Gents, I'm a pastor and somedays are really hard. The last 15 minutes of John's "DMs" and "Gooooo Jackets!!!!" was good for my soul on a tough day. Thank you and keep it up

It’s a good episode when Nate is genuinely laughing. “Tough miss. Go Jackets” had me in tears

The boys are quick to say the comments Brian picked this week were favorable towards him after 166 episodes of quite the opposite. I think the one B word we’ve never used to nickname him is Backbone, which is exactly what he is for Nateland when you look at the research he does for the topics and the endless scrolling through our comments. Keep up the great work, B!

"Tough miss, go jackets" is the next great Nateland moment

Okay, this has nothing to do with the topic of this weeks episode but I had to share. I’m a nurse in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and we were all sharing some stories when we had a bit of downtime. One of the nurses brought up a snake bite that they had recently taken care of so naturally we started taking about our local serpitarian In Wilmington NC which is one of my favorite jokes of Nate’s. I instantly had to share the clip with all of my coworkers including some that had actually been there 😅and needless to say they were all in stitches and crying by the end! I just wanted Nate to know that he made our whole day! Laughter is the best medicine, especially for us traumatized nurses 😂😂

Our pastor quoted The Shawshank Redemption on Sunday and I honestly thought to myself "Well this won't resinate with everyone."

Bill Bo Baggans and Aaron should go on tour and call it the "Young and the restless leg syndrome tour". Keep up the exquisite work you all do. So very enjoyable.

The last 25 minutes of this episode is actually an all timer

The Regis episode had everything: Burrito being extra spicy, Aaron losing it laughing, and Crist thinking the episode was finished before it even started. I haven’t laughed that hard during the show in a bit. (Go Jackets!)

2:22:43 This whole “Go Jackets” thing gets OFF THE RAILS! Most laughs I’ve seen on here in a long time. Hilarious all the way to the end. 😅😅😅

No shame in that episode ending! Go Jackets! 😂😂 That's getting up there with "hey bear" and "let's go folks"

"but Brian is barely making a living at comedy" 10 minutes later "What i'd ever do to you?!" we're havin a good time.

Hey Bear ❤ get well Dusty we love you and miss you 🥰

I watched your Dry Bar special Brian! It was good 👍

It’s probably one of the best things in the world when Nate genuinely laughs that hard about anything. It’s soooo funny

Brian is the glue! He is the perfect counterbalance.

Nate went from doing all the ads himself to not even sticking around for them now 😂

Watching Nate, Aaron and John absolutely CRY laughing about the DM's for 10 minutes straight while Breakfast sits over there smiling and being awkward for that 10 minutes was just as funny as the guys howling! Love this pod!

Brian was dying to tell Nate "Yeah, you already told that story here" when Nate was explaining the Happy Birthday to roo joke to John. He seemed to be turning more and more pink.

This one really made me miss and appreciate Dusty. “We’re sometimes havin a good time “

“Go jackets!” Has to become part of the sign off to every episode!

I was thrilled to see you adopted my suggestion for adding a parentheses to the show title, and grateful you read my comment. I will confess, though, when I first saw my suggestion implemented I was confused, thinking y’all had John Crist and Regis Philbin on. Then I remembered Regis is no longer with us (May he rest in peace). I felt a little like Nate when he goes on a rant then immediately adopts the opposing viewpoint. I still stand behind the suggestion, and I have a newfound appreciation for Nate’s openness to changing his mind. We’ll get used to it in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the laughs!

The tension between Nate and Brian is coming to a boiling point. I can’t wait to see how it pans out on the season finale

Oh my gosh....😂😂😂 I am CRYING about the DM conversation. So hilarious! We've all done it. But that exchange was so funny! "Tough miss...Go Jackets!" 😂

Speaking as a folk from episode 1, the amount of belly laughs I'm having throughout this episode...go jackets

Sad to hear that Dusty is out sick. He must’ve missed a day of taking AG1. Maybe a good AG1 ad read will make him feel better. It’s just a guess but I am willing to bet that, even though he’s sick, he’s still having a good time. Get well soon Dusty!

When John talks about his Dylan Lee dm convo I died laughing & it has been on repeat. It is the moments like this that make the podcast. Thank you all so much.

