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Chat out of HellEpisode 4.6 - Kickapoo | California Isn't Big Enough (Hey There Girl)Send us a text2025-06-3042 minChat out of HellEpisode 4.5 - Surf's Up | MasculineGrab your boards and hit the waves, dudes. Surf's Up! Jim Steinman's sportiest song slash rude joke meets Meat Loaf's MANLIEST number in this episode. We're stuck in the 80s again, so there's big shoulders and pastel coloured suits aplenty. BUT:- How MANLY can one song be?- Was Meat Loaf in on the joke?- Why does masculinity smell just like Lynx Africa?PLUS all the usual nonsense, discussion of radioactive animals and a dog determined to make it onto the recording today.Keep your comments, reviews...2025-06-1641 minChat out of HellEpisode 4.4 -I'm Gonna Love Her For Both of Us | Making Love out of Nothing at AllThere's a spate of inadequate male lovers in this episode. Is Meat Loaf's friend a bad boyfriend? Are Air Supply just a bit too full of themselves? We stay firmly in the early 80s this time with a not-hit from Dead Ringer and an arrogant Best of from Air Supply. BUT:- Is "white soul ballad" a compliment?- What's Emma's bath technique?- How sympathetic is Meat Loaf to his band's drug habits?PLUS a bit of a chat about how male behaviour is coded in media, plus a lot of the...2025-06-0232 minChat out of HellEpisode 4.3 - (I'd Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus | Stand in the StormWhere did Meat Loaf's career begin? Not here, but it's quite close. Time for another break from Jim Steinman's zany antics as we dive into Meat Loaf's Motown past and his angry... well, not future. More recent past.This episode we dive into Meat's first recorded album and then some shouty angry MAN ROCK from one of his later ones. And on the way, we'll answer some of the questions like:- What does a Jesus weigh?- How wrong is Louder Sounds's ranking of Meat Loaf albums?- How do...2025-05-1940 minChat out of HellEpisode 4.2 - Dead Ringer for Love | Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)I don't know anything about you baby, but Chat out of Hell is everything you're dreaming of. Assuming you dream of adequate podcast analysis of the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman.This episode we take a break from Jim Steinman's byzantine theatre career and go back to the absolute rockers from the mouth of Meat Loaf. Dead Ringer for Love and Runnin' for the Red Light vie for your affections this time, and one of them is the clear winner. This epsiode we'll answer the deep questions, questions like:- What did the 80...2025-05-0540 minChat out of HellEXTRA Bat Musical Review SpecialThis is a very special extra bit of Chat out of Hell. If you're interested in our thoughts on the Bat musical currently touring the UK, this is the right place!If you're not, we totally get it and we'll see you on the 5th for a proper episode instead.BYE!Bow now now nowSend us a text2025-04-2615 minChat out of HellEpisode 4.1 - The Dream Engine (Dream Engine) (Dreams) (Engines)Chat out of Hell is back to go where other podcasts won't - in this case, to Jim Steinman's very first musical creation.This episode we dive into the Dream Engine - produced at Amherst College in 1969, burning a trail through rock and roll history for the rest of time. Our interepid duo dive deep into this murky sea, providing the answers to questions like:- What sort of socially aware theatre would a bunch of naive teens in Scarborough produce?- How much does Emma know about Arnaud's theatre of cruelty?2025-04-2145 minChat out of HellSPECIAL FILM CLUB #3Series four of Chat out of Hell is just around the corner, but first, it's FILM CLUB PART III!Our films this time are a real dichotomy - Meat Loaf plays both himself and his own obsessive fan in Dead Ringer, then he plays a sex-mad creature of the night in Bloodrayne. Or possibly I've said that the wrong way around.These are, and I can't stress this enough, dreadful films. You should not under any circumstances watch them. We've done the hard work so you don't have to.Chat out of Hell r...2025-04-0854 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.6 - All Revved Up with No Place to Go | I'll Kill You if You Don't Come BackBetter late than never, it's Chat out of Hell!This episode Emma really opens up, generously unburdening herself in the name of amusement with a classic Meat Loaf Memory. Meanwhile Sam continues to fail to find any sincerity in himself, as his attempts at some Steinman-esque lyrics proves. Our questions this week:- Who invented the keyboard body strap?- Who goes around picturing women to get them in the creative mood?- What would our Whigfield podcast be called?PLUS our intrepid pair launch draft one of some...2025-02-1750 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.5 - 45 Seconds of Ecstasy | Requiem MetalWe open every episode of Chat out of Hell by asking "what is this" and it's never been more apt. Two baffling track choices hit the table today as we interrogate some of the shortest and least interesting songs in the Loaf / Steinman catalogue. We do learn a few things on the way, though. Things like:- What do Jim Steinman and Giuseppe Verdi have in common?