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Show Notes Episode 290: That Loser Who Shot John Lennon This week Host Dave Bledsoe runs into what he thought was a crazed fan trying to kill him only to discover it was just an angry bar owner trying to collect on a bar tab.  (That happens a lot) On the show this week we mine the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death for all the clicks and downloads we can with the backstory of the fat stupid l...

Show Notes Episode 289: Reverend Jones, You Better Watch Your Speed Part Two of the Early Life of Reverend Jim Jones This week Host Dave Bledsoe mixes up a mean punch of Flavor Aid and Everclear calling it the Jonestown Surprise and gets kicked out of Friendsgiving.  (again) On the show this week we wrap up with part two of Jim Jones the early years much to our surprise.  (We really thought he wou...

Holiday Bonus: Episode 35 Jesus, Uncle Dave Is Already Drunk (Redux) This week the show is “enjoying” a socially distant Thanksgiving, meaning Dave is alone in the studio naked from the waist down rubbing his bare ass on Gavin’s microphone. (So, pretty much a regular week for him, and Gavin.) Don’t worry, the regular show will be in your feed Monday morning! We are breaking out this bonus edition...

Show Notes Episode 288: Pass Me A Bottle, Reverend Jones This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels the power of the spirit move him as he finishes off a bottle of grain alcohol and passes out on the street in front of his building. (again) On the show this week we mark the 42nd Anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre with our trademark brand of good taste and compassion. (Meaning very little of either) Alon...

Episode 287: The Witch of November This week, Host Dave Bledsoe lies when he tries to convince the bartender he was a sailor on the Edmund Fitzgeral and should not pay this bartab, only to learn the 23 year old NYC bartender has no idea who this “Edmund Fitzwhatever” is. On the show this week, we mark the 45th anniversary of the loss of the Pride of the American Side with a whole new theory on wha...

Episode 286: One Toke Over the State Line, Sweet Jesus This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember if he has any friends who live in New Jersey only to discover he doesn’t have FRIENDS that live in New York. (He is a sad, sad man)  On the show this week we talk about the BIG news from the election, New Jersey has legalized weed! (Everybody meet up at the Bada Bong!) Along the way we discuss the...

Show Notes Episode 285:  Rendlesham Part Two Bentwaters Boogaloo (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe admits nothing, denies everything, demands proof and makes counter accusations regarding this bar tab you expect him to pay!  On the show this week we wrap up Spooktacular 2020 with Part Two of the Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident with some hard truths about the Defenders of the Force.  (...

Deep the mountains of East Tennessee lies a holler none dare be after the suns sets. The ghosts of Black Jack's Church murdered in the waning days of the Civil War cry out for mercy long after the fires went to ashes. This is our last bonus episode for Spooktacular 2020, listen in the dark, if you dare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 284: There’s A Light Over At the Rendlesham Place Part 1 of the Rendlesham Forest UFO Sighting (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe opens up his military service record only to savor how many times he was almost booted out of the Air Force. (How did this guy get an Honorable Discharge?) On the show this week we head across to The Pond to examine our Special Relationsh...

From last year's Spooktacular, we give to you our new listeners in hope you will amble over to https://www.patreon.com/whatthehellpodcast and drop a dollar for THIS year's Spooky Specials! Or perhaps some horrifying swag for a few pence more! We give to you this dramatic reading of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell Tale Heart! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 283: Play Me Some Mountain Madness Part 2 The Yuba County Five (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals HIS thoughts on what happened to the Yuba County Five only to reveal he hasn’t really given it any thought. (What, you expected answers?) On the show this week we examine other people’s theories of the disappearance from the likely to the wildly implausible. (Ag...

Hello podfriends! How about some missives from mass murderers? As part of Spooktacular 2020 we offer some notes of the not at all well as they communicate with those trying to stop them! Including Otis Toole, Jack the Ripper and of course, David Berkowitz the Son of Sam! Enjoy this pod extra and remember friends: STAY SPOOOOOOOOKY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Show Notes Episode 282: Play Me Some Mountain Madness The Yuba County Five Part 1 (Spooktacular 2020!) This week Host Dave Bledsoe returns to his old stomping grounds in Northern California only to find several outstanding bar tabs and at least one paternity suit. (This is why he can’t go home again.) On the show this week we kick off Spooktacular 2020 with part one of a two part story about the m...

Show Notes Episode 281:Get Me the HELL Out of Here Part 2, Planetary Zillow This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides he is ready to find a new bar to drink at, because they kicked him out of the one he was just in. (He is running out of bars) On the show this week, it is part two of two part series about getting the hell off this dumb, dumb planet! Along the way we explore all of our “local” options fo...

Episode 280: “Get Me the HELL Out of Here Part One: Flight Options This 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 t...

Episode 279: Warning, Challenger Jokes Ahead This week Host Dave Bledsoe volunteers to be the first podcast host in space thinking it might convince people to buy him free drinks. (It doesn’t.) On the show this week we are somehow topical and yet entirely outdated as we talk about the Challenger Disaster. (Yes, sadly, he DOES do the jokes.) Along the way we learn that most of what people SAY they...

Special Edition 10: Inflection Point In this Special Edition Podcast we reflect on the dire situation the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg places all of us in, and mourn how her passing will be eclipsed by the coming shit storm. Don’t come looking for hopeful words about the enduring legacy of a mighty champion of freedom and justice, because those are the first two things to go when she is replaced...

Show Notes Episode 278: No One Cares About Your Baby’s Penis, Bob This 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 disa...

Show Notes Episode 277: The Stranger Danger Is Dangerously Strange This 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...

Show 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...

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...

Show 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!) A...

Show Notes Episode 273: School’s Out FOREVER This 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 t...

Episode 272: Every Single One of Us the Devil Inside This week Host Dave Bledsoe hits the town looking his own Demon Lover only to find even the Devil won’t have sex with him. (Satan has SOME standards, please!) On the show this week we talk about Trump’s newest medical professional “Doctor” Stella Immanuel and her interesting ideas about medicine! (Where does he keep finding these doctors, outsid...

Episode 271: “Q Can It Be Now?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe uncovers the truth about the conspiracy keeping him from paying his tab at the liquor store! (Hint: He’s a deadbeat and you should never give him a tab ANYWHERE!)  On the show this week, we take a fresh look at the Q Anon Conspiracy only to find, somehow, against all odds, it’s gotten dumber. Along the way we learn how JFK’s 1960 Presiden...