Vault: Jason Griggers from Good Hair pulls up to give her extensions and it hurt Part 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bert Show – Vault: Jason Griggers from Good Hair pulls up to give her extensions and it hurt Part 2

Date: May 5, 2026

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Overview

This episode features the continuation of intern Lauren’s “Good Hair” journey, inspired by Chris Rock’s movie. Lauren, “a little white girl envious of Black women and their hair,” undergoes extensions by renowned stylist Jason Griggers, who appeared in the film. The cast discusses the process, pain, and Lauren's transformation, mixing lighthearted banter with insights about hair extensions and representation in beauty culture.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Recap: Why They’re Doing This ([00:16]–[00:54])

• Background: Lauren was inspired by Chris Rock’s Good Hair interview on Oprah and wanted to experience what goes into Black women's hair extensions.
• Guest: Jason Griggers, stylist featured in Good Hair, joined to install Lauren’s extensions live on air.

Notable Quote:

• “She was watching Chris Rock in an interview with Oprah... and Lauren, little white girl, was all envious of Black women and their hair. The extensions, the rows, the weaves, the wigs.” – Radio Host 2 ([00:16])

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2. The (Painful!) Extension Process ([00:54]–[01:44])

• Lauren’s Experience: Describes the procedure as “very painful” at first, likening the sensation to “a little needle going in my head.”
• Jason’s Perspective: Confirms needles are involved (“very close”), but nothing actually pierces the skin.
• On Pain: Lauren underscores the unfamiliar discomfort as the stylist weaves hair tightly.

Notable Quotes:

• “None of them actually penetrated her cranium.” – Jason Griggers ([01:20])
• “I mean, it felt like there was, like, a little needle just, like, going in my head.” – Lauren ([01:10])

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3. Reactions to the Results & Camouflage Talk ([01:44]–[02:51])

• Reveal: Lauren hasn’t seen the finished product yet but others say it looks “fantastic”—“fuller, fresh and healthy.”
• Blending: Female guests and Lauren remark on how well the colors are matched and blended, noting it would be undetectable to most.
• Aesthetic Philosophy: Jason shares his view on beauty enhancements—good extensions should make people say you “have really nice hair,” not notice the extension itself.

Notable Quotes:

• "You don't want to draw a huge amount of attention to it. You just want people to be like, 'Oh, she's got really nice...' You know?" – Jason Griggers ([03:02])
• "To a guy's eye... we would have no idea she has extensions in her hair." – Radio Host 2 ([02:18])

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4. Lauren’s First Look & Candid Reactions ([03:18]–[03:44])

• Lauren’s reaction: Amazement at her transformation: “Coming in here, I had like straight hair and now just really curly and a lot of it. Oh, my goodness. Wow.”
• Banter: Jokes about the extension hair looking like “a bag of dead cats” before installation.

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5. The Work Behind the Glamour ([03:44]–[04:05])

• Speed Versus Skill: Jason attributes his speed to having an assistant (and needing to pay private school tuition: “I have a mortgage, three car notes and private school, so, yeah, I need to work.”)
• Everyone amused by the metaphor of Jason’s salon ‘pit crew.’

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6. Listener Calls: The Aftermath – The Real Pain Begins ([04:06]–[05:26])

• Caller Renee: Warns Lauren about post-installation pain—likened to “taking out a ponytail after a day, but that ache is constant for a week.”
• Hosts/Jason Joke: About the extreme discomfort, playfully exaggerating (“want to stab yourself in the eyes”).
• Advice: Pain fades in a week; Lauren seems apprehensively amused.

Notable Quotes:

• “She thought it was bad now, wait until the pain kicks in from your, like, aching of your head. I would say at least 10 Advil a day.” – Renee ([04:18])
• “Some people lie down on a curb and ask people to kick it in the back of the head just to make it feel better.” – Radio Host 1 ([05:07])

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7. What’s Next for Lauren ([05:26]–[05:33])

• Going Out: Hosts tease Lauren about “trying it out” on the weekend; light flirting about getting a boyfriend because of her new look.
• Jason laughingly predicts: “You will by the time…” ([05:33])

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8. Promotion and Goodbyes ([05:36]–[05:59])

• Movie Details: Jason plugs the Good Hair release: select cities on the 9th; nationwide soon after.
• Hosts Clarify: Jason’s role in the film as “the white fella”—and encourage listeners to spot him in the movie.

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes

• On Technique:
  "There were little needles very close to her head." – Jason Griggers ([01:18])

• On the Pain:
  “You actually want to stab yourself in the eyes because that would feel better.” – Radio Host 1 ([05:05])

• On the Transformation:
  “Coming in here, I had like straight hair and now just really curly and a lot of it.” – Lauren ([03:22])

• On Hair Philosophy:
  “You just want people to be like, 'Oh, she's got really nice...'” – Jason Griggers ([03:02])

• On Jason’s Work Ethic:
  "I have a mortgage, three car notes and private school, so, yeah, I need to work.” – Jason Griggers ([03:59])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:16] – Introduction, why Lauren is getting extensions
• [01:06] – Lauren describes the pain
• [02:18] – Discussion: Can people spot extensions?
• [03:18] – Lauren sees her hair for the first time
• [04:06] – Caller warns about post-installation pain
• [05:26] – Plans for the new hair, joking about dating prospects
• [05:38] – Movie Good Hair is promoted, Jason’s on-screen role noted

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Tone and Style

The episode maintains The Bert Show’s signature: authentic, playful, and conversational with moments of sincere insight about beauty, cultural differences, and the cost (literal and figurative) of looking good.

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This summary covers all major discussion points, interpersonal dynamics, and behind-the-scenes beauty truths—for listeners new and regular, and anyone curious about the real talk behind hair extensions.

Transcript

[Radio Host 1]

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[Radio Host 2]

So we've got intern Lauren, who a couple of days ago, came on with us, and she said that she was watching Chris Rock in an interview with Oprah, talking about his new movie, which is good hair. And Lauren, little white girl was all envious of black women and their hair. The extensions, the rows, the weaves, the wigs. So she told us about that. So we called up Jason Grigors, who is a stylist that's in the movie. Very well known in the industry. Very well known. And for the last, what, two hours he's been working on Ya, Lauren. Hour and a half or so.

[Jason Grigors]

Yeah.

[Lauren]

Yeah. I mean, it's been a while.

[Jason Grigors]

Funny how time flies with you.

[Radio Host 2]

And, you know, when we checked in with her an hour ago, it was painful.

[Lauren]

Yeah. So it was very painful. And then towards the end, it was less painful. But as he was putting the hair in, I mean, it felt like there was, like, a little needle just, like, going in my head.

[Radio Host 2]

Like, Jason, were there little needles going in her head?

[Jason Grigors]

There were little needles very close to her head.

[Lauren]

Okay.

[Jason Grigors]

None of them actually penetrated her cranium.

[Lauren]

It felt like it.

[Radio Host 2]

Was it the pulling of it. Pulling of your hair? Is that what it was hurting for?

[Lauren]

I mean, he was pulling it and then just, like, you know, just weaving the hair in, I guess. But it just felt like the little needle was about to go in my head, and I'm just like, oh, be careful.

[Jason Grigors]

It was close.

[Lauren]

Yeah, it was very, very, very close.

[Radio Host 2]

So you haven't now, this is not the final product yet, Jason?

[Jason Grigors]

Pretty much, yeah. I'm gonna do just a little tweaking of the haircut on the back, but this is pretty much it.

[Lauren]

It looks fantastic.

[Radio Host 2]

I think it looks really good.

[Female Guest]

I'm so excited. I mean, your hair is so much fuller because Lauren has pretty hair. It'. I have a similar kind of hair, like, where it's just. There's just not a lot of it.

[Lauren]

Right.

[Female Guest]

So the extension's really, like, just. Just make it. You look still, like, full and.

[Lauren]

Yeah, I haven't.

[Female Guest]

It just looks fresh and healthy and.

[Lauren]

Yeah, I haven't seen it yet. It just feels like I have some kind of, like, animal in my head. Like, it just feels very odd.

[Radio Host 2]

She. Now, let me ask you a Question. Because to a guy's eye, we. If we saw her out, we would have no idea she has extensions in her hair. As women, could you point it out and say those are extensions?

[Lauren]

Not at all.

[Female Guest]

Not unless I knew her before.

[Radio Host 2]

Really?

[Radio Host 3]

Yeah.

[Female Guest]

I would not know because the hair

[Lauren]

color that was blended in is perfectly matched with her original hair color. It's matched perfectly.

[Female Guest]

And I think because you had so many different colors in your hair and you put in three different kinds of extensions, I think that that's what's cool about it, is that it's not as noticeable.

[Lauren]

Right.

