Dave Bledsoe
What the HELL Were You Thinking?
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.
Author
Dave Bledsoe
Category
Podcast website
Latest episode
Jul 6, 2026
Where to listen?
Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soonPodcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts
Episodes
Episode 83: "The Horror, The Horror" Halloween Spooktacular 28.10.2016 23:38
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 83: “The Horror, The Horror” This week Host Dave Bledsoe does his level best to scare the hell out of you for our Halloween Spooktacular! In a frankly dark and deeply disturbing show, he reaches deep into the psyche and draws forth all the darkness inside. We no longer feel entirely safe alone with him. Our tales of horror and despair include Hillary’s first impeachment trial, b...
Episode 82: How to Keep an Idiot in Suspense 21.10.2016 28:25
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 82: “How to Keep an Idiot In Suspense” This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides the whole podcast rating system is rigged and refuses to accept them. How will he break the system and make podcasts mediocre again? He will keep us in suspense, I guess. (Hint: He really has no ideas at all.) Along the way we talk about the American tradition of people who lose elections not starting a w...
Special Edition #7: "Now We Know Who Is Doing the Raping" 16.10.2016 22:02
In yet another Special Edition Host Dave Bledsoe discusses the frankly disturbing allegations by numerous women against Donald Trump for sexual assault. They are disturbing not just for the obvious reasons but for the idea of this tiny orange fingers touching ANYONE! Along the way you get a behind the scenes peek at what it’s like to work on a low rated podcast (Hint: It’s not pretty) and we take...
Episode 81: "Burn One Down For Me" 15.10.2016 37:03
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 81: “Burn One Down For Me” This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes a good long look at the burning porta-potties that comprise the remnants of the Grand Old Party and he laughs and laughs like a gleeful child! In a long and painful journey we examine the rise of modern GOP from its inception in 1964 through the ascendancy during the Reagan years all the way through to the delightful c...
Special Edition Six: "Grab Em by the MEOW" 09.10.2016 25:55
SHOW NOTES SPECIAL EDITION SIX: “GRAB ‘EM BY THE *MEOW*” Called in on his day off to talk Trump Tapes, Host Dave Bledsoe is not at all happy about the situation. He breaks down what he said, when he said and wonders why it took insulting a White Woman to really get people mad. (Hint: The country is still really racist). Along the way we discuss the things men in say in lockers rooms (Hint: It usua...
Episode 80: "Johnson Goes Limp" 07.10.2016 30:11
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 80: “JOHNSON GOES LIMP” This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes for the cheap shots while ostensibly talking about the Libertarian Party and their candidate for President. If you think there are dick jokes, you would be correct. Along the way we examine the historical roots of political parties and what they stand for (Hint: Not you) and do a brief overview of Third Parties in America....
Episode 79: "Pogo the Clown Is Coming to Town" 30.09.2016 23:58
Show Notes Episode 79: “Pogo the Clown Is Coming to Town” This week Host Dave Bledsoe stops joking around and gets serious when he says the clown can stay but the Ferengi in the monkey suit has got to go! Our show topic this weekend is the extremely unfunny situation with millions of killer clowns crawling the streets of middle America terrorizing good god fearing White folks with their crazy pie...
Episode 77: "Exodus 22-18" 17.09.2016 27:05
SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 77 “EXODUS 22-18” This week Host Dave Bledsoe digs into his bookshelf and cracks open the Malleus Maleficarum for a hard hitting on expose on a certain Presidential Candidate may or may not be a Consort of Satan. Strangely it is NOT the one you might think we would choose. We also examine in detail what EXACTLY is wrong with Hillary Clinton (HInt: She’s tired of your shit!) and...
Special Edition #5: "Baskets of Deplorables" 10.09.2016 13:43
SHOW NOTES FOR SPECIAL EDITION #5: “Baskets of Deporables” The Return of Greg Bonecutter Jr! Host Dave Bledsoe woke up to a Twitter Storm about HRC’s speech remarks in NYC last night--apparently the racists are REALLY upset about being called racists. Our heart weeps for their pain. We also revisit last night’s show and take the media to task for not applying the slightest hint of context in pursu...
Episode 76: "Hillary Is Breaking the Curve" 09.09.2016 21:51
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 76: “Hillary Is Breaking the Curve” This week heavily hungover host Dave Bledsoe takes the media back to school where with the help of beautiful English professor and lovable cast of misfits he learns to respect his son and finally EARN that degree! We’re sorry, that is apparently the plot of a Rodney Dangerfield movie. No, in this week’s show we ask whether or not the press is...
Episode 75: "Hola Senor Trump!" 02.09.2016 29:27
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 75: ꜞHOLA SEÑOR TRUMP!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes South of the Border, Down Mexico way, to talk about El Guapo Douchbag Donald Trump’s immigration foibles, flip flops, waffles and finally HateFest 2016! It is muy malo! Along the way we also lament the state of the educational system in the 1970’s when the idea of learning a second language was considered un-American and...
Episode 74: Honky See, Honky Do 26.08.2016 19:34
Show Notes Episode 74: Honky See, Honky Do This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes back to his roots to discover what the hell is wrong with White People? We’ve learned we definitely CANNOT rule out inbreeding. Along the way we talk about Hillary’s big speech in Reno where she took Donny about behind the woodshed and tanned his ass with a hickory switch. We check in on the Neckbeards and Basement Dweller...
