Vault: Her 21st Birthday Voicemails Say It All

Summary

The Bert Show — Vault: Her 21st Birthday Voicemails Say It All

Original Air Date: May 5, 2026
Main Participants: The Bert Show Hosts (Host 1, Host 2), Intern Reshma
Theme: Reliving Intern Reshma’s wild 21st birthday through a series of drunken voicemails she left the show

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Episode Overview

In this episode, The Bert Show takes a nostalgic and hilarious trip down memory lane as intern Reshma revisits voicemails she left throughout her 21st birthday night. The hosts (Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and the crew) play each message, charting her night from excited beginnings to her not-so-glamorous hangover. Through these increasingly slurry and loving voicemails, the show captures quintessential coming-of-age chaos—and the universal messiness of a first legal bar hop.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. “The Two Times Women Get Everything They Want”

• [00:01] Host 2 jokes about how turning 21 and getting married are the two times women can get away with anything:

  "You can really get away with anything you want as a woman on two different occasions. When you turn 21 and when you get married."

2. Setting the Scene: Reshma’s 21st Birthday Gameplan

• [00:37] Reshma recounts dinner with her family and an ultra-strong pomegranate martini:

  “I had a pomegranate martini at dinner. Strongest martini. I’m not a martini drinker. Long drink.”

• She and her friend pre-game with mini bottles in the car, then hit Twisted Taco to meet friends.

3. The “Birthday, Surprise Me” Drink Order

• [01:21] Reshma shares her party strategy at bars:

  “Most places it was, ‘It’s my birthday. Surprise me.’”

• Friends kept her drinks coming—sometimes adding mini bottles to her glass when the waiters took too long.

4. The Voicemails: A Progressive Chronicle

First Voicemail — Twisted Taco, ~7:43pm

• [01:53]

  "Hey Bert Show, it’s intern Reshma. I am at Twisted Taco right now... I have been carded three times so far... I’m getting a surprise drink from Twisted Tacos so I’m feeling pretty good."

  • The group laughs at her pre-gaming spirit.

Second Voicemail — Twisted Taco, ~8:48pm

• [02:52]

  “Jacob brought me some free drinks. So I’m awesome right now. I’m or some right now. But I’m feeling great.”

  • Hosts note sentences are getting less coherent; Reshma laughs at her own “drunk tendencies.”

Third Voicemail — Reraw, ~9:36pm

• [03:45]

  “I’m here at Reroll... but it’s really, really hot in here. I’m drinking some sort of surprise drink... I wish there was, turn some air conditioning on or something.”

  • First noticeable accent slips in, which the hosts immediately tease:

    Host 2: “The accent. What’s the story behind the English accent?”

  • Reshma explains her penchant for accents when drinking (“That night it was British”), tying it to time in Spain with friends.

Fourth Voicemail — Sutra, ~10:40pm

• [05:28]

  “I like giving me free drinks. Apparently, free drinks ‘til I’m 30... I love working at the show and I miss you all... I love all of you, and I hope you all have a great night. Bye. I love you all.”

  • Reshma is giddy, affectionate, and adoptively “touchy-feely.”
  • Host 1: “You are the stereotypical drunk girl... ‘I love Everybody!’”

Fifth Voicemail — Sutra, ~11:27pm

• [06:52]

  J. Paul (Reshma’s friend): "I picked up your girl... Restaurant that just started. Street pretty drunk. I’m drunk. You know, we having a night. We doing our thing."

  • Reshma: “Those were two of my really good friends. They came over to tell me it was time to call. I was dancing by myself—my song was on, so I didn’t want to leave.”

Sixth Voicemail — Sutra, ~12:09am

• [08:13] (mostly unintelligible, with drunken "woo"s)
  • Reshma: “I think I was the woo girl.”
  • Host 1: “Anybody ever say woo sober, ever?”

Seventh Voicemail — End of the Night, ~12:53am

• [09:07]

  “I think this will be my last call, but I don’t know... My cousin just met me at a bar... They like IV’d me and I alcohol there. But I’m feeling pretty good... Like memorable. Maybe not sort of memorable night.”

  • Reshma: “Thanks. I love you guys. Reshma, Q100 signing off.”

Eighth Voicemail — Heading Home, ~1:13am

• [10:43]

  “I’m on my way home with my BFF... Had an awesome night... I did it by myself and it was good fun... Gonna grab some food and get some Taco Bell and go home. Have a good night.”

  • Hosts notice her voice fades, accent returns; she discusses the universal “Taco Bell run” at 2am.

5. Aftermath: The Morning After

• [11:40] Reshma admits defeat:

  “I had a 1:00 clock class and a 5:30 and I made it to neither... I have never been that hungover. My mom was the entire day just making fun of me.”

