

Public Figures
Audioboom Studios
Hosted by Brian Bates, Aaron Weber and Dusty Slay.
Episodes
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9 snips
Mar 25, 2026 • 2h 2min
8: #8 | Westerns
They trade tour bus stories, stage mishaps, and quirky habits before diving into a deep love letter to Westerns. Conversation covers classic directors and Clint Eastwood’s legacy. They unpack iconic Western films, modern takes, and favorite gunfighter songs.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 58min
7: #7 | Grocery Stores
Comedians swap travel and backstage stories before diving into grocery store tactics. They unpack parking lot and cart designs, discuss produce display tricks and loss‑leader rotisserie chickens. Conversation covers loyalty cards, shopper profiling, and which supermarkets earn fan devotion.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 2h 8min
6: #6 | Air Travel featuring Fiona Cauley
Fiona Cauley, touring stand-up known for Kill Tony and a Tonight Show shoutout, and living with Friedrich's ataxia. They trade hilarious air travel tales. Conversations hit moving walkways, turbulence, bad airports, accessibility hurdles, priority boarding spats, and in-flight habits. Short, funny, and candid travel talk.

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Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 37min
5: #5 | Montana
They trade road stories, hotel pet peeves and onstage heckler tales. They debate trading personal data for convenience. They explore Montana’s geography, odd records and quirky claims like the world’s largest snowflake. They dig into Custer’s Last Stand and famous Montanans such as Charley Pride.

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Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 46min
4: #4 | Farming
They trade wild tour and travel stories, including a heated Uber confrontation. The conversation digs into family farms, FFA memorabilia, and farming basics like crops, livestock, and the Three Sisters. They riff on survival strategies, fasting and darkly comic cannibal jokes. Dusty shares top country farming songs and the crew reads quirky listener submissions.

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Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 38min
290: Nateland | Ep #290 - Cruises [A Nateland Reunion]
A reunion on a cruise sparks stories about bingo, silent discos, and meet-and-greets. They trade sea tales from seasickness to stage rocking, and joke about cabin hacks, toilet app quirks, and pirate pranks. Nautical nuggets include ship history, tonnage facts, wastewater lore, and surprising onboard oddities.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 2h 4min
3: #3 | The Olympics
They dive into Amanda Bynes and Nickelodeon nostalgia. Cruise stories and wild meetup antics get plenty of time. A deep, funny detour explores ancient Olympics to quirky modern rules. They riff on discontinued events, Redneck Games, and goofy everyday competitions like self-checkout and gas-pumping contests.

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Feb 11, 2026 • 1h 55min
2: #2 | Love
They explore ancient Greek categories of love and modern psychological types. The five love languages get a lively breakdown. A nostalgia-packed segment lists favorite toys, cars, music, and TV across decades. Playful travel and performance stories pepper the conversation.

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Feb 4, 2026 • 1h 55min
1: #1 | Public Figures
They swap wild power-outage and ice-storm survival stories and preview a chaotic cruise with seasickness tips. They unbox fan memorabilia and riff on cigar conversations and cruise logistics. They map out types of public figures, name those who became famous unwillingly or after death, and debate a Mount Rushmore of living public figures.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 2h 36min
Nateland | Ep #289 - The In Between Episode (Revisiting Fairy Tales, Cartoons & School)
Unfortunately, the ice storm in Nashville prevented the guys from debuting The Public Figures Podcast until next week so this week we thought we'd take a look at some classic Nateland episodes featuring Brian, Aaron, and Dusty. The guys relive their school days, take a trip down memory lane remembering their favorite cartoons, and look at the difference between fairy tales, folk tales, and fables.Superpower: Superpower.comHead to Superpower.com and use code NATE at checkout for $20 off your membership. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod#adChime: Chime.com/NATEChime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding bank. It just takes a few minutes to sign up. Head to Chime.com/NATE. Warby Parker: WarbyParker.com/NATEOur listeners get 15% off plus free shipping when they buy two or more pairs of prescription glasses at WarbyParker.com/NATE — using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad


