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Comedians Nathan Fulsebakke and Marlin Wells have never seen The Simpsons. We're not sure how that happened, but documenting their journey through the show from the beginning seems like a good idea...

Nathan Fulsebakke & Marlin Wells


    • Dec 31, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 218 EPISODES


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    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. V

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 70:55


    It's a New Year's Eve Day miracle! Join your favorite boyz for a fun trip down memory lane as we share some of our ol' favorites! Who doesn't love a clip show? If you'd like to revisit the episodes these were pulled from, they're listed here: 108: The Cocktail Conundrum 169: Home Depot's Underbelly 189: 9/11 Musicology 133: The Pissbag 138: Grass-Fed, Candy-Finished 066: Nathan Aches For Realism 095: Someday He'll Watch LaLaLand 200: The Devilry of Sugar-Free Candy 117: The Cabbage Poltergeist 058: Hey Now, You're An All-Star 202: DumDum Math Class 061: The Plight of America's Gas Station Bathrooms 056: Too Much Apple, Not Enough Fritter 084: Profiles of Carnies 041: Hot Wheels and Mountain Dew 182: The Rapping Mom

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 68:05


    Your favorite boyz are here again to take a look back at some of our favorite moments! How've you been? You good? We miss ya, and hope you're having a fantastic Tuesday! As always, if you'd like to visit any of the episodes from these clips, they're listed here: Episode 161 - The Phlebotomist's Finisher Episode 124 - Holiday Sweets Episode 115 - The Bus Wish Episode 058 - The Wild Wild West Guy Episode 032 - Coyote Corral Episode 064 - Taft's Ducks Episode 035 - The Bad Kids Episode 172 - Your Shirt Size Episode 182 - 3 Corndogs and a Peach Tea Episode 087 - Future Fingerers of America Episode 021 - Sour Cream and BBQ Sauce Episode 146 - Monkin' Business Episode 068 - Husband of the Year Episode 194 - Shel Silverstein feat. Chase Raeder Episode 045 - Supplements and The Tanning Womb

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 70:28


    Join your favorite boyz for a victory lap! We've rounded up some of our favorite moments of ABB, so let's take a listen to the sweet, curated gold! If you wanna check out the full episode a clip is from, you can find them here: Episode 174 - "Gassed on Bottom" Episode 91 - "The Smothers Brothers" Episode 64 - "Sex Jellies" Episode 200 - "Nathan VS The Bed" Episode 164 - "A Pro-Arby's Podcast" Episode 13 - "Movie Theater Seats and Snacks" Episode 130 - "Chinese Buffets" Episode 58 - "The Competitive Spirit" Episode 169 - "The Robe Malfunction" Episode 98 - "99 Bananas" Episode 36 - "The Blues Brothers' Halftime Show" Episode 149 - "Big Bopper Tribute Act" Episode 89 - "Popcorn Mess" Episode 138 - "The Puberty Brush" Episode 127 - "Adult Talent Show"

    Episode 213

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 83:31


    Episode 212

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 66:40


    The weather is hot and so are your boyz! Talkin' troughs, action movies, hotel rewards programs, and a HEAVY dollop of wrasslin'! Join us!

    Episode 211

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 74:26


    Hello! Your favorite boyz sure are glad you're back! Nathan's cup overfloweth with maladies! Marlin is raising an army of neighborhood youths! It's all topsy-turvy this week, gang! What're we even doin'?

    Episode 210

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 82:43


    Hey wouldn't ya know your favorite boyz are back with a fresh episode! We're talkin' stone fruits, fireworks, volatility in the banana markets, and Marlin has yet another billion dollar idea ripe for the pickin'!

    Episode 209

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 58:33


    Your favorite boyz are joined again by our friend Josh Dullea! He's a nice boy, we promise.

    Episode 208

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 66:12


    Not gonna lie, this one starts pretty tough and takes a long time to get any better. Enjoy!

    Episode 207

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 81:20


    Your favorite boyz are here and we're chattin' Spencer's, the shocking eroticism of 90s CMT, and Gatorade!

    Episode 206

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 82:27


    We hope you like your Nathans wet and your Marlins spicy, cause that's how you're gettin' the boyz this week! We're talkin' Snickers salad, Cold Stone Creamery, and exciting new arrivals in the home breakfast game! Also some non-food conversations, we promise.

