Vault: 2nd Date Update Chris, Christina

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: 2nd Date Update Chris, Christina

Date: October 28, 2025
Host: The Bert Show Cast (Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy & more)
Segment: 2nd Date Update (Chris & Christina)

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show centers on the recurring "2nd Date Update" segment, where the cast helps a listener (Chris) figure out why his date, Christina, won’t return his calls after what he believed was a successful first date. The segment reveals both sides of their night together—filled with bar-hopping, a mismatched pace of drinking, and a rapid unraveling of romantic interest. True to The Bert Show’s tone, the conversation is authentic, candid, and laced with humor and gentle ribbing.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Setting up the 2nd Date Update

[02:17-03:10]

• Host sets the stage: Second Date Updates exist because “guys don’t know how to leave well enough alone,” and often seek answers when they’re ghosted after a seemingly great date.
• Chris recounts the night:
  • Dinner at Cheesecake Factory.
  • Page from friends—switch of plans, bar hopping in Buckhead: Fideaux, $3 Cafe, ending at Mako’s.
  • Chris saw it as a great time and is confused by the lack of follow-up from Christina.

Quote:

“If a woman doesn’t call you back for a second date.... Chances are pretty good there’s a great reason for that.” – Host (02:20)

Christina’s Side of the Story

[03:31-06:30]

• Name confusion right from the start: Chris mixed up her name ("Christine" vs "Christina").
• Christina details her experience: She was uncomfortable with how much Chris drank; estimates he consumed 12-15 drinks, compared to her 2-3.
• Christina describes Chris and his friends as loud and obnoxious. She attempted several times to end the date diplomatically, but Chris insisted on continuing the night.
• She resorted to calling a girlfriend to help her concoct an exit plan.

Quote:

“Can we start with the 12 to maybe 15 drinks he tossed back within the course of the entire evening?” – Christina (04:06)

“I kept trying to bring the date to a close and he’s like, no, no, no, let’s go to one more spot. No, no, no. And I’m just looking at him like, no, this can’t be a first date. You get stone faced drunk. Never.” – Christina (05:04)

Chris Responds

[06:42-07:24]

• Chris apologizes for the name mix-up and tries to explain his side. He admits that the night got out of hand and acknowledges he should have played it cool on a first date.
• He reflects that bar-hopping with friends might not have been the best move for a first date.

Quote:

“Yeah, I think maybe instead of bar hopping, we should have just kind of settled down and played it cool for the first date.” – Chris (07:19)

Candid Analysis from the Cast

[07:09-07:32]

• The cast jokingly reinforces the lesson: Save heavy partying for a later date and don’t turn a first date into a “guy’s night out.”
• Christina quips she’s more interested in getting Chris into a program (alluding to his drinking).

Quote:

“One night with the boys, and one night with your date.” – Commentator (07:24)
“No, Chris, I’m more interested in getting you into some sort of AA.” – Christina (07:36)

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Notable Quotes and Moments (with Timestamps)

• Dating wisdom:

  “If a woman doesn’t call you back for a second date.... Chances are pretty good there’s a great reason for that.”
  (Host, 02:20)

• Drinking disparity:

  “Two to three drinks is nowhere near 12 to 15 drinks.”
  (Christina, 04:19)

• Date rescue:

  “I called one of my other girlfriends to help... Ask her to help me concoct a story to get off of this date.”
  (Christina, 06:35)

• Lesson learned:

  “I think maybe instead of bar hopping, we should have just kind of settled down and played it cool for the first date.”
  (Chris, 07:19)

• Cast’s comic punchline:

  “Yeah, wait till the second date to get totally hammered, dude.”
  (Host/Commentator, 07:27)

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Important Timestamps

• Segment Start & Problem Setup: 02:17-03:10
• Christina’s Full Recap: 03:31-06:30
• Chris Responds: 06:42-07:24
• Group Wrap-up and Lessons: 07:24-07:46

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Tone and Style

The segment is conversational, empathetic, and sprinkled with lighthearted banter. The cast maintains a supportive environment, allowing both parties to share their side, while also pointing out the clear social faux pas in a way that’s funny but constructive.

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Summary Takeaways

• Lesson for Date Planners: Don’t drink excessively, especially on a first date, and don’t rope your date into your buddies’ hangout.
• Communication Counts: Even a simple mix-up like getting someone’s name wrong sets a negative tone.
• Show’s Approach: Honest, direct, but with a sense of humor—the show’s hallmark for handling awkward dating situations.

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This episode’s "2nd Date Update" gives listeners a frank, funny look at how first date missteps can derail budding connections, and offers gentle wisdom for navigating early romance.

Transcript

[Jeff Bridges]

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[Dana]

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[Christina]

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[Dana]

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[Host (possibly Burt)]

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[Jeff Bridges]

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[Host (possibly Burt)]

The truth is that guys don't know how to leave well enough alone. Let me give you a little bit of advice, guys. If a woman doesn't call you back for a second date, she. Chances are pretty good. There's a great reason for that. But you guys don't get that. So what we do is second date update. Guy goes out with a woman, has a great time. At least he thinks he has a great time. But the problem is he can't get a second date back. A second call back. So what he'll do is he'll call us up and we'll place a call to the woman, asking her exactly why she won't call him back. We call it second date update. Chris had a. What he thought was a great first date with Christine, right? They went to Cheesecake Factory. They were gonna go see a movie, but he gets a page in the middle of dinner that all of his buddies are over at Fideaux. So he and Christine change their plans and start drinking down at Fideaux. Then I think you guys said you went to $3 Cafe.

[Chris]

Yep, $3 Cafe.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

And then you ended up over at Mako's. All right, we've got Christine on the other line, and again, we are gonna beg her for total honesty, all right? So be prepared.

[Christina]

Okay.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Hey, Christine.

[Christina]

Yeah. Hey.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Hey, how are you this morning?

[Christina]

Actually, it's Christina.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Oh, Chris.

[Chris]

Yeah, I'm here.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Did you know it was Christina?

[Christina]

I thought it was Christine, but.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

All right, that's where it may have all started, my friend number one. And Chris said you guys went out and had a great time in Buckhead a couple of weeks ago, and he can't, for the life of him, figure out why you won't return his phone calls. He said you guys did a little bar hopping, had a great time together, did a little dancing. He thought you guys, you know, he finally found a party partner.

[Dana]

Smooch at the end of the evening.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Little smooch at the end of the evening. And then nothing.

[Chris]

Nothing.

[Christina]

Nothing.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Not a callback. Nothing.

[Christina]

Where should I begin?

[Dana]

Oh, Christina, we want to hear it all. Yes, please.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

How come you can't. How come you won't call him back?

[Christina]

Can we start with the 12 to maybe 15 drinks he tossed back within the course of the entire evening?

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Yeah, we thought this might be. We thought this might be it. But he said you were right there. Drinking with him?

[Christina]

No, no.

[Chris]

I thought you were drinking a little bit.

[Christina]

Two to three drinks is nowhere near 12 to 15 drinks. I'm looking at this guy like, okay, he can't be serious. The date started out okay. We went to Cheesecake Factory, had a nice time there. Then he gets a page from some of his friends or whatever, and they're like, oh, you know, come down, check us out, whatever. We're at Mako's. I'm just sitting there looking at this guy like, I know he's not getting, like completely drunk out of his mind on this date. Him and his friends were being so loud and obnoxious. I mean, I was. Oh, I was so embarrassed. I kept trying to get off of the date, but he wouldn't let. I kept trying to leave, you know, like, oh, you know, thanks for taking me out. I had a really good time. I kept trying to bring the date to a close and he's like, no, no, no, let's go to one more spot. No, no, no. And I'm just looking at him in the like, no, this can't be a first date. You get stone faced drunk. Never.

[Friend/Commentator]

When did he start getting drunk?

[Host (possibly Burt)]

I mean, was it right off the bat?

[Christina]

Yes, from the first place that we go to. He ordered like three drinks back to back. The first one, he just completely tossed it back like it was a glass of soda. All right, no problem. I figure, you know, everything thereafter, you know, you might want to take it a bit slower. But it just got worse. I mean, I was just trying to get loose, you know, getting loose and getting completely drunk. I've been drunk, stoned, out of your mind are two different. It's one thing to be tipsy. It's another thing to be slurring and loud and obnoxious. Oh, and so not sexy.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

After you go to Fideaux and he talks you into going to $3 Cafe. He just kept getting his drink on there too.

[Christina]

Yes. And like I said, I kept trying to bring the date to a close because I'm trying to find a way for me to get out of this. I'm trying to just be diplomatic and just say, you know, okay, they had a really good time. But no, he just, like, he would not let me off of the date. At least he wouldn't let me off the date diplomatically. Like, I just kept, oh, okay, well, you know, maybe we should get ready to go and. No, no, no more.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

And then over to Mako's.

[Christina]

Oh, gosh.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

So I'm sorry, Christina. What's that?

[Christina]

I Said, I'm sorry, Chris is a nice guy and all, but I just don't know about the drinking that.

[Friend/Commentator]

So he had mentioned. He had also mentioned that you had disappeared for a little while.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Yeah. Where'd you go?

[Christina]

I had called one of my other girlfriends to help. Ask her to help me concoct a story to get off of this date.

[Chris]

Can I get a word in here?

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Chris]

Dude, you know, I thought Christina. Sorry about the name. Let me just say that off the.

[Christina]

Bat, you know what I thought.

[Chris]

I guess you're kind of right. You know, in some ways we felt that, you know, Christina would come along, have a really good time, and it wouldn't get too crazy. But you know, I think whenever you go to Fideaux and Mako's and $3.

[Christina]

Cafe, I mean, but dude, it was.

[Friend/Commentator]

I mean, it's one thing for her to come along, but you started out on a first date and then you made it into a guy thing.

[Hers Advertisement Speaker]

That's like a six day material.

[Friend/Commentator]

That's uncool.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

You're probably gonna want to learn from this one.

[Chris]

Yeah, I think maybe instead of bar hopping, we should have just kind of settled down and played it cool for the first date.

[Friend/Commentator]

One night with the boys and one night with your date.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

Yeah, wait till the second date to get totally hammered. Dude.

[Christina]

Christina, not interest.

[Chris]

I mean, playing it really nice and.

[Christina]

Calm for an evening. No, Chris, I'm more interested in getting you into some sort of aap.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

All right, guys, we're gonna let you go.

[Chris]

All right?

[Host (possibly Burt)]

All right. Christina, thank you for your honesty.

[Christina]

You're welcome.

[Chris]

All right, thanks, Christina.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

All right, man. Thanks a lot for calling.

[Christina]

Thanks a lot.

[Host (possibly Burt)]

See you. Now this is the Burt Show.

[Jeff Bridges]

Morning, Zoe. Got donuts.

[Dana]

Jeff Bridges, Why are you still living above our garage?

[Jeff Bridges]

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[Dana]

Oh, no, I'm not really prepared. I couldn't possibly at t mobile get the new iPhone 17 Pro on them. It's designed to be the most powerful iPhone yet and has the ultimate pro camera system.

[Jeff Bridges]

Wow, impressive. Let me try. T mobile is the best place to get iPhone 17 Pro because they've got the best network.

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Nice.

[Dana]

Jeffrey, you heard them.

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[Dana]

Dude, my work here is done.

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