What the HELL Were You Thinking?
What the Hell Were You Thinking is a podcast where Host Dave Bledsoe invites you to explore your deep-seated grievances with life in the 21st century. Journey with us through infernal circles of absurdist politics, inexplicable pop culture, conspiracy theories, not-so-theoretical conspiracies, generational ouroboroi, Bigfoot erotica, Satanism, and evil clowns—all via rants based on some sincerely compelling (and surprisingly accurate!) history. No, there won’t be a quiz, but you’ll likely learn some new things you can be really pissed off about. So join your slightly-snockered host and a browbeaten, possibly imaginary producer, Gavin, while we ask the world a simple question--WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
Episodes
May 10, 2021 • 32 min
Show Notes Episode 312: Oh, Oh, Here He Come, He’s A John Titor
This week Host Dave Bledsoe constructs a time machine to travel back in time before he accrued these unreasonable bar tabs in order to drink them a second time. (He actually just forgot what bar he was drinking in and wandered back in for more booze. Third time this week) On the show this week we tune in Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell and try to remember our AIM passw...
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Show Notes Episode 311: The Truth According to Linda Hood Sigmon?
Pt 2 of the Life and Afterlife of Elvis?
This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily insists he has photographic proof that not only is Elvis ALIVE, but Elvis?personally paid this bar tab Dave allegedly owes!?(This one surprisingly worked as it made the bartender laugh) On the show this week we provide you with incontrovertible PROOF that Elvis not only faked his own death,...
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April 26, 2021 • 34 min
Episode 310: “Gladys’ Special Little Boy" Part 1 of The Life and Afterlife of Elvis
This week Host Dave Bledsoe slips on his Blue Suede Shoes, a sequined jumpsuit and dark sunglasses so he can disguise himself in a bar he’s been permanently banned from drinking in. (It didn’t work, not even Fat Elvis was THAT fat!) On the show this week we bring you a show about the King of Rock and Roll, his life, his strange ways, and his di...
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April 19, 2021 • 32 min
Show Notes Episode 309: Cult of Personality Test Pt 2 of Why Do You Believe This Crap?
This week Host Dave Bledsoe administers a Bledsoe Booze Type Indicator and discovers his personality type is a DRNK, which is frighteningly accurate (And also entirely obvious.) On the show this week we continue with Part Two of Why Do You Believe this Crap with Myers Briggs. (This shouldn’t cost us listeners at ALL!)
Along the way we learn abou...
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April 12, 2021 • 37 min
Show Notes Episode 308: Never Mind, I Didn’t See Your Sign
Part 1 of “Why Do You Believe This Crap?”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe’s horoscope warns him that failure to pay outstanding bar tabs will lead to certain distress and emotional pain. (Like we needed an astrologer for THAT prediction) On the show this week we kicked off a series called “Why Do You Believe This Crap?” with Astrology. (And just when we started to get a few li...
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April 5, 2021 • 32 min
Show Notes Episode 307: HIS NAME IS BUM FARTO!
This week Host Dave Bledsoe cut his heel on a pop top and had to cruise on back home, meaning he got bombed off his ass drinking margaritas and listening to Jimmy Buffett. (again) On the show this week we go to Island Time as we head back to the era of the Cocaine Cowboys and learn the true tale of an American Hero: Bum Farto. (That IS his real name!)
Along the way we learn a little...
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March 29, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 306: Dropped From Jupiter the Tale of Toynbee Tiles
This week Host Dave Bledsoe is back in the atmosphere with drops of Jupiter in his hair after getting loaded on some grain alcohol and passing out in the dumpster behind a bar named The Jupiter. (Again) On the show this week we examine the mystery of the Toynbee Tiles and their strange messages stuck on the streets.
Along the way we learn how Dave wasted hi...
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March 24, 2021 • 1 min
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March 22, 2021 • 28 min
Show Notes Episode 305: Looks Like Somebody Has a Case of the Mondays
This week Host Dave Bledsoe wraps himself in protective wards and desperately sages the studio because it is time to clean the cat’s litter box. (How can such a small creature shit THAT much?) On the show this week we tackle an issue no one ever thought of because it is frankly ludicrous: Is Garfield Evil? (Yes, this really IS what we are talking about.)
