Vault: Pop Culture Challenge

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: Pop Culture Challenge (Nov 14, 2025)

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show dives into an all-star pop culture trivia face-off, inspired by the VH1 game show “World Series of Pop Culture,” where Atlanta’s team “Chupacabra” recently claimed a $250,000 victory. Listener Ben had the audacity to call in and challenge the reigning champs, leading to a lively on-air negotiation about the stakes and ultimate humiliation for the losing team. The hosts and guests bring signature banter and humor, exploring what it means to defend trivia glory—and how far a challenger is willing to go.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Rise of Trivia Legends (01:05–01:42)

• Monty recalls the excitement surrounding VH1’s “World Series of Pop Culture,” where “random, random trivia” like “What poster was above Dawson's bed in Dawson's Creek?” was fair game.
• Atlanta's own “Chupacabra” team prevailed against 16 contenders, winning big for their pop culture prowess.

2. The Challenger Appears (02:20–02:40)

• Listener Ben reaches out via email, not a spontaneous call, to request a shot at dethroning Chupacabra.
• Ben confidently states, “I just think I can do it” (02:28), despite the team’s national reputation.

3. Setting the Stakes: What Will You Sacrifice? (02:53–05:18)

• The hosts press Ben for a wager beyond a small charitable donation, pushing for “public humiliation” to raise the stakes.
  • Ben suggests donating to Bert’s Big Adventure charity if he loses.
  • The hosts demand more: “If Chupacabra is going to put their reputation on the line, Ben's got to come with something strong.” (03:47 – Monty)
• The conversation humorously compares Ben's challenge to daring sports champions: “You don’t walk up to Usher and poke him in the chest and go, ‘You and me, let’s dance.’” (Co-host Dave – 04:08)

4. Team Building: Trivia Poachers and Dream Teams (05:21–07:18)

• Ben reveals he recruited a trivia “dream team,” reaching out beyond his usual teammates for top talent.
• The hosts jokingly accuse him of “trivia poaching” and building an “Atlanta fantasy trivia league.”
• Ben’s network stretches deep into Atlanta’s trivia subculture—a “big, small town” of pop culture enthusiasts (07:15 – Beth).

5. Negotiating Public Humiliation: What Will the Loser Do? (07:39–11:00)

• Ben brainstorms various humiliation bets:
  • Public crowning ceremony for Chupacabra
  • Karaoke on-air
  • Walking down Peachtree dressed as Elvis on the anniversary of Elvis’ death.
• The hosts escalate with their own creative ideas:
  • “Would you be willing to get a bikini wax? Are you that confident in your abilities?” (11:00 – Monty)

Notable Quote:

• “How do you know if that already?” (11:41 – Ben, when told the female teammate could get bikini waxed, too)

6. The Final List: The Show’s High-Stakes “Door” Options (12:03–14:41)

• The hosts present the official list of humiliations for the losing team to choose from:
  1. Streaking naked down Peachtree Street (12:56)
  2. All team members in a single sleeping bag, naked, on-air during a segment (13:26)
  3. Attending Smyrnabration singles event wearing only Speedos (14:27)
  4. Getting a “Chupacabra Rules” tattoo (14:41 – quickly vetoed by Ben)
• Ben consults with his team and lands on the Smyrnabration Speedos challenge as the most acceptable (16:01).

Notable Quote:

• “This is gonna be much more unpleasant for everyone else, I tell you that.” (16:45 – Ben, regarding wearing Speedos in public)

7. Closing the Bet and Setting Up the Ultimate Trivia Face-Off (17:03–17:44)

• The details are agreed: Ben and his team will attend the big event in Speedos if they lose.
• Chupacabra’s Alexandra is unfazed: “Bring it on. If he wants to parade around like that, that's his business.”
• The hosts tease an Atlanta-only version of the World Series of Pop Culture for radio, with both teams gearing up for a showdown.

