Vault: How Often Are Women Really Washing Their Bras?

Summary

The Bert Show Podcast Summary

Episode: Vault: How Often Are Women Really Washing Their Bras?
Date: April 6, 2026
Hosts & Cast: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and others

Episode Overview

This episode tackles a surprisingly divisive topic: how often women really wash their bras. With an equal mix of genuine curiosity and playful banter, Bert and his female co-hosts dive into the details, myths, and social perceptions surrounding bra hygiene routines. The candid roundtable covers everything from cultural expectations, laundry strategies, and guilty admissions, to the hidden cost of quality bras.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. How Often Are Bras Washed?

• General Consensus:
  Most women admit bras are not washed after every wear, unlike underwear. Common answers range from after three to four wears, up to once a week (01:26–01:59).
• Exceptions:
  Sports bras are always washed immediately after each wear due to sweat (01:53).
• Rotation:
  Women typically rotate bras throughout the week to avoid stretching and wearing them out (02:01–02:12).

Notable Quote:

• "Not as often as underwear." – Female Co-host (01:28)
• "For me it’s three or four." – Female Guest (01:48)

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2. The Why Behind Infrequent Washing

• Number of Bras:
  Most women don't own as many bras as underwear, partly because bras are expensive (03:30–03:36, 03:39–03:55).
• Longevity & Care:
  Frequent washing shortens a bra’s life — straps, clasps, and elastic break down, especially without a lingerie bag (05:34).

Notable Quotes:

• "Expensive, really expensive." – Female Guest on why women have fewer bras (03:36)
• "At least 40 to 50 bucks for a good one." – Female Guest, shocked by the price (03:45–03:55)
• "You’ll wear them out that way too." – Female Guest on why not to overwash (05:34)

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3. Social Perceptions and Embarrassing Bra Moments

• Embarrassment Over Dirty Bras:
  Some women are ashamed if someone sees their well-worn, discolored bra (03:33–03:55).
• Admitting to Long Gaps Between Washes:
  Shared anecdotes of going a whole month without washing a bra, leading to “worn out” favorites at the bottom of the drawer (04:36–05:16).
• Medical Visits & ‘Old Faithful’ Bras:
  Women joke about getting caught in an old bra at doctor appointments or, conversely, wearing a tattered bra or “granny panties” deliberately not to “hook up” on a date (05:09–05:27).

Notable Quotes:

• "I’m totally embarrassed that you saw it. I seriously probably haven’t washed it in a month." – Conversation Bert overheard (04:36)
• "Those are the ones that come out. Those and the granny panties, huh?" – Bert (05:24)

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4. Why Aren’t Bras Treated Like Other Intimates?

• Bert’s Curiosity:
  Bert expresses genuine surprise that bras aren't washed after every use and questions why they’re treated differently from underwear or undershirts (03:07–03:30).
• Male vs. Female Laundry Habits:
  Bert claims he washes every t-shirt after a single use, especially if worn as an underlayer (04:06–04:19). Female co-hosts note they may wash more frequently in summer than winter due to sweating (04:25–04:29).

Notable Exchange:

• Bert: "Anything that's considered underwear." (04:19)
• Female Co-host: "I probably wash my bras more in the summertime, more frequently than in the wintertime." (04:25)

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5. Bra Laundry Logistics & Durability

• Advice:
  Take better care of bras during laundering (use a lingerie bag, handle gently) to extend their life, reinforcing why overwashing is discouraged (05:34–05:50).

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6. Playful Banter & Memorable Moments

• Male Struggle with Bras:
  Bert jokes about the male “pressure” of unclasping bras, recalling a studio contest to remove bras quickly—leading to laughs and mock horror at how infrequently some had been washed (05:50–06:24).
• Endearing Self-Deprecation:
  The team teases Bert about possibly touching a “debris-covered” bra during the contest; he pretends to recoil in disgust.

Memorable Quote:

• "I want to go burn my hand because it probably hasn't been washed in three months." – Bert (06:11–06:22)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:26–01:59: How often bras are really washed
• 02:01–02:12: Rotating bras to prevent wear
• 03:30–03:55: Expense & limited number of bras
• 03:33–03:55, 04:36–05:16: Embarrassing moments & rarely washed bras
• 04:06–04:29: Seasonal differences in washing frequency
• 05:34–05:50: Why overwashing damages bras
• 05:50–06:24: Studio bra-removal contest and funny aftermath

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Conclusion

This episode delivers classic Bert Show banter while demystifying a surprisingly confusing part of women’s daily routines: bra hygiene. Listeners get open admissions about infrequent washing, practical tips, and the realities of expensive lingerie—all wrapped in the show’s signature witty, authentic style.

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If you’re curious, you’ll definitely relate or learn something new—especially if this part of laundry life has been a mystery to you.

Transcript

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[Bert]

So I have a question for the ladies in the room, and there's a lot of them. Something?

[Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Surrounded. Yes. Something I just now learned.

[Female Co-host]

Okay. Just now, this minute?

[Bert]

Nope, in the past couple days. Okay, so you guys all have bras, right?

[Female Co-host]

Yeah, but most of them don't fit.

[Bert]

How often do you wash those things?

[Female Guest]

Well, how often are you supposed to or how often do you actually.

[Female Co-host]

Not as often as underwear.

[Bert]

If you're asking that question, then the answer's gonna gross me out, isn't it?

[Female Guest]

I don't think it's gonna gross you.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

I don't know.

[Female Co-host]

Well, I mean, bras are. Yeah, I mean, like I just said, I mean, I think like with underwear, you tend to throw that after one wear. But bras, it's not after one wear. But it's not.

[Bert]

So it's every other wear?

[Female Guest]

No, for me it's three or four.

[Female Co-host]

Yeah. After about a week, I guess.

[Female Guest]

Sports bra that goes, yes, immediately stink.

[Female Co-host]

But a bra, maybe a week.

[Bert]

You'd wear it for a week?

[Female Guest]

Well, you're supposed to trade them off. Like you're not supposed to wear the same one back to back because it stretches them Out.

[Female Co-host]

Because there's more that we.

[Bert]

The bra or the boobs?

[Female Guest]

The bra.

[Bert]

Yeah.

[Female Co-host]

We wear more than one.

[Female Guest]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Seriously.

[Female Guest]

Rotate them. Yeah. So you do like bra A then bra B, then A, then B then A, you throw in C and then you get down to where you're like, okay, I really gotta do laundry now. Cause I don't like any of the ones left.

[Bert]

So you only own two or three bras?

[Female Guest]

No, not necessarily. I mean, I have favorites though. Yeah, you definitely have favorites. Yeah.

[Bert]

Now why is it just.

[Female Guest]

You seem fascinated.

[Female Co-host]

But I will say though that the women that you know, don't wash them as often as others, they're, you know, it starts to discolor a little bit so they like, oh, well, I'll throw that in there.

[Bert]

What do you mean? Like from sweat?

[Female Co-host]

Well, like, like I've seen like. Yeah, I've seen somebody's that was not, not, not anybody I know now and not anybody I was with. But like, you know, maybe you know, a sister or something at one point was like, yeah, you know, you needed to talk like white bras years ago.

[Female Guest]

Yeah.

[Bert]

So like it goes from white to

[Female Co-host]

a gray when all bras were white. Yeah, just that, that kind of underwire area tends to.

[Bert]

So why is it white? And just, I'm just asking, exploratory if you will, why is it that every other article of clothing that goes directly on your skin that would be considered, you know, like an intimate wear. Like you know, even if, you know, for like a guy, it would be a T shirt and of course underwear and same for women, I guess, would be underwear and a bra. Why is that the exception?

[Female Guest]

I don't know. I don't think because you have as many of them.

[Bert]

And why don't you have as many?

[Female Guest]

Expensive, really expensive.

[Female Co-host]

Why, why are you surprised? And you just brought up shirts, like guy shirts. You don't wash your shirt every time.

[Female Guest]

Three pack of T shirts for what, 10 bucks? Yeah, but it's at least 40 to 50 bucks for a good one.

[Bert]

$50 for a bra?

[Female Guest]

Yes, for a good bra. And that's a cheap bra.

[Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Female Guest]

The one I'm wearing right now is like over $100.

[Bert]

No it's not.

[Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Is it made out of gold?

[Female Co-host]

No. You'd think you would think so, but guys don't watch. You don't wash those T shirts every time you wear them.

[Bert]

I do.

[Female Co-host]

You do?

[Bert]

Uh huh. Like if I wear a T shirt, like, I mean, I rarely wear a dress shirt, you know, but like if I have to wear a T shirt Under a dress shirt. Like in the summer or if for whatever reason I would have a T shirt on. It only gets worn once.

[Female Co-host]

But in the wintertime. Do you do it too? Because I can see it in the summertime.

[Bert]

Yeah, every time. Like anything that's considered underwear.

[Female Co-host]

I still think that I probably wash my bras more in the summertime more frequently than in the wintertime.

[Bert]

Well, it's. Cause you're sweating, right? I was just fascinated. I know it's a weird conversation or

[Female Co-host]

whatever, but what made you think about women's bras?

[Bert]

I overheard a conversation and she was like, I totally got to wash this. You know, had commented to it, I'm totally embarrassed because they oddly were talking about being in a dressing room together and she's like, I'm totally embarrassed that you saw it. That I seriously probably haven't watched it in a month.

[Female Co-host]

Because there's some worn out bras in the whole month. There's some bras that they'll, you know, there's some women have their worn out bras that they still will put on.

[Female Guest]

Yeah, you gotta hang on to those because it's like when you haven't had time to do laundry and you get at the bottom of the pile, those are the ones that come back to bat.

[Female Co-host]

And then you. And then you feel bad because you forgot that you had a doctor's app the day that you wear that one, and then you're embarrassed.

[Bert]

Is that the one that you wear when you go out on a first date and you don't wear it to

[Female Co-host]

protect, to make sure that you don't

[Bert]

do it, to make sure you don't hook up with the guy?

[Female Guest]

Yeah, those. Yeah, those are the ones that come out. Those in the granny panties, huh?

[Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Fascinating. For whatever reason, I just thought the bra came off, went in the washing machine every time.

[Female Guest]

No, because you'll wear them out that way too. Because with the straps and the, you know, each side has the adjustable straps and then you got the clips and stuff. Like unless you put them in a little lingerie bag or whatever and take good care of them when you wash them, they'll wear out really fast, by the way. All those, hence back to it being

[Bert]

expensive straps and clasps and all that stuff. Women will never. Well, maybe Melissa will. No, you won't. Because you are used to bras, but like you will never understand the pressure a man feels when it gets to be bra time.

[Female Co-host]

But you years ago that we had some odd competition in studio between you and Bert and you got that bra off in a second.

[Bert]

Booyah. Now, I believe it was Hobby's bra. Now I'm all grossed out. I want to go burn my hand because probably hasn't been washed in three months. Okay, well, thank you for the clarification.

[Female Co-host]

Did you feel a little debris on

[Bert]

your fingers when you.

[Female Co-host]

No, I'm just kidding. Some flakes.

[Bert]

It was damp. It was odd. It was gross. This is the bird show.