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What the HELL Were You Thinking?Bledsoe's GhostsBledsoe’s GhostDave Bledsoe, the host of What the HELL Were You Thinking, doesn't believe in ghosts. So, clearly, whatever he saw that night could NOT have been a ghost. It was just a spooky old man who appeared out of the fog one night and disappeared during a series of unlikely events which occurred simultaneously without any explanations. Definitely not a ghost. He leaves it to the listeners to reach their own conclusions.Find all of Seltzer Kings Spooky Specials at https://www.seltzerkings.com/
2024-10-1813 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Bledsoe's GhostsBledsoe’s GhostDave Bledsoe, the host of What the HELL Were You Thinking, doesn't believe in ghosts. So, clearly, whatever he saw that night could NOT have been a ghost. It was just a spooky old man who appeared out of the fog one night and disappeared during a series of unlikely events which occurred simultaneously without any explanations. Definitely not a ghost. He leaves it to the listeners to reach their own conclusions.Find all of Seltzer Kings Spooky Specials at https://www.seltzerkings.com/
2024-10-1813 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Now You're Just A Leno That I Used to Know the Finale of Winter Series 2024 Late Nite With Dave BledsoeShow Notes Episode 436: Now You’re Just A Leno That I Used to KnowFinale of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite with Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets into a bitter feud with his agent over whose round of drinks it is. (Dave doesn’t have an agent, he was arguing with an old drunk lady in Port Authority. Again.) On the show this week we conclude our Winter Series for 2024 with the true tale of how Jay Leno ratfucked everyone he ever met. (Pointy chin motherfucker!)Along t...
2024-01-2938 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Now You're Just A Leno That I Used to Know the Finale of Winter Series 2024 Late Nite With Dave BledsoeShow Notes Episode 436: Now You’re Just A Leno That I Used to KnowFinale of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite with Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets into a bitter feud with his agent over whose round of drinks it is. (Dave doesn’t have an agent, he was arguing with an old drunk lady in Port Authority. Again.) On the show this week we conclude our Winter Series for 2024 with the true tale of how Jay Leno ratfucked everyone he ever met. (Pointy chin motherfucker!)Along t...
2024-01-2938 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?From the Home Office in Howard Beach Queens Part Three of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe”Show Notes Episode 435: From the Home Office In Howard Beach QueensPart Three of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets into a blazing row with the network on whether or not he can submit bar tabs on his expense account, claiming them as a “vital research expense”. (Jeremy laughed him out of the office.) On the show this week we talk about the man who was hand picked to succeed Johnny Carson only to get screwed by The Chin, David Letterman.
2024-01-2237 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?From the Home Office in Howard Beach Queens Part Three of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe”Show Notes Episode 435: From the Home Office In Howard Beach QueensPart Three of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets into a blazing row with the network on whether or not he can submit bar tabs on his expense account, claiming them as a “vital research expense”. (Jeremy laughed him out of the office.) On the show this week we talk about the man who was hand picked to succeed Johnny Carson only to get screwed by The Chin, David Letterman.
2024-01-2237 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Johnny Come Lately Part Two of "Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe"Show Notes Episode 434: Johnny Come LatelyPart Two of “Late Nite with Dave BledsoeThis week Host Dave Bledsoe gets banned from the Bronx Zoo after being found drunkenly screaming and throwing his own feces at a monkey who “will never work in show business again!”. (Just another Tuesday for Dave) On the show this week we tell you about the King of Late Night, that guy who made those Girls Gone Wild Tapes. (Kidding, we mean Johnny Carson!)Along the way we discover that the rea...
2024-01-1535 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Johnny Come Lately Part Two of "Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe"Show Notes Episode 434: Johnny Come LatelyPart Two of “Late Nite with Dave BledsoeThis week Host Dave Bledsoe gets banned from the Bronx Zoo after being found drunkenly screaming and throwing his own feces at a monkey who “will never work in show business again!”. (Just another Tuesday for Dave) On the show this week we tell you about the King of Late Night, that guy who made those Girls Gone Wild Tapes. (Kidding, we mean Johnny Carson!)Along the way we discover that the rea...
2024-01-1535 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Waiting For A Paar to FallEpisode 433: “Waiting for a Paar to Fall” Part 1 of Winter Series 2024: “Late Night With Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly stumbles out of the studio bathroom shouting “Heeeeere's Davey!” with his pants around his ankles as a joke. (Again) On the show this week we kick off our Winter Series for 2024 with the B.C. era of late night TV talk. (Before Carson)Along the way we are forced to listen to an old man wax nostalgic about TV sign-offs from his childhood. (Honestly, we are looking fo...
2024-01-0630 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Waiting For A Paar to FallEpisode 433: “Waiting for a Paar to Fall” Part 1 of Winter Series 2024: “Late Night With Dave Bledsoe”This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly stumbles out of the studio bathroom shouting “Heeeeere's Davey!” with his pants around his ankles as a joke. (Again) On the show this week we kick off our Winter Series for 2024 with the B.C. era of late night TV talk. (Before Carson)Along the way we are forced to listen to an old man wax nostalgic about TV sign-offs from his childhood. (Honestly, we are looking fo...
2024-01-0630 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Good Songs for Bad SingersDOWERS BOYS; GOOD SONGS AND BAD SINGERSJerrod and Dave drop their slips with the KJ and talk about songs they would LOVE to sing at karaoke but never would because they suck at singing! So drop a dollar in the smoking jar and join them Dowers Boys for another episode only tangentially related to country music!The Dower’s Boys is hosted by Dave Bledsoe and Jerrod Tracht, it is produced in association with the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network, Fast Eddies Podcast Hut and the Beale Drinking Federation. It is produced in p...
2023-11-0634 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Good Songs for Bad SingersDOWERS BOYS; GOOD SONGS AND BAD SINGERSJerrod and Dave drop their slips with the KJ and talk about songs they would LOVE to sing at karaoke but never would because they suck at singing! So drop a dollar in the smoking jar and join them Dowers Boys for another episode only tangentially related to country music!The Dower’s Boys is hosted by Dave Bledsoe and Jerrod Tracht, it is produced in association with the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network, Fast Eddies Podcast Hut and the Beale Drinking Federation. It is produced in p...
