Vault: She has a lot to prove in this dance challenge

Summary

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The Bert Show: Vault Episode – "She has a lot to prove in this dance challenge"

Release Date: July 9, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively “Vault” episode, The Bert Show crew take a playful detour from their morning routine by launching a bold challenge: Wendy claims she can outperform Kate Gosselin’s recent jive routine on "Dancing with the Stars," and the team calls her bluff—with $100 on the line and the promise to document the result online. The conversation playfully examines what it takes to shine (or flop) on reality TV dance floors, the nature of effort and fun in competition, and whether someone with no professional training can rise to the occasion. Listeners, guest experts, and hosts all get in on the action, fueling a blend of friendly ridicule and enthusiastic support.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: Kate Gosselin’s "Effort"

• Wendy is “disgusted by the effort Kate Goslin put in last night” (01:35), sparking debate in the studio.
• Quote:
  "She didn’t even look like she was trying to do the dance, like she had been taught for a week how to do this jive. Pretty simple, because he kept it simple because she’s not a performer, and she would like the… She just, like, stood there and was, like, looking around, not trying to put any of the steps together." (01:47) — Wendy

2. The Challenge: Can Wendy Do Better?

• Wendy boldly claims: “I could do a better job in one week on a jive than Kate Goslin did.” (02:21)
• The rest of the team jumps in, agreeing to set up the same routine for Wendy, with the same time constraints, and promising a $100 reward if she beats the online vote.
• Memorable Bet:
  • If Wendy beats Kate in a viewer vote, she gets $100. (02:41)
  • An extra $100 if she makes her instructor “storm out” (which she politely declines). (02:53)
• Everyone's excited — even as they rib Wendy about what she’s gotten herself into.

3. Laying Down the Rules

• The routine must be learned and performed in the same time Kate was given. Initially, this is a week, but caller input (and insider info) clarify that "Dancing with the Stars" contestants often have only four days but with extensive daily practice (up to eight hours).
  • *“You can only give Wendy four days, because I do believe they only have four days to practice…” (05:26) — Caller
  • Studio settles on about 32 hours of training spread over up to five days. (07:25)

4. Expertise Chimes In: The Pro Dancer

• Lisa, a professional ballroom instructor, joins the call to offer direction and resources, confirming industry routines:
  • “They only have four days, but they have eight hours a day to practice… I can get you a male dancer and we can practice for a week and make you look fabulous.” (06:09)
• Lisa offers her Duluth studio or a downtown location and commits to structuring Wendy’s training so that it mirrors the show's constraints.

5. Wendy’s Dance Background (or Lack Thereof)

• Wendy confesses to having “just flipped flags during halftime, which includes a little bit of dance, but not anything technical or step related or in heels.” (04:22)
• The team decides this puts Wendy on comparable footing with Kate in terms of prior experience.

6. Rules & Logistics Finalized

• Practice: 4-5 days, up to 32 hours.
• Routine & costume should mimic Kate’s as closely as possible, including wearing heels. (07:45)
• The performance will be videotaped in one single take, “no retakes”—mirroring the live pressure of the show. (03:27)
• The video will be posted, and listeners/viewers will be invited to vote on who performed better.
• Wendy is “totally down” and reiterates her confidence:
  "I will put forth at least more effort and have fun with it. And she did not have fun. … You need to watch the video, Bert, cause it is insanely bad." (03:45)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I could do a better job in one week on a jive than Kate Goslin did.”
  — Wendy (02:21)
• "If you beat Kate Goslin, I’ll give you a hundred bucks."
  — Bert (02:41)
• "If you can make your dance instructor storm out, I’ll also give you 100 bucks."
  — Co-host (02:53)
• "She didn’t even look like she was trying… She just stood there and was, like, looking around, not trying to put any of the steps together."
  — Wendy (01:47)
• "Even if you do something wrong, just act like you’re having fun. She had a miserable look on her face. It’s not about fun."
  — Wendy (05:10)
• "I think it looks like fun. I love Dancing with the Stars anyway, but just I can do a ton better than Kate."
  — Wendy (06:54)
• “Where is your studio? What’s the name of it?”
  — Bert, as they secure a professional instructor live on air (06:33)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------| | 01:34 | Challenge issued to Wendy after DWTS recap | | 02:21 | Wendy claims she can out-jive Kate Gosselin | | 02:41 | The $100 bet and competition plan set | | 03:27 | Rules laid out – one week, same routine | | 04:22 | Wendy discusses her (limited) dance background | | 05:26 | Listener clarifies actual DWTS training time | | 06:09 | Professional dance instructor Lisa joins in | | 06:54 | Wendy commits enthusiastically | | 07:45 | Costume, routine, and hours confirmed |

