Vault: Where Are Hidden Cameras Secretly Being Placed?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bert Show

Episode Title: Vault: Where Are Hidden Cameras Secretly Being Placed?
Date: May 6, 2026

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Overview

This episode of The Bert Show centers on the unsettling topic of hidden cameras being secretly placed in public and private spaces—especially restrooms and dressing rooms. Sparked by high-profile incidents like the Erin Andrews case, the cast and callers discuss where these cameras might be hidden, share firsthand experiences and anxieties, and exchange tips on staying alert. The conversation is candid, humorous at times, but ultimately informative, aiming to both validate listener concerns and provide practical advice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. High-Profile Incidents Prompt Awareness

• Erin Andrews Case: The co-hosts reflect on the national attention brought to the issue of voyeurism after the Erin Andrews hotel peephole incident.
  • "The Erin Andrews story, I think really brought attention to the fact of the creep who use cameras in any random place. And in her case, it was in the peephole of her hotel room." — Anna (01:24)

2. Where Are the Hidden Cameras?

• Common Location Tips from Listeners: The team reviews insightful tips listeners previously shared about where to spot hidden cameras:
  • Tanning Bed Fans: Hidden in the fan compartment.
  • Behind Dressing Room Mirrors: Sliding a finger behind the mirror to check for gaps/cameras.
  • Ceiling Tiles: Law enforcement tip to look for moved or askew tiles, as these are easy hiding spots for small cameras.
    • "If you see a tile moved for whatever reason, you know, there may be something hidden in there." — Anna relaying previous police advice (02:04)
  • Sprinkler Heads: Potential for camera concealment mentioned but not confirmed.

3. In-Office Investigation: Is There a Camera Here?

• Melissa notices a ceiling tile is slightly off in the women’s restroom at their own office, prompting an on-air mini-investigation with Carl, a staff member.
  • Key segment: [03:15 – 05:20]
  • Carl checks above the tile using a crutch, finds nothing unusual, and resets the tile.
  • "It was just a little off. So Carl has now pushed it up and he's going to run his fingers around the edges... and there's nothing. And he doesn't seem to find anything up there." — Melissa (04:41–04:56)
  • The team discusses how easily paranoia can set in, and suggests a joking “counter-intelligence” method: “If you're going to hide something in the women's restroom here, move another tile because we'll only check one.” — Co-host 1 (05:52)

4. Women’s Restroom Features: Education for the Uninitiated

• Some male co-hosts admit surprise about menstrual disposal boxes in women’s restrooms.
  • "I was listening to them, and I didn't want to interrupt their conversation, but I'm like, what... What are they talking about?" — Co-host 2 (07:03)
  • The women explain the existence, purpose, and importance of these boxes, noting inconsistency across businesses.

5. Calls from Listeners: Real-Life “Creeper” Stories

• Mirror Incident at a Store:
  • A caller describes witnessing a man attempting to look up her skirt in a Michaels store using a mirror taken from the sales floor. She catches him in the act, confronts him, and drags him to the front of the store. The man flees before the police arrive.
    • "She has got this guy by the back of his shirt. She's hauling him bodily up to the front, right. And she's still yelling for us to call the cops... he had thrown it on the floor, like put it on the floor and was scooting it with his foot, trying to look up her skirt." — Caller 1 (08:26)
• Verification on Restroom Receptacles:
  • A second caller clarifies that some feminine hygiene containers in restrooms are, in fact, shared units built between partitions—a rare but real design.
    • “Our workplace has... a receptacle that fits between [stalls]. On either side there's a push little door thing. And the receptacle... goes all the way to the other side.” — Caller 2 (09:28–09:52)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Paranoia and Vigilance:

  • "So it's like it's one of those, you know, regular office tiles where if you push it up and kind of pull it to the side a little bit, there's, you know, it sits up on top of it and there's a gap where you can see into the..." — Anna (02:17)
  • "Because it wouldn't take much. I mean, they say those cameras now are the size of your fingernail. So you could put one up there." — Co-host 2 (03:39)

• Office Humor Amidst Heebie-Jeebies:

