. Agree it’s more important than student loan debt.

[@robertjoplin252]

“The Great State of Nate” for the title of your next special. It pays homage to your podcast and the word state could describe how you think. Your state of mind.

[@benlove3958]

I played in a band in college and we would go on the road every weekend throughout Texas and the close by states. We had one show in Houston where after we setup our gear the sound guy said he was ready. At that point it was just the regulars at this sports bar, and it didn't look like more folks were going to come for the other bands, so we went up to play our 7 song set to basically no one. When we finished the sound guy said "Yea sounds great, the show starts in about an hour". Turns out we were only sound checking, and instead of having us do a 15-30 second part of a song he let us play the ENTIRE 40 minute set with the banter between songs and full energy. We ended up just packing up our stuff and heading home before the show even started.

[@LaKenduhJussyPuicey]

Next special called: “Everybody’s Favorite Comic’s Parents’ Favorite Comedian”

[@marshallbarker3211]

When I hear Nate talking about juking to avoid getting killed by a bear, it reminds me of his joke about all the people that are owning Tigers now. And that it's a problem. I remember the part we said "Just look, your stupid Tiger missed me!" Absolutely you said, "Oh no, he's right behind you and he is furious!" That joke made me laugh harder than just about any. Thanks for all the great work guys.

[@bsjrce8747]

Around the 52-minute mark, Aaron was on point as to what Nate's new special was going to be called.

[@tylergorham7301]

I like 1:09:16, when Breakfast gets them back on topic and refers to the transition as a callback, as if the topic shouldn't have already been college. 😄

[@christyknowsbest5065]

Hey Nate and team, just FYI, Dave Letterman and Jim Davis (Garfield) are just a few famous Ball State Alumni ;)

[@bradholl1218]

Aaron looks like the dad who's "just resting my eyes" after Thanksgiving dinner. High slouch levels on this particular pod.

[@marshallbarker3211]

When you folks were talking about naming albums in order to get attention from the public. And you mentioned Barenaked Ladies. Years ago, back in the late 90s, I was managing a small electronic store in downtown Salt Lake City. A fairly conservative area you might say, about a block from the Mormon temple. I at the time was employing one of my wife's younger nephews as a Salesman in the store. I think he was about 18 years old. He came in one day and asked if he could put on some music in the store and I asked him what it was, and he said it's called Barenaked Ladies. I, never having heard of such a band, put my foot down and said absolutely not! And I was very surprised that he would even suggest such a thing. I was not even willing to discuss the matter, and walked off indignantly. Cut to later that year I heard some songs on the radio that I thought were great. It was the Barenaked Ladies. I went and apologized to my nephew in law.

[@davidbrothers4036]

I went from having no high school degree in my early 30's to two masters degrees at the age of 40. I can say the degrees paid off big time in both my personal and professional life. Everyone has their own experience, but I can say it was totally worth it for me.

[@reneepoche15]

Why is everyone so concerned with Aaron slouching 😂

[@rygy729]

my favorite people on the internet... love the show!

[@gsheahan5344]

Special name suggestion: "County Cartographer"

[@drummingtrash101]

Nate Bargatze: American Comedian. Sounds like a great special!

[@susanhorton3282]

I saw a couple shows in the Melody Tent back when I was a kid and Vacation at the Cape. Its been awhile for me as I just turned 71 but was great to hear its still there. The Cape Vacation with Family was the best.

[@keegvn6892]

With that blue polo, Brine looks like coach k’s younger brother who “moves at a slower pace.” Love the show

[@bailsandbangers7070]

Henry Ford did not invent the automobile however he did invent the assembly line which allowed him to mass manufacture cars.

[@WitchyTrista]

I think a lot of the point of education is not about what you learn, but more so about learning how to learn. So the Taylor Swift class, for example, isn't necessarily about her and her music, but about learning how to dissect lyrics, which is essentially poetry. If you can do it for hers, you can do it for most anyone's. Offering this type of class for someone who is part of current pop culture, it will attract and interest the students more than Shakespeare probably would, and therefore make more of an impact.

