Vault: 2nd Date Update - Anna & Mark

Summary

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The Bert Show: Vault - 2nd Date Update: Anna & Mark

Original Air Date: October 29, 2025
Host: Bert, with co-hosts Melissa, Lindsey, Knox, and others

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Episode Overview

In this classic "2nd Date Update" edition of The Bert Show, the cast assists listener Anna by reaching out to Mark—a man she’d enjoyed a romantic and eventful first date with but never heard from again. The episode dives into the awkward aftermath as Bert and the team unravel Anna and Mark's story live on air, leading to a jaw-dropping reveal about Anna’s personal life. The tone throughout is direct, playful, but builds into a surprisingly raw exchange about honesty, promises, and responsibility.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Anna’s First Date with Mark (01:48–04:42)

• Anna describes meeting Mark at a Braves game, followed by a week of phone calls and finally a "wonderful" first date at The Harvest restaurant.
• Mark impressed Anna by bringing her a yellow rose and choosing a fancy venue.
• The evening continues to Smith’s Bar to see Mark’s friend’s band, then onto an afterparty—eventually leading back to Mark’s place. Anna and Mark end up spending the night together.
• Anna reports Mark left her a thoughtful voicemail expressing interest in a second date.
• Despite promising to call again, Mark goes silent, confusing Anna.

2. Anna’s Search for Answers (04:42–06:33)

• Anna recounts running into Mark’s bandmate, who acts oddly and hints that Anna should know why Mark hasn’t called. Anna denies knowing the reason.

3. The Live Call With Mark (06:33–08:50)

• Bert and the team conference-call Mark, revealing Anna is on the line.
• Mark is initially cagey but agrees to explain himself on air.
• Tension grows as Anna insists a man should call after making such a promise.

"So you're under the impression that if someone makes a promise, they should... If they say they're going to do something, that they should uphold that."
— Mark (07:42)

4. The Truth Comes Out: Anna Is Married (08:50–09:39)

• Mark drops the bombshell: "Anna, you're married" (08:09).
• Anna confirms it after brief hesitation ("Well, yeah." 08:11).
• The studio erupts in disbelief and direct questioning.
• Anna explains her husband ignores her and she feels neglected; she claims her husband "has no time for me whatsoever" (08:56).

5. Mark’s Discovery & Perspective (09:39–10:14)

• Mark explains he learned of Anna’s marriage from a party guest who knew her husband.
• He expresses disappointment and disgust: “It's disrespectful. It's sad.” (11:13).

6. Anna’s Rationalizations & The Team’s Reactions (10:14–11:23)

• Anna implies her husband's neglect justifies her actions.
• Melissa and Bert challenge Anna’s logic, pointing out the hypocrisy.

"How about when you promise to love him monogamously? When you were under God exchanging rings and vows. Wasn't that a promise? You just broke a promise. Hello?"
— Melissa (10:45)

• Anna responds, “I did mean that then.” (11:00)
• Mark cuts the confrontation short and leaves the call ("I'll let her live with this now." 11:29).
• The show wraps up the segment, still reeling from Anna’s omission.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Anna, you're married." — Mark (08:09)

  • The episode’s defining moment, which catches listeners and the studio off-guard.

• "You like set us up. I mean, you did. You totally set us up." — Bert (11:32)

  • Bert chastises Anna for not disclosing her marriage before going public.

• "Wasn't that a promise? You just broke a promise. Hello?" — Melissa (10:45)

• "I deserve to have, you know, to have a life too. And since my husband doesn't want to be a part of my life, then maybe somebody else does." — Anna (11:15)

  • Anna tries to justify her actions, sparking further criticism.

• "This can't be the first time, is it? Come on, now, be honest." — Bert (10:06)

  • The hosts imply Anna may have cheated before, but Anna won’t directly admit it.

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Timeline of Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:48 | Bert introduces Anna and starts the story | | 02:13–03:56 | Anna describes first date and night with Mark | | 03:59–04:42 | Anna recounts Mark’s message after the date | | 04:53–05:36 | Anna’s odd conversation with Mark’s musician friend | | 06:33–08:09 | Live call with Mark, initial tension | | 08:09 | Mark reveals Anna is married | | 08:56 | Anna’s explanation about her marriage | | 09:39–10:14 | Mark shares how he found out the truth | | 10:14–11:00 | Anna, Melissa, and Bert’s heated exchange on promises | | 11:29 | Mark departs; Bert’s closing remarks |

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Episode Tone & Takeaways

The episode is both humorous and unflinchingly direct. The hosts and listeners are taken aback by Anna’s omission. While Anna seeks closure (and pardon), the hosts underscore the concepts of honesty and accountability in relationships. The segment stands out for its open clash of perspectives and candid real-time revelations, making it a memorable, dramatic "2nd Date Update."

