What Had Happened Was

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Host Mike Dondarski and guests discuss current events in pop-culture, sports, and a myriad of other topics while sharing embarrassing or funny stories along the way.

Mike Dondarski


    • Sep 23, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from What Had Happened Was

    WHHW113: First Name Don Last Name Darski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 33:29


    Mike goes to church and doesn’t burn. Realizes he has something in common with the president and talks about having a viking funeral.

    WHHW112: Fat Kid Summer Costume

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 36:55


    Mike returns from an extended sabbatical to bring you everything you don’t need or want to hear, but will likely laugh at anyhow. Computer upgrades and glitches tried to sabotage this episode but they were only able to slow it down.

    WHHW111: Soggy Biscuit Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 39:05


    Mike is on one this week. The end of the fair, metal rap, Fred Durst, soggy biscuits, people bringing their dogs too many places, kings being fed cheese curls; and finally stupid sayings coaches use all make an appearance.

    WHHW110: Evanescence = Whisky Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 36:34


    Mike recaps his weekend and eventually makes his arguement that Bring Me To Life by Evanescence is basically about Whisky Dick.  

    WHHW109: Middle Class Strokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 26:58


    Mike’s talks about the struggles of being in the middle class while he struggles with words and his memory as if he were having a stroke the entire episode.

    WHHW108: Man In The Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 39:46


    Mike tries to keep it light but continues to come back to how he internalizes his parenting, views on race, words he uses and how it looks or comes across.

    WHHW107: Kid Parties and Butt Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 33:12


    Mike meanders between a myriad of topics involving kid parties, butt stuff, USWNT and the Women’s World Cup, anxiety, and how women should come with warning signs pre-period.

    WHHW106: Large Iced Americano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 43:17


    Mike reviews his week, which included a date night, slicing his teste satchel, littering while trying to be a nice guy and not understanding why a piece of metal is so important to the US.

    WHHW105: Happy Father’s Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 31:06


    Mike talks about Father’s Day, ordering a drinkable dessert at Dunkin Donuts, Iranian ship mines, and closes the show with his daughter giving out way too much information about her birthday party.

    WHHW104: Leo & Efron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 37:49


    Mike battle through thoughts of shutting down the podcast to record. The wife joined him while they battled mic and sound issues to chat about the end of GoT, hate sex, a house update, debated/fantasized about Leo and Zack Efron.

    WHHW103: NO MORE WEEKS OFF!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 35:21


    Mike returns from his hiatus to rant about paying it forward, female singers, nice guys, and people who start petitions about the endings of shows.

    WHHW102: Period Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 35:35


    MIke rambles about his anniversary weekend, the Kentucky Derby, parental guilt and lying, and teenagers minding their own business.

    WHHW101: Mike Dandowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 34:48


    Mike talks his anniversary weekend in OC and how being a family man beats being a party animal

    WHHW100: What A Time To Be Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 31:46


    Mike completely forgot that it was his 100th episode, so instead of patting himself on the back for a half hour he talks about GoT, Easter, toilet designs, eggs, and waxes poetic about his friends entering the best time of their lives.

    WHHW099: Newsflash, You’re In The Majority

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 36:22


    Mike uses a rainy night to trash anyone who claims that they are the only person in America that doesn’t watch Game of Thrones, parenting in the 80s and 90s, old people running the country, Candace Owens, people who pretend the system isn’t rigged in favor of those in power, but somehow defends the right […]

    WHHW098: It Means I Love You…But Fuck You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 33:10


    Mike goes over the weekend that made him late, his kids’ obsession with their middle fingers, some details about the house, King Gimp, and an all female RassleMania

    WHHW097: It’s April…Fools

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 33:35


    April showers bring another therapy session for Mike, He whines about people complaining about April Fools Jokes on Facebook, Amy Schumer’s jokes, and finishes with the benefits of only having one kid. RIP to Nipsey Hussle!

    WHHW096: Fiyah Starter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 36:27


    Here’s to hoping you enjoyed you St. Patrick’s Day Weekend and are feeling fit and fresh this lovely March Monday. If not, maybe Mike can cure your hangover with his ranting about vaccines, Pedialyte, the Chistchurch shooting in New Zealand, and burning leaves like a good backwoods country boy.

    WHHW095: Misogynistic, Homophobic, Racist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 31:59


    Mike careens more off topic than usual but stays along the main road long enough to make himself seem misogynistic, homophobic, and racist.

    WHHW094: Get Me Outta Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 29:20


    Despite their phenomenal hospitality, Mike is ready to bust out of his parents’ house. It has driven him to a dark place where he talks a lot in this episode about murder and suicide. Not to fear, he is neither suicidal not homicidal, just an idiot with a microphone and no filter.

