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Show 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...

Show 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 t...

Show 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...

Show Notes Episode 192: Reeling In the Year (2018 Recapped) This week Host Dave Bledsoe just phones it in really. (He is barely even trying.) Which is why you are getting a stupid clip show. It shows you, our valued listener that we we care just enough to do the very least. So, enjoy this year in review as we look back in loathing, disgust and horror on the year that was 2018 in one low rated podc...

This 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 t...

Show Notes Episode 190: “Every Step You Take, Every Move You Make” This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes control of his personal data only to find he is so boring no one is even interested in buying it. On the show this week, we dig in to how your life is up for sale and what you can do about it! (Turns out, not one damn thing. Spoiler Alert.) Along the way we learn how once upon a time, everyone was...

Show 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...

Show Notes Episode 188: “You Give Love A Bad Name” This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals he too was once called to mission, but missed the call because who the fuck answers an unknown number these days? On the show this week look at the strange tale of the American missionary who got his dumb ass killed trying to prosthelytize a tribe had no wish to hear the Good Word. (We guess they don’t answer un...

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...

Show 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 ch...

Show 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...

Show Notes Episode 184: “One More Last Chance” This week Host Dave Bledsoe has one simple message: VOTE Unless you are a Republican, in which case kindly disregard this message. Come back next week for analysis, insight and poop references. BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTED. If you didn’t, please, go fuck yourself! Our Sponsor this week is Beto. Beto is beautiful, Beto is Kind, Beto healed my bones spurs. We...

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. (Be...

Episode 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 t...

Show Notes Episode 181: To Hell With the Devil (Spooktacular Part 1) This week Host Dave Bledsoe puts on his Iron Maiden t-shirt, straps his spikes on his wrists and prepares to headbang like like a MoFo, only to hurt his back when he tried. (He is SO OLD!) On the show this week it is part one our annual Halloween Spooktacular! Join us as we open the vaults of time and draw forth ancient tomes of...

Episode 180: “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels better than he has in years when he realizes he no longer has to quit smoking or drinking because we are all going to die! On the show this week we regretfully inform you that we are all going to die. (In a couple of decades, plan ahead!) That’s right we tackle the big UN Climate Change Repor...

Show 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 foreve...

Show Notes Episode 178: “I Wonder Who the Real Men Are” This week Host Dave Bledsoe flips through the pages of his high school yearbook to confirm he correctly recalls not raping anyone in high school. On the show this week we flip through America’s high school yearbook to find it full assholes named Brett. Along the way we ponder why ANYONE would look back fondly on high school. (Get a fucking li...

Show 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...

Episode 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 foot...

Show Notes Episode 175: “Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs” This week, Host Dave Bledsoe is back from his bender (which he called a “wedding”) and is ready to kiss and tell about being kicked in the crotch by the groom. (He deserved it, trust us!) On the show this week we confront the viral load of Internet stupid this week to find the prognosis is not...well it’s not good. Along the way we d...

Host Dave Bledsoe is marrying people this weekend, so we are running a "best of" (Frankly, if this our best maybe we should keep to ourselves) this week. We reach back to November of 2017 to remind that Louis CK did some really bad shit and hasn't done ANYTHING to make it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 174: “Donnie Are You OK, Are You OK Donnie?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe is held in contempt until such time as finally clears up his bar tab. On the show this week we talk about some other contemptible fellows who suddenly find themselves looking at long stretches in prison. (Orange is the new Ostrich leather!) Along the way we discuss the Summer of 1974 and the crimes that cam...

Show Notes: Episode 173 “Cold Hearted Snake” This week Host Dave Bledsoe is secretly recorded during a production meeting saying a terrible thing, only to immediately say it publically when asked about the tape. On the show this week, we talk tapes, who said what, to whom and when and whether or not those tapes will even matter when they heard. (Answer: Not in the in the least.) Along the way we u...

Hello Podfriends! I am travelling to me ancestral homeland of the Deep South to partake in a cultural ritual celebrating my own person origin story! My parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary! Yes, I have parents! And no, they are not proud of me. (HInt: They are. A little.) Therefore here is a Flashback Episode, Episode 162 "Hey Little Sister, What Have You Done". Because we are nothing if not on point...