  • "If you're going to hide something in the women's restroom here, move another tile because we'll only check one. So you put your camera on the other side." — Co-host 1 (05:52)

• Calling Out Poor Design Choices:

  • "For restaurants and businesses that have women's restrooms that don't have them [feminine hygiene containers] in the stalls at all, that's a disservice to women." — Anna (07:36)

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Timeline of Important Segments

• 01:01 – 02:56: Discussion of high-profile hidden camera cases and where these devices are often concealed.
• 03:13 – 05:20: Real-time walkthrough as the team investigates an office restroom ceiling tile.
• 07:00 – 07:55: Conversation about menstrual disposal boxes—designs and differences in public restrooms.
• 08:03 – 09:20: Caller story of catching a voyeur with a mirror in a public store.
• 09:23 – 10:00: Second caller clarifies the existence of shared restroom receptacles.

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Tone and Language

• Candid and Humorous: The cast balances genuine concern and practical advice with playful banter and lighthearted asides, creating an engaging and relatable atmosphere.
• Inclusive, Supportive: The group provides a safe space for sharing stories, voicing concerns, and asking questions, underscoring the importance of community vigilance.

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Summary Takeaways

• Hidden cameras can be placed almost anywhere, and vigilance is important—especially in private or semi-private spaces like bathrooms and dressing rooms.
• Listeners should check for moved ceiling tiles, examine fans and mirror edges in fitting rooms, and be wary of objects like sprinkler heads.
• It's okay to trust intuition and investigate anything that feels "off" in a private space.
• Businesses should consider functional restroom design from the user’s (especially women’s) perspective.
• The episode reassures listeners they’re not alone in their concerns and encourages proactive awareness without falling into paranoia.

Transcript

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[Co-host 1]

Get it?

[Co-host 2]

The bird show. So, as we were saying a couple months ago when that whole story broke about Erin Andrews, the CNN reporter, I mean, it was freaking women out.

[Melissa]

Yeah.

[Anna]

And now, and before that, there's been plenty of stories about women in bathroom settings and dressing room settings. And so women are always a little cautious about someone kind of having a hidden camera somewhere. Like, you know, at stadiums there's stories of guys with, you know, cameras on their shoes and all that crap. So. But the Erin Andrews story, I think really brought attention to the fact of the creep who use cameras in any random place. And in her case, it was in the peephole of her hotel room.

[Co-host 2]

So at one point we asked you guys, you know, if this has happened, if you've been a victim to something like this before, then call us and tell us where you need to look for stuff like this.

[Anna]

Right.

[Co-host 2]

And the one I remember standing out for me was like in the fan of the tanning bed. Do you remember that? Yeah, it was like a little camera in the fan of the tanning bed. So when you're lying down, there could be a camera in there. Somebody else called and said if you're in a dressing room or run your fingers behind the mirror in the dressing room, and if there's an actual space there, then there could be a camera behind there. Where else were they?

[Anna]

But the one that I remember is the cop that we had a police officer on the phone one time Talking about tiles. Tiles in the ceiling. And that was in dressing rooms and bathrooms and everywhere. And said, you know, a lot of times if you see a tile moved for whatever reason, you know, there may be something hidden in there. Now, of course this is probably completely over cautious, but it brought it to mind because I went to the restroom during whatever song we had played a few minutes ago and hobbled on down there, went to the restroom and it was coming out of the restroom and happened to look up and I saw one of the tiles in the women's restroom is just a little off. So it means. So it's like it's one of those, you know, regular office tiles where if you push it up and kind of pull it to the side a little bit, there's, you know, it sits up on top of it and there's a gap where you can see into the

[Co-host 1]

ceiling drop ceiling just freak you out a little bit.

[Anna]

Yeah. So that's what was going on in the bathroom. And I saw it and I thought, well, that's interesting. And then I didn't think, you know, and then I looked back up and I said, you know what? No way. There's no way that somebody's putting anything up there but the tiles. The one tiles moved. For whatever reason, it was not put back.

[Co-host 2]

So Carl is outside the woman's bathroom right now making sure nobody's coming or going.

