Vault: He finally popped the question!

Summary

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The Bert Show: "Vault: He finally popped the question!"

Date: June 22, 2026

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of The Bert Show centers on the joyous news that regular cast member Joanna just got engaged! Blending the group's signature humor, warmth, and genuine connection, the hosts and listeners share in Joanna’s proposal story, react to Wendy’s eerily prophetic dream about the engagement, and dive into wedding planning excitement. The episode sparkles with laughter, inside jokes, and heartwarming outpourings of support as Joanna details her engagement weekend in the North Georgia mountains.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Psychic Readings and Wendy’s Prophetic Dream

Timestamps: 00:59–03:16

• Past Psychic Experiences: The show recalls earlier in the summer when the cast visited different psychics, with mixed results—most proving inaccurate except for Jason’s psychic, whose predictions had some validity.
• Wendy’s Dream as a Psychic Episode:
  • Wendy recounts a vivid dream she had Friday night in which Joanna showed off an engagement ring. The dream’s accuracy surprises everyone, especially since Joanna did, in fact, get engaged the very next morning.
  • Quote:
    • Wendy (02:20): “I went to sleep Friday night, and the only thing I remember waking up in the morning is that Joanna got engaged ... she came to me in my dream telling me and showing me a ring ... And it was bizarre...”
• Hosts’ Reaction: The cast is incredulous and delighted at the coincidence, prompting jokes about Wendy’s new psychic abilities.

2. Joanna’s Engagement Story

Timestamps: 03:14–07:41

• The Proposal Setting:
  • Joanna describes a mountain getaway that began with some travel woes but turned magical with snow and a cozy fireplace.
  • Quote:
    • Joanna (04:41): “...there’s this beautiful, like, outdoor fireplace outside. Cause I said, my one requirement is that I want an outdoor fireplace...we’re sitting in front...snow falling outside, so it was really pretty. And he puts his arm around me...and he says, ‘I’ve never loved anybody before...you’re the only person I’ve ever loved, and you’re the only person I ever want to love for the rest of my life.’”
  • Joanna’s fiancé, despite being under the weather and a bit awkward, delivers a heartfelt and emotional proposal.
• The Emotional Reaction:
  • Joanna admits realizing “this was the moment” as it unfolded.
  • The group teases about the romantic, almost scripted, nature of her fiancé’s proposal.
  • Quote:
    • Joanna (05:19): “And then I knew that this was the moment. This was coming.”
• Surprise and Planning:
  • Joanna’s best friend’s inadvertent misdirection made the proposal a real surprise.
  • Joanna shares she’s already bought bridal magazines and even settled on a wedding date: next Memorial Day weekend, allowing plenty of time for planning and for guests to travel.

3. Wedding Planning Begins

Timestamps: 06:49–08:03

• Early Organization:

  • The hosts joke about how quickly Joanna is jumping into the planning phase, with bridal magazines already in hand and important decisions seemingly locked down.
  • Quote:
    • Tracy (06:55): “I’m, like, knowing Joanna, she’s already got the date. The reception hall, the church is already booked, and she’ll be going to print today.”
  • Joanna confirms she and her fiancé chose a distant date to accommodate family and friends.

• Engagement Timeline Rationale:

  • The wedding will be in Florida, a midway point for both families.
  • Having a longer engagement helps with travel preparations and gives space for Joanna to focus on her best friend’s wedding first.

4. Listener Support and On-Air Celebrations

Timestamps: 08:18–09:16

• Listener Call:

  • Monica, a caller, congratulates Joanna, shares her own engagement story, and gives heartfelt advice to savor this special time.
  • Quote:
    • Caller Monica (08:24): “Just, you know, take this time and savor each other and love it and enjoy your engagement. I’m so happy for you.”

• Wedding Involvement:

  • Joanna shares her fiancé wants to be involved in wedding planning—something the hosts find endearing and gently poke fun at.
  • The group reflects on using the term “fiancé” and the surreal feeling of being newly engaged.

5. Family and Proposal Details

Timestamps: 09:26–09:54

• Did He Ask Her Dad?

  • Joanna confirms her fiancé asked for her parents’ blessing ahead of the proposal. Her father was moved to tears upon hearing the news.

• Quote:

  • Joanna (09:30): “He showed my parents the ring and told him, ‘I’m doing it tomorrow, I want your permission.’ And my dad said he started crying.”

6. Lighthearted Teasing & Wrap-up

Timestamps: 10:04–10:23

• Would-Be Prank:

  • If Joanna hadn’t gotten engaged, the team had planned to prank her with a fake on-air engagement scenario.

