Vault: Father Crunk Insp. Message

Summary

The Bert Show (Pionaire Podcasting): "Vault: Father Crunk Insp. Message"

Release Date: November 6, 2025
Featured Guest: Father Ricardo Bailey ("Father Crunk")

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Episode Overview

This episode features the beloved and charismatic Father Ricardo Bailey, affectionately known as "Father Crunk," in a signature blend of humor, life wisdom, and inspirational message. The main theme explores the power of vulnerability—specifically, the value and strength found in men expressing emotion and the importance of crying without shame. Father Bailey uses a recent New York Times feature on himself, a lighthearted digression on pop culture, and relatable anecdotes to drive the message home for The Bert Show's morning audience.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Early Morning Hurdles and Humor

• The Struggle Is Real: Father Bailey and the host joke about the pain of early wake-ups for radio. Both commiserate on the "stupid hour" of 3:30 AM, swapping stories of alarms and sleep deprivation.
  • "[W]aiting for the Pope. I mean this is unbelievable, man." – Father Bailey (00:57)
  • "This is just dumb to be this up this early in the morning." – Show Host (01:03)

From Parties to the Pulpit

• Pulling an All-Nighter (Sort Of): Father Bailey recounts leaving a church party early, strategically setting multiple alarms, and knowing he’ll crash by lunchtime.
  • "I set like seven alarms and I set them all over my room... I got up at 3:30 and I could not go back to bed and...this afternoon it's going to be hectic man." – Father Bailey (01:18)
  • "You're going to hit the wall about 3 o'clock." – Show Host (01:58)
  • "Yeah, 12 noon." – Father Bailey (02:01)

New York Times Feature and Action Figures

• Recognition: The hosts highlight Father Bailey’s profile in the New York Times, poking fun about his rising fame and imaginary action figures.
  • "Just as the sun started to burn through the smog on a recent Monday morning. The Reverend Ricardo Xavier Zatwan Bailey...slipped on his headphones and rolled up to a radio studio microphone. Yes, party people, it's Father Ricardo Bailey..." – Host quoting NYT article (02:49)
  • "That's crazy. Did everybody. Action figures coming out. I told y'all that. I told y'all, be on alert." – Father Bailey (02:27)

Faith, Pop Culture, and Lessons from Hollywood

• Bridging Worlds: Father Bailey is celebrated for finding spiritual and moral lessons in popular culture, helping listeners see the overlap between Hollywood's dramas and biblical wisdom.
  • "He takes a look at Hollywood and...tells us...we can learn from [it] and we can apply [it] to the bible." – Show Host (04:15)

Main Message: "Don't Be a Hater If I Cry"

• The Hasselhoff Example: Inspired by David Hasselhoff crying on American Idol, Father Bailey encourages the public, especially men, to embrace their emotions.

  • "So the title of my talk today is don't be a hater if I cry." – Father Bailey (04:43)
  • "[I]f that's what you want to do, God bless him...there are many reasons and circumstances that can touch the emotions that we hold inside." (04:56)

• Biblical Context: Father Bailey references numerous biblical figures, including Jesus, to normalize and elevate the act of crying for men.

  • "If you look in the Bible, I believe you can find numerous passages in which men cry...Jesus...crying several times about, notably the death of his friend Lazarus." – Father Bailey (05:16)

• A Message to Men: He dismantles the "tough it out" stereotype and underscores that showing emotion is human—and attractive.

  • "Fellas, listen to a priest. Women love a sensitive man. I ain't telling you to compromise anything about yourself, but just think about it. Game recognized game player." – Father Bailey (06:17)

Humor Amid Inspiration

• What Makes Father Bailey Cry: In classic Bert Show style, Father Bailey blends comedy with realness, listing everyday nuisances—smelly armpits, bad breath, funky feet—as tongue-in-cheek "reasons to cry."
  • "Smelly armpits...make me cry...People with bad breath make me cry...Funky feet makes me cry. Lord help us all." – Father Bailey (06:38-07:14)

Personal Reflections on Vulnerability

• Ordination Memories: Father Bailey recounts his emotional ordination in 2003, reflecting on tradition, community, and the significance of being the first priest from his parish in 95 years.