[Joanna]

Well, and here's the thing is Melissa just told us about that, but I had no choice but to go down and use the restroom in between. And I was looking around and I didn't see what she saw.

[Co-host 2]

So I wonder if after you heading down there, Anna. Okay.

[Joanna]

After she went the first time, if somebody went in and moved it back

[Co-host 2]

maybe after we talked about it or something. Yeah, that's enough to freak you out right there.

[Caller 1]

Yeah, that would freak anybody out. And I went in there earlier. So now I'm thinking about that.

[Joanna]

I know. Oh man.

[Co-host 2]

Because it wouldn't take much. I mean, they say those cameras now are the size of your fingernail. So you could put one up there. So Melissa's walking down to the bathroom right now. She's got cell phone and she's going to poke the tile back with. With her cane. Who she's been rocking a cane the last couple of weeks. Cause of her knee. And see if we can find anything. Yeah, her crutch and see if there's anything up there. Chances are pretty good there's nothing.

[Co-host 1]

That's her on the High Line. Joanna was gonna go down and just Stand guard at the bathroom while Carl poked around. But because Jen said there was no tile moved, Melissa's now freaked out that she wants to make sure it's the exact tile. Cause she thinks it might be moved back. So Carl's on it.

[Joanna]

I didn't see what she was talking about.

[Co-host 2]

Are you in there, Melissa?

[Melissa]

Yeah, I'm in the bathroom and I brought Carl and we double check. And it's just this one right there. Yeah. So it still moved just slightly. And it's probably nothing, but it's worth checking out for the other ladies. Yes.

[Joanna]

Which number is it over?

[Melissa]

It is number three.

[Caller 1]

Is that your stall gen?

[Joanna]

That's usually the one that I go to. I don't know why I'm routine like that.

[Co-host 2]

I think most people go to the far stall because it's furthest away from me.

[Melissa]

It's over stall number three. And it's. And it was just a little off. And so Carl has now pushed it up and he's going to run his fingers around the edges. Just anything, Just any camera.

[Caller 1]

Carlson. What am I looking for?

[Melissa]

Like he's freaked out.

[Co-host 1]

That camera. A midget.

[Caller 1]

Yeah.

[Melissa]

And there's nothing. And he doesn't seem to find anything up there. Did anybody ever say anything about the shower or not shower, but the sprinkler heads?

[Co-host 2]

Sprinkler heads?

[Co-host 1]

Like.

[Co-host 2]

Oh, you mean like a camera would be in a sprinkler head or something like that?

[Melissa]

Well, there's sprinkler head in that tile. So anyway, so yeah, Carl has put it back.

[Joanna]

There's no wires or anything.

[Melissa]

And there wasn't anything in there. But I, you know, it was worth checking out. Said it stinks in here. I told you women's restrooms are worse than men anyway. So. Yeah, so we checked it out and there's nothing up there. But it was a skew. So we had to. Had to find out.

[Co-host 2]

That's enough to freak you out.

[Joanna]

To totally, totally freak you out.

[Caller 1]

Like what would be the reason of it being moved? Like who?

[Joanna]

I don't know.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, that's the thing is if you.

[Melissa]

Unless they were working on that sprinkler head for some reason.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah.

[Melissa]

The tile was moved differently than it had been in the past. So.

[Caller 1]

Okay.

[Co-host 2]

Thanks, Melissa. All right, so nothing there, but something that you might want to look out for.

[Co-host 1]

And here's the key. If you're going to hide something in the women's restroom here, move another tile because we'll only check one. So you put your camera on the other side. You put it just Right. You put the tile back perfectly. Nobody will notice it as long as you put another skewed tile on the other side of the room.

[Co-host 2]

Dude. While we're on the subject of women's bathrooms, I've been looking for a way to bring this up for the last couple of days. Skewed a couple of weeks ago, just

[Co-host 1]

you getting called out the other day.

[Co-host 2]

No, it's not me getting called out, but I don't think most guys know this. And to women, you're probably gonna go, you guys didn't know that? I heard two. Two women in a restaurant a couple of weeks ago talking about being in a women's restroom together and having some. There's some kind of box between stalls for y' all to throw your feminine products.

