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Show Host
The Burt Show.
Burt
All right, Whitney is on with us. Whitney needs to be on the voice disguise. So, Burt, I kid you not. We get multiple calls every hour. What is going on with the town?
Co-host
Yeah, this thing got intriguing pretty quickly.
Burt
And it started like two weeks ago, right? Something like that.
Co-host
Yeah.
Burt
It started when Whitney called us and said that there's a guy kind of pulling up behind her townhome. She lives in a community with a bunch of houses, obviously. He pulls up near her townhome and. And then walks down to a different townhouse and spends five minutes there and then leaves. He does this at the same exact time every single day, Monday through Friday. And she had no idea why. So she called us for the segment that we do that's called I'm just curious. She wants to know if we could do some research. And people, I mean, people had theories. Theories are flying. Oh, he's a drug dealer and that's where he drops off his drugs. Oh, he's visiting his mistress. Oh, he's just a man and he's very regular. So he uses that bathroom every day. Taking care of a cat, everything. Like feeding the pets, doing this, doing that. So we had a million theories, but we couldn't. I mean, the only thing we really could do is confront the guy, which Frankie from our promotions department did. And we thank you for that, Frankie.
Frankie
Sure, no problem.
Burt
And from that, basically all he got out of it was that the guy said the house wasn't for sale. Right.
Co-host
So you actually talked to the dude and he initially says, he said that
Frankie
he did live in the neighborhood and that the. That he thought there were some houses for sale, but wasn't quite sure which one. So which led to that he wasn't a real estate agent.
Co-host 2
And so why did he offer that information? How did the exchange go down?
Frankie
I just pretended I was out looking at the front of the houses. So I waited. I saw him park. I waited till he walked around the house, and then just walked around the front of the house looking creepy myself, actually. You know, so I tried to do my best, but. And then he came out, and then I confronted him and talked to him, and, you know, that's the way it went down. And so after that, I went on the. I went with my sister at night for a stakeout. And just so you know right there,
Burt
you heard him, right? He went on a stakeout.
Frankie
I did.
Burt
And now the way you're forgetting that one detail that you forgot that was most intriguing about your conversation with that dude is he has the conversation, and the guy says, yeah, I don't think there's any houses for sale. I don't know. There might be. Well, Frankie walks around to the other side of the house, and on the doorknob is a realtor's lock.
Wendy
Keybox.
Burt
Lock box, Right? So the guy's like, I don't know. But the house that he's visiting is secured with the realtor's lock box, and
Co-host
he's going in it every single day from a different entrance, but he's been going in every day.
Spinquest Announcer
Weird.
Burt
Okay, so Frankie. So now we're up to Frankie's stakeout.
Frankie
Okay, but here's. Here's the weird part. Like, I don't. I'm not really sure if he actually goes in the house, because the way Whitney's house is, is you can't really see if he goes inside the house. You just see that he walks behind the houses. Okay, so I went and got the real estate agent's name, and I called her, and real nice lady, and she was like, oh, are you talking about the guy in the silver BMW? I was like, yeah, that's him.
Burt
She's like, now, how did that conversation go? Did you tell her that you're with calling from the bird show?
Frankie
No. First I called and asked about the house, and then she said, we just took it off the market today because of some other townhomes down the street. They're waiting for them to sell out.
Burt
Okay.
Frankie
So. And then I asked her. Then I said, you know, I'm calling for a friend who lives in the Neighborhood and sees this guy every morning. And we're just wondering, you know, what the deal is with that. And she said that, you know. Are you talking about the guy with the silver BMW? I'm like, yeah. And she said, you know, I think he goes behind the house and feeds the feral cats.
Burt
No, he does. And he deals drugs.
Frankie
Oh, he's a serial feral cat feeder.
Burt
Come on.
Co-host
That's it.
Co-host 2
Really?
Burt
He feeds cats?
Frankie
I really. I don't believe it. She said she was gonna ask him straight out. And when I walked behind the house the first time, when I was.
Burt
Did you explain to her that we've been doing this on the radio for two weeks?
Melissa
No.
Frankie
No, I did not. She doesn't know anything about it.
Burt
Okay, well, you're gonna need to tell her to come up.
Co-host
Have we established if anybody lives in the house?
Frankie
Nobody lives in the house. The real estate agent owns the house,
Co-host
so he's going randomly and filling up a bowl of cat food for random cats in the neighborhood.
Frankie
Now, I've walked around the back of the house, and I have not seen any bowl or any cat food or anything like that. And when I walk behind the house to see, the first time I saw him walk, I did not see him down anywhere. So I'm not buying it.
Narrator
See?
Jeff
And look, if you have to keep
Burt
it going until we got a better story.
Jeff
If you've ever dealt with stray cats, and if he's actually feeding stray cats, then they tell two friends, and they tell two friends, and it is a hoard of cats that will show up. And so if there's no evidence of any bowls and there's no evidence of any cats, then you didn't see any
Co-host 2
cats when you did your stakeout.
Frankie
No cats at all.
