Vault: Jenn's upset she can't get boiled peanuts

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Bert Show – "Vault: Jenn's upset she can't get boiled peanuts"

Date: July 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

This lighthearted episode finds The Bert Show cast diving into a uniquely Southern debate: why can't Jenn get authentic boiled peanuts at Atlanta Braves games? The crew explores the cultural importance of boiled peanuts at sporting events in the South, shares personal experiences, and fields humorous calls from listeners about where and how to get the "real deal." Expect nostalgia, regional pride, good-natured ribbing, and a passionate plea for tradition in the concession stands.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Banter and Braves Game Food Options

[02:22–03:16]

• The Braves’ recent win sparks discussion about the stadium experience.
• Jenn enthusiastically details the vast food options at a Braves game, ranging from beer and tamaritas (tomahawk margaritas), to Mexican fare, barbecue, turkey legs, ice cream, and more.
• Memorable moment: Jenn describes the Braves game as "a smorgasbord of men… men's madness out there." ([02:30])

Quote:

"You can have beer and wine and tamaritas...hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, popcorn, Cracker Jacks...barbecue...a turkey leg and some pulled pork...You can get your grub on at the Braves game."
– Jenn ([02:33–03:07])

2. The Boiled Peanut Problem

[03:17–04:15]

• Jenn laments the lack of "bold peanuts" (Southern pronunciation for boiled peanuts) at Braves games.
• Other cast members tease her Southern accent and clarify the issue: the only peanuts regularly available are dry roasted, not boiled.
• The conversation shifts to regional food traditions, and Jenn's passionate nostalgia for boiled peanuts as a Southern game-day staple.

Quote:

"For those of us raised in the south, [boiled peanuts are] a staple of a Southern game menu."
– Jenn ([04:02])

3. Regional Foods & Stadium Traditions

[05:02–05:37]

• The cast discusses other ballpark traditions:
  • Milwaukee's brats and beer
  • San Diego's fish tacos
• Parallels drawn between regional stadium foods highlight the void Jenn feels at Braves games.

Quote:

"You should have a food…that represents your region… That's like part of their heritage in Milwaukee, brats and a beer."
– Host ([05:02–05:32])

4. The Quest for Authentic Boiled Peanuts

[05:45–06:23]

• Jenn shares childhood memories of roadside boiled peanuts with her dad, emphasizing true authenticity ("in a Styrofoam cup…juicy and salty, drip down your hands…amazing").
• Panelists agree that real boiled peanuts are found roadside, not from a can or plastic bag.
• The show jokes about the inferior "microwaved" versions.

Quote:

"They don't come in a can, and they don't come in that tricky little plastic bag that those people microwave."
– Jenn ([06:07])

5. Listener Calls: Where to Find Them?

[06:25–10:06]

• Multiple callers weigh in:
  • Some claim boiled peanuts are sold in the stadium—but only in microwavable plastic packs, which Jenn finds unacceptable ([09:06]).
  • Others reveal hot, fresh boiled peanuts are available from vendors in the parking lot, but can't be brought in.
  • Debate ensues about whether outside food is allowed inside the stadium. Official stance: only in a soft-sided cooler, no glass ([09:46]).

Quotes:

"You gotta have the true Braves game experience and park in one of the far parking lots… you can find boiled peanuts every which way you turn."
– Caller ([08:01])
"And that's not right for you." / "No…they taste like plastic. I'm sorry, you microwave them in plastic, they taste like plastic. And that's like the fake way to do boiled peanuts."
– Caller & Jenn ([09:07], [09:12])

6. Mythbusting & The Hunt for Legit Boiled Peanuts

[10:18–11:25]

• A season ticket holder calls in ([10:18]) to confirm that boiled peanuts—cooked the right way in a crock pot—are available at certain stands inside, specifically near section 305 on the "Golden Moon level."
• Jenn is excited but wonders if she needs to be "fancy and rich" to access it. Turns out, seats are affordable.

Quote:

"If you're on the Golden Moon level, it's right behind section 305."
– Caller ([10:33])

7. Making Change: Jenn’s Plea for Tradition

[11:25–11:37]

• Jenn closes with a call for the Braves’ concessions team to serve authentic boiled peanuts throughout the stadium, not just in select spots or microwaved packs.
• The hosts jokingly call her a change-maker, not a whiner.

