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Show Notes Episode 297: I’ve Got Friends In Q Places This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes through the liquor cabinets to clean out the remaining topics left over from the Bad Old Days, mixes them into one big glass and drinks them in one gulp. He called it the Freedom Special. (We called it alcohol poisoning) On the show this week,we checked in with our old friends in the QAnon World to see how they are coping with reality. (Turns out, not well!) Along the way we dip into Dave’s Childhood Memory Palace to learn what trauma makes him so, so much like he is today only to discover it is just as banal as we imagined. (Is not getting a toy a “trauma”?) Then we dive right into the Q-lievers on the internet to see how they are coping with discovering they were not only duped by con artist and hucksters, but they also look really stupid in those ill fitting WWG1WGA t-shirts. Then we turn to history to see what other moments of Great Disappointment can teach us about the kind of people who believe very silly things only

Show Notes Special Edition 11: Our Latest Long National Nightmare Is Over BUH BYE DONNY! Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music:https://youtu.be/dDtVqOZHEss We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 296: Little Myth Can’t Be Wrong This week Host Dave Bledsoe insists he is not required to pay this bar tab because it is God Given Right as an AMERICAN to drink for free! (He was tossed out after being forced to pay up) On the show this week we come to grips with what happened in Washington DC by examining the foundational myth of America! (You know, that shining city shit!) Along the way we examine that other Big Myth causing some problems (how the South didn’t REALLY get its ass kicked) and how it is tied to the Top Spot for Mythic Bullshit. Then we promptly dismantle the very idea that America and Americans are special. (I mean come, LOOK at us!) From there we examine the source, the damage inflicted and ponder what we might do to repair the damage to our dumb nation. There is also a really great allegory about White House renovations! Our Sponsor this week is Hint and Half For You Ass, TRYING to tell you something but you ain’t listening. We open the show with Agent K cold assessment of humanity

Show Notes Episode 295: Big Lizards In Our Backyards! This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempts to discover if Reptilian Aliens have taken over the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network when they refuse to fund his “research materials” (He means liquor) On the show this week we talk about the REAL Reptilians, the ones controlling EVERYTHING including your local Burger King! Along the way we learn about why Dave is still afraid of Sleestaks (It’s the vinyl of their costumes, very squeaky) Then we dive in the history of Draconians, who they are, how they came here, what the want, and why the drove that dude to blow himself in Nashville over Christmas. (Ironically, it was slow 4g LTE coverage not the 5g nonsense.) Then we “explain” the REAL motives behind the Lizards and their minions, our precious Orgone Energy! (No, that is not a real thing.) Our Sponsor this week is Glaxxor and Glaxxor Interstellar Attorneys at Law, got a problem with the Greys, take ‘em to court with G&G! We open the show with Enik in the Lost City and

Episode 294: I’m Drinking 2020 Goodbye This week Host Dave Bledsoe looks back at what he’s done to his body and soul this long and painful year and decides to get drunk. (Again.) On the show this week we look at everything that happened in 2020 and what Dave drank to get through it. (If you are looking for deep insights on the year, this ain’t it.) Along the way we learn about Chicago's cute little prank it likes to pull visitors by making them drink battery acid with a sprig of catnip in it. Then we go around the world in a dozen or so liquors so powerful, so disgusting, so terrible that only a desperate alcoholic or a man with literally nothing left to lose would drink them. (Fortunately for us, Dave Bledsoe is both!) From India to Ireland, from Italy to China Dave explains how as things got worse in 2020, the levels he stooped to in the liquor cabinet went lower and lower. (Honestly we do NOT know how he is still alive!) Then we wrap up with simply the most vile concoction to ever be bottled and sold to

Episode 293: This Is the Last Worthless Christmas That You’ll Have to Spend This week Host Dave Bledsoe goes on his annual Christmas Bender, so Producer Gavin St. James FINALLY gets his big shot at the microphone!  (By which we mean we are doing a clip show but Gavin comments on the clips.)   Along the way we learn about why Gavin can’t go home for Christmas this year.  (The perfidy of the French) Then we dig into the clips from previous years episodes carefully curated by Gavin randomly grabbing some audio files, slapping some Creative Commons Music underneath it and dropping into the file.  (Producers all nod knowingly)  Then we wrap up with the UK Christmas #1, which is a thing that happens in the UK every Christmas and this year has a REAL interesting contender.   Our Sponsor this week is Krampus.com, providing the power of Krampus to American parents.  We open the show with Frank Constanza and close with Kunts Christmas who have some thoughts on Boris Johnson.  Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/tr

Show Notes Episode 292:  Finger Licking Good Times This week Host Dave Bledsoe has his rejection to be named an Honorary Kentucky Colonel due to his love of bourbon rejected with prejudice.  (Again.) On the show this week honoring the 40th Anniversary of the passing of an American legend (And notorious fuckboi)  we talk about the life and times of Colonel Harland Sanders.  (Dude was HORN-EE!) Along the way we discover the secret of raising children in the 1980’s. (McDonald's six nights a week, KFC on Sunday.) Then we dive right into the life of man who is much more than a white suit and a secret recipe!  (He also swore so much it impresses Dave!)  From his humble beginnings in Indiana (yeah, the Colonel wasn’t even FROM Kentucky!) to working on the railroad and pretty much every other job you can imagine before he became a fried chicken magnate.  We also learn how he lost so many of those jobs.  (Turns out, you do not FUCK with the Colonel, he WILL put you down!)  Then we chart his rise in the world of chi

Show Notes Episode 291: The Ruror Furor This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to recreate his Grandpa’s White Lightening recipe only to get arrested by the NYPD for trying to set up a still in Central Park. (Again) On the show this week are talking about the Rural Purge, which has nothing to do with the myriad election lawsuits and everything to do with Beverly Hillbillies. (You are welcome!) Along the way we learn what the early pioneers of television dreamed of their new creation being and how that was NEVER going to happen. Then we take a tour through the early history of television shows, from their origins selling cigarettes in the 1940’s through their adolescence selling cigarettes in the 1950’s and 60’s to the end of it’s selling cigarettes in the 1970’s. Are we saying that banning TV cigarettes ads in what became known as the Rural Purge? (We don’t THINK not being able to sell cigarettes ads for TV actually caused the Rural Purge, but we are not ruling it out!) Finally, we look at the shows the Purge mad

Show Notes Episode 290: That Loser Who Shot John Lennon This week Host Dave Bledsoe runs into what he thought was a crazed fan trying to kill him only to discover it was just an angry bar owner trying to collect on a bar tab.  (That happens a lot) On the show this week we mine the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death for all the clicks and downloads we can with the backstory of the fat stupid loser that killed him. Along the way we learn that Dave’s Mom would totally fuck Elvis, and honestly so would Dave.  Then we dive right into the early years of total dweeb Mark David Chapman.  We follow him through is highly mediocre childhood, through his unimpressive teens, into his unexceptional young adulthood and watch Mark steadily fuck up everything single thing he puts his hand to.We mean this fucking guy is just a total waste of space. (He makes Gavin seem impressive!) We tried to get the Little People on the record for this show, but they now deny knowing this second rate criminal shitbag. (That will make

Show Notes Episode 289: Reverend Jones, You Better Watch Your Speed Part Two of the Early Life of Reverend Jim Jones This week Host Dave Bledsoe mixes up a mean punch of Flavor Aid and Everclear calling it the Jonestown Surprise and gets kicked out of Friendsgiving.  (again) On the show this week we wrap up with part two of Jim Jones the early years much to our surprise.  (We really thought he would run a best of show this week! But again, IS there really such a thing?) Along the way we track the rise of Jim Jones in California from Midwestern Cult Leader new in town to a mover and shaker in California politics! (He was Rosalyn Carter’s pen pal!)  We learn how the Peoples Temple got small town California to accept them (money) and how Jim Jones got big city politicians to embrace him.  (votes).  Then we see the slow spiral that leads Reverend Jones and his followers to their ends in a snake infested jungle compound by off brand fruit drink and cyanide.  (Never say we aren’t a fun podcast for the kids!  Actu

Holiday Bonus: Episode 35 Jesus, Uncle Dave Is Already Drunk (Redux) This week the show is “enjoying” a socially distant Thanksgiving, meaning Dave is alone in the studio naked from the waist down rubbing his bare ass on Gavin’s microphone. (So, pretty much a regular week for him, and Gavin.) Don’t worry, the regular show will be in your feed Monday morning! We are breaking out this bonus edition for you Thanksgiving listening from November 2015. It is re-recorded because our first year recordings are REALLY awful. (As opposed to now?)  So enjoy this Bonus Edition and have a Happy Thanksgiving, hopefully you are not killing your relatives. (Unless, of course, you really don’t like them or stand to inherit a lot of money. We don’t judge!)  Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patre

Show Notes Episode 288: Pass Me A Bottle, Reverend Jones This week Host Dave Bledsoe feels the power of the spirit move him as he finishes off a bottle of grain alcohol and passes out on the street in front of his building. (again) On the show this week we mark the 42nd Anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre with our trademark brand of good taste and compassion. (Meaning very little of either) Along the way we look back to the childhood of the biggest mass murderer in American history and tell you all the GOOD things he did in his life! (No really, he did them and we tell you about them!) We learn a lot about why Dave yells so much on the show. (Turns out, genetics!) Then we dive deep into the early days of the Peoples Temple, Reverend Jones’ travels and his fervent belief in Communism. (Again, it was really doing some good when it began, later not so much!) Finally answer the question on so many people’s minds about how Jim Jones was able to get people to follow him like they did. (If you are a regular chur

Episode 287: The Witch of November This week, Host Dave Bledsoe lies when he tries to convince the bartender he was a sailor on the Edmund Fitzgeral and should not pay this bartab, only to learn the 23 year old NYC bartender has no idea who this “Edmund Fitzwhatever” is. On the show this week, we mark the 45th anniversary of the loss of the Pride of the American Side with a whole new theory on what happened to The Fitz. (Hint: corporations=bad) Along the way we learn that a young Dave was very bad at playing guitar. (Shocking!) From there we jump into the history of SS Edmund Fitizgeral with everything you newer thought you wanted to know about the big ship and origins. Then we sail along her ill fated final voyage into the teeth of a hurricane west wind! (Are there Gordon Lightfoot lyrics sprinkled throughout? You know it!) Finally, we examine the failures and blame shifting of everyone involved in the tragedy from the Coast Guard to the corporate masters of the Might Fitz. We also learn that you should nev

Episode 286: One Toke Over the State Line, Sweet Jesus This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember if he has any friends who live in New Jersey only to discover he doesn’t have FRIENDS that live in New York. (He is a sad, sad man)  On the show this week we talk about the BIG news from the election, New Jersey has legalized weed! (Everybody meet up at the Bada Bong!) Along the way we discuss the history of da kine bud in America, from Washington’s Sweet Brown Downtown to Roosevelt’s Rough and Red, the sweetest chiba in all of Hyde Park.  From there we take a walk down Racism Lane as we learn why the Federal government hates weed!  (Hint: It is because it hate’s minorities!)  We trace the evolution of drug laws from Anslinger to Nixon to Reagan.  (“Just Say No” made us say YES PLEASE!)  Finally, we learn how the tides turned toward legalization.  (Was it Wall Street?  Yes, yes it was!) Our Sponsor this week is Fast Eddies House of Herb where “sticky, hairy and stinky” doesn’t just apply to the dancers!  We

Show Notes Episode 285:  Rendlesham Part Two Bentwaters Boogaloo (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe admits nothing, denies everything, demands proof and makes counter accusations regarding this bar tab you expect him to pay!  On the show this week we wrap up Spooktacular 2020 with Part Two of the Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident with some hard truths about the Defenders of the Force.  (If  you can trust Dave, which you cannot.) Along the way we examine each piece of evidence presented for what happened on that night, explaining in turn why it was swamp gas, viewed through Venus with a weather balloon passing behind the lighthouse that everyone was seeing the whole time.  (This is actually the explanation!) Then we turn to WHY this incident became such a big deal!  (Turns out, it was people covering their ass!)  Finally we explain why this story seemed to get more complex and less believable as the years went along.  (We blame Art Bell.) Our Sponsor this week is the Suffolk Lighthouse Preservatio

Deep the mountains of East Tennessee lies a holler none dare be after the suns sets. The ghosts of Black Jack's Church murdered in the waning days of the Civil War cry out for mercy long after the fires went to ashes. This is our last bonus episode for Spooktacular 2020, listen in the dark, if you dare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 284: There’s A Light Over At the Rendlesham Place Part 1 of the Rendlesham Forest UFO Sighting (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe opens up his military service record only to savor how many times he was almost booted out of the Air Force. (How did this guy get an Honorable Discharge?) On the show this week we head across to The Pond to examine our Special Relationship with the United Kingdom and how together we hide the evidence of the existence of UFO’s. The Spooktacular continues with the Rendlesham Forest Incident! Along the way we learn about the desirability of base assignments during the Cold War. (Nukes: Bad. Beach: Good!) Then we dive right into a Boxing Day mystery just outside a critical Cold War defense installation, the boring job of an Air Force Security Police person and the various ways they kept themselves awake at night. (Warning, masturbation content.) We learn the story of lights in the forest, the investigation of said lights and why the hell a respected o

From last year's Spooktacular, we give to you our new listeners in hope you will amble over to https://www.patreon.com/whatthehellpodcast and drop a dollar for THIS year's Spooky Specials! Or perhaps some horrifying swag for a few pence more! We give to you this dramatic reading of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell Tale Heart! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 283: Play Me Some Mountain Madness Part 2 The Yuba County Five (Spooktacular 2020) This week Host Dave Bledsoe reveals HIS thoughts on what happened to the Yuba County Five only to reveal he hasn’t really given it any thought. (What, you expected answers?) On the show this week we examine other people’s theories of the disappearance from the likely to the wildly implausible. (Again, you expected answers?) Along the way we dive into the history of the man many believe is the cause of the Boy’s vanishing into the night, Gary Mathias. We learn about his mental illness, criminal history and deep and abiding love of long walks and staggering amounts of lysergic acid diethylamide! From there we looked into the explanations of the families of the missing men and investigators and of course the random opinions of people on Reddit! (Reddit, where you go if you just want AN answer, not necessarily the right one.) Then we detour into the paranormal explanations with a needlessly long and utterly unp

Hello podfriends! How about some missives from mass murderers? As part of Spooktacular 2020 we offer some notes of the not at all well as they communicate with those trying to stop them! Including Otis Toole, Jack the Ripper and of course, David Berkowitz the Son of Sam! Enjoy this pod extra and remember friends: STAY SPOOOOOOOOKY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices