The Bert Show – Full Show PT 3: Wednesday, October 29 [Vault]

Date: October 29, 2025
Podcast Host: Bert and the Bert Show Cast (featuring Jeff, Knox, Tracy, and guests)

Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show blends celebrity interviews, listener drama, and signature comedic moments. Listeners are treated to candid chats with Tara Reid, Gwen Stefani, and Vanessa Carlton, plus a jaw-dropping mother-daughter confrontation and the show's hilariously chaotic attempt at picking lottery numbers. As always, the cast’s realness, humor, and unserious approach to morning woes shine throughout.

Main Segments and Key Discussion Points

1. Interview with Tara Reid: Celebrity Image, Misconceptions, and Media Scrutiny

[01:49 – 08:27]

• Debunking the "Party Girl" Stereotype:
  The show welcomes Tara Reid, known for her role in "Van Wilder," to tackle tabloid-driven rumors. She pushes back against her image as Hollywood’s ultimate party girl, clarifying that her lifestyle is more “work hard, play sometimes—but not all night.”

  • Notable quote:
    "Absolutely. I mean, don’t get me wrong, when I like to go out … I like to have fun, but it’s not every night. And it’s definitely not until 4 in the morning." – Tara Reid (02:49)

• Press and Public Perceptions:
  Tara laments being a media “target”—especially for gossipy coverage involving other celebs, like Britney Spears—and explains how relentless coverage has made partying in public almost impossible.

  • Quote:
    "No way. I’m actually in New York right now too." – Tara Reid, countering the “Hollywood all-night party” narrative (02:40)

  • “You always feel like there's a camera there just waiting to be snapped at you.” – Bert (05:43)

  • "Exactly." – Tara Reid

• Choosing Movie Roles:
  Tara discusses her project selection process, noting that she chooses scripts based on quality, not genre, and lately comedies have offered her the best roles.

  • Quote:
    "Just lately it just happens to be that the comedies have been the best movies that I’ve read and that’s … I’ve been going that way.” – Tara Reid (07:55)

2. Gwen Stefani Interview: Self-Critique, Staying Genuine, and Tour Stories

[08:34 – 13:22]

• On Creative Process and Perfectionism:
  Gwen talks about listening to her own music, being her own harshest critic, and knowing when a song is finished.

  • Quote:
    "I listen to the words … if it could have been clearer … that’s what I listen to.” – Gwen Stefani (09:04)

• Party Image in the Music Industry:
  Gwen demystifies her own industry persona, saying she doesn’t party, nor does she care about fitting industry stereotypes.

  • Quote:
    "I do me, you know, I don’t care. … That’s not my thing. I don’t like the crystal, all that. Come on, man. I’m just not." (10:26)

• Radio Tour Woes & Airport Security:
  Shares humorous complaints about airline travel during radio press tours, especially being constantly flagged for having one-way tickets.

  • Quote:
    “We always get stopped because we usually have one-way tickets.” – Gwen Stefani (10:55)

• Fun Moment – The ‘Posse Guy’ Bit:
  Jeff auditions (badly) for Gwen—with mock-rap interjection, much laughter, amusing the studio and Gwen herself.

  • Quote:
    "He is crazy … hilarious" – Gwen Stefani (13:01)

3. Listener Drama: The Flirty Mom & Furious Daughter Confrontation

[15:45 – 24:31]

• Scenario Setup:
  A college-age daughter, back home for summer, is embarrassed by her 40-year-old mom flirting with her (and her friends—even dating one of them, Dylan).

• On-air Revelation:
  In a tense live call, the mother admits not only to flirting but to going on a date, and even sleeping, with her daughter’s friend. The exchange escalates into accusations, hurt, and a raw emotional fallout.

  • Notable quotes:
    "Not only did I go on a date with one of your friends ... I went on a date with Dylan and we even had sex." – Mom (Michelle) (20:23, 20:31)
    "Oh my God, that's..." – Daughter (20:34)
    "If what you're saying is true ... you're just a pig." – Daughter (21:20)
    "I do feel good about myself." – Mom, showing no remorse (22:11)

• Cast Intervention:
  The Bert Show’s hosts try to mediate but mostly express horror and empathy for the devastated daughter.

  • Quote:
    "I hope you realize that this is the worst day of your daughter's life. And it will be so for the rest of her life." – Bert (24:04)

4. Interview with Vanessa Carlton: Roots, "A Thousand Miles," and the "Beef Commercial" Debate

[25:12 – 32:28]

• Hometown and Upbringing:
  Vanessa shares about growing up in a small Pennsylvania town, yearning for the big city, her early passion for ballet, and never losing her love for her roots.

  • Quote:
    "I actually started, like, driving into the city when I was … in seventh grade ... I was studying to be a ballet dancer..." (27:01)

• MTV Moment:
  Vanessa describes the surreal feeling of seeing her music videos on TV for the first time.

  • Quote:
    "I always see it out of, like, the little windows between my fingers ... it's so strange, like, I'm giggling and ... I can't really look at it..." (28:54)

• “A Thousand Miles” & The Beef Strings Debate:
  Jeff obsessively presses Vanessa about the similarity between the strings in her song and an Aaron Copland commercial for beef, refusing to let the (wrong) point go.

  • Quote:
    "This part ... is that a sample of a beef commercial?" – Jeff (29:48)
    "No, I don't eat beef. Let's lay down the line. I don't eat beef." – Vanessa (30:52)
    "A Thousand Miles ... really, I have to say, has nothing to do with beef." – Vanessa (31:04)

• Jeff Sent to Penalty Box:
  Jeff’s persistence irritates everyone to the point where he’s “benched” for five minutes for being obnoxious.

  • Quote:
    "Mike off. For the next five minutes being obnoxious to a guest. Bye. Bye, Jeff." – Bert (32:03)

5. Bert Show Picks the Lottery Numbers—The Industrial Dryer Stunt

[32:28 – 38:30]

• Premise:
  The team’s plan to “scientifically” pick winning lottery numbers involves stuffing Phil, a new team member, into an industrial dryer with ping-pong balls. The segment is pure slapstick with the crew riffing nonstop.

  • Key exchanges:
    • "You are now inside the industrial dryer with door closed, correct?" (34:33)
    • "My neck, when it breaks." – Phil, mid-stunt (33:51)

• Chosen Numbers:
  The segment ends with the “winning” lotto numbers: 7, 20, 24, 26, 29, and Powerball 23.

• Classic Bert Show Banter:
  The hosts riff on the ridiculousness of their method and the bewilderment of the laundromat owner.

  • Quote:
    "He was sitting inside. That's why I'm worried." – Nick, laundromat owner (37:57)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• "Absolutely. ... it's not every night. And it's definitely not until 4 in the morning."
  — Tara Reid on the party girl image (02:49)

• "You always feel like there's a camera there just waiting to be snapped at you."
  — Bert (05:43)

• "We always get stopped because we usually have one-way tickets."
  — Gwen Stefani, on touring (10:55)

• "Not only did I go on a date with one of your friends ... I went on a date with Dylan and we even had sex."
  — Michelle (Mom) (20:23, 20:31)

• "Beef. It's what's for dinner."
  — Jeff’s refrain, needling Vanessa Carlton about her song (31:26)

• "I always see it out of, like, the little windows between my fingers ... it's so strange ..."
  — Vanessa Carlton on seeing her music video (28:54)

• "Mike off. For the next five minutes being obnoxious to a guest. Bye. Bye, Jeff."
  — Bert (32:03)

• Lottery numbers selected: 7, 20, 24, 26, 29, Powerball 23
  — via industrial dryer experiment (38:12)

Episode Structure – Key Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |-------------|----------------------------------------------------| | 01:49 | Tara Reid Interview begins | | 08:34 | Gwen Stefani Interview follows | | 15:45 | Flirty Mom/Daughter Listener Drama | | 25:12 | Vanessa Carlton Interview | | 32:28 | Bert Show Lotto Stunt | | 39:42 | Episode closes / ads begin |

Takeaways

• The Bert Show remains a lively blend of real talk, celebrity access, and off-the-wall humor.
• Listeners have a front row seat to celebrity myth-busting, family drama, and show-produced mayhem.
• Authenticity, willingness to tackle awkwardness, and unfiltered banter with guests and each other are hallmarks of the show.

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