Quote:

"I just want the staff of the Atlanta Braves and the concessions folks to hear me loud and clear. Bring us the boiled peanuts."
– Jenn ([08:42])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Bold peanuts! Only time Jen gets Southern, we call it bold peanuts." – Host ([03:24])
• "It feels like it's already been in somebody else's mouth." – Melissa, on her aversion to boiled peanuts ([04:15])
• "Are you really not allowed to bring food in the stadium, or you think you can?" – Jen, on stadium rules ([07:45])
• "Imagine getting kicked out of a Braves game 'cause you had boiled—yeah, right." – Host ([08:28])
• "Go home, Siri Hughes." – Jenn, playfully closing her case ([11:43])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:22] – Jenn’s breakdown of food options at Braves games
• [03:17] – Introduction to the boiled peanuts debate
• [05:02] – Discussion on regional stadium foods
• [06:25] – Listener call: boiled peanuts at the game?
• [08:01] – Caller confirms authentic boiled peanuts sold in parking lots
• [09:06] – Microwaved boiled peanuts in the stadium
• [10:33] – Golden Moon section/section 305 has crock pot boiled peanuts
• [11:25] – Jenn’s plea to the Braves for real boiled peanuts

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Overall Tone

Fun, familiar, and passionately Southern. There’s plenty of good-natured teasing, regional pride, and a mix of nostalgia and comedic impatience from Jenn, all wrapped in classic morning radio show banter.

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Final Thoughts

For listeners new and old, this episode captures the warm chemistry of The Bert Show while spotlighting a quirky but beloved Southern tradition. The cast and callers build a compelling (and funny) case for why every Braves game should come with a side of authentic boiled peanuts—no plastic bags or microwaves allowed.

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Transcript

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[Melissa]

That is a football score. They look so good yesterday. And I'm one thing I thought was fascinating that the, you know, Chip Carey were, you know, kept saying, oh, and these Atlanta fans are just, man, they're not leaving it such a high score. But they're still not. And I'm like, well, because it's been rainy and cloudy and cold in Atlanta since November. So it doesn't matter. They were going to stay in the seats till the end of the year and they probably are still there because they want to be out in the sun.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

I didn't get any reports to how many Cubs fans were there and if they were sort of louder than the Braves fans with those Cubs, probably not on opening day, right? So we got 16, five, they're one. And oh, right now they practically have qualified for the playoffs and there's only what, 161 games left. I mean, they can't possibly lose their playoff spot now. So Jen should be excited about this.

[Jen]

I know. And you know, you can have such a great time at the Braves game. First of all, it is a meat market, so ladies, get to the Braves games because it's a smorgasbord out there. And second of all, you can.

[Guest 2]

A smorgasbord? Is smorgasbord. A malarkey?

[Jen]

Yes, it's a smorgasbord of men. It's a men's madness out there. And you can enjoy whatever you want out there. I mean, I'm on the website right now. You can have beer and wine and tamaritas.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Tamarita?

[Jen]

A tamarita. Like a tomahawk margarita. You can have a tamarita. Hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, popcorn, Cracker Jacks. They've even got authentic Mexican out there. Tacos, burritos, nachos. You can get on your dippin, dots your Edie's ice cream, your frozen lemonade. I mean, you can even get barbecue. You can get a turkey leg and some pulled pork. You can have.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

I'm hungry.

[Jen]

A really nice lunchtime great time. You can get those homestyle sides with that outdoor picnic area or enjoy your barbecue. You can get your grub on at the Braves game.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

They got it all, it sounds like.

[Jen]

But you know what you cannot have at the Braves game? You cannot have bold peanuts and. I'm sorry.

[Guest 2]

Bold peanuts.

[Jen]

Boiled peanuts. Only time Jen gets Southern, we call it bold peanuts.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Bold peanuts.

[Jen]

Bold peanuts. And you cannot get them in their proper way at the Braves game.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Okay, now, do. They do sell peanuts, Right? So it's not, like a cleanliness issue. Like, so they don't care if you're, like, taking the peanut out of the shell and throwing the shell. The shells don't care about that.

[Jen]

Dry roasted ones, which are subpar. In the south, we should be able to get bold peanuts.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

I have never. You guys are on your own here to educate me because I have never had one ball. Peanut.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

I should throw something at you right now.

[Jen]

They are so good. It is such a Southern thing. And I understand it's. It could be an acquired taste, but cat vomit.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

No, it's not.

[Jen]

No, it's not. For those of us raised in the south, it is a staple of a Southern game menu. Melissa, I know you're.