• Jovial Send-Off:

  • The hosts encourage listeners to check the website for photos and continue the playful banter about Wendy’s potential psychic business.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Wendy (02:20): “I went to sleep Friday night, and the only thing I remember waking up in the morning is that Joanna got engaged.”
• Joanna (04:41): “We’re sitting in front of the fireplace, and it’s cold...and he puts his arm around me...And he starts saying, ‘I’ve never loved anybody before, and you’re the only person I’ve ever loved, and you’re the only person I ever want to love for the rest of my life.’”
• Joanna (07:03): “I already have the dates.”
• Joanna (09:30): “[He] told [my parents], ‘I’m doing it tomorrow, I want your permission.’ And my dad said he started crying.”
• Monica, Caller (08:24): “Take this time and savor each other and love it and enjoy your engagement.”

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Timeline of Major Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------| | 00:59 | Recap: Psychics and introduction to the topic | | 02:14 | Wendy shares her dream | | 03:14 | Joanna confirms her engagement | | 04:09 | Joanna details the proposal story | | 06:49 | Jokes about rapid wedding planning | | 07:24 | Joanna explains wedding date rationale | | 08:18 | Caller Monica congratulates Joanna | | 09:26 | Joanna shares the story of her dad’s reaction | | 10:04 | Team confesses they had a prank ready |

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Tone & Style

The episode blends real emotion—joy, surprise, and heartfelt storytelling—with humor and the playful dynamic characteristic of The Bert Show cast. The conversation is spontaneous, authentic, and inclusive, with listeners warmly welcomed into both celebration and inside jokes.

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Summary

For fans and newcomers alike, this episode delivers a feel-good, laughter-filled ride through an unforgettable milestone moment. Joanna’s engagement is at the heart of it, with supportive friends, unexpected psychic accuracy, and plenty of wedding banter. If you want the full scoop—including a sparkling proposal story and the start of wedding fever—this is an episode not to miss!

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Transcript

[Narrator]

House of the Dragon is back and so is the official podcast. Join hosts Greta Johnson and Jason Concepcion on HBO Max's official House of the Dragon podcast as they break down every episode and speak with the show's writers, cast and crew members. It's an all out war in Westeros and you never know what to expect when battling with dragons. Watch the official Game of Thrones podcast, House of the Dragon on HBO Max or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Melissa]

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[Joanna]

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[Greta Johnson]

And

[Jason Concepcion]

the Bird Show. You guys remember. God, how long ago was it that we all called our psychics? It was at the beginning of the summer. We all went to different psychics and

[Tracy]

most of them were terrible.

[Jason Concepcion]

Yes, most of them were terrible.

[Tracy]

Melissa had psychic.

[Greta Johnson]

Maybe I had a horrible psychic.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Greta Johnson]

She was like, maybe this and maybe that and nothing she said was even close to anything.

[Jason Concepcion]

Well, it turned out that my psychic

[Melissa]

was

[Jason Concepcion]

at least the most accurate. Got a lot of the stuff right and was even coming up with stuff months after the fact. I still haven't listened back to it, but apparently she predicted that trip out to Los Angeles for the TV thing, Right? So this past weekend I talked to her and I don't know who requested it because I was in LA at the time y' all came up with it. And I don't know who requested it because I set up appointments for all of you guys to have with my psychic, and we're gonna record those and see how those pan out. But then it dawned on me, and I realized this morning something very interesting. We don't need my psychic, okay? Because there might be someone in this room who is psychic.

[Greta Johnson]

Really? Really.

[Wendy]

Oh, about my. About my dream.

[Jason Concepcion]

About. About your dream.

[Greta Johnson]

Oh, Wendy. Wendy.

[Tracy]

Okay.

[Wendy]

Cause I had a dream over the weekend and I don't know where it stemmed from or what. I don't even know. But I went to sleep on Friday night, and the only thing I remember waking up in the morning is that Joanna got engaged. But she came to me in my dream telling me and showing me a ring that she had gotten engaged over the weekend. And it Was bizarre. Cause we were just in some random bar in my dream, and she just, like, casually showed me.

[Jason Concepcion]

You and Joanna being in a bar is not unusual.

[Wendy]

No, but like. But who shows off their engagement ring, like, in a bar, like, usually? I mean, that I would expect her to come in studio and be like, hey, I'm engaged.

[Greta Johnson]

I got engaged.

[Wendy]

And that sort of story. But we were just in a bar, and she's like, hey, I got engaged. It was like, no big deal. But I'm like, thinking all morning long, we're like, did she get engaged? I need her to come in. Did she get engaged this weekend?

[Tracy]

I thought that same thing. The first thing I thought about when I woke up this morning and was, like, getting ready. I was like, I wonder if Joanna got engaged this weekend.

[Jason Concepcion]

How was your weekend, Joanna?

[Joanna]

I got engaged this weekend.

[Greta Johnson]

Oh, wait, wait. Turn the mic on. Turn the mic on. Wendy, what did you say?

[Joanna]

I got engaged.

[Greta Johnson]

Congratulations to me. Beautiful ring. Congratulations, girly. I'm so girly in here now. Wendy, when did you have your dream, Wendy? This week. When did you have your dream, Wendy?

[Wendy]

I had it on Friday night.

[Greta Johnson]

Weird. When did you get engaged?

[Wendy]

Saturday morning, Wendy.

[Joanna]

Thanks, Wendy.

[Greta Johnson]

It is a congratulations.

[Joanna]

He did an amazing job on my ring. And the funny thing is, beautiful. I sent a picture to my friend to show her what kind of ring I wanted. And this is more beautiful than the ring I sent her.

[Tracy]

This is gorgeous.

[Joanna]

And how do you do it?

[Greta Johnson]

How do you do it? How did I do it?

[Joanna]

Well, we went to the cabins. We went up to the North Georgia mountains this weekend. And I was telling Tracy about it. It didn't start off great because he wasn't feeling very well. And we got stuck in traffic. I don't know if you heard, but on 5:75 Friday night, there was this really bad accident that shut down all lanes of traffic. So we were stuck in that. So we finally got up there. It was really late at night, and we checked out the cabin and then went to bed. The next morning, I made breakfast. After breakfast, we were just sitting on the couch trying to figure out what we wanted to do that day.

[Greta Johnson]

And.

[Joanna]

And he's like, well, come outside with me. And there's this beautiful, like, outdoor fireplace outside. Cause I said, my one requirement is that I want an outdoor fireplace. I love fireplace. So he's like, okay, let's go outside. Let's go sit in front of the fireplace. So we're sitting in front of the fireplace, and it's cold. The fire isn't really keeping me all that warm, but. And there's, like, a little bit of snow falling outside, so it was really pretty. And he puts his arm around me, and he says. And he has one hand in his pocket, which I thought was really weird, and one hand around me, and. And he starts saying, you know, I've never loved anybody before, and you're the only person I've ever loved, and you're the only person I ever want to love for the rest of my life.

[Wendy]

Aw.

[Joanna]

And then I knew that this was the moment. This was coming.

[Jason Concepcion]

Really? Because you hadn't even thought about this ahead of time. You must have been into it just

[Greta Johnson]

out of the bullet. Oh, my God. He's not really gonna do this. I'm not ready.

[Jason Concepcion]

I don't know if I want this.

[Joanna]

Well, you know. And then he swinging, and he went down. Well, actually, he did say something along the lines of, I guess I should go ahead and get this over with, and goes down on one knee, and he says, you know, will you marry me? And it was beautiful.

[Tracy]

I will say.

[Jason Concepcion]

And that's exactly what you wrote for him, right?

[Greta Johnson]

Yes.

[Joanna]

It was a little weird.

[Greta Johnson]

Like, Oscar speech. He had the paper. He had the paper folded out.

[Jason Concepcion]

No, like Sarah Palin. And had it written on his hand.

[Greta Johnson]

Yeah, exactly.

[Joanna]

Well, I will say that I was a little thrown off because my best friend, I knew she was in on it the whole time. And when Friday came along, she said, hey, what are you doing Saturday night? Come with me. I want to check out this band. And I was like, wait a minute. She should be the one that knows that we're going to this cabin. So it threw me off because I was like, wait a minute. She would know the plan because you needed to be. She asked me what I was doing Saturday night. So she doesn't know the plan, but, yeah, I was surprised, and I'm excited, and I'm. And you know what? He's so cute. He wanted to carry me everywhere. Like, he kept picking me up and brought me into the house, picking me up. It was adorable.

[Jason Concepcion]

Well, I think that's just.

[Greta Johnson]

Congratulations. Yay.

[Tracy]

Good.

[Jason Concepcion]

That's just a size thing. Like, I do that with you and Burt and everybody. Sometimes it just makes men feel manly.

[Tracy]

Are you going to the printers with your invitations today?

[Joanna]

Well, I've already bought two bridal magazines.

[Tracy]

I'm, like, knowing Joanna, she's already got the date. The reception hall, the church is already booked, and she'll be going to print today.