2023-11-0634 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?VH Investigations Part TwoShow Notes Episode 425: VH Investigations Part TwoPart 4 of Spooktacular 2023This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes off his podcaster mankini and slips into his fiction writer thong for an original audio short story. (If only it was half as horrifying as the mental image of Dave we just gave you!)VH Investigations is a vampire noir audio short story, written and performed by Dave Bledsoe. This is the second part of a two part series, if you haven’t listened to part one you should probably do tha...
2023-10-2330 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?VH Investigations Part TwoShow Notes Episode 425: VH Investigations Part TwoPart 4 of Spooktacular 2023This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes off his podcaster mankini and slips into his fiction writer thong for an original audio short story. (If only it was half as horrifying as the mental image of Dave we just gave you!)VH Investigations is a vampire noir audio short story, written and performed by Dave Bledsoe. This is the second part of a two part series, if you haven’t listened to part one you should probably do tha...
2023-10-2330 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?VH Investigations Part OneShow Notes Episode 424: VH Investigations Part OnePart 3 of Spooktacular 2023This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes off his podcaster mankini and slips into his fiction writer thong for an original audio short story. (If only it was half as horrifying as the mental image of Dave we just gave you!)VH Investigations is a vampire noir audio short story, written and performed by Dave Bledsoe. This is the first part of a two part series, part two will arrive in your feed one week after this one. ...
2023-10-1626 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?VH Investigations Part OneShow Notes Episode 424: VH Investigations Part OnePart 3 of Spooktacular 2023This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes off his podcaster mankini and slips into his fiction writer thong for an original audio short story. (If only it was half as horrifying as the mental image of Dave we just gave you!)VH Investigations is a vampire noir audio short story, written and performed by Dave Bledsoe. This is the first part of a two part series, part two will arrive in your feed one week after this one. ...
2023-10-1626 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Sangin' "Bout MurkaTHE 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 AmericaProud To Be An AmericanLittle Pink HousesThis Land Is Your LandCourtesy of the Red White and Blue...
2023-07-0333 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Sangin' "Bout MurkaTHE 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 AmericaProud To Be An AmericanLittle Pink HousesThis Land Is Your LandCourtesy of the Red White and Blue...
2023-07-0333 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Rock Against DrugsShow Notes Episode 407: Rock Against DrugsThis 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 NOT to do drugs. (So there would be more drugs for them to...
2023-05-2233 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Rock Against DrugsShow Notes Episode 407: Rock Against DrugsThis 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 NOT to do drugs. (So there would be more drugs for them to...
2023-05-2233 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?We Never Hit the Brakes and We Were Shifting GearsDowers Boys: We Never Hit the Breaks and We Were Shifting GearsJerrod 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 Se...
2023-03-1337 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?We Never Hit the Brakes and We Were Shifting GearsDowers Boys: We Never Hit the Breaks and We Were Shifting GearsJerrod 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 Se...
2023-03-1337 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Dumb Dave was SO DUMB! (How Dumb Was He?)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 origin stories...
2022-11-2833 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Dumb Dave was SO DUMB! (How Dumb Was He?)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 origin stories...
2022-11-2833 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?The Devil and Caleb Black (Pt 5 of Spooktacular 2022)Show Notes Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb BlackPart 5 of Spooktacular 20222This 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...
2022-10-2830 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?The Devil and Caleb Black (Pt 5 of Spooktacular 2022)Show Notes Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb BlackPart 5 of Spooktacular 20222This 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...
2022-10-2830 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?When You Comin Back Red Rocker?Show Notes Episode 374: When You Comin’ Back Red RockerThis 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...
2022-08-1533 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?When You Comin Back Red Rocker?Show Notes Episode 374: When You Comin’ Back Red RockerThis 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...
2022-08-1533 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Call Me...Chris GainesShow Notes Episode 320: Call Me...Chris GainesThis week Host Dave Bledsoe INSISTS he is an aging rock star by the name of Duke Blaze and is not responsible for the bartabs incurred by this Dave Bledsoe character. (It...did not work) On the show this week we examine the Life of Chris Gaines who blazed like a falling star for about three months and then crashed into the ocean. (Honestly, we thought this podcast would do the same!)Along the way, we learn that Dave used to dress in...
2021-07-0530 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Call Me...Chris GainesShow Notes Episode 320: Call Me...Chris GainesThis week Host Dave Bledsoe INSISTS he is an aging rock star by the name of Duke Blaze and is not responsible for the bartabs incurred by this Dave Bledsoe character. (It...did not work) On the show this week we examine the Life of Chris Gaines who blazed like a falling star for about three months and then crashed into the ocean. (Honestly, we thought this podcast would do the same!)Along the way, we learn that Dave used to dress in...
2021-07-0530 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?I'm Drinking 2020 GoodbyeEpisode 294: I’m Drinking 2020 GoodbyeThis week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back at what he’s done to his body and soul this long and painful year and decides to get drunk. (Again.) On the show this week we look at everything that happened in 2020 and what Dave drank to get through it. (If you are looking for deep insights on the year, this ain’t it.)Along the way we learn about Chicago's cute little prank it likes to pull visitors by making them drink battery acid with a sprig o...
2020-12-3135 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?I'm Drinking 2020 GoodbyeEpisode 294: I’m Drinking 2020 GoodbyeThis week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back at what he’s done to his body and soul this long and painful year and decides to get drunk. (Again.) On the show this week we look at everything that happened in 2020 and what Dave drank to get through it. (If you are looking for deep insights on the year, this ain’t it.)Along the way we learn about Chicago's cute little prank it likes to pull visitors by making them drink battery acid with a sprig o...
