Vault: Bert's man crush is a surgical god!

Summary

The Bert Show: “Vault: Bert’s Man Crush is a Surgical God!”

Episode Date: June 10, 2026
Main Theme:
This episode centers on a profound admiration for Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, who, while reporting from Haiti after a catastrophic earthquake, becomes an on-the-ground medical hero—literally saving lives and stepping in where no other doctors were present. The cast discusses the chaos in Haiti post-earthquake, the harrowing conditions, the confusion and fear around relief efforts, and shines a light on both extraordinary individual actions and local fundraising to aid Haiti.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bert’s (Playful) Man Crush – Sanjay Gupta’s Heroics

• [01:24] C: “I almost hopped on the Bert Weiss Sanjay Gupta is, you know, the greatest man ever to live bandwagon this weekend.”
  • The main story is prompted by Bert’s deep admiration (even calling it a “man crush”) on Sanjay Gupta, noting his heroism and hands-on medical intervention during the Haiti crisis.
  • The crew jokes that this would normally prompt Bert to “get creepy” about his admiration, but Bert is not present.

2. Sanjay Gupta’s Double Duty as Reporter and Neurosurgeon

• [01:43 & 01:53] C: “A little girl was in a collapsed building, has skull issues and possibly injuries to her brain. They fly Sanjay Gupta onto a naval ship, and he performs neurosurgery on the girl at sea. Wow. Yep. So that was yesterday. And that’s the less incredible of the two stories.”
  • Sanjay is flown onto a naval ship because there were no neurosurgeons in the area, where he performs emergency neurosurgery on a child.
  • He later tweets that the girl is doing okay and that he’s “hopeful” for her recovery. (“He tweeted that she’s doing okay. And he’s got his fingers crossed…” – [02:48] C)

3. Even More Heroism: Staying Behind at a Field Hospital

• [03:01 & 04:04] C: “Sanjay Gupta and his crew… are covering a field hospital that is two dozen Haitian quake victims, basically under a tent on mats made of cardboard or old blankets… At some point, while Dr. Gupta and his crew are there covering this story. The doctors leave, and no one has just left the patients there under the tent. Dr. Gupta and his crew refused to leave and stayed there all night…”
  • The only medical professionals on site leave, fearing rioting or by UN order, leaving over twenty patients under a tent.
  • Sanjay Gupta and his CNN crew stay all night. With minimal supplies and after teaching his non-medical crew basic medical care (IVs, wound cleaning), Sanjay personally tends to all patients, often in total darkness once their generator fails.

4. Principled Coverage and Reflection

• [05:49] C: “He even made a joke because he couldn’t do his… report the next day when the sun came up, doctors came back… ‘Hey, sorry I couldn’t anchor my show today. Thank you to whoever for filling in. If CNN doesn’t fire me, I’ll be back on tomorrow.’”
  • Not only did Sanjay act heroically, but he openly documented the experience with humility and humor.

5. Depictions of Chaos and Desperation in Haiti

• [06:09] E: Recounts a 60 Minutes report of another overrun makeshift hospital: “They had, like 100 patients that they were having to take care of… it is, it is. So I don't know how to describe it, but, like, civil war is the only thing I could think of.”
  • The cast draws parallels to Civil War-era field hospitals—patients in tents, no anesthesia, dreadful conditions, and understaffed overwhelmed doctors.
• [06:56] D & [07:16] C: Emphasize the lack of organization for incoming relief supplies and the confusion among survivors, with some even throwing out emergency food bars due to misunderstanding expiration dates.

6. Local Fundraising and Community Support

• [07:19] C: “Atlanta had… put together a fundraiser in three days… They contacted me Saturday or Sunday and asked me if I would help MC it.”
• [08:15] C: “Everybody had to pay 20 or 25 bucks… goal was a million dollars. And they were at 700,000, I think, when I left last. Wow. Like, Neo gave 50,000 from his foundation…”
  • Atlanta celebrities and organizations like Kwanza Hall, Big Boy’s Big Kids Foundation, and CARE organized rapid responses to support Haiti—raising impressive sums ($700,000+ in a single night), and urging listeners to prioritize monetary donations over physical goods for efficiency.

