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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, @whattheh ...
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For Veterans by Veterans. Discover and execute on the most important mission of your life. Join host, Mike Bledsoe, as he delves into transformative journeys, exploring the challenges and triumphs of transitioning from military to civilian life. Through compelling stories and expert insights, we uncover the keys to personal growth, resilience, and purposeful living.
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Show Notes Episode 484: Thank You For Smoking This week Host Dave Bledsoe had a protracted coughing fit he blamed on “the damn cat” and not the decades of cigarettes he continues to consume. (Not the cat’s fault) On the show this week we look at the nicotine tinted world that existed before we all had to go outside to smoke. Along the way we discov…
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Episode 483: Girl...I Want to Take You to a Fern Bar
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Show Notes Episode 483: “Girl…I Want to Take You to a Fern Bar” This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes through a bitter breakup with Mrs. Maria Santamarino who accuses him of stepping out with Mrs. Alice Dougherty, her arch rival at Arbor Terrace Teaneck. (He was.) On the show this week we wind up Romance Month with the rise and fall of the Fern Bar! (Bl…
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Show Notes Episodes 482: Save the Last Dance For Me This week host Dave Bledsoe was criminal trespassed from Arbor Terrace Teaneck for slow grinding with Mrs. Maria Santamarino during the retirement village’s Valentine’s Dance. (Maria was into it!) On the show this week we remember the “fun” of high school dances in the 80’s, so grab your ruffles, …
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Show Notes Episode 481: What A Wicked Game to Play This week Host Dave Bledsoe is violently ejected from the Arbor Terrace Teaneck weekly Bingo Night for helping Mrs. Maria Santamarino when she rigged the game for sexual favors to be named later! (He also owed her money!) On the show this week we take a look at television matchmaking shows, the goo…
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Show Notes Episode 480: Find Me…Fabio This week Host Dave Bledsoe was kicked out of a karaoke bar for attempting to perform a “Full Monty Version” of Rod Stewart’s “If You Want My Body”. (Again) On the show this week we begin our tribute to Love (Exciting and New) with the man face and body synonymous with romance in the 90’s: Fabio Fanzoni. Along …
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All February What the HELL Were You Thinking celebrates love and romance. (Meaning we make fun of it!) Join us lonely bastards at the bar and take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Dave Bledsoe
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Episode 479: One World In Disharmony Winter Series 2025 Finale
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Show Notes Episode 479: One World In Disharmony Winter Series 2025 Finale This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly slurs “Can’t we all just get along?” as he was tossed out of Paramus New Jersey wedding reception for people he has never met. (Again) On the show this week the wrap up Winter Series 2025 “Et Tu Y2K?” with a look on the world 25 years aft…
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Episode 478: Jesus Was Supposed To BE HERE By Now! (Part 3 of Winter Series 2025 Et Tu Y2K?)
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Show Notes Episode 478: Jesus Was Supposed to BE HERE By Now! Part 3 of Winter Series 2025 “Et Tu Y2K?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly tried to explain to a bartender that his bar tab was not late, because time is a human construct. (The bartender told him that money was also, and made him pay up.) On the show this week talk about the folks …
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Episode 477: There's Got To Be A Morning After (Part 2 of Winter Series 2025 Et Tu Y2k)
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Show Notes Episode 477: “There’s Got To Be A Morning After” Part 2 of Winter Series 2025 “Et Tu Y2K?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe found some dusty bottles of pale yellow liquor in an old fallout shelter and woke up three days later in Nicaragua. (Again.) On the show this week Winter Series 2025 continues when we tell you all about the Y2k Prepper M…
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Episode 476: The Final Countdown Part 1 of Winters Series 2025 "Et Tu Y2K?"
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Show Notes Episode 476: The Final Countdown Part of 1 of Et Tu Y2K? This week Host Dave Bledsoe tried to explain his behavior to some very unreceptive NYPD officers by claiming he experienced a “software glitch”. (It didn’t work and he spent New Year's Day in the Tombs. Again.) On the show this week we kick off the Winter Series 2025 “Et Tu Y2K?” b…
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2000-25 party over Oops, out of time So this January we’re gonna party like it's 1999! What the HELL Were You Thinking takes you back 25 years to the breathless anticipation of Y2K, would society collapse, would the ATM’s suddenly spew money into the streets, was Jesus coming back, or was it Aliens? No one knew, but a LOT of people THOUGHT they did…
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Episode 475: 2024 Year In Review "So THAT Happened"
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Show Notes Episode 475: Year In Review 2024 “So THAT Really Happened” This week Host Dave Bledsoe awoke screaming in a dumpster behind a bar in Altoona Pennsylvania wearing only a “Justice For Luigi” Onesie and a pair of Crocs. (He told us he considered it one of his better Christmas Days.) On the show this week we look back horror, disgust and dis…
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Show Notes Episode 343: Frosty the Snow Ho (Redux) This week, Host Dave Bledsoe is basically phoning it in so he can get on with the business of his Christmas Bender. (You probably won’t be able to notice anything different) On the show this week, we take a look at some of the bizarre and inexplicable Christmas specials that taught us that sharing …
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Episode 470: Danger Zone Part 1-Able Archer '83
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Show Notes Episode 470: Danger Zone Part 1-Able Archer 83 This week Host Dave Bledsoe said on Tuesday night he needed a little something to take the edge off, we dug him out of a dumpster in Bayside naked and screaming Friday morning. (In fairness, this is not unusual for him) On the show this week we kicked off a two parter about nuclear war in th…
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Show Notes Episode 474: Santa Went to Sears This week Host Dave Bledsoe was ejected from Macy’s after getting drunk and trying to climb on Santa’s lap. (He also tried to kiss him under the beard.) On the show this week we celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas™: The annual Sears Wishbook Catalog. Along the way we learn that Dave was playing with d…
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Show Notes Episode 473: IT’S THE KILLER BEES This week Host Dave Bledsoe had a terrible dream that he was being attacked by bees only to discover he was drunkenly taking a piss on a light socket. (Again.) On the show this week we examine a moment in our history when Americans were convinced their country was being overrun on our southern border, bu…
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Black Friday Special: The Life and Afterlife of Elvis MEGA-EDITION!
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Show Notes: Black Friday Special The Life and Afterlife of Elvis MEGA-EDITION! Thanksgiving is over and that can only mean one thing! Host Dave Bledsoe is drunk in a bar demanding the “Black Friday Deal” for his bar tab. (He usually gets the black and blue deal from the bouncers.) On the show this week we are here to help you face The Malaise! (The…
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