  • "It is always an honor for a priest to vest another priest...And I didn't know that in my own parish, I was the first man to become a priest...very emotional event." – Father Bailey (08:10)

• Celebrity Crush Callout: For a final comedic twist, he jokes about crying over missing a chance to meet Mariah Carey.

  • "Mariah Carey, bro. I cried when I couldn't meet her, man. You know, she is so, so fine, bro." – Father Bailey (09:52)

Final Encouragement and Goodbyes

• Stay True, Stay Sensitive: Father Bailey closes with encouragement—reminding listeners there’s no shame in shedding tears and sending shout-outs to his community.
  • "Remember, don't be a hater if you gotta cry...I'm out. Players, play on. Love you all. God bless you." – Father Bailey (10:53)

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Memorable Quotes with Timestamps

• "Coming up this early reminds me when I'm in Rome, man, waiting for the Pope. I mean this is unbelievable, man."
  — Father Ricardo Bailey (00:57)

• "It reminds us that no matter how much we think that we are totally in control of our emotions, we can face moments and situations that can be at times a little too overwhelming for us to deal with."
  — Father Ricardo Bailey (05:36)

• "Fellas, listen to a priest. Women love a sensitive man. I ain't telling you to compromise anything about yourself, but just think about it. Game recognized game player."
  — Father Ricardo Bailey (06:17)

• "Don't be a hater if I cry. Ah, ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah, ah..."
  — Father Ricardo Bailey (10:01)

• "Jesus did it. He walked over Jerusalem and over the death of his friend Lazarus. There cannot be any shame in your gizain."
  — Father Ricardo Bailey (10:18)

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Notable Segments & Timestamps

• Early Morning Banter & Sleep Deprivation: (00:47–02:15)
• Discussion about NYT Article / Father Bailey's Fame: (02:15–03:56)
• Faith & Hollywood Segment Intro: (04:15–04:43)
• Main Inspirational Message: 'Don't Be a Hater If I Cry': (04:43–10:53)
• Shout-outs and Final Blessings: (10:53–11:00)

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Tone & Style

Father Bailey’s segment mixes inspirational storytelling, biblical reference, and sincere encouragement with his signature brand of humor, high energy, and playful “crunk” persona. His warmth and authenticity come through in honest remembrance and slick comedic asides, making the message both grounded and incredibly entertaining.

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Takeaway

This Father Crunk episode is a spirited, heartfelt reminder to embrace vulnerability, humor in hardship, and humanity in faith—delivered in a way only The Bert Show family can, leaving listeners uplifted, entertained, and a little more comfortable with whatever might bring tears to their eyes.

Transcript

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[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Hey, the Birch Show. How are you today, Father Bailey?

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

I'm great, man. I mean it is early as I don't know what.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

We usually bring in between 6:30 and 7.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Yeah. You know, but you know, coming up this early reminds me when I'm in Rome, man, waiting for the Pope. I mean this is unbelievable, man.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

It's a stupid hour. Like every now and then I will get up, the alarm will go off at 3:30. And I've told these guys this before where I will look at the clock and I will just say this is, this is a stupid, this is just dumb to be this up this early in the morning.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

You say that every now and again?

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Yeah, like every day. Yeah, every day.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

I was at a party last night, right? And you know, we were just getting it crunked up and everything, having fun, you know, with church folks. That's how we do. And the funny thing about it is I, I'm looking at my clock, it's like 10 o', clock. I'm thinking, man, I gotta be at the birth show at 6, you know what I'm saying? And then, you know, my pastor's still hanging around and everybody else still chilling out. I'm like, man, yo man, we got, we gotta bounce, bro. I mean, I gotta be at the studio at six o'. Clock. So I get to my, my room, I set my alarm, I set like all my alarms. I had like seven alarms and I set them all over my room, all over my suite for different times so I can make sure I get up. I got up at 3:30 and I could not go back to bed and, and I know this afternoon it's going to be hectic man. It's going to be nothing nice, but it's okay.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

You're going to hit the wall about. I'll tell you, your future. You're going to hit the wall about 3 o'. Clock.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