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Transcript

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[Bert]

Purchased the Birch show we have all been here before. You have a great first date. You spend six or seven hours on it and you're just waiting for the second date, waiting for the phone to ring so you can set up that second date and it just doesn't happen. Well, when that happens to one of the Burch show listeners, what they do is they call us up and we call the guy on the air and ask him why there's been no second date. We call that second date update. Anna, give me your circumstance. What happened?

[Anna]

Well, I went to a Braves game. So I'm looking around and I finally start talking to this guy named Mark. And you know, he's pretty hot looking and he seems like a really nice guy. And we talked for quite a while and he gave me his phone number. So, you know, I waited a few days and I guess about a week later I just called him up to say hi and, you know, we talked for quite some time. And at that point he went again. You know, he went and asked me out.

[Bert]

Okay.

[Anna]

So about a week ago Saturday is when we finally decided to go out.

[Bert]

Okay.

[Anna]

And you know the Harvest.

[Bert]

Yeah, of course. Really nice restaurant. Yeah, really nice. He went all out for a first date.

[Anna]

Yeah, well, that's where he took me. So, you know, I was pretty impressed. And actually when he showed up to pick me up, he had a flower in his hand.

[Bert]

Okay.

[Anna]

Actually, it was a yellow rose. It was really pretty.

[Bert]

Very nice. This is a nice first date right here.

[Anna]

Well, that's what I'm thinking. So, you know, we go to the harvest and we have this great dinner. You know, very, very romantic dinner. Obviously the ambiance there is great. The food is wonderful. And you know, we were talking. I felt like we were really clicking. And in fact he had made comments to that effect. And then he was telling me that he had this friend that was playing over in the band that was playing that night at Smith's Bar. Okay, so we're going over to Smith's and we're listening to the band. And later on his friend, it was the band member, said, oh, you know, everybody's going to go over to my house. So we decided to go over to his house and some of the other band members were there and some girls they knew and that kind of thing. Did you kiss him or did he kiss you? No, it was a little bit more than that.

[Melissa]

You slept with him, didn't you?

[Bert]

That'll speak volumes. That'll speak volumes for why he hasn't called back.

[Anna]

Well, so, you know, I get home at like 6 in the morning, so, you know, about 6 o' clock that night, he leaves me a message on my cell phone. And you know, it's a great message. You know, Anna just had a great time. Just wanted you to know that I'm really glad I met you and definitely we need to do this again. The next day after he left Me the message. I went ahead and called him to acknowledge his call, thank him for the message, and just to kind of chat for a few minutes. And that's actually what we did. And as far as I knew, everything was cool. He was talking about us going out.

[Hers Advertiser]

Again.

[Anna]

You know, he said, you know, I'll call you tomorrow and you know, we'll work on a time when we can get our schedules worked out.

[Bert]

And tomorrow never came?

[Knox]

No.

[Anna]

So, you know, the other day I was running some errands and I ran into the guy from the party, the one that was in the band.

[Bert]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Anna]

And I said, you know, hey, have you seen Mark? And he says, yeah, I've seen him. And he, you know, acted a little funny and I said, well, you know, I haven't heard from him. And he was talking about us going out again and you know, I just kind of wondered what was up, you know, I just hadn't seen or heard from him and so just kind of wondering what the deal was. And he said, so Mark hasn't called you? And I said no. And I said, do you know why not? And he goes, you know why? Do you know why? Well, I don't think so.

[Bert]

All right, let me get him on the phone now. Hey Mark. Yes, hi, this is Bert and Lindsey and Melissa and crash calling from Q100. Okay, and we're on the air right now as Tracy's told you.

[Mark]

Uh huh.

[Bert]

And we have Anna on the phone with us also. Remember Anna from a couple weeks ago, the baseball game?

[Mark]

Ah, Anna, Anna, Anna, good old Anna.

[Bert]

Anna from the baseball game. And how could I forget?

[Hers Advertiser]

Anna and Smith. What's that?

[Bert]

Anna, you want to say hi?

[Anna]

Hey Mark.

[Mark]

Hi Anna, how you doing?

[Anna]

I'm good. I was wondering how you were.

[Mark]

Oh, I'm fine. I'm doing just fine. You don't have to worry about me.

[Anna]

Okay, well, I just hadn't heard from you, so I just, you know, didn't know if you were sick or what.

[Mark]

No, no, I'm not sick, Anna, I'm fine. I think it's. You should know why I haven't called you.

[Bert]

Yeah, that's actually why we're calling you, because Anna was a little curious on why you haven't called her and she ran into one of your friends and he said, you know why she hasn't called and she really doesn't have any clue.

[Mark]

Right? What? The guy didn't say anything. He was being a gentleman and not calling you on anything. You want to hash this out over the air on the air?

[Anna]

Well, I mean, yeah.

[Mark]

Okay.

[Bert]

Be nice, Mark. Even if it's mean. Be nice.

[Mark]

Okay. I just. I can't believe that you want to do this over on the. On the. On the air, over the radio.

