Dave Bledsoe

What the HELL Were You Thinking?

Comedy EN ↓ 634 episodes

All the things that made the world the way it is now.   Welcome to the podcast takes your nostalgia, tells you the history behind it and makes you ask What the HELL Were You Thinking. Host Dave Bledsoe takes the history, politics and pop culture of the past fifty years and explains what it was like to live through it and why it is still ruining the world today. So join Dave, his hapless Producer Gavin St James every Monday for time capsule of truth! Find us at whatthehellpodcast.com, @whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social and the show name on Facebook. 

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Author

Dave Bledsoe

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

www.whatthehellpodcast.com

Latest episode

Oct 26, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 133: Screaming In the Night 28.10.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 133: “Screaming In the Night” This week Host Dave Bledsoe’s unmanly shrieks of terror ring through the studio, informing us he’s caught his penis in his zipper. Again. On the show this week we have Part Two of our Annual Halloween Spooktacular, ghosts, ghouls and evil entities. (This is our name for debt collectors.) Presented for your consideration, these tales of horror spun f...

Episode 132: Little Green Dudes 21.10.2017

Episode #132: “Little Green Dudes” This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers the Truth Is Out There, but he refuses to believe it. On the show this week it is the first of a kinda sort two-part episode for Halloween, and we are talking Space Invaders. (We sucked at that game.) From the mysteries of UFO’s to government cover-ups of alien technology we tell it like it is! (Suck it Men In Black!) Come ba...

Episode 131: Harvey Danger 13.10.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 131: “Harvey Danger” This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes all Hollywood, unfortunately that means he passed out drunk in an abandoned Hollywood Video store. Again. On the show this week we talk about Horny Harvey Weinstein the handiest rapist in Hollywood! (Allegedly) Along the way we meander around such topics as where to find succor in these painful days. (Hint: Might want to avoi...

Episode 130: Better Dead Than LegislaTED 06.10.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 130: “Better Dead Than LegislaTED” This week Host Dave Bledsoe let Jesus take the wheel only to find Jesus doesn’t even have a license. On the show the week we talk (What else?) the shooting in Las Vegas and reach the same conclusion as always: nothing means nothing, but it’s free. Along the way we ask how many guns are too many guns. (Irrational Numbers) We activate the Nationa...

129: Kneel Before TrumpZod 30.09.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 129: KNEEL BEFORE TRUMPZOD This week Host Dave Bledsoe screams “Put me in coach” only to be kicked out another stranger’s lamaze class. On the show this week we tackle the NFL Protests only to get called for roughing the Producer. (Could be worse, it could be illegal use of hands.) Along the way we ponder alternate names for the show, and decide the one we have is obtuse enough....

Episode 128: Delayed Onset Adulthood 22.09.2017

Show Notes Episode 128: “Delayed Onset Adulthood” This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes in search of his lost childhood only to find wasn’t lost but living in Central America under an assumed name. On the show this week look at a study about the kids of today which reveals just how BORING they are. (No surprises there.) Along the way we learn the benefits of early teen nerdhood (plausible deniability)...

Episode 127 "What's Happening" 16.09.2017

Show Notes Episode #127: “What’s Happening” This week host Dave Bledsoe dives into Hillary Clinton’s new book only find out Rerun appears nowhere in the text. On the show this week we discuss not Hillary’s book itself but the backlash to the book even existing. (It’s like people don’t LIKE Hillary Clinton!) Additionally we admit even we are sick and tired of talking about the 2016 election. (We ar...

Episode 126: Aww Look What You Made Me Do 09.09.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 126: “Aww, Look What You Made Me Do!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe orders up some Pumpkin Spice Lattes and has his Ugg boots dry cleaned because it Fall BITCHES! On the show the week we talk Taylor Swift’s new album Reputation! (Wait, WHAT??!?) We dish all the hot takes on Tay Tay’s latest and ponder what is new for the Squad! (So confused right now…). Get ready Stans because we...

Episode 125: Pathos of the Nerds 01.09.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 125: “THE PATHOS OF THE NERDS” This week Host Dave Bledsoe makes his Saving Throw vs. Despair and hits a Nat 20. On the show this week we talk about what it means to Nerd! (Hint: The tape on the glasses is over!) Along the way we hit the highlights of the Game of Thrones season finale because the SEO on this search term is through the ROOF! Then we check in on all our X-Files Sh...

Episode 124: A War Without End, Amen 26.08.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 124: “A War Without End, Amen” This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets a little chilly and goes searching for a comfy knitted blanket. On the show this week we talk about the latest plan win with war and bring us peace with honor. (We think this means Afghanistan, but we are not completely sure.) Along the way we reminisce about a simple time, when a cell phone was just a phone, Donald...

The Last Episode of Fulcrum 18.08.2017

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Episode 123: White Like Me 18.08.2017

Show Notes Episode 123: “White Like Me” This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes a long hard look at the man in the mirror, and does not like the person he sees. On the show this week we talk about what happened in Charlottesville and how things like this keep happening. (We think the Nazis had something to do with it.) Along the way we ask if our picking on the fat kids as children had consequences on t...

