Vault: Jailed George Check In

Summary

The Bert Show – "Vault: Jailed George Check In"

Release Date: October 27, 2025
Host: Pionaire Podcasting
Guests/Co-hosts: Jeff, Kim, Melissa, George (calling from jail)

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Episode Overview

This episode features a candid and often lighthearted check-in call from George, a longtime listener who is calling from behind bars in USP Atlanta. The conversation dives into the realities of prison life, George’s history, perspectives on crime and rehabilitation, and his connections outside prison. The Bert Show’s hosts balance humor and empathy as they navigate George’s stories and provide listeners with a glimpse into the world inside prison walls.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Getting to Know George

[01:59–03:23]

• George identifies himself, with humor about being a familiar caller from prison.
• Initial confusion over George's role—orderly vs. guard vs. prisoner—is cleared up; he’s a prisoner but works as an orderly, cleaning halls and maintaining order.

Notable Quote:

“I work here, but I’m a prisoner, dude.”
—George [03:20]

2. Why George Is In Prison

[03:25–06:45]

• George says, “They say I robbed a bank,” later confirming he did it.
• He describes the thought process—hoping to make as much as he would in a year at a normal job (about $25,000).
• Admits to using a gun during the robbery, citing, “The gun messes you up” in terms of sentencing.
• Eventually was caught at a hotel after being pursued by authorities for days.
• Reveals a pattern of bank robberies: “I was on, like, a spree,” but declines to enumerate how many (“That could jeopardize me”).

Notable Quotes:

“I want to try to get at least what I would earn in a year, you know, on a regular job. I figured 23, 25,000.”
—George [05:47]

“I was on, like, a spree.”
—George [06:32]

3. Life Inside: Daily Routine & Social Dynamics

[04:05–05:11]

• George explains orderly work: “We clean up… make sure the hall’s clean and sweep and mop and trying to take care of the place.”
• He confirms the prison is “the high max… It’s a penitentiary.”
• On social groups: Compares his experience to “Shawshank,” confirming, “Yeah, a little bit. Something like that… you guys all got each other's backs.”
• Dispels some myths about prison life, such as forced relationships depicted in media (Shawshank): “They know who to go to and who not to, you know?... No, they don’t happen like that.” [08:47–08:52]

Memorable Moment:
Jeff asking, “You got everybody in the Red Hot Chili Peppers in that thing with you?” referencing George’s friends “Flea and Garcia” [02:46].

4. Rehabilitation & Reflection

[07:03–07:24]

• On whether prison rehabilitates:

  “They’re not. We just do time. You can’t rehabilitate a hardcore criminal.”
  —George [07:05]

• However, he adds, “You learn by being in here a significant amount of time. You learn that you don’t want to be here no more.”

  —George [07:12]

5. Family & Personal Life

[07:45–08:11]

• George shares he has a wife and two kids, plus a mother on the outside.
• Admits his wife is no longer standing by him, though they stay in touch, especially as she’s now ill (“She’s sick with leukemia…”).
• Declines shout-outs except to Lindsey (another show member), expressing appreciation for Melissa too.

Notable Quote:

“Actually, she’s sick. You know, she’s sick with leukemia. Oh, geez, man, we still talk.”
—George [08:00]

6. Time Served & Looking Ahead

[07:25–09:20]

• George is 38 years old, with a total of 10 years served in jail so far.
• Has five years left on his current sentence.
• Hosts joke about their own career longevity, offering a friendly future invitation.

Memorable Exchange:

Jeff: “How much time you have left?”
George: “I’ve got five years left.” [05:17]

Jeff: “How long have you spent in jail total in your life in jail?”
George: “10.” [07:26]

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Notable Quotes & Moments (With Timestamps)

• “Do you have a tattoo tear?”
  — Jeff [02:57]
  (Light moment: exploring prison stereotypes)

• “You don’t have one of those deals?”
  — Jeff [03:08]
  George: “No, tattoos on our face.”

• “What’s the plan… Like, what’s the process like?”
  — Kim [05:44]

• “The gun messes you up.”
  — George [06:07]

• “Did anybody get hurt in the robbery?”
  — Jeff [05:18]
  George: “No, no, no.”

