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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 340: Wall to Wall and Tree Top Tall

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

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

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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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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Episode 331 Right Now Someone Is Planning Another...

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2021/09/20

Episode 331: Right Now Someone Is Planning Another Crystal Pepsi Comeback This week Host Dave Bledsoe is enjoying a crisp refreshing Zima, lacing up his Doc’s, and getting ready to watch this new X-Files show! No, wait, he is having delusions after drinking a bottle of Crystal Pepsi from 1993. (Again) On the show this week we head back to the halcyon days of yesterday when everything was clear, soap was pure, and a man could get a Crystal Pepsi at his local 7-11! Along the way we learn why Dave’s

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Episode 330: The Obligatory 9/11 Edition

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/09/10

Episode 330: The Obligatory 9/11 Edition This week Host Dave Bledsoe puts aside the usual snark and fart jokes (well most of them anyway) to do the first and only show we'll ever do about September 11th. (Turns out, it's hard to make jokes about this topic!) We do mock some of the people who put up shit like this flag, though, so you got that going for you! Seriously, this is not a “fun” show. It is about what and how we remember what happened 20 years ago and if you want to skip this week,

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Episode 329: I Got Stoned And I Missed It Pt 3 of...

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2021/09/06

Show Notes Episode 329: I Got Stoned and I Missed It Pt 3 of Just Say No America This week Host Dave Bledsoe insists he is not legally obligated to pay for these drinks as he is “on vacation” only to be escorted out of the Applebees by the management. (Again) Look, we are supposed to be on a beach somewhere instead we are logging in to write show notes on a clip show. So,OK, that’s it, we are outta here. Just listen to the damn show. Show Theme:

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Episode 328: No Bourbon, No Scotch and No Beer (Pt 2...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/08/30

Episode 328: No Bourbon, No Scotch and No Beer Pt 2 of Just Say No America This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands a national prohibition on his bar tabs, only to be voted down by the bartender with extreme prejudice. (Again) On the show this week, we talk about how Prohibition was more about keeping immigrants and minorities in their place rather than saving them from demon alcohol. (Are you shocked? You shouldn’t be) Along the way we learn about Dave’s grandpa running moonshine in the mountains of

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Episode 327: Operation Carrie Nation Pt 1 of Just Say...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/08/23

Episode 327: Operation Carrie Nation Pt 1 of Just Say No America This week Host Dave Bledsoe is INFURIATED to learn he cannot submit his bar tabs to his health insurance, even though his “doctor” (it’s just a guy at the bar) says they are “medicinal”(because it isn’t). On the show this week kick off Part One of Just Say No America with the early days of temperance in America, one hatchet wielding granny at a time. (it’s CHOPPING time!) Along the way we learn that Dave just needs a hug. From there

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31:29

Episode 326: Taking A Bite Outta McGruff

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/08/16

Show Notes Episode 326: Taking A Bite Outta McGruff This week Host Dave Bledsoe just really wants to help the kids, meaning he is drunkenly screaming at them that Santa Claus is a corporate creation to prop up Big Toy. (Again) On the show this week we take a bite outta crime with McGruff the crime dog, who was never actually a cop because he could pass the psyche profile. (Violent tendencies, pees indoors) Along the way we learn about Dave’s short foray being a Furry. From there we explore the

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Episode 325: Operators Are Standing, Bye Mr. Popeil!

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2021/08/09

Show Notes Episode 325: Operators Are Standing, Bye Mr. Popeil This week Host Dave Bledsoe wants to show you his amazing new invention for cleaning up all those pesky full liquor bottles around the house, it’s called the Dave-O-Matic! (And it is just Dave drinking all your booze.) On the show this week, we look back on the life and legacy of America’s Pitchman, Ron Popeil! (We should have called sooner, as our supplies of Ron Popeil have run out.) Along the way we learn about the Ronco Products

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