- How long is 45 seconds? Is it 66 seconds?- What's cooler than Gene Pitney?PLUS a conversation about merch, a listener isn't sure how...2025-02-0346 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.4 - Life is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back | Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Got to Do It)Big hair, big complaints and big feelings, it's Chat out of Hell!This episode Emma brings our favourite car karaoke hit Life is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back for our intrepid pair to interpret, while Sam's Bonnie Tyler obsession continues in full swing as he tries to convince Emma that Loving You's a Dirty Job is a much neglected classic. This week's questions lack subtlety, just like these two songs:- How generous IS John Lewis's legendary returns policy?- What was it like being a jobbing actor in early 70...2025-01-2049 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.3 - More | Los AngeloserNew year, the same Chat out of Hell.It's the turn of our lovely listeners to suggest songs this week to give our brains a good old rest. So with trepidation Sam reports on The Sisters of Mercy's More and Emma goes away to listen to Los Angeloser and then get it stuck in her head forever.This week's big questions are the biggest:- Did Meat Loaf inspire an episode of the Simpsons?- Honestly, who calls themselves Andrew Eldritch?- Is this finally the time we get...2025-01-0638 minChat out of HellChat out of Hell's Christmas HorrorTHIS IS NOT A NORMAL CHAT OUT OF HELLTHIS IS A HORRIBLE CHAT OUT OF HELL Please don't take time out of your Christmas Day to listen to this, it won't pay off.See you on January 6th, Loafers.Send us a text2024-12-2543 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.2 - Total Eclipse of the Heart | Peel OutMassive hair, massive covers and massive driving test errors, it's Chat out of Hell!We finally get to the pinaccle of Jim's 80s output in Total Eclipse of the Heart, while Peel Out takes us to its exact middle. This time, we solve the big questions like:- Who came up with all that nonsense in the Total Eclipse video?- What if Bonnie Tyler ran a husky farm?- What time does Meat Loaf's mum call him in for his tea?PLUS an email to swell Sam's ego...2024-12-1648 minChat out of HellEpisode 3.1 Wasted Youth | Nocturnal Pleasures | I've Been Dreaming up a Storm Lately | The Want AdLonely hearts, sexy motorbikes and creeeeeeeepy mirrors! It's Chat out of Hell series 3!We start this series with a tour of Jim Steinman's weirdest monologues and take on a quadrology of loquacious nonsense. On the way we get to ask the big questions like:- Did Jim Steinman talk like that ALL the time?- Can we ever hear the word "please" again without shuddering?- What is wrong with men?PLUS a quick chat about Boost bars, various desperate demands for free stuff from big food manufacturers and...2024-12-0247 min
Chat out of HellSPECIAL FILM CLUB #2Chat out of Hell's autumn break is almost over but there's just time to squeeze in a quick round of Film Club.We dive into Meat Loaf's first big acting role in Fight Club, then just talk mostly about the admin involved in getting men to punch each other, then enjoy 90 minutes of Alec Baldwin pretending to be invisible in the Shadow. How exciting! Probably.Chat out of Hell returns for series 3 on Monday 2nd December - be there or don't!Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in to chatoutofhell@gmail.com2024-11-3049 min
RethinkRethink... energyRethink considers how we might take a different approach to issues that affect all of us, asking some of the brightest minds what we could do to make the world a better place.This week, we're rethinking energy. The massive rise in the price of wholesale gas in 2022, and the subsequent rise in our household energy bills highlighted the need for the UK to have a secure, reliable and cheap energy supply. So what choices do we have? UK fossil fuel reserves are dwindling, but we have offshore wind, and sunshine in the south. Renewable...2024-10-3128 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.6 - Bad For Good | Original SinStage monsters, diva superspies and nicking your granny's apples! It's the end of Chat out of Hell series two!The questions everyone wants to know this time:- Has Jim Steinman ever actually been on a motorbike?- Did the Shadow's catchphrase warrant being awkwardly shoehorned into a Steinman classic?Who is the bigger villain, Meat Loaf's stage persona or the real Jim Steinman?PLUS Sam tests out a new game in the quiz slot and realises that not everyone remembers the electronic dancehall smash hits of the 80s...2024-10-1455 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.5 - Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through | Couldn't Have Said it BetterSexy saxophones, stirring songs and pseudo-Steinmans! It's Chat out of Hell!This episode we answer the key questions:- Where did Rory Dodd get his moustache ideas?- Where does Meat Loaf get his coats from?