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Conclusion & What’s Next

Wendy’s good-natured bravado and the team’s teasing escalate into a concrete, spirited competition—complete with expert backing and community voting. The whole challenge underscores the Bert Show’s playful but supportive dynamic and ability to turn everyday conversations into interactive radio events.

Tune back in for the follow-up to see if Wendy’s moves win her $100—and online bragging rights over Kate Gosselin!

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Transcript

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[D]

I do too.

[C]

I want you to put your money where your mouth is. We were just talking about Dancing with the Stars. I didn't see the show last night, but Wendy watches every week and she was disgusted by the effort that Kate Gosling put in last night.

[B]

The effort that Kate Gosling put forth was none. It was absolutely zero. And I understand. I understand she has no background in entertainment. I don't have a background in entertainment, but I could still look like I'm having fun and actually try. She didn't even look like she was trying to do the dance like she had been Taught for a week how to do this jive dance. Pretty simple, because he kept it simple because she's not a performer, and she would like the. Even from the leg movements from her. She just, like, stood there and was, like, looking around, not trying to put any of the steps together, and he was, like, dragging her around the dance floor.

[C]

What were the exact words, Melissa, that Wendy used during commercials?

[B]

I could do. I'll say it. I could do a better job in one week on a jive than Kate Gosland did.

[C]

Booyah.

[D]

You have to do the same routine.

[E]

It would just be a jive.

[B]

Someone's got to.

[D]

Somebody's got to learn that routine and help teach Wendy that routine for one week. Then she's gonna. We're gonna record her doing that with a partner, and then we're gonna post it online and determine whether she did better than Kate Gosling.

[C]

Here's my idea, is that we will post the Kate Goslin dance, and then we'll post yours, and we'll have an online vote. And if you beat Kate Gosling, I'll give you a hundred bucks.

[F]

Okay.

[B]

I mean, I'm totally up for that.

[E]

And if you can make your dance instructor storm out, I'll also give you 100 bucks.

[F]

No.

[B]

Cause I'll actually enjoy what I'm doing. It's just for fun. I mean, this is fun. She is getting paid to be on that show just to put in a little bit.

[D]

A little bit of snack you could do. But you said you could do the dance better.

[B]

I could do that. Okay.

[C]

So what we need is a dance instructor, professional dance instructor to train you. And you only have one week. So that means from the time that you and the instructor agree, which I'm hoping will be sometime over the next 24 hours, you have seven days to get that video posted online. Because Kate Gosselin had a week, right?

[D]

Yes, One week. And then she had to perform it live. So you get one shot to. When you were doing it on camera. You get one shot. You can't do a retake because Kate couldn't do a retake last night. Right. And they. And you have to do. I'm like, if the instructor saw the show last night or watches the show and can do a similar routine, hopefully the same, but, you know, close to it. Then we put you up there.

[B]

I am totally down. No, I mean, I will put forth at least more effort and have fun with it. And she did not have fun. Have you seen. You need to watch the video, Bert.

[D]

Like.

[B]

Cause it is insanely.

[D]

Bad.

[C]

I watched about four minutes of the show last night, but it wasn't her part, so I didn't see it.

[E]

It's dancing, Bert. They just want to have fun.

[D]

Kevin Bacon, everybody's Argum is the fact that she's the only one that is not a former athlete and not a former performer. So I do find that even Katie, who cannot stand Kate Gosselin, was, you know, gives her a little bit of, you know, wiggle room because she, you know, doesn't have any background in doing anything like this.

[C]

Do you have any dance background at all?

