Vault: We Help Fall Out Boy Break Their World Record

Summary

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The Bert Show – "Vault: We Help Fall Out Boy Break Their World Record"

Date: March 5, 2026
Main Theme:
The Bert Show interviews Fall Out Boy as the band attempts to break a Guinness World Record for most radio interviews conducted in 24 hours. The hosts aim to set a positive tone for the band’s grueling media day and delve into the experience of attempting a unique world record while exchanging laughs and industry banter.

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Episode Overview

This episode captures a lively, fast-paced conversation between The Bert Show hosts and members of Fall Out Boy, who join the show at the start of their marathon attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most interviews in a day. The hosts balance humor and genuine care, wanting to give the band a strong start and avoid becoming "just another radio tool." The band shares anecdotes about their music, encounters with awkward interview questions, and the journey toward their record attempt—plus a bit of joking about the world of Guinness records itself.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Pressure of Being First (00:45 – 02:17)

• Setting the Scene: The hosts express the pressure of being Fall Out Boy’s first interview in their attempt at the record, concerned about setting the right tone for the next 24 hours.
• Host’s Mission:
  • “The pressure is a little bit on us. Started off on a good foot. Hey, guys, what's up?” (01:38, Host B)
• Band’s Energy: The band jokes about being “sprite” and “lively” despite the early hour.
  • "It's three in the morning for you, isn't it?" (01:46, Host B)
  • "Yeah, we are Sprite." (01:52, Fall Out Boy C)

2. Navigating Sensitive Topics and Awkward Interview Questions (02:18 – 04:46)

• Interview Etiquette: The hosts ask which topics are off-limits to keep the experience upbeat—Pete Wentz jokes about avoiding questions about his future child dating celebrities.
  • "Let's not talk about, like, what celebrities my impending baby will be dating. Set me off a little bit." (02:43, Pete Wentz)
• Shared Frustrations:
  • Fall Out Boy recounts odd and inappropriate questions they've received, such as being asked to choose between Megan Fox and Jessica Alba, sandwiched between political questions.
    • “I was like, dude, come on, man…that was kind of a serious question into that.” (03:55, Patrick Stump)
  • Mention of an Australian interviewer crossing the line regarding Pete’s family, leading Pete to hang up:
    • "Next time I saw her, I hung up the phone on him." (04:20, Pete Wentz)
• Industry Reflection:
  • The hosts and band reflect on radio DJs who misuse their platform:
    • "Radio guys for the most part are people that never got any kind of attention in high school or college…they're just kind of like dorks." (04:22, Host B)
    • "You know, it's always easy to be mean when you have…a microphone or you have, like, a computer in front of you..." (04:39, Patrick Stump)

3. How the Guinness Record Attempt Came About (05:03 – 06:14)

• Origin Stories:
  • The band originally tried playing a show in Antarctica to get in the record book.
    • “We had like, an idea to play a show on Antarctica and get in the record book that way. And it kind of went back to, like, being eight and reading the entire Guinness Book of World Records…” (05:23, Pete Wentz)
  • When that didn’t happen, they pivoted to attempting the interview record.
• Guinness as Gatekeepers:
  • They joke about Guinness "feeling bad" and "showing mercy" by allowing their attempt.
    • “I think Guinness feels bad for us a little bit.” (05:58, Pete Wentz)
    • “They want to let us in the club, but we're just not that world record player.” (06:03, Pete Wentz)
    • “We may end up being the Barry Bonds of Guinness.” (06:07, Pete Wentz)

4. The Logistics of the Guinness Record Attempt (06:15 – 07:18)

• Record Details:
  • Target is at least 57 interviews in 24 hours.
    • “Over 57. I think we got to beat 57. That's the number to beat.” (06:19, Pete Wentz)
  • Strict verification: needs six impartial witnesses, possible adjudicator, full documentation, signatures, and notarization.
    • “Everything. Everyone has to sign something and it has to be notarized. I mean, like, there are very, very strict rules, as I'm told.” (06:38, Patrick Stump)
  • Previous failed attempts at other quirky records are humorously recalled: “Eat four saltines in 30 seconds…impossible! And you will literally die trying to beat that wrestler Eric.” (06:46–07:18, Pete Wentz)

5. Memories of Wild World Records (07:29 – 08:19)

• Childhood Memories:
  • The hosts and Fall Out Boy swap nostalgic stories about reading Guinness record books as kids.
  • Notable, absurd records discussed: walking on hands for 870 miles; longest fingernails.
    • “Longest stilts walk. 3,008 miles.” (08:00, Host B)
    • "I couldn't even do that in a segue." (08:09, Pete Wentz)

6. Closing Jokes & The Album Release (08:20 – 08:57)

• Encouragement and Humor:
  • The hosts wish the band luck and hope their positive interview will set the tone for Fall Out Boy’s marathon day.
  • Playful sign-off:
    • “Thanks for popping our cherry.” (08:31, Pete Wentz, joking as their first interview)
• Album Details:
  • Confirmation of album release date.
    • “When is the whole the album coming out, guys?" (08:36, Host B)
    • “December 16th.” (08:42, Pete Wentz)
    • "I promise you that you may be disappointed, but you should check it out anyway." (08:45, Pete Wentz, joking self-deprecation)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Setting the Tone:
  • "The pressure is a little bit on us…we want to know specifically…what topics are okay for us to talk about and which ones do you totally want to stay away from?" (02:13, Host B)
• On Unwise Interview Questions:
  • "Who would you pick between Megan Fox and Jessica Alba? …like, that's…a serious question into that." (03:55, Patrick Stump)
• On Guinness Records:
  • "They want to let us in the club, but we're just not that world record player. We may end up being the Barry Bonds of Guinness." (06:03–06:07, Pete Wentz)
• On Absurd Records:
  • “Longest walk on hands...870 miles.” (07:46, Host B)
  • "I couldn't even do that in a segue." (08:09, Pete Wentz)
• Playful Self-Deprecation:
  • "I promise you that you may be disappointed, but you should check it out anyway." (08:45, Pete Wentz, on their new album)

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Key Timestamps

• 00:45 – Introduction of Fall Out Boy and the world record attempt
• 01:46 – Checking in on the band’s energy at 3 AM their time
• 02:41 – Topics to avoid and interview boundaries
• 03:55 – Most awkward question experiences
• 05:03 – How the idea for the Guinness record came up
• 06:19 – Confirmation of record details and requirements
• 07:46 – Most bizarre Guinness records
• 08:36 – Discussion of the new album’s release date
• 08:53 – Good luck wishes and upbeat close

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Tone & Style

• Humorous, self-aware, playful, and slightly irreverent.
• Frequent joking between hosts and band members adds a sense of camaraderie.
• Open and candid, both parties poke fun at themselves and common industry foibles.

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Wrap-Up

This episode delivers an engaging, rapid-fire exchange that balances levity and sincerity as The Bert Show helps Fall Out Boy kick off their Guinness World Record attempt. The group delves into what it’s like doing non-stop interviews, reflects on quirky world record culture, and reconnects with the nostalgia of childhood dreams. The show's mix of genuine care and irreverent fun keeps the tone light, and listeners get a behind-the-scenes peek at both music promotion and radio industry quirks.

Transcript

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[B]

Get it? The Bird Show. Try not to love this song. There is a lot of pressure on us this morning as the first morning show that Fall Out Boy is going to talk to in their attempt to get into the Guinness Book of World's Records. We got to be conscientious of two things before we get them on. Okay. First, I think we got to ask them right off the bat, how long do we have with you?

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Because if they're doing 57 interviews, this may be six seconds long.

[A]

Exactly.

[B]

We're wordy and we're very wordy.

[A]

We know this.

[B]

I think I've already proven that since the mics have been on. And the second thing is, I mean, we are going to set the tone for the rest of the industry, right? So if we say something to offend these guys right off the bat, they're going to hate their next 24 hours. And they will, no doubt, over the next 24, run into a whole bunch of DJs, because we know our industry is filled with tools that will ask an offensive question, and it will. It will ruin their next half an hour. We don't want to be that morning. Right, Right. So the pressure is a little bit on us. Started off on a good foot. Hey, guys, what's up?

[C]

Hey, what's up?

[B]

How are you guys doing today? It's three in the morning for you, isn't it?

[C]

Yeah, we are Sprite.

[D]

We are all just lively, right?

[C]

Sprightly.

[D]

That's just kind of.

[C]

I'm feeling like Coke.

[D]

Yeah, no, we. And to answer your first question, we have to have five minutes, apparently.

[B]

Five minutes. Five minutes and we're out. Okay, here's my intention with the five.

[C]

That's what she said, but it's like, for real.

[B]

She can ask for whatever she wants. Who knows what we will get. Here's our intention with this next five minutes is we really feel sort of the pressure to make sure that your first interview in this whole Guinness Book of worlds records. Things is good because if we anger you guys, that will jack you up for the rest of the day. So we want to, we want to know specifically in order to keep you in the good mood for the rest of the industry, what topics are okay for us to talk about and which ones do you totally want to stay away from?

[D]

You know, you can pretty much talk about anything.

[C]

Let's not talk about, like, what celebrities my impending baby will be dating Set me off a little bit.

[B]

Okay, that's obviously Pete. You're getting that one too much, huh?

[C]

You know, it's a little while. Yeah, it's like, I mean, like you can kind of like put your own spin on each of those and they're like all bad.

[D]

Well, that's what I was gonna say is that there's really not an. There's really not a topic that's off limits. But there's like, you know, just ways of.

[C]

Patrick, you go to town with man,

[D]

I'll after anything, man.

[C]

Ask him anything. He's like my Biden dude. He'll answer anything. What's the most ridiculous question you've ever been asked in your, you know, history of doing radio interviews?

[D]

Okay, so the other day, you know, you know how the record was originally supposed to come out on November 4, which is election day, obviously, and then now it's gonna be on December 16th.

[A]

Right.

[D]

One of the reasons it changed is because of this question. So sandwiched between two questions about the election, it was like, you know, what's the importance of young voters, you know, getting out there and voting? Who would you pick between Megan Fox and Jessica Alba?

