A Dusty Story Corroborated — We’re Having a Good Time Ep 165

• 0:00 Late-night recording, the raccoon AI video, editing trouble, and back on the road after April off.
• 3:00 A cold May, contrails, and why he’s just asking questions.
• 5:40 Artemis II pictures, stars in space, and the astronaut who found God.
• 13:00 Irvine Improv dates, the Nateland Showcase and New Material Monday at Zanies.
• 17:20 The Christian Bale airport story, now backed up by Shane Gillis on Busting with the Boys.
• 23:40 A fundraiser corporate near McKinney, trades over college, and the cabin dishwasher.
• 27:40 Corporate crowds versus club crowds: the Helium story and old pesticide sales meetings.
• 33:20 A country singer opener, then the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, where he once opened for Bert Kreischer.
• 36:40 Ninety-minute sets, a two-hour show someday, and headliner math from Indianapolis to Billings.
• 41:00 Houston’s campus theater, his cousin at the Dallas show, and cigars that make comics throw up.
• 51:40 LA: a diner bagel, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, and the Troubadour.
• 56:20 Des Moines’ capitol, Nashville’s Parthenon, how they built it, and a verse in Hebrews.

RØDECaster Pro II — The audio recorder he runs the podcast on. Amazon 1:00

Final Cut Pro — The editor he gave up on for long-form syncing. Official site 1:20

The Breadwinner (2026) — Nate’s movie, which Dusty is in. He wants to surprise his kids with it. Wikipedia 16:30

The Dark Knight Trilogy (Blu-ray) — He’s a big fan of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. Amazon 17:40

The Machinist (DVD) — Another Bale favorite. Amazon 17:45

Out of the Furnace (Blu-ray) — And another. Amazon 17:55

The Fighter (Blu-ray + DVD) — “The boxing movie.” Amazon 18:00

Madden — The John Madden movie, with Bale as Al Davis and Shane Gillis in the cast. Wikipedia 20:25

Blue Sky – Night Thunder (Michael Martin Murphey) — The album with Wildfire, which the opening singer tore up. Amazon 33:40

Comics Unleashed — The CBS panel show he taped in LA. Wikipedia 52:40

Contrails — Planes leave haze that spreads over a clear day, and he wonders if it does something. 3:20

Artemis II pictures — Why no stars, and why astronauts don’t post everything the minute they land. 5:40

Giving it up for ministry — His take on testimonies that oversell the sacrifice. 10:40

Trades over college — Be an electrician, a plumber or a welder. 24:40

Corporate gigs versus club crowds — Same jokes, very different room when people are at work. 30:00

“Who’s got it better than us?” — The sales-meeting chant he wasn’t prompted for. 31:30

A two-hour solo show — Why he wants to drop the openers someday, and why he hasn’t. 37:20

Headliner time math — Why 45 minutes means half the show isn’t you. 39:00

Too much nicotine — Set it down, and try dark chocolate or anything sugary. 49:00

Who built the old buildings? — Capitols, courthouses and churches built with horse and buggy. 56:40

Reading the Bible out loud — A listener’s verse in Hebrews fired him up. 1:04:40

Irvine Improv (Official site) — his June 5–6 dates. 13:20

Zanies, Nashville (Official site) — New Material Monday in the main room, his favorite club in the country. 14:00

The Lab at Zanies, Nashville (Official site) — the 100-seat room next door, home of the clean Nateland Showcase. 14:10

McKinney, Texas — the law-office fundraiser corporate, where his Howe FFA hat was a hit. 24:00

Helium Comedy Club, Portland (Official site) — one of the best clubs, burned down weeks before he taped Workin’ Man. 28:10

Majestic Theatre, Dallas — his 90-minute headline show, near sold out. 33:50

Indianapolis — his first headlining weekend, at Crackers. 39:00

Billings, Montana — the night his feature’s flight fell through. 40:20

University of Houston — his first theater show in Houston, on campus. 41:50

The Troubadour — his sold-out Netflix Is a Joke show in West Hollywood. 53:40

Iowa State Capitol — the building he toured once and still can’t explain. 56:40

The Parthenon, Nashville — an exact replica, with a giant statue of Athena inside. 57:20

• No sponsor reads (0:00) — Dusty calls this an ad-free podcast; there are no third-party sponsor reads in the episode or the description.
• Workin’ Man coming to YouTube (house plug) (28:10) — They’re working on a launch plan and want you to share it. YouTube · no code.
• Irvine Improv, June 5–6 (house plug) (13:20) — dustyslay.com/tour-dates · no code.