Vault: The Guys Get His First Vegas Trip Instead of Her

Summary

---

The Bert Show

Episode: Vault: The Guys Get His First Vegas Trip Instead of Her
Date: June 1, 2026

---

Episode Overview

This episode revolves around a lighthearted yet meaningful debate: should a married man take his first-ever trip to Las Vegas with his guy friends, or should he experience Sin City for the first time with his wife—since they've always shared their ‘firsts’ together? The cast discusses traditions, relationship dynamics, FOMO, and what truly makes a ‘first’ special.

---

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Vegas Plan Origin Story

• [01:03] Carl introduces the scenario: a married friend (the guest) is contemplating a "guys’ trip" to Las Vegas, which would be both his and his wife’s first time there.
• The guest reveals he's never done a guys-only trip, and most previous trips with friends only stretched as far as smaller destinations like Macon or Panama City.

Relationship Traditions & Sharing "Firsts"

• [02:15] Guest: Explains that he and his wife—partnered since 1996, married for three years—have a tradition of sharing first-time experiences.
• Example given: their first trip together was to Jamaica, which was a first for both.

The Dilemma: Whose "First" is Vegas?

• [02:35] Guest: Acknowledges his wife might have an issue missing out on their shared tradition.
  • “We've pretty much shared a lot of first timers, like, first time, a lot of stuff.”
• Bert Show hosts highlight the two distinct Vegas experiences: the wild, boys’ weekend vs. a couple’s adventure.
  • Jen [03:21]: “You can do couples Vegas or you can do single Vegas. And it's two completely different trips, both of them awesome, but just totally different.”

What If You're Not a Gambler?

• [03:29] Guest questions what’s special for a non-gambler in Vegas.
  • Carl: Vegas offers much more now—shows, clubs, pool parties, etc.

Hilarious Misunderstanding: The Bunny Ranch

• [03:50] Guest asks if “the Ranch” is in Vegas now, confusing The Bunny Ranch (legal brothel) with something out of Playboy lore.
  • Jen [03:53]: “The Bunny Ranch.”
  • Host [03:55]: “Oh, you can't go there.”
  • Carl [04:12]: “The Bunny Ranch is...that's legalized prostitution.”
  • Group laughs, clarifies the difference.

What’s the Wife’s Real Concern? FOMO vs. Jealousy

• [04:46] Carl probes whether the wife’s concern is fear of missing out or jealousy.
• Guest clarifies: It’s about wanting to share the newness, not mistrust.
  • “She just wants to be a part of the experience. Like, she wants to share all these newness.”

Sharing the ‘Wow’ of Vegas

• [05:46] Guest: Expresses that his wife is his running partner and why he gets her perspective.
• Carl [05:56]: “It’s just the point that she doesn’t want you to have this unique experience without her first.”

The Cast’s Verdict: Spouse Before Bros

• [06:18] Carl: “I’d say don’t take the trip.”
• Jen [06:20]: “Go with her first and then go back with the boys...It’s like robbing a first.”
• Host [06:33]: “You won’t be able to enjoy fully your guy trip with the thought in your mind, you know what? I'm hurting my wife's feelings right now.”
• Carl [06:56]: “I would definitely take the trip with your wife first and go with the guys...You don't want to do it in the other order.”

Why? The Emotional Importance of Shared Firsts

• [07:13] Carl: “Only because she'll be so bummed that you're actually there.”
• Jen [07:16]: “And Vegas is a wow experience. You want that first wow to be with her.”
  • Host [07:25]: “Oh, my gosh. There’s Paris, there’s New York.”
  • Jen [07:27]: “Look at that. Oh, the Bellagio. Like, we saw that in Ocean’s Eleven.”
• Cast agrees: Sharing those iconic, ‘adult play-land’ moments as a couple is worth waiting for.

Personal Examples: Negotiating Couple Travel

• [07:38] Carl: Shares that he and his wife have boundaries—the “me vacations” can only be places she doesn't want to go.

• [07:56] Guest: Aha Moment—didn’t realize women could be so enthused about a Vegas trip.

  • Jen [08:03]: “Oh, it's amazing. And the shopping there is ridiculous.”

---

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Guest [02:15]: “We've pretty much shared a lot of first timers, like, first time, a lot of stuff.”
• Carl [03:03]: “It is different. I mean, if you go with a bunch of guys, you really get to be stupid and be 21. Stupid in a way that you can't share that with your wife.”
• Jen [06:20]: “Go with her first and then go back with the boys on another weekend. Because it's true. I mean, you could have had...It’s like robbing a first.”
• Host [06:33]: “Because if her issue is only to be there with you for the first time...then you can come back and tell her the places you’ve been and you can have a good time with your guys, and she’s not going to be all upset.”
• Jen [07:16]: “And Vegas is a wow experience. You want that first wow to be with her.”

---

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:03 — Guest describes never having taken a proper guys’ trip.
• 02:15 — Explanation of the couple’s tradition of sharing first-time experiences.
• 03:03 — How 'guys’ trip' Vegas is different.
• 03:50–04:34 — The Bunny Ranch confusion and group laughter.
• 04:46–05:46 — Parsing whether the wife’s concern is jealousy or FOMO/context of sharing new experiences.
• 06:18–06:56 — Cast’s verdict: go with your wife first.
• 07:16–07:27 — Describing the shared ‘wow’ factor in Vegas as a couple.
• 07:38–08:10 — Rules for couples’ travel; Guest’s realization that Vegas can be fun for both partners.

---

Tone & Style

In typical Bert Show fashion, the discussion is frank, playful, and peppered with friendly teasing, but always circles back to warmth and relational authenticity. The episode blends laugh-out-loud moments (the Bunny Ranch mix-up, ribbing from the cast) with compassionate, real-life relationship advice.

---

Summary Takeaway

The overwhelming consensus: If you and your spouse always share your first big experiences, let your first Vegas trip be together. That way, you honor your connection and traditions—and you can always plan a wild boys’ weekend once you’ve had that initial couple’s adventure. Vegas isn’t going anywhere!

---

Transcript

[Host]

Hey everybody.

[Lady Luck]

Lady Luck here. And we're celebrating America's 250th birthday. Now, all summer long, I'm going to be celebrating by playing on spinquest.com which is an American owned social casino. It obviously features over a thousand slot games and live blackjack, live craps, live bubble craps. Head on over to spinquest.com get yourself a $30 coin pack for just 10 bucks.

[Carl]

Spin Quest is a free to play social casino void where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details.

[Advertiser]

With the new Myloes Pro Rewards American express card, earn 3 points per dollar spent on Lowe's qualifying purchases for the first six months after card account opening. Plus save 5% every day on eligible purchases at Lowe's and earn points on eligible purchases everywhere else. Amex is accepted. Card members get more at Lowe's, subject to credit approval. 5% can't be combined with any other offer. Exclusions and restrictions apply. Points subject to loyalty terms@lowe's.com terms and credit reward [e-mail] MLPRA terms visit lowe's.com businesscredit the Birch show so, Carl, you

[Carl]

want to make your first trip on out to Vegas? Oh boy.

[Guest]

You know, and the thing is, I've never even had a fellas trip. I mean, at the times that we normally go out, just me and the guys, we may go to the first we've ever been together. Really? Like Macon or something like that. Maybe Panama City.

[Jen]

Yeah. And you and your wife have three kids, right? So a guy's trip is going to be hard to come by anyway.

[Guest]

Exactly.

[Carl]

And you guys been married how long

[Guest]

now for the last. Going on four. Three.

[Carl]

Three years.

[Guest]

Yeah, three years.

[Jen]

Three years. But you guys have been together how long?

[Guest]

I've been knowing my wife since 96.

[Carl]

Okay.

[Guest]

Okay. That's a long time.

[Carl]

Were you so out of breath cause you were looking for headphones or were you just stressed?

[Host]

Yeah, we better explain that because how

[Guest]

long you ain't been married? Whoa, whoa.

[Carl]

It's been a marathon, man.

[Guest]

But you know what? I have my headphones, but every time I bring them, I end up leaving them in my car, so.

[Host]

Oh, you've been running then?

