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Dusty Slay | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #601

2025-08-07 Comedy
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Dusty Slay Discusses Trailer Park Life, Pesticide Sales, and AI Concerns

Discover comedian Dusty Slay's unique perspective shaped by growing up in a semi-Laotian trailer park and handling unconventional past jobs like selling pesticides.

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  • Slay details life in an Alabama trailer park where neighbors shared little privacy but strong camaraderie.
  • He recounts working ten years as a pesticide salesman in Charleston, SC, during which he dated a competitor.
  • The conversation touches on the perception of success, the scarcity of crosseyed people, and the immediate future of comedians regarding AI.
  • This episode dives deep into personal history, blending specific geographical nostalgia with musings on modern anxieties like job displacement by artificial intelligence. It emphasizes how environment informs character, even down to the unique challenges of rural living and weather exposure.

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Dusty Slay is a stand up comedian from Opelika, Alabama. Check out his new special “Wet Heat” streaming now on Netflix, and his podcast “We’re Having a Good Time”. Dusty joins Theo to talk about growing up in a semi-Laotian trailer park, selling pesticides in Charleston, and why he’s hunkering down in an orchard before AI takes over the world. Dusty Slay: https://www.instagram.com/dustyslay/?hl=en ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Perplexity AI: Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/theo and download their new web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ Better Help: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - go to http://betterhelp.com/theo to get 10% off your first month. Blue Chew: Go to http://bluechew.com to get your first month of BlueChew FREE with promo code THEO! Rocket Money: Go to http://rocketmoney.com/theo to cancel your unwanted subscriptions. Ship Station: Sign up for your free trial at https://shipstation.com/THEO ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: [email protected] Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Andrew https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/

Top Comments (10)

@stephanroyer 2025-08-07

I want a tv limited series where Dusty and Theo are park rangers, who experience strange events.

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@SullyBach 2025-08-07

This is like listening to Socrates and Aristotle.

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@bestusernameevahhh5802 2025-08-08

So, Ive been a Theo fan forever. My gf just started listening last weekend with me on a beach trip. She listened to this one tonight and felt personally attacked. Her name is misty, her brothers name is dusty. She works part time at Texas roadhouse and part time as a nursing assistant. 😂😂😂😂 Almost every joke you guys dropped pertained to her in some fashion. Im rolling over here.

569 21 replies
@mrtruthseeker2 2025-08-07

These two personalities are perfect together.

564 9 replies
@michael_homan 2025-08-08

Dusty brought out a really good side of Theo, this was a treat.

433 1 replies
@j-rod6766 2025-08-07

I could listen to these 2 trade stories back and forth all day every day. Another great special, Dusty!

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@wjccart123 2025-08-07

Theo gets along with everybody but always seems like besties with fellow southerner guests

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@WHAT-IT-LOOKS-LIKE 2025-08-07

Finally, a funny comedian who deserves recognition.

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@chelseainman4285 2025-08-07

I can tell in 5 mins Dusty is an alternate timeline version of Theo. 😂 This should be so bizarrely intoxicating

167 1 replies
@kevinstaats2601 2025-08-07

These guys are the ultimate duo…please make a TV show together!!!

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