Vault: She wants to prove she can predict a baby's gender

Summary

The Bert Show — "Vault: She wants to prove she can predict a baby's gender"

Air Date: May 8, 2026
Hosts: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, & The Bert Show Cast
Guest: Whitney ("the gender predictor")

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Episode Overview

This light-hearted and entertaining episode features Whitney, a listener who claims she has a "superpower"—the uncanny ability to predict the gender of unborn babies. The Bert Show cast puts her abilities to the test with pregnant callers, both those who know their baby’s sex and those who don’t, promising to follow up after the babies are born. Skepticism and playful banter infuse the conversation, creating an episode that's as much about fun and personality as it is about testing intuition.

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Key Topics and Discussion Points

1. Introducing Whitney’s "Superpower"

• Whitney calls in claiming she can guess baby genders before birth—she’s been correct 10 out of 11 times (01:39).
• The team jokes about marketability, comparing Whitney to the infamous TV psychic Ms. Cleo, and contemplate infomercials (02:03).
  • Quote: "This is just freaky enough where people would buy into it." – Main Host (02:05)
• Whitney explains she doesn’t use physical cues (like baby bumps); her instincts are sparked just from talking to someone—sometimes even the dad (03:03, 03:41).

2. Setting Up the Gender Prediction Challenge

• The team debates how to test Whitney:
  • Should they use callers who know the gender or those who don’t for more suspenseful follow-up? (04:23)
  • Settling on a mix: some callers already know, some will be confirmed after birth (05:01).
• Whitney admits most accurate when in person, but will try over the phone (05:48).

3. Live Predictions On-Air & Results

• Megan: Does not know the sex; Whitney predicts girl. Majority of friends agree, doctor thinks boy (06:05).
• Rosanna: Already knows; Whitney guesses boy, but Rosanna is having a girl—incorrect (08:54).
  • Quote: "Swing and a miss." – Host 2 (08:59)
• Beth: Calls regarding her pregnant daughter; Whitney guesses boy, but it's a girl—incorrect (09:36).
• Heather: Knows gender; Whitney guesses boy, and is correct (10:10).
  • Quote: "I'm having a boy!" – Heather (10:17)
• The hosts keep score, noting the coin-flip odds and good-natured skepticism.
• Several more callers (Samantha, Wendy, another Megan) join for predictions, some to be confirmed in weeks to come (11:12–14:01).

4. Debate: Intuition, Confirmation Bias & Fun

• The team cites past attempts from other "gender intuitives," teasing that it’s essentially a 50-50 game, like a "two-month-long coin flip" (15:22).
  • Quote: "I maintain it's like doing a two month long coin flip deal with Bert." – Host 2 (15:22)
• Discussion of whether follow-through and on-air documentation make this different, with hosts planning to track callers for real results (07:39, 15:39).
• The playful banter continues, especially around the skepticism of Host 2.

5. Whitney’s Confidence & Challenge for the Future

• Whitney claims she'd be willing to come into the studio in December to put her skill to a bigger test (14:25).
  • Quote: "You're that confident that you're willing to take...your time off to come in here?" – Host 2 (14:35)
  • Whitney replies in the affirmative, further raising the stakes.
• Hosts set plans for a December reunion to revisit results and predictions made today (14:56).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• "I can determine the sex of a baby before it's born." – Whitney (01:39)
• "I get a weird feeling, and it just—like, I blurt it out." – Whitney (02:22)
• "She just gets a vibe." – Host 1 (06:13)
• "Swing and a miss." – Host 2 after a wrong prediction (08:59)
• "I'm having a boy!" – Heather, confirming Whitney’s correct call (10:17)
• "It's like doing a two month long coin flip deal." – Host 2, on the odds (15:22)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:39 — Whitney introduces her claimed ability
• 02:05 — Discussion of marketability and comparisons to Ms. Cleo
• 03:41 — Explanation of predicting via "vibes" from the father or over the phone
• 05:01 — Plan for how to set up a "test" for Whitney
• 06:10–14:14 — Predictions for various callers, with results mixed (see above for details)
• 14:25 — Whitney offers to come to the studio in December to prove herself
• 15:22 — Extended coin flip metaphor and hosts’ skepticism

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Tone & Style

The energy is lively and humorous, with the hosts bantering, teasing each other, and Whitney. Even skepticism is wrapped in jokes and friendly competition, making for a fun and authentic listen.