[Joanna]

Not too far off.

[Tracy]

Really.

[Joanna]

I already have the dates.

[Tracy]

You do?

[Greta Johnson]

Yeah. All right.

[Joanna]

When is it going to be next Memorial Day weekend.

[Tracy]

Okay, so not the coming one. So a year and a half engagement.

[Greta Johnson]

Did you say not the good one? Did somebody say not the good one?

[Wendy]

No, I said that's a good one.

[Joanna]

Oh.

[Greta Johnson]

I said you like not the good holiday?

[Tracy]

I said not the coming one.

[Greta Johnson]

Oh. So, yeah.

[Wendy]

That's a good weekend though.

[Jason Concepcion]

Why so long engagement?

[Joanna]

We want to get married in Florida because it's between both his parents and my parents. And I figure Memorial Day is a good weekend because everyone has a long weekend and you can make kind of a trip out of it. And I don't think.

[Jason Concepcion]

And this one's too close.

[Joanna]

Yeah, this is too close.

[Greta Johnson]

And I think it gives people plenty of time to make travel preparations and.

[Jason Concepcion]

Are you worried about Jason changing his mind between now and then?

[Joanna]

No, I've already got the ring, so he can't.

[Tracy]

Her bridesmaids have got to save up for what they're gonna be spending. So she needed to give them a year and a half.

[Joanna]

And my best friend, I'm her maid of honor. And her wedding, and that one is coming in August. So it gives me time to focus on her wedding and help her. And then sweet. Then bridezilla.

[Greta Johnson]

That is my time. Well, congratulations.

[Tracy]

So fun.

[Jason Concepcion]

That's one good for Filene's basement. So when we do running of the brides, they just got one new volunteer for unpacking.

[Tracy]

That's right.

[Greta Johnson]

Yeah, that's right.

[Jason Concepcion]

Hey, Monica. Welcome to the bird show.

[Joanna]

Hey, how you doing?

[Caller]

Congratulations, Joanna.

[Joanna]

Thank you.

[Caller]

I called a couple of weeks ago and when you were talking about being engaged and I said how I implemented the rule, the expiration date and I got engaged. I want to be congratulate you. You didn't have to do that. I'm so happy for you. Enjoy this time. Enjoy your wedding. I'm in the process now. I'm getting married in August and it's wonderful. Just, you know, take this time and savor each other and love it and enjoy your engagement. I'm so happy for you.

[Joanna]

Thank you so much. He's been really cute and he's been like very. He's like, now that we're engaged, I can tell you all my ideas of what I would like for us to do. And it's really cute because for the wedding. Yeah. He actually wants to be very involved. We'll see how long that lasts. But right now he wants to be very involved.

[Jason Concepcion]

The question is, do you want him to be really involved?

[Joanna]

I do. As long as they're good ideas.

[Tracy]

Have you used the word fiance yet?

[Joanna]

Yes. And it's still weird.

[Tracy]

Isn't that funny?

[Joanna]

I still feel like I have to give the ring back at some point or something. I keep looking at it and I'm like, are you sure I don't have to, you know, give this back? It's so funny.

[Greta Johnson]

That's awesome.

[Jason Concepcion]

Did he ask your dad first?

[Joanna]

He did.

[Jason Concepcion]

How far in advance did he do that?

[Joanna]

Well, he forgot his jacket in the house with quotes. He's like, oh, I gotta go back in and get my jacket. And that's when he showed my parents the ring and told him, I'm doing it tomorrow, I want your permission. And my dad said he started crying.

[Tracy]

Your dad started crying? Sweet.

[Greta Johnson]

A yes.

[Jason Concepcion]

I've never seen my dad like him or don't like him

[Joanna]

cuz they love him.

[Jason Concepcion]

Okay. Congratulations.

[Greta Johnson]

Congratulations. Thank you. Now I will tell the psychic, look at you. Just even before it happened, random dreams.

[Jason Concepcion]

I will tell you, Joanna, that had you not gotten engaged, we were going to mess with you next week and have Jen walk in here wearing an engagement ring. We can do that with the guy that she's been out with for, I don't know, a month. Hey, look, I got engaged.

[Greta Johnson]

All in good fun. Just kidding.

[Joanna]

That would have been hungry.

[Jason Concepcion]

All right, so if you want to know more about Joanna's wedding, you can go to our website and she'll put a picture of her ring up, I'm sure, and brag all about Jason. And if you want a psychic reading from Wendy, you can reach her Wendy Atlanta dot com. Hey, the birch show.

[Melissa]

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[Joanna]

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