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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 devil isn’t real) Along the way we meet Dave’s Papaw, who is the guy on the right in the show pic. He tells him a tale of an Appalachian bootlegger and his encounter with an old man in the mountains who makes him an offer he can’t refuse.  The Devil and Caleb Black is an original audio drama written, performed and sound designed by Dave Bledsoe. (Is it a thinly veiled rip off of Old Gods of Appalachian? Yes, it really is!) It concludes Spooktacular 2022, with one last story about the Devil. Hopefully the Church of Satan will not get their black silk crotchless panties in a twist over this one since we admit right here

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 preferred Dr. Anton Szandor LeVey) Along the way we learn about the first time Dave was called a devil worshiper and how much he was and is afraid of girls! (What a nerd!) Then we dive right into the exotic story of a boy, the circus and the Devil! (You can take the carnie out of the circus, but not the man!) We follow Anton LeVey from his humble origins of lying about his origins to his rise as a minor celebrity on the San Francisco OddBall circuit to his eventual formation of the Church of Satan. (Not really a church and didn’t even believe in Satan!) We take a look at Anton's philosophy and discover most of it is act

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 your friends to kick us a dolar to keep more coming. Thanks and remember to Stay Spooky Podfriends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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) Along the way we learn how military unit nicknames could be somewhere better thought out. (A lot of “bastards” out there) Then we dive right into the story of Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez. (Though his friends and family just called him Richie, the little thieving asshole.) We take a short tour about what made Richie so very Richie (Dysfunction, drugs and war) and how that created one of the most sadistic serial killers in American history. (Which is saying something when you look at the competition.) Because this is NOT a true crime podcast, we do NOT go into the gory details because even for us, they are a bit much

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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Satan reigned supreme and everyone was worried the kids were practicing the Dark Arts. (This was before Satan got into producing Boy Bands) Along the way we learn that Dave’s indoctrination involved a deal with the Devil (Because apparently the Devil needed a Dungeon Master’s Guide) Then we dive right into the history of Heavy Metal from its humble origins as acid influenced guitar shredding and the short, quick march into the occult realms of(checks our research notes) JRR Tolkien. We tell you about why Black Sabbath used some many “diabolical” themes in their music (Hint: because it was COOL AS HELL!) and Alisteir

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 coming at you all year round. If you like what you hear, and we’ve got more cool stuff coming, tell a friend, tell an enemy, tell that creepy guy on the train who MIGHT be jerking off while staring at you to kick a dollar to keep the content coming! (Kind of like that creepy guy on the train!) Sources: The Haunting Legacy of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the Man Who Killed Halloween https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-man-who-killed-halloween 35 years later, memories of notorious Halloween ‘Candyman’ murder remain vivid https://www.statesman.com/news/20161014/35-years-later-memories-of-notorious-halloween-candyman-murder-remain-

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 started the Satanic Panic! (No, not Mazes and Monsters! The Exorcist!) Along the way we discover the REAL reason Dave had to drop out of Georgetown. (He used all his student loan money for booze!) Then we dive right into the story of how The Exorcist went from nationwide best selling novel to a blockbuster movie that had people puking in the aisles like a possessed little girl! (Most of which never really happened) From the cursed film set (cursed by an asshole director that is) to its impact on how people in America believed in religion! The true story of The Exorcist is more about the devil inside the marketing d

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 name!)  Along the way we learn a little about what Dave thought he might do as a second career back in the 90’s, both of which were VERY bad ideas. (We are shocked he didn’t do them!) Then we head to Key West Florida for the true tales of the last pirate republic, the Conch Republic in the 1970’s when bales of weed floated up on the beach and enterprising islanders could make their fortune selling it. (Honestly, we are sure this STILL happens down there) Then we take a look at the rise of the cocaine culture in the States and how it was FUN to be a smuggler before Reagan came along and ruined it. (Like he did EVERYTHI

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 was created. (This..will not work) Along the way we discover that Dave does a horrible Trump impression, (Join the club) Then we dive right into some clips that someone thought (Dave) were funny enough to highlight. Going back over seven years, he managed to find just enough to make the show as long as it is. Considering the hundreds of hours of podcasts, that he struggled to find enough content to make close to thirty minutes says something. (But not something good)  Our Sponsor this week is “Have I Heard This Before” because if you haven’t heard it, it is new to you! We open with our man Rerun and close with (God h

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 learn that Dave’s Mom wouldn’t allow him to hang racy posters on his bedroom wall, so he had to masturbate to posters of Iron Maiden. (Not that there's anything WRONG with that!) Then we dive right into the history movies, television and sex. (Along with how they were very worried White People would be offended.) Then move right along to the halcyon days of what was called “Jiggle TV” in the greatest jiggle show of all time, Charlie’s Angels! (Poor Bosley, they did him dirty!) Then we tell you about all the OTHER jiggle shows where the plot (such as it was) was secondary to the beautiful women barely dressed on the

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 Dave drank Diet Coke as a teen (He was a wee fat baby!) Then we dive right into the history of Coca Cola from its beginnings as a booze and cocaine fueled “cure” for morphine addiction up through it being placed on the American flag. (Trust us, they wanted to do it!) Then we discover why Coke changed (people liked Pepsi) and that most people LIKED the new formula. Sadly, SOME people didn’t and they were very LOUD about it. (You know the kind of people we are talking about!) Our Sponsor this week is New Kombucha, all the great taste of infected feet, but MORE of it! We open the show with the news of Coke’s change and

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 Headroom. Along the way we discover why everything is so bright and neon in the 80's. (It looked futuristic to them) and then we dive right into how the BBC created a fast talking rubber faced facsimile of a man to host a video show. (Don’t think about it too long, it doesn’t make sense.) Then we follow along as Max journeys to America where network television doesn’t get that they are the but of all the jokes on the show. (Until they do get it and promptly cancel the show) Then we explain how Max Headroom became a commercial dreamboat despite being rabidly anti-commercialism. (How? Money, of course.) Our Sponsor this

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 2000’s. (It is Nokia ringtone time!) Along the way we learn that Dave never really fit anywhere as a kid. (Nothing ever changes with this guy) Then we dive right into the history of Radio Shack from their origins as a Boston radio retailer to the rise of the Tandy Company who bought them with money made from assless leather chaps. (To be honest, ALL chaps are assless.) Then we tell you about how Tandy Computers beat out some little fruit based startup in California to become the dominant computer in American homes. (For a little while) Our Sponsor this week is Bert’s Battery Barn, if it holds a charge we have it! We

Show Notes Episode 374: When You Comin’ Back Red Rocker This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily tells the bartender that they CAN’T throw him out of the bar because he is already leaving! (Turns out, they could and did.) On the show this week we tell you how Sammy replaced Dave, then Dave replaced Sammy and some guy named Gary replaced Dave and then Sammy came back but left again. (Van Halen was a FUN band to work in!) Along the way we hear a tale of sadness from Dave about how he had no friends as a kid. (Kind of like now, but for entirely different reasons, like Dave is an asshole.) Then we dive right into the very odd life of Sammy Hagar pre Van Halen. (Are there Aliens? You bet there are!) and how Eddie and Sammy’s friendship ended. (Hint: Badly) Then we talk about reunions that never happened or happened and ended. (Again: Badly.) Our Sponsor this week is Celebrity Branded Alcoholic Beverage, its liquor with a famous person’s name on the bottle! We open with Ed and Sammy on the Today show in 1986 and clos

Show Notes Episode 373: David and Eddie Had Had It Already By the Summer of 85 This week Host Dave Bledsoe climbs up on stage to do his famous karaoke version of Just A Gigolo (we hate to admit, it’s GOOD) only to bust the seam in the ass of pants. (Sadly, he just kept right on singing) On the show this week we tell you the tale of one great band and two massive egos: David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. (You all know how THAT ended.) Along the way we discover how Dave’s dad (our Dave, not the cool one) accidentally introduced a chubby pre-teen to rock and roll and regretted it ever after. (Just the first of many regrets the poor man would have over his son.) Then we dive right into the story of Edward and Alex Van Halen, two little Dutch Boys and one kid from Indianna with a sound system that made rock and roll history. (We really owe it all to the sound system) We give you the story of the rise of Van Halen and then we tell you how drugs, booze and towering egos brought it all crashing down. Our Sponsor t

Episode 372: Video Home System Killed the Betamax Star This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets all nostalgic with some old home videos only to discover something unspeakably horrible on a tape labeled “David’s 12th Birthday” (Actual footage of his 12th birthday, god he was a fat little kid!) On the show this week we tell the tale of the most brutal conflict of the 1980’s, the war between VHS and Beta (So…Much…Blood) Along the way we discover why Dave isn’t allowed in any movie theaters anymore. (It would be better if it were a Pee Wee Herman thing) Then we dive right into the creation of home video, from its absurdly British beginnings to the mighty Titan that was Sony striding across the land. (Spoiler: Sony loses). Then we dig into General Curtis LeMay’s porn preferences for reasons never truly explained, only to veer back on topic with the tale of two tape formats and the brief but bitter fight over which one would dominate the world. (It turns out to be the one that is slightly cheaper.) We wrap up with a deli

Show Notes Episode 371: “The Dog’s Name Was Harvey” Pt 2 of the Summer of Sam This week Host Dave Bledsoe decides to spend a little time at the Dog Park, which is a very disreputable strip club in Bayonne New Jersey where hopefully they haven’t heard of him. (They didn't extend him credit.) On the show this week we wrap up the Summer of Sam with part two, the arrest, confession and trial of David Berkowitz. Then we get to the good stuff about the Devil! (Satan insists he would NEVER hang out with a loser like Berkowitz.) Along the way we learn why cops give people tickets when they would rather be watching porn. (Everybody has a boss!) Then we dive right into how the Summer Sam finally ended because one woman nagged the cops into actually doing their damn jobs! (That is usually how that happens.) We learn about David’s motivations for killing (girls didn’t like him) and how a dog named Harvey told him to kill. (Harvey insists he would never hang out with a loser like Berkowitz.) We take you through the bull

Show Notes Episode 370: The Wicked King Wicker Part 1 of the Summer of Sam This week Host Dave Bledsoe decided to take his beloved out to a popular make out spot for a little heavy petting. (Meaning he is sitting in the park alone drinking Jameson out of a brown paper bag, again.) On the show this week, we continue our series about NYC in the 1970’s with part one of The Summer of Sam! Along the way we discover that all the adults in Dave’s young life thought it was hilarious the way he freaked out over people getting violently killed in movies. (He peed himself!!) Then we dive right into the murders committed by one David Berkowitz, AKA Beelzebub, AKA The Wicked King Wicker, AKA The Chubby Behemoth. You know him best as The Son of Sam! From his first kill in the Bronx to the last in Brooklyn we give you the Just the Facts. (The good stuff comes next week in part two!) Our Sponsor this week is Dave, do you have a Dave in your life? If you do, you know how great Dave’s are, unlike David’s who SUCK! We open t