• Host 1 laughs about the legend that you didn’t have to go to class after your 21st birthday.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Host 2 [00:01]: "You can really get away with anything you want as a woman on two different occasions. When you turn 21 and when you get married."
• Reshma [01:23]: “Most places it was, ‘It’s my birthday. Surprise me.’”
• Intern Reshma Voicemail [03:45]: “It’s really, really hot in here. I’m kind of dying... I wish there was. Turn some air conditioning on or something.”
• Host 1 [06:39]: “You are the stereotypical drunk girl... [from] ‘the waiter’s over here, give me drinks’... to ‘I love Everybody!’”
• Reshma [11:40]: “I had a 1:00 clock class and a 5:30 and I made it to neither... I have never been that hungover. My mom was the entire day just making fun of me.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:37 — Reshma’s dinner and pre-game story
• 01:53 — First voicemail from Twisted Taco
• 02:52 — Second, progressively drunker, voicemail
• 03:45 — Voicemail from Reraw with the British accent
• 05:28 — Fourth voicemail, loving drunk phase
• 06:52 — Friend leaves voicemail for her (Sutra Lounge)
• 08:13 — Woo girl voicemail (Sutra, just after midnight)
• 09:07 — End-of-night message
• 10:43 — Final voicemail, heading home, “Taco Bell run”
• 11:40 — The Hangover Report (next day recap)

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Overall Tone

The show is energetic, irreverent, supportive, and full of inside jokes. There’s a blend of affectionate ribbing, real talk about growing up, and classic morning show camaraderie. The hosts have fun at Reshma’s expense but also celebrate the rites of passage every young adult experiences.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

If you love stories of milestone birthdays, embarrassing voicemails, and the hilarious consequences of a night gone wild (with a bonus of college folklore and accents), this episode is jam-packed with laugh-out-loud, relatable moments. Reshma’s candor and the crew’s commentary make it a memorable Bert Show vault selection.

Transcript

[Host 1]

The Birch Show.

[Host 2]

Because you can really get away with anything you want as a woman on two different occasions. When you turn 21 and when you fast forward to when you get married. Also, like, people are just throwing things at free things. They sit your first class. You get anything you want the day you get married. But then reality, then it's reality. That's not the real world. There's no other time in a woman's life after that. So before we even get into the voicemails, how do you think this is best? Do you think you just tell us about the night or should you tell us about the night throughout the entire as. As I play the cuts.

[Reshma]

Um, what was. Okay, the first call was at Twisted Taco. I mean, I think after the cuts, but up to this point. Okay, at this point, I guess the second voicemail, I went to dinner with my family. I had a pomegranate martini at dinner. Strongest martini. I've like, I don't. I'm not a martini drinker. Long drink.

[Host 2]

Did you order for the whole table too? Because you're.

[Reshma]

No, it was just my pants. And so then my friend took me to a liquor store and we bought a couple mini bottles and it was her half birthday. We have this big joke. So we took them in the car before we went in to Twisted Taco to meet up with everyone else. And we went to dinner and all of my friends were eating, but I had already eaten, so I was just throwing them back. They were all like, you're not drunk enough. Yeah, just keep drinking. So they're all eating and I'm like, can I just get another one?

[Host 2]

What was the drink of choice in the other places?

[Reshma]

Most places it was. It's my birthday. Surprised me.

[Host 2]

Oh, no.

[Intern Reshma]

Oh. So it's a combo.

[Reshma]

It was a big combo night. Big combo. It's like a buffet of drink.

[Intern Reshma]

Yeah.

[Reshma]

And I can say this now, but at Twisted Taco, every time the waiter would take too long to bring my drink. My friend, one of my friends got me like a bunch of mini bottles. She would pour a mini bottle into my glass and just be like, just drink this. And I would drink it straight.

[Intern Reshma]

Wow.

[Host 2]

So you went. You went hard. You went heavy. You were gonna do this, right?

[Reshma]

Yeah, you'll hear.

[Host 2]

Okay, so again, this is the first one from Twisted Taco. And this one's around, what, seven o' clock at night?

[Intern Reshma]

Is that what we established at 7:43pm? Hey, Burcho, it's intern Reshma. I am at Twisted Taco right now. It's Like. Like seven something. Finally met up with my friends and I'm Chef. I have been carded three times so far. I've had, I think two or three mini bottles since you've got. And I'm getting a surprise drink from Twisted Tacos. So I'm feeling pretty good. All right.

[Host 2]

Okay. Pre. So we're pregaming right now a little bit.

[Intern Reshma]

Yep.

[Host 2]

Okay.

[Reshma]

All right.

[Host 2]

You want me to go ahead and play second one?

[Reshma]

Yeah, I guess so.