3 o'? Clock? Yeah, 12 noon.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

I'm giving you three hours. And then people are talking to you and you can hear the words and you can feel the vibrations in your ear, but you will just shut down.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

It's like Charlie Brown. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Exactly.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Say the drama for your mama, baby.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Hey, y' all need to go to the website and check out the article that we linked over to because Father Bailey, big article in the New York Times. Father Bailey last week.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

That's crazy. Did everybody. Action figures coming out. I told y' all that. I told y' all, be on alert. The action figures are coming out. Mattel's already in talks with you, aren't they? I tell you, man, Hot Wheels, some baby. My, you know, Father mobile car and everything. I'm telling you, man, the whole line.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

You'Re getting ready to blow off, dude. I'm telling you.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Hey, let me tell you something, man. And I even told them to make action figures for you all as well.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Thank you.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Okay. Okay. So they'll be here, you know, probably this afternoon, talk to you all.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

They wouldn't even have to waste a lot of plastic on me. This is what the New York Times just the first paragraph says about Father Bailey. Just as the sun started to burn through the smog on a recent Monday morning. The Reverend Ricardo Xavier Zatwan Bailey. Is that right?

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Zatoine, bro.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Zatoine.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Sorry.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

That was really white, wasn't it? A priesthood Holy Spirit, Roman Catholic Church here. Loosened his collar, slipped on his headphones and rolled up to a radio studio microphone. Yes, party people, it's Father Ricardo Bailey coming to you live and hardcore from the basilica at Q100. Sandwiched between songs by the likes of Trick Daddy and the Pussycat Dolls, Father Bailey has a weekly gig on one of the most popular morning shows in Atlanta, the Birch Show. Yeah. Where he has been introduced to listeners as Father Kronk. And that's in the New York Times. And that's just where it starts.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

But you know what, man? I never heard Trick Daddy on this radio station.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

No, we play some Trick Daddy.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Trick Daddy, man. You know what I'm saying? Oh, man, get out of here. Yeah. On the Burt show, though. No. Okay. That's why I thought, well, you haven't.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Heard a lot of music, period. On the first show. Congratulations on the article.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Well, thank you very much. And like I said before, I don't take this all lightly. I mean, I'm very humbled by the whole thing, but at the same time, I look at as a wonderful means of showing people a different aspect of the priesthood, that priests are human, too. But most of all that, you know, we have fun. And I thank you all for affording me the opportunity. It's been. It's been a wonderful, wonderful chance.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Father Bailey joins us every week, and he takes a look at Hollywood and he tells us, look. And I know there's a lot of freaky stuff going on there, but you got to learn from it, watch it, listen to it, because a lot of it we can learn from and we can apply it to the bible.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

I am sanctified sanctified God must be glorified Glory. Hey, bird dog on now.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

You ready?

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Oh, okay. My fault.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

I'm ready. You're ready. Do it.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