[Anna]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

So that's where you throw those things. And it's attached to the wall.

[Caller 1]

Yeah, yeah.

[Co-host 2]

Did you know that?

[Co-host 1]

Is it like. Like. I'm assuming it's like. Like a sharps container at a hospital, Right?

[Anna]

Well, it's like a little container with the lid, and there's a little.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah, it's a little trash can that's installed in.

[Anna]

In between the stall. Some. Now there's some that. This trash can in. On the floor, like a regular trash can, but in our bathrooms here, most

[Joanna]

of them, it's on the wall.

[Anna]

It's a steel box.

[Co-host 2]

I was listening to them, and I didn't want to interrupt their conversation, but I'm like, what. What are they talking about?

[Anna]

Because you really shouldn't flush them, but a lot of women do. So that'.

[Co-host 2]

So it's a shared box on the wall that can be.

[Melissa]

It's not shared.

[Joanna]

There's one in each of them.

[Co-host 2]

Oh, so it's like basically a garbage can.

[Joanna]

It's just a garbage can.

[Co-host 1]

And each one that. Then if somebody needed one, they could go in there and find one that hasn't been used much.

[Co-host 2]

But from the way I interpreted it, there was a shared one between walls.

[Anna]

But maybe some of those steel. Have you ever. You don't think that there may be just one big steel thing?

[Co-host 2]

I had no idea.

[Anna]

Well, I tell you, and I will say on that, for restaurants and businesses that have women's restrooms that don't have them in the stalls at all, that's a disservice to women.

[Co-host 2]

So some of them have them. Some of them do not.

[Anna]

There are some that don't have anything at all. And I think that's poor planning. That's male managers not planning the restroom for the women.

[Co-host 2]

You know, hey, Kat, good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Melissa]

Hi.

[Co-host 2]

Hello.

[Co-host 1]

Hello.

[Caller 1]

No, I just heard you guys talking about the cameras and the women's restrooms and everything. I was in Michaels by Mall of Georgia probably two months ago. And I was at the front checking out. And we heard this woman from the back of the store screaming to call the police. Really, the top of her lungs. And so you automatically think that somebody's, like, trying to accost her like that.

[Melissa]

Well, she comes up the front of

[Caller 1]

the store and she has got this guy by the back of his shirt. She's hauling him bodily up to the front, right. And she's still yelling for us to call the cops. We're trying to figure out what's going on. It's like eight, nine people up front. And she says, this guy was trying to look up my skirt with this mirror that he had grabbed off the rack. He had thrown it on the floor, like put it on the floor and was scooting it with his foot, trying to look up her skirt. And I remember hearing about that when I was a kid, but never since then. And I mean, he ran out of the store. Store manager went after him. As far as I know, he got away. But it was. It was just something like, I told all my friends about it and everything so they could watch out for, like, their children. And.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah, you're like, that kind of thing can never happen to me is probably what you're thinking right now.

[Caller 1]

You don't even think to look at the floor.

[Co-host 1]

He took one of the mirrors that were for sale in the store and was using it.

[Caller 1]

Yeah, like. Like a little square, like ten by ten mirror creeper.

[Joanna]

Freaky, man.

[Caller 1]

Freaky, freaky.

[Co-host 2]

Good morning, Georgia. You're on Q100.

[Caller 1]

Hi, Bert.

[Caller 2]

You're not crazy.

[Co-host 2]

How's that? Well, in what way?

[Caller 2]

Our workplace has. The wall that divides the stalls has actually got a receptacle that it fits between. I mean, into the wall. And on either side there's a push little door thing. And the receptacle, though, you can tell that it goes all the way to the other side.

[Anna]

So it's one big touch.

[Co-host 2]

One big one that's supposed to be one big one.

[Caller 2]

You push on either side. So it's a shared one. Like what you were talking about.

[Joanna]

No, I've never seen one of those.

[Co-host 1]

I'm fascinated that you're fascinated by that.

[Co-host 2]

Fascinating. Dear Bertia.