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Total RelaxationBeing OffensiveCiao, Labia! This week we're wading with extreme caution into Nancy's deep rooted fear of being offensive, and we are... afraid. Sorry!! For Nancy, The Artists Way is a gateway to sleeping on a bed of thorns. Emelia craves solitude and a salt plate. Keeping a little pocket of shame just in case. An Offended White Woman. Never let them see your squirrel. Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellgirlproductions© 2024 Nancy Webb and Emelia He...
2025-08-2842 minTotal RelaxationFinding Love w/ Chantale DemoleOut of sight, out of mind, in love. This week we're joined by the absolutely delightful Chantale Demole to discuss her fears around finding love! 2/3 of us are medicated and one would be if only she could get an appointment with her doctor. Men have knives (allegedly), the biggest TV you've ever seen, and no furniture. A soothing rock on rock voice. It's hard to have S in your thirties. Get Chantale on The Traitors immediately!! Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism
2025-08-1448 minTotal RelaxationThe GymAbandon hope all ye who enter the Westmount Y in search of a dump truck ass and enough upper body strength to pull yourself out of a sinkhole. This week we're getting into The Gym (not literally) and all of the horrors that lurk within. Emelia is in the corner of the dumbbell area on high alert. Nancy had a run in with a woman in espadrilles. Numbers are the enemy. Is ringworm a worm? Don't tell me, I don't want to know. Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana...
2025-07-3143 minTotal RelaxationThe Scale of Human SystemsYou've heard of megalophobia (fear of large objects) but have you heard of being scared of mass quantities of objects?? (DSM-V entry prending). Nancy discuss her fear of overproduction. Suzuki says we're cooked. Community is everything. Shein makes too many pant styles. Idea for landfill garbage: cube it and launch into the sun (Emelia). Nancy thinks all billionaires have a piece of silicon stuck in their brains. Thanks for listening!!!!!Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellg...
2025-07-1738 minTotal RelaxationNot Being Mysterious w/ Adam CaprioloPaging AGATHA CHRISTIE!!! Our honoured guest Adam Capriolo tells us all about his struggles to remain enigmatic, secretive and ultimately? in control. Are you a golden lion tamarin or a hammerhead shark? When's the last time you had a crush? Always remain 10% jealous (therapist's advice). You've seen Basic Instinct but have you seen Interpersonal Dealings? What about Bad Impact? Glass in the eye? He can make that work. Adam's Letterboxd top 4: REVEALED.Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellgirl...
2025-07-0340 minTotal RelaxationThe Dark Web w/ Kelly Kay HurcombHello Pervert...DON'T open an email with that subject line unless you want to get scammed! Kelly Kay Hurcomb drops by to tell us about her fear of the Dark Web and its many nefarious tendrils. Remember to keep all your passwords on a tiny scroll in a locket around your neck that only has one key. The airport has men in the walls. Sephora trough. The decline of humanity (because of the internet). Nobody's home at Lookbook.nu.Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme...
2025-06-1946 minTotal RelaxationMicroplasticsTake a deep breath and relax the spoon in your brain because we're finally getting into our huge fear of the tiny confetti (?) floating around in all of us. Yeah we're taking about microplastics, and no we are not okay. Emelia read an article and now she's spiralling. Nancy considers a fun moustache and plastic-infused cherry tomatoes. Give me a glass IV. Off-gassing. If I get a duvet cover and fill it with buckwheat, is that a mattress? Never buy me a balloon. We really get in our own way. Total Relaxation...
2025-06-0649 min
You Are My DensityI've Lost Track, Do We Count Peter Parker?A message from Satan, Lestat in Los Angeles, a baked Bourdain, buying gifts for my mom, a bunch of goofy quotes and scenes I made up, another assault on Frank Sinatra, a pretty fucking good Matthew McConaughey voice, an interesting new band from New York, more mouthguard dipshittery, and scenes from an Italian restaurant. Stuff mentioned: Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman (1949), Salesman (1969), Pavements (2025), The Shortcut (2009), Hellgirl (https://hellgirl.bandcamp.com/album/hellworld), Hellgirl Hellworld (2025), Hellgirl "Spoilers" (2025), and Christie Brinkley Uptown Girl: A Memoir (2025).
