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What the HELL Were You Thinking?

548 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings

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, @thehell_podcast on Twitter, @whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social and the show name on Facebook. 

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Episodes

Episode 420: I Got Stone and I Missed It

September 18, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes

Show Notes Episode 420: I Got Stoned and I Missed It This week Host Dave Bledsoe decided to give up drinking and take up smoking weed. Only to discover that legal weed dealers will NOT let him run a tab. (Not unlike most neighborhood bars!) On the show this week we experience some kind of hallucination where we think we are talking to a real person instead of shouting angrily as a figment of Dave’s imagination. (Or is it? We’ll never tell!) So we welcome Jerrod Tracht, the co-host of the Hit...

Episode 419: Find A Stranger In the Alps

September 11, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes

Show Notes Episode 419: Find A Stranger In the Alps This week Network boss Jeremy Balon shows up at the studio to wash Dave’s filthy mouth out with soap! (We guess he finally listened to the podcast.) On the show this week we take a look at the strange history of The Bleep and swear words on television. (It is *bleep*ing more interesting than you think!) Along the way we learn that Dave is still afraid of his Mom. (He should be, he is a VERY bad son!) Then we dive right into the history of ...

Episode 418: Zay Zomething Different

September 04, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes

Show Notes Episode 418: Zay Zomething Different This week Host Dave Bledsoe thinks it’s funny to order a Zima from a bartender who wasn’t alive when Zima was a thing. (The bartender did not.) On the show this week we head back to the early 90’s when Coors decided they wanted to toss their hat in the “clear craze” and released a drink that tasted like nothing ever before, because it tasted like nothing: Zima! (Are there WAY too many S’s pronounced with Z’s in this show? Unfortunately, yes.) ...

Episode 417: Segassem Lanimilbus Niatnoc Yam

August 28, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes

Show Notes Episode 417: Segassem Lanimilbus Niatnoc Yam This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to get a free drink by briefly holding up a 3x5 Index Card with the words “NO PAY” on it to the bartender hoping to subliminally message him. (The bartender made him choose between eating the card or getting thrown out. He ate it.) On the show this week we head back to 1990 when Judas Priest was sued because someone thought they used subliminal messages to kill their fans. (They weren’t and they didn...

Dowers Boys Episode 10: We Went to Jerrod

August 21, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes

This week Jerrod and Dave take the stage to sing the songs Jerrod put in for Dave to sing knowing he was drunk enough to try them. (Even though he knew he couldn’t sing them!) So sit back, put a dollar in the smoking jar and get ready to sing with the Dowers Boys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 416: Milli Vanilli Were Neither A Milli Nor A Vanilli

August 14, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes

Show Notes Episode 416: Milli Vanilli Were Neither A Milli Nor A Vanilli This week Host Dave Bledsoe INSISTS the person who ran up this bar tab was an imposter and he is NOT responsible for paying them! (This did not work.) On the show this week we talk about the scandal that officially ended the 1980’s, even though it happened in 1990: The Milli Vanilli lip sync affair! (Turns out the real bad guy was capitalism!) Along the way we learn that some told Dave he could sing! (They were wrong, ...

Episode 415: Beautiful Downtown Calumet (WTH Movie Night RED DAWN!)

August 07, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes

Show Notes Episode 415: Beautiful Downtown Calumet WTH Movie Night: Red Dawn This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly climbs on the bar and shouts Wolverines as the bouncers tackle him from all sides. (Again) On the show this week we fire up the popcorn for a What the Hell Movie Night, when we take a classic 80’s movie and ruin it for everyone! This time in the VCR: Red Dawn! (The original, not the shitty remake that we don’t acknowledge as even existing!) Along the way we learned that Dave pr...

Episode 219-220 Reprise: "Murka and the Moon"

July 31, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes

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, an...

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

July 24, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes

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...

Episode 413: Skylab Fallout

July 17, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes

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...

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

July 10, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes

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 ...

Dowers Boys: Sangin' 'Bout Murka

July 03, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes

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...

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

June 26, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes

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 terr...

Episode 410: Everything's Coming Up Kato! (Pt 2 of Wheezing the Juice)

June 17, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes

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 s...

Episode 409: Everybody Knows (OJ Did It) Pt 1 of Wheezing the Juice

June 12, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes

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 ...

Episode 408: Yet ANOTHER Trial of the Century

June 05, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes

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...

Summer Series 2023 Teaser: Wheezing The Juice

June 03, 2023 17:20 - 2 minutes

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 cho...

The Dowers Boys Episode 8: More Wheel of Country

May 29, 2023 10:37 - 31 minutes

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

Episode 407: Rock Against Drugs

May 22, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes

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 NO...

Episode 406: Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll

May 15, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes

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 change...

Support the WGA

May 04, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutes

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

Episode 405: Juuuuuust A Bit Outside

May 01, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes

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 h...

Episode 404: Cheap Nightly Rates

April 24, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes

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 mem...

Dowers Boys Episode 7: WHEEL OF COUNTRY!

April 17, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes

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

Episode 403: Not Today, Not On Rex Manning Day

April 08, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes

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 N...

Episode 402: Gene, Gene the Dancing MACHINE

April 03, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes

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, a...

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

March 27, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes

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 ...

Episode 400: Win One for the Gipper Pt 1 of Reagan

March 20, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes

Show Notes Episode 400: Win One for the Gipper (Reagan Pt 1) This week Host Dave Bledsoe asks his “friends” to say a little something about four hundred episodes of this dumb podcast, and they do NOT disappoint! (We found him sobbing in the bathroom, again) On the show this week we FINALLY get around to talking about the  Bête noire of the show, Ronald Reagan! (Insert Peter Griffin shouting “He Said It!”) Along the way we learn that Dave was a Young Republican until he realized he would be ...

Bonus Episodes: Friends Going to Low Places

March 18, 2023 16:00 - 13 minutes

Bonus Edition: Friends Going to Low Places Host Dave Bledsoe asked his friends to give him their thoughts on 400 episodes of this dumb podcast.  They did not hesitate to give him the unvarnished truth.  The only thing harsher than his friends, was Chat GPT.  The AI was brutal. A VERY special thanks to all of those who sent  us their thoughts on the show:  Kimberly Steele, Andrew Roedell, Sean Crespo and Carol Hartsell, Jerermy Balon, Amy Shepphard, CJ Oliver, John-Michael Bassett, Brett Hal...

Dowers Boys Episode 6: We Never Hit the Brakes and We Were Shifting Gears

March 13, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes

Dowers Boys: We Never Hit the Breaks and We Were Shifting Gears Jerrod and Dave are wall to wall and tree top tall in a brand new episode of the Dowers Boys talking about Trucking Songs! Them Boys picked three trucking songs and talk about ‘em. So y’all get your ears on and get ready to ride the line with the Dowers Boys! The Dowers Boys is hosted by Jerrod Tracht and Dave Bledsoe, it is produced by Dave Bledsoe and Gavin St James at the Heart of Harlem Studio for the Seltzer Kings Podcast. ...

Episode 100 Redux: What the HELL Was I Thinking

March 11, 2023 20:30 - 31 minutes

(Originally broadcast March 11th 2017) SHOW NOTES Episode #100: “What the HELL Was I Thinking?” This week Dave Bledsoe wakes up, stumbles past the empty whiskey bottles and takes a long look in the mirror and finally asks himself what the hell was he thinking? (Hint: I need to clean up all the empty bottles). On the show this week we look back at 100 Episode of a low rated podcast and what we’ve learned. (Hint: We need to get out of the house more.) Along the way, we learn about the history ...

Episode 399: Waco Me Up Before You Go-Go Pt 2 of the Waco Siege

March 06, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes

Episode 399: Waco Me Up, Before You Go-Go (Pt 2 of the Waco Siege) This week Host Dave Bledsoe flashes his old cop badge and informs the bartender he is the State Liquor Inspector and will need to check their Jameson for “quality assurance” (He was lucky he was only thrown out, not arrested) On the show this week we wrap up our two-parter on the Waco Siege with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (who sounds like a real fun bunch, but aren’t) and how the screwed up pretty much EVERYTHI...

Episode 398: Your Own, Personal, Vernon (Pt 1 of the Waco Siege)

February 27, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes

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Episode 397: All Bun, No Beef

February 20, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes

Show Notes Episode 397: All Bun, No Beef This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes on a date only to have it end badly when he experiences a “Clara Peller Moment”. (He claimed it was a very cold evening.) On the show this week we head back to 1984 when America had our hearts stolen by a crank octogenarian demanding to know where the beef was kept! That’s right, we talk Clara Peller and Where’s the Beef! Along the way we learn that despite not eating fast food for almost four years, Dave was somehow s...

Episode 396: Balloons! Menace from Above!

February 13, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes

Show Notes Episode 396: BALLOONS! Menace from Above! This week, Host Dave Bledsoe ducks his bill collectors by huffing helium and pretends to be a child when he answers the phone. (He could let it go to voicemail). On the show this week we examine the existential threat of the most dangerous flying object ever devised: The Balloon! (Someone tell the Montgolfier Brothers they finally made it!) Along the way we discover that Dave had no friends as a child. (Shocker, we know) Then we provide yo...

Episode 395: America Onthropocene

February 06, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes

Show Notes Episode 395: America Onthropocene This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes looking for love by staggering up to a bachelorette party and slurring Age/Sex/Location to the bride. (The bruises are finally starting to fade.) On the show this week are talking about how America went online with a little dial up service called Q-Link! You might know it better by its later name: American Online. (Or, just AOL) Along the way we find out that Dave was a Wordstar Wizard! (He earned an Air Force meda...

The Dowers Boys Episode 5: A Little Salt and Lime

January 30, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes

Dowers Boy 5: A Little Salt and Lime This week Jerrod and Dave belly up the bar and talk country music drinking songs! The boys picked three booze themed songs each and shot the shit about them for a while. Like we do. So join us for some country drankin’ songs! The Dowers Boys is part of the What the HELL Were You Thinking podcast it features Jerrod Tracht and Dave Bledsoe, it is produced by Gavin St James who resents every second of doing so. We are part of the Fast Eddie's Podcast Hut Po...

Episode 394: Bomb In the Bathroom Window Part 2 of Operation Desert Storm

January 23, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes

Episode 394: Bomb In the Bathroom Window (Part 2 of Operation Desert Storm) This week Host Dave Bledsoe sets his crosshairs on a valuable asset, meaning he found a bar where they haven’t heard of him. (Yet) On the show this week we come back with Part Two of Operation Desert, the shooty part! Don’t worry we would never glorify violence, in fact we find it entirely disturbing. (Except on television, that is cool.) Along the way we learn why Dave doesn't watch horror movies. (He’s a big fraid...

Episode 393: A Feel Good War! (Part 1 of Desert Storm)

January 16, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes

Show Notes Episode 393: A Feel Good War! Part 1 of Operation Desert Storm On the show this week Host Dave Bledsoe demands to drink for free on the anniversary of Operation Desert Storm and gets beat up in the VFW Hall. (Again) On the show this week we talk about the time America got its mojo back by going to war in Iraq! (That isn’t very specific, we mean the FIRST time!) Along the way we learn that Dave turned down a lucrative career in the fast food drive through for a wasted decade in th...

Episode 392: Your Parent's Old Polaroids

January 09, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes

Show Notes Episode 392: Your Parent’s Old Polaroids This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds some horrifying Polaroids in a shoebox in his parent’s garage. (They were for his 5th birthday party, my GOD he was a fat little kid!) On the show this week talk about how the Apple of the 1970’s revolutionized photography and changed  how we all took pictures: Polaroid. Along the way we discover why Dave is the schlubby dresser he is today. (His parents didn’t waste money buying him fashionable clothes, b...

Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck?

January 02, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes

Show Notes Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck This week Host Dave Bledsoe kicks off the New Year by showing up at a New Year’s Eve costume party wearing a fedora and pants claiming to be Howard the Duck. (He left after everyone just pointed and laughed at his tighty whities.) On the show this week, we talk about the second worst movie George Lucas ever produced after Phantom Menace: Howard the Duck. Along the way we learn how Dave basically thought Archie and Veronica were porn when he was...

Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle! (2022 Year In Review)

December 26, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes

Show Notes Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle This week Host Dave Bledsoe and Producer Gavin St James switch places in a traditional celebration of Boxing Day! (This is an outright lie because that is not how Boxing Day works and Dave only thinks that because of a MASH episode he saw as a kid) On the show this week, it is our annual year in review where we talk about all the stupid shit that happened in 2022!   Our Sponsor this week is The Year 2023, who wants you to keep your expectations in...

Episode 389: Don't Throw ME in that Cabbage Patch!

December 19, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes

Show Notes Episode 389: Don’t Throw ME In that Cabbage Patch This week, Host Dave Bledsoe staggers into the Cabbage Patch looking for a little action only to get kicked out of the community garden for not wearing pants. (Again) On the show this week, we head down to the toy store to beat the shit out of a mother of four who grabbed the last Cabbage Patch Doll before us. (She had it coming!) Along the way we learn that Dave’s parents loved him enough to buy him guns, but not enough to buy hi...

Episode 240 Redux: Dave Saves Christmas (Again)

December 12, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes

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Episode 388: As Seen On TV

December 05, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes

Show Notes Episode 388: As Seen on TV This week Host Dave Bledsoe is making a one time special offer for the low, low price of him not paying this bar tab if you just act now! (The bartender didn’t take him up on it.) On the show this week we take a look back at the origins of every late night bad decision in your life that did not involve a fellow bar patron with one eye and prison tattoo on their forehead, the infomercial.  Along the way we discover how Dave blocks commercials all the whi...

Episode 387: Dumb Dave was SO DUMB! (How Dumb Was He?)

November 28, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes

Episode 387: Dumb Dave Was So Dumb (How Dumb Was He?) This week Host Dave Bledsoe is violently ejected from a pub trivia night for answering every question with “Who is Charles Nelson Reilly?”. (Again) On the show this week we talk about the raunchiest drinking party that ever pretended to be a game show in history, the Match Game. Along the way we learn that Dave doesn’t clearly remember much of anything. (Particularly when it is time to cut staff paychecks) Then we dive right into the ori...

Bonus Episode: A Yam for Katta (Redux)

November 23, 2022 21:02 - 21 minutes

Once upon a time, Dave was NOT a hateful drunk filled with contempt for humanity. He was happy drunk, filled with hope for the future. (That ended pretty quick) This Thanksgiving we replay the only show we've ever produced that has nothing but hope, happiness and love. (It is kind of sickening) So take a listen while you make your Thanksgiving Dinners or just go about your Thursday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dowers Boys Episode 4: Alabama Sir!

November 21, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes

The Dowers Boys: ALABAMA SIR! Jerrod and Dave kick back on the barstool at Dowers Tavern to talk about a band that dominated Country Music for three decades! ALABAMA! There is reference to a movie that pisses off every Navy submariner, football, and Dave makes an ass out of himself (again) by insisting that a Mel McDaniels song is actually sung by Alabama! (So don’t throw your phones when it comes up. They figure it out.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 386: Family in the Front, Bomb in the Back

November 14, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes

Episode 386: Family In Front, Bomb In the Back This week Host Dave Bledsoe sustains painful burns in a sensitive area while attempting to light his farts as part of his “research” for this episode. (Again) On the show this week, we tell you the True Story of The Little Carefree Car, which turned out to need a LOT of care indeed, the Ford Pinto! (Big Badda Boom) Along the way, Dave tells the same damn story he always tells when cars come up about his dream car that turned out to be a real POS...

Episode 385: They Were Dueling Dalton at the Double Deuce

November 07, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes

Show Notes Episode 385: They Were Dueling Dalton at the Double Deuce This week Host Dave Bledsoe decided to apply for work as a Cooler in a small midtown bar hoping he can drink for free, only to discover the bartender is much tougher than he is and she kicks his ass right out. (Again) On the show this week we talk about one of the greatest movies of the 1980’s, it has everything, fighting, boobies, booze, boobies, monster trucks, boobies and a dude’s throat being ripped out: Road House! Alo...

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