Bates' joke in the opening about Mike getting arrested by police responding to a drunk fight was not appreciated enough. Brian is an American treasure and living legend of comedy.
Hello folks and hey bear! The only time I am TRULY embarrassed when I order doordash or Uber Eats is when they send multiple plastic utensils with the order for just me. Even the people at the restaurant don’t believe that this could possibly all be for one person. And then I eat my meal(s) in shame… and the dark.
I'm dying laughing - Brian, I was at the corporate event gala that you did at Music City Center & AFTER you were done performing we were like, "wait, who was that?" We had no idea you were performing a comedy act! I felt so bad. Someone asked, "is this somebody's youth pastor giving a testimony?" We simply just did NOT understand! I remember we could barely hear you & the energy level was still so low. Way to stick through it! We actually did all tear it up on the dance floor later...I apologize for the terrible energy from our crowd! We all needed to mingle & have a few drinks first! (& maybe a louder mic)
OMG, the quick wittiness of BB gun Bates is not surprising as he shows it often, but today - POW! Right out of the gate with "And they arrested you?" Not only was it one of the funniest things I heard in a while, it was, dare I say, edgy! On top of that, he has a memory like an elephant. Love this podcast and what you guys do for my soul. God bless and thank you!
What’s really bad is when you do two DoorDash orders the same night, both embarrassing food, and the same delivery person comes both times. I just hide in the bushes until they leave.
I cannot tell you how excited I am about Nate coming up to the Alaska State Fair. Being a lifelong Alaskan I don’t have nearly as many live entertainment options. I really hope that Dusty, Aaron, and Father Time get a chance to preform up here in the future as well!
Hey Bear! I’m pretty sure it is illegal in most places to throw rice at weddings anymore. I’ve always heard the reason is because birds will eat the raw rice grains, drink water, and then the rice would expand in their stomachs and cause them to burst. Which is not ideal. I got married in 2004 and our two projectile options were bird seed and bubbles. This podcast is the highlight of my week! Keep up the good work, friends!!
I explained to my wife how we were both wrong on how the weather percentages work. After explaining, she asked me where I learned that from. I told her from “Nateland”. She says “Oh cool, where did they learn that from?” I replied with, “TikTok”. She rolled her eyes and said “Oh boy”. I love this pod!! Let’s go folks! PS: Can y’all do an episode on American Samoa or the Polynesian islands? 😄
I got a late start to this podcast and just started listening to episode 100! I have to be honest, when Nate started to announce you guys were adding a 4th person, I froze in fear. You original 3 are the best and I didn't want anything to mess it up. My mind was racing trying to guess who it could be, and THANKFULLY when Nate announced Dusty I literally started clapping in my car driving down the road. Such a relief! I have enjoyed the other guests, but Dusty definitely fits right in and doesn't change the overall vibe. Good call and can't wait to see what the next 100 episodes hold!
My wife and I saw your early show on Friday in St. Paul, loved the show and your behind the scenes break down of Nick’s hosting abilities! My wife and I believe we live near the best McDonalds in the world. The drive thru is so fast your car won’t come to a complete stop from order to pickup. After your show, in reference to your joke, I mentioned to my wife that I should reach out to you and recommend you visit the best McDonald’s in the world over the weekend. After hearing this episode I’m sorry I didn’t reach out. Suffering thru Hazeltine and throwing out the first pitch at Target Field must have been rough! Love the show!
46:53 Every time someone mentions the percent chance of rain, my wife informs them what the percent chance of rain really means. Including me. We’ve been married for almost ten years, but every time she tells me I act like it’s the first time I’ve ever heard of this.
Hey bear! I was dying laughing when Barnaby referred to the Indy track as being like Mario Kart. A comparison he likely learned from his friendships with high schoolers. Great show, fellas
We decided to start watching Little House on the Prairie with our kids because in my memory it was such a fun loving and wholesome show. Turns out in episode one their whole house burns down. Now I hear, in later episodes, we can look forward to a full on heroine addiction novella. We're having a good time.
i wouldn’t be surprised if a few episodes from now we find out that Nate didn’t actually have his initials on his socks but that actually his mom just bought him new balance socks and told him it was for his initials.
Nate, you’re my favorite comedian and you haven’t appeared in Montana, where I live. When you do, please make it Bozeman! I’ve been a fan quite a while, and haven’t missed watching a podcast. Love you guys!
The most subtlety hilarious thing I’ve seen in a while. Nate noticeably pausing when reading the abbreviation for Minnesota a week after the Minnesota episode. You could see the gears turning, my boy wanted to say “mmmNNN” so bad but displayed some amazing restraint.
Hello fokes and Hey Bear! 12 minutes in, and it's clear this episode is gonna be an all-timer. Buckethead has really brought his stage / podcast persona to the next level. Fun times, gentlemen. Thanks for all the laughs!
I had Reebok pumps when I played basketball back in school and I would pump them up everytime we'd be standing around the key during free throws. I would look around at the the other players to see if they were watching me pump my shoes and if we'd lock eyes I'd give them a "get ready" look.
I am loving the throwing of the tennis balls after the wedding!!! Weird family traditions are the best and they seem so normal to you, but no one else gets it.