Notable Quotes:

• “All it takes is one to knock off the champ. That’s true.” (04:42 – Monty)
• “I would rather use you, though, with one of these alternatives, don't you guys think?” (15:15 – Monty)

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Memorable Moments & Quotes with Timestamps

• Feeling Outmatched:
  “It was make you feel like an idiot though.”
  — Dave (01:14)

• Challenger Spirit:
  “All it takes is one to knock off the champ.”
  — Monty (04:42)

• Recruiting All-Stars:
  “It's Fantasy Trivia league.”
  — Ben (06:27)

• Upping the Ante:
  “Would you be willing to get a bikini wax? Are you that confident in your abilities?”
  — Monty (11:00)

• Host Sarcasm:
  “You might want to back off, because he's bringing Beth.”
  — Dave (05:27)

• Public Embarrassment Warnings:
  “This is gonna be much more unpleasant for everyone else, I tell you that.”
  — Ben (16:45)

• Chupacabra’s Calm:
  “Bring it on. If he wants to parade around like that, that's his business.”
  — Alexandra (17:08)

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Key Segment Timestamps

• 01:05 – 01:42: Recap of VH1 World Series of Pop Culture and Chupacabra’s win
• 02:20 – 02:40: Ben challenges Chupacabra
• 03:47 – 05:18: Negotiating stakes for the trivia face-off
• 05:21 – 07:18: Ben recruits an Atlanta trivia dream team
• 07:39 – 11:00: Wild wager/humiliation brainstorming
• 12:03 – 14:41: Official humiliation options unveiled
• 16:01 – 16:45: Ben selects the Smyrnabration Speedos challenge
• 17:08 – 17:44: Both teams sign on; the Atlanta World Series Pop Culture face-off is set

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Tone & Language

The episode is fast-paced, witty, and lighthearted—marked by playful ribbing, hyperbolic metaphors (comparing trivia to sports showdowns), and tongue-in-cheek discussions about public shaming and Atlanta’s famously “small world” vibe. The cast is self-deprecating and quick to laugh at themselves, while keeping the competitive spirit front and center.

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Summary for New Listeners

If you missed this episode, you’ll get caught up on how Atlanta’s trivia scene boasts some of the fiercest pop culture competitors in the nation—and how one challenge can escalate into a public spectacle. It’s a fun look at friendly competition, the lengths people will go for bragging rights, and the camaraderie built through equal parts pop culture obsession and willingness to make fools of themselves for the radio. The episode sets up an epic face-off, with stakes that go far beyond trivia knowledge.

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To hear if Ben’s “dream team” unseats the champs—and if anyone actually parades in a Speedo at Smyrnabration—stay tuned for the next Bert Show trivia battle!

Transcript

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[Monty (Host)]

Hey, the Bird Show. It's a shame if you missed this over the last couple of months because this VH1 game show, the World Series of Pop Culture, was really, really cool.

[Co-host Dave]

It was make you feel like an idiot though.

[Co-host Beth]

Well, that sort of music, you know, music, trivia, television trivia, movie trivia. I mean, anything pop culture, you name it, it was in there. I mean, one of the questions that we heard about was about the Cosby. One was random questions, Dawson. Like what was the, you know, superhero or what was the poster of above Dawson's bed in Dawson's Creek? I mean, really, really detailed stuff. And this team from Atlanta, Chupacabra, they beat everybody.

[Monty (Host)]

They kick butt. They went up against like 16 teams from all around the country and was when all was said and done, they won $250,000 from VH1 just knowing the most random, random trivia, right? So we had them on one morning just to congratulate them and say, that's awesome, man. Way to represent Atlanta. And this guy Ben sent us an email. It wasn't even a spontaneous call. Like he emailed and he's like, I just want a shot at these people. So we got him on to talk to one of the representatives from this team that won on VH1 called Chupacabra. And if you missed that conversation, here's about 90 seconds of it for you. Good morning, Ben.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Hey. How you doing?

[Monty (Host)]

Good. How are you today?

[Ben (Challenger)]

I'm good.

[Monty (Host)]

Like, what did you see on VH1 over the last month that made you say, all right, I know I could.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Take them, but I don't know. I just think I can do it?

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host Guest]

At what moment did you actually grit your teeth and decide that you could take them down?

[Ben (Challenger)]

When you guys knocked out our almost perfect strangers? Because I had to pick at the very beginning.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, Ben, what are you willing to sacrifice? There's got to be something here, some kind of, like, either public humiliation, some kind of cat. It's got to be something, because Chupacabra puts on. On the line is their reputation.

[Ben (Challenger)]

If I lose, I'll drop. I'll give bert's Big Adventure 100 bucks. Ooh. And. And if they lose, each give 100 bucks to a piece to Bert's Big Adventure.

[Co-host Dave]

No, number one, you don't pick what they give up. They're giving up the title. Like, right now, they're the trivia champions of Atlanta and the nation.

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host Dave]

So they don't. You don't pick what they get. They don't give up anything. They are defending their honor.

[Monty (Host)]

I appreciate your sense of philanthropy here, but I'm looking for something where the stakes are a little bit higher than that. I mean, some. There has got to be some kind of public humiliation. We can. I don't even know what it is. But I'll tell you what, Ben. We'll give you a couple of days to think about it, and then come back.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Okay. And I'll put together. I'll. I'll talk to my folks, who I've got a. An idea of the team about, and I'll see what they're willing to do, too, because I know they're looking.

[Monty (Host)]

So I think those are pretty fair rules. If Chupacabra is going to put their reputation on the line, Ben's got to come with something strong. Alexandra is from Chupacabra. Alexandra, is this happening to you more and more now, now that you're champ? Are people coming up to you and wanting to take you on?

[Ben (Challenger)]

You know, not really.

[Alexandra (Chupacabra Team Member)]

It's really just been.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Ben.

[Co-host Dave]

Yeah. You don't think a lot of people. A lot of people. I know one does. But a lot of people don't walk up to Usher and poke him in the chest and go, you and me, let's dance.

[Monty (Host)]

Right?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Ping it off. Right?

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host Dave]

You think you get up to a certain level, and then people just, you know, Step away. Yeah.

[Monty (Host)]

Who goes up to Tiger woods and goes, you know what? I saw what you did at the British Open.

[Co-host Dave]

Let's just do nine holes.

[Monty (Host)]

Let's just do the back nine. So, Ben, you're the only one to come forward and say, you know what? I saw him on VH1. I saw him give me the $250,000. How you doing, dude?

[Ben (Challenger)]

I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[Monty (Host)]

No, you go ahead.

[Ben (Challenger)]

No, I was gonna say, all it takes is one.

[Monty (Host)]

All it takes is one to knock off the champ. That's true.

[Co-host Beth]

You feel like you are the one to do it? You're the chosen one, Ben.

[Co-host Guest]

Well, you have to be. You're the only one that's challenged.

[Monty (Host)]

Actually, we have a second challenger ready to go if Ben's auntie isn't good enough. Now, Ben, do you have your team picked out? Because the last time we talked to you, you weren't even sure who was going to compete with you.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Yeah, I've got a team.

[Monty (Host)]

Okay. And these are people that you play trivia with every week, or just friends?

[Ben (Challenger)]

No, no, no. Actually, the folks who I play trivia with every week lean on me for pop culture, so I had to go find some others.

[Co-host Beth]

And who are they?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Dave and Beth.

[Co-host Beth]

Okay.

[Co-host Dave]

Oh, you don't have Beth, do you?

[Monty (Host)]

He does. He went out.

[Co-host Dave]

You might want to back off, because he's bringing Beth.

[Trivia Player Josh]

I just want to tell you guys on a side note that I play trivia every Wednesday at Locos down in Atlanta. And on my team is a guy named Dave, who is our pop culture guy. This guy goes out and finds my trivia partner, Dave.

[Monty (Host)]

Did you know that before he came on?

[Trivia Player Josh]

I. He told me yesterday.

[Monty (Host)]

Get out of here.

[Trivia Player Josh]

He's like, so I think I'm going to be on, like, the Bird Show.

[Monty (Host)]

So what you effectively have done is gone. And tried to build, like, an Atlanta dream team to take on Chupacabra.

[Ben (Challenger)]

He's a trivia poacher.

[Co-host Dave]

You know what? It's like the.

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It's the.

[Co-host Dave]

What do they call it? The World baseball class.

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host Dave]

What you do is you get two members of every. The two best members of every team, and then you take them all in and you come up with a representative team that is the best of everyone.

[Ben (Challenger)]

It's Fantasy Trivia league.

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah, it is. We may have to find you for, like, recruiting violations.

[Co-host Beth]

So Dave is on Jamie's team. What qualifies Beth to be on your team, Ben?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Well, I actually. I also had Jamie's brother lined up. Jamie Massey's Brother lined up, but he couldn't do it because school started.

[Monty (Host)]

This is serious idea about any of this.

[Co-host Dave]

Jamie's brothers, by the way, is in sixth grade.

[Monty (Host)]

Does your brother go out and he plays?

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[Trivia Player Josh]

We all play. Like, my friend Dave, my brother Josh, you know, and. And a couple of us play every Wednesday at Locos in Northern Hills. So it's. I mean, they just happened to tell me this guy hooked up with somebody who knew that they played on a Wednesday. I mean, it was like this network of trivia fact finders, once again proving.

[Co-host Beth]

That Atlanta is a big, small town.

[Co-host Guest]

Yeah, man.

[Monty (Host)]

There's this whole subculture of pop culture.

[Alexandra (Chupacabra Team Member)]

Like in dodgeball, and Ben is like.

[Ben (Challenger)]

The global gym team.

[Co-host Dave]

True.

[Monty (Host)]

That's totally true. All right, Ben, it sounds to me like you've done the right thing. Okay? She's right. I mean, you've gone and you've recruited this all star team, this fantasy league team. So I hope the Annie is good enough for you to take them on, because I'd love to hear what happens. Okay.

[Ben (Challenger)]

I talked to them, and we were trying to brainstorm some ideas here. The first one that came up was having a. If we lose, which we're not planning on, have some sort of tribute crowning ceremony at Lasseter's declaring El Chupacabra as the royalty of trivia in Atlanta and the country. So that was the first idea that was knocked out.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, so a public trivia crowning of you as the champ is one of your items.

[Co-host Dave]

Now, Ben, why do you think that they would need to be crowned by you when the television network VH1 is already crowned them? Not the trivia champions of Atlanta, but the trivia champions of the world. Are you willing to write them a check for 250,000?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Oh, I can write them a check for 250. It's not going to go anywhere.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, so the first. The first. I guess the suggestion would be the. It's almost public humiliation in your world. Probably, but what else do you have?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Well, here's some more public humiliation live on the air. Karaoke, which I don't know, after that Jessica Simpson thing you're feeling more confident about. You guys are waiting for another one, aren't you? Yep. All right, this is the one we were sitting on. I have a friend of mine who loves Elvis. And since Today is Elvis's 29th anniversary.

[Co-host Guest]

Of his disappearance, allegedly aliens took him today 29 years ago, and he died on the crapper.

[Ben (Challenger)]

We agreed to walk up and down Peachtree dressed like Elvis. One morning carrying a sign, something of your choice, like, hail to the king. Q100.

[Co-host Beth]

I like it.

[Alexandra (Chupacabra Team Member)]

I mean, I'm not worried about trivia. This is the best you can come.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Up with with a little I'm just.

[Alexandra (Chupacabra Team Member)]

Humiliation time?

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Co-host Guest]

Ben, how many things are on your list?

[Ben (Challenger)]

That was three or four.

[Co-host Dave]

Read the next one.

[Co-host Guest]

Because my thing is, I have a feeling that you put the ones on that you didn't mind doing at first. And if we agreed to it, then. All right, they took that one. So I want to know what the. The one you put at the bottom.

[Co-host Dave]

Read the next one.

[Monty (Host)]

We better go deeper because none of us are really excited about your ideas yet. And you don't want to hear.

[Co-host Beth]

We've got to be invested in this challenge.

[Co-host Guest]

We have a list too.

[Monty (Host)]

We have a list, too. Just.

[Co-host Beth]

We just had.

[Monty (Host)]

We had an assumption that maybe you were going to come to the table with some lame things. So we have some suggestions for you if this last one isn't real good. All right.

[Ben (Challenger)]

The.

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Come on.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Dressing like Elvis walking up on a peach tree.

[Monty (Host)]

We like your. Your going up and down Peachtree idea.

[Co-host Beth]

Yeah.

[Monty (Host)]

But we've got a little bit of a different spin on it.

[Trivia Player Josh]

Higher stakes.

[Monty (Host)]

Yeah.

[Ben (Challenger)]

All right. The. The last one was a. We've got two guys and a girl, and two guys agreed to get their chest waxed.

[Monty (Host)]

Chest waxed.

[Co-host Beth]

Now we're thinking we're getting closer, better.

[Monty (Host)]

We're getting.

[Co-host Dave]

Why don't we let the girl get her chest waxed and you guys get your bikini waxed?

[Ben (Challenger)]

How do you know if that already?

[Trivia Player Josh]

Ew.

[Monty (Host)]

Would you guys get a bikini wax?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Oh, good Lord.

[Monty (Host)]

Brazilian. Actually, I'm gonna go.

[Trivia Player Josh]

I'm gonna answer for Dave and say yes.

[Monty (Host)]

There's gotta be something I'll talk about.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Any bikini waxes?

[Co-host Dave]

You know, Ben, you're the one stepping up, so you're really the only one who needs the answers. Captain of team Koopa Chopra sucks. Do you. Do you. Would you be willing to. To get a bikini wax? Are you that confident in your abilities? I mean, you came on and you said. I mean, these guys.

[Ben (Challenger)]

You.

[Co-host Dave]

You went to Market Village and you staked them out like, you knew you've been recruiting. You've got Beth and Dave and the best of the best, like Ben, you can't back down now. You know that you're going to beat them, so it's not even an issue. Like, you're not going to have to get your bikini wax, so you might as well just say yes. But in the event that maybe Something happens. Would you be willing?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Well, I want to hear your other ideas.

[Co-host Beth]

Okay.

[Monty (Host)]

That's right. We'll play that game.

[Co-host Dave]

We like our list better anyway. Are you sure?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Sure.

[Co-host Dave]

I think the rule is if he passes on the bikini wax, then it has to be something on our list.

[Co-host Guest]

Agreed.

[Co-host Dave]

Like if he says no now and he goes to our list, it has to be one of those things.

[Co-host Guest]

You can take the bikini wax or you can take what's behind door number one, two, or three.

[Monty (Host)]

It's a surprising twist on the Burt.

[Co-host Beth]

We'll tell you after the break.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Let's. Let's see what's behind the door.

[Trivia Player Josh]

There you go.

[Monty (Host)]

So that means by passing on. By hearing our choices, you are passing on the bikini waxing. So you have to take one of the following. Okay.

[Ben (Challenger)]

All right.

[Monty (Host)]

You understand this?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Yeah, I understand, Monty.

[Monty (Host)]

Okay, here's your deal.

[Co-host Dave]

As a reference to let's make a deal.

[Monty (Host)]

Got it. Alexandra knew that because she has $250,000 in the bank. Ben, we like your streak down peach tree in the Elvis costume idea. Sort of, but we want to take the three of you out of your Elvis costumes.

[Co-host Beth]

Yeah.

[Co-host Guest]

Leave the Elvis costumes in the car.

[Monty (Host)]

So even if it's just 100ft, you guys would have to get naked. Streak down peach tree. That is alternative number one. All right, alternative number two was you and the members of your team must stay in a sleeping bag together, naked, for an entire entertainment buzz segment. Totally naked. And that could go anywhere from 5 to 95 minutes.

[Co-host Beth]

Depends on how wordy they get. I mean, I try to keep the stories down, but these three just chatter, chatter, chatter.

[Co-host Dave]

I don't know if Jen Hobby can use a lot of words. A lot of words.

[Monty (Host)]

It would probably be anywhere from five to ten min. Okay. Or more. Or more.

[Trivia Player Josh]

Seriously, my brother really can't get on this team. Like, I would love to publicly humiliate him too.

[Co-host Dave]

You want to see your brother naked?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Shut up.

[Co-host Beth]

So that's like sort of the naked sleeping bag team hug.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, so that's number two. We've got two more for you. Okay, Ben.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Okay. A lot of nakedness in this.

[Monty (Host)]

The next one doesn't get you naked, but it does get you in front of a lot more people. We are going to be holding another party again in Smyrna that we called Smyrna Bration. Thousands of people show up. It's a singles party. Everybody comes out and they hang out for the entire night. They all drink together, play like carnival games together. It's really an excuse just to have A singles party. You would have to be at Smyrna Bration in a speedo, on display.

[Co-host Beth]

Quite possibly with a sign that says, chupacabra is the reigning world champions of pop culture.

