What the HELL Were You Thinking?
548 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAll 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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Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb Black
October 28, 2022 20:03 - 31 minutesShow Notes Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb Black Part 5 of Spooktacular 20222 This week Host Dave Bledsoe actually did some damn work and wrote original audio fiction for the finale of the Spooktacular. (It was because he was afraid the Satanists were gonna cast a hex on his Jameson bottle!) On the show this week tell you the story of a bad man and his deal with the Devil. (Not Dave, and the devil isn’t real) Along the way we meet Dave’s Papaw, who is the guy on the right in the show pic. ...
Episode 383: I Didn't Go to Satanic Medical School to be Called Mister
October 24, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesShow Notes Episode 383: I Didn't Go to Satanic Medical School to be Called Mister (Part 4 of Spooktacular 2022) This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands his bar tab be wiped out as a religious observance to his new Church of Dave! (The bartender was an atheist and told him to go to hell) On the show this week we introduce you to the man who made Satanism modern and cool, Howard Stanton Levey! (He preferred Dr. Anton Szandor LeVey) Along the way we learn about the first time Dave was called a dev...
Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: The Depot
October 21, 2022 22:00 - 23 minutesThe Depot is an original audio drama, written and performed by me Dave Bledsoe for the Spooktacular 2021 Patreon exclusive. Mix and sound editing by Gavin St James and story help came from Kimberly Steele. The closing music is by VJ Visuals by Jane see a show note for a link to their content. We are a member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this content let us know and tell your friends to kick us a dolar to keep more coming. Thanks and remember to Stay Spooky Podfriends L...
Episode 382: So, You SAY You Love Satan
October 17, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutesEpisode 382: “So, You SAY You Love Satan?” Part 3 of Spooktacular 2022 This week Host Dave Bledsoe has the strangest feeling he is not alone in his bed, only to wake up and realized he isn’t in his bed but has passed out on the bar (Again) On the show this week Spooktacular 2022 continues with Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker and how he said he loved Satan. (Satan never thought much of Richie) Along the way we learn how military unit nicknames could be somewhere better thought out. (A lot...
Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: Haunted Dolls
October 15, 2022 19:00 - 22 minutesIn this bonus episode from last year's Patreon Specials we present to you a little review of HAUNTED DOLLS! We are not saying we BELIEVE in haunted dolls, we ARE saying you bring one of these things around us, we are setting it on fire! If you would like to support the show, kick us a dollar at https://www.patreon.com/whatthehellpodcast where we will be post new exclusive content soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 381: SHOUT! SHOUT! Shout with the Devil! Part Two of Spooktacular 2022
October 10, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutesShow Notes Episode 381: SHOUT! SHOUT! Shouting With the Devil Part Two of Spooktacular 2022 This week Host Dave Bledsoe digs out his Iron Maiden t-shirt, straps on his leather and spikes and tries to relive his headbanging youth, only to grievously injure his neck and need an appointment with his chiropractor. (He is OLD!) On the show this week we head back to the Glory Days of Heavy Metal when Satan reigned supreme and everyone was worried the kids were practicing the Dark Arts. (This was b...
Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: The Candy Man Can
October 07, 2022 22:00 - 20 minutesHappy Halloween Podfriends, it is time for a Patreon Exclusive for Spooktacular 2021. We begin with Father of the Year 1974 Ronald O’Bryan, the man who murdered his child for money by poisoning his Halloween Candy! This asshole is the reason your parents got the first shot of all the good candy before you could even touch it! Big thank you to all our Patrons who keep this show liquored up and coming at you all year round. If you like what you hear, and we’ve got more cool stuff coming, tell a...
Episode 380: The Devil Goes Hollywood
October 03, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutesShow Notes Episode 380: Stay Away From Captain Howdy, Kids! Part 1 of Spooktacular 2023 This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes a bad tumble down the Exorcist Steps and has to go Dixie Liquors for his “medicine”. (This will only make sense if you live near Georgetown University) On the show this week we kick off the Spooktacular with the true tale of the scariest movie of all time and how it might have started the Satanic Panic! (No, not Mazes and Monsters! The Exorcist!) Along the way we discove...
Spooktacular 2022 Teaser Trailer The Devil Inside!
September 30, 2022 20:40 - 1 minutePodfriends, THE DEVIL IS REAL! (Popular, there is no Devil) The Spooktacular is here and we are talking all things Satanic in FIVE episode this October! Every Monday in October has a brand new show! See you in Hell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 307: HIS NAME IS BUM FARTO Redux
September 26, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutesShow 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 is 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 about what Dave thought he might do as a second career bac...
Episode 379: I Talk Funny Sometimes
September 19, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutesShow Notes Episode 379: I Talk Funny Sometimes This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to play off not paying this week by saying he came in to pay his bartab last week and the bartender probably just forgot about it. (This…does not work) On the show this week we try to play off that this is mostly a rerun show by tossing a few clips of unheard content that wasn’t good enough to make the show when it was created. (This..will not work) Along the way we discover that Dave does a horrible Trump impre...
The Dowers Boys Episode 3: That Achy Break Song
September 14, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutesShow Notes The Dowers Boys Episode Three: That Achy Breaky Song Well, hey y’all, it is time for another episode The Dowers Boys! This week we are talking about a listener request, the song that you either love to hate, hate to love or just hate: Achy Breaky Heart! Billy Ray’s 1992 hit, that changes country music for better and for worse! Jerrod and Dave talk about why they hate this song and why they can’t NOT sing along when it comes on the radio. Most importantly, why is this song a karaoke...
Episode 378: Watch It Jiggle, See It Wiggle
September 12, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesShow Notes Episode 378: What It Jiggle, See It Wiggle This week Host Dave Bledsoe offers to show a little cleavage if it can help with his bartab only to get the entire bar shut down for uncontrollable vomiting. (Again.) On the show this week we turn back to the magical time in television history when we were not afraid to admit we were there for the boobs! (And it was glorious!) Along the way we learn that Dave’s Mom wouldn’t allow him to hang racy posters on his bedroom wall, so he had to...
Episode 377: New Coke! Catch the Pepsi!
September 05, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutesEpisode 377: New Coke: Catch the Pepsi This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets very, very angry about this new orange flavored Jameson and angrily demands the bar toss it out immediately, only to be the one who gets tossed out. (Again) On the show this week we tell you what REALLY happened when Coca Cola changed its formula back in the 80’s (Spoiler Alert: It didn’t go well) Along the way we learn why Dave drank Diet Coke as a teen (He was a wee fat baby!) Then we dive right into the history of Co...
Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom
August 29, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesShow Notes Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom This week Host Dave Bledsoe passes out, falls off his barstool and has his consciousness uploaded into digital representation of himself, only to be promptly turned off, deleted and wake up back in his regular old body in an alley. (Again) On the show this week we are talking about the faux CGI charmer that wowed the world for about eleven minutes, Max Headroom. Along the way we discover why everything is so bright and neon in the 80's. (It looked fut...
Episode 375: A Tandy Company
August 22, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutesShow Notes Episode 375: A Tandy Company This week Host Dave Bledsoe throws a tantrum when he cannot find a single ¼ inch to RCA audio patch cable anywhere in Best Buy and has to have several drinks in a nearby dive bar to calm his nerves. (Always some excuse with this guy.) On the show this week we tell the tale of the early tech giant you probably bought your first cell phone from in the early 2000’s. (It is Nokia ringtone time!) Along the way we learn that Dave never really fit anywhere a...
Episode 374: When You Comin Back Red Rocker?
August 15, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesShow Notes Episode 374: When You Comin’ Back Red Rocker This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily tells the bartender that they CAN’T throw him out of the bar because he is already leaving! (Turns out, they could and did.) On the show this week we tell you how Sammy replaced Dave, then Dave replaced Sammy and some guy named Gary replaced Dave and then Sammy came back but left again. (Van Halen was a FUN band to work in!) Along the way we hear a tale of sadness from Dave about how he had no friend...
Episode 373: David and Eddie Had Had It Already by the Summer of '85
August 08, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutesShow Notes Episode 373: David and Eddie Had Had It Already By the Summer of 85 This week Host Dave Bledsoe climbs up on stage to do his famous karaoke version of Just A Gigolo (we hate to admit, it’s GOOD) only to bust the seam in the ass of pants. (Sadly, he just kept right on singing) On the show this week we tell you the tale of one great band and two massive egos: David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. (You all know how THAT ended.) Along the way we discover how Dave’s dad (our Dave, not t...