7. How Listeners Can Help

• [08:31] C: Points to atlantaCARES.org for updates and action plans on donating, and reminders that money does more good than shipping supplies.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [01:24] C (playfully): “I almost hopped on the Bert Weiss Sanjay Gupta is, you know, the greatest man ever to live bandwagon…”
• [01:53] C (on Gupta's surgery): “They fly Sanjay Gupta onto a naval ship, and he performs neurosurgery on the girl at sea. Wow.”
• [05:49] C (on Sanjay’s humility): “He goes, hey, sorry I couldn’t anchor my show today… If CNN doesn’t fire me, I’ll be back on tomorrow.”
• [03:32] E: “It’s very civil war. If you’ve seen movies of the civil war...no electricity and no anesthesia. That’s kind of what it looks like.”
• [06:56] D: “There’s no organized plan on how to get the supplies to the people they need… Like, it’s all showing up, but nobody knows how to organize it or distribute.”
• [08:31] C: “People were writing big checks. So it was just really cool to see Atlanta stepping up.”

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Important Timestamps & Segments

• [01:24] Introduction to the “man crush” and Sanjay’s weekend heroics
• [01:53] Story #1: Sanjay performs neurosurgery at sea
• [03:01] Story #2: Sanjay and crew stay at field hospital overnight
• [06:09] Discussion of 60 Minutes' harrowing coverage and devastation
• [06:56] Chaos in distribution of aid and local misunderstandings
• [07:19] – [08:31] Atlanta’s local fundraising efforts, fundraising totals, and encouragement to donate cash

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Tone & Style

• Authentic, heartfelt, and sometimes humorous
• Candid admiration and awe at Sanjay Gupta’s actions
• Somber and honest about the severity of the crisis in Haiti
• Uplifting pride in Atlanta’s rapid community response

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Takeaways

This episode moves from light-hearted admiration into a moving narrative: Sanjay Gupta isn’t just a medical expert on TV—he’s a frontline hero when the world needs it most. The Bert Show team not only spotlights this, but also explores the broader chaos of disaster relief and how their community can translate admiration into action through effective fundraising and support.

For those wanting to help: Visit atlantaCARES.org and remember, monetary donations go further than physical supplies during crises.

Transcript

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[C]

Did you guys spend any time in front of CNN this weekend or any of the news channels covering the Haiti stuff? Or did you take a break from

[D]

it a little bit, but not too much?

[C]

The Sanjay Gupta. I can't. You know, Bert's not here, so this won't get creepy, but I almost hopped on the Burt Weiss Sanjay Gupta is, you know, the greatest man ever to live bandwagon this weekend.

[D]

Why? What happened?

[C]

Two specific things.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

And I was, and I think I was almost annoying Jessica following this storyline, but they are pretty incredible. And I'm gonna. I'm gonna tell you the second story first, the one that happened yesterday. And this story is the less incredible of the two. Okay, the second story yesterday on a naval warship because there are no neurosurgeons in the area. They flew Sanjay. He's a reporter, but he's also a doctor reporter for cnn. Also A doctor who doesn't know who Sanjay Gupta is. I think he was working at Grady. CNN hired him to do some medical reporting. He was great on camera. They kept him around. And now whenever there's any medical issues, boom, he's there. So obviously, they knew Haiti was gonna be a big medical crisis. They fly Sanjay Gupta down there to report a little girl was in a collapsed building, has skull issues and possibly injuries to her brain. They fly Sanjay Gupta onto a naval ship, and he performs neurosurgery on the girl at sea. Wow. Yep. So that was yesterday. And that's the lesson.

[D]

And how's she doing? Was it okay?

[C]

He tweeted that she's doing okay. And he's got his fingers crossed, you know, hopeful. Obviously. Brain surgery's, you know, tough, but sure. So he's got his fingers crossed for her. That's the less incredible of the two stories.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

All right.

[D]

Cuz that's pretty incredible.

[C]

Yep. I believe it was Friday night. Sanjay Gupta and his crew. I know one of them is a girl named Danielle who lives here in Atlanta. And I wish I knew the names of everybody in his crew, but it's like his producer, his camera guy, whoever else, a security guy. They are covering a field hospital that is two dozen Haitian quake victims, basically under a tent on mats made of cardboard or old blankets, receiving the only medical care available.

[E]

The hospital was destroyed.