2020-12-3135 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Get Me the HELL Out of HERE! Part 1, Flight Options!Episode 280: “Get Me the HELL Out of Here Part One: Flight OptionsThis week Host Dave Bledsoe stares into the void hoping against hope to see the traditional green livery of the Betelgeuse Trading Scouts only to discover he is no Ford Prefect. (Don’t worry, we didn’t get it either.) On the show this week we examine our options for permanent relocation to another, more understandable planet so that we do not have to cope with all the horrible news we’ve experienced this week alone. (We admit, we are really grasping at straws w...
2020-09-2826 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Get Me the HELL Out of HERE! Part 1, Flight Options!Episode 280: “Get Me the HELL Out of Here Part One: Flight OptionsThis week Host Dave Bledsoe stares into the void hoping against hope to see the traditional green livery of the Betelgeuse Trading Scouts only to discover he is no Ford Prefect. (Don’t worry, we didn’t get it either.) On the show this week we examine our options for permanent relocation to another, more understandable planet so that we do not have to cope with all the horrible news we’ve experienced this week alone. (We admit, we are really grasping at straws w...
2020-09-2826 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?No One Cares About Your Baby's Penis, Bob!Show Notes Episode 278: No One Cares About Your Baby’s Penis, BobThis week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals that he is a MAN, baby! in an anatomically graphic and utterly repulsive manner! (Mostly by burping and farting.) On the show this week we examine the peculiar phenomena of burning down a state to let people know about your children’s genitals.Along the way we learn more ways Dave was a deep disappointment to his family. (They have no appreciation of Charles Nelson Reilly!) Then we learn ALL the ways Gen...
2020-09-1427 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?No One Cares About Your Baby's Penis, Bob!Show Notes Episode 278: No One Cares About Your Baby’s Penis, BobThis week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals that he is a MAN, baby! in an anatomically graphic and utterly repulsive manner! (Mostly by burping and farting.) On the show this week we examine the peculiar phenomena of burning down a state to let people know about your children’s genitals.Along the way we learn more ways Dave was a deep disappointment to his family. (They have no appreciation of Charles Nelson Reilly!) Then we learn ALL the ways Gen...
2020-09-1427 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?The Stranger Danger Was Dangerously StrangeShow Notes Episode 277: The Stranger Danger Is Dangerously StrangeThis week Host Dave Bledsoe is offered free whiskey and foolishly climbs into a white panel van. (They soon kicked him out when he became drunk and abusive.) On the show this week we Save the Children from all the people who want to save the children.Along the way we talk about Stranger Danger in the 80's, including what happened to the milk carton kids. (Not the kids themselves, but why they aren’t on milk cartons anymore.) We visit Dave during hi...
2020-09-0525 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Ooh, What a Cucky Man, He WasShow Notes Episode 276: “Ooh What a Cucky Man, He Was”This week Host Dave Bledsoe proves once again he has no shame by revealing WAY too many intimate details about his life. (If it makes you uncomfortable hearing them, imagine being in the same ROOM with him knowing what we know?) On the show this week, we tell you the gripping story of a pair of religious hucksters and the hunky pool boy! (From our forthcoming children's book!)Along the way we learn the life story of Jerry Falwell Jr, his...
2020-08-3125 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?New York City? We Heard You Was Dead!Show Notes Episode 275: New York City? We Heard You Was Dead!This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands Snake Plissken return the President to New York, we would like to have a LONG talk with him. On the show this week, we discuss the premature obituaries of The Big Apple. (Just like Snake, we ain’t dead!)Along the way we learn about Dave’s similarity to an Abe Vigoda character the youngs never heard of, about the exodus of the rich and douchey, white women whining about Brown people in their...
2020-08-2430 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Wait A Minute Mister PostmasterShow Notes Episode 274: “Wait A Minutes Mister Postmaster!”This week Host Dave Bledsoe finally hears back from Santa Claus about that GI Joe USS Flagg playset he asked for so long ago, only to be told Santa doesn’t deliver toys to forty eight year old dudes. (And that Dave was also VERY naughty that year!) On the show this week we lick it, stick and push it in the box.! (The mailbox you pervs!) Along the way we learn all the ways President Diminished Capacity is destroying the post service because he knows his ass ca...
2020-08-1725 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?School's Out FOREVERShow Notes Episode 273: School’s Out FOREVERThis week Host Dave Bledsoe wonders what if we DIDN’T need no education? (Our best guess is you wind up the Host of a low rated podcast.) On the show this week we take a look at an issue that does not concern us in the least, yet could actually kill us: should we reopen schools. (Probably not, but they will do it anyway.)Along the way investigate all the arguments for both sides of the issue, which in a rare twist of fate, both s...
2020-08-0825 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?School's Out FOREVERShow Notes Episode 273: School’s Out FOREVERThis week Host Dave Bledsoe wonders what if we DIDN’T need no education? (Our best guess is you wind up the Host of a low rated podcast.) On the show this week we take a look at an issue that does not concern us in the least, yet could actually kill us: should we reopen schools. (Probably not, but they will do it anyway.)Along the way investigate all the arguments for both sides of the issue, which in a rare twist of fate, both s...
2020-08-0825 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Dude, the Preferred Nomenclature is Orcish AmericanEpisode 268: Dude, the Preferred Nomenclature is Orcish AmericanThis week Host Dave Bledsoe dusts off his 1st Edition Monster Manual and confirms Orcs are in fact. Lawful Evil. (We hope this settles the controversy once and for all) On the show this week we examine the latest in our endless series of profound and yet profoundly silly cultural wars: are imaginary creatures from a game racist. (Answer, yes and no.)Along the way we discover the violent history of pre-teen boys and that most of them are deeply terrified of...
2020-07-0624 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?THIS Pig Was CoolEpisode 265: The Pig Was CoolThis week Host Dave Bledsoe explains how his life coach has always been Jimmy McNulty from The Wire. (Yeah, we can see it.) On the show this week we tackle the idea of a world without police. (Imagine that!)Along the way we learn how Dave wandered into his early life career as a cop. (The same way he wanders into a dive bar, apathy and laziness.) Later we learn how he wandered right back out of the job. (Ironically, it was the same way he LEAVES a dive...
