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 also chooses his Infernal Playlist, one song of which has a surprising tie to Malick...

You can hear John's excellent podcast, Writers on Film, in which he discusses film books with their authors, here.

Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!

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Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on John's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

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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 factory (which is not the worst job she's ever done).

Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!

BUY US A COFFEE! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod

Hellish has a bookshop! Order from https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish to help us out!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Janis's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

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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 Galley Beggar, whose co-head honcho is our former damned soul Sam Jordison. Order Alex's books direct from Galley Beggar with the links below (at the time of writing there is a sale on the first two Cities of the Weft books):

Waterblack (Book 3)

Malarkoi (Book 2)

Mordew (Book 1)

Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!

BUY US A COFFEE! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod

Hellish has a bookshop! Order from https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish to help us out!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Kieron's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

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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 podcast DECOMPRESSED is very good: a talk-through with comics creators about books they've written. At the moment, he's doing a mini-series on his new book The Power Fantasy. Listen to DECOMPRESSED here.

Kieron's latest book, The Power Fantasy, is out now. If you're new to it, you can read the free primer here, or you can order it from us here.

If you downloaded this episode before 6am on the day of release (Feb 10th, 2024) you might have two versions in your queue: this is the right one. (There was an embarassing tech error on the other one - music playing in wrong places!)

Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!

BUY US A COFFEE! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod

Hellish has a bookshop! Order from https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish to help us out!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Kieron's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...

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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 ever done.

Siân's art is at raw-art.co.uk, and you can hear the Rutherford Chang White Album project we talk about here. Siân's also started a new band, the Sha Sha Shanimals, which we didn't get to talk about but who you should totally look out for.

This is the first episode of season two. We're planning to put out twenty episode seasons from now on, with six week gaps between seasons. This season should see you right until June, then season three will begin in late summer to take us up to Christmas.

Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpod

Hellish has a bookshop! Order from https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish to help us out!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Siân's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...

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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 their Infernal Playlist: a Christmas song they cannot stand.

In this episode, we return to the very beginning as we welcome back actor SANTIAGO CABRERA, who joined us for episode one back in April 2024. Check that out here: https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/santiago-cabrera-actor

Patreon subscribers have access to eight more advent calendar episodes that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all thirty episodes of season one, 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. Help us out by ordering from us!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on the Christmas Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

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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: https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/nina-sosanya-actor

Come back tomorrow for 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 RIGHT NOW, plus eight others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all thirty episodes of season one, 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. Help us out by ordering from us!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on the Christmas Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellishpod

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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/bonnie-hawkins-artist

Come back tomorrow for 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 RIGHT NOW, plus eight others that will not appear on the main feed. You'll also get longer, ad-free versions of all thirty episodes of season one, 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. Help us out by ordering from us!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on the Christmas Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpod

You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_pod

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcast

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellishpod

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