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Memorable Moments

• Light banter about calling collect and putting the show “on the list” [04:41–04:52]
• Hosts’ curiosity about how accurate “Shawshank Redemption” is to real prison life [05:02–05:11, 08:12–08:54]
• George’s candor about crime motivations and regret, providing a real perspective on being “done” with crime after years in jail [07:12–07:17]
• Closing exchanges about shout-outs, George’s appreciation for Melissa, and humor about the show’s future [08:11–09:20]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:59] – Start of George’s call
• [03:25] – George reveals his crime: bank robbery
• [05:17] – Time left on sentence: “I’ve got five years left”
• [06:01] – George’s robbery method: “Everybody get on the floor”
• [07:03] – Rehabilitation discussion
• [07:25] – Personal stats: Age, time served
• [08:00] – Discussion of George’s wife and her illness
• [08:54] – Clearing up media myths about prison
• [09:20] – George’s farewell, show wraps up call

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Conclusion

This episode offers listeners a frank, unvarnished peek into life in federal prison through the eyes of George, a self-described career criminal now reflecting on the toll of his choices. The hosts strike a balance between empathy and humor, maintaining the signature Bert Show style while allowing George’s experiences and personality to shine through.

Key Takeaway:
Despite the humor and banter, the conversation delivers sobering insights into the consequences of crime, the challenges of rehabilitation, and the enduring importance of human connection, both inside and outside the prison walls.

Transcript

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[George]

Listen, it's the vert show.

[Jeff]

You know, when you only have 12 listeners, you'll take anybody, including convicts. We got this guy named George who calls in from jail every now and then just to check in with us. Good morning. Who's this?

[George]

This is George.

[Jeff]

Hey, George. What's up?

[George]

Who's this?

[Jeff]

This is Burt. You called me, dude.

[George]

Hey, this Bert?

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[George]

All right. Am I on?

[Jeff]

Yeah, you're on with Jeff and Kim and Melissa.

[George]

All right, all right. Where's Stacy? Or. Damn, I'm so nervous. What's her name?

[Jeff]

Lindsay.

[George]

Lindsay. Yeah.

[Jeff]

Yeah, Lindsay's doing the Real World Road Rules thing. Where you.

[George]

Where's she out? Up in Seattle?

[Kim]

Yeah, no, she's in Cabo.

[Jeff]

In Cabo? I mean, yeah.

[Kim]

Oh, yeah, Cabo, Seattle.

[Jeff]

George, where are you so close?

[George]

We're in the prison here in USP Atlanta.

[Jeff]

Are you serious?

[George]

We're in the prison inside of the prison. Actually, we're in the hole.

[Jeff]

What are you, like, in solitary confinement or something? You haven't.

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[George]

Well, we're orderly.

[Jeff]

Oh, I thought. Oh, okay. I thought maybe you were one of the prisoners.

[George]

No, it's me, Flea and Garcia.

[Jeff]

Is that right?

[George]

Flea and Garcia. My homeboy.

[Jeff]

Everybody. You got everybody in the Red Hot Chili Peppers in that thing with you.

[Kim]

You still gotta. You still have prison names, even if you work there.

[Jeff]

Hey, do you have a tattoo tear?

[George]

A tattoo tear?

[Jeff]

Yeah, one of those tattoo tears.

[George]

What do you mean?

[Jeff]

You know, like a tattoo. A tear, right. Coming out of your eye?

[George]

No, no.

[Jeff]

Teardrop.

[George]

You mean teardrop?

[Jeff]

Yeah, yeah, the teardrop. Yeah. You don't have one of those deals?

[George]

No, tattoos on our face.

[Jeff]

What do you do down there, George?

[George]

What do we do? Yeah. We hang out and do our time.

[Kim]

Oh, so you are a prisoner.

[George]

Yeah, I'm a prisoner. I'm not a guard.

[Jeff]

I thought you said you were an orderly.

[George]

Yeah, I work here, but I'm a prisoner, dude.

[Jeff]

Okay, now it's all coming full circle.

[George]

Okay, there you go.

[Jeff]

Cool. What'd you do to get in?

[George]

They say I robbed a bank.

[Kim]

They say I robbed a bank.

[Jeff]

Come on, George. Come clean up in Kansas, did you?

[George]

No.

[Jeff]

Come on.

[George]

Yeah, I did. My homeboy got busted with a T. But it was for personal use. It wasn't for. It wasn't. It wasn't to sell.

[Jeff]

In the overall scheme of things, when you're in prison, which is a higher pride factor, the bag of weed or robbing a bank.

[George]

It's all good.

[Kim]

So, what do you do all the time?

[George]

What do we do?

[Jeff]

Yeah.

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When you say you're an orderly, what.

[Jeff]

Does that job entail?

[George]

We clean up. You know, make sure that the hall's clean and sweep and mop and trying to take care of the place.

[Jeff]

Is this like a maximum security prison place?

[George]

Yeah, no doubt. This is the high max. It's a penitentiary.

[Jeff]

Jail is fascinating. This is like a little Scared Straight thing going on for me right now.

[Kim]

Did you call us collect?

[George]

Yeah.

[Kim]

Oh, cool.

[George]

Yeah, I've been wanting to call for the last few months. I just don't get time, you know, I Ain't got time. I've been real busy.

[Kim]

You got nothing but time, my friend.

[George]

Yeah, I'm busy. This call was from a federal prison.

[Kim]

That's on.

[Jeff]

That was confirmation right there. Did you hear that? George, could you hear that?

[George]

Yeah, I hear it every day.

[Jeff]

So, what, you get like, one call a day or something?

[George]

No, we get all the calls we want.

[Jeff]

Really? Really. Okay. Yeah.

[Kim]

But we're paying for this, right?

[George]

Yeah. All right, well, we can pay for it, too, but I don't have y' all on my list, you know?

[Jeff]

Well, put us on your list. You're fun to talk to.

[George]

I'm waiting to get transferred from here.

[Jeff]

Where you going?

[George]

I'm not sure.

[Jeff]

They don't tell you where?

[George]

No, I'm waiting. Yeah, they'll tell me once they designate me, but I haven't been designated yet.

[Jeff]

Do you have, like, a group of guys that all hang out together and protect each other like they did in Shawshank?

[George]

Yeah, a little bit. Something like that.

[Jeff]

You do?

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

And you guys all got each other's backs?

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Really?

[Kim]

Did you ever see the movie Shawshank?

[George]

Yeah.

[Kim]

Great movie.

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

So how much time you have left?

[George]

I've got five years left.

[Jeff]

Oh, man. Did anybody get hurt in the robbery?

[George]

No, no, no.

[Jeff]

In the alleged robbery?

[George]

No, no, no.

[Jeff]

You were driving the car, weren't you?

[George]

No, no, I went in by myself.

[Kim]

How did that. So let me.

[Jeff]

How's that? I'll go down.

[Kim]

Let me take you back. You're sitting at home and you need some money, right? So you say, I'm gonna go to the bank, right. And rob it.

[George]

Withdraw and make a.

[Jeff]

Withdraw.

[Kim]

So. So what's the.

[Jeff]

What's the plan?

[Kim]

Like, what's the process like?

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[George]

I want to try to get at least what I would earn in a year, you know, on a regular job. I figured 23, 25,000.

[Kim]

Okay, so you walked into the bank.

[Jeff]

So now we've got motivations. 25 grand.

[Kim]

Did you pass a note or did you do everybody get on the floor?

[George]

Exactly. Everybody get on the floor.

[Jeff]

Oh, you had a gun. You had a gun.

[George]

Yeah.

[Kim]

Oh, see, that'll screw you up every time.

[George]

Yeah, the gun. The gun. The gun messes you up.

[Jeff]

You wouldn't have really shot anybody with that thing, would you?

[George]

No, no, I just wanted the money.

[Kim]

So then you go up to the teller and you go, give me all the money. And they. They. They give you all the money.

[George]

Right.

[Kim]

And then. Then you leave and then you run.

[Jeff]

Well, then they hit the silent alarm thing and Then they busted you or what?

[George]

No, they got me. They got me a while later at a hotel. SWAT team. They had already been on me for days.

[Jeff]

Oh, yeah.

[Kim]

Oh, really?

[Jeff]

So this wasn't the first thing that you've done?

[George]

No, no. I was on, like, a spree.

[Jeff]

You. You robbed a bunch of different banks?

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

How many?

[George]

Oh, I don't want to go into that.

[Jeff]

Oh, come on. Just you and me.

[George]

That could. That could jeopardize me.

[Kim]

Let's play the over under game five.

[George]

Wow.

[Jeff]

But you never killed anybody. Never, never, never. All right. Because then all of a sudden, it gets serious. Q100 listeners aren't murderers. They're just bank robbers. Come on.

[George]

Hey, y' all do a good job there.

[Jeff]

Thanks, man. You guys get to listen down there?

[George]

Yeah, I will get to listen.

[Jeff]

How are they rehabilitating you?

[George]

They're not. We just do time. You can't rehabilitate a hardcore criminal.

[Jeff]

You can't. So what you're saying is, once you get back out, you're gonna start robbing banks again.

[George]

No, no. You learn by being in here a significant amount of time. You learn that you don't want to be here no more.

[Kim]

Next time you stand in the bank, you're going to think, you know what? Maybe I should put this gun away and just leave. Because I spent the last 10 years of my life.

[George]

Yeah, you learned.

[Jeff]

How old a guy are you?

[George]

I'm 38.

[Jeff]

And how long have you spent in jail total in your life in jail?

[George]

10.

[Jeff]

10 years, man. That's a long time out of your life, man. I bet you're done with that.

[George]

Yeah, but there's guys that's done more.

[Jeff]

Yeah, it's those guys that are in there forever, probably, that you gotta watch out for, right?

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

You have a family on the outside?

[George]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

You do?

[George]

I got a wife and two kids, and I've got a mother and all that.

[Jeff]

And she's standing by you during this whole time?

[George]

No, that. That don't happen.

[Jeff]

Nah, she bailed.

[George]

Yeah, we still talk.

[Kim]

You gotta get any shout outs to anybody up in.

[George]

Actually, she's sick. You know, she's sick with leukemia. Oh, geez, man, we still talk.

[Kim]

You want to say hi to anybody, either on the outside or in the big house?

[George]

No, I want to say hi to Lindsey.

[Jeff]

You picked the wrong time. She's not here.

[George]

Yeah, I know. But Melissa's cool, too.

[Jeff]

Yeah, she is.

[George]

Yeah, Melissa's cool.

[Kim]

All y', all, Melissa's. Melissa's like the women in prison. If you know what I Mean, I.

[George]

Know, I know, I know. I know the story.

[Jeff]

A bunch of those.

[George]

She's cool with it, you know, she carries it well. She's real professional.

[Kim]

Yeah, she does.

[Jeff]

Thank you. I appreciate that. How often a day are you approached by guys to have sex?

[George]

Never.

[Jeff]

Never? It never happens?

[George]

No.

[Kim]

So you're the approacher.

[George]

No, no, I don't want that.

[Jeff]

So. That stuff does not happen in jail.

[George]

Yeah, but not. They know who to go to and who not to, you know?

[Jeff]

Well, I watched Shawshank, and they made some of those guys do it.

[George]

No, they don't happen like that.

[Kim]

Like, do they do the whole new fish thing?

[George]

Yeah. Yeah. Not here, though, because most of the guys here are career criminals already. You know, most of these guys have already done time. They've been. They've been through the system somewhere, sometime, some point in their life, you know, this is. This is the bottom of the barrel.

[Jeff]

When did you say you're getting out?

[George]

Five years.

[Jeff]

Five years, man.

[Kim]

Oh, we'll be so fired by then. I tell you to stop by, but.

[Jeff]

We'Re not gonna be right by then.

[Kim]

That's about four years into our retirement plan.

[George]

That ain't nothing, man. Yeah, we're fitting to get cut off. Only got about, like, one minute left, so. All right, good talking to y'. All. Doing a good job.

[Jeff]

Put us on your list and call every now and then, all right? All right, I'll do that. Walk backwards.

[George]

Listen, it's the Vert show.

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[George]

You look the same.

[Kim]

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[George]

You haven't changed your hair in 15 years.

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