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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 345: Magically Delicious

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2022/01/10

Show Notes Episode 345: Magically Delicious This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily insists that Lucky Charms cereal prizes be tiny bottles of Jameson and is thrown out of the Kroger. (Again) On the show this week we open up the kitchen cabinet and pull down a box of Nostalgio's, the breakfast cereal for old people! (Don’t worry, they taste so bad you won’t WANT to eat them!) Along the way we learn that Dave’s little sister used to beat him up on the regular. (We’re sure he deserved it!) and then we

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9:57

Special Edition: Me and You in Twenty Twenty Two

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2022/01/03

Show Notes Special Edition: Me and You in Twenty Twenty Two In this Special Edition Host Dave Bledsoe does the BARE minimum phoning in a half assed new release whose only real purpose is to get the show back its production and release schedule after the holiday. (So you know, pretty much the usual.) It's about stuff that he says will happen in the coming year. (Believe it when you see it). That’s it, I am done here. I had to write this bullshit with a hangover on New Year’s Day, for no extra

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39:07

Episode 344: It's Not THAT Hard to Say Goodbye to...

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2021/12/30

Show Notes Episode 344: It’s Not THAT Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday This week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back in anger AND ahead in fear when he realizes he is almost certainly going to need to pay his bartabs before New Year’s Eve. (He won’t) On the show this week we look back at the year that was Two Thousand and Twenty One and realized, it was fucking terrible. (No great surprise there) Along the way we remember the halcyon days of yesteryear when going out of a bar on New Year’s Eve was fun

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Episode 292: Finger Licking Good Time Redux

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2021/12/24

It's Christmas Eve and Dave is already in the drunk tank, so we are running this "best of" episode to tide you over until Fast Eddie or Jeremy can get Dave out on bail. (again) We think he might be back in time for next week's show, but you never know. In the meantime, enjoy the True Story of Colonel Harlan Sanders, who very much IS a Christmas Icon. (In Japan). Show Notes Episode 292: Finger Licking Good Times This week Host Dave Bledsoe has his rejection to be named an Honorary Kentucky Colonel

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Episode 343: Frosty the Snow Ho

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/12/20

Show Notes Episode 343: Frosty the Snow Ho This week, Host Dave Bledsoe is basically phoning it in so he can get on with the business of his Christmas Bender. (You probably won’t be able to notice anything different) On the show this week, we take a look at some of the bizarre and inexplicable Christmas specials that taught us that sharing special times with family is the true meaning of Christmas. (And to buy whatever junk they were plugging in the special.) Along the way we learn that Dave is

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35:22

Episode 342: Come And Buy My Weird Ass Toys

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2021/12/13

Show Notes Episode 342: Come And Buy My Weird Ass Toys This week Host Dave Bledsoe opens up his childhood toybox, by which we mean, he gets drunk and plays with all the toys he, a 52 year old man, has at home. (Again) On the show this week we head back to the 1970’s to look at all the toys that were physically or psychologically (sometimes both) harmful to children that people thought were just fine. Along the way we learn where Dave’s phobia about toilet sharks originates. (And why he still poops

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Episode 341: I Hurt Myself Doing the Lindy Hop

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2021/12/06

Show Notes Episode 341: I Hurt Myself Doing the Lindy Hop This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to do the DC Hand Jive and gets a good slap in the face for being fresh. (Again) On the show this week we talk about that time in the late 1990’s when we all thought we could swing dance! (We were wrong, we were so very wrong!) Along the way we learn about that time Dave tried on a Zoot Suit only to have it violently reject his body. From there we dive right into the history of Swing music in general and

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34:16

Episode 340: Wall to Wall and Tree Top Tall

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2021/11/29

Show Notes Episode 340: We’re Wall to Wall and Tree Top Tall This week Host Dave Bledsoe is coming down out of Hog Town in a Thirteen Letter Shit Spreader hauling Go-Go Girls on the Dance Floor bound for Bingo Town, only to discover that no one has a single fucking clue what he is saying when he talks like that. (Not an uncommon event.) On the show this week, we climb into the cabs of our big rigs and take you back to the days when the Asphalt Cowboys captured America’s heart and everyone had a CB

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Episode 339: As God As My Witness, I Thought Turkeys...

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2021/11/22

Episode 339: As God As My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly This week Host Dave Bledsoe planned a big Thanksgiving Day promotion where he would drop live turkeys from to the top of the Empire State Building, only to discover that he is still not allowed back in the building after the “Santa Incident” in 2009. (Yes, alcohol was involved) On the show this week, we talk turkey day TV tropes and how every Thanksgiving Episode is exactly the same, except for one. (Of course it is WKRP!) Along the

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Episode 338: Got Me A Walkman and they Walked Right...