Episode 372: Video Home System Killed the Betamax Star
August 01, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 372: Video Home System Killed the Betamax Star This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets all nostalgic with some old home videos only to discover something unspeakably horrible on a tape labeled “David’s 12th Birthday” (Actual footage of his 12th birthday, god he was a fat little kid!) On the show this week we tell the tale of the most brutal conflict of the 1980’s, the war between VHS and Beta (So…Much…Blood) Along the way we discover why Dave isn’t allowed in any movie theaters anymore. (I...
Episode 371: The Dog's Name Was Harvey (Pt 2 of the Summer of Sam)
July 25, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutesShow Notes Episode 371: “The Dog’s Name Was Harvey” Pt 2 of the Summer of Sam This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides to spend a little time at the Dog Park, which is a very disreputable strip club in Bayonne New Jersey where hopefully they haven’t heard of him. (They didn't extend him credit.) On the show this week we wrap up the Summer of Sam with part two, the arrest, confession and trial of David Berkowitz. Then we get to the good stuff about the Devil! (Satan insists he would NEVER hang out...
Episode 370: The Wicked King Wicker Pt 1 of the Summer of Sam
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutesShow Notes Episode 370: The Wicked King Wicker Part 1 of the Summer of Sam This week Host Dave Bledsoe decided to take his beloved out to a popular make out spot for a little heavy petting. (Meaning he is sitting in the park alone drinking Jameson out of a brown paper bag, again.) On the show this week, we continue our series about NYC in the 1970’s with part one of The Summer of Sam! Along the way we discover that all the adults in Dave’s young life thought it was hilarious the way he frea...
Episode 369: We Really Had A Blackout
July 11, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutesShow Notes Episode 369: We Really Had A Blackout This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember if he paid the ConEd bill or if he is about to experience his own mini-blackout. (Again) On the show this week we head back forty five years to 1977 and that time ConEd decided to turn all the fucking lights out in New York City. (Again.) Along the way we learn how Dave used to live in the kinds of places where the power goes on the regular. (Turns out, you DO have to pay that electric bill!) Then...
Episode 368: Welcome to Fear City
July 04, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesShow Noted Episode 368: Welcome to Fear City This week Host Dave Bledsoe issues a dire warning that New York City is on the verge of slipping into a hellscape dystopia all because of this unreasonable demand he settle these bartabs. (The Bartenders told him to “Drop Dead”) On the show this week we kick off a month of shows about the Greatest Goddamn City in the World during The Worst Decade Ever, NYC in the 1970’s! Along the way we learn how Dave earnestly believed that Oklahoma City Oklaho...
Episode 367: Who Could've Seen This Coming?
June 27, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesShow Notes Episode 367: Who Could’ve Seen It Coming This week Host Dave Bledsoe would like to turn the show over to a woman and let her say what needs to be said, but all the women he knows either hate him or are too busy doing important shit to talk on some dumb podcast. (Mostly they just hate him.) On the show this week we keep it really simple, we talk about the people who worked so hard to take your right away in the history of anti-abortion. (You think we are gonna talk about Canadian Tu...
Episode 366: Full Metal Lunchbox
June 20, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutesShow Notes Episode 366: Full Metal Lunch Box This week Host Dave Bledsoe is brown bagging it for lunch, meaning he is drinking cheap scotch out of a brown paper bag in the park. (Again) On the show this week we tell you about the Ultimate Status Symbol of the 1970’s School House: the lunch box! Along the way we learn that young Dave had a very disturbing lunch box when he lived in the Deep South. (Though he denies it, he definitely had a Klan Lunch Box) Then we dive right into that most Ame...
Episode 365: The Last Barman Poet
June 13, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesShow Notes Episode 365: The Last Barman Poet This week Host Dave Bledsoe struggles with the reality he will never own his own bar, and the best he will ever have is a tab at one. (Which will be constantly overdue) On the show this week take a look at a Tom Cruise movie that had American flipping bottles and breaking glasses all over their basement bars: 1988’s Cocktail. (Why? There is no why.) Along the way we learned that instead of using an unexpected financial windfall to better his life...