2020-06-1332 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?THIS Pig Was CoolEpisode 265: The Pig Was CoolThis week Host Dave Bledsoe explains how his life coach has always been Jimmy McNulty from The Wire. (Yeah, we can see it.) On the show this week we tackle the idea of a world without police. (Imagine that!)Along the way we learn how Dave wandered into his early life career as a cop. (The same way he wanders into a dive bar, apathy and laziness.) Later we learn how he wandered right back out of the job. (Ironically, it was the same way he LEAVES a dive...
2020-06-1332 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 264 "Citizen Soldier"Show Notes Episode 264: Citizen Soldier
This week Host Dave Bledsoe descends into his bunker for everyone’s safety, the bunker being his private bathroom far, far from everyone else. (There is not enough Lysol in the WORLD!) On the show this week we talk about Shitty Caesar wading across the Rubicon wearing rubber ducky floaters.
Along the way we go back to the 90’s where we discover Dave was not NEARLY the badass he thought he was. (Or is!) Then we bring back an OLD favorite and climb aboard The Wayback Machine to learn why the Founders decided a military dict...
2020-06-0529 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 259: We're Not Gonna Take ItShow 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 hour from all the crazy shit in the world. (You’re welco...
2020-05-0130 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 258: Some Alternate UniverseEpisode 258: Some Alternate Universe This week Host Dave Bledsoe imagines a reality where he can drink as much as he wants and there is never a last call. Only to realize that means he is just at home drinking alone and it isn’t fun at all. On the show this week we examine the possibility that all of THIS is because the Universe is broken. (Sadly, it isn’t) Along the way we remember a time when Kaitlin Jenner was the strangest thing in the news, then marvel at the astonishing idiocy of people protesting the government not lett...
2020-04-2425 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 256: We're Still Preoccupied With 1985 Part Two: Blame It On the Rain, I GuessShow Notes Episode 256: We're Still Preoccupied with 1985 Part Two: Blame It On the Rain I Guess
This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds himself kicked out of all the Zoom Happy Hours for angrily ranting about why women don’t wear shoulder pads anymore. (Hint: they have good taste) On the show this week it is the conclusion of our two part episode on the Decade that Made Us, the 1980’s. We shoot down the walls of heartache with the scandals that ended the decade.
Along the way we learn ALL about the political, economic, social and fashion crimes that ended the...
2020-04-0334 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 256: We're Still Preoccupied With 1985 Part Two: Blame It On the Rain, I GuessShow Notes Episode 256: We're Still Preoccupied with 1985 Part Two: Blame It On the Rain I Guess
This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds himself kicked out of all the Zoom Happy Hours for angrily ranting about why women don’t wear shoulder pads anymore. (Hint: they have good taste) On the show this week it is the conclusion of our two part episode on the Decade that Made Us, the 1980’s. We shoot down the walls of heartache with the scandals that ended the decade.
Along the way we learn ALL about the political, economic, social and fashion crimes that ended the...
2020-04-0334 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 249: What A Fool BelievesShows Notes Episode 249: “What A Fool Believes”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe remembers what it was that made him fall in love in the first place, when he discovers Jameson on sale at his local liquor store! (We’ve never seen him so happy!) On the show this week, we do something for all you Valentine’s Day lovers out there and answer the hardest questions about love, life and relationships! (By no means should you infer the advice you receive is GOOD advice!)
Along the way we learn an awful lot about what made Dave so...so...so very Dave...
2020-02-1426 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 249: What A Fool BelievesShows Notes Episode 249: “What A Fool Believes”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe remembers what it was that made him fall in love in the first place, when he discovers Jameson on sale at his local liquor store! (We’ve never seen him so happy!) On the show this week, we do something for all you Valentine’s Day lovers out there and answer the hardest questions about love, life and relationships! (By no means should you infer the advice you receive is GOOD advice!)
Along the way we learn an awful lot about what made Dave so...so...so very Dave...
2020-02-1426 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 248: Because Good Is DumbThis week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers that somehow, against all odds and great personal sacrifice, he has WON the Iowa Caucus. (He is currently drinking in Nashua in hopes of taking New Hampshire as well!) On the show this week, we talk about doing the right thing even when you know it will hurt. (Like that time Dave punched himself in the crotch trying to grab a falling bottle of whiskey, he saved the bottle but it hurt. A lot.) It’s a Screed Show this week, so strap in and get ready for some shouty bits. (We know you lo...
2020-02-0821 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 246: I'm Bernin', I'm Bernin' For You!Show Notes Episode 246: “I’m Berning, I’m Berning for You!”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels the Bern and tries to get out the vote in Iowa by drunk dialing people in Boise. (In his defense, he’s never BEEN to Iowa, unlike Boise.) On the show this week, the editorial board of the show makes our 2020 Democrat Primary Endorsement only to have it overruled by Dave threatening to fire us all. (Help us Liz Warren, you’re our only hope!)
Along the way we learn about the way we do a quick overview of the remaining candidates for the nominati...
2020-01-2530 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 246: I'm Bernin', I'm Bernin' For You!Show Notes Episode 246: “I’m Berning, I’m Berning for You!”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels the Bern and tries to get out the vote in Iowa by drunk dialing people in Boise. (In his defense, he’s never BEEN to Iowa, unlike Boise.) On the show this week, the editorial board of the show makes our 2020 Democrat Primary Endorsement only to have it overruled by Dave threatening to fire us all. (Help us Liz Warren, you’re our only hope!)
Along the way we learn about the way we do a quick overview of the remaining candidates for the nominati...
2020-01-2530 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 242: The Decade of the DumbShow Notes Episode 242: “The Decade of the Dumb”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe forces the copywriter who does the Show Notes for each episode to come in between Christmas and New Years to write some stupid shit for his dumb show even when he said “I promise, there won’t be ANY more shows this year.” (He lied, he always lies)
On the show this week we talk about the 2010s and how they ruined the country by making everyone dumber. (So dumb they lie about recording a show when they said they wouldn’t) Along the way Dave talks about some d...