Checked into a hotel today with the family in Evansville, Indiana. We get to our room and discover the key cards don’t work on the door. Send one of our kids back down to the front desk to inform the clerk the keys don’t work on Room 206. The desk clerk clicks a few buttons on the keyboard, looks up at my strapping, football/basketball playing, 6’3”, 19 year old, college sophomore, SON and asks… “Are you Ruthie?” Needless to say, CALEB has been RUTHIE all day. Look forward to the podcast every Wednesday morning. Keep up the good work!!
When I was a kid in the 60’s, cars only came with AM radio. FM in the car was like when we got colour TV. It’s hard to imagine what it was like without it. Love the hang - look forward to it every week.
I played basketball in the 1970s up to 1981 and our team shoes were always Chuck Taylors. They had zero support but there wasn’t much to choose from then. One year our team shoe was high top black Chucks. Thanks for the laughs!
In college (a Bible college), I took a Global Perspectives course. The professor was a former middle eastern missionary in his 50s. One day, we walked into class, and he was sitting up front in a desk silently looking at us. Class began by him slowly holding up his middle finger and moving it side-to-side to ensure every single one of us received the message. We were initially taken aback until he asked, "What gesture did I do that was most offensive?" We knew something was up besides the finger, and at that point, an upperclassmen who had been on a trip with him before said, "You showed us the sole of your shoe." Sure enough, he was sitting cross-legged and exposing his sole. It was the first of many eye-opening examples of cultural differences that he presented that day. You all were spot on with the cultural equivalent of the shoe sole being the finger.
It was revolutionary when I learned about the what a meteorologist means by the percentage of rain they give. Then I did some research and was only more confused. I then consulted with a fellow Folk and was even more confused. Now I don’t even know if I can trust my local weatherman. This truly is an educational podcast because I am learning, then relearning and then relearning again! Keep up the good work gentlemen!
Nate my nephew loves to play golf too. Every June 21 he plays in a Summer Solstice 72 hole golf tournament. Apparently it’s an annual thing at a lot of courses. Love your podcast guys! You bring so many people so much laughter!
Your favorite high school math teacher here (Self declared). When the discussion came up about percent chance of rain, Aaron mentioned that it had nothing to do with probability. Unfortunately, he is incorrect. This is geonetric probability. If there is a 20% chance of rain, then if you randomly select a spot in the area, then there is a 20% probabilty that spot has rain. So, weather forcasts use probability. Just in an unique way. Love you guys.
Surprised Mike didn’t bring it up. In black church culture, when you sing well, they’ll often times throw a shoe at you. Jennifer Hudson does it all the time as a compliment.
I remember last summer Nate mentioned he swung up through Montana during his tour and went hiking. Nate mentioned he wanted to somehow fir a Montana show in. I think it would be a great trip for the whole crew, maybe like collage game day, final state he hasn’t performed in, podcast on location. I am no tour manager but this is how I would sneak it in. Do a show in Spokane Washington. After the show drive a couple of hours west to Missoula Montana. Once in Missoula take the day for everyone to see the sites. First for Laura and Harper, a quick 90 minute drive south to see the Chief Jospeh Ranch south of Darby where they film the ranch for the show Yellowstone. On the way back to Missoula, Nate and the crew could stop by the Stockfarm golf course and get a quick 18 in while everyone not wanting to golf could explore the town of Hamilton. The group could grab dinner in Lolo on the way back to Missoula at the Lolo Creek Steakhouse. Just west of the steak house, Brian can relive his childhood when he traveled with Louis and Clark over Lolo pass on their trip to discover the west(Breakfast is old). Once back in Missoula Aaron could take in a Missoula Paddleheads baseball game and pick up one of their great looking hats. The next day the whole BAND could perform in Missoula before heading out down I90 to Bozeman. Once in Bozeman, Dusty and the gang could take in the Museum of the Rockies on the Montana State University Campus. He can learn all about the dinosaurs that lived in Montana. The BAND then could perform in Bozeman before heading to Billings. Once they leave Bozeman, they group could take in the Great Grizzly Encounter and see live Grizzlies. The group could finish with a show in Billings as they head out of the state into Wyoming. Honestly, if they only have time for once town in Montana, please make it Missoula!
Nate, there absolutely was a time when you had to pay for FM radio. I remember when we were kids, Mom & Dad brought us along to by a car: the Plymouth Champ. There was a blue one with AM/FM, and the gold one with AM. Dad liked the blue one, but raising a young family, Mom wanted to save money. Long story short, we did not not drive away rocking out in a new blue Champ, but drove off staring out the window & listening to the all news format on 1010 WINS.
I once had tickets to a Bobcats game and me and my brother got to go back court. Michael Jordan walked past us and we have always been huge fans of his. We literally couldn’t talk. I’ve never experienced that before or since, it was like a Greek god walked by. He stopped and grabbed my brothers hat (a Duke hat) and just said “That’s the wrong shade of blue.” And kept walking. We freaked out like we just had a full conversation with him. LeBron doesn’t have that kind of presence. End of debate, Jordan will forever be the GOAT.
Come perform in Kalispell Montana! We saw Brian Regan here this past winter as the 1st comic at the new college performing arts center and he was great.
A couple things: 1- Nate, can you please go watch Shawshank already. Watch it Sunday night so its fresh in your mind for the podcast. 2- Im suprised that back in 2020, when coronavirus was in every conversation, no ESPN analyst or any sports media person ever talked about Jordans "flu game" might have caused someones grandma to die or something. They said that same kind of thing about players playing during covid. Thoughts? Dusty?
I really enjoyed " shoe talk" episode. I'm surprised that Nate doesn't wear New Balance shoes since they have at least one of his initials on the shoe. Thx for all the fun.
My family are all big bowlers. I think we’re gonna start rolling bowling balls at the bride and groom at family weddings. It’ll be a riot. Thanks for the new family tradition. What a podcast!
Hey Bear, and Welcome Baby Slay! Mike mentioned that the Jordan 11's in the red, white, and black were most popular. I bought these for my husband this year for Christmas and he then he ordered from Golfkicks (featured on Sharktank) to turn them into golf shoes. Now he is rocking 11 Lows on the golf course. Maybe Nate could turn some of his favorite shoes into golf spikes. (Let me know if you want me to email you a photo)
Hello Folks! This summer while working I decided to go back and Listen to some of the older episodes that I have missed. I really enjoyed listening to the Olympics episode and, thought it was interesting y'all failed to mention Jesse Owens shocking the world and Hitler in the 1936 Olympics. Hitler stormed out of the arena like a child when his fellow Germans lost the race. In Nateland fashion though, y'all some how found a way to bring it up in the "shoes" episode. You four never disappoint keep up the good work gentlemen!!
Anchorage these days stinks! If you're in the valley (Palmer/Wasilla) there's tons of cool stuff to see. Hatcher Pass is spectacular, though the road is pretty bendy. Spectacular views!
You were on fire!!! Did anyone tell you they don’t throw rice at weddings because birds were eating it and dying! Thanks for the giggles! Traffic was redonkulous today!
Hello Folks and Hey Bear , Nate The Great Bargatze, Aaron Education Weber, Brian BlockBuster Bates and Dusty Double shift Slay, You Guys spoke about Getting Older and I still remember My First Pair of kids SKECHERS, they had some form of cushion in the heel that , was supposed to cool your feet down during summer, have to say they were extremely "cool" pun intended. But seriously it's tuff realizing that you are getting old , recently I was talking with my Girlfriend and we were discussing "the Cosby show" and how funny Bill Cosby was and our favorite episodes, a young lady heard this and proceeded to say , and I quote " who is Bill Cosby" and I almost lost it, but my friend pointed out to me that the Bill I know and The Bill they Know are two completely different people. Crazy how fast life changes. Wondering if you guys have ever had an interaction with a younger person like that? Love the Pod , Thank you from a Long time Caller , First time Listener.
The commencement speaker at my college graduation was Paul Winter who won multiple Grammy’s for a style of music he calls earth music. The big culminating moment of his speech was when he brought out instruments and played the sounds of the whales.
Have been waiting for Nate to come to MT since I found his comedy years ago. Had to drive the 6 hours to see him in Casper last fall, and held out until last week to buy tickets to his show in Idaho Falls hoping that there would be a show announced in Bozeman the following night. The days after the show in Casper we were seeing him and Dustin Chafin post pictures from hikes and places in/around Bozeman that I know all too well. We do have direct flights to Bozeman from Nashville Nate, Blackwater Bayou Bear, Aaron and Dusty! I know that Dusty loves Montana and should probably spend time here between his September shows in WA.
Love the podcast, been a huge fan since the start when Nate struggled to pronounce magnate even though the second half of the word is literally his own name. I'm the same age as he is and my second car was a used 1973 Ford Ranchero with an AM only radio so they definitely existed. I eventually had a CD changer installed, which probably sounds as old-school to kids now as an AM radio did to me then. Please keep the laughs coming! - Matthew
So funny hearing that 19 pairs of shoes is a lot. I myself, 31 year old female, middle class own over 300 pairs. No joke. But there’s so many reasons for them. Workout, nice sneakers, heels, boots active and leisure, flip flops, sandals.. then apply all that to all 4 seasons
1:07:26 I recently moved from Middle Tennessee to a town an hour outside of Portland, Oregon and the sun doesn’t start setting in the summer until 9pm out here. It doesn’t get completely dark until 10pm.
This morning I watch the episode on Shoes. This evening it pays off when Jeopardy has a category called Shoe Gazing. Bates, we may be on to something! 🤑
Alaska might not get "24 hours" of light during the summer, but I'm in Edmonton, and even here, it doesn't get totally black around the summer solstice. There is always blue in the northern sky.
I had no idea some socks had left and right on them. I stopped during the episode to check mine and of course they did. I’m a rule follower and am now mortified that for years I have been neglecting these directions. Thanks for giving me one more ridiculous to pay attention to!
I'm excited for Nate to get to go to Alaska, even if it is only to prove that it is not just a "Big Man's" vacation spot. Hopefully it won't be as Adventure filled as Jim Gaffigan's recent visit to Alaska. Anyway, it reminded me of when my parents took my sister and I on an Alaskan Cruise in Summer of 1989, (when Brian, "Baklava" Bates & I were but Crisp Young Lads of only 18). I've always loved photography so Alaska was always my VERY BUCKETIEST of all bucketlist destinations. Our cruise went from Wednesday to Wednesday up Alaska's Inside passage. Sunday, during that week, happened to fall on the day that we were docked in the Port of Sitka, Alaska. Believe it or not, Sitka was the Capital of Russia long before Moscow was, before the United States purchased the territory from them for like 59 pennies, 2 nickels, and Jimmy Carter lookin' potato chip. Anyway, being a very devote Christian as my father was and as we had been raised to be my father decided that being that it was Sunday we needed to find church services to attend. So we were told to put on our best clothes that we brought on the cruise, which on a cruise is essentially Formal Wear, and we climbed in a taxi for a 2 1/2 hour drive to a Trapper's cabin where a total of about 10 people were holding church services that day. The presiding priesthood there was wearing dirty jeans, a very dirty John Deere tractor t-shirt and suspenders and everybody there looked at us like we were not only from out of town but possibly From Another Dimension, maybe even from some sort of Civilian station. But, what they lacked in traditional Church attire they made up for in an absolute and complete lack of brevity. This meeting went on for almost 2 hours. So, when you factor that in with the drive back to the boat. We missed any sightseeing in Sitka that might have been available. And , remembering that this used to be the capital of Russia , Sitka looked like a miniature Moscow. The buildings had that look to them that made it look like they were perhaps dispensed from a Dairy Queen ice cream machine. So, I do regret having missed that day of sightseeing. And I guarantee that the Christian Services that we were attending did not have a chance of overpowering the non-Christian feelings we are having about the way our day was turning out. If you get the opportunity to do the Misty Fjord tours I would recommend that highly, also your little buddy Aaron probably has some great ideas for what to go see. Also, do not leave Alaska without the chance to wrestle a Kodiak bear all by yourself. That is an an experience that you'll never forget.
Nate saying “I bought those swift stick er socks er you know like whatever the ones that people wear”😂 definitely getting me a pair as soon as I figure out what they are
Two episodes ago I was listening at 1.5x speed and then you played a clip at 1.5 speed. That’s 2.25 speed. I couldn’t understand anyone except Nate and he was still pretty crystal clear.
Long time fan from Chicago. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Aaron, Dusty, and Nate perform here. I’ve been wanting to see burnt toast and of course he comes here Father’s Day 🙄 Hopefully the next time you decide to come back isn’t on Christmas Day 2028.
Bates' joke in the opening about Mike getting arrested by police responding to a drunk fight was not appreciated enough. Brian is an American treasure and living legend of comedy.
I DM'd him and told him exactly that. That was a genius comment.
Brain is a pile of applesauce
It was appreciated just fine.
@@SuperScottCrawford well, that's like, your opinion, man.
That was his best joke to date. His timing and delivery was perfect. lol Good one Breakfast!
Dusty looks like the reason there is a Juneteenth... dying laughing over here!!
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Probably the funniest comment ever
that was the LOL line of the episode...
that is nate's comedic strength..those little throw-away lines under his breath
And 1:56:00 😂 Brian is hilarious
Hello folks and hey bear! The only time I am TRULY embarrassed when I order doordash or Uber Eats is when they send multiple plastic utensils with the order for just me. Even the people at the restaurant don’t believe that this could possibly all be for one person. And then I eat my meal(s) in shame… and the dark.
Nate’s socks with his initials were New Balance 😂😂😂😂
Dang you beat me to it. 😂🤣😂🤣😂
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When Nate said his mom got him socks with his initials on them,I couldn't help but think maybe she just bought him some New Balance brand socks? Haha
I'm dying laughing - Brian, I was at the corporate event gala that you did at Music City Center & AFTER you were done performing we were like, "wait, who was that?" We had no idea you were performing a comedy act! I felt so bad. Someone asked, "is this somebody's youth pastor giving a testimony?" We simply just did NOT understand! I remember we could barely hear you & the energy level was still so low. Way to stick through it! We actually did all tear it up on the dance floor later...I apologize for the terrible energy from our crowd! We all needed to mingle & have a few drinks first! (& maybe a louder mic)
Yes! I kept asking people “what is that guy saying ?” Bless it 😂
Bate’s really was the star today especially with the joke that Dusty is June 91st. That was the most underrated line of this whole podcast
Aaron’s “I had a lot of furniture to choose from last weekend” about killed me. 🤣😂
OMG, the quick wittiness of BB gun Bates is not surprising as he shows it often, but today - POW! Right out of the gate with "And they arrested you?"
Not only was it one of the funniest things I heard in a while, it was, dare I say, edgy!
On top of that, he has a memory like an elephant.
Love this podcast and what you guys do for my soul. God bless and thank you!
I’m so excited waiting for Dusty’s baby ❤😊
He announced that it was born on the 19th
Brian is on fire today!
What’s really bad is when you do two DoorDash orders the same night, both embarrassing food, and the same delivery person comes both times. I just hide in the bushes until they leave.
41:35 Bates’ transition and Nate falling in immediately with “do the right thing Mike” was so smooth and hilarious.
I cannot tell you how excited I am about Nate coming up to the Alaska State Fair. Being a lifelong Alaskan I don’t have nearly as many live entertainment options. I really hope that Dusty, Aaron, and Father Time get a chance to preform up here in the future as well!
Hey Bear! I’m pretty sure it is illegal in most places to throw rice at weddings anymore. I’ve always heard the reason is because birds will eat the raw rice grains, drink water, and then the rice would expand in their stomachs and cause them to burst. Which is not ideal. I got married in 2004 and our two projectile options were bird seed and bubbles. This podcast is the highlight of my week! Keep up the good work, friends!!
Yes we got a brotha on!
Nate’s joke about Alabama wearing donated Buffalo Bill super bowl champions shirts is maybe the best I’ve seen on the podcast so far. Hahahah
I explained to my wife how we were both wrong on how the weather percentages work. After explaining, she asked me where I learned that from. I told her from “Nateland”. She says “Oh cool, where did they learn that from?” I replied with, “TikTok”. She rolled her eyes and said “Oh boy”. I love this pod!! Let’s go folks!
PS: Can y’all do an episode on American Samoa or the Polynesian islands? 😄
I got a late start to this podcast and just started listening to episode 100! I have to be honest, when Nate started to announce you guys were adding a 4th person, I froze in fear. You original 3 are the best and I didn't want anything to mess it up. My mind was racing trying to guess who it could be, and THANKFULLY when Nate announced Dusty I literally started clapping in my car driving down the road. Such a relief! I have enjoyed the other guests, but Dusty definitely fits right in and doesn't change the overall vibe. Good call and can't wait to see what the next 100 episodes hold!
My wife and I saw your early show on Friday in St. Paul, loved the show and your behind the scenes break down of Nick’s hosting abilities!
My wife and I believe we live near the best McDonalds in the world. The drive thru is so fast your car won’t come to a complete stop from order to pickup. After your show, in reference to your joke, I mentioned to my wife that I should reach out to you and recommend you visit the best McDonald’s in the world over the weekend. After hearing this episode I’m sorry I didn’t reach out. Suffering thru Hazeltine and throwing out the first pitch at Target Field must have been rough!
Love the show!
Bates’ “No that’s real speed” had me laughing out loud. You guys are the best.
Micah
46:53 Every time someone mentions the percent chance of rain, my wife informs them what the percent chance of rain really means. Including me. We’ve been married for almost ten years, but every time she tells me I act like it’s the first time I’ve ever heard of this.
Hey bear! I was dying laughing when Barnaby referred to the Indy track as being like Mario Kart. A comparison he likely learned from his friendships with high schoolers. Great show, fellas
We decided to start watching Little House on the Prairie with our kids because in my memory it was such a fun loving and wholesome show. Turns out in episode one their whole house burns down. Now I hear, in later episodes, we can look forward to a full on heroine addiction novella. We're having a good time.
Breakfast was smoooth with the ad transitions today! 💯
Don't tell Nate but the socks that he thought had his initials on them were just New Balance brand. LOL!
i wouldn’t be surprised if a few episodes from now we find out that Nate didn’t actually have his initials on his socks but that actually his mom just bought him new balance socks and told him it was for his initials.
I’ve never laughed until I cried before at a podcast until now.I’m here in tears “I had to run the full length of the court” 😂😂
Nate, you’re my favorite comedian and you haven’t appeared in Montana, where I live. When you do, please make it Bozeman! I’ve been a fan quite a while, and haven’t missed watching a podcast. Love you guys!
Beetle juice Bates brought his A game to this podcast … too many great one liners to list! Hilarious
"Turn the headlights off before entering driveway" should be an option in the app when ordering.
The most subtlety hilarious thing I’ve seen in a while. Nate noticeably pausing when reading the abbreviation for Minnesota a week after the Minnesota episode. You could see the gears turning, my boy wanted to say “mmmNNN” so bad but displayed some amazing restraint.
LOL! Nate feeling special when he got socks with his initials on them. I wear his initials on my socks too! New Balance. 😂😂
Hello fokes and Hey Bear! 12 minutes in, and it's clear this episode is gonna be an all-timer. Buckethead has really brought his stage / podcast persona to the next level. Fun times, gentlemen. Thanks for all the laughs!
I agree! He was killing it on this episode! He's still so meak though that no one seemed to notice most of his great jokes. Haha!
@@delataylorno doubt, Battalion has been bringing the heat... And I for one, am here for it! Hey Bear
I had Reebok pumps when I played basketball back in school and I would pump them up everytime we'd be standing around the key during free throws. I would look around at the the other players to see if they were watching me pump my shoes and if we'd lock eyes I'd give them a "get ready" look.
Love the Twins hat for Sonny Gray
"Do the sun stuff again" 😂
Awesome, I emailed the pod last year about sneakers as a show topic and Batesy said it was a maybe. I'm pretty much the 5th man on the pod now!
I am loving the throwing of the tennis balls after the wedding!!! Weird family traditions are the best and they seem so normal to you, but no one else gets it.
"Is that right Mike?" -Bates
Bonjour Cassowary!
Checked into a hotel today with the family in Evansville, Indiana.
We get to our room and discover the key cards don’t work on the door.
Send one of our kids back down to the front desk to inform the clerk the keys don’t work on Room 206.
The desk clerk clicks a few buttons on the keyboard, looks up at my strapping, football/basketball playing, 6’3”, 19 year old, college sophomore, SON and asks…
“Are you Ruthie?”
Needless to say, CALEB has been RUTHIE all day.
Look forward to the podcast every Wednesday morning.
Keep up the good work!!
When I was a kid in the 60’s, cars only came with AM radio. FM in the car was like when we got colour TV. It’s hard to imagine what it was like without it. Love the hang - look forward to it every week.
I played basketball in the 1970s up to 1981 and our team shoes were always Chuck Taylors. They had zero support but there wasn’t much to choose from then. One year our team shoe was high top black Chucks. Thanks for the laughs!
In college (a Bible college), I took a Global Perspectives course. The professor was a former middle eastern missionary in his 50s. One day, we walked into class, and he was sitting up front in a desk silently looking at us. Class began by him slowly holding up his middle finger and moving it side-to-side to ensure every single one of us received the message. We were initially taken aback until he asked, "What gesture did I do that was most offensive?" We knew something was up besides the finger, and at that point, an upperclassmen who had been on a trip with him before said, "You showed us the sole of your shoe." Sure enough, he was sitting cross-legged and exposing his sole. It was the first of many eye-opening examples of cultural differences that he presented that day. You all were spot on with the cultural equivalent of the shoe sole being the finger.
It was revolutionary when I learned about the what a meteorologist means by the percentage of rain they give. Then I did some research and was only more confused. I then consulted with a fellow Folk and was even more confused. Now I don’t even know if I can trust my local weatherman. This truly is an educational podcast because I am learning, then relearning and then relearning again! Keep up the good work gentlemen!
I’m digging Aaron’s hat.
I love how Bates bombed so bad he was able to stop his act, take out his phone and record the audience without anybody realizing it.
Haha!!! That's exactly what I thought!
You realize this was soundcheck, right? Those tables were empty.
Your name is Nate Bates? Wowza.
Nate, “those things people where to walk on snow” are called snow shoes. 😂😂
Nate my nephew loves to play golf too. Every June 21 he plays in a Summer Solstice 72 hole golf tournament. Apparently it’s an annual thing at a lot of courses. Love your podcast guys! You bring so many people so much laughter!
Nate just said his mom got him socks with his initials. I have those too there New Balance
Nate, your BEST look was "Tennessee Kid". Perfectly combed hair with perfectly lengthened beard. Just gotta dye the grey out.
Your favorite high school math teacher here (Self declared). When the discussion came up about percent chance of rain, Aaron mentioned that it had nothing to do with probability. Unfortunately, he is incorrect. This is geonetric probability. If there is a 20% chance of rain, then if you randomly select a spot in the area, then there is a 20% probabilty that spot has rain. So, weather forcasts use probability. Just in an unique way. Love you guys.
Surprised Mike didn’t bring it up. In black church culture, when you sing well, they’ll often times throw a shoe at you. Jennifer Hudson does it all the time as a compliment.
"It was the second to last time he went to Chicago because he came back one more time" God bless you Nate
I remember last summer Nate mentioned he swung up through Montana during his tour and went hiking. Nate mentioned he wanted to somehow fir a Montana show in. I think it would be a great trip for the whole crew, maybe like collage game day, final state he hasn’t performed in, podcast on location. I am no tour manager but this is how I would sneak it in. Do a show in Spokane Washington. After the show drive a couple of hours west to Missoula Montana. Once in Missoula take the day for everyone to see the sites. First for Laura and Harper, a quick 90 minute drive south to see the Chief Jospeh Ranch south of Darby where they film the ranch for the show Yellowstone. On the way back to Missoula, Nate and the crew could stop by the Stockfarm golf course and get a quick 18 in while everyone not wanting to golf could explore the town of Hamilton. The group could grab dinner in Lolo on the way back to Missoula at the Lolo Creek Steakhouse. Just west of the steak house, Brian can relive his childhood when he traveled with Louis and Clark over Lolo pass on their trip to discover the west(Breakfast is old). Once back in Missoula Aaron could take in a Missoula Paddleheads baseball game and pick up one of their great looking hats. The next day the whole BAND could perform in Missoula before heading out down I90 to Bozeman. Once in Bozeman, Dusty and the gang could take in the Museum of the Rockies on the Montana State University Campus. He can learn all about the dinosaurs that lived in Montana. The BAND then could perform in Bozeman before heading to Billings. Once they leave Bozeman, they group could take in the Great Grizzly Encounter and see live Grizzlies. The group could finish with a show in Billings as they head out of the state into Wyoming. Honestly, if they only have time for once town in Montana, please make it Missoula!
Nice Twins cap!