Episode 122: Modern Major Generals 11.08.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 122: “Models of Modern Major Generals” This Week Host Dave Bledsoe has information animal, vegetable and mineral which will be useful scrounging for food in the radioactive ashes of nuclear armageddon. On the show this week we take a look Trump’s Modern Major Generals and wonder if they are too much of a good thing. (Someday, but not yet.) Along the way we discuss how the Guaman...

Episode 121: "I Can't Believe Its Not Better" 04.08.2017

Show Notes Episode #121: “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe spreads buttery goodness on America only to find a lot of people think he is making a sexual innuendo. On the show this week we talk about the “plan” from the Democrats to take back America, it’s uh--Better? (Narrator: “It wasn’t”) Along the way we discuss the Presidential contenders for 2020 (Yeah, already) an...

Episode 120: "My Own Personal Vietnam" 29.07.2017

EPISODE #120: “My Own Personal Viet Nam” This week Host Dave Bledsoe wonders if he can still get 10% off his order at Denny’s only to find there are no Denny’s in New York City. On the show this week we tackle the Trump Tweet on Trans Bans. (Hint: We are pissed) Along the way there are explanations of the military supply chain vis a vie being able to wipe your butt, and reveal the latest in combat...

Episode 119: Steel Rail Blues 22.07.2017

EPISODE #119: “Steel Rail Blues” This week Host Dave Bledsoe asks the listeners to please stand clear of the closing doors, there is a podcast directly behind this one. On the show this week we take a look at the broke ass, no good, very bad, pee smelling New York City Subway System. (Don’t worry we make it relevant to you Middle America!) If you’ve never experienced a crowded mass transit man vig...

Episode 118: From Russia With Derp 15.07.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 118: “From Russia With Derp” This week Host Dave Bledsoe has his manager reach out to contacts in Germany hoping to set up a meeting about some compromising material he has on Angela Merkel, only discover he has no manager. On the show this week, we discuss how a music promoter, a shitty Russian Pop Star and a lawyer named we think Natasha Fatale somehow managed to fuck Hillary...

Episode 117: All We Have to Fear is the Tweet Itself 08.07.2017

Episode 117: All We Have to Fear Is the Tweet Itself This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets body slammed by the truth when he learns that wrestling is still a thing apparently. On the show this week, we tackle the Trump’s Twitter War with the Media and wonder what the hell is wrong with America. (Hint: Both suck.) Along the way we dive into the credibility gap between our Fourth Estate and the American...

Episode 116: Death By A Thousand Tax Cuts 01.07.2017

EPISODE #116: “Death By A Thousand Tax Cuts” This week Host Dave Bledsoe asks the doctor to give him news, only find out he has bad case of loving you. (The prognosis is not good.) On the show this week we FINALLY do the health care episode we’ve been trying avoid like a Republican Congressman in his district. Like his constituents, it leaves us even more pissed off than when we started. Along the...

Episode 115: The Center Cannot Hold 23.06.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE #115: “The Center Cannot Hold” This week Host Dave Bledsoe plaintively asks if he is naught but a pair of ragged claws only to discover he’s mixed up W.B. Yeats and T.S. Elliott. Again. On the show this week we plaintively ask why can’t we all just get along only to discover we’ve NEVER really gotten along, we just stopped pretending to even try. Along the way we discover that H...

Episode #114: "The Mystery of Fresno" 20.06.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE #114: “The Mystery of Fresno” This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to roll a Saving Throw against the Real World and fails. On the show this week we turn our backs on all the bad news about shootings, Trumpcare and racist government officials and dive deep into a mystery of Lovecraftian proportion: Gary Gygax’s FBI File! Along the way we learn everything there is to know about t...

Episode #113: Saint Comey's Day 10.06.2017

Episode #113: “St. Comey’s Day” This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands loyalty from the staff in all things, and still can’t get Gavin to refill the damn ice trays when he empties one. On the show this week we celebrate the Feast of Saint Comey commemorating the day he came to the Senate and told them the President is a big fat doo doo head liar. (Religion is SO beautiful!) Along the way we share a p...

Episode 112: The Legend of the Headless President 03.06.2017

EPISODE #112: “The Legend of the Headless President” This week Host Dave Bledsoe shows America on the ventriloquist dummy where the bad joke touched him. On the show this week we discuss the hurt feelings and bitter tears shed when Kathy Griffin made Trump cry. (Donald, not Barron.) Along the way, we draw a parallel to a dead Greek that is shocking even to us. (Who THINKS of this stuff?) We remind...

Episode 111: "Me and Mister Jones" 26.05.2017

SHOW NOTES EPISODE #111: “ME AND MISTER JONES” This week Host Dave Bledsoe uncovers the REAL TRUTH about the greatest secret of the last two decades: Matthew Lesko’s book DID NOT contain secrets to free money from the government! On the show this week we dig for the truth about one Alex Emerick Jones being none other than BILL HICKS! (He, is not) Along the way we examine the kind of filth that dro...

Episode 110: Presenting President Pence 20.05.2017

This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers that an erection lasting longer than four hours really IS a medical emergency. (He was very excited by the Special Prosecutor) On the show this week we talk all the things that went wrong for the Donald in his very bad, no good Presidency. (We are going to be here for a while.) Along the way we learn everything there is to know worth knowing about future Presi...

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