Episode 349: Gas, Gas, Or Gas, No One Rides for Free

Show Notes Episode 349: Gas, Gas, or Gas, No One Rides for Free This week Host Dave Bledsoe declares an embargo on paying his overdue bar tabs until the bar recognizes the sovereignty of his right to drink for free. (This…does not work.) On the show this week we head back to the 1970’s to talk about that time American ran out of gas! Along the way we learn about Dave’s Dad’s absurdly silly car. (Is that a DATSUN?!) From there we dive right into the history of the oil crisis of the 1970’s starting all the way back before the dinosaurs. (The real ones, not that weird show in the 90’s) Then we talk about OPEC, wars in the Middle East and price controls on consumer goods here in the land of capitalism! (Funny how they were good until Reagan came along) Finally, we talk about Jimmy Carter before we talk about Jimmy Carter next week. Our Sponsor this week is the Chrysler Titanic, a car so big it has time zones. We open the show with Dickie Goodman interviewing the man on the street and close with the Kinks looking for gas. 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/OJjai_pxCrQ We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed:  A Brief History of OPEC https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/24.htm Gas Shortages in 1970s America Sparked Mayhem and Forever Changed the Nation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1970s-gas-shortages-changed-america-180977726/ Wikipedia: 1973 oil Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis Wikipedia: 1979 Oil Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_oil_crisis Wikipedia: Presidency of Jimmy Carter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter#Malaise_speech Uncited Additional Reading:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/05/13/gas-shortages-1970s/ https://www.marketplace.org/2016/05/31/how-oil-shortage-1970s-shaped-todays-economic-policy/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1972/10/the-last-traffic-jam/303367/ https://groovyhistory.com/the-gas-shortage-of-the-1970s-oh-the-madness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices