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America's Barley Basket

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...

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  1. 218

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. V

    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

  2. 217

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. IV

    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

  3. 216

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. III

    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"

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    Episode 213

    We've had a lotta laughs.

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    Episode 212

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

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    Episode 211

    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'?

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    Episode 210

    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'!

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    Episode 209

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

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    Episode 208

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

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    Episode 207

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

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    Episode 206

    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.

  12. 207

    Episode 205

    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.

  13. 206

    Episode 204

    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!

  14. 205

    Episode 203

    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!

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    Episode 202

    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!

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    Episode 201

    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!

  17. 202

    Episode 200

    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!

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    Episode 199

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

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    Episode 198

    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!

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    Episode 197

    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!

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    Episode 196

    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!

  22. 197

    Episode 195

    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??

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    Episode 194

    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!

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    Episode 193

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

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    Episode 192

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

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    Episode 191

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

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    Episode 190

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

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    Episode 189

    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!

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    Episode 188

    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! 

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    Episode 187

    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!

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    Episode 186

    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!

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    Episode 185

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

  33. 186

    The Best of America's Barley Basket Vol. II

    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

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    Episode 184

    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

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    Episode 183

    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

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    Episode 182

    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

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    Episode 181

    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

  38. 181

    Episode 180

    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

  39. 180

    Episode 179

    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

  40. 179

    Episode 178

    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

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    Episode 177

    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

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    Episode 176

    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

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    Episode 175

    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

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    Episode 174

    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

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    Episode 173

    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!

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    Episode 172

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

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    Episode 171

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

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    Episode 170

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

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    Episode 169

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

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    Episode 168

    Potato Nightmares and The Gravy Incident

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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...

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