[Melissa]

Katie loves them. Katie loves them. And she's a Southern girl. I'm a Southern girl. I'm one of the few that. Oh, it feels like it's already been in somebody else's mouth.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

I think what Jen is saying, though, it's not so much a tasting, it's like, almost a tradition in the south that it should at least be somehow,

[Jen]

some way, it's a Southern game. I mean, I grew up going to Florida State football games with my family, and we would have boiled peanuts every time. Every time. Going to baseball games growing up. I mean, you name it, whatever. You have boiled peanuts in that Styrofoam cup, and they're juicy and. And they're salty, and they drip down your hands, and they're amazing. So good. They're amazing. And it is something I am missing every time I'm at the Braves game. I mean, I go out there, I have great seats. You're having a great time. You're cheering on your Atlanta Braves. And, you know, for many years, we got to see Jeff Dollar out there leading the charge. Now, the artist formerly known as Phil Turano leading the charge out. It's so fun, so great. But I'm always left feeling a little bit shorthanded.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Here's where I can concur with you. Okay. Because you should have a food, I think, at your st. That represents your region. I'll give you a couple of examples. You go to Milwaukee, man. I mean, they. That stadium is known for their brats, you know, which is not quite. It's like a hot dog with a really crappy attitude, but like a bigger meal. Yeah, man, but that's like. That's part of their heritage in Milwaukee is brats and a beer. Right. Where I come from in San Diego, man, you can get a fish taco at a Padres game, which to the rest of the world seems disgusting at a baseball game, but it's part of our region.

[Guest 2]

But they have barbecue at Turner Field.

[Melissa]

But I agree, even though I reject them, it is something that is Southern tradition for sure.

[Jen]

Yeah, it's not the same. I mean, every single place in the south, if you've ever been on a road trip, you can get bold peanuts on the side of the road. And I used to get them growing up with my dad, on road trips. We would eat them at every ball game, you name it. Any outdoor stadium should have bold peanuts

[Co-host or Guest 1]

in the south, and those are the kind you have to get, are the side of the road boiled peanuts. You cannot get the canned boiled peanuts for from the grocery store and sell them at the store.

[Jen]

They don't come in a can, and they don't come in that tricky little plastic bag that those people microwave.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

No, it better come in a big round tin.

[Jen]

Yes. Like, they come in, like, an oversized crock pot.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

And again, this isn't a taste thing, because you may either love or hate ball Peanuts. But what you're saying is that it's just. It's part of our heritage, it's part

[Jen]

of our culture, and we should have them at Turner Field.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Melissa says you're missing out. They are at Turner Field.

[Jen]

No.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hey, Melissa. Good morning. You're at q100.

[Caller 1]

Hey, good morning.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hi.

[Melissa]

Hey.

[Caller 1]

I was just there on Friday for their preseason game, and we were sitting in the seats right behind home plate. And on the menu it had boiled peanuts. My sister loves them, and I actually almost got them to take home to her.

[Jen]

Were they the kind in the plastic bag?

[Caller 2]

I don't know.

[Caller 1]

I didn't order them. I actually got the regular peanuts instead. But it had the regular peanuts and then it had boiled peanuts.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

There are many calling up saying you can get the way to go Chin

[Bretzky]

Hobby Way to make change.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Made change already.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

She says that it happens, but there is a difference. Jen's like, no plastic bag. We got the. We need the real ones.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hey, David.

[Caller 2]

Yeah.

[Melissa]

Hey.

[Caller 2]

I got some good news and some bad news.

[Jen]

Okay.

[Caller 2]

The good news is you can get them there, but you've got to get them outside in the parking lot. They sell them. There's little guys that are out there. There's little kids. Every time on the way in, hot boiled peanuts, but you can't take them in.

[Jen]

And they are the good one, but

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

they are not on the menu.

[Caller 2]

The good ones are not on the menu. They're the kind in the cheap plastic bag.

[Jen]

So you can eat them outside the stadium, but you can't enjoy them while you're watching.

[Caller 2]

They've got the big tubs of them outside cooking in the parking lot, but you can't bring those in.

[Jen]

He said you can't.

[Guest 2]

Why can't you bring them in?

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

You're not allowed to bring food inside the stadium.

[Caller 2]

Bring anything inside.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Yeah, allegedly. You're not supposed to. You know, like, people put stuff in their purses.

[Jen]

Are you really not allowed to bring food in the stadium, or you think you can?

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

I don't think you're supposed to.

[Jen]

I don't think you're allowed to bring in.

[Melissa]

I think the official position is no.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

They got to make money off that.

[Melissa]

Right?

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

All their concessions, all their roasted dried peanuts.

[Melissa]

Look at my cooler. Wink.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hey, Michelle, Good morning. You're IQ 100.

[Caller 1]

Good morning, y'. All. I was gonna say the same thing, that you gotta have the true Braves game experience and park in one of the far parking lots. And when you walk all the way to the stadium from one of the five dollar lots, you can find Bold peanuts every which way you turn.

[Jen]

See, I get that. And those are the good ones. I just wanna enjoy em while I'm sitting there watching baseball.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

And you would have to sneak them in.

[Caller 1]

I really don't do a thorough purse check. I'm sure you can get them in if it was really important to you.

[Jen]

But see, I don't wanna have to sneak em in. I don't wanna feel like I'm breaking the law.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Imagine getting kicked out of a Braves game cause you had boiled. Yeah, right.

[Jen]

I' producer Tracy in that way. I don't want to break the rules. I just want to be able to go up to a stand in the field, inside Turner Field and get him.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

You want to make change here? You want to be part of a change at the stadium?

[Jen]

I just want the staff of the Atlanta Braves and the concessions folks to hear me loud and clear. Bring us the boiled peanuts.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hey, Karen. Good morning. You are part of the Burt show.

[Caller 1]

Good morning. I love you guys.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Thank you.

[Caller 1]

You're welcome. I was just going to say that I grew up in the south here in Atlanta. And I love the boiled peanuts too. And yes, you can get them in the stadium, but they are in that microwavable pack.

[Jen]

And that's not right for you.

[Caller 1]

I know, and it was so disappointing. And the pack like burned my hand off when I got it. And then they tasted horrible.

[Jen]

Yeah, they taste like plastic. I'm sorry, you microwave them in plastic, they taste like plastic. And that's like the fake way to do boiled peanuts. You gotta do the real deal way.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

See, that's one of those things like if you're from the north and you come to a Braves game, like these Cubs fans that are here, right. If they come to a Braves fan game and they try ball peanuts.

[Jen]

Ball peanuts.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Maybe 80% of them are gonna hate them, but 20% are gonna love them. And they're gonna think, I can't wait to go to the next Braves games and have those ball peanuts.

[Jen]

Exactly. I'm so proud of you for saying it the right way, Bald. Yeah.

[Guest 2]

You can bring outside food into Turner Field.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

It's legal.

[Guest 2]

Yeah.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

It is not against the rules.

[Caller 2]

Yeah.

[Guest 2]

Boy, the Braves partnership really reduces my confidence when I answer that question. But I knew that you can bring. It has to be in a soft sided cooler. And it can't be glass bottles, but you can bring a small cooler with whatever you want into the not hot.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Oh, come on.

[Guest 2]

Buy them right outside.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

But you can buy them outside. You can get them.

[Jen]

It's not. It's not quite.

[Co-host or Guest 1]

But what if I want them? But what if Jen wants them? In the ninth inning, they leave the

[Guest 2]

game and stop mitching.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Hey, Robert. What's up, man? Go ahead.

[Caller 2]

Hey, I'm the season ticket holder at the Braves. They do sell boiled peanuts inside the stadium. They're in like a crock pot. They only sell them at certain stands.

[Jen]

Only at certain stands.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Do you know the gates at which these ball peanuts are being made?

[Caller 2]

If you're on the Golden Moon level, it's right behind section 305.

[Melissa]

Oh, he knows.

[Caller 2]

Okay.

[Jen]

The Golden Moon level. Do you have to be fancy and rich to get to the Golden Moon level?

[Caller 2]

Are you kidding? They sell $6 seats up there.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Oh, that's what we're talking about there.

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[Caller 1]

It is.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

So at least in section 305 in

[Jen]

the Golden Moon section.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

In the Golden Moon section, which. Yeah, sounds kind of. That sounds like something from the old goal room.

[Melissa]

Yeah. Or something Jeff used to do all the time in college.

[Guest 2]

I think we have to get fresh boiled peanuts in so Bert can try them on the air.

[Melissa]

Yeah, yeah, sure. All right.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

If they're part of the south culture, I'll be glad to try it.

[Caller 2]

It is so good.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

Most are calling up now and here are the calls. I work at Turner Field. You can take food in, you can take outside food in, you can bring in food into Turner Stadium. So you can. And if you want them while you get in section 305 behind the golden butt.

[Jen]

All right, I'm gonna have to go find the Golden Moon 305 because that's the only thing that would be admissible for me. Buying them outside and bringing them in is not the same thing.

[Bretzky]

Okay?

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

I understand you. I understand your plight and it is done already. Girl, I'm not whining.

[Jen]

I'm just trying to make change. I'm trying to embrace the why is the whining when she is trying to stand up?

[Melissa]

Yeah.

[Jen]

Go home. Siri Hughes.

[Host or Main Speaker (possibly Bert)]

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