Dave Bledsoe

What the HELL Were You Thinking?

Comedy EN ↓ 625 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. 

Author

Dave Bledsoe

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

www.whatthehellpodcast.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 392: Your Parent's Old Polaroids 09.01.2023

Show Notes Episode 392: Your Parent’s Old Polaroids This week Host Dave Bledsoe finds some horrifying Polaroids in a shoebox in his parent’s garage. (They were for his 5th birthday party, my GOD he was a fat little kid!) On the show this week talk about how the Apple of the 1970’s revolutionized photography and changed  how we all took pictures: Polaroid. Along the way we discover why Dave is the...

Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck? 02.01.2023

Show Notes Episode 391: Did She F**k That Duck This week Host Dave Bledsoe kicks off the New Year by showing up at a New Year’s Eve costume party wearing a fedora and pants claiming to be Howard the Duck. (He left after everyone just pointed and laughed at his tighty whities.) On the show this week, we talk about the second worst movie George Lucas ever produced after Phantom Menace: Howard the Du...

Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle! (2022 Year In Review) 26.12.2022

Show Notes Episode 390: A Boxing Day Miracle This week Host Dave Bledsoe and Producer Gavin St James switch places in a traditional celebration of Boxing Day! (This is an outright lie because that is not how Boxing Day works and Dave only thinks that because of a MASH episode he saw as a kid) On the show this week, it is our annual year in review where we talk about all the stupid shit that happen...

Episode 389: Don't Throw ME in that Cabbage Patch! 19.12.2022

Show Notes Episode 389: Don’t Throw ME In that Cabbage Patch This week, Host Dave Bledsoe staggers into the Cabbage Patch looking for a little action only to get kicked out of the community garden for not wearing pants. (Again) On the show this week, we head down to the toy store to beat the shit out of a mother of four who grabbed the last Cabbage Patch Doll before us. (She had it coming!) Along...

Episode 240 Redux: Dave Saves Christmas (Again) 12.12.2022

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Episode 388: As Seen On TV 05.12.2022

Show Notes Episode 388: As Seen on TV This week Host Dave Bledsoe is making a one time special offer for the low, low price of him not paying this bar tab if you just act now! (The bartender didn’t take him up on it.) On the show this week we take a look back at the origins of every late night bad decision in your life that did not involve a fellow bar patron with one eye and prison tattoo on thei...

Episode 387: Dumb Dave was SO DUMB! (How Dumb Was He?) 28.11.2022

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...

Bonus Episode: A Yam for Katta (Redux) 23.11.2022

Once upon a time, Dave was NOT a hateful drunk filled with contempt for humanity. He was happy drunk, filled with hope for the future. (That ended pretty quick) This Thanksgiving we replay the only show we've ever produced that has nothing but hope, happiness and love. (It is kind of sickening) So take a listen while you make your Thanksgiving Dinners or just go about your Thursday! Learn more abo...

Episode 386: Family in the Front, Bomb in the Back 14.11.2022

Episode 386: Family In Front, Bomb In the Back This week Host Dave Bledsoe sustains painful burns in a sensitive area while attempting to light his farts as part of his “research” for this episode. (Again) On the show this week, we tell you the True Story of The Little Carefree Car, which turned out to need a LOT of care indeed, the Ford Pinto! (Big Badda Boom) Along the way, Dave tells the same d...

Episode 385: They Were Dueling Dalton at the Double Deuce 07.11.2022

Show Notes Episode 385: They Were Dueling Dalton at the Double Deuce This week Host Dave Bledsoe decided to apply for work as a Cooler in a small midtown bar hoping he can drink for free, only to discover the bartender is much tougher than he is and she kicks his ass right out. (Again) On the show this week we talk about one of the greatest movies of the 1980’s, it has everything, fighting, boobie...

Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb Black 28.10.2022

Show Notes Episode 384: The Devil and Caleb Black Part 5 of Spooktacular 20222 This 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 devi...

Episode 383: I Didn't Go to Satanic Medical School to be Called Mister 24.10.2022

Show Notes Episode 383: I Didn't Go to Satanic Medical School to be Called Mister (Part 4 of Spooktacular 2022) This week Host Dave Bledsoe demands his bar tab be wiped out as a religious observance to his new Church of Dave! (The bartender was an atheist and told him to go to hell) On the show this week we introduce you to the man who made Satanism modern and cool, Howard Stanton Levey! (He prefe...

Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: The Depot 21.10.2022

The Depot is an original audio drama, written and performed by me Dave Bledsoe for the Spooktacular 2021 Patreon exclusive. Mix and sound editing by Gavin St James and story help came from Kimberly Steele. The closing music is by VJ Visuals by Jane see a show note for a link to their content. We are a member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this content let us know and tell you...