[Host 2]

Do you remember leaving these?

[Reshma]

I remember most of them. Like I remember leaving all of them. I can't remember what I said.

[Host 2]

Okay.

[Reshma]

I remember the general content of all.

[Host 1]

See, I think it's going to be right now. It's easy to ask her ahead of time what they're about. But about two more messages, I think you're gonna say now what's the next one?

[Host 2]

She's.

[Reshma]

Next one I think is the one I'm most embarrassed. This next one, the one after is the one I'm most embarrassed about. Cause I can't believe I told myself I wouldn't do it because it's one of those drunk tendencies I always do. Oh, well, let's play it.

[Intern Reshma]

Go ahead.

[Host 2]

Yeah. There are gonna be mini stories, I think with each and every one.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 8:48pm what's your name? Jacob. Hey, virtual. It's Reshma. I'm a twisted taco still. And Jacob brought me some free drinks. So I'm awesome right now. I'm or some right now. But I'm feeling great. And I've had. What have I had? I've had a couple mini bottles, a couple of drinks, some stuff, some shots, some other stuff I don't remember. But I'll call you later back.

[Host 2]

Okay, so we're getting a little goofier here.

[Host 1]

All right.

[Host 2]

Starting to get a little looser.

[Intern Reshma]

Did that happen? Sentences don't quite come to a full

[Reshma]

closure, you know, I think Jen just

[Host 2]

said a curse word or two in there now.

[Host 1]

Okay, did that have what you said you wouldn't do in there or we have not got. Okay, here we go.

[Reshma]

It's definitely the next one.

[Host 2]

And that last one was still a twisted taco. So you're there for over an hour and a half.

[Reshma]

Yeah, everyone had dinner. I mean, when I. The first voicemail was right when I got there. Okay, so we were there, but we were there a good chunk of time.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 9:36pm Hi, Bistro, it's Reshma. I'm here at Reroll. Cause Melissa told me about it, but it's really, really hot in here. I'm kind of dying. No, I didn't. And so it's really hot in here, and I'm drinking some sort of surprise drink that the bartender gave me. And I apologize, Madonna. I ended up calling earlier. I think I was supposed to call earlier, but it's really hot in here. I wish there was. Turn some air conditioning on or something. Other than that, I'm doing great tonight. I hope you guys are having a good night. All right, bye.

[Host 2]

Okay, the accent. What's the story behind the English accent?

[Reshma]

My dad's British, so, I mean, I go to England a lot, but when I was in Spain this past couple of months, my friends and I, for some reason, one night, just all started talking to accents. And it was this giant thing.

[Host 1]

And it's not accent, just so you know, if you.

[Reshma]

That night was British.

[Host 1]

Hey, Reshma, if you're in Spain, you're already talking with an accent, right? So you don't have to pretend to

[Reshma]

do one around each other. It would be either a British accent, an Australian accent. Like, we would pull out the most random accents. So that night it was British.

[Host 2]

I assume at Rerah you would have done Irish.

[Intern Reshma]

But, you know, you look closely, not.

[Host 1]

I do the same thing. I think I'm doing Irish. And then people are like, why are you talking like you're from Jamaica?

[Reshma]

Like, huh? Well, my friend who's keeping my phone was being really nice, and, like, normally she, like, takes my phone, I told you guys. And doesn't let me drunk dial. But that night, she was being really nice, and she's like, it's your birthday. Call whoever you want. I'm sure people want to hear from you. So I called my friend who I always do it with, and she started talking like that just as a joke. And so I guess by the time I called you guys, I was still in it. And I didn't realize that my friends were like, what are you doing? And of course, they thought it was hilarious.

[Host 2]

So we've got time confusion going on now. Okay.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 10:40pm Okay. A short freshman. I'm having a great time. I like giving me free drinks. Apparently, free drinks till I'm 30s. I'm all good. So I love working at the show and I miss you all.

[Host 1]

Here we go.

[Intern Reshma]

But I love all of you, and I hope you all have a great night. Bye. I love you all.

[Host 2]

And where were you at that point?

[Reshma]

I was at Sutra, and they had free kamikaze and bubblegum drinks until 11:30. So everyone who saw it Was my birthday, brought me one over. And the next day I counted how much I drank. I cannot believe how much I drank.

[Host 2]

Crazy amount.

[Reshma]

Ridiculous. Ridiculous.

[Host 2]

All right, so in that one, our voice is getting a little louder. We're a little more touchy feely, a little more love, Getting a little more curse words.

[Host 1]

You are the stereotypical drunk girl. Oh, like the person starts with, oh, my God, the waiter's over here. Give me drinks. And then there was. I love Everybody.