    WHHW093: Did I Just Become Anti-Pot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 31:56


    Mike wanders from one topic to another. Ranging from the effects of social media, terrible Valentine’s Day posts, Joe Rogan’s recent podcast on pot legalization, socialism vs. capitalism, and then does the thing he does every week where he shits on people with country accents. While it did go over a half hour, he thinks […]

    WHHW092: Super Bowl Hangover

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 24:04


    After missing a week, Mike is back and pretending like it never happened by recapping the Super Bowl, talking about movies that have been out for a while, movies that are yet to come out and how he wants you to think he is a good father because he popped popcorn for his kids.

    WHHW091: Gimme All The Privileges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 37:30


    Mike wakes up early to talk about each category of privilege he falls into, the news media, abortion and the death penalty, personality tests, and a host of other light and cheery topics.

    WHHW090: Active Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 37:52


    Mike talks about the cold weather, bringing the dogs in, being in the dog house himself, active pants, and cures the current rift in society.

    WHHW089: One Lane Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 29:40


    Mike wants to know if you’ve given up on your resolutions yet, then talks about his delusions of grandeur while complaining about the traffic situation in Millsboro.

    WHHW088: The Mullet of Cartoon Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 32:23


    Mike begins 2019 by rambling about how he misses racist WWF characters, how to fix the problems in the Middle East, a certain pig with no pants, and not dealing well with morning wood as a dad.

    WHHW087: New Year; Same Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 41:57


    A New Year’s Eve recording without any resolutions, but instead a lot of complaining about being a parent, low BAC limits in Utah, and meth heads in Appalachia.

    WHHW086: One Tube or Two?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 30:38


    ***Although this show isn’t suitable for young ears, it should be added that there is Santa talk in this episode*** We hope your holidays have been grand. Mike mouth breathes through a stuffy nose to reflect on time spent with family, ungrateful kids, his over reactions to them, the male anatomy, and his daughter stops […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 34:06


    After an awful Week 14, Mike hopes that doing the picks on a Saturday is the change he needs. Week 15 LAC +3.5 NYJ +7 CLE +2.5 ATL -9.5 DET +2.5 CHI -5.5 OAK +3 DAL +3 MIA +7.5 TEN -1 JAX -7.5 BAL -7.5 SEA -3.5 NE -2.5 PHI +13 CAR +6 Last Week: […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 39:21


    Mike tries to keep the momentum from last week’s 11-5 to finish the season strong.  Week 14 Picks JAX +5.5 NYJ +4 CAR PK ATL +4 KC -6.5 MIA +7.5 TB +9.5 WAS +3 IND +4.5 LAC -15 DEN -3.5 PHI +3.5 PIT -10 DET -3 LAR -3 MIN +3 Last Week: 11-5-0 Season: 106-81-6

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 28:07


    Mike battles a stuffy nose, shitty equipment, and a potential stroke to make his pick for Week 13.   Week 13 DAL +7.5 BAL +2.5 DEN +4.5 LAR -10 GB -13.5 MIA -3.5 NYG +4 CAR -3 IND -4 CLE +5.5 NYJ +9.5 OAK +14 MIN +5 SEA -9.5 LAC +3 PHI -6 Last Week: […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 29:50


    It’s been a rough couple of weeks and Thanksgiving wasn’t much better. Hoping to get back to winning with the Week 12 picks. Week 12 DET +3 DAL -7 ATL +12.5 JAX -3 CLE +1 NE -11 PHI -4.5 TB -2 CAR -3 OAK +12 LAC -14 PIT -3 MIA +7.5 MIN -3.5 TEN +4 […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 26:15


    A week after going under .500, Mike tries to lick his wounds and right the ship.   Week 11 GB +3 DAL +3.5 DET +4.5 TEN +1.5 NYG -2.5 WSH +3 PIT -5.5 CIN +5.5 OAK +5.5 LAC -7 PHI +7.5 MIN +2.5 LAR -3.5 Last Week: 6-7-1 Season: 82-61-6

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 33:16


    After going 10-3 against the spread last week, Mike is feeling himself and posits potential inbreeding in the Rooney family.   Week 10 Picks PIT -3.5 DET +6.5 CIN +5.5 CLE +6 NE -6.5 JAX +3 KC -16 NYJ -7.5 WSH +3.5 LAC -10 GB -10 LAR -9 PHI -7 NYG +3.5 Last Week: 10-3-0 […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 29:04


