{"id":2205982,"date":"2025-12-19T22:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2205982"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:22:03","slug":"nate-bargatze-is-leaving-his-podcast-and-utah-recently-saw-why-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nate-bargatze-is-leaving-his-podcast-and-utah-recently-saw-why-deseret-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Bargatze is leaving his podcast \u2014 and Utah recently saw why \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Nate Bargatze is stepping away from \u201cThe Nateland Podcast,\u201d telling listeners in a special message that after roughly five years and nearly 300 episodes, it\u2019s time to focus on what he called his next act \u2014 movies, television and even a theme park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cEverything I\u2019m trying to do going forward is, I want you to be able to do it with your family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bargatze announced the shift with gratitude, thanking fans who listened on long drives, praising the podcast crew, and emphasizing that he\u2019s still around for upcoming episodes while the show heads toward a live finale event planned for January. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nateland | Ep #283 - Next Act\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9l2eSUoO2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"The-show-isn't-disappearing-it's-changing\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">The show isn\u2019t disappearing \u2014 it\u2019s changing<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bargatze also signaled that co-hosts Brian Bates, Aaron Weber and Dusty Slay will continue on in their own podcast format.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Some fans immediately worried the transition would mean a new feed, a new name and a rebuild from scratch. But on the Nateland subreddit, an account identifying as Bargatze\u2019s sister <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Nateland\/comments\/1pougi8\/comment\/nuja086\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Nateland\/comments\/1pougi8\/comment\/nuja086\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">said<\/a> listeners won\u2019t need to re-subscribe \u2014 describing it as a rebrand with the same feed and stressing it wasn\u2019t an act of \u201cmeanness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She added, \u201cthe guys are excited to have their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"The-highest-grossing-comedian\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">The highest-grossing comedian<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Thursday, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/top-comedy-tours-2025\/nate-bargatze-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/top-comedy-tours-2025\/nate-bargatze-9\/\">Billboard.com<\/a> released a list of the highest grossing comedy shows of 2025, with Bargatze holding the top spot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In his \u201cBig Dumb Eyes World Tour,\u201d Bargatze sold 677,000 tickets for over 76 shows, grossing $56.7 million. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Utah-just-saw-the-Bargatze-boom-up-close\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">Utah just saw the Bargatze boom up close<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bargatze\u2019s move away from the podcast comes as his touring demand keeps spiking, including in Utah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/entertainment\/2025\/03\/19\/nate-bargatze-in-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/entertainment\/2025\/03\/19\/nate-bargatze-in-utah\/\">brought<\/a> his \u201cBig Dumb Eyes\u201d tour to Salt Lake City\u2019s Delta Center with a Dec. 6 showtime \u2014 which sold out rapidly. Then a second, third and fourth show were added, each selling out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With a seat capacity of about 20,000, nearly 80,000 Utahns saw him live at the Delta Center. That\u2019s over 2% of the state\u2019s population showing up to see the comic known for being clean.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Why-he's-stepping-back:-Movies-and-prime-time-TV\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">Why he\u2019s stepping back: Movies and prime-time TV<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bargatze\u2019s \u201cnext act\u201d isn\u2019t vague.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A new trailer was released Friday for \u201cThe Breadwinner,\u201d his feature film debut, a family comedy in which Bargatze plays an overwhelmed stay-at-home dad opposite Mandy Moore. The film hits theaters March 13, 2026. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BREADWINNER - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/19PLc6hpTvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He\u2019s also moving further into TV hosting. ABC <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/news\/52ffa48b-d698-4897-b1e7-0ab7a78c08c9\/category\/1138628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/news\/52ffa48b-d698-4897-b1e7-0ab7a78c08c9\/category\/1138628\">announced<\/a> he will host a new game show, \u201cThe Greatest Average American,\u201d premiering Feb. 25, 2026, with next-day streaming on Hulu. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The concept leans into Bargatze\u2019s persona \u2014 celebrating the glory of being \u201cperfectly average\u201d \u2014 and ABC says the grand prize is the average American salary: $67,920. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He\u2019s also pushing forward on a Nateland theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. Variety <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/nate-bargatze-amusement-park-nateland-storyland-studios-1236583998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/nate-bargatze-amusement-park-nateland-storyland-studios-1236583998\/\">reported<\/a> in November that Bargatze\u2019s Nateland Entertainment partnered with Storyland Studios to explore sites and develop the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He pointed this change toward creating \u201csafe\u201d environments where people can get away from the \u201cchaos\u201d of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI want to create moments for you guys and your families. And I want to continue to gain your trust because you don\u2019t owe this to me,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cYou can trust me and know that I\u2019m building stuff with you in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.deseret.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Bargatze is stepping away from \u201cThe Nateland Podcast,\u201d telling listeners in a special message that after roughly five years and nearly 300 episodes, it\u2019s time to focus on what he called his next act \u2014 movies, television and even a theme park. \u201cEverything I\u2019m trying to do going forward is, I want you to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[21741],"class_list":["post-2205982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2205983,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205982\/revisions\/2205983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}