2019-12-2921 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 240: Dave Saves ChristmasShow Notes: Episode 240 “Dave Saves Christmas”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares that HE is Father Christmas and this bar is on The Naughty List for wanting him to pay the bartab. (It didn’t work.) On the show this week we look at the Dark Side of Christmas, and we don’t mean WalMart just before closing on Christmas Eve.
Along the way we go back to the beginning of Christmas with the Massacre of the Innocents which wasn’t a massacre because A) It never happened and B) No one is TRULY innocent. (You know what you did!) Then we ta...
2019-12-1431 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 240: Dave Saves ChristmasShow Notes: Episode 240 “Dave Saves Christmas”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares that HE is Father Christmas and this bar is on The Naughty List for wanting him to pay the bartab. (It didn’t work.) On the show this week we look at the Dark Side of Christmas, and we don’t mean WalMart just before closing on Christmas Eve.
Along the way we go back to the beginning of Christmas with the Massacre of the Innocents which wasn’t a massacre because A) It never happened and B) No one is TRULY innocent. (You know what you did!) Then we ta...
2019-12-1431 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 238: Family TraditionShow Notes Episode 238: Family Traditions
This week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back on the roads not taken, only find his Uber home from the bar has dropped him off in Newark. Again. (Not every black car is an Uber, Dave!) On the show this week, we talk Childless by Choice for a better Holiday Season!
Along the way we learn a lot about Dave’s bad choices throughout the years that brought him to such a sad fate, and want all the women who helped to know: they made the right choice! (You have no idea how lucky you are!) We...
2019-11-2925 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 238: Family TraditionShow Notes Episode 238: Family Traditions
This week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back on the roads not taken, only find his Uber home from the bar has dropped him off in Newark. Again. (Not every black car is an Uber, Dave!) On the show this week, we talk Childless by Choice for a better Holiday Season!
Along the way we learn a lot about Dave’s bad choices throughout the years that brought him to such a sad fate, and want all the women who helped to know: they made the right choice! (You have no idea how lucky you are!) We...
2019-11-2925 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 234: Dia de GringosShow Notes Episode 234: “Dia de Gringos”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe honors the spirits of his ancestors by drinking an entire bottle of Irish Whiskey in one sitting. (How this is different from a normal Friday night is open to debate.) On the show this week, we engage in a little cultural appropriation and try to create a Dia de Muertos that white people won’t feel guilty about. (Not that any of us feel “guilt” over such things.)
Along the way we learn some sad facts about Dave and how he keeps friends. (Hint: he is very bad at it). Then...
2019-11-0225 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 232: I'm Your Boogie Man (Spooktacular Part 1)Episode 232: “I’m Your Boogie Man” Spooktacular 2019 Part 1
This week Host Dave Bledsoe carefully checks the locks on his door, and checks beneath the bed to make sure no one is there. (It’s time to pay his bar tabs!) On the show this week, Dave takes you on a world tour of his childhood monsters! (Including YOU Anthony! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID WITH THAT LEGO!)
We begin in East Tennessee,first with a campfire tale and then a randy fellow who gets what is coming to him for catting around with other men’s wives! (Usually a bill for a lawy...
2019-10-1929 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episdoe 231: There's Whisky In the Pod-OShow Notes Episode 231: “There’s Whisky In the Pod-O”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe contemplates legal action against Glenlivet as he has had whiskey in a pod for over four years now! On the show this week we discuss all the ways Americans love to love their liquor for very short periods of time. (Remember Zima?)
Along the way we visit a young Dave as he is caught en flagrante de drinko by his parents. (Who drinks OJ and Rum?) Then we hit the history books for another in our recurring looks at how much Americans love getting shit faced! (Did yo...
2019-10-1231 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 230: What the World Needs Now, is Dudes, More DudesShow Notes Episode 230: “What the World Needs Now Is Dudes, More Dudes”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares this aggression will not stand, man! As the bouncer tosses him headfirst into a dumpster behind a Schenectady dive bar. (Again.) On the show this week we are stressed from all the crazy business going on in the world and take a break to examine the World of Dudes. (Excellent!)
Along the way we learn the exact moment when Dave came into his identity as a Dude. (Oddly enough, he is still wearing the same shirt as he was in 1984, it is just...
2019-10-0529 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 228: Chubby White Guy BluesShow Notes Episode 228: “Chubby White Guy Blues”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe apologizes if anyone was offended by his statements at the bar last week, he wants everyone to know that he considered himself an artist and was pushing the boundaries of what he thought he could get away with. (He got his ass kicked by a 63 year old Grandma) On the show this week, we examine the boundaries of what chubby white guys CAN get away and find them appropriately shrinking. (Not fast enough though)
Along the way we learn how to homoerotically keep your child from swearing. (Rub that...
2019-09-2125 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 227: You Know I'm All About that VapeShow Notes Episode 227: “You Know I’m All About That Vape”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe comes back from vacation cranky and hungover, so basically nothing has changed. On the show this week we dive headfirst into the vaping panic sweeping the nation and it smells rather like our childhood breakfast cereal.
Along the way we find ourselves delighted to watch a full blown social panic unfold before our very eyes! (There are about seven or eight social panics going on right now, but this the newest and least offensive.) We discover where Dave’s nicotine addiction springs from. (He just wan...
2019-09-1327 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 218: Redneck High Holy DayShow Notes Episode 218: “Redneck High Holy Day”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands we hold his beer and watch this! (It ends about as well as you expect.) On the show this week we are talking about the 4th of July, and how people are WAY to upset about Trump’s Military MAGA Rally on the Mall! (Honestly, you all should know better than to expect him to do the right thing by now!)
Along the way, we learn a little history about Independence Day. (For example it was Bill PULLMAN in the movie, not Bill Paxton!) We also learn that w...
2019-07-0425 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 218: Redneck High Holy DayShow Notes Episode 218: “Redneck High Holy Day”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands we hold his beer and watch this! (It ends about as well as you expect.) On the show this week we are talking about the 4th of July, and how people are WAY to upset about Trump’s Military MAGA Rally on the Mall! (Honestly, you all should know better than to expect him to do the right thing by now!)