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Conclusion

This episode captures the playful spirit of The Bert Show as they put Whitney's mysterious "baby gender prediction" ability to the test in real time. Predictions produce a few right and a few wrong answers, leading the team to promise follow-ups and even invite Whitney for a future in-person event. Whether it’s supernatural talent or statistical luck, The Bert Show audience is left with a cliffhanger and the promise of more laughs to come.

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Transcript

[Narrator]

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[Storyteller]

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[Host 1]

Hershey's. It's your happy place here.

[Host 2]

Bird show.

[Main Host]

We have told you guys, go ahead, use our show. Could be for a million different things. What do you want? What do you want to use our show for? It could be to propose to somebody. It could tell us about a brand new company that you're starting a small business.

[Co-host 1]

I think before we've had somebody thanked somebody for doing something good, they didn't know who they were, but they came on the show, described the situation and thanked somebody for something, for a good deed.

[Main Host]

Anything that you want. Just. Just use our show. So Whitney here has herself a super talent and she would like to use our show to show it off. Hey, Whitney.

[Host 1]

She's gonna prove it.

[Whitney]

Hey, prove it.

[Main Host]

How are you?

[Whitney]

I'm great. How are you?

[Main Host]

Good. All right. What is your superpower?

[Whitney]

I can determine the sex of a baby before it's born.

[Host 1]

Okay. And how are you able to do this?

[Whitney]

I don't know. And that's why I want to test it, because I've done it for 11 people.

[Listener 1]

Oh, okay.

[Host 1]

That's good.

[Whitney]

10 out of the 11 I've been able to correctly. Yes. The only one that I haven't was a lady I've never met and only know of through my boss.

[Main Host]

Now, this one could be pretty marketable here. Like we could be your. We're your test group here. But if you really did have this gift, I mean, you're talking about. I'm serious here, like infomercials and appearances where you can make a lot of Cash doing something like this. This is just freaky enough where people would buy into it.

[Host 1]

Who was the lady that you guys believed? The psychic that wasn't a psychic.

[Main Host]

Ms. Cleo.

[Host 1]

Miss. You could be the next Ms. Cleo for babies.

[Co-host 1]

Oh, wait a second. Ms. Cleo had a talent, you know, in an accent. So she had the talent and she lied. But, I mean, you know, whatever.

[Main Host]

It's still too soon to joke about,

[Co-host 1]

so.

[Host 1]

I'm sorry, your name's Whitney?

[Listener 2]

Yes.

[Host 1]

Okay, Whitney, do you have. Does the woman have to be a certain number of weeks pregnant in order for you to make the prediction?

[Whitney]

No. One time I came back from maternity leave and a lady I worked with was right at three months pregnant. I said, you're gonna have a girl. And two months later, she's like, you're right. I'm having a girl.

[Main Host]

Is this one of those things that every woman thinks that she has this gift? No, no.

[Host 1]

Everybody likes to make predictions and likes to do, like the baby pool and the bets and the whatever and likes to think that they would get it right. But I don't think anybody truly believes

[Co-host 1]

it like Whitney does unless they've had children, and they do. The. The only thing I've ever heard about somebody talking about the gender is how they carry the baby. You know, like, oh, well, you're carrying it low.

[Whitney]

That still can't be right. I don't do it like that. I just. I get a weird feeling, and it just. Like, I blurt it out.

[Main Host]

Okay, so you don't even need to see mommy in front of you. You just get a gut feeling when you talk to them.

[Whitney]

Okay, I've done it over the phone before and been correct. And I've also done it through the father before.

[Main Host]

Through the father?

[Host 1]

The father?

[Listener 2]

Really? Yes.

[Whitney]

And so I've done it through the father twice. Like, I know the dad and their wife's pregnant, and I'm just like, so

[Listener 2]

you just had a baby boy, or,

[Whitney]

hey, I'm pretty sure you're having a girl. And I was right.

[Main Host]

Really? 10 out of 11 times?

[Listener 2]

Yeah.

[Whitney]

So I'm not sure if it's just a fluke, and I was just really good at guessing, but I really want to test it.

[Host 1]

Well, why don't you guess on Wendy? I'm kidding.

[Listener 2]

Oh, my God.

[Main Host]

Oh, my God.

[Listener 1]

My God, I'm pregnant.

[Co-host 1]

You know what? That's all some people heard. They've turned the channel and they're like, oh, my God, Wendy's pregnant.

[Listener 1]

No, I'm not pregnant.

[Host 1]

See, Wendy, any publicity is good.

[Main Host]

Publicity.

[Listener 2]

Just go with it.

[Host 1]

I'm just teasing.

[Storyteller]

I'm just teasing.

[Co-host 1]

My dad calls, right?

[Main Host]

Then it's bad publicity. So there's one of two ways we can go with this. We can have people call up that know what the sex of their baby is or what's the second way we can do it. Or we can. We can have you talk to people that don't know yet and then after they deliver. Yeah. They can get confirmation if you were right or wrong.

[Host 1]

Let's do that. I like option B.

[Main Host]

You like option B.

[Co-host 1]

But she doesn't get instant.

[Main Host]

And we're so bad at following up is. My only problem is that we say we'll follow up with these moms and then we'll just forget all of them,

[Host 1]

tell Tracy and it'll happen.

[Listener 1]

We can do it like 50, 50. Like three people that are don't know and three people that do know.

[Main Host]

There you go.

[Listener 1]

We have a compromise, of course.

[Main Host]

The pregnant girl comes up with the perfect idea on the pregnant bit. Of course. Wendy. Fun.

[Co-host 1]

This weekend I'll be at the bar drinking.

[Listener 1]

Aren't you pregnant?

[Listener 2]

No.

[Main Host]

All right, so we're looking for two different type of women here. We've got a couple that we'll find that know the sex of their baby even though it's not born yet. And then we need to find a couple of women to call up also that are pregnant but currently don't know if it's a boy or a girl. We'll have Whitney talk to you for a couple of seconds and she will tell you. She'll predict if you're gonna have a boy or a girl. And then we'll check back with you once you have the baby. All right. 404741. Q100.

[Co-host 1]

And you can do this over the phone?

[Whitney]

I do it more in person, but I have done it, so I really want to test it. And I can't be in studio because I live out in the burbs.

[Main Host]

Okay, here is Megan. Good morning.

[Listener 2]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

How are you today, Megan?

[Listener 2]

I'm good.

[Main Host]

Megan, do you know the sex of your child?

[Whitney]

No.

[Listener 2]

I'm finding out in three weeks.

[Main Host]

Okay, this is going to work out perfectly. Whitney, how does your whole method work?

[Whitney]

She's having a girl just like that.

[Host 1]

Oh.

[Co-host 1]

Cause she said that she just gets a vibe.

[Host 1]

It just comes to you.

[Whitney]

I told you. I just get a feeling from the voice. I mean, I don't know. It's weird.

[Main Host]

Just like that. How now, Megan, with other women that have been around you and they look at You. And you can tell if the baby is sitting higher or lower. Have they predicted that you'd have a boy or a girl?

[Listener 2]

I haven't. I've had most people say it's a girl, but my doctor thinks it's a boy.

[Listener 1]

Okay, what does he know?

[Host 1]

Have you had a dream about it yet?

[Listener 2]

I have not. I did have a dream with my first baby, and it was wrong. Okay, So I haven't had any dreams with this one yet.

[Host 1]

I've heard a lot of times that your dreams will predict what you're having, and most of the time, the dream is right.

[Host 2]

You guys are aware that this statistic is 50%? Like. It's not like you're predicting who's gonna win the World Series in 2014.

[Main Host]

However, what you missed, cuz you're out of the studio, is that she's hit 10 out of 11 times.

[Host 2]

Don't you remember when Jessica did this? She was like five out of six.

[Host 1]

We did that string thing.

[Listener 1]

Yeah, but she doesn't have to do a string thing. She doesn't have to look at the belly. She just has to hear the voice.

[Host 2]

That was what Jessica claimed, too. And I claim. Here's what I claim with Jessica, because when you find out, let's say Melissa came into today and said, I'm pregnant. What are you, three months long? When you make the announcement publicly.

[Co-host 1]

Mm.

[Host 2]

So Melissa says I'm pregnant. So Jessica's gonna. Jessica will see Melissa on Friday, right? And go, oh, my God, you're having a girl. And then that's out there. Then six months goes by before the baby appears, and it'll never really come up again.

[Main Host]

But now we have it documented right here.

[Host 2]

Right? And that this. But this. Right, this is why I think this is gonna not work as well as she thinks it is. And then what happens is when Melissa delivers her baby six months from now, you know, not only will it be the beginning of the end, because, well, no means yeah.

[Co-host 1]

Jesus back on her.

[Host 2]

Jesus back on Earth, but Melissa delivers a boy. Jessica's like, don't you remember I said boy?

[Main Host]

Well, now we have it documented. So, Whitney, you'll be able to see here if you really have this talent or not.

[Whitney]

And that's all I really want to do.

[Main Host]

Okay, Megan, let me put you on hold. Don't go anywhere. We got to get your phone number, and we got to talk to you in three and a half weeks, okay?

[Whitney]

Okay.

[Main Host]

All right. Hold on. And that's when Megan will find out. Good morning, Rosanna. You are on Q100 hello.

[Whitney]

Hi.

[Listener 2]

Good morning.

[Co-host 1]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

How are you today?

[Listener 2]

I'm doing well.

[Whitney]

And yourself?

[Main Host]

Good. Now, Rosanna, do you know the gender of your child? Or you still have yet to find out?

[Whitney]

I know you know. All right, Whitney, I need to hear talk a little bit clearer.

[Main Host]

Tell us a little bit about your pregnancy.

[Listener 2]

It's been pretty good. It was no really bad morning sickness right now.

[Whitney]

I'm just.

[Co-host 1]

She said boy.

[Whitney]

Boy, did you say.

[Host 2]

Did you say boy?

[Co-host 1]

Whitney said boy.

[Whitney]

I said boy. Backup's a girl.

[Host 2]

Wait, what?

[Whitney]

I think it's a girl. I mean, I think it's a boy. Sorry.

[Main Host]

Boy. Rosanna, is it a boy?

[Listener 2]

No, it's a girl.

[Main Host]

Okay, thank you.

[Host 1]

Strike one.

[Main Host]

All right.

[Host 2]

Swing and a miss.

[Co-host 1]

You said that with passion, Jeff.

[Main Host]

Chef loves.

[Co-host 1]

He says a lot of phlegm.

[Host 2]

Yeah, I'm starting to.

[Main Host]

Chef loves to be.

[Host 2]

Starting to wake up. That NyQuil's wearing off. Got a lot of words. I have to get in. I gotta make up for 45 minutes worth of words.

[Main Host]

Good morning, Beth, you're on Q100.

[Whitney]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

How are you today?

[Whitney]

I'm doing well. Aren't you?

[Main Host]

All right. What you got for us?

[Whitney]

My daughter is pregnant.

[Listener 2]

Has she ever guessed the sex of a grandchild?

[Whitney]

Yes, I have, and that's where I was wrong.

[Main Host]

Okay, so you don't want to give that a try here again?

[Whitney]

Boy.

[Listener 2]

No, I'm sorry. It's a girl.

[Co-host 1]

Oh, no.

[Host 2]

Strike him.

[Whitney]

I can't do that.

[Co-host 1]

Okay, okay.

[Host 2]

About to go down swinging.

[Host 1]

Well, it's not really, because she already said she didn't like the prediction of the grandparent.

[Whitney]

We're.

[Main Host]

Strike that one from the record. Hey, Heather.

[Listener 2]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

Good morning. How are you today?

[Listener 2]

Good. How are you?

[Main Host]

All right. So you know the sex of your baby?

[Listener 2]

Yes, I do.

[Main Host]

Tell us a little bit about your pregnancy.

[Listener 2]

Morning sickness. Horrible, Horrible morning sickness. Just really bad.

[Host 1]

How far along are you?

[Whitney]

30 weeks.

[Main Host]

Whitney.

[Whitney]

Boy. She's right.

[Main Host]

Right?

[Host 2]

Oh, my God. It's amazing.

[Whitney]

He's right.

[Listener 2]

I'm having a boy.

[Main Host]

Jeff never feels better when he's making somebody not feel special.

[Whitney]

5050 right now. Just.

[Host 2]

Yeah, which is exactly what it should be.

[Main Host]

We're gonna go through a couple more.

[Listener 1]

She's got one right, one wrong.

[Main Host]

What is your problem?

[Host 2]

Just listen. Just hearing her out.

[Co-host 1]

He's mad because she's trying to take Jessica's. You know Jessica.

[Host 2]

I never maintained Jessica had it.

[Main Host]

Hey, Samantha. Good morning, Samantha. Never mind.

[Host 2]

That was actually the sonogram you were listening to. There's the baby.

[Whitney]

Moving on.

[Main Host]

Based on the sonogram. Is that a boy or a girl? Wendy, good morning. You're on Q100.

[Listener 2]

Good morning.

[Listener 1]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

Hello.

[Listener 2]

I just found out last week that I'm pregnant. And so I'm not sure if she's going to be able to tell yet, but I was wondering if Whitney could tell me what I'm gonna be having.

[Main Host]

Okay. So this is one we'll have to check back on here in a couple of weeks.

[Listener 2]

Well, yeah, actually, quite a few weeks. Barely.

[Whitney]

What'd you say?

[Listener 2]

What was that?

[Main Host]

I can't tell who's talking, Wendy or Whitney?

[Listener 2]

I'm sorry. I'll stop now. Tell me.

[Whitney]

Whitney. Okay, so you're what, 11 weeks?

[Listener 2]

No, I'm probably four weeks.

[Whitney]

Oh, my God. You found out real early.

[Listener 2]

Yeah.

[Whitney]

Wow. You normally don't find out until.

[Listener 1]

Well, she doesn't know yet.

[Main Host]

She doesn't know the sex of the baby?

[Listener 2]

She just don't know the sex? No, no, no. I just found out about the baby.

[Whitney]

You're pregnant? Unless you're trying, you normally don't find out for at least two months.

[Listener 2]

Well, we had gone off the pill, and then I missed my period and so I took the test. But I'm going to the doctor next week, so. And that'll be my first visit.

[Main Host]

So what was it? Whitney?

[Whitney]

Girl.

[Main Host]

Girl.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Listener 2]

Yay. Thank you.

[Main Host]

I wouldn't start buying pink just yet.

[Listener 2]

All right, thanks. Bye.

[Main Host]

I know. Wendy, don't go anywhere yet. We're going to get your phone number, okay? Or not.

[Listener 1]

Oh, no, she just.

[Host 2]

Now she's going to go so excited. She thinks this girl is gifted. It is now going to go. And if it's a boy, she's actually going to be depressed in the doctor's office right now.

[Whitney]

It makes her head up.

[Listener 2]

Let her be happy.

[Main Host]

She's gonna SUE Us like DeMille. Good morning. Is it Megan?

[Whitney]

Yes.

[Main Host]

Hi. How are you?

[Listener 2]

I'm good. I'm due any day. I'm due on Saturday.

[Main Host]

You're due on Saturday and you do not know the sex of your baby?

