Vault: Did she let her "redneck" out on her Texas trip?

Summary

The Bert Show Podcast Summary

Episode: Vault: Did she let her "redneck" out on her Texas trip?
Date: June 29, 2026
Main Cast: Bert (Host), Wendy (Main storyteller), and other show regulars

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Episode Overview

This lively episode centers on Wendy’s recent trip to her dad’s ranch outside San Antonio, Texas. Through laughter and candid storytelling, she reflects on embracing her family's "redneck" roots, highlights the unique charm and chivalry of Texas men, and shares memorable moments from her visit home. The cast explores themes of state pride, rural lifestyles, and the surprising joys of letting loose in the heart of Texas.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Wendy Visits Her Dad’s Texas Ranch

(01:00-03:00)

• Wendy describes her journey home to San Antonio, humorously calling Texas “another country.”
• Her dad lives a "country lifestyle" in a ranch-style home, complete with hunting trophies and farm gear.
  • Quote: “I have to come to terms with the fact that my dad is a redneck and I’m gonna embrace it.” — Wendy (01:32)
• The cast teases about her dad’s hobbies, including hunting and showing off his new bright orange tractor.
• Family traditions include going on tractor rides to hunt for rocks—later painted with Texas symbols for the yard.

2. “Full-Blown Redneck” Decor

(02:19-03:49)

• Wendy shares anecdotes about her dad’s decorative choices, from fox and squirrel skins on ropes to a multitude of Texas stars adornments.
  • Quote: “There’s stars on the patio, there’s stars on the patio chair, there’s stars on the door… stars everywhere.” — Wendy (03:32)
• Military memorabilia and state pride are on display throughout the house.
  • Host: “You will never find people from a state that are more prideful about their state than you will [in] Texas.” (03:56)

3. Texas Social Life: Chivalry, Dancing, and Respect

(04:00-05:45)

• Wendy and her best friend enjoy classic Texas pastimes: horseback riding, line dancing, and two-stepping.
• She highlights the respectful behavior and traditional chivalry of Texas men—offering an enthusiastic comparison with men in other regions.
  • Quote: “It’s just nice to see a nice guy raised right and respectful of women.” — Wendy (05:36)
• The cast jokes about the authenticity of dance moves and how cowboy chivalry differs from bigger city attitudes.
  • Host: “You said guys can dance in San Antonio, but you also said line dance. Is that really dancing?” (04:24)
  • Wendy: “Well, two step in… when you go to two step or you do the east coast swing, like that takes coordination.” (04:30)

4. Contrasting Cultures: Atlanta vs. Texas

(05:39-06:18)

• The group discusses the prevalence of courtesy and chivalry, with Wendy insisting that Texas men are uniquely respectful.
• Friendly debate ensues about whether such men exist everywhere, and whether Wendy truly seeks them out in Atlanta.

5. The One That Got Away

(06:28-06:55)

• Wendy mentions a budding romance, having met a guy she would have dated if she lived there.
  • Quote: “If I lived there, I would have totally pursued him. I got his number, everything…” — Wendy (06:40)
  • Others note that in Texas, the men do the pursuing—a cultural difference Wendy admires.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Texas pride:
  “You will never find people from a state that are more prideful about their state than you will. Texas.”
  — Host (03:56)

• On “redneck” home decor:
  “There’s stars on the patio, there’s stars on the patio chair, there’s stars on the door… stars everywhere.”
  — Wendy (03:32)

• On chivalry:
  “It’s just nice to see a nice guy raised right and respectful of women.”
  — Wendy (05:36)

• On Texas men approaching women:
  “They didn’t want anything from you but just to dance and teach you how to dance and treat you like a lady.”
  — Wendy (06:18)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:00: Wendy introduces her Texas trip
• 01:32: Embracing her dad’s “redneck” side
• 02:19-03:00: Ranch stories and painting rocks with Texas flags
• 03:32: Description of star-adorned home
• 04:00-05:00: Texas nightlife, chivalry, and respectful men
• 06:28-06:55: Wendy’s Texas love connection story

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Tone and Style

The episode is warm, humorous, and conversational—typical of The Bert Show. The crew’s supportive banter, Wendy’s candid stories, and genuine affection for Texas culture make the episode entertaining and relatable for anyone missing home or curious about life in the Lone Star State.

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Recommendation:
This episode is a delightful listen for those who love family stories, Americana, or the quirks of regional culture. Wendy’s tales capture the allure of Texas and the universal need to feel respected and at home—wherever you hang your (cowboy) hat.

Transcript

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[Host]

You're on the Burt Show. So Wendy went, not quite to Central America, but she went to Central Texas.

[Wendy]

I did go to another country. The United States. Texas?

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[Wendy]

I went to hang out with my dad. Brought my best friend with me to San Antonio, Texas. It's where I'm from. And my dad moved back there and built a beautiful home. It's about 25 minutes outside of Texas. So it's like the ranch style home. And he's living the country lifestyle.

[Caller or Guest]

You mean San Antonio is that. We're outside.

[Wendy]

Mm, just outside San antonio. So it's 25 minutes and my dad.

[Host]

You didn't use the word country lifestyle often.

[Wendy]

Yeah, my dad is a full blown redneck. I mean, I have to come to terms with the fact that my dad is a redneck and I'm gonna embrace it. Cause on the ranch, I mean, it's a beautiful home, the home's awesome, but you go to the backyard, all of a sudden you see this rope and on the rope is a fox skin and then there's a squirrel skin. And I'm like, dad, well, you need

[Caller or Guest]

coats in the winter.

He's a country boy.

[Wendy]

And a squirrel, he's a country.

[Caller or Guest]

That's a lot of hunting, right?