[Female Guest]

And it's kind of curly and wavy right now too, which I think helps because I've seen girls with long, straight extensions, and to me, you can see that. Jason, do you agree or.

[Radio Host 2]

I agree.

[Jason Grigors]

And you know, I think with anything with aesthetics, with hair, with anything that you do to enhance what you have, you know, you don't want to draw a huge amount of attention to it. You just want people to be like, oh, she's got really nice discs or she has really nice dad or somebody has really nice thick. Have a mouthful.

[Radio Host 1]

I like this and that.

[Radio Host 2]

You want to see it? She hasn't even seen it yet. Sure. Check it out.

[Lauren]

Oh, wow. Yeah. I mean, coming in here, I had like straight hair and now just really curly and a lot of it. Oh, my goodness. Wow.

[Radio Host 2]

Do you like it?

[Lauren]

Yeah, no, I like it. It's very. It blended very well, which I was surprised because looking at the bag, I was kind of worried about it, but.

[Radio Host 1]

Look like a bag of dead cats.

[Lauren]

Yeah, I mean, it really did. It almost feels like.

[Female Guest]

Jason, you worked so fast.

[Radio Host 2]

Yeah, man.

[Female Guest]

I mean, if somebody typically went in, would it take longer than what you did this morning?

[Jason Grigors]

No, I have an assistant. And as long as the clients come on time and I have my assistant, we. We're on it. We're moving.

[Radio Host 2]

It's like a nascar, man. He's got his pit crew.

[Jason Grigors]

The thing is, I have a mortgage three car notice in private school. So. Yeah, I need to work.

[Radio Host 2]

Here's Renee.

[Jason Grigors]

Good Morning.

[Radio Host 2]

You're on Q100.

[Renee]

Good morning, guys. Hi. Just wanted to let Lauren know that she's in for a lot of pain for the next week.

[Radio Host 1]

Oh, my God.

[Lauren]

That's good to know.

[Radio Host 1]

Yeah, it's a fun call.

[Renee]

She thought it was bad. Now wait until the pain kicks in from your, like, aching of your head. I would say at least 10 Advil a day.

[Radio Host 2]

Why would there be pain? Why would there be. Why would there be pain in her.

[Jason Grigors]

Kill joy off the morning.

[Radio Host 2]

What's the pain in the head you're talking about?

[Renee]

Well, I mean, I only got two rows because I have the same issue as Lauren and Jen that my hair is just not thick enough. So I only got two rows before. And ladies, you know what I'm talking about. If you have your hair in a ponytail for like a whole day and you take it out and it's just like that release of your head aching, that's how it's going to feel. But like constant for like a week.

[Female Guest]

Do you get used to it, though?

[Renee]

Yeah. You do get used to it.

[Radio Host 1]

No, it's miserable.

[Renee]

You start it jam.

[Radio Host 1]

Yeah. You actually want to stab yourself in the eyes because that would feel better. Some people lie down on a curb and ask people to kick it in

[Lauren]

the back of the head just to

[Radio Host 1]

make it feel better.

[Radio Host 2]

Look, there are all sorts of people calling up now saying, don't do it. Well, it's a little late for them.

[Female Guest]

Kidding me.

[Lauren]

I'm really excited for that.

[Jason Grigors]

They're not. It looks good.

[Radio Host 2]

It looks really good.

[Lauren]

Fantastic.

[Radio Host 1]

So are you going to go out this weekend and try it out? Like with boys?

[Lauren]

Yeah. Well, I guess so.

[Radio Host 2]

Do you have a boyfriend?

[Lauren]

No.

[Radio Host 2]

Okay.

[Jason Grigors]

You will by the time.

[Radio Host 2]

Hey, Jason, thanks a lot for coming in.

[Jason Grigors]

Thanks for having me.

[Female Guest]

Is there movies out now?

[Jason Grigors]

Right, the movie's out now. The movie hit select cities on the 9th, I think, and it's nationwide on tomorrow.

[Radio Host 2]

Tomorrow? Tomorrow.

[Radio Host 1]

Jason in there, He's. He's the white fella.

[Radio Host 2]

Yeah, you'll know, Jason,

[Jason Grigors]

and we're talking

[Lauren]

about the Chris Rock movie.

[Radio Host 2]

Yeah, it's called Good Hair. Ye. He sticks out for sure in this movie. All right, Jason, thanks a lot.

[Jason Grigors]

Thank you.

[Radio Host 1]

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