Jeff
Yeah, and you wouldn't.
Co-host
Whitney has never seen him carrying cat food under his arm or never carries a cat food or anything. So that's crap.
Wendy
Maybe he's in his pockets that he wears.
Jeff
But I just think that you would see. I mean, cats will gather where there's food, and you would see cats. You would see cats there. Why he was feeding them.
Co-host
Why did he adopt that neighborhood to feed, like, stray cat?
Burt
Makes sense, if I'm not mistaken. Whitney, are you there?
Whitney
Yes.
Burt
Okay, If I'm not mistaken, Whitney did fill us in on a detail that that car does. The owner of that car lives nearby, so it's not like he picked a random neighborhood out of nowhere. He does live nearby the house.
Frankie
He lives on the other side of the fence.
Burt
Okay, so weird. Whitney, do you have anything to add
Melissa
to this, I just think it's weird because I don't see random cats around here.
Whitney
Like.
Burt
And I do agree with Melissa, because
Co-host 2
why would the real estate lady make up something for this guy?
Frankie
See, that's. That's. That's where the mystery comes in.
Co-host
What if the real estate agent. The real estate agent and the dude, the strange dude are having sex for five minutes every day?
Co-host 2
They're in cahoots together somehow, if she was making up an excuse for it.
Frankie
I agree. I agree. Which is why I want to find out what's in the house.
Burt
So what's your next step? Investigator.
Frankie
I think I'm gonna dress up in a cat uniform, come out of the woods. Meow.
Co-host
I mean, at this point, can Frankie just go up to the guy and go, look here and tell the truth? Here's the deal.
Burt
No, because what if it's shady? What if it's dangerous?
Jeff
Yeah, that might put Frankie in danger.
Frankie
The real estate agent. Oh, I'm not in danger, but the real estate agent did.
Co-host 2
A little.
Co-host
Dude, you can take this guy.
Frankie
No, I mean, he's tall, but he's skinny.
Co-host
You got him. You got this leg whip this.
Frankie
Yeah, just go for the ankles. Go for the ankles. The real estate agent did say that she was. She was trying to make excuses for. For who the guy was. So that's what it seemed.
Burt
So you were thrown off by the conversation. Seemed odd to you?
Co-host
The covering of who this dude is now from the real estate agent is the next piece of it.
Bretzky
Weird, man.
Co-host 2
Now the whole city is just curious.
Frankie
And she did ask who my friend was that was asking about it, and I was like, she'd rather remain anonymous.
Burt
So, yeah, now I think what the obvious next step is to look for a set of numbers, like the lost numbers. 4, 8, 15, whatever that set of numbers is. Or a hatch or a polar bear.
Co-host 2
That's it.
Burt
Because that's the plane crash. That's the road that we're headed.
Co-host
We're listening to this, and I don't feel like we're any closer to knowing who this guy is than we were.
Frankie
We're a lot closer if you think about it. I mean, at least we know some things.
Burt
Hey, we'll find out the rest. Can we? You gotta set up a camera.
Joy
Ooh.
Burt
You've gotta set up a camera and just put it where he walks so nobody has to be there. And just film and see what he does. That's the next step.
Frankie
Can I still do the cat uniform?
Burt
If you want, Frankie, if you already have the uniform.
Jeff
That's your thing.
Burt
Is that why you keep rubbing up against my leg?
Melissa
No.
Burt
Is that why he just did the figure eights underneath Wendy's legs, just back and forth and rubbing up against him? Frankie, we do appreciate your effort, and we do admire your tenacity. And this will not end till you have the answers.
Frankie
Absolutely. I enjoy it.
Burt
And not only the truth and honest answers, but the answers you like.
Jeff
Choose your own ending.
Burt
If he's feeding stray cats, that's not enough of a story for Frankie.
Frankie
No, I spent too much time for him to be a feral cat feeder.
Melissa
Yeah.
Co-host
Give us some answers, man.
Burt
All right, Whitney, we will. We'll keep you posted if we find anything else, okay?
Melissa
Okay, thank you.
Burt
All right, people are calling up now they don't believe. Hey, Michelle.
Melissa
Hey.
Mom
Yeah.
Burt
You don't believe the real estate lady either?
Whitney
Well, I don't believe her, but I don't think she's doing it, like in cahoots with the guy because I think she's just trying to cover her own. But if she goes, I don't know what he's doing there. You know, she looks like a. And she's obviously got stake in this place because she wants to try and sell it at some point.
Co-host
That's exactly right. Yeah. She's the real estate agent on it, so she's getting a percentage. So it. It's to her benefit that she doesn't tell anybody that there's a really freaky guy that shows up every single day. Yeah.
Burt
All right, well, no worries, everybody. Frankie is on it. The bird show is now really curious.
Co-host 2
Weird.
Show Host
The bird show.
Co-host 2
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Show Host
The Burt show.
Burt
Joanna is our Phone screener. And she is a very good sport. So far this week, you've done very well. Golf clap for Joanna.
Wendy
Great job, Joanna.
Burt
Joanna, moments after she got engaged, called all of us on the show and said, what do I have to do to get into Filenes early? When's running the brides? I gotta be there. I gotta be there. And she's been desperately looking for a wedding dress. I mean, I think. Did you leave your actual proposal to go to a wedding?
Joanna
Yeah, I already had all my bridesmaids
Jeff
ready in the car.
Joanna
Yeah, they're in the bed of the truck. And we took off.
Burt
So it's a big deal for a bride to be here. That's why, you know, women line up as early as 8am on Thursday to get in on Friday, full 24 hours in advance. They camp out in. Joanna wanted to cash in on the perks of the bird show and get in early.
Jeff
Well, and also, I mean, it really affects your wedding budget because if you can get a $10,000 dress for hundreds of dollars, then you have more room to, you know, do other things for your wedding.
Joanna
Right.
Burt
So. And that's the whole purpose of Filene's Basement. We do want to remind people there is a running at 8 o', clock, but the dresses are here all day, all day long. And there's thousands.
Co-host 2
So many of them. Yeah. And they're in all different sort of styles and shapes and sizes and designers and that kind of thing. So even if you go to a bridal boutique place to try on dresses, there's not going to be this many available. So. But it is only today at Feinleene's basement. Goes all day long. But it is just today.
Burt
So on Monday, I gave Joanna her first challenge.
Jeff
Yep.
Burt
And that was to take a picture of herself within a few seconds of waking up and post it on our website. And on Tuesday, she did that.
Jeff
Yeah. And then I gave her her next challenge, which is do three minutes of original comedy, stand up comedy on the radio, which she did that very successfully.
Burt
She did that well.
Co-host 2
And then I gave her the challenge of letting her brothers, her two brothers, pick out childhood pictures of her that we got to put up online. They were very cute.
Joanna
Thank you. Yeah, they did a good job.
Bretzky
Yeah.
Jeff
Metal mouth.
Burt
They could have ruined. They could have tortured you and they didn't.
Co-host 2
They were nice.
Jeff
Metal mouth.
Burt
And then Wendy gave her her final challenge yesterday.
Wendy
Yeah, it's something that we do usually around American Idol season. It's called Ipod Okie, where you literally just have the earbuds. From an iPhone. And you sing to the song. You can't hear what you sound like, but everybody in line at Filene's basement on the air is are gonna see you and hear you. But the thing is, Bert got to pick the song. I had no choosing in the song, so I have no idea what you're gonna say.
Jeff
So she's saying, I'm not responsible is what she said.
Wendy
I'm not responsible.
Jeff
She said, I'm gonna make you sing, but burst them on.
Melissa
Right.
Burt
This could be the worst one, because you know that it's happening in public and in front of a lot of people, and we've all done this.
Co-host 2
I think you should stand up here on the stage.
Mom
Really?
Co-host 2
Come on up.
Jeff
And while Joanna's coming up here. What I put. Okie.
Co-host 2
I feel like I'm in my sorority. I'm hazing again.
Jeff
Right, right. You've heard people with headphones on that are singing a song that they're listening to in their headphones. And what they may be thinking they're singing is not actually what you hear. So it's. You're hearing the acapella version, and that's basically what Joanna's doing. She's going to hear a song in her earphones, then she's going to sing what she's hearing. But all we hear is Joanna's beautiful voice.
Burt
So Tracy right now is setting Joanna up with the ipod headphones.
Jeff
Yes.
Burt
Tracy has the song queued up on her iPhone, and Bert sent over the lyrics. Nobody has seen these yet.
Jeff
Okay.
Co-host
This is.
Burt
The only people who know are Bert and Tracy. Even though it's Wendy's challenge, I have no idea. We're all hearing it for the first time.
Wendy
I do not have a hand in this.
Co-host 2
Okay, Joanna, are you ready to swoon us with your talents while you are singing?
Jeff
What is it?
Co-host 2
I will always love you.
Jeff
Oh, no.
Whitney
Whitney.
Co-host 2
Whitney Houston.
Jeff
Baby crack is whack. Stand really far away.
Bretzky
Wow.
Wendy
Oh, that's a tough one.
Co-host 2
Here it comes.
Wendy
That only sounds good in the shower.
Jeff
You know what? But this is for wedding dress.
Burt
She's working for it.
Co-host 2
That's right.
Burt
Working hard for it, I
Jeff
should say. I will only
Wendy
be in your way.
Jeff
So I'll go, But I know
Marie
I'll
Jeff
think of you every step of the way.
Burt
Here we go. Big note, big note.
Mom
And I.
Jeff
Will always love you.
Burt
Nicely done, Joanna.
Jeff
Oh, Lord, she's so good.
Mom
Okay.
Jeff
All right.
Burt
Can somebody stop her?
Jeff
She's like, I got the stage now.
Burt
Yeah.
Frankie
The.
Burt
Does she know that you don't have to you can stop
Jeff
hearing you. Nicely done. Joanna fulfilled all her tasks.
Burt
I think she earned it.
Jeff
Yes, absolutely. Well done, Joanna.
Burt
Hey, Joanna. Who's going in with you?
Joanna
My mom is here.
Bluff
Hi, Mom.
Joanna
My maid of honor fell asleep, so I told her she better get down here as soon as possible.
Burt
Or you could probably find a new maid of honor.
Joanna
I could.
Burt
I would look into that.
Jeff
That's true.
Burt
All right. Congratulations.
Joanna
Thank you.
Burt
You're welcome. Good job.
Show Host
The Birch Show.
Burt
Birch show listener Janine joins us now, and she is on her way to Filene's basement.
Jeff
Okay.
Burt
For a very important reason. Hi, Janine.
Melissa
Hey, guys. How's it going?
Jeff
Good.
Burt
We're doing great. We're looking through the windows of Filene's basement. At 8 o', clock, we open the door and everybody charges in and there's Joanna with her beautiful wedding dress. Congratulations, Joanna. And literally hundreds of women in there. And they're starting to put them back on the racks, which I think is why you're coming down here, Jeanine.
Melissa
Yeah, I'm real happy to hear that because I'm actually on my way to pick up my sister right now. We need a dress for her wedding that we hope it's going to be this weekend.
Jeff
Okay.
Melissa
And we didn't make it down there by 8 o', clock, so I just wanted to call and make sure that it still, you know, is even worth coming down there.
Jeff
Oh, my God. It's worth coming down all day long. This wedding day sale lasts throughout today. So like Jeff said, I mean, they come in for the running of the brides at 8 and take all the dresses down to. To choose their favorites. But then they put them back on the rack and there are plenty of dresses left all day long. It's just people want to come here at 8:00 clock to get. It's like first come, first serve, you know, for their style.
Burt
Now tell us the circumstances around needing to buy a dress on Friday that you're going to use on Saturday.
Jeff
Right.
Melissa
Oh, it's kind of crazy, actually. My sister's fiance has been real hesitant to set a date for their wedding. And he is actually in Vegas with our father this weekend for work. He works with our family business.
Bluff
Okay.
Melissa
And so we had the idea that we. We're just gonna pop on West Vegas with my mom and my sister, who's obviously the bride to be, and surprise him and get it done.
Jeff
Oh, my God. So they don't know. He does not know that he's getting married tomorrow in Vegas.
Melissa
No, he doesn't. I think he'll be surprised, excited.
Burt
So the agenda is to come to Fungalines today, buy the wedding dress, and then who's going to Vegas? Your sister and who else?
Melissa
And my mom and myself.
Burt
So you, your sister, your mom are getting on a last minute flight to Las Vegas and then she's gonna come home as a missus.
Melissa
Yes.
Joanna
Wow.
Co-host 2
What do you think his reaction's gonna be?
Melissa
You know, I feel like it's actually probably just gonna be a relief to him that it's over with. He doesn't have to go through the whole wedding planning thing. He doesn't, you know, have to worry about any of that kind of stuff. So I think he'll be. I think he'll be real happy.
Burt
The. I can tell you that.
Jeff
Look at Jeff's body language.
Burt
Yeah, well, I can tell you that he's going to pretend to be real happy because you said that he works with your dad's business.
Melissa
Yeah.
Burt
So he works with your dad and your dad's already out there and you guys are buying last minute plane tickets and a wedding guy to go out there. He's going, it's going to happen. I just think I would be correct in saying it's gonna happen because he doesn't have a choice. It has to happen. Like he can't say you're putting him in a situation where he can't say, I don't want to do this.
Wendy
But what?
Jeff
A lot of times when couples talk about eloping to Vegas, there's always our concern about the parents not knowing or robbing the parents of the opportunity. But the bride's parents, you know, or at least her mom is on board and going out there with them. So the parents seem to potentially be on board.
Co-host 2
Where's his mom?
Melissa
Yeah.
Burt
Does he have a family that would be concerned that he's getting married without them?
Melissa
He's not really close to his family, so we're not too worried about that.
Co-host 2
I don't know. I think that's a bad idea because it's his wedding too, you know.
Burt
Are they.
Jeff
He said that he didn't want his family at the wedding. When you've talked about it.
Melissa
Yeah, I don't think, I mean, obviously I don't know all the details, my sister's fiance, but she was saying that that's kind of one of the reasons he's been putting off making a wedding date because, you know, his parents are divorced. He's not close to either of them. He kind doesn't want to deal with
Burt
all the fuss and. But they are Engaged, Right. Like she is wearing a ring.
Melissa
Oh, yeah. They've been engaged for a while.
Burt
And who. And did she buy the ring for herself or did he buy it?
Melissa
No, no, he bought it.
Wendy
How long is a while engaged?
Melissa
They've been engaged, like, almost a year now.
Co-host 2
Gotcha. So it's like, it's time to go ahead and get it done.
Wendy
Well, I don't think ambushing is the.
Jeff
The right way to go about it.
Wendy
Maybe have a discussion before you.
Co-host 2
What if he comes home early and y' all miss each other?
Commercial Announcer
Oh, my.
Burt
Well, does your dad know that you're coming out there?
Melissa
Yes.
Burt
And does he know that you're coming out there and you're gonna do the marriage thing?
Whitney
Yeah.
Burt
So your dad.
Jeff
So the dad knows. It's just the groom doesn't know. Well, I mean, I encourage it because I want to talk to you on Monday.
Commercial Announcer
Right.
Jeff
But. Well, I'm trying to imagine, like, Bird, because Bird has said on the air before, I mean, there's been plenty of times he's had issues with his family and he's a product of divorce. And, you know, I'm trying to find, you know, Burt seemed to be the kind of guy that would be okay with not having family involved in his wedding. So I'm, you know, it could potentially be that grim. Would be completely okay with it. Right?
Whitney
Yeah.
Jeff
Am I speaking out of term or.
Burt
It depends. I mean, it could go either way. I wish you luck. I'm glad. And I'm right there with Melissa. I think it's awesome. Thank you so much for.
Jeff
Absolutely. Come on down here.
Mom
We're here.
Show Host
Hey, the Bird show.
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Show Host
The first show.
Jeff
So last night I posted a blog to my blog site, which is blog.melissatimes.com and it's something that I have. I'm now revealing to the world that I've been going through for the past five weeks, and that is the process of freezing my eggs. Now, I talked about this a couple years ago because Katie and I decided that we wanted to freeze my eggs 1. Because I'm older than Katie and I'm also a kidney transplant recipient. So just in case something, you know, the worst happens and I get sick again and there's something that happens where, well, if I got sick again, they wouldn't be able to go through this process with me. So we want to go ahead and have the option of having my children and going ahead and freezing the eggs.
Co-host 2
So this means you guys definitely want kids.
Jeff
Yes.
Co-host 2
Just not right this very second.
Jeff
Yes, correct.
Co-host 2
Is that what that means? That's why you would freeze them rather than go ahead and just.
Jeff
That is pregnant right now? Yes, it is ivf, but it is a. It is a stunted version of. It's the first half vitro fertilization. Correct. It is the first half of it.
Mom
Okay.
Jeff
But instead of a lot, like for instance, we tease about, like, octomom is the worst case, worst case scenario where, you know, too many eggs are put in, you know, the eggs are probably put back in her. And then she got pregnant with all these babies. Right. With eight babies. That's the worst case scenario. That usually doesn't happen. But with me, instead of them putting them back into my uterus, that they are actually going to put them in the freezer.
Co-host 2
So they're going to be fertilized eggs.
Jeff
They're going to be fertilized eggs. Two years ago, we talked about freezing my eggs and the doctor said, well, you know what? Freezing eggs is experimental, but freezing embryos is not. And apparently embryos are stronger to. To endure the freezing process and the thawing process. But eggs usually are too fragile for that and may not survive the freezing process.
Burt
So when do you need me?
Jeff
So Jeff is my sperm donor.
Burt
Save that, save that, save that, save that.
Jeff
No, no, no. That's a whole other conversation about men. When you tell them that you need sperm for some reason, there's something instinctual in them, that even if they're married, even if they, whoever they are, there are not. Jeff is not the only DJ in town that offered. Let me just say that.
Wendy
Oh, really?
Jeff
So anyway. And I'm not talking about Q100. So anyway. Yes, so anyway. So yeah, so anyway. But it is neither one of those men. And that we are not disclosing to the public who. Who he is, but it is somebody we know because we've gone through the process of the sperm bank. But that's. That is. It's a bizarre. It's a bizarre thing to go through because it. We almost felt like we were playing God because it's like you order from a catalog. You order eyes and hair and height and, you know, and all that stuff. And it just was weird. But we. We went through that process and it just. We didn't have a good experience with that sperm bank. So we said, you know what? Let's just pick somebody we know. We pick somebody we know that already has a family, already has children. We've included his wife in this process. So it's them as a pair. It's not him individually. And so anyway, so we know this couple and know them for a long time and are very, you know, secure with that. Anyway, so what I was talking about last night is for the past five weeks, I've gone through hormonal. I've gone through hormone injections and. And pills and that kind of thing. And one of the reasons. One of the. See, and one of the reasons I wasn't going to talk about on air, because I knew Burton Jeff would try to egg me on, to try to either get me really mad or make me cry. So I said, I'm not. And I.
Co-host 2
You told.
Jeff
Told the fertility clinic. I said, I'm not telling the guys until we're just about done. So when we were on Parks Big Adventure, I revealed it to Jen because she was my roommate and I. The first process was to take birth control pills because they were wanting to regulate my hormones. And I have never taken birth control pills because I have never been with a man. So I never.
Burt
Jen takes like three of my day.
Jeff
I take a lot.
Co-host 2
I know all about it.
Burt
Sucks them down like M&M's.
Co-host 2
I'm like an expert.
Wendy
They're in a bowl on your coffee table.
Jeff
Shut up.
Bluff
Whatever.
Jeff
So I took my little packet out at Birth Week Adventure in the hotel room, and I told Jen and I said, I just, you know, I sought her advice on. Because I. I felt stupid that I. Most women know exactly what to do with birth control pills, and I didn't. So I got Jen's advice on that. It's funny.
Co-host 2
And I told her, I said, if you miss a couple days, don't take them all at once.
Show Host
No.
Jeff
Because that's. You will be sick as a dog. So I'm not telling you how I know. So. So I took those for three weeks, and then I started injections after that where I give myself shots. Where do you have to get the shots at? In the stomach.
Co-host 2
Like in your ovaries?
Jeff
No, just in the stomach because it's absorbed. It's absorbed faster in the stomach. So if now my mother is, you know, Most, most people, when they grow older or become diabetic, it's just, it just seems to be that's the case. And so Millie P's been diabetic now for a few years and she has to do self injections. And I've helped her with that. So I'm glad that I saw her do it and have helped her because this injection, the needle was really small and I did it. And so I've been doing that for a week.
Wendy
Is it painful?
Jeff
That one's not. But then I. Then what I've been doing this week is a cocktail of where I have to mix it myself. And again, all this is. The description is in the blog. But I have to mix it myself. And then it's a bigger needle and a bigger injection and that one stinks a little bit. So I have.
Co-host 2
What is it a cocktail of? Or is that too detailed?
Jeff
Well, it's. With a woman, you have a certain hormone that your body produces right before you have your cycle. And what I didn't realize is I always thought that the eggs aren't that called progesterone. You know, they gave it another name. Yeah, but apparently with women, I thought that your eggs were already in your ovaries and set and they just come out one at a time. But every month they grow. Every month there's the seed of one, but it does not develop until right before it's released, which I didn't know that.
Burt
I thought you just had a ton of tiny little chickens.
Jeff
That's what I thought. That's what I thought. But the reason I have to go through this process, not chickens, but you know.
Joanna
Thank you.
Jeff
So anyways, so but these, but all these hormones are to force my ovaries to develop more than one so that I have a large amount that are now growing. And then next week I will be out of the show for one day, but I don't know which day because it depends on the progress.
Burt
Now that's what bird said.
Jeff
Right. But they, but I go back in tomorrow and I'll be there at the fertility clinic every day getting blood work and getting ultrasounds done to see the progress of these eggs. And then one day next week, release
Co-host 2
a whole bunch of them.
Jeff
Release a whole bunch of them.
Co-host 2
Capture them like they go fishing.
Jeff
Exactly. And then next week, when the day that I'm out is the day that I'm getting it done, and then what they do is they take all those little eggs and then they take all this little sperm and they put them all together and then I find out how many embryos have been created and then they go in the freezer. So by the end of next week I will be a mother to ice cubes.
Wendy
How do they get the eggs?
Co-host 2
That is amazing.
Wendy
Is it like a surgical process?
Jeff
I have to go under anesthesia and they go in and they physically take them. Wow, that's crazy.
Co-host 2
Dude. That is so cool.
Jeff
Thank you for letting us follow along the whole process. So next week I will I guess technically be a mom kind of. Yeah, I guess. I don't know. But yeah. So if it takes. Because all those. Anybody who's done IVF know that there is a possibility. Possibility that I go through all this and nothing comes of it.
Co-host 2
And it's expensive too, isn't it?
Jeff
That's why it took us two years to get here is because it has taken us two years to be able to afford this. So man. Cuz insurance doesn't cover it. But if a man wanted a little blue pill he could have insurance. But that's a different story too.
Co-host 2
That's a different vlog.
Jeff
That's a whole. Yes. So anyway. So yes. So that is.
Co-host 2
How exciting.
Jeff
So I'm freezing my eggs and I next week I will have eggs in the freezer.
Burt
Now finally, is this the wrong time to point out that I just had flying biscuit drop off breakfast and it can a lot of eggs.
Co-host 2
You knew he was going to have to say come on. It's like way too adult and serious of a conversation. You knew that had to come up.
Jeff
That's the best you come up with is chicken. Well for the. Anyway I was going to make some kind of egg white joke or something. You know, egg joke that whatever. But anyway so yeah, so I. So I'm currently shooting my stomach and and about to release like anywhere from 1020. Thank you very much.
Co-host 2
Congratulations.
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Show Host
You're on the bird show.
Burt
We have to meet Joy.
Wendy
Joy.
Marie
Hello. Hello.
Burt
Hey, how are you?
Mom
Hi.
Jeff
What time did you.
Burt
What time did you get here?
Joy
We got here here at 5.
Burt
5 this morning?
Joy
No, 5 yesterday.
Burt
Oh, nicely done. And who did you bring with you to help you find a dress?
Joy
Well, I have 12 bridesmaids total.
Co-host 2
Wow.
Joy
And there's 11 of us here. And my mom.
Joanna
Hi, Mom.
Mom
Hey, Mom.
Joy
And my two maids of honor.
Burt
And you're two maids of honor.
Joy
Right.