All right, man. Well, today we're going to talk about David Hasselhoff. And you can find on the Q100 entertainment buzz and it says hasselhoff defends crime on American idol. David hasservice is defending the moment he was caught on camera crying during the final episode of American idol. This dude needs help. However, the half was in the audience watching finalists Catherine mcphee and taylor hicks face off for the title and was overcome with emotion when the winner was announced. Now he refuses to feel embarrassed by a sentimental display and insists if politicians could show some love and warmth like him, the world would be a better place. And you know what? I can't hate on David because he's absolutely right. So the title of my talk today is don't be a hater if I cry. Oh, yes. Good morning, Atlanta. Yes, sir, and yes, ma', am, it's your boy, father Ricardo Bailey coming at y' all live at funky fresh in the a.m. oh, yes. Once again, it's on from holy spirit Catholic Church in Q100. And it seems that we're going to talk about the topic of David Hasselhoff this morning. And as you all heard me say, the man cried on American idol. And you know what? If that's what you want to do, God bless him. Now, I must admit I haven't seen much going on in Hollywood that really interests me, but I imagine that this is a very good story, especially in the month of June when we had the chance a couple of weeks ago to remember those special men in our lives. I give a special shout out to all the Fellas who are doing what they need to do and what they are supposed to do most, especially in treating the ladies and the children right and the way that they are supposed to be treated. Now, if you look in the Bible, I believe you can find numerous passages in which men cry. For instance, you can look from Genesis to Revelation and find many, many passages in which you can find people in the Bible crying. We can even see Jesus, the son of God, crying several times about, notably the death of his friend Lazarus. I believe that crying is a very important aspect of the lives that we live because it reminds us that no matter how much we think that we are totally in control of our emotions, we can face moments and situations that can be at times a little too overwhelming for us to deal with. However, Hasselhoff is right. There's nothing wrong with crying at all. I mean, we don't want folks to walk around like the Charlie Brown character with the black crowd over their head all the time. But a good cry isn't a bad thing. And fellas, listen to a priest. Women love a sensitive man. I ain't telling you to compromise anything about yourself, but just think about it. Game recognized game player. On the serious tip, there are many reasons and circumstances that can touch the emotions that we hold inside. And let me share with you some of the things that trigger my emotions that really make me cry. First of all, smelly armpits, people who stink, make me cry because I really feel for them. I say, baby, are you taking a bath today? Use some soap or something like that. People with bad breath make me cry. Most especially when they're the folks who always want to be in your face to talk about stuff. Atlanta, you know what I'm talking about. I remember when I was in college, there was this colleague of mine whose breath smelled so bad that I got a headache and I was crying because she messed up my day. And folks, can I give it up for the funky feet? Funky feet makes me cry. Lord help us all. You know the folks, Atlanta, it seems to need to invest in Glade and plug it in. Plug it in more. There's nothing in the world as bad as a pair of funky feet. For me, that is worse than the ipod from hell. Get some foot spray and some baking soda and sprinkle it, baby. Those were just a couple examples that can make this priest cry. But when you read the article from the entertainment buzz, you can see why David Hasselhoff cried. And it was because he was caught up in the moment. He understood that there are some events and some things that can really touch our souls. Billy Song wrote an song that said, there are oceans. I mean, there are sad songs that can make you cry. That's from Billy Ocean, y'. All. Forgive me. It's early in the morning now, Atlanta. I'm not saying for you to go into work being an emotional mess, but it is a blessing to know that tears can be a real gift. I can remember when I was ordained to the priesthood in June of 2003. The priest who placed my priestly vestments on me was. Was a hardcore priest from Italy who worked in the African American Catholic community of this archdiocese. I'm talking about Monsignor Frank Justa. He came to the cathedral to vest me my vestments, and he was crying like he lost his big toe. But I understood why he was crying, and the reason did not hit me until later. It is always an honor for a priest to vest another priest under David's ordination to the priesthood because you are the first man, in many ways, to touch that guy's life. And I didn't know that in my own parish, I was the first man to become a priest. And that was a very emotional event. That was the case with me. I was the first priest, almost 95 years, that came from my parish of Our lady of Lourdes in downtown Atlanta. And that was really a very special moment. So don't think that there's anything wrong with crying at all. I cried when I didn't have the chance to meet BertrandMusikoff, man.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

All right, it's gonna get serious now.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Here we go. Mariah Carey, bro. I cried when I couldn't meet her, man. You know, she is so, so fine, bro.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

I got no love.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

All right, man.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

I agree with that, Burt.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

You gotta hook a brother up. But I do want you all to know that you still can be fly if you gotta cry. That's right, Atlanta. Don't be a hater if I cry. Ah, ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah, ah Therefore, Atlanta, Jesus did it. He walked over Jerusalem and over the death of his friend Lazarus. There cannot be any shame in your gizain. My tizam is up. I got some bizzams. But before I go, let me give a shout out to all the young professionals of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, the Auxiliary of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, AKA the Cape Princesses. All these women are fine, bro. You know what I'm saying? And my good friend Captain Ed Kavikis and Officer Joe Vilafane, both working at the metro Atlanta airports, doing their things and keeping Everybody safe. So I'm out. Atlanta. I love you all. Thank you for the opportunity. Remember, don't be a hater if you gotta cry. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. I'm out. Players, play on. Love you all. God bless you. Take care and I'll see you next time.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

Great job, Father Bailey. Amen.

[Father Ricardo Bailey]

Hey.

[Show Host (Birch Show Host)]

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