What The Hell Were You Thinking

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 after and how it fucked us up. Along the way we learn just how deep the rabbit hole goes when it comes to Dave’s brother Fred.  Then we dive right into a long, occasionally serious, talk about the way the world was and the way the world is. (Bad. Worse) We discuss the flawed but effective monoculture that kept Americans somewhat together for fifty years. (It sucked, but it is all we had.) Then we wrapped up with all the ways Y2K dealt the final blow to the 20th Century without ever turning off a single light.  Our Sponsor this week is The Connect, when you inevitably find yourself in The Camps, it is good to have The Connect. We open with Tony Fauci unironically dis

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 who thought Y2K meant whatever crazy religious thing they believed was about to happen. Along the way we discover a new way that Dave has disappointed his parents. (The list just keeps growing!) Then we dive right into a windy diatribe on the nature of time and human’s need to compartmentalize it. (Spark a bowl and sit back, this goes to some unexpected places, like a history of calendars.) Then we finally get around to talking about why people thought Jesus was coming back at the turn of the Millennium. (Honestly, it was a book they read in the mid 70’s) We take a tour of some of the more interesting groups and individuals who decided to FORCE Jesus into

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 Movement. (Which wasn’t called that until 9/11) Along the way we learn that there are SOME things even Dave won’t eat. Then we dive right into the history of survivalism in America, going all the way to the very first Europeans. (They survived, the Indians not so much.) Then we move along to learn the difference between “Preppers” and “Survivalists” (The number of Nazi flags, basically.) Finally we detail EVERYTHING you need to survive Y2k and where you could buy it. Our Sponsor this week is Arnold’s Apocalypse Palace Returns Department, who want you to know all sales are final. We open the show with a concerned family man and close the show with Mystic In

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?” by explaining what the Y2K Bug was and what would happen if it wasn’t fixed.(Everyone would fall apart, kind of like what is going to happen this year!) Along the way we discover that Dave being sad because he has no friends isn’t something that just happened recently. (He is a sad, lonely old man!) Then we dive into a brief history of computers and computer languages, a topic Dave knows nothing about and is not willing to learn. We discover how the world went from using thin slips of cardboard with holes punched in it to magnetic disks in a very short time. (Alien technology.) Then we see how very early on people were worried about the Y2K Problem and how they ign

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! So join us as we kick off Winter Series 2025 “Et Tu Y2K” a look back at what DID happen and what people THOUGHT would happen!  Join us in our Y2K Bunker as we talk about the reality but mostly about panic over the Year 2000! Starting January 6th on the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network and wherever you get your pods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 disappointment at the year that was 2024 Our Sponsor  this week is The Year 2025, who wants you to know it is about to get SO MUCH WORSE! We open the show with predictions for 2024 and close with The Theme Song for 2024.  Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/ Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrq Our Website: www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon 

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 special times with family is the true meaning of Christmas.  (And to buy whatever junk they were plugging in the special.) Along the way we learn that Dave is not only a bad son, he is a really shitty uncle too!  (Shocked?  Don’t be.) Then we dive right into the strange and questionable television offerings that have “entertained” kids for decades.  (Yes, we mention the Star Wars special, but it is hardly the only one out there.)  From Eternia to 75 million years before the Reason for the Season was ostensibly born in a stable, we pick at all the logical flaws and blatant commercialism we can find.  Finally, we wrap up with REAL Holiday specials, with heartwarmi

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 the 80’s (You know, to lighten the mood!) with the story of Able Archer ‘83 and how it almost started a nuclear war.. Along the way we discover that Dave was beat up a lot in high school. (Nothing shocking there) Then we dive right into how the Cold War was chilling out until a certain someone got elected in 1980! (Our old friend is back!) We learn how Reagan freaked out the Soviets and caused them to think he might just nuke them for funsies.  (Mostly because he was saying he might nuke them for funsies.) and how this resulted in what was called an “escalation of tensions”. (We would call it a full bore freakout!) The end result would be the world teetering on the

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 dolls well into puberty. (It would be slightly less sad if they were sex dolls, but they weren’t). Then we learn a brief history of commerce in human history before he finally gets around to talking about Sears. We learn how the Wishbook went from a Depression era supplement to the annual announcement of the Christmas Season for an entire Generation. (This is one thing that belongs to Generation X entirely.  Boomers got pensions, we got a discontinued catalog.) Dave explains the math behind toy acquisition before the Internet before detailing why the Wishbook is no more. (It is more Walmart than Amazon.) Finally, we close with the cultural impact of the Wishbook an

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, but with bees. Killer bees. Along the way we rediscover why Dave is so messed up about sex. (Again, he tells this story at least once a year.) Then we dive right into why bees? (Honey is yummy.) We examine the importance of honey bees in the past and present.  We meet a suspiciously German sounding scientist in Brazil with an interest in genetic manipulation.  (But with bees.) And we learn how his experiments go horribly wrong.  (Again, talking about bees.) From there we follow the Africanized Honey Bees north to the United States and talk about the strange cultural fixation that came ahead of them. Our Sponsor this week is The Bee In Your Car who wants you to calm

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 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas when NOTHING gets done!) with a Mega Edition of the show. (Admittedly it is a rerun, but a LONG rerun!) We talk about Elvis!  His life and his life after “Death” So kick off your blue suede shoes and let Dave and King get you through till Christmas!  Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/ Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptr

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Show Notes Episode 472: “Are You Threatening Me?!” This week Host Dave Bledsoe got blasted on Espresso Martinis when he gatecrashed a charity fundraiser and was ejected after screaming he needed “TP for his bunghole” (Just an average Tuesday afternoon.) On the show this week we took a look at the cultural high water mark of 90’s television: Beavis and Butthead. Along the way we discovered that Dave tried to murder his cousin with fireworks. (Or at least traumatize him for life.) Then we dove right into the story with a short history of animation from Neanderthals to Walt Disney. (We asked him to stop, he just won’t!) Then we meet Mike Judge, a Baby Boomer who was so Gen X he created pretty much all Gen X comedy culture. (Dave made Gavin wear a Winger t-shirt in the studio all week.) Then we learned all the ways that Beavis and Butthead were destroying the youth of America and why none of them were things that actually happened. Finally we wrapped up with an interesting theory that Mike Judge might just be a

Show Notes Episode 471: Danger Zone Part 2-The Day After WTH Movie Night: The Day After This week Host Dave Bledsoe hit the bottle because he was terrified by the memories of something he saw on television as a kid. (Sigmund and Sea Monsters, Sid and Marty Kroft were FREAKY!) On the show this week it is a WTH Movie Night, we talk about the movie that scared the shit of Generation X: 1983’s The Day After. Along the way we learn that someone was stupid enough to trust Dave enough to give him access to nuclear weapons. (He still has a plutonium core in his closet!) Then we dive right into the backstory of how ABC made a movie so scary an entire generation still freaks out when they think of it. (The same could be said of Jaws) We examine what it took to get the movie made in an era when television was more Love Boat than Masterpiece Theater. We talk about how the urban legend that says Ronald Reagan changed his nuclear policy because of this movie (Nope!) and the guy who REALLY thawed out the Cold W

Show Notes Episode 469: Reasons to Save America This week Host Dave Bledsoe is tired, and he knows  you are tired too.  It has been a long decade and no amount of funny stories about him doing stupid stuff while he is drunk is going to make it any easier. (I mean we have one story about him pooping his pants because he was too drunk to get up from the bar that we COULD tell!) On the show this week, with just days to go before the 2024 election we give you some cool things about America and why you should vote for Kamala Harris so we keep on having a country.  That’s it.  That’s the show.  Go out and vote. (Unless you are voting for someone else then by all means, stay home!) Our Sponsor this week is Democracy, we know it isn’t perfect but it’s the best we have.  We open the show with a reminder of what happened in 2016 and close with Harper O’Niel who has reasons to go out and do the right thing.  Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Sho

Show Notes Episode 468: There’s A Light Over at the LaLaurie Place Spooktacular 2024 Finale This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly declares that every day is Mardi Gras while offering strings of beads in exchange for being shown breasts. (The bouncers took the beads, and took Dave’s shirt off while tossing him out.) On the show this week we conclude Spooktacular 2024 with the story of the most haunted house in the most haunted city in America: The LaLaurie Mansion. Along the way we learn that while Dave once attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans he can't really tell you anything about it. (Because he was black out drunk.) Then we dive right into a brief history of New Orleans from the first native Americans to all the times it changed hands before being purchased by Thomas Jefferson for some Mardi Gras beads and the recipe for the Hurricane. (Allegedly). Then we dig into the story of Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie. (This is NOT a happy story) and life in her New Orleans mansion. (Seriously, there is a lot of br

Show Notes Episode 467: Building A Mystery (House) Part 3 of Spooktacular 2024 This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets lost trying to find his way to the bathroom in a strange bar and blames “The Spirits” when he got caught pissing in the corner. (Again) On the show this week Spooktacular 2024 continues with the tale of a mansion in California that was haunted for business purposes, the Winchester Mystery House. Along the way we discover that Dave thinks antique dealers might be evil. (We are kind of on board with this one.) Then we dive right into America’s favorite invention, guns that kill a lot of people without reloading! (God bless the USA!) We meet the man who made the Gun That Won the West! (By killing a lot of people living there already!) and his son, whose wife would move to California and build her dream home. (She was extremely rich, even in the 1880’s real estate prices out there were insane!) Then we dive right into all the spooky things that were said to have taken place in this haunted Barbie Drea

Bledsoe’s Ghost Dave Bledsoe, the host of What the HELL Were You Thinking, doesn't believe in ghosts.  So, clearly, whatever he saw that night could NOT have been a ghost.  It was just a spooky old man who appeared out of the fog one night and disappeared during a series of unlikely events which occurred simultaneously without any explanations.  Definitely not a ghost. He leaves it to the listeners to reach their own conclusions. Find all of Seltzer Kings Spooky Specials at https://www.seltzerkings.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes Episode 466: Oh Great, Lincoln’s Ghost Again Part 2 of Spooktacular 2024 This week Host Dave Bledsoe experiences the sensation that someone is watching himself while he is sleeping, only to awake to a bouncer dragging him out for passing out on the bar (again).  On the show this week we continue Spooktacular 2024 “Is There A Ghost In My House” by asking if Abraham Lincoln’s ghost (among others) haunts the White House. (Hint: Definitely not.) Along the way we discover that Dave is running out of ways to open the show. (shocking?) From there we dive right into why Americans LOVE ghost stories so much. (We love to believe in things that don’t exist, like trickle down economics!) We examine how Spiritualism made believing in ghosts so popular that even the First Lady could do it.  Then we ask the hard questions about Ghost Lincoln. (Like how pissed off would you be to have to keep coming to your job even after you're dead?) We learn that Winston Churchill went Full Monty in front of a Dead President a

Episode 465: The Amityville Horrible Part 1 of Spooktacular 2024 “Is There A Ghost In My House?” This week Host Dave Bledsoe insists he is not responsible for this bar tab since it was incurred while he was possessed by demon alcohol. (The bouncers performed a quick and dirty exorcism and he paid right up!) On the show this week we kick off Spooktacular 2024 with the REAL story behind The Amityville Horror. (Hint: It was all for the money.) Along the way we learned that Dave’s has a lot of stories about ghosts and none of them are true. (Same for ALL of his stories.) Then we dive right into the factual portions of the story, the parts about the house and the brutal murders that took place. (The actual story is pretty horrible.) Then we meet the Lutz family, who thought they got a great deal on a murder house but they found out what they really got was a ticket on the ghost gravy train! (All they had to do was lie a little!) We learn that pretty much everything in the book and movie were made up one nig