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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 185: If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2018/11/10

Show Notes Episode 185: “If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need” This week Host Dave Bledsoe mixes up a Blue Wave at the bar, which is a drink containing some kind of blue mouthwash and vodka from a plastic jug. (It taste worse than it sounds) On the show this week, we analyze last week’s election only to discover things are better than you think they are. (Unlike Dave’s Blue Wave) Along the way we talk briefly about Jeff Sessions being fired. (YAY!) and what happens to the Mueller

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Episode 184: One More Last Chance (To Vote to Save...

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2018/11/02

Show Notes Episode 184: “One More Last Chance” This week Host Dave Bledsoe has one simple message: VOTE Unless you are a Republican, in which case kindly disregard this message. Come back next week for analysis, insight and poop references. BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTED. If you didn’t, please, go fuck yourself! Our Sponsor this week is Beto. Beto is beautiful, Beto is Kind, Beto healed my bones spurs. We open the show with an inspiring movie monologue and close with Lyal Strickland explaining how

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Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled...

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2018/10/30

Show Notes Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled (Spooktacular Part 2) This week Host Dave Bledsoe heads back to his old stomping grounds in Arkansas after 30 years only find he is STILL not welcome a Ray’s Ray’s Taphouse in Blytheville after what he did. On the show this week, we finish up Part Two of the Halloween Spooktacular by looking at the low point of the Satanic Panic. (Besides Dave being forced to sell his Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Along the way we discover why Dave

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Episode 182: After the Bombs Subside

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2018/10/27

Episode 182: After the Bombs Subside This week Host Dave Bledsoe is PISSED because he worked on a damn script all week and had to rewrite an entire show on Friday! Again! On the show this week, we chuck the show we had in the trash (Honestly the best thing for it) and talk about the MAGA Bomber. We didn’t WANT to, but now we HAVE to! Along the way we dig into latest conspiracy theory spun out of the fevered imaginations of the MAGAnoscenti to attempt to delude the easily deluded into believing

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Episode 181: To HELL With the Devil (Part 1 of the...

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2018/10/19

Show Notes Episode 181: To Hell With the Devil (Spooktacular Part 1) This week Host Dave Bledsoe puts on his Iron Maiden t-shirt, straps his spikes on his wrists and prepares to headbang like like a MoFo, only to hurt his back when he tried. (He is SO OLD!) On the show this week it is part one our annual Halloween Spooktacular! Join us as we open the vaults of time and draw forth ancient tomes of forbidden knowledge, dredge secrets long forgotten and bring them to light! In this first half we

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Episode 180: It's the End of the World As We Know It...

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2018/10/12

Episode 180: “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels better than he has in years when he realizes he no longer has to quit smoking or drinking because we are all going to die! On the show this week we regretfully inform you that we are all going to die. (In a couple of decades, plan ahead!) That’s right we tackle the big UN Climate Change Report informing us we have twelve years to get our shit straight and explain the chances of that

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Episode 179: In Vino Veritas

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2018/10/06

Show Notes Episode 179: “In Vino Veritas” This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to fondly recalls his past only to discover he really can’t remember an awful lot of what went on. On the show this week we tackle America’s drinking problem. (The problem is America is making us all drink!) Along the way we examine some troublesome revelations about Dave’s sexual predilections. (Christmas is ruined forever) Then we take a stiff drink and get down the business of what makes people drink. (Hint: It is

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Episode 178: I Wonder Who the Real Men Are

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2018/09/28

Show Notes Episode 178: “I Wonder Who the Real Men Are” This week Host Dave Bledsoe flips through the pages of his high school yearbook to confirm he correctly recalls not raping anyone in high school. On the show this week we flip through America’s high school yearbook to find it full assholes named Brett. Along the way we ponder why ANYONE would look back fondly on high school. (Get a fucking life people!) Then we take a turn through the social and economic strata of the 1980’s to explain why

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Episode 177: A Dick Joke Too Far

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2018/09/22

Show Notes Episode 177: “A Dick Joke Too Far” This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals himself to his fans in a moment of heartfelt intimacy and vulnerability, much to everyone’s regret. (Dick Trigger Warning Given) On the show the week, we discuss….well what the hell else are we going to discuss on this show? The Supreme Court pick? That isn’t funny! Trump’s Mushroom Dick, now THAT is funny! Along the way we learn more than we ever wanted to know about Presidential Peen, from Washington’s Wooden

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Episode 176: Roughing the Snapper

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2018/09/15

Episode 175: “Roughing the Snapper” This week all of Host Dave Bledsoe’s rowdy friends are coming over only to find he’s not home and is in fact in a bar getting shit faced by himself. Again. On the show this week we go all sports talk radio and give a surprising answer to the question “Is football good now?” (Answer: “Ish”) Along the way we hear the very brief and very awkward tale of Dave’s football career. (Think Verne Troyer -RIP- but with far less dignity.) We go on learn the secret of