    After just breaking .500 last week, by going 8-6, Mike is back for this week’s picks. Week 9 Picks OAK +3 CHI -10 KC -8 NYJ +3 MIN -5 ATL +2 CAR -6.5 PIT +2.5 HOU +1.5 LAC PK NO +2.5 GB +5.5 TEN +4 Last Week: 8-6-0 Season: 66-52-4

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 37:11


    Mike got up bright eyed and bushy tailed to bring you the picks before the London kickoff this week. Week 8 Picks HOU -7.5 PHI -3 CHI -8 CIN -3.5 DET -3 DEN +9.5 WSH -1 CLE +8 CAR +2.5 OAK +3 LAR -8 ARI +1.5 MIN +1.5 NE -14 Last Week – 8-6-0 Season: […]

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 32:07


    Mike tries to continue his success against the spread. Week 7 Picks DEN -1.5 TEN +6.5 NE -2 BUF +7 DET -3 MIN -3.5 PHI -5 CLE +3.5 JAX -4 NO +2.5 LAR -9 WSH +1 CIN +6 ATL -4 Last Week: 10-5-0 This Season: 51-39-4

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 28:32


    Mike discusses his thoughts on the NFL season thus far, get sidetracked and makes his Week 6 Picks   Week 6 Picks PHI -2.5 ATL -3 PIT +1.5 LAC +1.5 SEA -3 CHI -6 MIN -10.5 NYJ -2.5 WSH +1 BUF +10 DEN +7 JAX -3 TEN +2.5 KC +3.5 GB -9.5 Last Week : […]

    WHHW085: Getting Cozy in the Dog House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 36:02


    In the dog house; breath connoisseur; over the moon; tasing kids; my dog isn’t worth $2500; promise I’m not a stalker; yes, I’m judging you!

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 22:58


    Week 5 NE -10 TEN -5.5 MIA +6 CLE +3 GB +1 JAX +3 NYJ -1 PIT -3.5 CAR -6.5 LAC -5.5 MIN +3 ARI +3.5 LAR -7.5 DAL +3.5 NO -6

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 35:05


    Mike tries to keep his winning record going.   Week 4 Picks MIN +7 ATL -4 TB +3 DET +2.5 GB -9.5 TEN +3 HOU +1 MIA +6.5 NYJ +7.5 OAK -3 SEA -3 NO -3 LAC -10 PIT -3 KC -4.5 Last Week: 7-9-0 Season: 26-21-2

    WHHW084: Not Yeti

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 34:43


    Yeti pubes, Yeti cups and other things on Mike’s mind this week.

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 32:45


    After a 10 win week, Mike looks to keep the early success alive. ATL -2 SF +6.5 MIA -3 BUF +17 IND +7 GB -3 CIN +3 JAX -10 DEN +6 HOU -6 LAR -7 ARI +6 DAL +1.5 DET +7 PIT +1   This Week: 0-1-0 Last Week: 10-6-0 Season: 19-13-1

    2018 NFL Picks – Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 33:23


    Week 2 Picks CIN -1 CAR +6 LAC -7.5 MIN +1 TEN +3 CLE +9.5 NYJ -2.5 KC +5.5 PHI -3.5 WSH -6 LAR -13 DET +6 OAK +6.5 NE -1 NYG +3 CHI -3.5 Last Week: 9-6-1

    WHHW083: Forget Me Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 27:27


    Remembering to capitalize on 9/11; helicopter parents are ruining it for everyone; biblical floods; and general whining.

    2018 NFL Week 1 Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2018 42:10


    Join me every Saturday throughout the NFL season for an episode of picks against the spread. Week 1 Picks ATL -1 PIT -4.5 CIN +2.5 TEN -1 MIN -6.5 HOU +6 TB +9.5 JAX -3 BAL -7.5 LAC -3.5 DEN -3 WSH +1.5 CAR -3 CHI +7 DET -6.5 LAR -4.5 This Week: 0-1-0 Season: […]

    WHHW082: Boycotts are a coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 37:48


    Summer is over; Restaurant Reviews; Kaepernick Ad; Cosmo cover; Lots of Gargamels

    WHHW Fantasy Football Preview – Quarterbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 28:03


    Trey Moore joins Mike to discuss his take on the quarterbacks for the 2018 Fantasy Football season.

    WHHW Fantasy Football Preview – Running Backs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 29:23


    Trey Moore joins Mike to discuss his take on the running backs for the 2018 Fantasy Football season

    WHHW Fantasy Football Preview – Sleepers & Busts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 14:24


    Trey Moore joins Mike to talk about his sleepers and busts for the 2018 Fantasy Football season

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