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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 532: The Great Bird of the Galaxy

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2026/08/31

Show Notes Episode 532: Great Bird of the GalaxyThis week Host Dave Bledsoe told us he was going on an Away Mission and might be gone for a while, when he was just really slipping out of the office to get drunk at the nearest dive bar. (Again) On the show this week we celebrate sixty years of Star Trek by examining the man who MADE the show, Leonard Nimoy. Kidding! We are talking about Gene Roddenberry. Along the way we discover that Dave never had what it took to study at Star Fleet Academy

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32:53

Episode 531: By The Time We Left From Woodstock

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2026/08/17

Episode 531: By The Time We Left From WoodstockThis week host Dave Bledsoe got wasted at a concert and was thrown out for aggressive moshing in front of the stage and is now banned from seeing The Wiggles ever again. (He claims it was totally worth it) On the show this week we head back to 1969 for the Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music that turned into three days of mud, sex and kick ass music. We talk about Woodstock! Along the way we learn that Dave went to Lillith Fair looking to

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35:18

Episode 530: Charles Isn't In Charge Anymore

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2026/08/03

Show Notes Episode 530: Charles Isn’t In Charge AnymoreThis week Host Dave Bledsoe finally mans up to get a tattoo of the most important thing in his life (a bottle of Irish Whiskey) only to chicken out when he saw the needle. (The tattoo artist said he cried like a little girl and wet himself.) On the show this week we FINALLY finish the Manson series with what happened after the trials were over. (More crimes and a LOT of denied paroles.) Along the way we discover that Dave’s friends were

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31:17

Episode 527: When You're Here, You're Family

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2026/06/15

Show Notes Episode 527: When You’re Here, You’re FamilyThis week Host Dave Bledsoe was kicked out of Sunrise of Mountain Lakes in Parsippany New Jersey for recruiting the old ladies to join his “Hippie Sex Cult”. (Again) On the show this week introduce the man mostly responsible for destroying the feel good vibe of the 1960s: Charles Manson. Along the way we discover Dave’s crippling fear of commitment is rooted in reality. Then we dive right into the backstory of No Name Maddox. (You know him

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Episode 526: Going Through the Big D

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2026/06/01

Show Episode 526: Going Through the Big DThis week Host Dave Bledsoe gets thrown out of a country bar after gravely misunderstanding what “Ho-Down” meant. (He pushed a woman off her barstool!!) On the show this week we follow JFK to Texas for the most important moment of his Presidency. (What? Too soon?) Along the way we discover that Dave’s Dad had nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination! (Allegedly) Then we dive right into the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, Marine, communist defector, and

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31:00

Episode 525: On Second Thought, Let's Not Go to Camelot

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2026/05/18

Show Notes Episode 525: On Second Thought, Let’s Not Go to CamelotThis week host Dave Bledsoe ruined a bar trivia night by drunkenly shouting “wasn’t in the form of a question” every time until they threw him out. (He doesn’t even watch Jeopardy.) On the show this week we talk about JFK’s time in office, from the political to the poonhound. (Google recognized poonhound, that’s awesome.) Along the way we discover the reason why Dave can’t form meaningful relationships. (Perhaps his drinking

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30:51

Episode 524: Hey Joe? Where You Going With That Son...

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2026/05/04

Show Notes Episode 524: Hey Joe, Where You Going With That Son In Your Hand?This week Host Dave Bledsoe climbed on a bar stool and shouted “Ask not why I should pay this bar, but why should this bar not pay for me?” and passed out. (Again) On the show this week we present part one of the President who defined the Baby Boomer Generation, JFK. (We all know it was really Ronald Reagan.) Along the way we learn that Bill Clinton was the only Gen X President we will ever see. (Despite being a Boomer)

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31:40

Episode 521: I Trip, Ergot I Am

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2026/03/23

Episode 521: I Trip, Ergot I AmThis week host Dave Bledsoe got into a batch of Rye and woke up the next day convinced he had ergotism. (Turns out his body was rejecting top shelf whiskey) On the show this week bring you part one of the story of LSD and the 1960s. (By talking about anything but the 1960s. Naturally.) Along the way we discover that Dave has big plans for the future. (He is gonna get SO HIGH!) Then we dive right into the ancient history of hallucinogens and human civilization. (We

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33:15

Episode 520: Insert Beatles Song Here

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2026/03/09

Episode 520: Insert Beatles Song HereThis week host Dave Bledsoe woke up, got out of bed and dragged a comb across his head. (At roughly 3 PM because he slept off his hangover. Again.) On the show this week we examine the very loud phenomena of young women screaming over four British dudes, we talk about Beatlemania! Along the way Dave waxes rhapsodic over Phil Collins. (Again) Then we dive into the first singer mania to sweep America, we talk about Frankie. (Sinatra, not goes to Hollywood)

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31:41

Episode 518: Crazy About A Mercury

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2026/02/09

Show Notes Episode 518: Crazy About A MercuryThis week Host Dave Bledsoe attempted to join a small group of elite performers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of human endurance in pursuit of knowledge. (He was in a drinking contest. He Lost) On the show this time we head back to the heady days of Steely Eyed Missile Men reaching out to the face of God. (And the boobs of every Cape Cookie on the coast) as we cover the Space Race and the Mercury Program! Along the way we discovered that Dave was