Episode 73: Season of the Bitch 19.08.2016 31:00
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 73: “Season of the Bitch” This week Host Dave Bledsoe breaks out his special Clinton Campaign Marrying License and get’s ready to start Gay Marrying unwilling Christians before they are shipped off to the FEMA camp! Along they way, we dive deep into the unrelenting hell on Earth it will be once Hillary is elected for women EVERYWHERE, because MEN are just going to be total twats...
Episode 72: Don't Panic! 12.08.2016 25:03
SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 72: “Don’t Panic!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to calm everyone down with some soothing music and sonorous chants he learned spending seven days in Tibet. He was not technically at a Buddhist Monastery, but in what the madam of the Lhasa cathouse assured him was a very “spiritual place”. Speaking of spirituality, we’ve decided Trump Followers are more cult members than a...
Episode 71: Someone Set Us Up the Bomb 05.08.2016 27:58
Show Notes Episode 71: Someone Set Us Up the Bomb This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers how to not stop worrying and very much fear the Bomb! He would also like someone to get this crying baby out of his studio! In the episode we find that repetition is very good, repetition is very good, as we go through the Chernobyl grade meltdown that is The Donald Trump Campaign for President. Along the way w...
An Open Letter on Sacrifice 02.08.2016 3:45
I’ve been accused of wearing my veteran status like a coat, which I don for political convenience. So, let me lay it aside for a moment. Let me speak instead as a member of a military family. If Donald Trump wants to know what sacrifice is, and he seems to need some education, look no further than a military family. Imagine your spouse, your parent and the hours they work, extend those by four or...
Episode 70: The Truth Is Out There 30.07.2016 26:48
This week Host Dave Bledsoe wipes the Cheez Whiz off his chest, and talks about all the doings at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Along the way he courts the rage of the American Hacking Community and anyone who doesn’t like the New England Patriots, two groups you REALLY don’t want pissed off at you. We deep dive into the Conspiracies hatched by the diabolic mastermind of the...
Episode 69: "Escape From America" 23.07.2016 23:21
This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers that friendship IS actually magic as he dissects the week at the Republican National Convention, we love you Twilight Sparkle! Along the way we learn about why Rudy Giuliani is so angry (hint:because he’s an asshole) and we give Intern Chrissy Christie our lunch order (WE SAID NO DAMN CHEESE!) We also wonder how in the hell we say something nice about Ted Cruz...
Episode 68 Convention Junction 16.07.2016 26:27
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 68: CONVENTION JUNCTION This week host Dave Bledsoe learns that Cleveland Ohio has not had a river catch fire in 47 years. But we expect all of that to change starting next week because their ain’t no party like a Republican Party cuz a Republican Party is full of white people doing a lot of very white things...and hookers. On the show this week we talk about all the people who...
Episode 67 This Is NOT Who We Are 08.07.2016 25:21
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 67: “THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE” This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes turns off the drops and dick jokes and talks about being a cop--no really he actually WAS a cop. This week has hit him pretty hard and in response there will be none of the usual chicanery in the show, just one guy talking about what it was like to be police, where the police are and how maybe we could all help h...
Episode 66 Independence Day 01.07.2016 14:49
Happy Birthday ‘Murca! In this episode of the show Host Dave Bledsoe talks the Founding Fathers and all the goodness that happened on 1776--Holy Jesus, we just read the script--he’s gone mad! He can’t DO that, not on 4th of July Weekend! For the love of God someone get someone on the phone...we honestly cannot let this happen. Mother of God. If you are crazy enough to still be here, he opens the s...
Episode 65 Save Whitey 25.06.2016 24:47
Show Notes for Episode 65: “Save Whitey” This week host Dave Bledsoe talks about White People and why they can’t have nice things, not even that Jack Daniels Elvis Decanter they bought at the Swap Shop over on Route 5! We start with the White Folks across the Pond who decided they would rather burn down their entire economy than have any more Brown folks move next door, and jump right over to Amer...
Episode 64: "Love the Way You Lie": 18.06.2016 30:34
This week Host Dave Bledsoe is done with your bullshit and is here with a big ass shovel and bucket, ready to start scooping. We take a look at the lies the bind, the things we keep telling ourselves as though we really believe them. We want to tell you this is a fun, happy little show with lots of jokes and lighthearted ribbing, but that would be a lie. It’s angry, bleak and disheartening--kind o...
Episode 63: You're Going to Make It After All 10.06.2016 27:10
This week Host Dave Bledsoe opens up the Big Book of Clinton and find reads to your from Chapter 7 verses 11-15: “And lo, they did come from Arkansas to the White House and the Republican wert pissed…” We FINALLY get around to doing the long promised show about Hillary Clinton, listing EVERYTHING that is wrong with her as a candidate and why people just flat don’t like her. So, this week’s could g...
Special Edition 4 For What Its Worth 05.06.2016 15:06
In this Special Edition Host Dave Bledsoe gives up his Sunday drinking for studio drinking. Though honestly how can you tell? He takes on the violence inherent in the system and points out how Trump Protesters are shooting themselves in foot and if they keep this up someone else will be doing the shooting, and feet will not be their target. Along the way we deal with Dave’s laundry listening, Gavi...
Similar podcasts
Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.