Hellish
Claim This Podcastby Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale
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<p>Welcome to Hellish, the only podcast that comes to you from Hell's waiting room.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Logo drawn by Nick Roche.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 19, 2026
Rachel Fairburn, comedian
<p>Comedian RACHEL FAIRBURN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!</p><br><p>We are back after four weeks away, and who better to drag you all back to Hell than top comedian Rachel Fairburn? Rachel tells us about her new show, Vexy Beasts, and making the switch between character comedy and stand up. We also talk about working in a library, how Rachel's hit serial killer podcast, <a href="https://allkillanofilla.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All Killa No Filla</a>, increased her confidence as a comedian, and discuss whether Liam Gallagher ever calls his mum after a gig.</p><br><p>Rachel is about to appear at the Edinburgh Festival. She's at the Monkey Barrel from August 6th - 30th, <a href="https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/rachel-fairburn-vexy-beasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tickets for that are here.</a></p><br><p>Then, in October and November, she takes Vexy Beasts on a tour of Great Britain. <a href="https://www.rachelfairburn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dates and tickets can be found here.</a></p><br><p>Watch Rachel in action for free! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G68G2o4WOE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel's show, Showgirl, is on YouTube</a></p><br><p>Rachel's short story podcast, Harpurvale, is <a href="https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/558585/destinations/4825480.xml" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>.</p><br><p>FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/hellish_pod</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/hellishpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.tiktok.com/hellishpod</a></p><br><p>The Hellish logo was drawn by Nick Roche <a href="https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 12, 2026
Hellish presents ... MAKING TROUBLE WITH MOLLY NAYLOR
<p>Hellish has been taking a break for the last few weeks, but as we didn't want you to be without something to listen to we called in some of our top podcast pals to help us out. We've been running a mini series we're calling 'HELLISH PRESENTS ...' Each week we've introduced you to a podcast we love: there's a short intro from Daniel, and then a whole episode of the show of the week.</p><br><p>This week is our final 'Hellish presents ...' and we're presenting MAKING TROUBLE WITH MOLLY NAYLOR. Molly was our guest on episode 56 in September 2025, and she's very kindly loaned us her episode with podmaster ADAM BUXTON. If you're not already a troublemaker, this will make you into one. You're gonna love it.</p><br><p>Listen and subscribe to MAKING TROUBLE WITH MOLLY NAYLOR <a href="https://shows.acast.com/making-trouble-with-molly-naylor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Hellish is back next week with episode 72!</p><p>FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/hellish_pod</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/hellishpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.tiktok.com/hellishpod</a></p><br><p>The Hellish logo was drawn by Nick Roche <a href="https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 5, 2026
Hellish presents ... THE WELSH MUSIC PODCAST
<p>Hellish is taking a break for the next few weeks, but as we didn't want you to be without something to listen to we've called in some of our top podcast pals to help us out.</p><br><p>We're running a mini series we're calling 'HELLISH PRESENTS ...' Each week we're going to be introducing you to a podcast we love: there will be a short intro, and then we'll let you enjoy a whole episode of the show of the week.</p><br><p>This week we're bringing you THE WELSH MUSIC PODCAST. In this show, James Cuff and Neil Collins usually invite a guest to nominate an album by a Welsh artist for inclusion in the Welsh music Hall of Fame. HOWEVER .... in the episode they've given us for your listening pleasure, they present a documentary about the Super Furry Animals album Mwng, with contributions from members of the band!</p><br><p>Listen to more of THE WELSH MUSIC PODCAST <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/welsh-music-podcast-podlediad-miwsig-cymreig/id1487709469" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/hellish_pod</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@hellish_pod</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/hellishpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.tiktok.com/hellishpod</a></p><br><p>The Hellish logo was drawn by Nick Roche <a href="https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Hellish?
<p>Welcome to Hellish, the only podcast that comes to you from Hell's waiting room.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Logo drawn by Nick Roche.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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