- What Tripadvisor rating did Beefsteak Charlie's get?PLUS all the usual blather, Emma gets in on the hashtag game (#pleasegiveemmaamichaelbaybudget), we accidentally create a podcast villain and we continue to plug our show at the Nottingham Comedy Festival (10th November, be there or be in the majority).Next time! We...2024-10-0748 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.4 - Heaven Can Wait | Rock & Roll MercenariesLet's get down to it and talk business, ballads and bad 80s numbers inspired by the A-Team.This episode we'll answer questions like:- Who robbed Kermit the Frog in 1979?- Why did Bette Middler cuss out Jim Steinman so?- What military experience do these rock & roll mercenaries really have?PLUS a quick anecdote about quoting Steinman and scaring people, a perfectly-justified listener complaint and the next part of the ongoing A1 Sauce saga.Next time! Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through meets Couldn't Have Said...2024-09-2349 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.3 - Everything Louder than Everything Else | Dance in My PantsPhysical impossibilities, inexplicable bagpipes and Jim Steinman trying to be sexy? Sorry. Two out of three ain't bad.But we're not here for that! We're here for the big questions like:Can we have some free A1 Sauce?What's the plot of the Adam Sandler Film That's My Boy?Seriously, can we have some free A1 Sauce?The answers to some, all or none of those are contained within, teeing us up very nicely to go listen to Rock & Roll Mercenaries and Heaven Can Wait next time. Ooof. That's...2024-09-0945 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.2 - Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) | Hulk Hogan's ThemeA seven-minute catcall, a theme tune dashed off for an ungrateful wrestler and a horny Welsh lady making it her own! What's not to like? This episode we delve into the big questions, like:What was Jim Steinman's refridgerator-bed really like?How gross is that ancient hallway?Why is Hulk Hogan such an awful man?Once you've chewed those over we'll see you on Monday September 9th to talk about Everything Louder than Everything Else and Dance in my Pants.Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in...2024-08-2649 minChat out of HellEpisode 2.1 - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)Chat out of Hell 2: Chat into Hell kicks off here.We finally learn who won the cheeky bat mascot contest, Sam gets too involved in learning about A1 Sauce's "Sing For Your Beef" and we do get around to answering a few questions about I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Questions like:Why does nobody know what "that" is when it's explained in the song?Who directed this ridiculous music video?Which famous retired Special Forces soldier cites this song as his inspiration for signing up?2024-08-1250 min
Chat out of HellSPECIAL FILM CLUB #1Chat out of Hell cruises to the end of its summer break with a special FILM CLUB edition.Emma has been dying to watch the Steinman-soundtracked 80s teen action flick Streets of Fire for months now. And Sam has never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.But will at least one of them regret wasting two hours on this? Almost certainly.Chat out of Hell returns for series 2 on Monday 12th August - see you there, Loafers!Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in to chatoutofhell@gmail.com...2024-08-0546 minChat out of HellEpisode 1.6 - I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth) | Train of LoveThe Train of Love chugs us along to the end of the line. By which we mean, series one of Chat out of Hell. But there's a few more questions to answer first. Questions like:Who knew Meat Loaf was so big into Indiana Jones fan fiction?What do Meat Loaf and Johnny Cash not have in common?Which major stage show based on music by Jim Steinman is touring the UK in 2025, and how excited does this make Emma?CooH is taking a short break after this ep but will...2024-07-0139 minChat out of HellEpisode 1.6 - I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth) | Train of LoveThe Train of Love chugs us along to the end of the line. By which we mean, series one of Chat out of Hell. But there's a few more questions to answer first. Questions like:Who knew Meat Loaf was so big into Indiana Jones fan fiction?What do Meat Loaf and Johnny Cash not have in common?Which major stage show based on music by Jim Steinman is touring the UK in 2025, and how excited does this make Emma?CooH is taking a short break after this ep but will...2024-07-0139 minChat out of HellEpisode 1.5 - Paradise by the Dashboard Light | Nowhere FastMeat Loaf's sexiest song makes it to the table. Join Sam and Emma as they delive into Paradise by the Dashboard Light then Nowhere Fast, and have a stab at the real questions in life :Which is sexier, a woman on a motorbike or a girl band?What's the best lascivious sound you can make?What IS a huckleberry?Next time: We'll wind up series on in style with Loaf/Steinman's last song Train of Love and watch the dumbest music video Meat Loaf has ever made, with I'd Lie For...2024-06-1743 min