What the HELL Were You Thinking?

Episode 255: We're Still Preoccupied with 1985 Part 1: The Whitest Decade Ever

This week Host Dave Bledsoe gives up, retreats into 80’s nostalgia and (...is...is he wearing Parachute Pants and Members Only way too small for him?...Oh god, he is!) On the show this week, we turn away from the horrors of modern existence and take a look at the decade that made ALL of this, and we mean ALL of it, possible. (Yeah, we mean Trump.)

Along the way we talk Reaganomics, how everyone thought they would be rich (if they were white) how movies and television help America delude itself and how music went from the ultimate expression of rebellion and idealism to the ultimate expression of homogeneity and conformity! (Huey Lewis, we blame Huey Lewis) This is Part One of a two part special that will conclude next week unless the virus takes us all.

Our Sponsor this week is The Gipper, it all comes down to him. We open with the most famous 80’s speech ever and close with a Ska Version that is SO much better than the original!

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Citations Needed:

Music in the 80s Sucked

https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/12/music-in-the-80s-sucked/

What is a Record Label?

https://exploration.io/what-is-a-record-label/

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Host Dave Bledsoe records an ad lib rant and lets your know how things are going. (Hint: Not well)

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Show Notes Episod3 254: “But Are You Getting It? Armageddon It!

This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovered the joy of Social Distancing when he realized New York City now allows liquor to go, and passed out in front his own door. (Again.) On the show this week, we look at the other side of the generation coin and talk about all the young people ignoring what they call “The Rona”. (Get ready for some intergeneration sniping!)

Along the way we learn about how young people are actively trying to kill their grandparents and frankly are kind of jealous. (Seriously, you kinda WANT to visit a Corona Speakeasy, admit it!) We hear from all the nations of the world who are fed up with the young people and are angrily shouting at them to stop all of this foolishness and come inside right this minute young man! (Like a week ago, they were trying to get them to move out of the house!) Then we are in AWE at the hypocrisy of Fox News who are railing against young people saying the exact same thing they were saying a WEEK ago! (We are not, however, surprised by this!) Then we close to the show with a glimmer of hope for something, ANYTHING good to come out of all of this. (Which is probably unrealistic but the rest of the show was kind of a downer.)

Our Sponsor this week is a returning sponsor, Arnold’s Apocalypse Palace who wants you to know THEY TRIED TO TELL YOU BUT NO! We open the show with an aspiring Soundcloud Rapper and close with Chloe Morezt who wants to know if you are REALLY getting it?

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Citations Needed:

This guy does NOT get it!

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128?s=20

If I Get Corona, I Get Corona

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/19/coronavirus-spring-break-party/

Fears 'lockdown parties' will increase global spread of coronavirus

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/fears-lockdown-parties-will-increase-global-spread-of-coronavirus

Ron Johnson looks on the bright side of COVID-19

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/ron-johnson-looks-on-the-bright-side-of-covid-19/

Is Coronavirus Widening Generational Divides, or Bridging Them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/world/europe/shutdowns-coronavirus-age.html

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Episode 253: “The Boomer Doomer”

This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares he is “working from home” only to spend the next twelve hours drunk at Applebees. (Again) On the show this week, we take a look at the phenomena of Baby Boomers being blase about Covid 19! (Grow up Mom and Dad!)

Along the way we examine the root cause of why so many at risk people don’t think this is such a big deal. (Hint: It’s on their TV right NOW) We wonder why the President is so BAD at, you know, EVERYTHING and why he thinks he doesn’t need to worry about the virus. (Hint: It’s on his TV RIGHT NOW!) Then we examine the cruel, mean spirited and wrong things the Young People are calling this disease, like Boomer Remover. Which is not at all funny young man! (It is kinda funny!) Finally, we wrap up with the only thing that can save us from ourselves: Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks. (Praise them, you BEST be praising them!)