Nate, there absolutely was a time when you had to pay for FM radio. I remember when we were kids, Mom & Dad brought us along to by a car: the Plymouth Champ. There was a blue one with AM/FM, and the gold one with AM. Dad liked the blue one, but raising a young family, Mom wanted to save money. Long story short, we did not not drive away rocking out in a new blue Champ, but drove off staring out the window & listening to the all news format on 1010 WINS.
"It's Summer for everybody?" After Nate already asked the guest who said he went to the Indy 500. "Where?"
Brian's face is a lot more tolerable in 480p rather than 1080. Only kidding brekky, we love you ❤
Brian- You should have taken Keven Nealon’s advice and said a quiet prayer. You had the benefit of being in the Bible Belt. 😅
Where is the Jeselnik and Lebron elevator story 🤣🤣 here from jrvp
I once had tickets to a Bobcats game and me and my brother got to go back court. Michael Jordan walked past us and we have always been huge fans of his. We literally couldn’t talk. I’ve never experienced that before or since, it was like a Greek god walked by. He stopped and grabbed my brothers hat (a Duke hat) and just said “That’s the wrong shade of blue.” And kept walking. We freaked out like we just had a full conversation with him. LeBron doesn’t have that kind of presence. End of debate, Jordan will forever be the GOAT.
Hello Folks and Hey Bear!
Nate should have worn that hat for the MN episode
Aaron, the sandlot shoes guaranteed to make a kid run faster and jump high were PF FLYERS.
In Chicago we called them Gym Shoes
Come perform in Kalispell Montana! We saw Brian Regan here this past winter as the 1st comic at the new college performing arts center and he was great.
A couple things:
1- Nate, can you please go watch Shawshank already. Watch it Sunday night so its fresh in your mind for the podcast.
2- Im suprised that back in 2020, when coronavirus was in every conversation, no ESPN analyst or any sports media person ever talked about Jordans "flu game" might have caused someones grandma to die or something. They said that same kind of thing about players playing during covid.
Thoughts? Dusty?
I really enjoyed " shoe talk" episode. I'm surprised that Nate doesn't wear New Balance shoes since they have at least one of his initials on the shoe. Thx for all the fun.
My family are all big bowlers. I think we’re gonna start rolling bowling balls at the bride and groom at family weddings. It’ll be a riot. Thanks for the new family tradition. What a podcast!
Brian is just hilarious. He makes me laugh more than anyone else on this show. 👏👏👏👍
Hey Bear, and Welcome Baby Slay!
Mike mentioned that the Jordan 11's in the red, white, and black were most popular. I bought these for my husband this year for Christmas and he then he ordered from Golfkicks (featured on Sharktank) to turn them into golf shoes. Now he is rocking 11 Lows on the golf course. Maybe Nate could turn some of his favorite shoes into golf spikes. (Let me know if you want me to email you a photo)
Nothing good ever happens after midnight. I live by that adage and am always home before 12.😊
Hello Folks! This summer while working I decided to go back and Listen to some of the older episodes that I have missed. I really enjoyed listening to the Olympics episode and, thought it was interesting y'all failed to mention Jesse Owens shocking the world and Hitler in the 1936 Olympics. Hitler stormed out of the arena like a child when his fellow Germans lost the race. In Nateland fashion though, y'all some how found a way to bring it up in the "shoes" episode. You four never disappoint keep up the good work gentlemen!!
Anchorage these days stinks! If you're in the valley (Palmer/Wasilla) there's tons of cool stuff to see. Hatcher Pass is spectacular, though the road is pretty bendy. Spectacular views!
You were on fire!!! Did anyone tell you they don’t throw rice at weddings because birds were eating it and dying! Thanks for the giggles! Traffic was redonkulous today!
Hello Folks and Hey Bear , Nate The Great Bargatze, Aaron Education Weber, Brian BlockBuster Bates and Dusty Double shift Slay, You Guys spoke about Getting Older and I still remember My First Pair of kids SKECHERS, they had some form of cushion in the heel that , was supposed to cool your feet down during summer, have to say they were extremely "cool" pun intended. But seriously it's tuff realizing that you are getting old , recently I was talking with my Girlfriend and we were discussing "the Cosby show" and how funny Bill Cosby was and our favorite episodes, a young lady heard this and proceeded to say , and I quote " who is Bill Cosby" and I almost lost it, but my friend pointed out to me that the Bill I know and The Bill they Know are two completely different people. Crazy how fast life changes. Wondering if you guys have ever had an interaction with a younger person like that? Love the Pod , Thank you from a Long time Caller , First time Listener.
The commencement speaker at my college graduation was Paul Winter who won multiple Grammy’s for a style of music he calls earth music. The big culminating moment of his speech was when he brought out instruments and played the sounds of the whales.
Have been waiting for Nate to come to MT since I found his comedy years ago. Had to drive the 6 hours to see him in Casper last fall, and held out until last week to buy tickets to his show in Idaho Falls hoping that there would be a show announced in Bozeman the following night. The days after the show in Casper we were seeing him and Dustin Chafin post pictures from hikes and places in/around Bozeman that I know all too well. We do have direct flights to Bozeman from Nashville Nate, Blackwater Bayou Bear, Aaron and Dusty! I know that Dusty loves Montana and should probably spend time here between his September shows in WA.
Love the podcast, been a huge fan since the start when Nate struggled to pronounce magnate even though the second half of the word is literally his own name. I'm the same age as he is and my second car was a used 1973 Ford Ranchero with an AM only radio so they definitely existed. I eventually had a CD changer installed, which probably sounds as old-school to kids now as an AM radio did to me then. Please keep the laughs coming! - Matthew
So funny hearing that 19 pairs of shoes is a lot. I myself, 31 year old female, middle class own over 300 pairs. No joke. But there’s so many reasons for them. Workout, nice sneakers, heels, boots active and leisure, flip flops, sandals.. then apply all that to all 4 seasons
1:07:26 I recently moved from Middle Tennessee to a town an hour outside of Portland, Oregon and the sun doesn’t start setting in the summer until 9pm out here. It doesn’t get completely dark until 10pm.
This morning I watch the episode on Shoes. This evening it pays off when Jeopardy has a category called Shoe Gazing. Bates, we may be on to something! 🤑
Alaska might not get "24 hours" of light during the summer, but I'm in Edmonton, and even here, it doesn't get totally black around the summer solstice. There is always blue in the northern sky.
I had no idea some socks had left and right on them. I stopped during the episode to check mine and of course they did. I’m a rule follower and am now mortified that for years I have been neglecting these directions. Thanks for giving me one more ridiculous to pay attention to!
I'm excited for Nate to get to go to Alaska, even if it is only to prove that it is not just a "Big Man's" vacation spot. Hopefully it won't be as Adventure filled as Jim Gaffigan's recent visit to Alaska.
Anyway, it reminded me of when my parents took my sister and I on an Alaskan Cruise in Summer of 1989, (when Brian, "Baklava" Bates & I were but Crisp Young Lads of only 18).
I've always loved photography so Alaska was always my VERY BUCKETIEST of all bucketlist destinations.
Our cruise went from Wednesday to Wednesday up Alaska's Inside passage. Sunday, during that week, happened to fall on the day that we were docked in the Port of Sitka, Alaska.
Believe it or not, Sitka was the Capital of Russia long before Moscow was, before the United States purchased the territory from them for like 59 pennies, 2 nickels, and Jimmy Carter lookin' potato chip.
Anyway, being a very devote Christian as my father was and as we had been raised to be my father decided that being that it was Sunday we needed to find church services to attend. So we were told to put on our best clothes that we brought on the cruise, which on a cruise is essentially Formal Wear, and we climbed in a taxi for a 2 1/2 hour drive to a Trapper's cabin where a total of about 10 people were holding church services that day. The presiding priesthood there was wearing dirty jeans, a very dirty John Deere tractor t-shirt and suspenders and everybody there looked at us like we were not only from out of town but possibly From Another Dimension, maybe even from some sort of Civilian station. But, what they lacked in traditional Church attire they made up for in an absolute and complete lack of brevity. This meeting went on for almost 2 hours. So, when you factor that in with the drive back to the boat. We missed any sightseeing in Sitka that might have been available. And , remembering that this used to be the capital of Russia , Sitka looked like a miniature Moscow. The buildings had that look to them that made it look like they were perhaps dispensed from a Dairy Queen ice cream machine. So, I do regret having missed that day of sightseeing. And I guarantee that the Christian Services that we were attending did not have a chance of overpowering the non-Christian feelings we are having about the way our day was turning out.
If you get the opportunity to do the Misty Fjord tours I would recommend that highly, also your little buddy Aaron probably has some great ideas for what to go see. Also, do not leave Alaska without the chance to wrestle a Kodiak bear all by yourself. That is an an experience that you'll never forget.
I was there for your pitch and cheered you on
Aaron calling Nate “Meat” was priceless 😂😂😂👏👏👏
Brian and Mike should do a tour together and call it Just Two Dudes Dunkin.
Rice hurts birds if they ingest it. Birdseed is an alternative to throw at a wedding because birds will eat it and leave no mess. Judy
Michigan Avenue used to be alive at midnight.... with 10:00 people walking around.... it's changed bc of the crime moving in to all areas. Very sad.
Anybody else read todays topic as "shoes & feet / Mike James"
Nate saying “I bought those swift stick er socks er you know like whatever the ones that people wear”😂 definitely getting me a pair as soon as I figure out what they are
Also, I live in Ohio and I saw that Aaron is doing a gig at the Alive Festival. Now I have to go buy a ticket!
Two episodes ago I was listening at 1.5x speed and then you played a clip at 1.5 speed. That’s 2.25 speed. I couldn’t understand anyone except Nate and he was still pretty crystal clear.
So funny that Nate is buying socks with an L and an R on them, but has no idea if there is actually a difference between the two. 😅😂
Probably Ralph Lauren 😂
Long time fan from Chicago. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Aaron, Dusty, and Nate perform here. I’ve been wanting to see burnt toast and of course he comes here Father’s Day 🙄 Hopefully the next time you decide to come back isn’t on Christmas Day 2028.
LA Gears had them lights on their 👟 back in the 90s
i thought benny the jet had pf flyers, not converse.
Bates was on a roll today, laughed hard a few times. thanks for the laughs fellas