2025-05-1311 minTotal RelaxationStage Fright w/ Nicky FournierThis one goes out to all the former fear-stricken children on picture day!! Improvisor, actor, comedian and certified anxious person Nicky Fournier joins us in the closet for a delicious conversation about STAGE FRIGHT. Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellgirlproductions© 2024 Nancy Webb and Emelia Hellman. All rights reserved.
2025-04-1746 minTotal RelaxationMagnetsMAGNETS: can they be trusted? We expose our shocking lack of scientific knowledge as we claw for answers to questions such as: can a magnet scramble your brain? should you eat magnets? what is a magnet? can you dig a magnet out of the earth? is gravity a magnet? can you be magsafe? and most importantly: is DNA brown?? Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellgirlproductions© 2024 Nancy Webb and Emelia Hellman. All rights reserved.
2025-03-2744 minTotal RelaxationHooked on AI w/ MelinaWhat if all you need is a dog, a house and sexy little AI chatbot? Is that a fear or a fantasy? We get to the bottom of it with environmental educator, comedian, and paid chatbot subscriber, Melina! Also: When robots dangle. When the workout class is more of a lashes situation. The dream of never talking to anybody ever again. Using a thousand gajillion pounds of water to power LLMs. Utopian sci-fi. Star Trek. Kids love Rocky Balboa. IO reveal.Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana Sauder
2025-03-1346 minTotal RelaxationReversal! Of! Fortune! w/ Travis CannonShould you avoid being happy JUST IN CASE? We plunge head-first into Oedipal waters with Travis Cannon to finally answer your burning questions like: What dog breed are you? Can you do pilates and botanical sketches? When will the other shoe drop? Gun to your head: worm or floater? Enjoy! Total Relaxation is a Hellgirl podcast.Cover art: Ariana SauderTheme music: Voyeurism✴︎ Instagram ✴︎@totalrelaxationpod@hellgirlproductions© 2024 Nancy Webb and Emelia Hellman. All rights reserved.
2025-02-2747 minTotal RelaxationWhat is a Need?Food, water, shelter and CONSCIOUSNESS? We grope around in the dark trying to decipher what a need is, if we're allowed to have them and if so—how in theworldto express them. Prepping for a Saturday afternoon serious talk with your romantic partner at a cafe? You're going to want to listen closely to the amazing wisdom in this ep. Also: Nancy wants to crush Emelia's ganglion cyst. Emelia is desperate to eat snow by the mouthful. Is the F7 a tooth? Nancy's microdent. The three devils. Can you pass out lying down?? Technically??To...
2025-02-1346 minTotal RelaxationBureaucracy w/ Tranna WintourWhat is bureaucracy? Where did it come from and why does it exist? We answer none of these important questions in this groundbreaking episode with comedy icon and reluctant rule follower, Tranna Wintour! Tune in to hear about Tranna's fear of filling out forms, engaging with bureaucratic structures and her patented system of adding "a little extra on top" (tipping the government). Plus, we discuss what each of our roles would be in a Mad Max Fury Road scenario. And, Tranna confronts the abusive releationship between cats and their owners—lookin' at you DUSTY.
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2025-01-3151 minTotal RelaxationThe B Zone w/ Emma OvertonAbsolute fear and anxiety legend Emma Overton stops by the bedroom closet and she’s brought a veritable feast of delights. Enclosed spaces. Existential jails of the mind. Other realms. A horse’s lifetime. Living forever? No thanks! Logically, you should be able to interact with other ghosts. Emma preys on Nancy. She can’t help it, she has eyes on the front of her head. The energy of a belly button. Emma wants to leave the table to get blasted by a waterfall. Smirnaffle (Smirnoff + waffle). Audience demand for a sexier podcast. Emelia gets a bonnet. And THE INFAMO...
2025-01-1650 minTotal RelaxationThe Eros of the Season (Holiday Special)Join us as we pop off on holiday season topics. We’ve each brought our NAUGHTY lists and we’re feeling an ineffable December melancholy that simply cannot be cured! Cozy up to a bowl of pulses and lentils in your lambswool smock and send a candle down the river, because the holidays are about Wintering and mourning. On today’s ep: The Zoloft has worn off. Getting to the edge of vitamin D poisoning. Falling down the driveway and staying down (mentally). The romance of a European sunset. The void of a cynical questioning mind will ruin you. Fired...
2024-12-281h 00Total RelaxationSpiders w/ James WattsSpider-Ban, Spider-Ban, Let’s impose a spider ban, Gorgeous webs, Too many eyes, Barely catching any flies, Look out, Here comes a Spider Ban! Ban all spiders!!! This week we’re blessed by the presence of the deeply arachnophobic James Watts! Talking about: childhood spider therapy. Willem Dafoe human-sized goblin in the ceiling. Daddy Longlegs myths. Pranks. Barely-limbs baby (BLB). Susan Sarandon’s sexy spider voice. Nervously holding crinkle bags. Goth women. Babe vs. Charlotte’s Web. Nancy doesn’t (and has never known) what a diorama is. Bugboys. The demented mind of a stiltsman. The tragic figure that is Mr. Bean...
2024-12-1855 minTotal RelaxationThe VoiceFINALLY we get into the voice (a huge problem). Cozy ASMR holiday unboxing alert!! Ordering oats as a stress response. Nancy has her grandfather’s brows. Finding your note. Princess Diana’s vocal coach. Emelia’s Margaret Thatcher impression. Paris Hilton battles her mask. Men throw cash at Elizabeth Holmes. Nara Smith is German. The urge to fit in. “Decanting the ham” voice. Learning to say no. Being aspirated. I’m?…Michael Barbaro.
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2024-12-0447 minTotal RelaxationInfinite Maze of Bathrooms w/ Kaye AdelaidePaging Dr. Jung! We welcome writer/director and practical effects genius Kaye Adelaide to the pod to talk about her recurring nightmares about labyrinthine bathrooms. Also: The Row boots at a dog’s birthday. Inflatable chrome bubble suit. We’ve fled the closet. Cooking oneself in a scalding bath. Bee vs lizard. Big hot rock. When the queen turns off the pheromone. Bacon neighbours. Hot tubs full of urine. Lucid dreaming. 9 hours of galloping on the beach at night. Getting to the bottom of what’s in our brains. Renovating the Bathroom of the Self. Emelia thinks Nancy would do wel...
2024-11-2751 minTotal RelaxationWitnessing the SelfEver look at a photo of yourself and think: Love her, but who is she? This week on the pod: Investigating Aliens. This planet is clownery. Getting yoinked by the G forces. Why can’t a romantic partner take a good photo? The light in the eyes has dimmed. Subtract 2 years from age, add 10 years of suffering to the eyes. Emelia's thinking about gym chalk. ASMR interlude. Nasolabial folds. A global general scan of the face, rather than an examination. Martha Stewart. Cindy Sherman. Katharine Hepburn. Soothe the horse. Woah girl, easy girl. 🐴🪞
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2024-11-1453 minTotal RelaxationAlone with a Statue w/ Andi McQueenWell, well, well, looks like two little podcast hosts have their very first guest. It's Halloweeeeeeen and the spooky crazy Classical sculpture-hating "final they" themselves, Andi McQueen stops by to discuss one of their big F's (fears). Dolls, wax figures and those bean bag clowns with glass heads. The Uncanny Valley. The Corpse Effect. The Ancient Spirit Within. Emelia's least favourite Christmas candleholder. The hand of the artist. Nancy doesn't like when doll eyes clack open in a clacking way. Earth's Treasures at the ROM. It all comes back to Baby. 👻🧑🎨