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39:56

Episode 517: Atom Bomb Baby

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2026/01/26

Show Notes Episode 517: Atom Bomb BabyThis week Host Dave Bledsoe goes into his laboratory to work on his experiments. (His lab is a bar and he is mixing toxic cocktails to drink alone. Again.) On the show this week we examine the second leg of the Boomer Tripod, which explains why Boomers are the way they are. (Standing in line at the Walmart return counters muttering racisms at an audible level.): The Atomic Age. Along the way we learn WAY TOO MUCH about Dave and his youthful “nocturnal

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34:09

Episode 516: Red, Red Whine

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2026/01/12

Episode 516: Red, Red WhineThis week Host Dave Bledsoe woke up brutally hungover behind a trash dumpster in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia meaning a whole New Year has started. (It’s tradition) On the show this week, we end our hiatus without actually going on hiatus. (Turns out Dave was just sad) We start our generational pivot with the first leg of the tripod that holds up the Baby Boomers, the Red Scare! Along the way we discover that Dave isn’t a communist (Turns out their parties

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4:27

Gone Fishing (Show On Hiatus)

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2026/01/01

What the HELL Were You Thinking is officially on hiatus until mid March 2026 while Dave recharges his batteries (and completes some court ordered personal betterment.) We thank all of you who have been with us for over ten years, you made the journey a joy. Watch this space for further announcements, even if those announcements are requesting the whereabouts of of the host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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31:51

Episode 515: Sodas In Spaaaaace!

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2025/12/08

Show Notes Episode 515: Sodas In Spaaaaace!This week Host Dave Bledsoe got liquored up on orange flavored Metamucil and vodka and got kicked out of a retirement village bingo game. (Again) On the show this week we head back to 1985 when the Cola Wars took off for low orbit because Coke and Pepsi had money to burn. Along the way we learn that Dave never stood a chance at NASA. (They didn’t make space suits in 5XL) Then we dive right into what the first astronauts ate in space. (Goo, they ate goo.)

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22:25

Episode 87: Thanksgiving In Hell Total Redux

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2025/11/24

Show Notes Episode 87: Thanksgiving In Hell Total ReduxThis week host Dave Bledsoe found himself in Federal Custody after getting shitfaced in an Irish bar and loudly demanding he wants to be deported to Ireland. (Note, he is not actually FROM Ireland but he thought he would give it a try.) On the show this week we dug deep into the vaults to pull out an ancient but seasonally appropriate show, dusted off some of the references and hope you wouldn’t notice we did it years ago. Along the way we

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32:28

Episode 259: We're Not Gonna Take It (Redux)

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2025/11/17

Show Notes Episode 259: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”This week Host Dave Bledsoe puts a Twisted Sister pin on his uniform and drunkenly shouts at himself in the bathroom mirror just to feel like someone else is with him. (The man is desperately lonely and drinking too much. You know, just normal Dave stuff) On the show this week we travel back to 1985 to examine the Parents Music Resource Council, an issue so unimportant and trivial to the modern context that it should distract you for a good half

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33:07

Episode 514: Brooks Brothers Riot Daddy-O (Part 2 of...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2025/11/10

Show Notes Episode 514: Brooks Brothers Riot, Daddy OPart 2 of the 2000 Election This week Host Dave Bledsoe tried crashing a corporate mixer for the open bar only to be quickly discovered because he was wearing a neck tie over an "Female Body Inspector” t-shirt. (Again) On the show this week we head back to the 2000 Election and the court case that elected a President. Along the way we discover Dave thought he might be a lawyer some day! (As opposed to constantly NEEDING a lawyer like today.)

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31:26

Episode 513: Ballot With Butterfly Wings (Part 1 of...

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2025/11/03

Episode 513: Ballot With Butterfly WingsPart 1 of the 2020 Election This week host Dave Bledsoe got kicked out of an Andrew Cuomo election rally for constantly drunkenly screaming “Andy, let’s go pick up some bitches!” (Again) On the show this week we turn the clock back twenty five years to the election that broke America. (We could have had a Lockbox!) Along the way we learn that Dave voted for Ralph Nader. (What an asshole) Then we dig into why we have an Electoral College. (Slavery.) From

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29:14

Episode 511: Something Wiccan This Way Comes (Part 3...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2025/10/20

Show Notes Episode 511: Something Wiccan This Way ComesPart 3 of Spooktacular 2025 This week Host Dave Bledsoe was arrested at the Lizard Lounge in Bohemia for getting hammered, stripping off all his clothes and proclaiming he was performing Witchy Woman by the Eagles “skyclad”. (Again) On the show this week we look at the state of modern witchcraft when we talk about the Wiccans. Along the way we learn that Dave DID try not be a godless heathen. (Just not very hard.) Then we dive right into

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63:45

Episode 284-285 Redux Megamix "The Rendlesham Forest...

What the HELL Were You Thinking? ·

2025/09/29

Show Notes Episode 284-285 Redux Mega-Mix “The Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident”We are off this week prepping for Spooktacular 2025 so enjoy this double episode megamix from 2020 about that time in the 80s some Air Force cops lied about seeing a UFO to cover their asses after getting caught fucking around on post. Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social The Show on Facebook:

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