Along t...
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March 15, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 304: Fly the Friendly Skyjackers Part 3 “Will the Real DB Cooper Please Stand Up?”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily denies he is the same man who ran up this exorbitant bar tab and demands the bar retract this outrageous allegation! (This...did not work) On the show this week examine some of the people who MIGHT be DB Cooper. (But probably aren’t.)
Along the way we learn about some of Dave’s family history a...
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March 8, 2021 • 29 min
Show Notes Episode 303: Fly the Friendly Skyjackers Part 2: The Ballad of DB Cooper
This week Host Dave Bledsoe dons a white turtleneck sweater and corduroy jacket and offers to take photographs of large women. (He is NOT just like Leonard Nimoy no matter what he says) On the show this week, we meet the most famous Skyjacker of them all, Dan Cooper! (Yeah, that DB thing, totally made up!)
Along the way we learn that Leonard Nimo...
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March 1, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 302: “Fly the Friendly Skyjackers Part 1: The Golden Years”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets hammered on Cuba Libres and demands a Cuban Sandwich! (Only to pass out before DoorDash arrives) On the show this week we head back to the heyday of airline travel, when the seats were roomy and a lot of your flights unexpectedly arrived in Havana!
Along the way we discover how astonishingly bad Dave was (and probably IS...
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February 22, 2021 • 29 min
Show Notes Episode 301: “(Woo Hoo Hoo) It’s All Been Done Before”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals a plot by big bar owners to overthrow his right to rack up bar tabs like a True American! (Even the evidence is overwhelming, no one actually cares...so you know, just like real life!)
Along the way we learn that Dave only carried around Infinite Jest because he thought it made him look smart, but never actually read it. (Which is...
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February 15, 2021 • 36 min
Show Notes Episode 300: 300 Pods of Heavenly Joy
This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to explain how expecting him to pay these bar tabs as an emissary to the Emperor is MADNESS, only to be kicked unceremoniously into a dumpster. (Again) On the show this week, we celebrate our 300th episode of this podcast by asking, you know, what the hell were you thinking?
Along the way we learn the sad, sad story of a pathetic man and his struggl...
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February 8, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 299: “Good Love Is Hard to Find”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe is a little lonely, so he decided to try his luck finding someone who will love him as much as he loves whiskey, only to find that whiskey was there for him all along. (Awww, sweet!) On the show week we head back to 1978 looking for love only to find the Dating Game Killer, Rodney Alcala! (All the good ones are either taken or are in the middle of a cr...
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February 1, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 298: Big Bucks, No Whammies, STOP!
This week Host Dave Bledsoe welcomes back our returning champion, a bottle of whiskey. To date, whiskey has won over $35,000 dollars from the show and shows no signs of stopping! (It really is like taking candy from a baby!) On the show this week, we talk about the day the Whammies Died on Press Your Luck!
Along the way we experience what the average day was like for the chil...
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January 25, 2021 • 30 min
Show Notes Episode 297: I’ve Got Friends In Q Places
This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes through the liquor cabinets to clean out the remaining topics left over from the Bad Old Days, mixes them into one big glass and drinks them in one gulp. He called it the Freedom Special. (We called it alcohol poisoning) On the show this week,we checked in with our old friends in the QAnon World to see how they are coping with reality. (Turns out...
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January 20, 2021 • 12 min
Show Notes Special Edition 11: Our Latest Long National Nightmare Is Over
BUH
BYE
DONNY!
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January 18, 2021 • 28 min
Episode 296: Little Myth Can’t Be Wrong
This week Host Dave Bledsoe insists he is not required to pay this bar tab because it is God Given Right as an AMERICAN to drink for free! (He was tossed out after being forced to pay up) On the show this week we come to grips with what happened in Washington DC by examining the foundational myth of America! (You know, that shining city shit!)
Along the way we examine that other Big Myth cau...
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January 11, 2021 • 36 min
Show Notes Episode 295: Big Lizards In Our Backyards!
This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to discover if Reptilian Aliens have taken over the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network when they refuse to fund his “research materials” (He means liquor) On the show this week we talk about the REAL Reptilians, the ones controlling EVERYTHING including your local Burger King!
Along the way we learn about why Dave is still afraid of Sleestaks (It...
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