Af Sam Wilkinson

Sexy 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 (#pleasegiveemmaamichaelb…

Let'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 scarin…

Physical 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…

A 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'l…

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 expla…

Chat 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 Hel…

The 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 tour…

Meat 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 s…

In the wake of Brighton Fringe we needed some slammin' music to stir us from our lethargy. And this episode provided it in spades. It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Modern Girl gave us all sorts of nonsense to chew over: Three different versions of one bangin' power ballad? Got it. Two music videos about ghosts and one about filth? Sorted. A visit…

Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go. This episode ventures into some lovely territory as we discuss Martha and the merits of Tom Waits's original versus Meat Loaf's swelling orchestral arrangement, then we all …

The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman continues. Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go. This episode sees the pair dive into Hot Summer Night and its creepy weird opening dialogu…

The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman begins here. Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go. In this opening episode our pair cast their critical eyes over the songs Bat out of Hell…