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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 219-220 Reprise: "Murka and the Moon"

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2023/07/31

Show Notes Episode 219 & 220 Reprise: “Murka and the Moon” This week Host Dave Bledsoe didn’t feel like writing so we kludged up a couple of old scripts into a newish show (He DID record it, because he likes the part where he gets drunk) So sit back and enjoy a cleaned up, De-Trump and somewhat pertinent reprise of a show we did four years ago about that time America went to the Moon with the help of a Nazi. (It all comes back to Nazis!) If you have heard it, the jokes will be new to you, and if

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33:49

Episode 414: "Admiral, It Is the Enterprise!"

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2023/07/24

Show Notes Episode 414: “Admiral, It is the Enterprise!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe boldly goes where he has never gone before! (Meaning a bar in Bayonne New Jersey where he hopes they’ve never heard of him!) On the show this week we open hailing frequencies and tell you about the time nerds convinced the President to name a space shuttle after a TV show (Dr Quinn Medicine Woman). Along the way we learn about Dave’s fantasies. (Thank god we are talking about his CHILDHOOD fantasies not the sewer

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34:37

Episode 413: Skylab Fallout

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2023/07/17

Show Notes Episode 413: Skylab Fallout This week Host Dave Bledsoe orders up a mixed drink so powerful it can strip the varnish off the bar top. (The last time we saw him, he was passed out in a bathroom stall) On the show this week we turn back to July of 1979 when NASA’s abandoned space station plummeted back to Earth like a GOP Presidential Primary candidate’s poll numbers. (Looking at you Ron DeSantis) We are talking about Skylab! Along the way we learn how Dave spent a Summer digging a hole

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Episode 412: If You Start Me Up, I Will NEVER Stop

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2023/07/10

Show Notes Episode 412: If You Start Me Up, I’ll Never Stop This week Host Dave Bledsoe finally decides he is in need of an upgrade. (Meaning he started buying liter bottles of Jameson instead of his usual 750ml) On the show this week we head back to the most exciting moment of human history, the launch of Windows 95 (Well that is what Bill Gates TOLD us at the time, in retrospect this might not be exactly true.) Along the way we learn that Dave’s septuagenarian parents are still more tech savvy

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33:25

Dowers Boys: Sangin' 'Bout Murka

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2023/07/03

THE DOWERS BOYS: SANGIN’ ‘BOUT MURKA!!! Jerrod and Dave take the stage to sing their favorite patriotic songs, or at least make fun of them! So grab a song slip from the KJ, a beer from the bar and kick up your heels for another set from The Dowers Boys! Featured Songs this week: Born In the USA America Proud To Be An American Little Pink Houses This Land Is Your Land Courtesy of the Red White and Blue Independence Day The Dowers Boys are Jerrod Tracht and Dave Bledsoe. Produced by Dave

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43:29

Episode 411: Dennis Fung Blues Pt 3 of Wheezing the...

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2023/06/26

Show Notes Episode 411: “Dennis Fung Blues” Part 3 of Wheezing the Juice This week Host Dave Bledsoe is called to testify in civil court for an overdue bar tab only to be held in contempt after a very tasteless Johnnie Cochran impression. (Again) On the show this week we wrap our Summer Se ries, Wheezing the Juice, with the trial of OJ Simpson. (Stay tuned for the surprise ending!) Along the way we discover Dave did not enjoy his all expense paid trip to Panama. (The accommodations were terrible)

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Episode 410: Everything's Coming Up Kato! (Pt 2 of...

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2023/06/17

Show Notes Episode 410: “Everything’s Coming Up Kato!” Part 2 of Wheezing the Juice This week Host Dave Bledsoe wakes up in what he thought was the pool house of a D List celebrity with a brutal hangover and pair of shoes three sizes too big with some kind of red liquid on them only to realize he has passed out on a Wendy’s ketchup dispenser. (Again) This week we continue our Summer Series “Wheezing the Juice” (Again, we apologize for that name, it was NOT our idea) with the sensation that swept

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36:08

Episode 409: Everybody Knows (OJ Did It) Pt 1 of...

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2023/06/12

Show Notes Episode 409: Everybody Knows (OJ Did It) Part 1 of “Wheezing the Juice” This week Host Dave Bledsoe sprints through the bar toward the exit with a Jameson in hand one step ahead of the bouncers, just like OJ through the airport. (If OJ were a fat, white, middle aged drunk dude) On the show this week we kick off our Summer Series with Part One of “Wheezing the Juice” (We tried to convince him NOT to name it that!) talking about The Juice and all the things that led up to the Events of

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27:37

Episode 408: Yet ANOTHER Trial of the Century

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2023/06/05

Show Notes Episode 408: Yet ANOTHER Trial of the Century This week Host Dave Bledsoe files suit for his overdue bartabs in something he is calling the “Drinker’s Court” demanding a brokered settlement and injunctive relief from the court. (The court ruled he lacks standing because it doesn't actually exist.) On the show this week, we ramp up our Summer Series with a show about some “Trials of the Century” which happen roughly every eight or nine years. Along the way we discover just how many times