Episode 382: So, You SAY You Love Satan 17.10.2022

Episode 382: “So, You SAY You Love Satan?” Part 3 of Spooktacular 2022 This week Host Dave Bledsoe has the strangest feeling he is not alone in his bed, only to wake up and realized he isn’t in his bed but has passed out on the bar (Again) On the show this week Spooktacular 2022 continues with Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker and how he said he loved Satan. (Satan never thought much of Richie) A...

Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: Haunted Dolls 15.10.2022

In this bonus episode from last year's Patreon Specials we present to you a little review of HAUNTED DOLLS! We are not saying we BELIEVE in haunted dolls, we ARE saying you bring one of these things around us, we are setting it on fire! If you would like to support the show, kick us a dollar at https://www.patreon.com/whatthehellpodcast where we will be post new exclusive content soon! Learn more...

Episode 381: SHOUT! SHOUT! Shout with the Devil! Part Two of Spooktacular 2022 10.10.2022

Show Notes Episode 381: SHOUT! SHOUT! Shouting With the Devil Part Two of Spooktacular 2022 This week Host Dave Bledsoe digs out his Iron Maiden t-shirt, straps on his leather and spikes and tries to relive his headbanging youth, only to grievously injure his neck and need an appointment with his chiropractor. (He is OLD!) On the show this week we head back to the Glory Days of Heavy Metal when Sa...

Spooktacular 2022 Bonus: The Candy Man Can 07.10.2022

Happy Halloween Podfriends, it is time for a Patreon Exclusive for Spooktacular 2021. We begin with Father of the Year 1974 Ronald O’Bryan, the man who murdered his child for money by poisoning his Halloween Candy! This asshole is the reason your parents got the first shot of all the good candy before you could even touch it! Big thank you to all our Patrons who keep this show liquored up and comi...

Episode 380: The Devil Goes Hollywood 03.10.2022

Show Notes Episode 380: Stay Away From Captain Howdy, Kids! Part 1 of Spooktacular 2023 This week Host Dave Bledsoe takes a bad tumble down the Exorcist Steps and has to go Dixie Liquors for his “medicine”. (This will only make sense if you live near Georgetown University) On the show this week we kick off the Spooktacular with the true tale of the scariest movie of all time and how it might have...

Spooktacular 2022 Teaser Trailer The Devil Inside! 30.09.2022

Podfriends, THE DEVIL IS REAL! (Popular, there is no Devil) The Spooktacular is here and we are talking all things Satanic in FIVE episode this October! Every Monday in October has a brand new show! See you in Hell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 307: HIS NAME IS BUM FARTO Redux 26.09.2022

Show Notes Episode 307: HIS NAME IS BUM FARTO! This week Host Dave Bledsoe cut his heel on a pop top and had to cruise on back home, meaning he got bombed off his ass drinking margaritas and is listening to Jimmy Buffett. (again) On the show this week we go to Island Time as we head back to the era of the Cocaine Cowboys and learn the true tale of an American Hero: Bum Farto. (That IS his real nam...

Episode 379: I Talk Funny Sometimes 19.09.2022

Show Notes Episode 379: I Talk Funny Sometimes This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to play off not paying this week by saying he came in to pay his bartab last week and the bartender probably just forgot about it. (This…does not work) On the show this week we try to play off that this is mostly a rerun show by tossing a few clips of unheard content that wasn’t good enough to make the show when it wa...

Episode 378: Watch It Jiggle, See It Wiggle 12.09.2022

Show Notes Episode 378: What It Jiggle, See It Wiggle This week Host Dave Bledsoe offers to show a little cleavage if it can help with his bartab only to get the entire bar shut down for uncontrollable vomiting. (Again.) On the show this week we turn back to the magical time in television history when we were not afraid to admit we were there for the boobs! (And it was glorious!) Along the way we...

Episode 377: New Coke! Catch the Pepsi! 05.09.2022

Episode 377: New Coke: Catch the Pepsi This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets very, very angry about this new orange flavored Jameson and angrily demands the bar toss it out immediately, only to be the one who gets tossed out. (Again) On the show this week we tell you what REALLY happened when Coca Cola changed its formula back in the 80’s (Spoiler Alert: It didn’t go well) Along the way we learn why Da...

Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom 29.08.2022

Show Notes Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom This week Host Dave Bledsoe passes out, falls off his barstool and has his consciousness uploaded into digital representation of himself, only to be promptly turned off, deleted and wake up back in his regular old body in an alley. (Again) On the show this week we are talking about the faux CGI charmer that wowed the world for about eleven minutes, Max Head...

Episode 375: A Tandy Company 22.08.2022

Show Notes Episode 375: A Tandy Company This week Host Dave Bledsoe throws a tantrum when he cannot find a single ¼ inch to RCA audio patch cable anywhere in Best Buy and has to have several drinks in a nearby dive bar to calm his nerves. (Always some excuse with this guy.) On the show this week we tell the tale of the early tech giant you probably bought your first cell phone from in the early 20...

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