Backstroke, I listened to last week's podcast on my headphones while getting a root canal. I have some bad dental anxiety so typically I'm just hoping to get through the appointment alive. Well, I was mid-procedure with the mouth wedge holding my mouth open when the "Go Jackets" bit started. I attempted to hold in my laughter to no avail. By the time John hit us with the "No shame in that start, my man", I was full-body shaking with drool coming out of my mouth. I'm sure the dentist thought I was absolutely insane, but I have to say it probably went down as my least dreadful dentist appointment to date. Go Jackets! -Carin Valentine

I have been a fan for about 4 months. I now have just started watching the podcasts and your cast of characters. You are all so very funny and bring a bright light into sometimes my very dim day. I look like a maniac driving home sometimes on the highway because I’m laughing so hard alone in my car listening to the podcast. I just want you all to know that I enjoy your comedy very much and I’m thrilled to see you all being so successful. Nate, I don’t know who’s more proud of you, me or your mother for performing at Radio City Music Hall this November. I’m flying from Florida to the city to see your show even though you will be in Tampa a month later lol. Lots of love and positive vibes to all of you. Keep us laughing!

We were the photographers at the Dunwoody Christian School event and we stayed longer than our contracted time to listen to Brian’s set! It was great and an exciting surprise to see you there!

Can we PLEASE get Lucy on the podcast?! (Really it would be nice to have a pod where all the wives sit in for the boys) but Lucy and Ruth have to have great stories from their work lives.

As a St. Louis Cardinals fan, the announcer moment everyone remembers is when Ozzie Smith hit a walk off home run to win the NLCS and Jack Buck said “Go crazy, Folks! Go crazy!”

As someone born in ‘97, I know who Rudy and Regis Philban are. I remember him hosting who wants to be a millionaire and live with Regis and Kelly. It was so sad when he left the show. But as a former middle school teacher, it always blew my mind the things kids today have no clue about. Love the podcast! My husband and I listen every week. (PS: hi from Georgia!)

In the spirit of John Christ DM patterns, I am now commenting on this episode months later. I woke up at 3-3:30 am after falling asleep watching something on KZfaq which continued to auto play to this. I got in around Regis Philbin, and by the end, was legitimately laughing out loud by myself in the middle of the night. *One actual note -- the Cubs were also known around the country, because WGN was a clear channel (radio wise) -- it meant that after a certain time of the day, you could get that AM signal for hundreds of miles. Then, before greedy monopolies set in, anyone could watch the games on WGN all over the country, too. Go Jackets!

i absolutely love watching Nate continue to make Aaron and John crack up!

“drink it” in response to “how would you guys consume a coke” was golden

I loved watching y'all laugh at each other. Y'all make the work day go by fast! Go Jackets!

Oh man, Get better soon Dusty🙏🏽

😅😂sooooo funny! This is my go to when I want to laugh. Nate is an amazing comic. Just found him. Love the way he loves his family. Much respect to him..

I think "Go Jackets!" may be have to be the new sign-off like "Hello Folks" and "Hey Bear" to start the show. I know some others have beat me to it here, but I still had to share. No shame in that episode. Go Jackets!

John’s DM’s to athletes was the best laugh I had all week 😂

John and Aaron remind me of the 2 kids in class that feed off each’s other energy. And Nate is the annoyed teacher. (But also reminded me of the church giggles) during the comment read I personally loved it, high energy episode. I am a huge John Crist fan, while I did miss Dusty, it was good to change it up a little!

Aaron's face when he thought for a second that John might have been suggesting that too much cold would keep a fire from happening was priceless. That Notre Dame education was primed and ready to launch.

I was dying when no one picked up on the Ray Charles, "I can see that" comment, only to be followed up by the Lauren Alaina comment. Nice job breakfast.

"Go Jackets!" definitely needs to be a sign off from now on.😂

John & Nate in the battle of fragmented sentences.

Government finally got to Dusty. He knows too much.

Omg! I cannot breathe and I’m crying from laughing so hard! 😂 😂😂 John…“This is why we should not have the internet”. 😂. Self-control maybe? Lol. Honestly, funniest thing I’ve heard in a while. Thank you guys so much! I needed this. 🙌. (But I missed ya Dusty!). Have a great week!

Blake Bortles was on fire this episode - totally bringing it. Love all the episodes but this is the hardest I’ve laughed during one in a while - great episode!

John Crist activated 1980s dad look for sure. He's just missing a pack of cigarettes in the shirt pocket & a coors light in hand.

The last 6 minutes of the episode made my week!! Love hearing people laugh like that, especially when it comes from cracking on each other!! Reminds me of my old Army days!!

Talking about well known sports lines we have one in Wisconsin. The play by play announcer for packer’s radio, Wayne Larrivee yells,” and there is your DAGGER!!!” After a big packers play. It is super iconic and such a great line.

i was CRYING when they did the "Go Jackets" bit, SO funny!

if i was delivered a pizza with onions and peppers on it, i would absolutely send it back and i’d happily wait as long as necessary to get another one

John comes off as a fake nice guy for some reason, like Nate and the boys seems naturally polite and good natured. John just gives some odd vibes sometimes haha. Keep it pushin fellas.

I’m glad someone said the comment about naming the episode with Brian’s topic and then what they actually end up talking about. The whole time listening to Appliances pt 2 i was thinking, this really should’ve been an infomercial episode.

Norm MacDonald said one Byron Allen lead in he heard was, " Now I understand you're getting older?"

The back and forth between Bates and Bargatze during the passive aggressive comments is comedy gold! John adds so much to the show too. He knows exactly how to keep the tension going in a very funny way. This was a lot of fun Boys!

Controversial opinion, I prefer this podcast when it's just Brian, Aaron & Dusty 🫣👀

There is a very awkward interaction at 40:35 that beautifully foreshadows the instantly legendary DM conversation at the end of the pod. “You’re the DM king!” Go jackets brother.

I really wanted Crist to be more likeable. More of an ego artist and doesn't vibe with the Nateland universe. Get better soon king Dusty

Ayyy that's me at 1:15:48! Look mom, I made it! 😎

As a lifelong Georgian, I loved this episode. It was way better than the Illinois episode (my mom’s home state), where the comments took up an hour and a half and Illinois got about 20 minutes-but maybe that’s all it needed. Also I’m a huge Georgia Tech (and Harrison Butker) fan, and John Crist is on point about GT vs. Georgia (check out the kick and the pick against UGA)…Go Jackets! (PS-you forgot to mention the Savannah Bananas in sports!)

I get so annoyed when guests don’t know our jokes. Why are you here if you don’t listen to the podcast? I mean “Who is Breakfast??” “ What do y’all do when Nate isn’t here?” Maybe it’s just because I can’t stand John Crist 😂

Georgia Aquarium was designed by my best friends late father in law. You can in fact swim in the tanks. You have to be scuba certified and you travel as a group. My best friend and I walked around the aquarium and every so often, her husband and brother in law would swim by with their guide. Keep up the great work guys, loved Brian's snark this week!

This whole episode was worth the last 12 mins 😂

Breakfast, picks out the comments to get back at Nate and Aaron. For poking and prodding him all episode long , get it in early, good job Bates! Let's go Folks!

I jokingly used the name Kate The Great with my sister one time. Shortly after you guys came out with the philosophy episode. I laughed so hard when I realized I must be an absolute nightmare like Alexander. I changed my KZfaq info just so I can be "Kate The Great" here in Nateland. I guess I like you guys too much. Keep up the good work!

Brian Bates is my favorite on the podcast by far and is easily a top 10 comic of all time! (Now my comment will 1000% make it on an episode)

I’ve listened since the beginning of the podcast and no joke has ever made me want to leave a comment until Brian just goes off about Lauren Alaina. Go jackets was funny but John thinking he could chill out after getting roasted about Kanye; then he was just demolished about Lauren. Too good and surprised no other comment about this joke

“If John was on there he’d have to lay down on the floor” 😂

My wife and I saw Leanne in San Antonio this last weekend. We hit the 4:00 showing with the "older" folks. Think we were some of the younger ones there being in our early 40's. Would have been awesome if Bates was opening for her then. Wish we could have made it across town in SA to see Aaron that same evening. Great job as always guys!

Crist might be my least favorite guest.

Nate, Aaron, Brie, and Dusty are lightening in a bottle! So much fun to listen to. I prefer the episodes without guests…GOOD NIGHT. Dusty, come back and don’t call in sick anymore. I also don’t hear enough from Aaron and Breezy on those eps. But I still give you 5 stars hands down. I understand you need guests to mix it up and stay relevant, so ultimately I respect it. And I always love when Nick Noveki comes on, he’s awesome.