Episode 364: Too Damn Cool to Buy the 8-Track Tape
June 06, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutesEpisode 364: We Were Too Damn Cool to Buy the 8 Track Tapes This week Host Dave Bledsoe drops a quarter in the jukebox to play the sad country songs from his youth, only to be kicked out of the diner for sobbing at the counter. (Again) On the show this week we take a look at the long lost and justifiably detested technology that somehow made Foghat even worse, the 8 Track Tape. (Yeah, who knew that was even possible?) Along the way we discover that Dave is no better at keeping a car than h...
Dowers Boys Episode 2: The Watermelon Crawl
May 30, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutesThe Dowers Boy Sing: The Watermelon Crawl This month Jerrod and Dave do their own version of the watermelon crawl, meaning they claw their way across the patio to puke in the bushes instead of by the BBQ grill where everyone is trying to eat! We also cover Tracy Byrd’s 1994 hit “Watermelon Crawl” about a small town watermelon festival, a watermelon that catches on fire because it is 99% Everclear. (Though that was cut from the music video) The Dowers Boys is a 90’s country music podcast abou...
Special Edition: It's Later Than You Think
May 25, 2022 18:10 - 17 minutesShow Notes: Special Edition “It’s Later Than You Think” In the aftermath of the shootings, we will not be running our usual show. This Special Edition talks frankly about what happened, where we are and where it looks like we are going. It is presented without music or drops, and without our usual dick and fart humor. We will not be running a show for next week, a Dowers Boys will run in the feed for Monday morning. Hopefully we will return the following week with a show about 8 Track Tapes, ...
Episode 363: Highway to the Reagan Zone
May 23, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesShow Noted Episode 363: “Highway to the Reagan Zone” This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to get a free drink by strongly implying to the bartender that he was “kinda the Air Force version of Maverick from Top Gun”. (Just as when he used it in the 80’s, he crashed and burned) On the show this week we tell the tale of the original Top Gun and how it was pure propaganda for Reagan’s America and not just hot, sweaty, homoerotic volleyball. (HOT!) Along the way we hear one of Dave’s pick up lines ...
Episode 362: I Did Not Sea Monkey That Coming
May 16, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutesShow Notes Episode 362: I Did Not SeaMonkey That Coming This week Host Dave Bledsoe keeps checking the mailbox for his pair of X-Ray Goggles only to be disappointed again. (Honestly, you can just look at porn on the internet, dude) On the show this week we tell you the truly messed up tale of the guy who invented Sea-Monkeys. (No spoilers, but he was a Jewish Nazi!) Along the way we learn that Dave gets drunk and falls victim to Facebook scams on the regular. (No surprise there!) Then we di...
Episode 361: The Night They Drove Old Disco Down
May 09, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutesShow Notes Episode 361: The Night They Drove Old Disco Down This week Host Dave Bledsoe digs out his Boogie Shoes, unbuttons his shirt down to his navel and slaps on his gold chains to get down on the dance floor. And…gets booted out of the Bar Mitzvah where he hoped to score free booze. (Again) On the show this week we head back to The Night Disco Died when a bunch of drunk white dudes got real, real mad about some music they didn’t like. (But liked the people who made the music even less)...
Episode 360: Here's Some Money, Go Buy Yourself A Star War
May 02, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutesShow Notes Episode 360: “Here’s Some Money, Go Buy Yourself A Star War This week Host Dave Bledsoe proposes a complex system of interlocking free drinks to protect him from needing to pay a bar tab, only to find the technology isn’t there yet. (Because people don’t like him!) On the show this week we talk about the time Ronald Reagan got really excited about a movie and cost the taxpayers 30 billion dollars for his own personal Death Star! Along the way we learn how Dave stopped worrying and...
Dowers Boys Episode 1: It's A Great Day to Be Alive
April 25, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesIt's the 7th anniversary of What the HELL Were You Thinking and we thought "why not use THAT to introduce a NEW show that Dave is doing?" Welcome to the Dowers Boys and podcast about 90's country music. This isn't replacing What the HELL Were You Thinking but will run in the same feed to see if people like it. Jerrod and Dave have known each other over 20 years and used to sing karaoke in a dive bar in Yuba City California back in the 90's. (Oh yes, it is peak Middle Aged White Guy!) So come ...