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Episode 175: Signs, Signs, Everywhere There's Signs

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2018/09/08

Show Notes Episode 175: “Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs” This week, Host Dave Bledsoe is back from his bender (which he called a “wedding”) and is ready to kiss and tell about being kicked in the crotch by the groom. (He deserved it, trust us!) On the show this week we confront the viral load of Internet stupid this week to find the prognosis is not...well it’s not good. Along the way we discover what frightened Dave as a child (his Mom finding the porn stash beneath his bed) and why he

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135 Redux: The Hero Dies Again In This One

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2018/08/31

Host Dave Bledsoe is marrying people this weekend, so we are running a "best of" (Frankly, if this our best maybe we should keep to ourselves) this week. We reach back to November of 2017 to remind that Louis CK did some really bad shit and hasn't done ANYTHING to make it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 174: "Donnie Are You OK, Are You OK Donnie?"

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2018/08/25

Show Notes Episode 174: “Donnie Are You OK, Are You OK Donnie?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe is held in contempt until such time as finally clears up his bar tab. On the show this week we talk about some other contemptible fellows who suddenly find themselves looking at long stretches in prison. (Orange is the new Ostrich leather!) Along the way we discuss the Summer of 1974 and the crimes that came to light in a small southern town! (WE WANT OUR HOT WHEELS BACK EDDIE!) We also examine the

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Episode 173: Cold Hearted Snake

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2018/08/17

Show Notes: Episode 173 “Cold Hearted Snake” This week Host Dave Bledsoe is secretly recorded during a production meeting saying a terrible thing, only to immediately say it publically when asked about the tape. On the show this week, we talk tapes, who said what, to whom and when and whether or not those tapes will even matter when they heard. (Answer: Not in the in the least.) Along the way we update the Presidential Lie Count which unlike Trump’s approval ratings is only going up! From

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It's A What the HELL Flashback!

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2018/08/11

Hello Podfriends! I am travelling to me ancestral homeland of the Deep South to partake in a cultural ritual celebrating my own person origin story! My parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary! Yes, I have parents! And no, they are not proud of me. (HInt: They are. A little.) Therefore here is a Flashback Episode, Episode 162 "Hey Little Sister, What Have You Done". Because we are nothing if not on point. If you haven't heard it, it's new to you. If have heard it, listen again, we need the

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Episode 171: Harry's HUGE Henderson

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2018/08/04

Show Notes Episode 171: “Harry’s HUGE Henderson” This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds love in the forest and the less said about that, the better. On the show this week we examine Bigfoot Erotica, for which it would also be better if we said less about. (Unfortunately for everyone, we did not heed this advice.) Along the way we discuss WHY we are talking about Bigfoot porn, and coin a new name for coitus with a cryptid: “Sexquatching”. (Seriously NO ONE ELSE has used that word before, we Googled

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Episode 170: She Was With the Russians TOO?

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2018/07/27

Show Notes Episode 170: “She Was With the Russians TOO?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe’s cover is blown when he orders his whiskey shaken not stirred. On the show this week we infiltrate the shadowy world of Russian Honey Pots, only to discover Winnie the Pooh isn’t a Russian Bear. (A Leather Daddy named Dimitri, on the other hand…) Along the way we learn the secret history of Dave’s favorite bar in college. (Hint: Cheap liquor and liberal ID checking policies.) We reveal the reasons why dumpy

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Episode 169: Shame In Vain

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2018/07/20

Show Notes Episode 169: “Shame In Vain” This week Host Dave Bledsoe explores that nagging feeling of remorse he experiences waking up each morning to find himself still alive. On the show this week we explore the most useless approach for moderating behavior after the “Time Out”: Shame. Along the way we examine the history of shame and have a good long laugh at the name “Hester”! (Admit it, you are giggling now.) We take special care to demonstrate how hard it is to make a sociopath feel bad

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Episode 168: Q Who?

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2018/07/14

Show Notes Episode 168: “Q Who?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds out who is behind the plot to undermine his finances and social reputation, only to discover the enemy is him. On the show this week we examine the Deep State Conspiracy known as “QAnon” and shockingly discover it is John de Lancie! (It’s at least as probable as any other explanation we’ve heard.) Along the way we learn the wit and wisdom imparted by Dave’s grandmother who only wanted him to behave and avoid the Romani. (Or Gypsy

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Episode 167: Dispatches from the Second Battle of...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2018/07/06

Show Notes Episode 167: “Dispatches from the Second Battle of Starbucks” This week Host Dave Bledsoe returns home from the war, and by war we mean a savage drinking binge from which his liver suffers PTSD. (God help it!) One the show this week, we read letters from the front of the #SecondCivilWar and hope not be sued by Ken Burns. Along the way we examine the root causes of generic civil wars. (Not OUR Civil War, that was slavery.) We delve into the reasons why we all cannot, as Rodney King

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