[C]

Hospital's destroyed. Hospitals that are still standing are filled with other patients. These people may have been too far out to get to the regular hospital. So there's two dozen people in a. Under a tent. They call it a field hospital, but if you saw the pictures of this, it's nothing more than a hospital.

[E]

It's very civil war. If you've seen movies of the civil war where people, Doctors and nurses are helping people out in the field, and they don't have anything, you know, like there's no electricity and no anesthesia. That's kind of what it looks like.

[C]

So they are out there, you know, treating, and there's like four or five doctors there and a couple of assistants. And this is on Friday, and Sanjay Gupta is covering this. Field hospital is a story for CNN while he's covering it. And then this is where it gets to be kind of a gray area. But while he's covering the story, either the doctors make the decision to leave because they hear rioting off in the distance or have heard that rioting is going to break out in the area or. Or the United nations orders them out. But at some point, while Dr. Gupta and his crew are there covering this story. The doctors leave, and no one has just left the patients there under the tent. Dr. Gupta and his crew refused to leave and stayed there all night. Friday, as the only medical professional on site for these two dozen patients, he didn't have any supplies, didn't have. All he could do was, like, clean bandages and dress wounds and change IV bottles and just be there. The generator ran out of gas, so at one point, they were in complete darkness. They were doing stuff by flashlight. His crew, unless I'm mistaken, has no medical training, but he taught them how to do IVs and clean wounds and comfort patients and do stuff to patients. So he educated them that night, and I'm guessing four or five of them stayed there with the security that CNN or whoever provided for him and took care of these two dozen patients.

[D]

Wow.

[C]

I was riveted to. The whole story was on Twitter. He was tweeting it. He even made a joke because he couldn't do his. The next day when the sun came up, doctors came back, he couldn't do his report the next day. And he sent it. He goes, hey, sorry I couldn't anchor my show today. Thank you to whoever for filling in. If CNN doesn't fire me, I'll be back on tomorrow. Like, as a joke, Obviously, they're not going to.

[E]

I was watching 60 Minutes on Sunday night because I wonder where he was, because they were covering a doctor. Two doctors, I think, and a nurse, maybe three, a staff of three or four. That was another place. And they were the only ones there. And they had, like 100 patients that they were having to take care of. So, I mean, it is complete chaos. And then the doctor took the cameras like, a block down to show, you know, there's so many that passed away, so many bodies in the streets. They're having to use bulldozers to try to mass bury these bodies because of health issues. Like, you gotta get rid of the cadavers. And so. But the doctor was, you know, just trying to show the devastation there, that it is. It is, it is. So I don't know how to describe it, but, like, civil war is the only thing I could think of.

[D]

And in the midst of catastrophe like that, there's no organized plan on how to get the supplies to the people they need, on how to get the food and the water and everything that is now showing up from the US and from other places that are supporting Haiti. Like, it's all showing up, but nobody knows how to organize it or distribute. There's not like a. There's no action plan in place. You know, it's just.

[C]

And people are starting to freak out. So there's rioting.

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

They pull up with the. I saw some of the UN Food, you know, big trucks filled with the food in the back. And then some people were freaking out because they thought the created on date or the. The date these high protein, high energy bars were manufactured was actually the expiration date. So some people were throwing them back at the UN Workers distributing them because they didn't understand. So it was. Yeah, it's gonna get a lot more nuts down there. And I gotta say one thing about Atlanta I had this weekend. They put together, and by they, it was Kwanza hall and Big boy and his big Kids foundation and CARE, the organization, care.org, put together a fundraiser in three days. And they contacted me on Saturday or Sunday and asked me if I would help MC it. And of course I said yes. And it was last night. It was packed.

[D]

Awesome.

[C]

Packed.

[E]

Congratulations.

[C]

Everybody had to pay 20 or 25 bucks, I think, to get in. And then small businesses made donations. The goal, I think, was a million dollars. And they were at 700,000, I think, when I left last. Wow. Like, Neo gave 50,000 from his foundation.

[D]

Amazing.

[C]

People were writing big checks. So it was just really cool to see Atlanta stepping up. And if you want to go to AtlantaCares.org there's details on exactly what Jen was talking about, how they're putting together an action plan to distribute the stuff.

[D]

Wow.

[C]

It's more beneficial to send money down than water or supplies or anything, because the money they can use to create the whole plan, whereas the water might get stuck in a warehouse for a while type of thing.

[D]

Right.

[C]

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