    Episode 205

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 84:22


    What's Nathan gettin' up to in that bed? Nothin' good, that's for sure! We're talkin' plums and playgrounds and shooty hoops and soup challenges and Marlin makes a top-tier English literature reference that'll knock ya right on your buns! It's a weird week.

    Episode 204

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 78:51


    Welcome to the pod zone! Your favorite boyz are locked in a hotel room and there's plenty of brainstorming! Will they pivot to being abstinence-only youth pastors? Are they going to start a new podcast? Or might they invent a new game show? Tune in and find out!

    Episode 203

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 68:26


    Nathan has gout and a new ride! Marlin knows too much about colonial boat toilets and has a new home! Big week for the Barley Boyz!

    Episode 202

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 74:51


    Your favorite boyz are here, sharing tales of their cherubic youths, their unfortunate fast food misadventures this week, and their favorite Italians, The Sopranos and Super Mario!

    Episode 201

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 73:42


    Your favorite boyz are talkin' sports this week, now that the NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing! Plus The Simpsons are in the news so we take a quick detour to talk about The Simpsons on this Simpsons podcast! And we make time for Nathan's big comedy dreams and Marlin's springtime reign of terror! Plus, Home Improvement reboot ideas! What a podcast!

    Episode 200

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 95:57


    Stretch out, limber up, and prepare your body for EPISODE 200! We did it! Your favorite boyz are discussing childhood injuries, Nathan's temper, and Marlin absolutely loses it about scotcheroos!

    Episode 199

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 75:21


    Your boyz are shacked up in a Super 8 chattin' about sweatpants, chizzas, tall toilets, and cereal!

    Episode 198

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 96:04


    Your favorite boyz are back and all the stars are here! Mel Brooks, Clancy Brown, and Ralph Nader all come up, plus Nathan has joined Team Flamin' Hot and Marlin has an exciting update to his corn dog rankings!

    Episode 197

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 56:02


    Your favorite boyz are runnin' late to hit the road but still made the time for YOU, our beautiful listeners! We're chattin' nu metal, Marlin's new blackjack habit, and Nathan's triumphant return to terrestrial college radio! Enjoy!

    Episode 196

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 78:22


    This is a weird one! Your favorite boyz are chattin' about Green Arrow, massage mishaps, Marlin's sharing old strip club tales, and Nathan's feet are truly nightmarish! What more could you want on a Tuesday!

    Episode 195

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 70:23


    LIVE from two motel beds in rural North Dakota, it's the America's Barley Basket Road Show! Your favorite boyz are out on the road slingin' jokes and they managed to fight off the bed bugs long enough to chat about Billy Zane, the dorkiest thing Marlin ever did, and the unknown struggles of the strongmen! Is there anything your boyz won't do for you??

    Episode 194

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 74:50


    Your favorite boyz are joined by their favorite boy Chase Raeder this week! Listen to tales of Dwight Yoakam's terrifying fanbase, Chase's manure-based anxieties, and the best Shel Silverstein puns you'll hear all week, guaranteed! Let's hear it for the boyz!

    Episode 193

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 90:16


    Your boyz are here to brighten your Tuesday with joyous discussions of barbecue festivals, Storage Wars, and sumo wrestling! Join your boyz!

    Episode 192

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 53:58


    Your favorite boyz are fartin' up a motel room, planning their dominant talent show acts and providing potato salad hot takes! 

    Episode 191

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 67:25


    Your favorite boyz are fallin' apart but they manage to chitchat about the Super Bowl and The Usual (food, toilets, wrestling).

    Episode 190

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 63:43


    Join your boyz for tales of party days long gone, Nathan's moral quandary, and Marlin's donut dilemma!

    Episode 189

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 70:56


    Your boyz are comin' at you live from a nice li'l motel in rural Minnesota and they're chattin' about car meals, the Kia boys, and unfortunate country music remixes!

    Episode 188

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 83:21


    Your favorite boyz are here to discuss the adult film industry and Batman before lamenting the lack of mischief in their adult lives and developing Marlin's objectively terrifying new drag queen act! 

    Episode 187

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 74:33


    Nathan has a real humdinger of a tale to tell, and some amends to make with Mr. Dressup, before your boyz dive into this week's homework...the 1990 TV series Babes! Finally!

    Episode 186

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 88:25


    Your boyz are really talkin' Arby's this week. Like, seriously. This episode should be sponsored by Arby's. Arby's, if you're listening, reach out. I dare you to find a more Arby's-friendly podcast out there. The fellas also discuss Nathan's sweatpants snafu, the Epstein list, and spitball ideas for their new TikTok channel! Join us! We have the meats!

