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What the HELL Were You Thinking?

All the things that made the world the way it is now. Welcome to the podcast takes your nostalgia, tells you the history behind it and makes you ask What the HELL Were You Thinking. Host Dave Bledsoe takes the history, politics and pop culture of the past fifty years and explains what it was like to live through it and why it is still ruining the world today. So join Dave, his hapless Producer Gavin St James every Monday for time capsule of truth! Find us at whatthehellpodcast.com,

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Episode 400: Win One for the Gipper Pt 1 of Reagan

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2023/03/20

Show Notes Episode 400: Win One for the Gipper (Reagan Pt 1) This week Host Dave Bledsoe asks his “friends” to say a little something about four hundred episodes of this dumb podcast, and they do NOT disappoint! (We found him sobbing in the bathroom, again) On the show this week we FINALLY get around to talking about the Bête noire of the show, Ronald Reagan! (Insert Peter Griffin shouting “He Said It!”) Along the way we learn that Dave was a Young Republican until he realized he would be one

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Bonus Episodes: Friends Going to Low Places

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2023/03/18

Bonus Edition: Friends Going to Low Places Host Dave Bledsoe asked his friends to give him their thoughts on 400 episodes of this dumb podcast. They did not hesitate to give him the unvarnished truth. The only thing harsher than his friends, was Chat GPT. The AI was brutal. A VERY special thanks to all of those who sent us their thoughts on the show: Kimberly Steele, Andrew Roedell, Sean Crespo and Carol Hartsell, Jerermy Balon, Amy Shepphard, CJ Oliver, John-Michael Bassett, Brett Hall,

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Dowers Boys Episode 6: We Never Hit the Brakes and We...

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2023/03/13

Dowers Boys: We Never Hit the Breaks and We Were Shifting Gears Jerrod and Dave are wall to wall and tree top tall in a brand new episode of the Dowers Boys talking about Trucking Songs! Them Boys picked three trucking songs and talk about ‘em. So y’all get your ears on and get ready to ride the line with the Dowers Boys! The Dowers Boys is hosted by Jerrod Tracht and Dave Bledsoe, it is produced by Dave Bledsoe and Gavin St James at the Heart of Harlem Studio for the Seltzer Kings Podcast. You can

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Episode 100 Redux: What the HELL Was I Thinking

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2023/03/11

(Originally broadcast March 11th 2017) SHOW NOTES Episode #100: “What the HELL Was I Thinking?” This week Dave Bledsoe wakes up, stumbles past the empty whiskey bottles and takes a long look in the mirror and finally asks himself what the hell was he thinking? (Hint: I need to clean up all the empty bottles). On the show this week we look back at 100 Episode of a low rated podcast and what we’ve learned. (Hint: We need to get out of the house more.) Along the way, we learn about the history of

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Episode 399: Waco Me Up Before You Go-Go Pt 2 of the...

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2023/03/06

Episode 399: Waco Me Up, Before You Go-Go (Pt 2 of the Waco Siege) This week Host Dave Bledsoe flashes his old cop badge and informs the bartender he is the State Liquor Inspector and will need to check their Jameson for “quality assurance” (He was lucky he was only thrown out, not arrested) On the show this week we wrap up our two-parter on the Waco Siege with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (who sounds like a real fun bunch, but aren’t) and how the screwed up pretty much

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Episode 398: Your Own, Personal, Vernon (Pt 1 of the...

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2023/02/27

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Episode 397: All Bun, No Beef

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2023/02/20

Show Notes Episode 397: All Bun, No Beef This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes on a date only to have it end badly when he experiences a “Clara Peller Moment”. (He claimed it was a very cold evening.) On the show this week we head back to 1984 when America had our hearts stolen by a crank octogenarian demanding to know where the beef was kept! That’s right, we talk Clara Peller and Where’s the Beef! Along the way we learn that despite not eating fast food for almost four years, Dave was somehow still

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34:51

Episode 396: Balloons! Menace from Above!

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2023/02/13

Show Notes Episode 396: BALLOONS! Menace from Above! This week, Host Dave Bledsoe ducks his bill collectors by huffing helium and pretends to be a child when he answers the phone. (He could let it go to voicemail). On the show this week we examine the existential threat of the most dangerous flying object ever devised: The Balloon! (Someone tell the Montgolfier Brothers they finally made it!) Along the way we discover that Dave had no friends as a child. (Shocker, we know) Then we provide you with

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42:24

Episode 395: America Onthropocene

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2023/02/06

Show Notes Episode 395: America Onthropocene This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes looking for love by staggering up to a bachelorette party and slurring Age/Sex/Location to the bride. (The bruises are finally starting to fade.) On the show this week are talking about how America went online with a little dial up service called Q-Link! You might know it better by its later name: American Online. (Or, just AOL) Along the way we find out that Dave was a Wordstar Wizard! (He earned an Air Force medal for

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30:42

The Dowers Boys Episode 5: A Little Salt and Lime

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2023/01/30

Dowers Boy 5: A Little Salt and Lime This week Jerrod and Dave belly up the bar and talk country music drinking songs! The boys picked three booze themed songs each and shot the shit about them for a while. Like we do. So join us for some country drankin’ songs! The Dowers Boys is part of the What the HELL Were You Thinking podcast it features Jerrod Tracht and Dave Bledsoe, it is produced by Gavin St James who resents every second of doing so. We are part of the Fast Eddie's Podcast Hut Podcast

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Episode 394: Bomb In the Bathroom Window Part 2 of...

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2023/01/23

Episode 394: Bomb In the Bathroom Window (Part 2 of Operation Desert Storm) This week Host Dave Bledsoe sets his crosshairs on a valuable asset, meaning he found a bar where they haven’t heard of him. (Yet) On the show this week we come back with Part Two of Operation Desert, the shooty part! Don’t worry we would never glorify violence, in fact we find it entirely disturbing. (Except on television, that is cool.) Along the way we learn why Dave doesn't watch horror movies. (He’s a big fraidy cat!)

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Episode 393: A Feel Good War! (Part 1 of Desert Storm)

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2023/01/16

Show Notes Episode 393: A Feel Good War! Part 1 of Operation Desert Storm On the show this week Host Dave Bledsoe demands to drink for free on the anniversary of Operation Desert Storm and gets beat up in the VFW Hall. (Again) On the show this week we talk about the time America got its mojo back by going to war in Iraq! (That isn’t very specific, we mean the FIRST time!) Along the way we learn that Dave turned down a lucrative career in the fast food drive through for a wasted decade in the

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Episode 392: Your Parent's Old Polaroids

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2023/01/09

Show Notes Episode 392: Your Parent’s Old Polaroids This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds some horrifying Polaroids in a shoebox in his parent’s garage. (They were for his 5th birthday party, my GOD he was a fat little kid!) On the show this week talk about how the Apple of the 1970’s revolutionized photography and changed how we all took pictures: Polaroid. Along the way we discover why Dave is the schlubby dresser he is today. (His parents didn’t waste money buying him fashionable clothes, because

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35:37

Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck?

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2023/01/02

Show Notes Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck This week Host Dave Bledsoe kicks off the New Year by showing up at a New Year’s Eve costume party wearing a fedora and pants claiming to be Howard the Duck. (He left after everyone just pointed and laughed at his tighty whities.) On the show this week, we talk about the second worst movie George Lucas ever produced after Phantom Menace: Howard the Duck. Along the way we learn how Dave basically thought Archie and Veronica were porn when he was

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28:49

Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle! (2022 Year In Review)

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2022/12/26

Show Notes Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle This week Host Dave Bledsoe and Producer Gavin St James switch places in a traditional celebration of Boxing Day! (This is an outright lie because that is not how Boxing Day works and Dave only thinks that because of a MASH episode he saw as a kid) On the show this week, it is our annual year in review where we talk about all the stupid shit that happened in 2022! Our Sponsor this week is The Year 2023, who wants you to keep your expectations in

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Episode 389: Don't Throw ME in that Cabbage Patch!

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2022/12/19

Show Notes Episode 389: Don’t Throw ME In that Cabbage Patch This week, Host Dave Bledsoe staggers into the Cabbage Patch looking for a little action only to get kicked out of the community garden for not wearing pants. (Again) On the show this week, we head down to the toy store to beat the shit out of a mother of four who grabbed the last Cabbage Patch Doll before us. (She had it coming!) Along the way we learn that Dave’s parents loved him enough to buy him guns, but not enough to buy him

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33:50

Episode 240 Redux: Dave Saves Christmas (Again)

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2022/12/12

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Episode 388: As Seen On TV

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2022/12/05

Show Notes Episode 388: As Seen on TV This week Host Dave Bledsoe is making a one time special offer for the low, low price of him not paying this bar tab if you just act now! (The bartender didn’t take him up on it.) On the show this week we take a look back at the origins of every late night bad decision in your life that did not involve a fellow bar patron with one eye and prison tattoo on their forehead, the infomercial. Along the way we discover how Dave blocks commercials all the while

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Episode 387: Dumb Dave was SO DUMB! (How Dumb Was He?)

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2022/11/28

Episode 387: Dumb Dave Was So Dumb (How Dumb Was He?) This week Host Dave Bledsoe is violently ejected from a pub trivia night for answering every question with “Who is Charles Nelson Reilly?”. (Again) On the show this week we talk about the raunchiest drinking party that ever pretended to be a game show in history, the Match Game. Along the way we learn that Dave doesn’t clearly remember much of anything. (Particularly when it is time to cut staff paychecks) Then we dive right into the origin

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Bonus Episode: A Yam for Katta (Redux)

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2022/11/23

Once upon a time, Dave was NOT a hateful drunk filled with contempt for humanity. He was happy drunk, filled with hope for the future. (That ended pretty quick) This Thanksgiving we replay the only show we've ever produced that has nothing but hope, happiness and love. (It is kind of sickening) So take a listen while you make your Thanksgiving Dinners or just go about your Thursday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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