Hellish

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 birthda...

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...

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 jo...

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 an...

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 da...

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'...

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 s...

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 ba...

Film director and BAFTA winner JANIS PUGH gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Janis tells us all about her excellent debut feature film Chuck Chuck Baby which is now streaming on NOWTV and Sky Cinema in the UK. (Try using Just Watch to find out where you can see it where you are). She also talks about how you become a film maker, writing to Neil Diamond, and working in a chicken factor...

Author ALEX PHEBY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Alex talks to us about his Cities of the Weft trilogy, writing a series, and he gives us the worst job he has ever done. And it might just be the worst job we have ever heard about. Alex's new book, WATERBLACK, finishes off his 'Cities of the Weft' trilogy, which includes the amazing Mordew and Malarkoi . All three are published by G...

Comics writer KIERON GILLEN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Kieron talks to us about writing Star Wars , working for Marvel, the concept of a curse record, how writing comics is like being Dostoevsky, AND he tells us the worst job he has ever done. We also get an inside look at the comics industry, and some top notch writing advice. If you like that, and want more, then Kieron's pod...

Writer, broadcaster, artist, child actor, musician, podcaster, and brief Doctor Who companion SIÂN PATTENDEN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Siân talks to us about Smash Hits , The Heritage Chart Show and her podcast The Heritage Chart Show Show , not being able to settle on just one thing, what she will always be known for according to some random bloke, AND the worst job she has...

This is it. The Final Countdown has reached its zero. Or its 24. Christmas Eve! Big day tomorrow. Or later today, if you're in most of mainland Europe where they do their celebrating as the first star appears in the sky. Season one of Hellish is over, and the Hellish Advent Calendar of Doom is now also complete. For the last time we are bringing back a former damned soul to add one more song to th...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back actor NINA SOSANYA, who originally joined us for episode seventeen, appropriately enough considering what she picked. Check that out here:&...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back artist BONNIE HAWKINS, who originally joined us for episode nineteen. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/b...

SURPRISE STOP PRESS BONUS ADVENT CALENDAR OF DOOM BIRTHDAY EXTRA EPISODE! Hello! Surprise extra advent calendar episode! We just found out that today is Ashley from neverfine’s birthday! To celebrate, we decided to put out neverfine’s advent calendar episode on the main feed (previously only available to Patreon subscribers!) If you enjoy, thank neverfine, and Ashley for having the good sense to b...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back writer JOANNE HARRIS, who originally joined us for episode twenty six. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/...