[C]

Right?

[D]

And I was like, I was like, dude, come on, man. Like, seriously, like, that's like, that was kind of a serious question into that.

[C]

I don't know. I was the same one was, I believe it was an Australian interview. And they asked something about what it would be like, or to make sure that I slapped my sister in law's. Whatever.

[B]

Are you kidding?

[C]

Next time I saw her, I hung up the phone on him.

[B]

See, that's kind of like. I mean, our industry is filled with guys. Like, my theory has always been like, radio guys for the most part are people that never got any kind of attention in high school or college or anything like that. So they finally have a forum where they're in front of a mic, but they're just kind of like dorks and they just really don't know how to handle themselves very well.

[D]

You know, it's always easy to be mean when you have like Something with you. You know, when you have a microphone or you have, like, a computer in front of you, you know, you can like.

[C]

Yeah, if you have that separation, it's easier to be mean.

[D]

But at the same time, I don't want anyone to think that we have it bad. We're really. You know, it's not like I'm.

[C]

No, we got it bad.

[D]

Oh, poor Rocks. Don't you.

[C]

I got a hobo bag.

[B]

How did the whole concept for this, this getting into the Guinness Book of World Records even happen? Because Jen here has a theory that you guys were just partying and, like, 2:33 in the morning, somebody said, you know what, guys? I got an.

[A]

We hear the guys in here talk about their crazy bets and stuff all the time. I just imagine you guys sitting on the tour bus, like, randomly brainstorming this.

[C]

Now, we had, like, an idea to play a show on Antarctica and get in the record book that way. And it kind of went back to, like, you know, being eight and reading the entire Guinness Book of World Records back to, you know, front to back. And we didn't achieve that when we sat in Chile and waited to go to Antarctica. So we realized that we would probably do this amount of radio interviews.

[D]

Well, that's one of the things that's funny is that this block of interviews started out. It was booked prior to any of the Guinness stuff.

[C]

I think Guinness feels bad for us a little bit.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

They want to let us get in,

[D]

you know, they want to let us in the club, but we're just not that world record player.

[C]

We may end up being the Berry Bonds of Guinness.

[B]

Guinness is showing mercy on Fall Out Boy.

[D]

Totally.

[B]

So it's gonna be 57 interviews over the next 24 hours.

[D]

Over 57.

[C]

I think we gotta beat 57. That's the number to beat.

[B]

You're gonna crush it right now. Does a Guinness representative have to be there with you, or is it something that they will look at after the fact?

[D]

It has to be fully documented. There have to be at least six impartial witnesses.

[C]

And usually there has to be an adjudicator. I don't know if there is one. Yeah, and I think.

[D]

I think everything. Everyone has to sign something and it has to be notarized. I mean, like, there are very, very strict rules, as I'm told.

[C]

Yeah, it's hard because when we were in Chile, we tried to beat a couple other records while trying to go to Antarctica. And they told us that, like, about three or four years ago, these guys came along and just Beat every record you could beat. Yeah, it's impossible. Like, it was like, eat four saltines in 30 seconds or something like that. And without at any point drinking water. And you had to show your mouth was clean between each cracker. Impossible. And then you will literally die trying to beat that wrestler Eric.

[D]

He's like, yo, I can do that. Yeah.

[C]

And he did it in, like, 2 minutes and 40 seconds. We were like, dude, you are officially, like, not even in the metal competition.

[B]

We knew we were gonna have you on today. And it started bringing back all these memories of Guinness Book of Worlds records. So I went and I got one yesterday. And some of the records in here, I mean, you remember reading these when you were like, 8 years old.

[C]

How long ago?

[B]

Yeah, check this one out. Longest walk on hands.

[D]

How long is it?

[B]

870 miles.

[C]

Seriously? I remember the longest fingernails. I forget what it was, but it was straight. That one was crazy.

[B]

That was always. That was the dude on the COVID right? And everybody knew that guy.

[D]

His fingernails were all curled around.

[B]

Longest. Longest stilts walk. 3,008 miles.

[C]

3,000 miles.

[D]

That's longer than that.

[C]

I couldn't even do that in one of those. Like, what's the little, like, car where you. Or not the car. The, like, the bike where you. Yeah, I couldn't even do that in a segue.

[B]

Well, good luck today. You guys have another, what, 60 of these things to do. So hopefully we set the tone for the rest of the day.

[D]

Are we on time, though? We're over.

[C]

All right, we're over.

[D]

That was a good first one. So thank you very much.

[C]

Thanks for popping our cherry

[A]

song, too.

[B]

Yeah, we told you what's going to hurt. And here's the new song from Fallout Boy. Also. When is the whole the album coming out, guys?

[C]

December 16th.

[A]

December 16th.

[B]

16th.

[C]

Well, yeah, do check it out. I promise you that you may be disappointed, but you should check it out anyway.

[B]

A fine endorsement for Fall Out Boy. All right, you guys, good luck today.

[C]

Thanks a lot.

[B]

Get it the Bird Show.

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