Our Sponsor this week is Bacardi 151, it’s BACK just in time to cure what ails you. We open with the only alcohol stronger than 151 and close with The Sheepdogs begging our parents to do better.

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Citations Needed:

‘I’m a hand-shaker’: Many older Americans are playing down the coronavirus threat while others opt for safety

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/03/12/older-americans-coronavirus/

Fox News Hosts Downplay Coronavirus, but Network Brass Take It Very Seriously, Memo Shows

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-hosts-downplay-coronavirus-but-network-brass-take-it-very-seriously-memo-shows

Why Isn’t Trump in Quarantine?

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/bolsonaro-coronavirus-test-positive-trump-quaruntine.html

Gen Z brands coronavirus 'Boomer Remover' as elderly are more vulnerable, get slammed for being insensitive

https://meaww.com/gen-z-coronavirus-boomer-remover-help-bernie-sanders-win-divine-intervention

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Episode 252: “Love In the Time of Coronavirus”

This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily insists his persistent cough isn’t from his pack a day habit but this “virus thing going around”. (It’s totally the smoking) On the show this week we update you on all the important things you need to know about the Covid-19 outbreak in the United States. (By which we mean, we make jokes about masturbation and sex dolls.)

Along the way we take a look at how the Trump Administration is handling things during this public health crisis. (Our expert opinion? Not well.) We check in with the experts on where we are and what we should be worried about. (Their expert opinion? The President) Then we dig into the REALLY important things you NEED to know about Covid-19: Is there porn about it? (Of course there is!) We travel to England for Covid do’s (stock up on sex toys) and then to Australia for some Covid don’t. (Buy and bring back child sized sex dolls from China.) Finally, we check with the Christian Right for their advice. (Get right with Jesus)

Our Sponsor this week is Fast Eddies Mask Emporium, you want masks, we got masks, except THEM masks, nobody got them masks. We open the show with the beginning of Captain Tripps and close the show with Kayla Zer who is NOT practicing good prevention techniques.

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Episode 251: “Flowers for John Luck Pickard”

This week, Host Dave Bledsoe tells us he is boldly going where no man has gone before, meaning someone is gonna need to drag him out of the TGI Friday’s women’s bathroom. (Again) On the show this week we take a trip to the 24th Century to check in on the latest Star Trek and are SHOCKED to find the kind of language they are using these days! (It’s really strange to hear people say “fuck” on Star Trek.)

Along the way we get a history lesson on Star Trek that we didn’t ask for and don’t want, but we all have to sit through anyway. We learn about The Great Bird of the Galaxy, which oddly enough has nothing to do Muppets. We find out why Star Trek has alway had that one thing that bugs us, how humans were so much less believable than the Green Aliens. (No one EVER acts like a dick, that is WAY less believable than aliens!) Finally, we get to the complaints fanboys have about Picard, because fanboys ALWAYS have complaints about something. (Strangely they are NOT about casting women this time.)

Our Sponsor this week is Quark’s Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade, come to Quark’s don’t walk RUN! We open the show with our Sponsor’s long spot and close with Jesse Albright and Captain Picard.

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Episode 250: “No Money Man Can Win My Love”

This week Host Dave Bledsoe could really use that $150 Mike is offering influencers to help him out with a couple of bar tab related jams. (No funds were forthcoming) On the show this week, we thought we were doing a hit job on Mike Bloomberg until we saw Liz Warren curb stomp him in the debate. (We haven’t seen someone get murdered like that in Vegas since Tupac).

Along the way, we learn all about Mike and what we learn, we don’t like. (Surprise?) We read from the Wit and Wisdom of Bloomberg only to immediately get slapped with a dozen or so HR complaints. (Thank god for all those NDA’s, right Mike?) We examine Bloomberg’s legacy in New York City, only to find that place where legacy was kept has gone out of business and will soon just be a building with a Chase ATM inside. (In New York City that is called a “Bloombank”!) Finally, we talk about Mike's debut on the debate stage and wonder if anyone has managed to remove Warren’s foot from his ass. (That HAD to hurt!)