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2024-11-0752 minTotal RelaxationThe Particle DimensionYou are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. It is the borderland between the unknown and the impossible, a place we call… The Particle Dimension. "Don’t make me a keyholder." Baby Julius (A24). Gasping, or "sighing up". A schneeze is the ultimate release. Toothbrush near the toilet Y/N? Nancy reveals which SSRI she's on. Emelia asks: "Is life a particle? Is love a particle?" Fiberglass. Inflammation. Don't turn pain into art. OCD. Peanut butter. Deliverance. Can Nancy find a particle she likes? Tune in to find out. 🦠🪐💊
2024-10-3049 minTotal RelaxationHurt In PublicHere we go again, another ep. Disclaimer! Talk of blood between 7 mins - 15 mins (maybe?) but nothing too crazy. Boil girl summer. The Traitors. Meltdown in a van. Stacy London. Nancy is not a cinephile. The hell of monoculture. What’s in a Gen Z’s tiny purse? Making a raucous. Being a narc. Cauliflower ear. Barely audible Ricky Martin. Returning to extreme expressions of pain (as a culture). Seagull in the closet. Creed. Emelia’s getting a soul patch. Le chateau pashminas. The self compassion book didn’t take. And Then There Was Quentin. 🐭🏳️🌈
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2024-10-2351 minTotal RelaxationBullied By TeensEpisode 2 already?? Our society is addicted to productivity. This week: Nancy gets bullied by teens. Lying on the floor. Let the snakes take you. "Thank you anxiety". Bag of B12. Emelia's Two-day Wellness Experience fantasy. I'm not your mom, guys. Girl bullying. Emelia's bowl cut. Emelia's tailbone injury. Years lost to doing the perfect messy bun. Nancy needs to work on the voice. "Going from chest." Lydia Tár. You're about to be tried in the Corn of Law 🌽👩⚖️
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2024-10-1650 minTotal RelaxationDeep in the FoamWelcome to Total Relaxation, a podcast about fears, anxieties, and things that make us go "aah!"
This week: Emelia's fear of getting stuck in a narrow tube. Also: Nancy's Big Greek Vacation. The seams on a waterslide. The age-old horror of getting trapped in a garment while trying it on. The powerful iconography of the Grinch in the chimney. Gymnastics at a facility. Signing a waiver form as a child. Emelia thinks she would "calm down in a coffin". The dangers of sea foam. Everyone knows a girl who got trapped in a tanning bed. Nancy loves...
2024-10-1350 min
9to5 (dotcc) Podcast Network (Montreal)Coolopolis Montreal (Kristian Gravenor) – GPYS 304The Montreal podcast that asks journalist, author and creator of “Coolopolis Montreal” Kristian Gravenor: What is your most unexpected fear? That question asked by Hellgirl Productions (Emelia Hellman & Nancy Webb) back in GPYS 303.
It’s pretty well documented throughout over 300 episodes of this podcast that I love getting into some of the strange and wonderful stories of Montreal’s past. So it was with great excitement that we booked Kristian Gravenor from the popular “Coolopolis Montreal” TikTok channel for the show. Kristian (and Coolopolis by extension) is a veritable treasure trove of Montreal history. From the seedy side of thin...
2024-10-121h 10
9to5 (dotcc) Podcast Network (Montreal)Hellgirl Productions (Emelia Hellman & Nancy Webb) – GPYS 303The Montreal arts & entertainment podcast that asks Emelia Hellman & Nancy Webb of Hellgirl Productions: What compliment would you give yourself? That question asked by Abby Stonehouse and Alo Azimov back in episode 302.
It’s no secret that we love Fantasia here at 9to5.cc – we do a whole show about it – so imagine our excitement when Inés pitched the idea of having Emelia and Nancy from Hellgirl Productions on the show to talk (in part) about their short film “Bangs” that premiered at this year’s festival! Did we mention it features Andi McQueen who is also the best...
2024-09-121h 06
Monster Mates PodcastEpisode 99: Creeping Coin GirlsLo, another season finale is upon us. But we're turning our rags to riches as we find a girl who's all about that gold coin! Just don't get fooled by her golden appearance. Art is by Hellgirl (@H3llgirl_666 | https://twitter.com/H3llgirl_666)!
2023-03-1719 min
LuaCast - Sobre Todos Os Temas Do MundoJIGOKU SHOUJO: DRAMA OU TERROR?Uma analise sobre esse anime que envolve mistério, terror e drama.