[@RickardoMute]

I'm gonna name a few special name ideas: "famously not smart" "puca shells and basketball shorts" "community College dropout" "nice guy nate" "remedialy gifted" "more funner" "world's nicest comedian" "the sour patch kid" "Tom" -that ones bit more abstract "Mr Domestic" "friendly neighborhood comedian" "culdisac king" "cul-de-sac?" "is that really how you spell cul-de-sac?" "That doesn't look right" "how do you spell culdesak?" "Aaron, how do you spell culldisack?"

[@kellygreen8467]

I started a new show called Sprung and was super excited to see Aaron in the first episode! Good stuff.

[@brandonprice702]

Bates was in there too. He's the one who tells the guy how easy it is to make chloroform😃

[@rsarpalius]

Feels like the next special should be called, “Hey Bear!”

[@jeremyhogan5289]

A couple special name ideas: Smartest idiot you know Laziest hardworking Dad Love this show!!

[@biancawarfield7666]

Nate, I completely agree. I know so many people that say that they will pay the minimum for years until the government essentially gives in and “ignores” the rest. These are the people hurting the rest of us because due to their inability or non-desire to pay, the interest rates keep rising to cover the government’s losses.

[@mattfike227]

I went to a southern baptist university in TN my last two years of college. I needed 1 more religion class to graduate and ended up taking an experimental class called "Harry Potter and the Gospels." what started as an attempt to study christian philosophies in the Harry Potter books soon devolved into playing a game of Quidditch to determine pass or fail. THIS was the class standing between me and a COLLEGE DEGREE

[@jeswho]

“Funner” is most definitely a word. Most of us were taught that “funner” wasn’t a word in elementary school without any explanation as to why. When I took Advanced English Grammar in college, the professor said “funner” in class, and a student called her out. So, she challenged the student to explain why, and, when the student couldn’t explain why, the professor pointed out that there is no reason why “funner” should not be used as the comparative usage of the word “fun.”

[@samuelcurtis9480]

Hello Folks! First time commenter, long time listener out here in Colorado. Y'all danced around Nate's next special; The Funner American. Keep up the GREAT show!

[@tbarr4054]

This podcast got much funner since dusty joined! But it's always been a good time!

[@thecreativechristianpod]

We did our live taping of Folkland at the Maxwell house hotel. I think we had more folks than Brian had in the audience including the ghost that Matt Organ knows the name of. Shout out to the food and beverage manager there, it was his first day and he let us film in the hallway. Probably his last day

[@hwsteele]

Nate's new album should be called, "Nate of North Americas' Funner".

[@richardgatling4663]

Getting my comment read is better than winning the lottery. Perhaps an episode on lotteries is in order.

[@ineedanadult]

Universities that have "optional test scores" usually still require a placement exam to determine if students can take level or remedial classes. I teach senior English. Starting last year, my school began giving the state college entrance exam during the school day if students did not have acceptable SAT/ACT scores. My school also accepts ASVAB scores in lieu of taking the entrance exam. English class has become less literature based and more career and college readiness. Despite this change, students still don't care. I once wrote the answers on the board to a quiz they were taking, during the quiz, right in front of them, and no one notice.

[@reagansparks3083]

Hey Bear!! I’m a senior at Auburn and I wanted to tell y’all about a couple of our traditions, too… Of course, the eagle circling the stadium/flying above the crowd is a huge deal, but similar to Enter Sandman, during football games (and now most other sports, due to the popularity) they will play “Swag Surfin’” over the speakers. Everyone will put their arms around each other and lean to the left and right… Seeing all of Jordan Hare Stadium do that is a must-see!! Rolling the trees in TP and drinking Toomer’s lemonade after a big win are some staples as well. Can I get a “war eagle”?

[@LaKenduhJussyPuicey]

Special called…wait for it…”Grammy NomiNated”

[@Nick_Plaugher_photo]

As a WVU alum, country roads after a W is insane!