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Citations Needed:

Bloomberg: "I Bill Myself As The Un-Trump," There's Nothing He Can Say That Will Hurt Me

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/02/12/bloomberg_i_bill_myself_as_the_anti-trump.html

Bloomberg killed New York City’s soul

https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/opinion/commentary/bloomberg-killed-new-york-citys-soul.html

Michael Bloomberg Is the He, Too, Candidate

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/11/michael-bloomberg-democratic-campaign-sexism.html

The Bloomberg Temptation

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/opinion/bloomberg-trump-2020.html

Further Reading

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/michael-bloomberg-2020-democratic-campaign.html

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/the-case-for-michael-bloomberg-democratic-primary-plutocracy.html

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/here-are-the-bloomberg-campaigns-latest-damage-control-talking-points.html

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/2/19/21143307/bloombergs-2020-presidential-campaign-trump-money-spending-billionaire

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Shows Notes Episode 249: “What A Fool Believes”

This week Host Dave Bledsoe remembers what it was that made him fall in love in the first place, when he discovers Jameson on sale at his local liquor store! (We’ve never seen him so happy!) On the show this week, we do something for all you Valentine’s Day lovers out there and answer the hardest questions about love, life and relationships! (By no means should you infer the advice you receive is GOOD advice!)

Along the way we learn an awful lot about what made Dave so...so...so very Dave. (Turns out, he is a big old fat loser nerd boy!) From his first crush to his first love, the history of his failed relationships just says so much about him now. Then we take listener questions and have to ask ourselves how ANY of you found someone to date in the first place. Then we have a little surprise in store for Dave! (This is going to be GREAT!)

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This week Host Dave Bledsoe discovers that somehow, against all odds and great personal sacrifice, he has WON the Iowa Caucus. (He is currently drinking in Nashua in hopes of taking New Hampshire as well!) On the show this week, we talk about doing the right thing even when you know it will hurt. (Like that time Dave punched himself in the crotch trying to grab a falling bottle of whiskey, he saved the bottle but it hurt. A lot.) It’s a Screed Show this week, so strap in and get ready for some shouty bits. (We know you love the shouty bits)

Our Sponsor this week is Mitt Romney? (Trust us, we are as shocked as you!) We open the show with Dark Helmet’s sage advice and close with Richard Thompson’s divorce song.

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Show Notes Episode 247: “Nine Coronas”

This week Host Dave Bledsoe dons his face mask, tyvek suit, hospital booties and triple latex gloves and finally cleans the studio bathroom. (He lost a bet with Gavin.) On the show this week, we catch whatever it is going around right now and decide it’s the Coronavirus. (It’s actually lupus.)

Along the way we take a tour through the Great Swine Flu Epidemic of 1976, which caused a lot of consternation for very little vaccination. (Turns out, it was just some bad bacon.) Then we head over to China to check in on the latest virus convincing white people in Indiana they are infected with said virus. (THEY, are not.) We quickly gloss over the facts of the virus to get to the fun stuff: random lies idiots on the Internet are spreading! We look at the lies about what CAUSED the outbreak. (Looking at YOU Canada!), the lies about how many people are afflicted and dying from the virus (Everyone, everyone is already dead) and finally we look at the all the cures and preventatives that you could purchase from a website that will ABSOLUTELY keep you catching a disease you weren’t going to catch in the first place. Also, we DO believe in miracles, but only when it comes to getting the skid marks out of our tighty whities. (Sponsored by Clorox!)

Our Show Sponsor this week is Fast Eddies Universal Cure All, if you don’t got it we can cure it. We open the show with Dr House and close with Not Weird Al, people, stop blaming him for this song!

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Citations Needed:

Buzzfeed’s List O’Hoaxes

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/coronavirus-disinformation-spread

QAnon-ers’ Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-conspiracy-theorists-magic-cure-for-coronavirus-is-drinking-lethal-bleach

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