Vault: Crazy Must Hear Audio Clips

Summary

The Bert Show — “Vault: Crazy Must Hear Audio Clips”

Date: August 4, 2026
Cast: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and others

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into a selection of wild, must-hear audio clips that have sparked intrigue and laughter among the Bert Show crew and their audience. The team explores three major viral phenomena: the rise of burgeoning musical talent Grayson Chance, bizarre Michael Jackson resurrection conspiracy theories, and a hilarious World of Warcraft meltdown caught on video. With the show's trademark authenticity and humor, the crew navigates both the fun and absurdity of internet-fueled fame and rumors.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Grayson Chance Phenomenon (00:00–02:49)

• Overview: The crew discusses 12-year-old Grayson Chance, a sixth grader whose school talent show performance went viral, drawing comparisons to Justin Bieber.
• Rising Star:
  • Viral Success: “I think a listener called earlier this morning to say there was like 8 million hits on his video by last night. So everybody’s paying attention to him.” — B (00:13)
  • Comparison with Bieber: “He’s getting compared to Justin Bieber because that’s how Justin started as well, with YouTube videos.” — B (00:25)
  • Host Opinions: Some think Grayson is more talented than Bieber, especially among younger listeners.
    • “People like Justin Bieber because he’s so damn cute. But this kid is really talented.” — A (02:36)
  • Songwriting: Listeners report that Grayson is not just covering songs but is also writing his own music.
• Ellen Appearance: “Supposedly he’s gonna be on Ellen today.” — B (02:45)

Notable Quote:

“This kid can sing. What he does is he just sets up video in his living room and just starts doing his thing. And they’re all great.”
— A (01:18)

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2. Michael Jackson Conspiracy Theories (02:53–05:37; 08:19–09:12)

• Background: The show moves on to dissect oddball conspiracy theories about Michael Jackson possibly faking his death.
• Viral Video: Discussion about a Larry King interview with a burn survivor named Dave Dave, whom some conspiracy theorists claim is actually Michael Jackson in disguise.
  • “There’s a .001% chance that this might be real.” — A (03:13)
  • The crew jokes about how every celebrity who dies spawns speculation that they’re secretly alive (“There’s some Elvis people who still think that Elvis is alive.” — D, 03:01)
  • Skepticism: Hosts quickly point out logical holes in the theory, especially with photos of Michael and Dave Dave together.
    • “There’s pictures of them when they were friends, when Michael was still alive, and it’s two different people hugging each other.” — B (04:31)
• Motivations Discussed: Fame and the desire for anonymity, as well as pop culture references—“Old school movie. Eddie and the Cruiser. Same kind of.” — D (05:23)
• Listener Call: Chris calls in to mention MJ himself once described loving anonymity while in disguise, lending a weird plausibility to the rumor. However, most agree MJ wouldn’t pull a stunt like this on his own kids.
  • “His kids think their dad died, right?” — B (09:06)

Memorable Moments:

“You know, how you can send that signal out to his fans is just by appearing somewhere and going, I’m not dead. It’s one way to send a signal.”
— E (04:53)

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3. World of Warcraft Meltdown Viral Video (05:37–08:02)

• Description: The crew plays audio from a viral video in which a college student loses his temper after his World of Warcraft password is changed by a prankster roommate.
  • World of Warcraft culture: Discussed as a long-running, highly addictive game with a history of intense emotional reactions.
    • “When their World of Warcraft character dies, they kids have, like, committed suicide or. So that’s how intense this game can be.” — A (06:10)
• FCC Roulette: The clip contains a barrage of F-bombs (bleeped), and the crew jokingly dares listeners to see if any slip through.
  • “And something you wanna listen for on this is, Josh always misses one curse word. So this is fun.” — E (06:50)
• Printer Fail Comparison: Abby jokes that the audio could easily be mistaken for Bert’s reaction to his printer not working.

Notable Quote:

“Much better video than it is audio. But you gotta go. And I’ll check that out.”
— A (07:59)

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Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• “This kid can sing. What he does is he just sets up video in his living room and just starts doing his thing. And they’re all great.”
  — A (01:18)
• “There’s a .001% chance that this might be real.”
  — A, on MJ–Dave Dave theory (03:13)
• “People like Justin Bieber because he’s so damn cute. But this kid is really talented.”
  — A (02:36)
• “You know, how you can send that signal out to his fans is just by appearing somewhere and going, I’m not dead. It’s one way to send a signal.”
  — E (04:53)
• “When their World of Warcraft character dies, they kids have, like, committed suicide or. So that’s how intense this game can be.”
  — A (06:10)
• “That is actually could have been mistaken for the audio of when Bert’s computer printer didn’t work and it said warming up for 40 straight minutes.”
  — E (08:02)

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Important Segments (Timestamps)

• Grayson Chance Clip and Discussion: 00:00–02:49
• Michael Jackson/“Dave Dave” Theory: 02:53–05:37
• World of Warcraft Meltdown: 05:37–08:02
• Listener Call-in on Michael Jackson’s Anonymity: 08:19–08:55

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Final Thoughts

The Bert Show blends internet culture with their signature comedic banter, taking listeners on a ride through viral discoveries, celebrity myths, and the wild world of gaming pranks. While poking fun at the absurdity of fame and rumors, the hosts keep the mood light and relatable—just the dose of entertainment their “real and funny” reputation promises.

All audio clips and further highlights are available at q100atlanta.com.

Transcript

[A]

You're on the Burt Show. All right, so this is the kid here that is starting to make some waves already, man. Some are calling him the next Justin Bieber. Jen Hobby thinks this kid's better than Justin Bieber.

[B]

I love this kid. His name is Grayson Chance. He is like a 12 year old 6th grader who was recorded at his school talent show. And then the video's up online. I think a listener called earlier this morning to say there was like 8 million hits on his video by last night. So everybody's paying attention to him.

[C]

And.

[B]

And he's getting compared to Justin Bieber because that's how Justin started as well, with YouTube videos.

[A]

And he's going to be on Ellen DeGeneres already. This just happened over the last 48 hours. But YouTube and the Internet has changed everything, right? You know, there was a time where you had to do this whole dance of if you wanted a song played, you had to get a record label. Then they had to pitch the radio station and get your song on the radio. Those days are over, man. If you are good and you are talented, somebody's going to find you online, right? And somebody found this kid, Grayson Chase. This is the song that we played for you yesterday. And this is him just doing his thing at his talent show. Me 12, 13 years old. Right? But maybe he's just like, he's got that one song that he just kicks ass at, right? So he doesn't have anything else. So I go online yesterday and find out, man, this kid can sing. What he does is he just sets up video in his living room and just starts doing his thing. And they're all great. Listener called up this morning, said that he's writing his own songs also.

[D]

That's great.

[E]

Awesome. Well, this is it. The two videos he has online in addition to paparazzi are his own for him.

[B]

Incredible.

[A]

Then there's this one. This one's called maybe Stars. Like, I thought Jem would get a whole bunch of heat yesterday when she said that this kid is better than Justin Bieber. But even like the 15 year olds were tweeting and emailing and Facebooking us yesterday saying she's right, that people like Justin Bieber because he's so damn cute. But this kid is really talented.

[B]

Yeah, this is the real deal.

[A]

This might be the real deal.

[B]

And supposedly he's gonna be on Ellen today.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

Yep, yep, yep.

[A]

All right, this next piece of audio, this is only going to work. I think if you guys come over here and you look at the video as I'm playing it now, you realize

[D]

before this happened, you know, there's some Elvis people who still think that Elvis is alive.

[A]

Totally.

[D]

This kind of. This is what I'm thinking is that now the Michael Jackson people are thinking this.

[A]

Agreed. Because you remember when Michael Jackson passed away, that that sort of grainy video of Michael getting into an ambulance from a hospital, people were talking about that. Now the conspiracy theorists think that Michael Jackson showed up on Larry King after his death and this is what he sounded like. And we have this video up online right now. Q100ATLANTA.com I'm just saying there's a.001% chance that this might be real.

[C]

Come on, action, friend attending the funeral. And Dave. Dave, yes, that's his name, Dave. Dave. He was David Rothenberg. He was set on fire in 1983. Suffered, as you can see, terrible scars. Michael Jackson befriended him and paid for a lot of his surgeries. Dave. Dave is also attending the burial. Why? Dave? Dave. Well, to liberate myself from the confines of my father's criminality. He caused the fire.

[A]

Can you guys hear? There's like a little Michael Jackson there.

[C]

Caused all this to. To free myself of his name and his legacy. I decided to become my own person through changing my name. We'll find out how Michael helped you.

[A]

Like, he's been burned so badly that it looks as though it's like a. A makeup job in a movie. Stories of people in need but not feeling it.