Co-host 2
So why two?
Joy
Because I have two best friends.
Burt
No, you don't.
Mom
Really close.
Co-host 2
Are all three of you really close?
Joy
Are you guys as close? Actually, yes. Stephanie and I have been friends since the sixth grade, and Morena met in college, and then we all became friends.
Jeff
That's usually how it works out. You have your childhood best friend and your college best friend.
Co-host 2
That's true.
Burt
And are you 100% confident in your decision to have two maids of honor? Yes, because Tracy did that.
Joy
Oh, really? Yes.
Joanna
And I think it was the best decision I ever made.
Jeff
Hello, cliche, mister.
Burt
Do the two maids of honor think it was the best decision you ever made, or do you think that independently they may think one of they would be better than the other?
Joanna
I think independently, they would think that maybe one of them was more suited to be my maid of honor than the other.
Burt
Hypothetically. Hypothetically, had one of them said something to you, you could probably imagine how that conversation would go.
Joanna
Hypothetically, had both of them said something to me.
Jeff
But it does relieve responsibility from just being one. I mean, because I've been maid of honor before, so, I mean, you know, at least I get to split the duty.
Co-host 2
Now it's your ceremony. Are they going to walk down the aisle together?
Joy
That's. We're still ironing out those details.
Co-host 2
Okay.
Joy
I. I'm thinking about having them walk side by side.
Co-host 2
Side by side is really cute. Or they could duke it out over the hottest groomsmen to walk them down.
Wendy
That's true.
Joy
We thought about doing it friend style, you know, where they have to fight to whoever stands first.
Co-host 2
Yeah.
Wendy
And when is your wedding?
Joy
October 23rd.
Wendy
So it's coming up.
Co-host 2
Yeah.
Joy
That's awesome.
Jeff
Very cool.
Burt
So go ahead, Tracy.
Joanna
Well, I just want to know, because I had to decide who stands closest to you because they can walk down the aisle together, but inevitably, somebody's got to stand next to you.
Jeff
So, basically, who's your favorite? Just kidding.
Burt
We're going to help with that.
Co-host 2
Okay.
Burt
Because we're willing to. Joy, we're willing to send you in early. We've got one more slot, and you can go in early and start looking for your wedding dress.
Jeff
Shut up. Shut up.
Burt
But you can only take one person with you, and it has to be one of your maids of honor. So we'll give them each up to a minute to make a pitch on why they are the better maid of honor.
Jeff
Oh, that's tough.
Melissa
Wow.
Jeff
The truth. She'll come out.
Burt
Yeah. So you each. I mean, you're selling yourselves. This is important. For the rest of her life, she's gonna remember who helped her pick out her wedding gown. You have 60 seconds to make that be you. Otherwise you'll be forgotten about it.
Jeff
Well, this is basically so mean. This is basically what they've been telling the friends behind her.
Burt
Right.
Jeff
About why they. You know, because. Yeah, so.
Co-host 2
So 60 second each. And then they got to get in there. We're running out of time here.
Burt
Yeah.
Whitney
Who.
Burt
Who wants to go first? Stephanie, who you've known since you were just tiny little kids in diapers at age 6. Or Mireille, since you were. Is that right? Mireille?
Marie
I'm her little sister in the sorority.
Jeff
She's known mean to her. Oh, it's coming out now. Which sorority? Just to give it a shout out.
Joy
Alpha Z Delta.
Mom
Hey, I'm her twin in the sorority,
Jeff
so I forgot to mention that.
Co-host 2
Getting dirty.
Burt
Who's going first, Stephanie or Marai?
Mom
I'll go first.
Burt
All right, Stephanie, you've known her since what? Sixth.
Marie
Sixth.
Mom
Seventh grade.
Burt
Seventh grade. You have 60 seconds.
Show Host
Go.
Mom
Okay. I've known you longer. You're the first person I met. You're my best friend in the whole world. I tell you everything. Think about what I do for a living, working with my clients. I'm very trustworthy. I'll be patient in there. And I can stay calm under pressure. Think about all the stuff we went through in high school. All the terrible boys that we both dated. I saw you go through so much turmoil in high school. And I saw you, Ben. And I saw you fall in love with him. And I've been there the whole way.
Joy
And who has been my future fiance.
Mom
Her wonderful fiance, I hope. Hi, Ben. And I love you.
Jeff
All right, all right.
Co-host 2
Way to go, Stephanie.
Burt
Stephanie. She definitely went. The longevity angle.
Jeff
Yes. We're dead.
Burt
This stuff that happens since seventh grade is nonsense. That doesn't really count. Marie still has a chance. Life counts in college.
Melissa
That's right.
Co-host 2
Life starts.
Mom
That's right.
Jeff
On your own. Take a number. Hey, watch. You can remember of it.
Burt
All right, Marie, you've got up to 60 seconds.
Bretzky
All right.