[Whitney]

Correct.

[Listener 1]

Whoa.

[Whitney]

Oh, it's a surprise.

[Listener 2]

It's a surprise.

[Whitney]

Yeah, boy. Boy.

[Listener 2]

That's what a lot of people have been saying.

[Main Host]

Okay, then we will talk to you on Monday. Okay.

[Host 2]

You sound like somebody who's been pregnant for 10 months.

[Listener 2]

Yeah, I feel like the baby's not gonna come out until three to go to college.

[Main Host]

Poor thing. Megan, let me put you on hold. We'll get your phone number and we'll call you on Monday, okay?

[Whitney]

Okay.

[Main Host]

Let's just take A couple more here real quick. Wendy, good morning.

[Listener 2]

Good morning.

[Main Host]

How are you?

[Listener 2]

I'm well. I am five weeks pregnant.

[Host 2]

Whitney.

[Main Host]

Wendy is five weeks pregnant.

[Whitney]

Listener Wendy is your mother, Wendy, that's pregnant?

[Main Host]

Yes.

[Whitney]

Yeah. So there's three of them, right? Super.

[Co-host 1]

No, just two. Wendy here in the studio's not pregnant.

[Listener 2]

I'm not pregnant yet.

[Host 1]

But she can still predict what you're gonna have.

[Main Host]

What do you have for listener, Wendy?

[Whitney]

I don't know. I have to hear her a little bit more.

[Main Host]

Okay, Wendy, tell us a little bit about your pregnancy.

[Listener 2]

All right, well, I just found out, I guess a week ago, and I.

[Whitney]

I'm waiting to find out.

[Host 1]

Are you feeling well?

[Listener 2]

Yes, I'm feeling great. But I had no sickness with my first pregnancy either.

[Co-host 1]

So many women are mad at you.

[Whitney]

I had none my first time and my second time I was sick as a dog. Whitney. Ah, I'm gonna say boy, boy, boy.

[Listener 2]

Oh, my husband will love you.

[Whitney]

If you're correct.

[Main Host]

You don't sound very confident in that one, though, Whitney. Well, you don't sound very confident in that one.

[Whitney]

So you see that when it's in person. And I told Tracy I could come in studio in December and do this. I have no time off until December.

[Host 2]

You're that confident that you're willing to take. Use your time off to come in here?

[Whitney]

Yeah.

[Main Host]

Okay, I'll take you. First of all, I want to. I want to check back in with everybody in a couple of weeks, but then we'll have you come back in in December, because now you just sound surly about things.

[Whitney]

I have December 7th and December 8th off.

[Main Host]

Okay, well, we will get you in here. Either December 7th or December 8th. It's gonna happen.

[Host 2]

December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. D Day. One of those. I think there's no better way to celebrate December 11th. Oh, sorry.

[Main Host]

Let's get you back in here in December then. Okay.

[Whitney]

Okey dokey.

[Main Host]

Okay, hold on.

[Host 1]

She officially hates you.

[Main Host]

She actually got mad, I think. Yeah, she actually got mad.

[Host 2]

Why are you doubting my 5050 predictability test?

[Main Host]

But if she does, if she can hit 10 of 11, it's impressive, then the odds would be, I mean, obviously greater than 50 50.

[Host 2]

But I maintain it is the. And the reason that I was giving her a hard time and the reason I gave Jessica a hard time is. Cause I maintain it's like doing a two month long coin flip deal with Burt. Like we flip the coin now, I call it, but we don't look at it for two months. And then Burt goes, oh, it's tails. You said it. I go.

[Main Host]

No, it's a tails. But here, it's all documented, so you can't do that.

[Host 2]

And December 7th is when it all

[Listener 1]

comes to head, not D day.

[Main Host]

Well, one, we'll be able to check back with on Monday and find out if she was right, at least over the phone. And then we'll bring her back in December, because now she sounds like she wants the challenge. Or she just doesn't want to listen to us ever, ever again.

[Host 2]

The Burt Show.