[Guest]

But no, I got Wendy's. Thanks.

[Host]

That's what I do.

[Guest]

But yeah.

[Jen]

So.

[Guest]

All right, so we go. I'm planning on a guys trip to Vegas.

[Carl]

Is this your. Is this the seed of your idea or another one of your fellas?

[Guest]

This is the seed of me and my guy. Okay, now it's my. It's my idea to have the guys trip.

[Carl]

Okay.

[Guest]

In Vegas. But his thing is now really the biggest. The biggest part is me and my wife, we've pretty much. Since I've been knowing her since 96. We've pretty much shared a lot of first timers, like, first time, a lot of stuff.

[Carl]

Like what?

[Guest]

I mean, just traveling. Like, first time we went together was Jamaica. She's never been to Jamaica. Just a lot of. My wife was 21 when I met her.

[Carl]

Okay.

[Guest]

You know, I was 24 or 20, 22, 23, something like that. But it's a lot of first timers on everything, you know, so we've never been. I've never been to Vegas. She's never been to Vegas. And I know. I just know that this may cause. Not an issue, but I know she want to go. She want to go with me first, so. And. And I hear that Vegas is just. Every guy has to go. Bert. You've even told me that.

[Carl]

Yeah, I go to Vegas quite a bit with my guy friends.

[Host]

I think everybody.

[Carl]

I think every. It is different. I mean, if you go with a bunch of guys, you really get to be stupid and be 21. Stupid in a way that you can't share that with your wife. Like, it's a cool trip if you go with your wife and other couples, but it's a totally different feel if you're with your boys.

[Jen]

You can do couples Vegas or you can do single Vegas. And it's two completely different trips, both of them awesome, but just totally different.

[Guest]

See, that's what everybody always says. One thing about me, I'm not a big gambler, though. What would I do in Vegas that I wouldn't with my wife?

[Carl]

That's the beautiful thing about Vegas. Now, it used to be you could only go to Vegas to gamble, but now there's so much to do, man. There's so many great bars and clubs, and if you want to go see shows, pool parties, it's. Vegas has everything.

[Guest]

My buddy said the ranch moved downtown now. Is that true?

[Carl]

The what did?

[Guest]

The Ranch.

[Jen]

The play. The Bunny Ranch.

[Guest]

Yeah, the.

[Host]

Oh, you can't go there.

[Guest]

No.

[Carl]

Yeah, that's one place you can't go.

[Guest]

No, I mean, I just want to kind of just visit, just see what it looks like.

[Carl]

No, you don't.

[Guest]

You don't. I won't get pulled in. I mean, of course Melissa's looking at me like, come on.

[Carl]

I'm just looking at you.

[Guest]

But I mean, seriously, I've heard a lot about this guy, and I just wanted to see, you know, well, the

[Carl]

Playboy has their own club now. It's on top of one of the hotels. But the Bunny Ranch is. That's legalized prostitution.

[Guest]

Oh, that's totally. Just totally different. Okay, so I didn't know that.

[Carl]

Isn't that what it's called?

[Guest]

Bunny Ranch?

[Host]

Yeah, it's called the Bunny Ranch.

[Jen]

Yeah, that's. Yeah, that's.

[Carl]

That's legal. Hookers. Yeah, those are hookers. You can't do that.

[Guest]

I thought it was like part of the Playboy Bunny type of ranch.

[Carl]

Different.

[Guest]

No, no, no.

[Carl]

Different, different, different.

[Host]

You walk in and talk to madam

[Carl]

when you're at the bunker. When you told Michelle about the idea of going to Vegas, did you say. Did you tell her that it was your idea to get the fellas together and go to Vegas, or did somebody else have the idea?

[Guest]

Oh, I didn't even bring it. I just said, me and the fellows thinking about going to Vegas.

[Carl]

Okay.

[Guest]

But the thing that made me wonder if she was gonna have a problem with it, because at one point I was planning on going somewhere like my brother's in the West Indies, going to med school, blah, blah, blah. So I wanted to go over there with him and she wanted to go with me because it was the first time again and she didn't want to. She really. She had an issue about me going over there and not bringing her. And she's never been before. And I understand. She just wants to be a part of the experience. Like, she wants to share all these newness.

[Jen]

So it's not like a jealousy thing. She's not worried or insecure about what you're gonna do there. It's just like, oh, I wanna go too.

[Guest]

Yeah. And if it happens, then, you know, it'll be, I've been to Vegas. Like when I went to D.C. for the inauguration.

[Jen]

Oh, that's right.

[Guest]

I didn't bring my family with me. So it's still. She's happy for me. And one person got to share that. But she still, you know, it still sits right there.

[Carl]

And then when you come home, you can't really share that greater time you had either, because you know she's gonna be like, I wish I could have been there with you. Right.

[Guest]

Me and my wife, we real. That's like my running partner. I love going with her. I have no problem taking my wife out wherever, doing whatever. That's my partner. So I can kind of understand how she feels about it.

[Carl]

So it's not so much any of the guys that you're going with or what you might get into in Vegas. It's just the point that she wants to. She doesn't want you to have this unique experience without her first.

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure that is. But I have one good buddy who's pretty loose. But she knows me. But it really. Most of it is just that. Sharing that.

[Host]

Carl, I love you. That's a sweet, sweet.

[Carl]

I'd say don't take the trip. Really?

[Guest]

Yeah.

[Carl]

Yeah.

[Jen]

Well, I say go with her first and then go back with the boys on another weekend. Because it's true. I mean, you could have had. It's like robbing a first. Because a first trip to Vegas as a couple is going to be awesome.

[Host]

The reason that I agree with Jen is because you won't be able to enjoy fully your guy trip with the thought in your mind, you know what? I'm hurting my wife's feelings right now. Because if her issue is only to be there with you for the first time, to see it for the first time, and then you go back with your boys, then you can come back and tell her the places you've been and you can have a good time with your guys, and she's not going to be all upset because she thinks something's going on.

[Carl]

I would definitely take the trip with your wife first and go with the gu. You don't want to do it in the other order.

[Host]

I agree. Because it is two different trips. Vegas is big enough that you will not see everything in one in one go.

[Guest]

That's the first I've heard that. Mostly everybody is like, man, do it. Go, bounce.

[Carl]

Nah, only because she'll be so bummed that you're actually there.

[Jen]

And Vegas is a wow experience. You want that first wow to be with her.

[Guest]

Yeah, Right.

[Jen]

Because you're gonna. Driving down the Strip, you're gonna be like, whoa, look at that.

[Host]

Oh, my gosh. There's Paris, there's New York.

[Jen]

New York. Look at that. Look at that. Oh, the Bellagio. Like, we saw that in Ocean City.

[Advertiser]

11.

[Jen]

Like, you know, like, there's all these wow moments.

[Host]

It's an adult moment, and you're gonna

[Jen]

have all those wow moments without her and not be able to share them with her.

[Carl]

Stacey and I have a rule that, you know, when I take those me vacations, that I'm allowed to go to places that she doesn't want to go.

[Guest]

Oh, really?

[Carl]

So she's pretty much like, you can't go to Europe because everywhere in Europe she wants to go. So we can do that together.

[Guest]

Right?

[Carl]

But she's got. She doesn't really dig South America as much as I do. So she's like, go anywhere you want and listen to Europe.

[Guest]

Listening to Jen kind of changed. Kind of made me have another thought about it because I didn't realize that a woman would be excited about that type of Vegas.

[Jen]

Oh, it's amazing. And the shopping there is ridiculous.

[Guest]

To die for, huh?

[Carl]

It's a totally different trip, dude. Do the wife weekend in Vegas first and then do the hangover weekend with your boys. Another weekend.

[Guest]

Hey, the Birch Show.

[Bluff]

What's going on, everyone? It's bluff here and we're driving through the states in the Bluff Mobile. And the best thing that we can do is play our favorite casino style games on Spin Quest. They have over a thousand thousand games including live dealer blackjack and craps. With tons of slots and unlimited options, you can get a $30 coin pack for just $10. For new users sign up today, go to spinquest.com right now Spin Quest is

[Carl]

a free to play social casino void where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details.