Along the way, we learn a little history about Independence Day. (For example it was Bill PULLMAN in the movie, not Bill Paxton!) We also learn that w...
2019-07-0425 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 216: It Must Be George's WillShow Notes Episode 216: “It Must Be George’s Will”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe talks about losing his religion only to discover he’s said too much, or he hasn’t said enough. On the show this week we talk about the life, career and impact of George Carlin, and why Dave only prays to George. (It’s because every prayer starts with a profanity!)
Along the way we learn all the ways George was manifestly unfit to serve in the military and how strikingly similar his experience was with Dave’s! (We will never figure out how Dave wasn’t booted out too...
2019-06-2240 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 216: It Must Be George's WillShow Notes Episode 216: “It Must Be George’s Will”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe talks about losing his religion only to discover he’s said too much, or he hasn’t said enough. On the show this week we talk about the life, career and impact of George Carlin, and why Dave only prays to George. (It’s because every prayer starts with a profanity!)
Along the way we learn all the ways George was manifestly unfit to serve in the military and how strikingly similar his experience was with Dave’s! (We will never figure out how Dave wasn’t booted out too...
2019-06-2240 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 214: Calling Occupants of Interplanetary CraftsShow Notes Episode 214: “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Crafts”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe has a Close Encounter of the Worst Kind when he is confronted by Men in Black demanding he pay his bar tabs. On the show this week we examine the nonchalance of First Contact. (Aliens? SO BORING!)
Along the way we discuss the technologies the Aliens traded us for unlimited human abductions. (High speed porn was a great deal!) We dig deep on the latest spate of reports of flying Tic Tacs spotted by Navy pilots. (Why Tics Tacs when Mentos makes more sense propulsion wise?) We exam...
2019-06-0124 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 212: You Gotta Keep 'Em ImpregnatedShow Notes Episode 212: “You Gotta Keep ‘Em Impregnated”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe finally gets “The Talk” and learned where bar tabs come from. (When a podcast host loves whiskey very much…) On the show this week keep it FUN with a deep dive with the assault on Roe v Wade! (Don’t worry Gavin edited out all the “jokes” Dave learned as a kid.)
Along the way learn the origin story of the the most controversial Supreme Court ruling in the latter half of the 20th Century! (No, not ALMOTA FARMERS ELEVATOR & WHSE. CO. v. U.S.(1973), the other one that year.) W...
2019-05-1828 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 212: You Gotta Keep 'Em ImpregnatedShow Notes Episode 212: “You Gotta Keep ‘Em Impregnated”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe finally gets “The Talk” and learned where bar tabs come from. (When a podcast host loves whiskey very much…) On the show this week keep it FUN with a deep dive with the assault on Roe v Wade! (Don’t worry Gavin edited out all the “jokes” Dave learned as a kid.)
Along the way learn the origin story of the the most controversial Supreme Court ruling in the latter half of the 20th Century! (No, not ALMOTA FARMERS ELEVATOR & WHSE. CO. v. U.S.(1973), the other one that year.) W...
2019-05-1828 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 210: We Drink, and We Know ThingsEpisode 210: We Drink and We Know Things
This week Host Dave Bledsoe stumbles out from his hiding spot in the crypts only find out he was only passed out in the boiler room again. On the show this week reveal the secret of the Night Kings power! (Hint: Fan rage!) Don’t worry, the episode is spoiler free. (Unless you count us talking about all the things that happen on the show.)
Along the way we examine the phenomena that is Game of Thrones and how it went from little noticed fantasy novel to the biggest television show in history! (We...
2019-05-0431 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 209: All We Are Saying Is, Give Impeachment a ChanceEpisode 209: All We Are Saying Is, Give Impeachment a Chance
This week Host Dave Bledsoe and the staff are embroiled in an editorial fracas over what to name the show. (Peaches! COME ON the bands LITERAL name is Presidents of the United States!) Also, we talk about the Mueller Report and what should done about it. (But come on imPEACHment! It makes so much sense!)
Along the way we dig into the details provided by the Special Counsel about the crimes, demi-crimes and quasi-crimes committed by President Peach. We dive into the Attorney General’s position that you can’t pros...
2019-04-2727 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 208: Times We Were Wasted on the WayShow Notes Episode 208 “Times We Got Wasted on the Way” (4th Anniversary Show)
This week host Dave Bledsoe sobers up briefly and reacts in horror at how he’s spent the last four years of his life. (He had a few drinks to settle his nerves, he’s fine now.) On the show this week we spend our time gazing in our navels about what we’ve learned in four years of doing a low rated podcast. (Very, very, VERY little.)
Along the way we learn that Dave is an award winning poet. (If you count Second Grade) a playwright and a part...
2019-04-2033 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 208: Times We Were Wasted on the WayShow Notes Episode 208 “Times We Got Wasted on the Way” (4th Anniversary Show)
This week host Dave Bledsoe sobers up briefly and reacts in horror at how he’s spent the last four years of his life. (He had a few drinks to settle his nerves, he’s fine now.) On the show this week we spend our time gazing in our navels about what we’ve learned in four years of doing a low rated podcast. (Very, very, VERY little.)
Along the way we learn that Dave is an award winning poet. (If you count Second Grade) a playwright and a part...
2019-04-2033 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 207: Teach the World TurtleShow Notes Episode 207: Teach the World Turtle
This week Host Dave Bledsoe helps science image a Black Hole MUCH closer to Earth by providing them with ten years of his credit reports. On the show this week, we examine the conspiracy theory that makes QAnon seem quite logical: Flat Earthers. (Though, many of them are the same people people.)
Along the way we learn about Dave’s crippling fear of Vampires in his youth and his flirtation with Catholicism. (It didn’t take long to be replaced by a rational fear of Catholics Priests.) Then we dive right in to the...
2019-04-1336 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 204: Kellyanne, Don't Take Your Love to TrumpShow Notes Episode 204: Kellyanne, Don’t Take Your Love to Trump
This week Host Dave Bledsoe doles out relationship advice, unfortunately his only lasting one is with a bottle of Jameson. (To be fair, they’ve been together for years!) On the show this week, we talk Conway vs Conway in a steel cage match to keep the love of a good woman from being stolen away by a dinky fingered porn groper. (Surprisingly, this is NOT as shot at Dave!)