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2021/11/15

Show Notes Episode 338: Got Me A Walkman and They Walked Right In and Solved Them This week Host Dave Bledsoe slips on his Members Only Jacket, squeezes into his Parachute Pants and slaps his Walkman on his belt to cruise the Mall for some Bettys. Only to be thrown out of the Shady Oaks Retirement Community Mall Walk-A-Thon. (Again) On the show this week, we rolled back the technological clock to a simpler time when nothing could come between you and the music except for five hundred dollars,

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34:25

Episode 337: Eating Big Brother's Peanuts and...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/11/08

Show Notes Episode 337: Eating Big Brother's Peanuts and Drinking Billy's Beer This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily denies he looks anything like Billy Carter and threatens to fight anyone who says different! (Then he fell off his barstool and passed out. Again.) On the show this week we examine the legacy of the Good Old Boy Brother of America’s favorite living Ex-President, Billy Carter. (We love Jimmy and all,but Jimmy never pissed on the runway beside Air Force One. If he had MAYBE he would’ve

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28:00

Episode 234: Dia de Gringos Redux

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2021/11/01

Show Notes Episode 234: “Dia de Gringos” This week Host Dave Bledsoe honors the spirits of his ancestors by drinking an entire bottle of Irish Whiskey in one sitting. (How this is different from a normal Friday night is open to debate.) On the show this week, we engage in a little cultural appropriation and try to create a Dia de Muertos that white people won’t feel guilty about. (Not that any of us feel “guilt” over such things.) Along the way we learn some sad facts about Dave and how he keeps

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Episode 336: The Rats In the Walls Spooktacular 2021...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/25

Show Notes Episode 336: DB Lovecraft This week Host Dave Bledsoe keeps hearing distant voices screaming in anger, only to discover he has passed out in the women’s bathroom stall. (Again) On the show this week we wrap Spooktacular 2021 with a performance of HP Lovecraft’s The Rats in the Walls. (Don’t worry, we took all the racism out of it!) Over on the Patreon, we deliver you HP Lovecraft’s Dagon, both stories are scary as hell, and we grudgingly admit, done pretty well. Our annual Spooktacular

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Spooktacular 2021 Bonus: The Late Arrival

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/20

From last year's Patreon bonus, we give you the true(ish) tale of a foggy night in Northern California, and strange arrival and how he was never supposed to talk about. So clearly he is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 335: Them Creepy Ass Kids (Spooktacular 2021)

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/18

Show Noted Episode 335: Them Creepy Ass Kids (Spooktacular 2021) This week Host Dave Bledsoe just wants your creepy ass kid to STOP STARING AT HIM! (It isn’t the kid’s fault, they’ve just never seen a drunk man take a dump in the sandbox before!) On the show this week we keep Spooktacular 2021 rolling with talkies of kids who see ghosts and remember their past lives! (As if this one life isn’t bad enough!) Along the way we learn all we never wanted to know about the Holy Ghost (We call him God’s

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37:08

Episode 334: Undead On A Downtown Train (Spooktacular...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/11

Show Notes Episode 334: Undead On A Downtown Train Spooktacular 2021 This week Host Dave Bledsoe passes out on the subway platform at 2 AM only to wake up at home in his bed and not know how he got there. (This happens far more than he would like to admit) On the show this week Spooktacular 2021 rolls on down the steel rails with haunted subways and trains! (We mean actual ghosts, not the scary stuff that just happens on the train!) We start with the Ghost Trains of Astor Place in New York City

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Spooktacular 2021 Bonus: Producer Gavin Does Dyatlov...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/07

The first our two bonus episodes finds us in the high mountains of the Soviet Union exploring the mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident. Which they SAY they solved. but that is just the sort of thing THEY would say isn't it? We let Producer Gavin take the mic for this episode because Dave was too drunk to stay upright in the chair behind the mic! Join us at www.patreon.com/whatthehellpodcast for this year's exclusive content for just ONE MEASLY DOLLAR! #StaySpooky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Episode 333: It Looks Like A Big Deadly Tylenol...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/04

Show Notes Episode 333: It Looks Like A Big Deady Tylenol Spooktacular 2021 This week Host Dave Bledsoe reaches for something to edge off this hangover only to find something little, yellow, different...the same glass of whiskey he took to bed with him the night before. (Again) This week we kick off Spooktacular 2021 with a little random mass murder in Chicago, with the Tylenol Murders of 1982! Along the way we discover how Dave’s Mom foolishly trusted him not to do something incredibly stupid

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Spooktactacular 2021 Teaser

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/10/02

All the ghoulish good times coming up for Spooktacular 2021 Creepy Ass Music: Darren Curtis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 332: Havana Ray Beaming

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/09/27

Episode 332: Havana Ray Beaming This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily complains that someone is using a “sonic weapon” to cause his aching head and churning stomach instead of blaming the hangover. (Again) On the show this week we head on down to Havana Town to investigate what is making American spies and diplomats so sick? (Apparently, not guilt over American Imperialism) Along the way we learn that Dave was a connoisseur of imaginary weapons as a child. (Imaginary like the friends he had to play

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