[Host 2]

We have four more to go.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 11:27pm hey, it's fresh. What's out? This is J. Paul. I picked up your girl. Restaurant that just started. Street pretty drunk. I'm drunk. You know, we having a night. We doing our thing.

[Reshma]

Well, you're playing my song, right?

[Intern Reshma]

Restaurant is totally up right now. She's just with some guys. I don't know what the hell's going on.

[Host 2]

Okay, so message five. Now. You're not even capable of leaving your own message.

[Host 1]

Who's that dude?

[Reshma]

No, those were. Those were two of my really good friends. Those are people taking care of me. And they came over to me to tell me it was time to call. And I was at Sioux on a Monday, so it was empty. And I was dancing by myself. And my song was on, so I didn't want to leave. So they decided to make the call for me.

[Host 2]

Okay.

[Host 1]

Those are the people taking care of you?

[Reshma]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

Isn't that like asking a blind person to help you cross the street?

[Host 2]

Are they both pretty jacked up at that point also?

[Reshma]

No. One of them drank in the beginning. And then the guy, I think he was pretty. But the girl, she was completely sober. Hopefully ish.

[Host 1]

Well said.

[Host 2]

So you're in Sutra Lounge. They're playing your. Your jam, so you're dancing by yourself. All right, this is voicemail number six.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 12:09am.

[Reshma]

I don't remember that one. I'm not gonna lie. I have no rec. I thought she only called once, so I did not expect that that was

[Host 2]

her or was that you?

[Reshma]

That was her. And then I think I was in the background.

[Host 1]

You were the screamer?

[Reshma]

I think so.

[Host 2]

You were the wooer?

[Reshma]

I think so.

[Intern Reshma]

I think I was the woo girl.

[Host 1]

Anybody ever say woo sober, ever?

[Host 2]

Was that sutra also?

[Reshma]

Yeah, we say it's sutra the rest

[Host 2]

of the whole night.

[Reshma]

Yeah, because at that point, people were just kind of showing up randomly. And I think my friend was sick of telling people where we were. So it was just like people kept coming and leaving.

[Host 2]

If you're gonna see her, see her at Sutra.

[Intern Reshma]

Yep, at 12:53am it's intern Reshma here. I'm calling at the end ish of the night. I think this will be my last call, but I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. My cousin just met me at a bar and I was at a bar and I'm pretty drunk. They were like feeding me alcohol there. They like IV'd me and I alcohol there. But I'm feeling pretty good. My Dee is driving so I mean I can't tell if she's driving straight or not, but it's pretty good and I had an awesome night and I will see you guys tomorrow. Awesome, awesome, awesome night. Like memorable. Maybe not sort of memorable night, but I guess I talked to you guys at work. I'm so. Thanks. I love you guys. Reshma. Q100

[Reshma]

signing off.

[Host 1]

That guy making noise in the background, was he awake or were those sleep? No idea. I'm pretty retarding because that's the same noise that I make to indicate to the cab driver perhaps he should pull over. Hey, we end 285 now.

[Host 2]

What I'm hearing here also is like you're already. You're past the mountain of energy and now you start. You're ready to crash out. All right, this is the very last one of the night. And these are our intern Reshma turning 21 Monday night, leaving voicemails for us every hour.

[Intern Reshma]

Sent at 1:13am hey Virtual, it's intern Reshma here. I'm on my way home with my BFF and Keeper episode Rocky. I had an awesome night. The last place I went to they gave me like bottles and bottles and shots and shots of free. So it's been a pretty good night. Sutra gave me some good and I did it by myself and it was good fun. And so I'm hoping I'll wake up in time for my project tomorrow. But if not, I think I'll make it. Anyways, hopefully you guys will enjoy this. Until then, I'm gonna grab some food and get some Taco Bell and go home. But until then, have a good night.

[Host 1]

It's time for fourth meal.

[Host 2]

There did seem like another accent that kind of kicked in at the very very end there.

[Reshma]

Taco bell at 2:00am so good. By the way, I had a 1:00 clock class and a 5:30 and I made it to neither. Neither did you really. I Last night going to bed was still a struggle.

[Intern Reshma]

Oh really? Oh my God. This is my first birthday.

[Reshma]

I have never been that hungover. My ent my mom was the entire day just making fun of me. She was like, do you want to go here the entire day? It was horrible.

[Host 1]

Just so you know, the urban legend at my college was that you didn't have to go to class on the

[Host 2]

day after your 21st birthday.

[Intern Reshma]

Right, right.

[Host 2]

Because universities will honor that. Was your English accent Voicemail three or four?

[Reshma]

I think it was four.

[Intern Reshma]

It was the fourth one sent at 10:40pm That's a bad one, too. Okay.

[Reshma]

Yeah.

[Intern Reshma]

Having a great time.

[Host 1]

The bird show.