Along the way we look at the history of Worst Couple as they rose from the children of wealth and...
2019-03-2323 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 201: Horrible BossesShow Notes Episode 201: Horrible Bosses
This week Host Dave Bledsoe completes the staff’s annual performance reviews only to find they all quit some time ago. (Except for you, Gavin.) On the show this week, we talk about Senator Amy Klobuchar candidacy for Worst Boss of the Year and whether or not it impacts her chances on that other thing she’s running for. (Hint: Yes.)
Along the way we learn about some of Dave’s worst bosses, his best boss and about his own management style. (Gavin keeps laugh/barking at the term “management”) We learn what it means to be “Min...
2019-03-0224 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 195: Pardon This Trash HeapShow Notes Episode 195: “Pardon This Trash Heap”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides to tidy up and organize the studio by finally collecting all the empty Jameson bottles and use the recycling cash for more Jameson. (Seriously, this is a HUGE amount of recycling cash!) On the show this week we examine the latest craze sweeping the nation: throwing out all of your useless crap so you can buy MORE useless crap! (God Bless America!)
Along the way we meet Marie Kondo, whose philosophy of organizing has inspired America to flood Goodwill with old tshirts and skid marked underwear. We lear...
2019-01-1928 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 195: Pardon This Trash HeapShow Notes Episode 195: “Pardon This Trash Heap”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides to tidy up and organize the studio by finally collecting all the empty Jameson bottles and use the recycling cash for more Jameson. (Seriously, this is a HUGE amount of recycling cash!) On the show this week we examine the latest craze sweeping the nation: throwing out all of your useless crap so you can buy MORE useless crap! (God Bless America!)
Along the way we meet Marie Kondo, whose philosophy of organizing has inspired America to flood Goodwill with old tshirts and skid marked underwear. We lear...
2019-01-1928 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 194: When the Walls Come Tumblin' DownShow Notes Episode 194: “When the Walls Coming Tumblin’ Down”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe learns there IS a lot of difference between a bridge and a wall, when John Cameron Mitchell threatens to sue him for performing Hedwig songs at karaoke. (Talk about Hedwig’s lament!) On the show this week, we talk how every government shutdown is stupid, but a Trump shutdown is stupid in it’s own way.
Along the way we learn about the history of shutting down the government and who is always responsibly. (Hint: They contain the letter G,O, &P). We detail exactly HOW we got to...
2019-01-1231 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 193: And the Race Is OnShow Notes Episode 193: And the Race Is On
This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels tears welling up cold and deep on the inside when he discovers he’s caught his testicles in his zipper. Again. On the show this week we examine the early contenders for the Democratic nomination in 2020. (We know, too soon.)
Along the way, we break down the pros and cons of the top seven polling potentials and award each a highly scientific rating on their chances based on Dave’s Maternal Grandmother’s sophisticated Granny Contingent Possibility Scale. (Suck it Nate Silver and Nate Cohen!) We look i...
2019-01-0533 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 191: Christmas Eve In The Drunk TankThis week Host Dave Bledsoe lays out his holiday plans, he hears the Tombs has some killer eggnog made with lighter fluid. On the Show this week, we are talking Christmas Songs, the bad, the awful and the excruciatingly terrible! (This should be fun!)
Along the way we learn some dubious information about the origins of music, or least the origins of the earworm. Then we remind you that Dave is a terrible human being and you shouldn’t take ANYTHING he says all that seriously. (Except when he says he is a terrible person, believe THAT!) Pushing forward we ex...
2018-12-2230 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 189: Now You're Messing With A Son of a BitchShow Notes Episode 189: “Now You’re Messing With A Son of a Bitch”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe exploits his grief to elicit compassion and understanding, also to cadge as many free drinks as a possible. On the show this week we find a way to make George HW Bush’s death even MORE polarizing and controversial. (It’s a gift we possess.)
Along the way we learn about Dave’s childhood pets, some of whom were actually real and NOT imaginary Klingon Targs. Then we jump to the Twitter outrage over the Slatest Slate Article Slated in the history of Slate. F...
2018-12-0830 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 187: A Yam for Katta (Thanksgiving Special)Show Notes Episode 187: “A Yam for Katta”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe eschews his usual anger and bitterness and tells a heartwarming tale of true togetherness and gratitude on Thanksgiving. There is also talk of copious amounts of alcohol because he is broken and desperate person. (Get HELP!)
Along the way we learn of a few of Dave’s Thanksgiving disasters, such as the seafood feast and the time he ate Gaejang-guk. (The less you know about either of these the better.) We learn why Southerners make so much damn food every time they cook. (Turns out they are very GOOD a...
2018-11-2120 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 186: Operation Circle JerkShow Notes Episode 186: “Operation Circle Jerk”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe recalls exactly where he went wrong in life, and it begins where you might expect, on a shitter truck. On the show this week we examine another kind of waste with the troops on the US-Mexico border. (We are going to need a bigger truck)
Along the way we look at some other times Presidents have used the military to score cheap political points. (Operation Obfuscate Lewinsky was a travesty!) Then we learn to speak Military as Dave translates the complex jargon of service members into civilian. (You start by s...
2018-11-1724 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 186: Operation Circle JerkShow Notes Episode 186: “Operation Circle Jerk”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe recalls exactly where he went wrong in life, and it begins where you might expect, on a shitter truck. On the show this week we examine another kind of waste with the troops on the US-Mexico border. (We are going to need a bigger truck)
Along the way we look at some other times Presidents have used the military to score cheap political points. (Operation Obfuscate Lewinsky was a travesty!) Then we learn to speak Military as Dave translates the complex jargon of service members into civilian. (You start by s...
2018-11-1724 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 185: If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You NeedShow Notes Episode 185: “If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe mixes up a Blue Wave at the bar, which is a drink containing some kind of blue mouthwash and vodka from a plastic jug. (It taste worse than it sounds) On the show this week, we analyze last week’s election only to discover things are better than you think they are. (Unlike Dave’s Blue Wave)
Along the way we talk briefly about Jeff Sessions being fired. (YAY!) and what happens to the Mueller investigation. (Boo!) and what we can do about it now t...
2018-11-1023 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled (Spooktacular Part 2)Show Notes Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled (Spooktacular Part 2)
This week Host Dave Bledsoe heads back to his old stomping grounds in Arkansas after 30 years only find he is STILL not welcome a Ray’s Ray’s Taphouse in Blytheville after what he did. On the show this week, we finish up Part Two of the Halloween Spooktacular by looking at the low point of the Satanic Panic. (Besides Dave being forced to sell his Dungeon Master’s Guide.)
Along the way we discover why Dave never became a Goth Kid (Turns out even Goth Kids won’t hang w...
2018-10-3023 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled (Spooktacular Part 2)Show Notes Episode 183: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled (Spooktacular Part 2)
This week Host Dave Bledsoe heads back to his old stomping grounds in Arkansas after 30 years only find he is STILL not welcome a Ray’s Ray’s Taphouse in Blytheville after what he did. On the show this week, we finish up Part Two of the Halloween Spooktacular by looking at the low point of the Satanic Panic. (Besides Dave being forced to sell his Dungeon Master’s Guide.)
Along the way we discover why Dave never became a Goth Kid (Turns out even Goth Kids won’t hang w...
2018-10-3023 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 182: After the Bombs SubsideEpisode 182: After the Bombs Subside
This week Host Dave Bledsoe is PISSED because he worked on a damn script all week and had to rewrite an entire show on Friday! Again! On the show this week, we chuck the show we had in the trash (Honestly the best thing for it) and talk about the MAGA Bomber. We didn’t WANT to, but now we HAVE to!
Along the way we dig into latest conspiracy theory spun out of the fevered imaginations of the MAGAnoscenti to attempt to delude the easily deluded into believing George Soros bombed himself. (Our brain hu...
2018-10-2727 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 182: After the Bombs SubsideEpisode 182: After the Bombs Subside
This week Host Dave Bledsoe is PISSED because he worked on a damn script all week and had to rewrite an entire show on Friday! Again! On the show this week, we chuck the show we had in the trash (Honestly the best thing for it) and talk about the MAGA Bomber. We didn’t WANT to, but now we HAVE to!
Along the way we dig into latest conspiracy theory spun out of the fevered imaginations of the MAGAnoscenti to attempt to delude the easily deluded into believing George Soros bombed himself. (Our brain hu...
2018-10-2727 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 179: In Vino VeritasShow Notes Episode 179: “In Vino Veritas”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to fondly recalls his past only to discover he really can’t remember an awful lot of what went on. On the show this week we tackle America’s drinking problem. (The problem is America is making us all drink!)
Along the way we examine some troublesome revelations about Dave’s sexual predilections. (Christmas is ruined forever) Then we take a stiff drink and get down the business of what makes people drink. (Hint: It is something you did.) We tackle the moral implications of binge drinking and whether or...
2018-10-0627 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 177: A Dick Joke Too FarShow Notes Episode 177: “A Dick Joke Too Far”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals himself to his fans in a moment of heartfelt intimacy and vulnerability, much to everyone’s regret. (Dick Trigger Warning Given) On the show the week, we discuss….well what the hell else are we going to discuss on this show? The Supreme Court pick? That isn’t funny! Trump’s Mushroom Dick, now THAT is funny!
Along the way we learn more than we ever wanted to know about Presidential Peen, from Washington’s Wooden Dick to LBJ’s Hogleg, we cover all the POTUS prick trivia you...
2018-09-2227 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 176: Roughing the SnapperEpisode 175: “Roughing the Snapper”
This week all of Host Dave Bledsoe’s rowdy friends are coming over only to find he’s not home and is in fact in a bar getting shit faced by himself. Again. On the show this week we go all sports talk radio and give a surprising answer to the question “Is football good now?” (Answer: “Ish”)
Along the way we hear the very brief and very awkward tale of Dave’s football career. (Think Verne Troyer -RIP- but with far less dignity.) We go on learn the secret of acceptance in small town High Schools. (Cheap p...
2018-09-1529 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 176: Roughing the SnapperEpisode 175: “Roughing the Snapper”
This week all of Host Dave Bledsoe’s rowdy friends are coming over only to find he’s not home and is in fact in a bar getting shit faced by himself. Again. On the show this week we go all sports talk radio and give a surprising answer to the question “Is football good now?” (Answer: “Ish”)
Along the way we hear the very brief and very awkward tale of Dave’s football career. (Think Verne Troyer -RIP- but with far less dignity.) We go on learn the secret of acceptance in small town High Schools. (Cheap p...
2018-09-1529 min
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 170: She Was With the Russians TOO?Show Notes Episode 170: “She Was With the Russians TOO?”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe’s cover is blown when he orders his whiskey shaken not stirred. On the show this week we infiltrate the shadowy world of Russian Honey Pots, only to discover Winnie the Pooh isn’t a Russian Bear. (A Leather Daddy named Dimitri, on the other hand…)
Along the way we learn the secret history of Dave’s favorite bar in college. (Hint: Cheap liquor and liberal ID checking policies.) We reveal the reasons why dumpy middle age Republican operatives get all the hot chicks. (They are all Russian...
2018-07-2830 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Episode 170: She Was With the Russians TOO?Show Notes Episode 170: “She Was With the Russians TOO?”
This week Host Dave Bledsoe’s cover is blown when he orders his whiskey shaken not stirred. On the show this week we infiltrate the shadowy world of Russian Honey Pots, only to discover Winnie the Pooh isn’t a Russian Bear. (A Leather Daddy named Dimitri, on the other hand…)
Along the way we learn the secret history of Dave’s favorite bar in college. (Hint: Cheap liquor and liberal ID checking policies.) We reveal the reasons why dumpy middle age Republican operatives get all the hot chicks. (They are all Russian...
2018-07-2830 min