[Wendy]

First thing my dad thinks of when we wake up is getting his shotgun out and going to find the next squirrel that is on the porch. I'm like, dad, we're not doing that. I'm on vacation. We're not shooting squirrels. And then he had to show off his tractor. He got a new tractor. So it's this bright orange tractor. So of course we have to go on a tractor ride to look for rocks. Yes.

[Caller or Guest]

We're looking for what?

[Wendy]

Look for rocks. Because he wants to put a brand new rock right there in the front yard.

[Caller or Guest]

So.

[Wendy]

Because he's painting all these rocks, like the Texas flag. Like, one of them has that.

[Host]

Now that's the most redneck thing. You said that he is painting the Texas flag on the rock in his front yard.

[Wendy]

There's one already painted. There's one already painted. And then he's gonna put the address on another one. I mean, he wants a. Wow. There's a full row of rocks in the front of the house.

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[Host]

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[Wendy]

So, yeah, we got a tractor ride going to look for rocks, which was fun. Found some cactuses. My friend Lauren brought home some cacti because she thought they were fascinating. I've seen them before. Not really a big deal.

[Host]

Now, you knew this about your dad before. Like, this wasn't an epiphany, right? Or as you were getting older.

[Wendy]

Well, seeing. Seeing the dead skins on there that are all like, they're just laying there

[Caller or Guest]

was a little shocking.

[Wendy]

It was a little much because I was used to seeing, like, the deer heads. My dad's a hunter. I was used to seeing the deer heads hanging up in the house. But just to have a pair of antlers hanging out in the shed, I'm like, just.

[Caller or Guest]

Well, those ones didn't. They don't fit anywhere in the house. He's gonna paint those the Texas colors.

[Wendy]

There's just no point for them.

[Host]

So does he have a Don't mess with Texas bumper sticker on one of his trucks?

[Wendy]

Oh, I'm sure.

[Caller or Guest]

Or everything's bigger in Texas or something like that.

[Wendy]

Well, he's got stars all over the house. Okay. You pull into the driveway, there's a star on two stars on the end of the driveway. Just Texas stars. And then you go to the front of the driveway, there's two more stars. There's stars on the patio. There's stars on the patio chair. There's stars on the door. There's one hanging above. There's stars in the lanterns. I mean, there's stars everywhere.

[Caller or Guest]

Do we have framed pictures of w anywhere in the house?

[Wendy]

Yes.

[Caller or Guest]

Yes.

[Wendy]

There's military stuff everywhere.

[Host]

You will never find people from a state that are more prideful about their state than you will. Texas.

[Wendy]

And I love it. And the people There are awesome and so nice. We went horseback riding, got away for a little bit. Got to go line dancing and two stepping. And the guys there know how to dance nice. And they will ask you to dance. You don't have to do anything. You just have to simply walk into the club or the line dancing facility and just sit down and a nice boy will come and ask you to dance.

[Host]

Now, you said guys can dance in San Antonio, but you also said line dance. Is that really dancing?

[Wendy]

Well, two step in. When you go to two step or you do the east coast swing, like that takes coordination.

[Host]

Okay, so that's real. That gets, you get credit points right there for dancing. If it's.

[Wendy]

It's like country ballroom dancing. So, I mean, they know the steps and they're leading you. You feel like a girl. They present you on the dance floor, so they like give you a little twirl before they start teaching you to dance. And these are good looking guys and they're respectful. If you say no, they're just like, okay, thank you. And they walk away or they ask, can I buy you a drink for a dance? It's really sweet.

[Host]

They're not like, why are you being a bitch, man?

[Wendy]

No, they're not cussing at you.

[Host]

I didn't ask you to marry me and say, let's dance.

[Caller or Guest]

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[Wendy]

Yeah. There's no affliction. There's no hair gel. They are. They're cute in their cowboy hats. Some had the belt buckles going on. But there are some guys who are just dressed normal.

[Host]

Do you think that if you live down there for any amount of time that you'd be sick of that scene too, though?

[Wendy]

No, no. I love the chivalry. They would do anything for girls down there. And I think that it's so awesome to see, even going into a restaurant, people we didn't even know, guys we didn't even know would open doors or wait for us to come and open doors. It's just nice to see a nice guy raised right and respectful of women.

[Caller or Guest]

You know, those guys exist everywhere. They exist in Atlanta too. You just don't seek them out.

[Wendy]

I do seek them out.

[Lowe's Announcer]

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[Caller or Guest]

You go to Boosh World and you stand around and you wait for a Boosh to do that and they don't. They're too busy making sure their hair looks good and their shirt's tight enough and their tan's Okay.

I think Wendy's right though. I think that there's a different level of chivalry in Texas.

[Host]

Really?

[Wendy]

You're right. Maybe with gainers there. I mean, because there's like military bases everywhere. There's Air Force, there's army bases. And I think you just grow up with a different level of respect, which I loved and took in the entire time we were there. We just wanted to go out just so guys would be respectful and pull out our chairs and show my friend

[Host]

how you do that respect thing.

[Wendy]

I know, it was nice. It's like they didn't want anything from you, but just to dance and teach you how to dance and treat you like a lady. They didn't want anything else at the end of the night. It was fascinating.

[Host]

Yeah, of course they did. They're only. They're only gentlemen for so long. Did you meet anybody that you will stay in touch with?

[Wendy]

I did meet one boy. You did? I did. If I lived there, I would have totally pursued him. I got his number, everything and.

[Caller or Guest]

But see, if you lived there, you wouldn't have to pursue him because he would actually pursue you.

[Wendy]

See, I know. I'm so bummed that I don't live there right now to go and have him pursue me and date him because he was perfect.

[Host]

Show me this land of respectful men.

[Wendy]

I love it.

[Host]

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