Vault: Charlie & Heather (Pt 2)

Summary

The Bert Show: Vault – Charlie & Heather (Pt 2)

Date: November 6, 2025
Podcast: The Bert Show
Host: Pionaire Podcasting

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Overview

This episode continues the dramatic saga of Charlie and Heather, picking up after the cliffhanger of Part 1. The main focus centers on Charlie’s planned proposal to Heather during a family gathering in St. Louis – a plan complicated by rumors that Heather may be rekindling with her ex. The cast tries to unravel what happened at the party, but Charlie, following some behind-the-scenes advice, withholds the big reveal for a later episode. The tone is lively, teasing, and full of banter as the cast builds up suspense and engages Charlie about his ordeal.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Recap & Situation Setup

• [01:02] – [01:58]
  • Host Charlie recaps the situation for listeners: Charlie (the guest) is planning to propose to Heather at her family’s party in St. Louis, but rumors surface about Heather seeing another man—the ex-fiancé.
  • The Bert Show team scrambles to contact Charlie to warn him before he walks into what they call a “hornet’s nest.”
  • “We’re leaving messages for him all over the place. Can’t get in touch with him.” – Charlie (Host) [01:31]

Charlie’s Arrival in St. Louis

• [01:59] – [03:44]
  • Charlie (guest) arrives in St. Louis to 14 voicemails—most about the situation.
  • He hears from Heather, her sister Leah, and numerous friends warning him.
  • Despite knowing Heather’s ex will be at the party, Charlie decides to go through with his plan, emphasizing, “I still decided that I would go to the party.” – Charlie (Guest) [03:42]

Doubt and Determination

• [03:44] – [05:25]
  • The hosts push Charlie on whether he’ll still propose knowing the ex will be present.
  • Charlie stands by his plan, saying, “That was my whole plan to go there.” – Charlie (Guest) [03:58]
  • The Bert Show team expresses disbelief that Charlie is still moving forward.
  • The conversation clarifies Charlie wasn’t assuming the worst but wanted to see for himself what was going on.
  • “I just felt like I had to go there and find out for myself what was going to happen.” – Charlie (Guest) [05:00]

Speculation from the Cast

• [05:25] – [05:54]
  • Co-hosts alternate between goading and empathizing with Charlie, jokingly calling him a “glutton for punishment” and questioning if he’s ignoring obvious signs.

Deferring the Reveal

• [05:54] – [08:29]
  • The hosts demand to know what happened at the party. Charlie says he wants Heather and her sister Leah to join for the reveal.
  • The cast expresses mock outrage and playful frustration at having to wait another day for the story’s resolution:
    • “We’ve been waiting all week.” – Co-host 1 [06:20]
    • “There’s no reason to keep this thing going.” – Charlie (Host) [06:22]
  • Jeff (a producer or off-mic host) is revealed as the mastermind behind stretching the story for ratings.
  • Charlie confirms he attended the party but refuses to reveal more details (including whether he had the ring).
  • The chemistry and ribbing escalate, with co-hosts teasing Jeff for the suspense:
    • “People are gonna be so mad at you.” – Charlie (Host) [08:03]
    • “You really have absolutely no caring at all about the…I mean what people think. ‘Cause people hate you right now.” – Charlie (Host) [08:06]
    • “It really better be good. There had better been bloodshed.” – Charlie (Host) [08:17]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlie (Host): “We’re leaving messages for him all over the place. Can’t get in touch with him.” ([01:31])
• Charlie (Guest): “I pretty much knew what was going on… I still decided that I would go with the plan.” ([02:42])
• Co-host 2: “You’re a glutton for punishment.” ([05:25])
• Charlie (Host): “At this point, I wouldn’t be assuming… I’ve got some concrete evidence here.” ([05:26])
• Charlie (Guest): “I just felt like I had to go there and find out for myself what was going to happen.” ([05:00])
• Charlie (Host): “Why do you take such pleasure in making life so hard for everybody?” ([06:35])
• Co-hosts (variously): “There’s no reason to keep this thing going.” ([06:22]), “Was there a fight at the end? Did it end in a fight?” ([07:37])
• Charlie (Host): “It really better be good. There had better been bloodshed. There have been gun.” ([08:17])

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [01:02] – Recap of the story and stakes set
• [01:59] – Charlie describes arriving in St. Louis, the flood of messages, and friends’ warnings
• [03:42] – Confirms he decided to go to the party after all
• [03:58] – Asserts intention to propose despite everything
• [05:00] – Charlie discusses his thought process: wanted to see for himself, not just listen to rumors
• [05:25] – Cast teases Charlie for his persistence
• [06:14] – Charlie refuses to spill the outcome, advocating for Heather or Leah to join for the full reveal
• [08:03] – Cast vents (playfully) about the manufactured cliffhanger and Jeff’s role in it

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Tone & Style

The banter is playful, exasperated, and suspenseful, with hosts and co-hosts both empathizing with and playfully roasting Charlie. There’s a clear focus on keeping listeners engaged and eagerly anticipating the conclusion of the saga, all while poking fun at each other and the situation.