Episode 359: Sleeping In the Wet Spot On Your Waterbed
April 18, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesShow Notes Episode 359: Sleeping in the Wet Spot On Your Waterbed This week Host Dave Bledsoe asks a fellow bar denizen if she would like to come back to his place for some sloshy sex in his waterbed only to remember when he woke up from being knocked cold (Again) he doesn’t have one anymore. On the show this week we break out our leak kits and patch up the story of America’s moment of sleeping on vinyl bags filled with water. (The story has a lot of holes! Get it?) Along the way we learn t...
Episode 358: I Simply Cannot Drive, Fifty Five
April 11, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesShow Notes Episode 358: I Simply Cannot Drive Fifty Five This week Host Dave Bledsoe signs his name on number 24 when the bartender says “Boy, I won’t serve no more” and finally pays down his bartab. (One of them anyway) On the show this week we take you back to 1974 when America had to step on the brakes, at least if there was a cop around, because the National Speed Limit was now Fifty Five Miles Per Hour. Along the way Dave answers the one question everyone had about his time as a cop. (...
Episode 357: Oh Yes, They Call Him the Streak
April 04, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutesShow Notes Episode 357: Oh Yes, They Call Him the Streak This week Host Dave Bledsoe offers to go Full Monty if that will reduce the amount of his latest bartab. (They told him they would wipe out the entire thing if he promised to keep his clothes ON) On the show this week we head back to the heady and hirsute days of the early 1970’s when a generation of Boomers took up jogging in their birthday suits for some reason no one really understands. (Except maybe for this on Professor we quote e...
Episode 356: Take A Look At My Big Johnson
March 28, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 356: Take A Look At My Big Johnson This week Host Dave Bledsoe is pulling out his finest attire, meaning he is wearing a black t-shirt without holes in the armpits. (For once) On the show this week we are heading back to the mid 1990’s when men weren’t afraid to let the world know their emotional age by looking at the t-shirts they wore. (Right around 13 years old or so.) Along the way we discover why Dave always wears the style of clothes every day. (Hint: It isn’t because he is any...
Episode 355: We'll Always Have Lennie Briscoe Pt 3 and Finale of Copaganda
March 21, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutesShow Notes Episode 355: We’ll Always Have Lennie Briscoe Pt 3 of Copaganda This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands a detailed forensic analysis of his bartab to prove he actually owes that much money. (The boys at the lab say he owes even more) On the show this week we wrap up our series about the influence of cop shows on the public in the 90’s and 2000’s. (Do we mention how much New York loves Jerry Orbach? You bet we do!) Along the way we learn that Dave has the worst taste in TV cop role m...
Episode 354: Let's Be Careful Out There Pt 2 of Copaganda
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutesShow Notes Episode 354: “Let’s Be Careful Out There” (Pt 2 of Copaganda) This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes undercover as someone who doesn’t have a massive bartab only to have it blown when the bartender recognizes him as Dave wearing a dress. (Again) On the show this week we are back for part two of Copaganda where we examine how the 70’s and 80’s changed how Hollywood portrayed cops. Along the way we learn that Dave became a cop because kids were mean to him in grade school. (To be hone...
Episode 353: Can't Tell the Cops from the Criminals Pt 1 of Copaganda
March 07, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutesShow Notes Episode 353: Can’t Tell the Cops From the Criminals (Part 1 of Copaganda) This week Host Dave Bledsoe flashes his old cop badge hoping to get out of a drunk and disorderly charge and winds up spending the weekend in the Tombs. (Again) On the show this week we start a series about how Hollywood helped law enforcement spruce up it’s image a bit! (With the help of J. Edgar Hoover in a STUNNING Pink Taffeta!) Along the way Dave rehashes (again) the story of how he accidentally beca...
Episode 352: The Malls Are All Empty Now
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutesShow Notes Episode 352: The Malls Are All Empty Now This week Host Dave Bledsoe has his Mom and Dad drop him off at the mall, and then runs across the parking lot to get drunk in the Applebees. (Dave: still disappointing his parents at 52!) On the show this week, we put on our parachute pants, zip up our Members Only Jacket and head down to the Food Court at our local mall! (We will be sitting with the cool kids!) Along the way we discover that Dave’s granny loved him the best. (Which is pro...
Introducing Bottle of White, Bottle of Red a Billy Joel and Wine Podcast
February 23, 2022 19:50 - 1 hourLike Billy Joel ? Like wine? YOU'LL LOVE THIS NEW SELTZER KINGS PODCAST! Bottle of White, Bottle of Red dissects the albums of Billy Joel and pairs them with fine wines. 🍷 Hosted by Cory Cavin and Bill Grandberg. Produced by Jeremy Balon. S1 Wines by Cellary. Cover Art by @_hannahchrist Theme Music by @dannytamberelli VO by @katiejeanne18 Give them a follow and listen!! instagram.com/rose_instead twitter.com/rose_instead Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3m5I4Ag29s5Kde3rpYR3qk?si=S-t...
Episode 351: Jimmy Carter: Heart Lust and Rabbits
February 21, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutesShow Notes Episode 351: Jimmy Carter: Heart Lust and Rabbits This week Host Dave Bledsoe confesses he has lusted not just in his heart, but also in his pants. And is promptly slapped in the face. (Again) On the show this week, we finish our mini-series about the 1970’s with the Peanut Farmer from Plains, Jimmy Carter! (We also mention The Rabbit) Along the way we learn that for unexplored reasons some people put peanuts in their sodas. (Or at least they used to.) From there we meet Jam...
Episode 350: Looking For Love In ALL the Wrong Places
February 11, 2022 20:16 - 28 minutesShow Notes Episode 350: Looking for Love In ALL the Wrong Places This week Host Dave Bledsoe is finally ready to love again, meaning he has finished this bottle and is ready to open a new one. (He is a sad, sad man.) On the show this week we look at what dating was like before the Internet only to discover it was just like now, except the unsolicited dick photos were Polaroids. (Blurry AND small!) Along the way we learned that no one would Choo-Choo Choose Dave for their 4th Grade Valentine...
Episode 349: Gas, Gas, Or Gas, No One Rides for Free
February 07, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutesShow Notes Episode 349: Gas, Gas, or Gas, No One Rides for Free This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares an embargo on paying his overdue bar tabs until the bar recognizes the sovereignty of his right to drink for free. (This…does not work.) On the show this week we head back to the 1970’s to talk about that time American ran out of gas! Along the way we learn about Dave’s Dad’s absurdly silly car. (Is that a DATSUN?!) From there we dive right into the history of the oil crisis of the 1970’s st...
Episode 348: When Inflation Comes Along, You Must Whip It!
January 31, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesShow Notes Episode 348: When Inflation Comes Along, You Must Whip It This week Host Dave Bledsoe fights the rising costs of his bar tabs by handing the bartender a button asking him to Whip It instead of money. Only to get his ass whipped behind the bar by the bouncers. (Again.) On the show this week, we take you back to a time when the worst possible idea to fight inflation was also the only idea they had! (It is a recurring theme in American History) Along the way a sad old man complains ...
Episode 347: Hold My Hand, Across America
January 24, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutesShow Notes Episode 347: Hold My Hand Across America This week Host Dave Bledsoe reaches out a hand to his fellow man only to have it smacked down by the bartender who refused to serve him another drink until he paid his bartab. (Again.) On the show this week we link up all the ways people in the 1980’s tried to help people in need because the government didn’t want to anymore. (Same as it ever was.) Along the way we learn what motivated a young Dave only to discover it is the same thing tha...
Episode 346: I Pity the Fool that Don't Eat My Cereal
January 17, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutesShow Notes Episode 346: I Pity the Fool That Don’t Eat My Cereal This week Host Dave Bledsoe issues a retraction to his Sister after insinuating she used to regularly kick his ass, and regrets any confusion. She is and was all sweetness and light and be humbly beg her pardon and pleads for her not to hurt him. (Again) On the show this week we are looking at all the brands of breakfast cereal that were just basically cash grabs in the 1980’s (There were more than you remember) Along the way w...
Episode 345: Magically Delicious
January 10, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesShow Notes Episode 345: Magically Delicious This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily insists that Lucky Charms cereal prizes be tiny bottles of Jameson and is thrown out of the Kroger. (Again) On the show this week we open up the kitchen cabinet and pull down a box of Nostalgio's, the breakfast cereal for old people! (Don’t worry, they taste so bad you won’t WANT to eat them!) Along the way we learn that Dave’s little sister used to beat him up on the regular. (We’re sure he deserved it!) and the...