Hellish

Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale
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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 artists they love; and songs that once stuck in their heads, they can never get out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 24th Dec 2025: Casper & Pam

    4 DAYS AGO

    24th Dec 2025: Casper & Pam

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is ending! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’ve been resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. The final door of the Advent Calendar of Doom creaks open today, to reveal singing sensations CASPER & PAM, who originally joined us for episode 41. (Which was also the first anniversary of the first episode of Hellish!) In this special episode, we even got a special unplugged performance of the Christmas song Pam cannot stand. If you enjoy that, then head over to Bandcamp for all your canine Christmas musical needs! https://casperandpam.bandcamp.com Patreon subscribers have access to six extra advent episodes that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min
  2. 23rd Dec 2025: Alexander Wolfe

    5 DAYS AGO

    23rd Dec 2025: Alexander Wolfe

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back musician ALEXANDER WOLFE, who originally joined us for episode 54.  You can pre-order Alexander’s new album EVERYTHINGLESSNESS here https://alexanderwolfe.bandcamp.com/album/everythinglessness-pre-order  Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min
  3. 22nd Dec 2025: Laura Checkley

    6 DAYS AGO

    22nd Dec 2025: Laura Checkley

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back actor LAURA CHECKLEY, who originally joined us for episode 65.  You can catch Laura in Dope Girls, now on iPlayer in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0028c6h/dope-girls Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
  4. 21st Dec 2025: Oliver Lansley

    21 DEC

    21st Dec 2025: Oliver Lansley

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back writer OLIVER LANSLEY, who originally joined us for episode 46.  Oliver’s show, Where’s Wanda?, is on Apple TV https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/wheres-wanda/umc.cmc.k92ure4ft8lmbfhynpk3xpb4 Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  5. 20th Dec 2025: Ray Heffernan

    20 DEC

    20th Dec 2025: Ray Heffernan

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN, who originally joined us for episodes 44 and 45.  Find Ray on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/rayjheffernan/ Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min
  6. 19th Dec 2025: Ed Aldridge (altSHIFT)

    19 DEC

    19th Dec 2025: Ed Aldridge (altSHIFT)

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back pornographer ED ALDRIDGE, who originally joined us for episode 55.  Read about Ed’s film Blowie here https://www.blowiethemovie.com Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min
  7. 18th Dec 2025: Molly Naylor

    18 DEC

    18th Dec 2025: Molly Naylor

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back podcaster and writer MOLLY NAYLOR, who originally joined us for episode 56.  You can hear Making Trouble, Molly’s podcast, here https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/making-trouble-with-molly-naylor Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min
  8. 17th Dec 2025: Leoni Jane Kennedy

    17 DEC

    17th Dec 2025: Leoni Jane Kennedy

    The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back musician LEONI JANE KENNEDY, who originally joined us for episode 42.  You can listen to (and buy) Leoni’s music here https://leonijanekennedy.bandcamp.com Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and would rather scoff all the hellish treats straight away, then Patreon subscribers have access to all the Xmas special episodes RIGHT NOW, plus six others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all sixty five episodes of Hellish so far, last year’s extended Advent Calendar, and our two pilot episodes. https://www.patreon.com/c/hellishpod Hellish now has a bookshop - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish - where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Find us on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod You can find us/beg for absolution on social media... Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min
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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 artists they love; and songs that once stuck in their heads, they can never get out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    116
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale
  • Show Website
    Hellish

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