#344 Dusty Slay - Moon Landing Conspiracies, Flat Earth, Aliens and the Nephilim

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Dusty Slay, welcome to the show, man.

Dusty Slay (3:06)

Thank you. I'm pumped to be here. Honored to be here.

Shawn Ryan (3:09)

Pumped to have you. Pumped to have you. I was watching a bunch of your stuff over the weekend and got some awesome laughs out of it.

Dusty Slay (3:17)

Yeah. Thank you.

Shawn Ryan (3:18)

So yeah, I want to have you here. We've been watching you for a while, actually. And then I was so stoked when I saw your name pop up on the list.

Dusty Slay (3:26)

Well, yeah. I mean, when this came to me, I was like, oh, amazing.

Shawn Ryan (3:32)

Good.

Dusty Slay (3:33)

I mean, I just don't think about doing a podcast like this, and this is great.

Shawn Ryan (3:38)

Right on, man. Right on. Well, it's definitely a nice change up for me.

We've only had one other comedian on.

Dusty Slay (3:44)

Yeah, my friend, John Crist.

Shawn Ryan (3:45)

Oh, yeah, you guys are buddies?

Dusty Slay (3:47)

Yeah.

Shawn Ryan (3:47)

I love that dude.

Dusty Slay (3:48)

Yeah, John's the best.

Shawn Ryan (3:50)

I haven't talked to him in a little bit. How's he doing?

Dusty Slay (3:52)

He's doing great. He's getting married and he's... He's getting married? He's getting married and he's, you know, his comedy's great.

Shawn Ryan (4:00)

That's awesome.

Dusty Slay (4:00)

Every time I see him, he looks happy.

Shawn Ryan (4:02)

I'm happy to hear that, man. Well, let me give you an introduction here. Dusty Slay, you're a standup comedian known for your southern working class style of observational humor and are currently on the Neighborhood Guy Tour, making stops in theaters all across the country. You grew up in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama and spent years working regular jobs before building a career in standup that has taken you to The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central and Netflix, where you released Workin Man in 2024 and Wet Heat in 2025 You made your Grand Ole Opry debut in 2019 and have since become a regular performer on the Opry stage. You're also the author of We're Having a Good Time and Other Stories, sharing stories from your life and career in comedy.