    Episode 185

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 70:00


    With no Simpsons, what'll the boyz even talk about?? Is it wresting? I bet it's wrestling.

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 69:47


    Your favorite boyz are here and have a gift for you! It's a new clip show! Celebrate the New Year with another stroll down memory lane! We've caught up to The Simpsons again, so let's take a moment to reflect. And if you wanna hear the whole episodes these clips are from, They're listed below: Episode 61: The Flying Boy Episode 119: Burly Boyz Home Design Episode 18: Knife Kids Episode 121: Chocolate Slut Episode 21: Swimming Lessons Episode 103: Cat Sex Episode 93: Country Basketball Episode 22: Bedrock Vacation Episode 87: 4-H Fingering Episode 98: The Postman Episode 89: The Bottineau Water Heater Mishaps

    Episode 184

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 77:18


    Well, I'll be damned, your favorite boyz have caught up to The Simpsons again! When we're not chattin' Little Caesar's and terrible pork chop recipes, we're wrappin' up Season 34! 750 episodes down! Season 34, Episodes 21-2

    Episode 183

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 97:47


    Your boyz are barreling toward the end of Season 34, but still make time for toilet talk, trailer parks, and problematic antiques! Season 34, Episodes 19-20

    Episode 182

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 121:03


    Boy howdy, this one's a doozy! Join Nathan and Marlin as they take a journey through tapioca troubles, siege engines, the nightmarish smells of history, and Marlin's chaotic Sonic order! Oh and The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 17-18

    Episode 181

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 55:34


    Your boyz are on the road and joined by our good friend Josh Dullea! The takes are hot as we discuss Garth Brooks, Nathan comes up with the worst rollercoaster name, and of course The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 15-16

    Episode 180

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 80:37


    Your boyz are feelin' their age after a weekend on the road, but they're here to talk walkin' tacos, Ronnie Milsap, and of course...The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 13-14

    Episode 179

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 78:08


    Slide on the crispin' sleeve, we've got a hot and fresh new episode for you today! The boyz are in a Twin Cities hotel room chattin' pot pies, midwestern grandmas, and The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 11-12

    Episode 178

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 79:35


    Let's hit the high notes and talk Simpsons! Wait, do the boyz have a Simpsons-centric episode of their Simpsons podcast? Nope. No they do not. Season 34, Episodes 9-10

    Episode 177

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 93:36


    Your boyz have had their weekly pre-podcast bath and they're here to discuss German food, Tom and Jerry's, and arguing Graverobbing Vs Metal Detecting! Also, The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 7-8

    Episode 176

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 113:29


    Would ya look at this! It's Halloween and your favorite boyz are talking about two Halloween episodes! Look at the Universe makin' things happen! Universe, you so crazy! Season 34, Episodes 5-6

    Episode 175

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 74:20


    Nathan is in tough shape but the boy's a trooper so we're here to chat Levar Burton, Ferrero Rocher, and The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 3-4

    Episode 174

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 97:01


    Can you believe it?? The Simpsons are back and your boyz are here to talk about 'em! Do they remember how to do this? Do they still make time to talk about milk and beer and sex toys? You bet your buns they do! Welcome back to a podcast about The Simpsons! Season 34, Episodes 1-2

    Episode 173

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 85:26


    This week, your boyz are reminiscing about the Next bus, Marlin's havin' cashier troubles, and Nathan has real specific chocolate tastes. Live it up because next week we're back to The Simpsons!

    Episode 172

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 91:17


    Man, we've gotta stop recording these while we're hungry...

    Episode 171

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 85:02


    We're celebrating Nathan's birthday by chitchattin' about peanut brittle, butt plug, and bees!

    Episode 170

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 76:05


    Careful ya don't Bossman yourself while your boys are talkin' about Mario 3 and bus driver nightmares!

    Episode 169

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 72:34


    Your favorite boyz squeezed themselves into a Minneapolis hotel room to discuss Home Depot hookups, Nathan's hot sauce odyssey, and their favorite dinosaurs!

    Episode 168

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 93:33


    Potato Nightmares and The Gravy Incident

    Episode 167

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 80:41


    This week your boyz are gazing into eachother's eyes via the miracle of the internet and discussing prison wine, unleashing their old man grump grumps, and going through the joys of home ownership!

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