[Monty (Host)]

Okay, so there's that, and there is one more that you would have to get a tattoo on your shoulder that says, chupacabra rules.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Oh, yeah. No, no. No tats.

[Monty (Host)]

Okay, so let's scrap the tat idea.

[Co-host Guest]

No tats. Monty.

[Monty (Host)]

You got three to choose from. Now, I will tell you this. That we have a backup person all ready to go. I like the challenge of you taking on Chupacabra, but we've got a person on hold ready to go that will get all the hits Q100 tattooed on their body if they lose, which is.

[Co-host Dave]

Where we came up with the idea. She actually emailed us and said that's how confident she is. She knows Phil.

[Monty (Host)]

I would rather use you, though, with one of these alternatives, don't you guys think?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Mm.

[Co-host Beth]

Well, we've built up the story with Ben.

[Monty (Host)]

Yep.

[Co-host Guest]

So it's up to you, Ben.

[Monty (Host)]

There it is.

[Co-host Beth]

Naked streak on Peachtree. Naked sleeping bag. Team hug. Or the Smyrnabration Speedo.

[Monty (Host)]

I'll tell you what I can do, Ben. If you don't want to make a decision right now and you got to call everybody on your team.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Yeah, I got to call them.

[Monty (Host)]

I've got, like, three minutes of commercials. I can run through guesses.

[Co-host Dave]

They don't answer.

[Co-host Beth]

Yeah, I've got Dave on the phone.

[Co-host Dave]

Right.

[Monty (Host)]

I've got three minutes of commercials to run through. When I come back, we can get your final answer.

[Ben (Challenger)]

All right, let me give them a. Let me give them a ring and see what they're open to.

[Monty (Host)]

Okay, hold on. Ben is back now also. Hey, Ben.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Hey.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, we gave you about four minutes. You sounded a lot more confident 20 minutes ago.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Damn, man. It's. They may lose their rep, but they're still going to keep the 250. But I did talk to the. I did talk to my teammates, and they're down with Smirnabration Speedos at Smyrnabration.

[Monty (Host)]

Perfect Speedos at Smyrna Bration. You guys will be on display probably with some kind of sign that will be certainly small enough to where you can't hide behind it.

[Co-host Dave]

Well, I thought we decided it was gonna be no sign that they were gonna have to attend Smyrnabration in Speedos and ob. The girl would have to wear some sort of skimpy bathing suit or whatever, and you can Never tell anyone why you're there wearing that. You just have to move about the crowd until we decide to bring you up on stage and introduce you to everyone, at which point you can get dressed.

[Ben (Challenger)]

This is gonna be much more unpleasant for everyone else, I tell you that.

[Monty (Host)]

Well, you won't have to worry about it because you're gonna beat Chupacabra. So the mosquito thing at Smyrna Bration is never gonna happen.

[Co-host Guest]

No problem.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Exactly.

[Co-host Dave]

Because if you lose, you'll probably move to Vermont.

[Ben (Challenger)]

Oh, man. Smyrna, Vermont. Same difference.

[Monty (Host)]

Hey, Alexandra. Yeah? How you feeling about things?

[Alexandra (Chupacabra Team Member)]

You know, bring it on. If he wants to parade around and like that, that's his business. But, yeah, let me just check with my teammates, and we'll see if we can't make this happen.

[Monty (Host)]

All right, cool. Let's go ahead and do this. I'll put you both on hold. We're gonna have to sort of, like, rework the World Series of Pop Culture because that was for tv, so we're gonna have to come down with our own version of it for radio. And then we'll get a. Everybody's available. We'll get you guys in studio, and it will be the World Series of Pop Culture, the Atlanta version. Okay.

[Ben (Challenger)]

All right.

[Monty (Host)]

Ben, anything you want to say to Alexandra for a little intimidation before I let you go?

[Ben (Challenger)]

Oh, yeah. Let's get it off.

[Co-host Dave]

Ben, is there anything you want to say that would make yourself look cool?

[Trivia Player Josh]

He's a trivia guy.

[Monty (Host)]

He's got nothing.

[Co-host Dave]

I'm good.

[Monty (Host)]

Alexandra, we'll call you after the show. We'll try to set this whole thing up. Okay, Sounds good. All right, thank you. Bye. By hey, the Bird show.

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