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Summer Series 2023 Teaser: Wheezing The Juice

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2023/06/03

Each Summer we do a deep dive series on a topic and this year we go back 29 years (give or take) for the tale of the Summer of OJ! Will this podcast break any new ground? No. Will it treat the subject with the respect it deserved, sadly, also, no. Will you learn something? We wouldn't bet on it. But you MIGHT be entertained. (Maybe, no promises.) Summer Series 2023 kicks off Monday, June 5th with the OJ shows starting one week late. See you on the Freeway! Learn more about your ad choices

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31:57

The Dowers Boys Episode 8: More Wheel of Country

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2023/05/29

This week Jerrod and Dave crank up the DowersTron 5000, an AI trained on 30 years of Dower's karaoke request slips and let IT choose the songs they will talk about! ' So sang along with them Dowers Boys as they talk about some country songs! And maybe some Taylor Swift Songs! https://www.facebook.com/DowersTavern/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 407: Rock Against Drugs

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2023/05/22

Show Notes Episode 407: Rock Against Drugs This week Host Dave Bledsoe records a public service announcement as part of his probation agreements because he was caught pissing behind a dumpster. (Again) On the show this week we head back to the 1980’s when Nancy Reagan was harshing everyone's buzz because she could never handle her high! (We could have told her never to smoke up with Caspar Weinberger!) We are talking about the ill fated and barely remembered time that rock and roll told us NOT to do

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37:30

Episode 406: Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll

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2023/05/15

Show Notes Episode 406: Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to convince a Gen Z bartender he was one of the original MTV VJs only to learn the bartender has never heard of MTV. (Is that like a Tik Tok thing?) On the show this week we take you back to the origins of the music video and the channel they created. (VH-1!) Along the way we discover that Dave wasn’t there when MTV debuted because he was not allowed to up past his bedtime. (Things haven’t changed

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Support the WGA

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2023/05/04

The show is quasi-dark this week to show support for the Writers Guild Strike. We aren't in the Union, but we stand with the Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 405: Juuuuuust A Bit Outside

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2023/05/01

Show Notes Episode 405: Juuuuuust A Bit Outside What the HELL Movie Night Watches Major League This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands his drinks be free or he will release the Wrath of Jobu on this establishment. (The bartender booted his ass out for cultural appropriation) On the show this week it is a What the HELL Movie Night where we talk about Major League! Along the way we discover that Dave was as bad at baseball as he was/is everything else in life. (Swung on and missed is basically his

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32:44

Episode 404: Cheap Nightly Rates

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2023/04/24

Show Notes Episode 404: Cheap Nightly Rates This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember his friend’s phone numbers when he NEEDS to make a call, but the jailor won’t give his cell phone and he can’t remember their numbers. (Gavin had to come bail him out, again) On the show this week we report on yet another of the long and bloody wars we fought in the 80’s and 90’s, this time, the brutal Long Distance Wars! Along the way we learn why Dave never liked to talk on the telephone. (Bitter memories

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46:38

Dowers Boys Episode 7: WHEEL OF COUNTRY!

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2023/04/17

This week Jerrod and Dave fire up the Dowertron 5000 and play America’s hottest new game show: WHEEL OF COUNTRY! Them boys spin the big wheel and talk about ten songs by the Dowertron 5000, an AI trained by 30 years of Dowers karaoke requests produced for them to talk about. So sit back, tune in and maybe YOU will win our home game and case of Rice A Roni! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 403: Not Today, Not On Rex Manning Day

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2023/04/08

Episode 403: Not Today, Not On Rex Manning Day This week Host Dave Bledsoe invites a “friend” home to check his 10 inch only for her to discover he was talking about his record albums. (And in penis department he is more like a cassingle) On the show this week we celebrate Rex Manning Day by taking you back to the glory days of the record store! Along the way we learn how Dave keeps trying to deal with his childhood through buying things rather than go to therapy. (Also, binge drinking is NOT

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38:39

Episode 402: Gene, Gene the Dancing MACHINE

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2023/04/03

Show Notes Episode 402: Gene Gene the Dancing MACHINE This week Host Dave Bledsoe plops a brown paper bag over his head and tries to pass himself off as the unknown drunkard. (The bartender gonged him out of the bar. Again.) On the show this week we are talking about one of the most influential TV shows of all time. (For certain Gen X podcast hosts anyway): The Gong Show. Along the way we discover that Dave was not always the small, apathetic slacker he is now, he once had dreams. (Small,

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34:14

Episode 401: It's Morning Again In America Pt 2 of...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2023/03/27

Show Notes Episode 401: It’s Morning Again In America Pt 2 of Reagan This week Host Dave Bledsoe claims his overdue bar tabs are actually deficit spending and they are the only way we can stand up to Soviet dominance! (The bartender impeached his ass out of the bar) On the show this week talk about Reagan the President and his long lasting impact on America. (He broke it, so we bought it.) Along the way we learn that Dave’s dad looks nothing like Richard Gere. Then we dive right in with the 1980

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