Vault: Would You Boo or Applaud Michael Vick?

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: Would You Boo or Applaud Michael Vick?

Episode Date: May 22, 2026
Theme:
In this episode, The Bert Show team delves into the polarizing reception of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick as he returns to Atlanta. The cast discusses whether fans plan to boo or applaud Vick at his upcoming appearance, reflecting on his legacy, past criminal conviction, and patterns of forgiveness or lingering resentment in the public. The show engages listeners with a simple, direct poll: “Would you boo or applaud Michael Vick?” allowing their passionate, unfiltered responses to paint a vivid picture of divided fan sentiment.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Michael Vick’s Return: Split Reactions Expected

• [01:30] Host: Sets the stage for the conversation by highlighting Michael Vick's polarizing nature and poses the central question to listeners:
  “I don't want to get into major debate about it or anything… when he comes out on Sunday I'm wondering if he is going to be greeted by a whole bunch of boos or a whole bunch of people…that give him a standing ovation.”
• The show’s cast notes the likelihood of an intense, competitive crowd noise as Vick enters, with boos and applause battling to dominate.

2. Impact of Vick’s Comments and Media Coverage

• [02:26] Co-host 1: References Vick’s cocky quote claiming “Atlanta was still his town” as a potential catalyst for more boos, despite ongoing support seen at Falcons games.
• [02:52] Radio Host: Offers nuance, pointing out that Vick has recently expressed humility and that media focus on a single cocky quote might not actually reflect his overall tone.
  “…in the last couple of weeks, when asked about coming to Atlanta, Michael Vick has been very humble about it. You can find way more articles about him being humble about coming back… Everybody’s using that one quote… when the truth is there are 20 quotes that have a totally different texture to it.”

3. Hosts’ Personal Takes

• [03:30] Co-host 2: Polls the studio—how would each cast member react?
• [03:33] Co-host 3: Takes a neutral stance:
  “Oh, I'm not going to do anything…I think it's bad either way. Whatever you do.”
• [03:39] Co-host 1: Leans toward silence but admits:
  “But if I did it, boo, you would do.”
• [03:42] Co-host 2: Clarifies: “I'm not a fan of his…but…the way the system works, his debt has been paid according to the law.”

4. Listener Poll: Boo or Applaud?

• Callers phone in, restricted to “boo” or “applaud.” The raw, sometimes comedic nature of the audience responses stands out—a mix of passion, wit, and hesitation.

Notable Listener Calls & Quotes:

• [04:15] Cindy (Caller): “I’m going to applaud. He did his time. He paid his penance.”
• [04:40] Liz (Caller): “Triple boo.”
• [05:06] Nikki (Caller): “I would boo him.”
• [05:10] Erica (Caller): “Applaud.”
• [05:14] Stephen (Caller): “I know him. I applaud.”
  (Cast jokes: “Applaud her boo. Bragger.”)
• [05:24] Chrissy (Caller): “Applaud.”
• [05:41] Todd (Caller): “He plays for the Eagles, so you’ve got to boo him.”
• [06:02] Melissa (Caller): “Boo.”
• [06:26] Sue (Caller): “Yay.”
  (Cast notes: “She went with yay instead of applaud.”)
• [06:56] Daniel (Caller): “Infinity. Applaud.”
• [07:09] Unknown (Caller): “Boo.”
• [07:30] Another (Caller): “Cheer the ass off.”
  (Cast: “That means applaud.”)
• [07:47] Q100 Caller: “Boo.”
• [08:23] Another (Caller): “Applaud. Love to go.”

5. Running Tally & Reactions

• [08:29] Totals are announced:
  • 13 applauds
  • 10 boos
• [08:41] Radio Host: “I do think that people are gonna be extremely vocal as soon as he comes into the game.”
• [08:49] Co-host 1: Predicts, “If you took a sample of Falcons fans, it would be more applaud than it would be audience…”

6. The Challenge of Simplicity

• [09:02] Radio Host & Co-hosts: Playfully acknowledge how difficult it is for people to stick to a simple yes/no—many listeners want to explain or get creative (e.g., “infinity applaud”), which becomes a running studio joke.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Vick’s polarizing reputation:

  • “What I do know is that he's so polarizing and people feel so strongly about him that there's almost going to be a crowd noise competition…” (Radio Host, [01:30])

• On media coverage vs actual sentiment:

  • “Everybody’s using that one quote…when the truth is there are 20 quotes that have a totally different texture to it.” (Radio Host, [02:52])

• On public forgiveness:

  • “He did his time. He paid his penance.” (Caller Cindy, [04:15])

• On the ‘rules’ of the poll:

  • “Boo squared just counts as one.” (Co-host 1, [04:55])
  • “I know him. I applaud.” “Don’t want to know if you know him. Just applaud or boo.” (Radio Host, [05:14])

• On crowd identity at the actual game:

  • “If you took a sample of Falcons fans, it would be more applaud…” (Co-host 1, [08:49])
  • “It's gonna be pretty split today.” (Radio Host, [08:36])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:30]: Introduction of the debate – should fans boo or applaud Michael Vick?
• [02:26]: Discussion on media portrayal of Vick’s comments.
• [03:30]: Cast’s personal viewpoints.
• [04:15]–[08:29]: Call-in poll, notable listener responses and host tallies.
• [08:29]: Final count: 13 applause vs. 10 boos.
• [08:49]: Hosts' prediction for in-stadium reaction.

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Overall Episode Tone

Warmly comedic and unscripted, the episode bounces between sincere controversy, playful ribbing, and chaotic energy as the cast and listeners debate—sometimes unwillingly—whether one of Atlanta’s most controversial athletes deserves condemnation, forgiveness, or something in between. Callers’ strong emotions and the cast’s irreverence make for an engaging, unfiltered reflection of the community’s divided stance.

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Summary Takeaway

The Bert Show’s episode captures the real-time pulse of Atlanta’s mixed feelings about Michael Vick: justice, loyalty, resentment, and redemption all jostle for space in a crowd, with neither applause nor boos completely dominating. The poll is evenly split, proving Vick’s legacy remains as complicated—and as compelling—as ever.

Transcript

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[Radio Host]

The first show I just want to do a quick check here. I don't want to get into major debate about it or anything if this is even possible because Michael Vick is so polarizing. But if you can call up right now and you are capable of just saying boo or applaud and then hang up, that's all I want to know. Because when he comes out on Sunday I'm wondering if he is going to be greeted by a whole bunch of boos or there's going to be a whole bunch of people there that give him a standing ovation. 4047 what I do know is that he's so polarizing and people feel so strongly about him that there's almost going to be a crowd noise competition going on because boos are going to want to drown out applause and applause is going to want to drown out boos. So if you're going to the game, what do you plan on doing when he comes onto the field for the first time? 404 741Q100 I thought it was going

[Co-host 1]

to be more cheers than boos until last week was. Or maybe earlier this week when he came out and he said that Atlanta was still his town and that those people would stand up and give him a standing ovation. Like his cocky comment, I think is gonna make more people against him than would have been before that. Because I've gone to a couple Falcons games this year. Vic Jersey's everywhere. I think it would have been a majority support, but after that statement, now I feel like it'll be split down the middle.

[Radio Host]

I will rarely stick up for Michael Vick, but I will tell you this. That quote comes from the Associated Press, and it was a very cocky quote. So it did happen. But I also went online yesterday and read the ajc, and in the last couple of weeks, when asked about coming to Atlanta, Michael Vick has been very humble about it. You can find way more articles about him being humble about coming back to Atlanta than you can. That one quote. I was kind of pissed when I actually read that yesterday because. Because he's been portrayed. Everybody's using that one quote associated with Michael coming back. When the truth is there are 20 quotes that he said that have a totally different texture to it.

[Co-host 1]

That makes sense.

[Co-host 2]

What would everybody in the room do?

[Co-host 3]

Oh, I'm not going to do anything. I'm not going to go yay or nay. Either way. I think it's bad either way. Whatever you do.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, I wouldn't waste my energy. But if I did it, boo, you would do.

[Co-host 2]

That's what I would do. I'd sit there silent because it's. I'm certainly not going to applaud him, but he committed a crime. He did. This time. He's back in the career. People are going to argue, oh, he doesn't deserve whatever, blah. But you know what? The way the system works, his debt has been paid according to the law. I'm not a fan of his, but it's also.

[Co-host 1]

But see, we're only asking people, boo or yay.

[Co-host 3]

Well, if you go boo or yay in the stadium, he's getting a reaction out of you anyway, so he's getting the attention. So if you just stand there Numb. He's not going to know what to do.

[Radio Host]

Cindy.

[Caller]

Yes. I'm going to applaud. He did his time. He paid his penance.

[Co-host 2]

Just say boo or applaud.

[Radio Host]

I don't think people are capable of it, Man. They're so passionate about it. Rachel.

[Caller]

Applaud.

[Radio Host]

Add a girl.

[Co-host 3]

Look at. Look.

[Co-host 1]

And you're. You're waiting. You're waiting to see if she could break it.

[Radio Host]

I didn't think she could do it.

[Co-host 1]

She did it.

[Radio Host]

Are you keeping score here, Wendy?

[Co-host 3]

I am.

[Radio Host]

What do we have?

[Co-host 3]

Two applauds.

[Radio Host]

Good morning, Liz.

[Caller]

Triple boo.

[Co-host 2]

That's awesome.

[Co-host 1]

Now I'm confused.

[Co-host 3]

Now I'm confused.

[Co-host 2]

That's just 1.404741.

[Radio Host]

Q100.

[Co-host 2]

Triple boo plus infinity plus one boo. Boo. Triple boo. Infinity.

[Co-host 1]

Boo squared

[Co-host 2]

just counts as one.

[Radio Host]

Good morning. Nikki. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

Hello.

[Radio Host]

Hi.

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Applaud or Babe.

[Caller]

I would boo him.

[Radio Host]

Boo. Erica, good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

Applaud.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Radio Host]

Stephen.

[Caller]

I know him. I applaud.

[Radio Host]

Don't want to know if you know him. Just applaud her boo.

[Co-host 2]

Applaud her boo. Bragger.

[Co-host 3]

Name dropper.

[Radio Host]

Chrissy, Good morning.

[Caller]

Applaud.

[Co-host 2]

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[Radio Host]

I'm a Wyclef Warrior. That's official.

[Co-host 2]

Dude, you were right, man. Nobody wants to welcome you to the Warrior Nation or whatever.

[Radio Host]

Official. Good morning, Todd.

[Caller]

He plays for the Eagles, so you've got to boo him.

[Radio Host]

Just applaud her. Boo.

[Co-host 1]

People getting. That was just a boo. We could do it in here.

[Caller]

Monique, Applaud

[Radio Host]

Melissa. Melissa.

[Caller]

Yes.

[Radio Host]

Hi.

[Caller]

Hi.

[Co-host 2]

Applaud her boo.

[Caller]

Boo.

[Radio Host]

Gene Yellow.

[Co-host 2]

Applaud her boo.

[Radio Host]

I think she's saying she's gonna sit there silently.

[Co-host 1]

She said, okay.

[Co-host 2]

You my boo.

[Radio Host]

Ben, Good morning.

[Caller]

It's a big boo.

[Co-host 1]

It counts as one.

[Co-host 2]

Just one boo.

[Co-host 3]

I'm marking that one down as more.

[Radio Host]

Sue.

[Caller]

Yay.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Co-host 2]

Huh?

[Co-host 1]

She went with yay instead of applaud.

[Radio Host]

Very easy game. Applaud or boo. There's no big.

[Co-host 2]

There we go.

[Radio Host]

He got it.

[Caller]

He got it. Applaud.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Radio Host]

Thanks, bro.

[Co-host 1]

It's too simple.

[Co-host 2]

I know. I'm having more fun with people who can't get it. Applaud or boo.

[Co-host 1]

And you can hear their voice. Like I'm a rule.

[Co-host 2]

You know what? I'm a rule breaker and I'm taking a bird trip down with me.

[Co-host 1]

Don't tell me what to do.

[Caller]

Daniel Infinity. Applaud.

[Co-host 1]

There is none.

[Co-host 3]

I'm taking Away. A point for every time.

[Radio Host]

Hey, good morning, Q100.

[Caller]

Boo.

[Co-host 2]

Thank you.

[Radio Host]

A plus. Good morning. Q100.

[Caller]

Applause.

[Co-host 2]

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[Radio Host]

Good morning. Q100.

[Caller]

Cheer the ass off.

[Co-host 1]

What?

[Radio Host]

What was that? No, Claude.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, he's gonna cheer his ass off.

[Radio Host]

I think that's what he said. Is that what he said?

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, he said he was gonna cheer, so that means applaud.

[Co-host 2]

I think there's a cuss word in the front.

[Co-host 1]

Applaud. Boo. That's it.

[Radio Host]

It's very simple.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Radio Host]

Q100. Good morning, boo.

[Co-host 1]

All right. It's a passionate one, but it was singular.

[Co-host 2]

Now they're wanting us to count seconds. Applause,

[Co-host 1]

Applaud OR Boo.

[Radio Host]

Morning, Q100. Yellow.

[Co-host 1]

I'm gonna go with boo. I love how people just want to be unique.

[Radio Host]

They want their own identity, my individuality.

[Co-host 1]

Yes.

[Radio Host]

Good morning, Q100.

[Caller]

Hi, boo.

[Co-host 2]

Thank you.

[Radio Host]

Good morning, Q100.

[Co-host 2]

You for your boo.

[Caller]

Applaud. Love to go.

[Radio Host]

Thank you.

[Co-host 1]

Thanks.

[Radio Host]

That's acceptable. And good morning, Q100.

[Caller]

Applaud.

[Radio Host]

Applaud. All right, so what's our tally there? If we're taking a sample size here,

[Co-host 3]

there's 13 applause and 10 boos.

[Radio Host]

It's gonna be pretty split today.

[Co-host 2]

I mean, and one. Yippee.

[Radio Host]

But you had one infinity in there, so it's not even gonna be close. I think, and I do think that people are gonna be extremely vocal as soon as he comes into the game.

[Co-host 1]

See, I think that we were taking a sample of the audience. I think if you took a sample of Falcons fans, it would be more applaud than it would be audience, cuz. Mm, I don't know.

[Radio Host]

I don't know either.

[Co-host 1]

I think it's gonna be more applaud at the stadium. That's my prediction.

[Co-host 2]

Are you able to answer a question just yes or no?

[Radio Host]

Yes, I think so. See, I couldn't do it.

[Co-host 1]

I couldn't do it.

[Co-host 2]

All right. Do you still fantasize about Melissa naked every day after the show?

[Radio Host]

Yes. Perfect.

[Co-host 2]

Good job.

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