Marie
Well, let's start. First of all, you found my wedding dress here at Running of the Brides, so I'd like to thank you for that also, let's just talk about my fashion sense. Always talk about. Just remember that in your mind, you want it to look beautiful. Also, I want you to think about the movie that we play in our heads. Joy. This is in the movie. Also. Dancing with our straighteners. Jumping on the bed. We could be jumping in our wedding dresses that I picked for you.
Jeff
And in our underwear.
Melissa
That's not allowed.
Mom
Sorry.
Jeff
Talk more about that, Jeff.
Co-host 2
Easy.
Marie
And I'm gonna find the perfect dress. I know what I. I can see it in one second. And I'll find it. And you know I will.
Burt
You realize it's difficult for anyone to take you seriously. Talking about fashion sense while you're wearing shamrock chick boppers. I mean, the only thing that you've got going for you is that everybody's wearing something jacked up on their head.
Jeff
I love it.
Marie
All right, now I'll find it.
Joy
Joy, can I choose neither? Because I hate this.
Burt
You have to pick one.
Jeff
It is never easy on the bird show. Well, we love people crying on the show. Oh, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry.
Burt
What have we become?
Jeff
We're so jaded.
Joy
I just want to flip a coin.
Burt
Can't flip a coin. You heard their pitches. The pressure is on.
Co-host 2
You gotta pick one.
Marie
The worst person to make this decision ever.
Joy
Can I have my friends pick?
Jeff
You have 60 seconds, Joy, to pick this.
Co-host 2
You. You gotta pick one, or else you're not going in.
Joy
I hate this.
Co-host 2
Oh, she really is gonna cry.
Joy
I know. This is tough.
Burt
This is a great idea, Tracy.
Jeff
We're witches.
Joy
Not a great idea.
Show Host
Or.
Burt
Or you could pass on them both and just go in and run like you normally were going to.
Marie
What if we both went in together?
Burt
Stop changing the rules.
Melissa
Yeah.
Co-host 2
Jeff is not an odd who can change the rules in the middle of a game. If you have ever played with him since he was 8 years old, that's the way it goes in Jeff's world.
Burt
Say names.
Joy
Oh, I know. I'll. Whoever gets to go in with me, the other one walks first.
Wendy
That's a good one.
Jeff
Did not like that. That's fair play. Fair play.
Marie
What?
Jeff
So, like, Stephanie said that Mar could go in so that she could walk first and the wedding
Joy
so Marie would be next to me if I chose her. Wait, no.
Burt
Are you seriously comparing heights to see who's gonna stand next to you at the wedding?
Joy
No. Oh, is that what she's doing?
Marie
I know Joy so well, I already know her answer.
Burt
All right, Joy, we need an answer. Who's going in to you to pick out Your wedding dress right now. Just say it and get it over with like a bandaid.
Joy
Well, because you gave me your blessing.
Burt
Say it.
Joy
Would you rather stand next to me?
Jeff
We are only on the air until 10 o'. Clock. I'm sorry.
Joy
Okay?
Jeff
I'm just kidding. And the door's open at 8.
Mom
Okay.
Jeff
And your mama's looking at you.
Joy
Hi, Mom.
Jeff
Oh, she's giving that. You better make a decision, honey.
Burt
We don't have an answer in 10 seconds. You gotta go into the room. Five, four, three, two, one.
Joy
Murray.
Marie
Okay.
Jeff
All right. Going in.
Burt
That was so mean. You all can go in. Seriously, all three of you go.
Jeff
All three of you guys go.
Bretzky
What?
Burt
We had three slides.
Mom
Yeah, all three.
Wendy
You guys get to go in.
Burt
Yeah, take your mom too. Yes.
Jeff
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Joy's like, oh my God. Why did you. That's going to be a conversation later. Another.
Burt
Uhhuh. You know what though? Still happened. She still said mar.
Show Host
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Date: July 3, 2026
Hosts: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy & the Bert Show Cast
Summary by Segment with Timestamps
This edition of The Bert Show dives into classic morning show territory: neighborhood mysteries, outrageous wedding antics, and raw, real talk about personal journeys. The cast brings their signature humor and warmth to listener drama, wedding dress races, fertility journeys, and more. The tone is fast and playful, with heartfelt moments and running gags.
[01:01 – 10:16]
Suspenseful, humorous, skeptical. The crew relishes the role of amateur sleuths and leans into playful speculation.
[11:20 – 18:11]
Fun, high-energy, supportive, slightly chaotic.
[17:05 – 22:08]
Playful but probing; cast is supportive but pushes on ethical angles.
[22:45 – 30:54]
Raw, honest, informative — balanced with the show’s trademark ribbing.
[31:28 – 40:35]
Teasing, emotional, a little mean-spirited at times — but ultimately heartfelt and inclusive.
Throughout, the episode alternates between high-energy hijinks, community-building, and deeper personal stories. Listeners and cast become co-conspirators in the fun, and even the most embarrassing or awkward moments are treated with warmth and solidarity.
For listeners who missed this episode:
You’ll come away entertained, feeling like you’re part of a friend group who challenges, supports, and teases each other through life’s mysteries, milestones, and mayhem.