[Anna]

Why not? It's as good a place as any.

[Bert]

I guess because she can't get a call back from me anyway.

[Mark]

Well, yeah, I'll be honest. I haven't returned to calls, I haven't emails, nothing. I haven't. I. I haven't wanted to talk to you.

[Anna]

Mark, she's just looking for closure.

[Mark]

Oh, that's sweet. Okay. Are you sure, Anna?

[Anna]

Well, I just think when a guy says they're gonna call you, they should, you know, or they need to have a pretty darn good reason why they haven't.

[Mark]

Right. So you're under the impression that if someone makes a promise, they should. If they say they're going to do something, that they should uphold that.

[Anna]

You think so? Yeah.

[Mark]

Okay.

[Bert]

Oh, boy. This is the big setup here, man. Something ugly's coming.

[Mark]

That. That's completely valid, Anna. So. Okay, fine. If, if, if this is the way you want to do it, go ahead, Mark. One pretty simple reason why I haven't called you back or why I don't want anything to do with you. Anna, you're married.

[Anna]

Well.

[Bert]

Well, Anna, are you married?

[Anna]

Anna, are you married? Well, yeah.

[Mark]

Oh, Anna. Oops.

[Melissa]

Yeah.

[Mark]

Oh, that's right.

[Melissa]

Who let the dogs out now?

[Bert]

Are you separated or something?

[Knox]

Rhett?

[Anna]

No, but it's not really. Oh, Anna, that's not fair to do to Mark.

[Hers Advertiser]

That's not fair to do to your husband.

[Anna]

What, you. You think I mean, my husband.

[Bert]

Why would you call a radio station.

[Mark]

Put yourself under this kind of Microsoft on the air?

[Melissa]

I don't.

[Mark]

Why would you do it in the first place? And why is this the venue where you want to work it out?

[Anna]

Well, you know, I really doubt that my husband's listening anyway.

[Mark]

That makes it okay.

[Anna]

Well, I mean, he does. This is the deal. He has no time for me whatsoever. No time at all. He's either at work or on the computer when you.

[Mark]

Anna, I mean, have some respect for. For your child. If you have a son, you don't go out till six in the morning. You don't go to a party and go to a bar until six in the morning. If you have a child, we have a sitter.

[Anna]

And then my husband knows that sometimes I'm out with the girls and such. And so after the sitter leave, he takes care of my son.

[Bert]

Mark. How did you find out about her husband.

[Mark]

Well, as it turns out, when we were at. We went to, you know, she said you went. We had a big, long night. We went to a party, and one of the guys at the party knew her husband and had the. You know, he was a gentleman. He had the discretion to not say anything at the time. But it eventually got back to me that, yeah, this is. This is. This guy's. This guy's wife.

[Anna]

Anna. Have you done this before?

[Melissa]

I think she has.

[Bert]

This can't be the first time. This can't be the first time you done this before.

[Anna]

I mean, you guys don't know that.

[Bert]

Yeah, this can't be the first time. This isn't the first time, is it? Come on, now, be honest.

[Anna]

I don't really feel the need to discuss.

[Bert]

That means, yes, she's done it before.

[Melissa]

And this just didn't just pop up. I mean, the reason that she's calling you going, I think a guy makes a promise, you call me back. That's almost just like. She just wants you as a teddy bear. I mean, who cares that your husband isn't taking care of you and spending time with you? You just want to latch on to somebody as a security blanket. And you're married.

[Bert]

Do you see the hypocrisy here that you feel, Anna, disrespected because he hasn't called you back? Do you think he may feel a little bit of that way also?

[Anna]

Well, I just think that, you know, guys do it, so.

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[Melissa]

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Let me just say one thing, Anna. You said when a guy makes a promise, he should call you back. How about when you promise to love him monogamously? When you were under God exchanging rings and vows. Wasn't that a promise? You just broke a promise. Hello?

[Anna]

I did mean that then.

[Melissa]

Yeah, you meant it then, but not now. Goodbye.

[Anna]

And maybe Mark meant it then, before.

[Hers Advertiser]

He found out that you had a husband.

[Mark]

You know, she's just treating this as. Like it's just another way she spends her Saturday night.

[Anna]

It's just.

[Mark]

It's sad. It's disrespectful. It's sad.

[Anna]

I deserve to have. You know, to have a life, too. And since my husband doesn't want to be a part of my life, then maybe somebody else does.

[Mark]

God, do I have to stay here.

[Hers Advertiser]

And listen to that, Mark?

[Bert]

You don't. Thank you.

[Anna]

Thank you, Mark.

[Mark]

I'll let her live with this now.

[Bert]

All right. Go ahead. See you, Mark.

[Mark]

All right, thanks.

[Bert]

All right, Anna, we're gonna let you go. You like set us up. I mean, you did. You totally set us up.

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[Bert]

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[Melissa]

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