Apresentação/ Roteiro: Lua Muniz
Edição/direção: Alisson Gomes ( @ao.gomes)
#ANIME #mangá #americalatina #terror #suspense #mistério #drama #jigokushojo #jigokushoujo #hellgirl #existencial #emoções #vidaemorte #reflexão #psicologia #psicológico
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2021-05-0807 min
Sketch Magazine Creating Comic BooksCreating Comic Books the ShoutFyre Podcast 14 Fear of Success for comic book creators Robert and Bill discuss Fear of Success for comic book creators. Can creators sabotage their careers because they fear success? Robert W. Hickey Writer, Artist, Publisher, Comic Book Enthusiast Robert is the founder & co-owner of Blue Line Pro/Blue Line Art, Creator of Blood & Rose, StormQuest, Clay’s Way, Paradox Wars, Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and HellGirl comics. He is the creator and co-author of Camelot Forever book series, Publisher of Sketch Magazine. Co-owner of Nostalgic Video Games a retro video game megastore located in Northern KY. Bill Love Sketch Mag...
2020-05-1221 min
Sketch Magazine Creating Comic BooksCreating Comic Books the ShoutFyre Podcast 12 How To Create Comic BooksRobert and Bill discuss Discipline VS Creativity for comic book creators and how they handle the difference. http://www.shoutfyre.com Robert W. Hickey Writer, Artist, Publisher, Comic Book Enthusiast Robert is the founder & co-owner of Blue Line Pro/Blue Line Art, Creator of Blood & Rose, StormQuest, Clay’s Way, Paradox Wars, Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and HellGirl comics. He is the creator and co-author of Camelot Forever book series, Publisher of Sketch Magazine. Co-owner of Nostalgic Video Games a retro video game mega store located in Northern KY. B...
2020-05-0519 min
Sketch Magazine Creating Comic BooksCreating Comic Books the ShoutFyre Podcast 11 How to Create Comic BooksWhich came first Comics or Distribution? Bill and Robert discuss the processes of creating and distributing comic books and which is more important. Making your comic book first or finding a way to distribute the comic. http://www.shoutfyre.com Robert W. Hickey Writer, Artist, Publisher, Comic Book Enthusiast Robert is the founder & co-owner of Blue Line Pro/Blue Line Art, Creator of Blood & Rose, StormQuest, Clay’s Way, Paradox Wars, Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and HellGirl comics. He is the creator and co-author of Camelot Forever book series, Publisher of S...
2020-05-0531 min
Sketch Magazine Creating Comic BooksCreating Comic Books the ShoutFyre Podcast 10 How to Create Comic BooksShoutFyre Podcast 10 Bill Love and Robert W. Hickey discuss Taking the next step Pinups to Storytelling. http://www.shoutyfre.com Robert W. Hickey Writer, Artist, Publisher, Comic Book Enthusiast Robert is the founder & co-owner of Blue Line Pro/Blue Line Art, Creator of Blood & Rose, StormQuest, Clay’s Way, Paradox Wars, Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and HellGirl comics. He is the creator and co-author of Camelot Forever book series, Publisher of Sketch Magazine. Co-owner of Nostalgic Video Games a retro video game mega store located in Northern KY. ...
2020-05-0529 min
Sketch Magazine Creating Comic BooksCreating Comic Books the ShoutFyre Podcast 09 the Crowd Funding Arena Being Unique and How to Find Your AudienceShoutFyre Podcast 9
Bill Love and Robert W. Hickey discuss the Crowd Funding arena being unique and how to find your audience.
Robert W. Hickey
Writer, Artist, Publisher, Comic Book Enthusiast
Robert is the founder & co-owner of Blue Line Pro/Blue Line Art, Creator of Blood & Rose, StormQuest, Clay’s Way, Paradox Wars, Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and HellGirl comics. He is the creator and co-author of Camelot Forever book series, Publisher of Sketch Magazine. Co-owner of Nostalgic Video Games a retro video game mega store located in Northern KY
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