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Summary

In this installment, the drama escalates but is left unresolved. Charlie’s predicament—caught between suspicion and hope—leaves listeners wanting the next chapter, and the hosts maximize the cliffhanger effect. The show’s authenticity and humor shine through as they both support and tease their guest, maintaining a real-morning-radio feel that invites the audience into the drama as it unfolds.

Check back for the next episode, when Heather and/or her sister Leah are expected to join to finally reveal what happened at the infamous party.

Transcript

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[Charlie (Host)]

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[Charlie (Host)]

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[Charlie (Host)]

The Birch show so in part one of Charlie and Heather, just in case you missed it, he was flying into St. Louis to propose to Heather in front of her whole family. But he was walking into a hornet's nest because she was in St. Louis supposedly seeing another guy. Well, Monday we finally get him on the radio to find out exactly what happened. So that's where we left it on Friday. Now we're all sitting here except Jeff and in a panic on Friday. Like, how do we get in touch with this guy? What do we do? We gotta stop him before he makes a complete ass out of himself in front of 80 family members. Intern Michael here was at the radio station till what time trying to page this guy. 11 or so. 11 or so. I mean, he's calling here in Atlanta. We're calling to the St. Louis airport. We're leaving messages for him all over the place. Can't get in touch with him. So finally I do get in touch with him around 2 o', clock, I guess it is on Friday. And he had already gotten phone calls. In fact. Hey, Charlie.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Hey, how you doing?

[Charlie (Host)]

Good, man. Ooh, that didn't sound good. So I get in touch with Charlie. And you had already gotten calls from people at that point?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Oh, yeah. As soon as I got to St. Louis, I checked my voice. I had 14 messages. Two of them were work related and the rest were from friends and one from you guys and a couple from Heather.

[Charlie (Host)]

A couple from Heather?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah.

[Charlie (Host)]

Okay, so take us through the whole process. Then since we get up, we get off the phone with you.

[Co-host 1]

I know everybody's sitting Back, they're rolling up their sleeves, spinning, legs up.

[Charlie (Host)]

Okay, we get off the phone with you, you and I talk. And then from that point on, what happens?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Well, I pretty much knew what was going on, you know, from people that some of my friends that had heard the show on Friday morning had called me and told me. And. Yeah, then I talked to you, and I still, you know, decided that I would go with the plan, you know, and it was weird listening to Heather and her telling me that she knew I was coming in and she knew about the whole thing. So I didn't call her back because I felt a little bit strange about it. So I spoke to her sister Leah, and I asked her if it was true that if her ex boyfriend, ex fiance was going to be there. And she confirmed that he was going to be there. But I still decided that I would go to the party.

[Charlie (Host)]

Let's just say that you were. What?

[Charlie (Guest)]

I decided I would still go to the party that night.

[Co-host 2]

You would still go. Okay.

[Co-host 1]

But would you still do the proposal and everything you had planned?

[Charlie (Host)]

Yeah. Well, you were going there with the intention of doing what you had set out to do, or at that point.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Of course, you were even knowing all.

[Charlie (Host)]

That you were still going to propose?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah, that was my whole plan to go there.

[Co-host 2]

She was blind, like, even though she's hooking up with somebody else.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Who said that? I mean, all I knew was that he was going to be there. That's all I knew about her experience going to be at the party.

[Charlie (Host)]

Well, when your friends and stuff were calling, what were they telling you? Just that he was going to be at the party.

[Co-host 3]

Eject.

[Jessie Ware]

Eject.

[Co-host 3]

That's what his friends were telling him.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah, I mean, yeah, that's all. I mean, from what. You know. And that's why I called Leah back or I called Heather, sister Leah, just to confirm the fact that her ex boyfriend was gonna. Her fiance was gonna be at the party, and she said that he was gonna be there.

[Charlie (Host)]

Okay. Now, at this point, do you know what the rumored relationship is with Heather and ex boyfriend?

[Co-host 3]

Like your friends, when they. From Atlanta, when they called you, they told you what Kelly said when she called us, right?

[Charlie (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host 3]

Moving back to St. Louis, and then it's all over, so. And then Heather was obviously getting the same phone calls.

[Charlie (Host)]

Okay.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah, well, yeah, that was a whole mess. I mean, you know, from people talking. And I just felt like I had to go there and find out for myself what was going to happen or what was going on. You know, I'm usually kind of like That I go into the situation without assuming anything.

[Co-host 2]

You're a glutton for punishment.

[Charlie (Host)]

Yeah. Okay, because it sounds like. Because at this point, I wouldn't be assuming at this point. I've got some concrete evidence here. Right?

[Co-host 3]

I've got Leah the sister.

[Charlie (Host)]

I've got Leah the sister that says that he's going to be there. I've got 14 people calling up telling me what's going on.

[Co-host 2]

Right. Kelly the co worker.

[Charlie (Host)]

Yeah, Kelly the co worker. So, I mean, that you're not really assuming at this point.

[Co-host 3]

Now you're just ignoring knowledge.

[Co-host 1]

So what happened, Shirley?

[Charlie (Guest)]

You mean at the party?

[Charlie (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Well, I'm gonna have to tell you guys that tomorrow because I will want either Leah or Heather to join me and tell part of the story. Jeff kind of told me to keep it.

[Charlie (Host)]

Jeff told you to what?

[Co-host 2]

What? Wait a minute, wait a minute.

[Charlie (Host)]

No, no, no, no.

[Co-host 1]

We've been waiting all week.

[Charlie (Host)]

There's no reason to keep this thing going.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah, well, I think it's fair for, you know, to have one of them be on the phone with me tomorrow and tell part of the story.

[Charlie (Host)]

Why would you.

[Co-host 2]

Jeff, you're so cruel.

[Charlie (Host)]

Why are you. Why do you take such pleasure in making life so hard for everybody?

[Co-host 3]

This is the last week of ratings, so if I can get people listening today to stretch it out one more day, could be a lot to us.

[Charlie (Host)]

So Heather will come on with you tomorrow morning?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yeah, Heather, her sister Leah.

[Charlie (Host)]

Do they know that you're proposing this, or is this something that Jeff has talked them into?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Jeff? Jeff's idea.

[Charlie (Host)]

Of course it was.

[Co-host 1]

Of course, yes. Jeff. Jeff.

[Co-host 2]

Oh, that's not fair.

[Charlie (Host)]

So we don't even know at this point if they're gonna come on or not.

[Co-host 2]

But we do know you went to the party, right?

[Charlie (Guest)]

Yes.

[Co-host 2]

What else can you tell us? Did you go there with a ring in your pocket?

[Charlie (Guest)]

I can't give those details.

[Co-host 2]

Come on.

[Co-host 1]

Wait, listeners. Listeners, Jeff. 100atlanta.com.

[Co-host 3]

There's nothing wrong tomorrow. Look at the. You know what? It's a bonus because we're gonna have Heather or Leah on the air with one of us tomorrow rather than just today.

[Charlie (Host)]

Why don't you just get them on with us now instead of waiting till tomorrow morning?

[Co-host 3]

I don't think it's convenient for them.

[Co-host 2]

Was there a fight at the end? Did it end in a fight?

[Co-host 1]

Give us a nugget of information.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Jeff, can you speak for me on this one, please?

[Charlie (Host)]

Why is Jeff speaking for anybody? Yeah, this is the. Joe.

[Co-host 2]

Any cake?

[Co-host 1]

Is there any cake?

[Co-host 2]

Thrown across the room.

[Co-host 1]

Charlie, you seem like such a sweet guy. You really shouldn't let Jeff's evil influences your ways.

[Charlie (Host)]

You can go ahead and tell us everything you want to tell us right now if you want to.

[Co-host 3]

We got Leah and Heather tomorrow.

[Charlie (Host)]

People are gonna be so mad at you.

[Co-host 2]

Jeff's painless guy.

[Charlie (Host)]

I will give you one thing, Jeff. You really have absolutely no caring at all about the. I mean what people think. Cuz people hate you right now.

[Co-host 3]

All right?

[Charlie (Host)]

They hate you.

[Co-host 1]

Hey, Charlie, sweetie, I don't mean to be rude, but this better be good.

[Charlie (Host)]

It really be better be good. There had better been bloodshed. There have been gun.

[Co-host 2]

I mean it better look like Crash's wedding reception is going to look like.

[Co-host 3]

Easy killer.

[Charlie (Host)]

All right, we'll talk to you tomorrow. Okay, Charlie.

[Charlie (Guest)]

Thank you guys.

[Charlie (Host)]

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