[B]

I've just flipped flags during halftime, which includes a little bit of dance, but not anything technical or step related or in heels.

[C]

All right, so you're pretty much in the same category. Hey, Kim. Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[F]

Hello. I just wanted to tell you, Bert, that you better get your $100 ready. You'll definitely be paying.

[C]

Wendy, did she really suck last night? Was she that bad?

[B]

It was just. No, it was not that. I mean, I'm so glad she got out there and tried. Give her points for trying, but it's

[E]

very parental of you. You know?

[C]

What?

[E]

Did you have fun, Kate? Did you try your hardest?

[B]

She did well.

[E]

That's all that matters.

[B]

She got out there, but I didn't think the effort was there. There was no, like, fun in it. I mean, it's a fun show, and you're supposed to have fun with your partner.

[C]

So you think that if you start tomorrow, just the fact that you're gonna have fun doing it will make you

[B]

better have fun and better dancer, that

[C]

you'll have a better routine.

[B]

Try the steps. I mean, even if you do something wrong, just act like you're having fun. She had a miserable look on her face. It's not about fun.

[D]

It's about you being a better dancer than. Congrats.

[E]

I think you can do it, Wendy. I think you're fine.

[B]

Thanks, Jeff.

[C]

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[F]

Good morning. How are you guys?

[C]

Great.

[A]

How are you?

[F]

Good. I just wanted to say Kate was a hot mess last night, but you can only give Wendy four days, because I do believe they only have four days to practice before they have four days, not seven.

[D]

All right, so let's make it fair.

[E]

So if she starts, but she has

[B]

been with her partner for three and

[E]

a half weeks, so you get five days. So you start on. You find the dance instructor.

[C]

I think we've got one.

[D]

Okay.

[E]

And then you could start this week and have this week in the weekend, and then A week from today, you do it. So you would start what, Thursday this week, and you'd have all week, Thursday, Friday, all weekend, and Monday. Then Tuesday, bang, you do it.

[C]

Goes up online.

[D]

I'm ready.

[C]

Hey, Lisa, good Morning. You're on Q100.

[F]

Good morning, guys. Now, I am a professional ballroom dancer. Now, the one thing that I do know is that, yes, they only have four days, but they have eight hours a day to practice, so she should have a little bit longer. But I can get you going. I can get you a male dancer and we can practice for a week and make you look fabulous. Because I think that you're right. As long as you're having fun and learn the steps, you'll do much better.

[C]

Where is your studio? What's the name of it?

[F]

I teach at a dance studio up in Duluth. Now we can go to another studio into downtown, which is not a problem. I teach at Southern Dance Connection and my father in law also is a professional dancer and he has a studio up in Duluth. So we can get her going.

[C]

You ready?

[B]

Let's do it. I'm so ready to do this. I think it looks like fun. I love Dancing with the Stars anyways, but just I can do dance tons better than Kate.

[C]

We will take you up on this. Lisa, can I put you on hold?

[F]

You sure can.

[C]

Okay, so now we have our instructor.

[B]

All right, but see, Kate gets eight hours a day. I don't have eight hours to devote.

[C]

Well, I mean, you could, but you've got an extra day too.

[B]

Okay, so five days.

[C]

So whatever you gotta do.

[A]

All right.

[C]

Did we agree that next Tuesday. Next Tuesday you do it.

[E]

So you can start.

[C]

Goes up start Thursday.

[E]

Yeah. Well, you can start earlier than that because you have 32 hours. Four times eight is 32. So if you want to do six hours a day for five days, there's your 30 hours. If you want to do.

[C]

All depends on your commitment.

[B]

I'm ready to do it.

[C]

100 bucks as you can be hours logged.

[E]

Yeah, I think it's fair to give her a week. If she goes a few under, a few over, so be it. But.

[D]

But the dancer will keep track of the hours logged.

[B]

Cool.

[C]

And many people are calling up saying you have to almost like pick the same sort of outfit that she did. Also, like, you have to wear the heels.

[D]

You have to mimic the exact thing that happened last night.

[B]

I'm ready.

[C]

You're down?

[B]

I'm down. Let's do it.

[D]

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