[B]

I don't. How could that be Michael Jackson? Because there's pictures of them when they were friends, when Michael was still alive, and it's two different people hugging each other. How could he then be Michael Jackson?

[A]

Unless that really the first picture.

[E]

You can do anything you want with Photoshop.

[A]

The voice is just like. Close enough.

[D]

Is the thought that he's just trying to send a signal out to his fans that he's still alive and he's showing up on Larry King.

[E]

You know, how you can send that signal out to his fans is just by appearing somewhere and going, I'm not dead. It's one way to send a signal.

[A]

That's not the way Michael Jackson would do things.

[D]

The idea I think behind with Elvis now, Michael Jackson is that their fame was crippling them and suffocating them. So it's very know very much like, well, if you fake your own death, then people are off your back. You know, paparazzi's off your back, people are off your back, and you get to try to live a normal life.

[A]

The Pressure was too great. You couldn't handle it. So you checked out, like, Eddie and the cr.

[D]

Old school movie. Eddie and the Cruiser. Same kind of.

[B]

Yes.

[D]

You know, that's a lot of that movie.

[E]

If you drop out, if you're disappearing, that you don't go on Larry. Well, I guess. I mean, who's really watching Larry King anyways? So maybe that's the one you do

[D]

show dude his wife's sister.

[A]

Yeah, well, you do if you're Michael Jackson. Okay, and this last piece, this is going to be either really funny or really irritating. Everybody knows what World of Warcraft is, right?

[B]

Yes.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

This online game, it's what?

[D]

It's like one of the first multiplayer online games. And because it's been around so long, it is, like, the biggest. So.

[A]

And people are hardcore about it. Like, it takes, like, different levels, and once you get into it, you get so sucked into it. Like, people have, like. I mean, it's gotten serious. Like, they've committed suit. Like, kids have committed suicide.

[B]

It's like a drug, right?

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

When their World of Warcraft character dies, they kids have, like, committed suicide or. So that's how intense this game can be. So this shot and we have the video up online right now is obviously, like, two college kids, and one kid is sitting on the couch and he's watching tv and he's looking over his shoulder into the camera. And what he's done is he has changed his roommate's World of Warcraft's password so you can't. So you can see this guy struggling to get online, and he can't while the other kid is looking into the computer and he's just laughing because this kid is having a meltdown. Oh, yeah. And there's a lot of F words in here that have been beeped out, but if you have kids, you're probably gonna be able to make out what's going on.

[E]

And something you wanna listen for on this is Josh always misses one curse word. So this is fun.

[D]

Are we sure that all of them have inflates?

[F]

So.

[E]

No, this is fun for you, but it's really fun for me.

[F]

Hold, please.

[A]

We. FCC roulette.

[E]

Yes, go ahead.

[A]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

[B]

What the.

[A]

What the. Oh, I can't even log on to the. What is it? All right, so I think my account got hacked from some, uh.

[B]

Oh, here he goes.

[A]

Blizzard. I did not enter my password. See, it's not even working now.

[B]

Wow. Oh, temper tantrum.

[A]

Much better video than it is audio. But you gotta go. And I'll Check that out.

[E]

That is actually could have been mistaken for the audio of when Bert's computer printer didn't work and it said warming up for 40 straight minutes.

[A]

Yes, we will put that up online. But we can, we will have to put a warning up there. Like this contains a whole bunch of F word. Here is Chris.

[D]

Good morning.

[A]

You're on Q100.

[F]

Hey Bert show. By the way, longtime listener. Love the show.

[D]

Thank you, sir.

[F]

Just so you know, about the whole Michael Jackson deal, there was an interview he did some time ago when he filmed like Smooth Criminal and he had to go out on. He had to dress him in costume and he went out around the town and he said nobody knew who he was. And he loved that feeling. He said he loved the feeling when he could talk to people and no one knew who the heck he was. So, I mean, I believe it's possible that he might do it again.

[A]

Like if his life has been so freakish that anything still is possible. I mean, it would. This would be the only thing about Michael Jackson that would really surprise him. Out of all the stories that we've

[B]

ever heard about, he wouldn't have done that to his kids.

[A]

Probably not.

[B]

Had he been a single guy and not a father, I would have said maybe he would have done something that freaky. But I don't think he would torture his kids like that. His kids think their dad died, right?

[A]

That's not a really funny joke.

[B]

Not really funny?

[A]

No, not really.

[B]

Not so much.

[A]

All right, we will see you guys tomorrow. All those videos up online, q100atlanta.com Listen, it's the vert show.