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 toured with Solstice, and The Anchoress.

The song Leoni talks about during the 'song that reminds you of a hard time in your life' section is called 'Ammunition', and you can hear it in full here.

For future tour dates and releases, you can click here for Leoni's website.

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Leoni'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

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, a bunch of advent calendar extras, and some other stuff depending which tier you pick.

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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 their forthcoming podcast, Casper's Song Zoo, in which they write a new song to order every episode. (That starts Sunday 27th April.)

Pam did most of the talking, but Casper was good enough to serenade us to celebrate Hellish's first birthday.

You can find Casper & Pam on Instagram here, and the Casper's Song Zoo Instagram is here.

If you've had even a dollar's worth of joy from Casper & Pam, here or on social media, then why not contribute to Casper & Pam's Indiegogo campaign? And finally, the duo's Bandcamp page - where you stream and buy their songs - is 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, a bunch of advent calendar extras, and some other stuff depending which tier you pick

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Casper & Pam'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.

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!

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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 New River Studios

UKAEA on Bandcamp

UKAEA on Spotify

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on UKAEA'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

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, a bunch of advent calendar extras, and some 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!

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

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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 here

Order Marc's books here

Patreon subscribers get an extra 45 MINUTES with this one, so if you've been waiting for an excuse to subscribe, this is the week to do it. 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, a bunch of advent calendar extras, and some other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Marc'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.

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!

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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 Who episode she will meet in Hell, and she gave us her Infernal Playlist which, yes, is the point of the show and everything but at least two of the people in the conversation would have been just as happy talking exclusively about Doctor Who for the whole thing.

Pre-order the paperback edition of Close Knit here

Pre-order Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages here

Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Jenny'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

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, a bunch of advent calendar extras, and some 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!

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

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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 Guide to the Flight Deck by Flotation Toy Warning can be found on the Talitres Bandcamp 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!

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 Paul'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 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 Hell'. https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod

Patrice's excellent new book, People Like Stars, is out now. Get it here.

The Dennis Waterman video can be seen 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!

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 Paul'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...

(in order of reply likelihood:)

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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!

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 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

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

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