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Hellish

Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale

Welcome to Hellish, the only podcast that comes to you from Hell"s waiting room.In each episode, Hell"s receptionist Daniel Whelan and Satan"s tea boy Alex Gale interrogate a newly damned soul, asking them for the five songs they will meet in Hell: the music that we will use to torment them for all eternity. The condemned take us through songs they are embarrassed to have once liked; songs they can"t stand that are otherwise universally adored; songs that remind them of bad times; songs they hate by

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1:22:24

Katie Gill, comedian (Extended Patreon Edition)

Hellish ·

2025/08/31

Comedian KATIE GILL gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Katie takes us through life as a stand up comedian, the differences between performing in English and Welsh, and she introduces us to the trash banger: a song that is rubbish but is also sort of great.This is the Extended Patreon Version of this episode, usually only available to our Patreon supporters. If you want quality extended versions of everything we've done so far, head to Patreon.com/hellishpod to sign up. BUY US A COFFEE

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1:10:38

Melinda Salisbury, writer

Hellish ·

2025/08/24

Young Adult fiction superstar MELINDA SALISBURY gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Aside from choosing her Infernal Playlist, Melinda told us about how the double whammy of writing fan fiction and getting fired put her on the road to becoming a four time Carnegie Medal nominee and bestseller; her pandemic era food mishap; and why you can never return to where you came from. You find out more about Melinda and her work at her website.BUY US A COFFEE! If you just want to be nice/bribe your

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1:08:36

Julia Raeside, writer

Hellish ·

2025/08/17

Journalist and novelist JULIA RAESIDE gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!We're back! We're thrilled to be kicking off season three with Julia, whose excellent debut novel Don't Make Me Laugh has just come out in paperback. It's a hilarious post-#MeToo revenge thriller, set in the world of stand-up comedy. We talked about the culture of silence around the bad behaviour of successful men, and gossip can be a force for good. But we also found time to coin a new euphemism, discover the

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1:02:09

Manilla Times, band

Hellish ·

2025/06/22

Irish-Welsh indie rock band MANILLA TIMES give us the five tracks they will meet in Hell!We welcomed singer Jack, bassist Ollie, and guitarist Jase to hell for our first ever triple soul reaping. They told us about playing Glastonbury; what would need to be played for a satisfying Busted gig; why their drummer did not arrive in Hell with the rest of them, AND Alex asks the question we've all been wanting an answer to: "does Nannerch have a shop?"Here would be a good place to go to hear the band in

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57:37

Adam Kotsko, author & theologian

Hellish ·

2025/06/15

Author and academic ADAM KOTSKO gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Adam is a scholar of theology, and has written extensively about the devil and demons, so it was a real pleasure to get someone down here who didn't have to go through orientation. That's not all Adam does, however. As well as being a prolific academic with a string of books about politics and Christianity to his name, he also writes about American pop culture, which is where we put most of the chat. His latest Late Star

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1:05:16

Stephen Lobo, actor

Hellish ·

2025/06/08

Actor STEPHEN LOBO gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Stephen has appeared in tonnes of huge genre shows, including the X-Files, The Flash, Snowpiercer, Arrow, Travelers, Fringe, and Continuum, in which he played time travelling con-man Kellogg. He also appeared in the excellent Canadian film Donkeyhead, and is currently in the police procedural Allegiance (On CBC in Canada now, due in the UK on U&Alibi in the autumn!)Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early

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1:09:43

Adam Scott Glasspool, podcaster & musician

Hellish ·

2025/06/01

Musician and co-host of the 'What is Music?' podcast ADAM SCOTT GLASSPOOL gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!We can a great time talking to Adam, and as well as extracting his Infernal Playlist we talked about the genesis of 'What is Music?', debated whether or not Charli XCX is serious, discussed who we would nominate to sing ALL of recorded music, AND Adam gave us the worst job he's ever done.You can hear Adam's music on Spotify here, and you can check out What is Music? hereHead to

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1:02:36

Oliver Lansley, screenwriter & actor

Hellish ·

2025/05/25

Screenwriter and actor OLIVER LANSLEY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Oli is an incredibly prolific actor and writer (check his IMDB if you don't believe us!). He's responsible for a number of hit tv shows, including Flack with Anna Paquin and Where's Wanda? on Apple TV+.As well as getting his Infernal playlist, we asked Oli about how he gets things made, the rules that streamers have for the TV shows they make, what happens to the characters when the show they are in does not get

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58:50

Ray Heffernan, songwriter (Part Two)

Hellish ·

2025/05/18

Songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! (PART TWO OF TWO)Things are a bit different on Hellish this week. It's our first two-parter and our first sequel (of sorts). After we discussed the authorship of Robbie Williams's hit song 'Angels' with Emma Newman last week, we thought we'd get in touch with the man who co-wrote it but gets none of the credit, and ask him to tell us the story. We also got to hear about the life of a songwriter and how Ray uses songwriting to

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52:14

Ray Heffernan, songwriter (Part One)

Hellish ·

2025/05/18

Songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! (PART ONE OF TWO)Things are a bit different on Hellish this week. It's our first two-parter and our first sequel (of sorts). After we discussed the authorship of Robbie Williams's hit song 'Angels' with Emma Newman last week, we thought we'd get in touch with the man who co-wrote it but gets none of the credit, and ask him to tell us the story. We also got to hear about the life of a songwriter and how Ray uses songwriting to

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1:07:19

Emma Newman, writer & podcaster

Hellish ·

2025/05/11

Fantasy and SF writer - and genuine podcast pioneer - EMMA NEWMAN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Emma is the Arthur C. Clarke Award nominated author of the Planetfall, Industrial Magic, and Split Worlds series of books, as well as the creator and host of the classic Tea and Jeopardy podcast. We talked about grief, swearing, public speaking, historical accuracy, and the worst job Emma has ever done.Emma also treated us to an exciting reading from her new book, The Vengeance, which has

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1:08:09

Leoni Jane Kennedy, musician

Hellish ·

2025/05/04

Singer-songwriter - and incredible guitar player - LEONI JANE KENNEDY gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Leoni tells us all about musician's apprenticeship playing guitar in pubs from the age of eleven; being named the Freddie Mercury scholar at the Academy of Contemporary Music; playing at the Houses of Parliament at fourteen; and having a Rush tribute band play her fifteenth birthday party.As well as being a solo artist, Leoni is also in demand as a guitar player, having recently

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56:36

Casper & Pam, singers

Hellish ·

2025/04/20

In this special first birthday episode of Hellish, top singing duo CASPER & PAM give us the five tracks they will meet in Hell!Pam Quinn (human) and Casper (dog) have spent the last couple of years delighting the internet with their singing double act. They told us about getting a standing ovation from the judges on America's Got Talent, the history of Casper's special skill, whether or not Simon Cowell was right when he said a singing dog would make a million dollars, AND they introduce us to

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46:28

The Pilot Episode

Hellish ·

2025/04/13

Next week, it's our birthday: one whole year of doing Hellish. So this week, we're taking a break from interviewing damned souls and instead are offering up our pilot episode: the very first Hellish we ever made, episode zero, the one before the first one. Previously only available to our awesome Patreon listeners (head to our Patreon page to join up), this historical document is coming to our main page for a limited time only. So listen while you can, non-paying damned! Hosted on Acast. See

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1:07:17

UKAEA (Dan Jones), musician

Hellish ·

2025/04/06

Musical pioneer DAN JONES of UKAEA gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Dan talks us through his Infernal Playlist, tells us about making weird music, how he avoids saying his own band's name, and why he makes things hard for himself. He also tells us about the words he hates hearing used to describe his music, what he'd do to the Beatles if really really had to, and a previous "worst job you've ever done" makes a surprising - and revealing - comeback.Dan Jones's audio track was recorded at

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1:10:56

Marc Burrows, writer-comic-musician

Hellish ·

2025/03/30

Writer/comic/musician MARC BURROWS gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Marc talked us through his Terry Pratchett biography and the accompanying stand up show; his experiences moderating comments for The Guardian and curating feeds for Twitter; how we should define a 'guilty pleasure' AND he drops some bars to one of the biggest rap hits of the 90s...Book tickets to Marc's Pratchett and Britpop shows hereOrder Marc's books herePatreon subscribers get an extra 45 MINUTES with this one, so

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1:04:22

Jenny Colgan, writer

Hellish ·

2025/03/24

Best-selling novelist JENNY COLGAN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Jenny is responsible for producing some of the greatest romantic comedies in all of fiction, as well as some of the greatest Doctor Who stories yet to be seen on TV. We talked to her about both of these things, as well as how she is able to produce a new book every year, how she got into writing novels, her early days in comedy and what it feels like to watch all your friends go off to be hugely successful, the Doctor

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1:04:07

Paul Carter, musician (Flotation Toy Warning)

Hellish ·

2025/03/17

Musician PAUL CARTER of Flotation Toy Warning gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Paul takes us through the five tracks he will meet in Hell, as well as the formation (and near destruction) of Flotation Toy Warning; what it is like to switch between rock star and day job; and whether being good at guitar destroys your punk credentials. Plus, the worst job Paul has ever done causes Hell's H.R. department something of a moral dilemma...The excellent 20th Anniversary edition of Bluffer's

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1:00:15

Patrice Lawrence, writer

Hellish ·

2025/03/10

Writer PATRICE LAWRENCE gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Patrice takes us through her Infernal Playlist, tells us about her new book, gives us the lowdown on the worst job she has ever done, introduces us to two bands we hadn't heard before AND sticks it to two 80s wedding disco favourites. If you're a Patreon subscriber, you can also hear Patrice become the first person to choose someone we thought no-one would ever be brave enough to even mention as 'the Artist They Will Meet in

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1:02:48

John Bleasdale, film critic

Hellish ·

2025/03/03

Film critic, teacher and author JOHN BLEASDALE gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!John tells us all about his new book, The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick, including why he chose the famously fame-shunning director as his subject. We also talk about how even the worst job you've ever done is improved by being a man in the 1980s, we get reacquainted with a band that are fast becoming Hellish regulars, and discuss whether or not Timothée Chalamet is any good. John

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