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, @whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social and the show name on Facebook.
Episodes
December 22, 2025 • 29 mins
Show Notes Episode 430: Carl’s Worst Christmas Ever and Other Holiday Tales
This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries some amazing eggnog some guy’s brother made with lighter fluid and starts telling stories. (Again) For our annual “Jesus, is it Christmas already?” episode, we dig into the vaults of Dave’s Brain to bring you lurid tales of Christmas’ gone wrong in every way possible. Be they marital infidelity, public masturbation or a...
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December 15, 2025 • 30 mins
Show Notes Episode 343: Frosty the Snow Ho (Redux)
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 whateve...
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December 8, 2025 • 31 mins
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 ri...
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December 1, 2025 • 33 mins
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 wh...
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November 24, 2025 • 22 mins
Show Notes Episode 87: Thanksgiving In Hell Total Redux
This 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 ...
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November 17, 2025 • 32 mins
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 trivi...
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November 10, 2025 • 33 mins
Show Notes Episode 514: Brooks Brothers Riot, Daddy O
Part 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 lawye...
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November 3, 2025 • 31 mins
Episode 513: Ballot With Butterfly Wings
Part 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) ...
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October 27, 2025 • 27 mins
Show Notes Episode 512: Granny Are You OK?
Part 4 of Spooktacular 2025
This week Host Dave Bledsoe was arrested for setting up a moonshine still next to the Loch in Central Park, he claimed he was merely celebrating his people’s culture. (Sure, Dave) On the show this week we wrap up Spooktacular 2025 99 Problems But A Witch Ain’t One with America’s own Granny Witches!
Along the way we discover Dave’s complicated relationship w...
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October 20, 2025 • 29 mins
Show Notes Episode 511: Something Wiccan This Way Comes
Part 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...
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October 13, 2025 • 35 mins
Show Notes Episode 510: “Smack My Witch Up”
Part Two of Spooktacular 2025
This week Host Dave Bledsoe got drunk and lost in a Haunted Corn Maze and terrified an entire Church Group when he stumbled out without any pants. (Again) On the show this week the Spooktacular takes us to witch panics and trials throughout history. (Modern included)
Along the way we learn Dave considered himself a victim of witch hunt because he was acc...
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October 6, 2025 • 26 mins
Episode 509: Shaman Me? Shaman You!
This week Host Dave Bledsoe visited the Old Wise Woman at the edge of the village for herbs that would help him experience enlightenment. (Meaning he bought some weed at an unlicensed dispensary.)
Along the way we learn that Dave was scared by an old lesbian when he was a kid. (Lesbians are nothing to be afraid of!) Then we dive right in by dispelling some myths about the matriarchy. From th...
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September 29, 2025 • 63 mins
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
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September 22, 2025 • 30 mins
Show Notes Episode 508: “John’s Detachable Penis”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe woke up screaming after a bender to find a red mess and half a weiner on his lap, only to discover he passed out while eating a hot dog. (What kind of monster puts ketchup on a hot dog?) On the show this week we discuss a similar situation that ended much worse, we talk about John Bobbitt’s detached penis and why Americans thought it was funny!
Along th...
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September 18, 2025 • 1 min
Spooktacular 2025 kicks off in October! All month long we talk about Witches! The good ones, the bad ones, the ones who dress all sexy and drive Dave wild! So join us for a month of MORE WITCHES than you could imagine for Spooktacular 2025!
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September 15, 2025 • 31 mins
Show Notes Episode 507; Tito Get Me Some Tissue
This week Host Dave Bledsoe passed out at a petting zoo and woke up making out with a llama. (It was the closest he came to getting laid in years.) On the show this week take a look at the oddities and eccentricities of the King of Pop . (Yes, we DO talk about THAT, but we do not make any jokes.)
Along the way we discover that Dave was not the most bullied kid in school. (Only bec...
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September 8, 2025 • 27 mins
Episode 506: Shamone Now
This week Host Dave Bledsoe won third prize in a “Moonwalking” competition when he lost his balance trying to get up to take a piss and stumbled backward across the stage. (It was a $10 Gift Certificate to Hardees) On the show this week it is part one of a two part show about the biggest pop star of the 80s, Michael Bolton. (We kid, we are talking about Michael Jackson!)
Along the way we find out that Dav...
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September 1, 2025 • 30 mins
Show Notes Episode 505: Thanks For Your Support
This week Host Dave Bledsoe tried to impress an age appropriate woman by telling her he was in a wine cooler commercial, only to have his feelings hurt when she asked if played Bartles or Jaymes. (Ouch!) On the show this week we look back at that time when America was crazy about low rent Sangria in a bottle, only they called it a wine cooler.
Along the way we discover that Dave los...
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August 25, 2025 • 33 mins
Show Notes Episode 504: We Will Always Have Paris
This week Host Dave Bledsoe gate crashed a celebrity event by carrying a camera and claiming he was “with the media” just to get access to the open bar. (The only photo taken was his mugshot. Again.) On the show this week we pick up with Chuck and Diane after their fairy tale wedding and following it to its tragic conclusion of Chuck wishing he were a tampon.
Along the way we disc...
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August 18, 2025 • 32 mins
Show Notes Episode 503: Little Ditty About Chuck and Diane
This week Host Dave Bledsoe found himself officiating a wedding for complete strangers after he showed up drunk dressed as fat Elvis. (This happens more than you might imagine.) On the show this week we head back to 1981 for the Wedding that captured America’s heart, Luke and Laura! (Kidding, we mean Charles and Diana!)
Along the way we discover why Dave never married bu...
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