This was one of my favorite episodes!! Laughed so much, love the vibe with John!! You guys gotta have him more often! 👌😂

if you don’t want the other team to get the ball, don’t fumble it. you can’t claim possession of something you no longer possess

It has never been more clear that a guest has never listened to the podcast before which is even funnier since this is John's second time on. He asked so many questions about the logistics that I'm convinced he's going to try to create his own bootleg podcast.

You guys were talking about Vanderbilt's punter, Brett Upson, being named MVP of the 2008 Music City Bowl. I'm actually responsible for that! I was working at a radio station in Alabama at the time, but I'm a big Vandy fan, so I got a press pass to the game. My friend Chris and I were in the press box, and the two of us started a campaign among the members of the media to vote for the punter as MVP, and... Since no one else was really worthy of the honor, they all went with it. It may be the only time in the history of bowl games that a punter has been named MVP... And I'm quite proud that I was a big part of that.

I was not sure about Regis for most of the episode and then he mentioned Adventures in Odyssey. I was obsessed with that show as a kid. My opinion of him is now slightly better.

More 2.5 hour pods. Love it

Made me miss ol dusty

Hope Dusty feels better soon! I sure didn’t like how John laughed at Brian. Didn’t like that one bit.

My son was playing the new Mortal Kombat game and he was having a tough time doing the moves, so he was getting down and frustrated. So I walked over to him and said, “I know it’s tough but you got this. Go Jackets.” 😂

I said this once before on the comments for Gregg Warrens special but we need a Nateland movie featuring Mike Vecchione and Gregg Warren as HS wrestling coaches that get one final match to see who is the best! Nate and Aaron could be the commentators on ESPN NUEVE. Brian "Brembo Brakes" Bates could be the reporter on the scene of the big match!

Can't believe I just found this podcast. Now my favorite. You guys are great.

Was at the first Wheeling show, 2nd row! Loved how Nate pronounced Wheeling, the hoodie looked like a fall craft store find, but overall- an absolute blast!! Nate is relatable and hilarious. ❤ you all

I winced when Barbisol mentioned the name Sid Bream. As someone born and raised in Pittsburgh and born in 1984, that name is a curse word. He broke my heart and the Pirates took 2 decades before they made the playoffs again.

Comics Unleashed 5:07 such an underrated show; glad this got brought up

When Chris Johnson played for the Titans, the commentator saying “He’s got getting away from the cops speed” after a long run for a TD…. He caught some heat from saying that

Brinks home security, you know you’ve seen a Foreman grill on the Office, when Michael Scott stepped on it, because he loves to wake up to the smell of cooking bacon.

How to get your comment read: 1. Don’t try to be funny 2. Say something interesting about the episode 3. Be mean to Nate

I can’t wait to hear the last 10 minutes of this episode on “Nateland best of” GO JACKETS

I love Nate, Aaron and Branson. I REALLY missed Dusty in this episode. Not a fan of John. Just never found him funny. I do appreciate that Nate is really brutal with him. Get well soon, Dusty! Edit - that last bit about DMs was, like others have said, the hardest I've laughed during the podcast in a while. I always laugh, but oh my word... this hit me so hard I was crying! GO JACKETS!

I don't think the issue is whether or not younger people know who Regis Philbin is. It's whether or not they know he's a Notre Dame alumni. I know exactly who he is, but I had no idea he went to Notre Dame.

Hey, Brian. The rest of us got the joke with the comments you selected, even if Nate didn't get it.

Great show, went to college there and it's a completely weird state. You can literally be skiing in what they call mountains, golf on some of the best courses in the world, and then be at the beach all in one day. while eating boiled peanuts, peaches, and deer jerky. Go Jackets!

As someone that watched Regis and Kathie Lee as a new stay at home mom, Regis talked about Notre Dame religiously!

My 17 year old son and I listen to the podcast regularly. I asked him if he had listened to the most recent episode. He has not yet, but asked me what “Regis Philbin” meant. He had no idea it was a person, and asked me if it was the scientific name for Georgia.

Hello folks! I'm new to the podcast - watching from the start (currently listening to episode 13). I just wanted to jump forward to the future to let you know how much I appreciate the show. So many laughs. Much love from your fan in New Zealand.

You have a dog named "Holly"???? What the heck??? My name is Holly and nope I wasnt born at Christmas. Mid summer....August 4th!! Ive been asked that soooo many times... even from Captain Kangaroo!!! Lol the guy who played Captain Kangaroo, was at an Early Childhood conference. He signed my book and asked about my name and Christmas and I said "Sure....whatever you think Captain." 😂😂😂