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This is a podcast about this, that and the other. My takes on life, society, politics, and whatever else happens to cross my mind. Regular segments on Cooking, moving out, stupidity, and other themes. There will be interviews about everything from movies to restaurants, dinner to drinks, games to sports.....this is starting to sound like a date, isn't it? If you want to be a guest or recommend one let me know. If there is something you want us to talk about just send a message. It's all fair game and it HAS to be said.

Aaron Deshotel


    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
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    The I HAD to say it podcast is an absolute gem that I stumbled upon and I am grateful for it. Hosted by Aaron, this show offers a refreshing and unapologetic take on a variety of topics. From politics to pop culture, Aaron fearlessly expresses his opinions without attacking those who may hold different views. It's a breath of fresh air in a world where so many are quick to resort to insults and aggression when discussing differing perspectives.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Aaron's ability to say things that need to be said. He tackles controversial or overlooked topics with honesty and conviction, offering listeners a new perspective that they may not have considered before. It's like having a thought-provoking conversation with a friend who isn't afraid to speak their mind. Aaron's unapologetic approach is both refreshing and engaging, ensuring that each episode keeps you hooked from start to finish.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is the way Aaron finds common ground among listeners. He highlights issues that should be universally agreed upon but often aren't, questioning why there is such division on these topics. By doing so, he encourages listeners to evaluate their own beliefs and consider alternative viewpoints without feeling attacked or forced to change their opinion completely. It's a skillful approach that fosters open-mindedness and promotes healthy dialogue.

    However, one potential downside of this podcast could be its lack of diversity in perspectives. While Aaron does present his thoughts eloquently and effectively, it would be interesting to hear from guests or engage in conversations with individuals who hold opposing views. This could add an extra layer of depth and complexity to the discussions, inviting more diverse perspectives into the mix.

    In conclusion, The I HAD to say it podcast is an outstanding show that deserves recognition for its thought-provoking content and unapologetic approach. Aaron's ability to address important issues while maintaining respect for differing opinions sets this podcast apart. It's an addictive listen that challenges your beliefs and encourages you to consider alternative viewpoints without feeling attacked. If you're looking for a podcast that will make you think, laugh, and question the status quo, look no further than The I HAD to say it podcast.



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    Latest episodes from I HAD to say it

    Happy June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 42:06


    Yeah, it's June. I have thoughts.

    Memorial Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 30:07


    It's another episode. Still don't know what to put here. Talk about Memorial Day in this one and what a disgrace some people are. Enjoy.

    Yeah, I am going to talk abou it.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 39:16


    A lot of things happened this week. For various reasons there are people saying it should not be discussed. But me? I'm going to talk about it.

    I Support the Current Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 46:19


    This week I am talking about my thoughts on internet trends, the impact of group-think and entitlement, and some of the real world consequences of those things. Enjoy.

    Sinko De Mayo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 24:10


    Yeah, still to tired and lazy to figure out SEO words. You're either already a listener, or you are going to leave three minutes after the episode starts. Enjoy.

    Get off my lawn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 128:06


    So this is the conversation between myself and John Jamingo, the other half of the Boomer Bunker Podcast. There will be another one coming soonish where John and I are going to go off the rails. This one was more two guys getting to know each other a little better.

    A couple of perp walks is a start, I guess.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 29:59


    I still got nothin clever to say.

    They couldn't be dumber if they tried

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 33:38


    Yeah, I still got nothing.SEO words Elon. Trump. Tesla. Kilmar Abrego Garcia

    Murder, Mayhem, and a C*ck Rocket

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 34:06


    Yeah, I still got nothing. Words for SEO I guess.Tariffs, Trump, Musk, AOC, Bernie, Jefferies,

    George & Aaron chop it up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 151:41


    In this episode I sat down with George Fontes, host of the World Ablaze podcast. George is a solid guy with a great show. He's had some real interesting guests on and puts out good solo episodes too. You should really check out his program.www.worldablazepodcast.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4PoWdSlumPUN80F9pRWrEZ?si=61ab5f2051314cb7

    Tariff Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 40:40


    As is the new trend, the title has practically nothing to do with the episode, and the description doesn't tell you anything useful. Go to horribledesigns.com and buy some merch. Come back friday for the episode with George.

    The Beatings will continue until Morale Improves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 37:21


    Yeah, still have no idea what to put here. Go to horribledesigns.com and buy some stuff. That's it that's the description. Also I rant about stuff this episode. If you want to know what you are gonna have to listen.

    The Tesla Fires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 31:51


    Someday I'll start actually writing out detailed episode descriptions to drive SEO and get people listening to this show. But today is not that day. You're here for the ranty ranty, and I doubt anyone is even reading this.

    St Paddy's Day Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 28:51


    More spoiled behavior from people who are technically grown, and should know better. As always I have thoughts.

    B-Word & A-A-Ron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 94:15


    In this episode I am joined by my buddy B-Word. Enjoy.

    Tribalism for Dummies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 42:13


    While I have a lot of thoughts on what is wrong with the world in general, and the US in particular, tribalism might be the single worst thing humans have going against them right now.

    Aaron and the Dutchess

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 121:28


    Did a live stream and was joined by Dutchess from the Boomer Bunker podcast. We had a lovely chat, and now you can listen to it if you missed the stream.

    Two men and an angry dwarf go into the Oval Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 31:22


    Another week, more corruption, more posturing, more leftist nonsense, and interns eat Zelensky's lunch. Literally.

    Kash me outside

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 38:18


    Kash got confirmed. That came up, but only briefly. I'm just enjoying the play on words. Other than that more of the usual ranty ranty. Do the things.IHADtosayitpodcast.com

    The DOGE Effect & Morons Are MAD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 24:48


    FIRST THING: I did a guest spot this past week on a show called World Ablaze with George Fontes. It was great, it's a solid show and you should go check it out.worldablazepodcast.com/63-aaron-deshotel-host-of-i-had-to-say-it/Secondly More corruption uncovered, and the smooth brains are melting down all over the place. As always I have thoughts.

    DOGE and the corruption files

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 45:36


    Another interesting week. More leftist meltdowns, and questionable attempts to stop the momentum coming from Trump. But there is more to it, kind of underlying, at least I think there is. And as always, I have thoughts.

    Deportations, Plane Crashes, and Morons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 29:05


    It's been another doozy of a week. Short episode this time though, just ran out of gas. Being this annoyed takes a lot out of me.

    It's only the first week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 48:31


    It's only the first week of the Trump second term, and did he hit the ground running. We got pardons, two genders, no more DEI, disaster relief, and deportations. And as always I have thoughts.

    Inauguration Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 37:55


    Title pretty much says it all. It has been one for the record books, and as always I have thoughts. Boomer Bunker Link I mentioned: https://linktr.ee/boomerbunker

    T Minus 6 Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 38:54


    Well, we're two weeks into 2025 and things have not calmed down in the slightest. California is on fire, the world is going nuts, and somehow it's all the cheeto's fault. As always I have thoughts.

    Happy New Year! Now what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 35:59


    Welcome to 2025, we're less than a week in and I'm ready for 2026 already. But it doesn't work that way. And as always I have thoughts.

    The final episode of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 122:48


    For the last episode of the year I decided to do something different. I did a live stream and brought some friends along for the ride. It was supposed to be a recap of 2024, but was really more of a BS session between friends. There will probably be a more standard ranty episode later this week. Guests include Mike & Tabby of the Grays Taproom, The Undercover Brother from the Bromigos Podcast Matty Mysh, John and the Dutchess from the Boomer Bunker podcast, and Jason of the Weather'd View and HorribleDesigns.com

    Budget Bait & Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 45:58


    Welp, the year is almost over. It's holiday season, and you know what that means? That's right, congress is going to try and ram through a budget so full of pork that it will squeal if you hit it. As always, I have thoughts.

    Just a few thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 18:35


    The title pretty much sums it up. Just a few thoughts.

    The Penny Verdict

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 44:47


    In a just world this would never have even been a case. The verdict is in, the reactions have started, and as always I have thoughts.

    Gobble Gobble

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 18:11


    it's a short one. I'm full of tryptophan and content.

    The Meltdowns WILL continue until Morale Improves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 51:55


    There is an entire generation of grown ass children throwing tantrums right now. As always, I have thoughts.

    Back into the swing of it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 43:06


    OK so I am back from my little hiatus. The world is still spinning, the left is melting down about as much as I though, Trump is appointing people that are pissing off all the right individuals, and as alway I have thoughts.

    Nothing left but to count

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 35:58


    Ok this is it. We are at the finish line. Also don't forget, I'm taking a break after this. Next episode on 11/19

    Almost Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 28:55


    It's almost over. Then I think I am going to take a break. Go buy some stuff. Horribledesigns.com

    I can see the finish line

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 19:13


    For better or worse, it's almost over.

    Men for Kamaltow use the cuck chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 32:56


    The Democrats don't understand what a man is. I know that is shocking after the left spent decades making masculinity a bad thing, and blaming all the world's ills on men, but it's biting them in the rear now, and they don't know how to recover from it. And I, for one, love it. Go buy some merch. https://www.horribledesigns.com/collections/i-had-to-say-it

    The Mountain wins Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 36:49


    Ok, so it only tangentially has anything to do with the episode, but I'll send something cool to the first person who gets the reference of the title for this episode. That being said, another week, another reason to get frustrated with the political machine. As usual, I have thoughts. As per usual, go to the website, check out the friends of the show, get some stuff from horrible designs. Just be cool. All we got is each other.

    I'm Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 26:31


    There has been so much going on lately, and while I am trying to keep some perspective, I think I might have been pushed a bit too far. I've reached a crossroads, the die is cast, and I'm done.

    The Diddy Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 22:34


    More political nonsense, more rhetoric and Puffy is going to big boy jail. Just to get out ahead of it, Diddy didn't kill himself.

    And they tried again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 46:54


    So the Byethen and Kamaltow administration are going to sleepwalk us into WWIII, so there has to be something to get people to stop talking about it. Cue the next attempt to take out the orange bastard.

    A Short, incoherent, rambling episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 22:15


    The title pretty much sums it up.

    Four years, where did the time go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 32:35


    So the show has been going for four years. I talk about that a bit then go off on the usual rants. Politicians are still worthless, censorship is still on the table, the Zuck apologized, and there is an angry elf.

    The DNC wraps, the seal claps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 43:40


    The DNC wrapped up. Nothing really unexpected happened, and I have thoughts.

    The DNC, the CPD & Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 46:50


    So it's going to be an interesting week. I'm close enough to Chicago that I have some concerns. And as always I have thoughts.

    The British are coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 49:35


    Yeah, so this might be the one that gets me extradited to the UK, because they are totally gonna start doing that. We've been warned.

    Technical Difficulties

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 58:19


    Well, after a week where I couldn't get an episode out due to my computer crashing, I'm back with another long winded rant. Strap in and take a listen.

    THIS is what a coup looks like

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 31:05


    Biden stepped down from the race. Kameltoe is the presumptive nominee now. This all happened in about thirty one hours, meaning the plans were there before any of us heard about it. As always I have thoughts. ihadtosayitpodcast.com horribledesigns.com

    You can't cheer for murder and still be the good guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 55:13


    Some kid took a shot at the leading Republican presidential candidate. It kicked off a series of thoughts and so I did what I do and sat down in front of the mic. If you're complaining that he missed, mourn the shooter, or mock those wounded and killed, you're not the good guy. You're an idiot. Support the friends of the show, go to the shops, buy the things. MaddK Studios ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maddkstudio.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horrible Designs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.horribledesigns.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discount code IHADTOSAYIT

    Elections, concerts & smooth brains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 36:28


    Words go here to tell about the episode. There were some european elections this weekend, there is upcoming elections in the states, there are stupid people everywhere. I have thoughts. ihadtosayitpodcast.com

    A debate, a ruling, and some thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 58:51


    So there was a debate, a lot of people got a wake up call, reality check, or at least a chance to exercise their denial. And as usual, I have thoughts Support the homies: The Weather'd Soul :https://www.weatherdsoul.com/ MaddK Studios ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maddkstudio.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horrible Designs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.horribledesigns.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discount code IHADTOSAYIT Whiskey Hell: https://www.whiskeyhellpod.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ihadtosayit/message

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