The Something Wicked Podcast

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

How do you get from Sweep to Kevin Bacon  in six steps? Can we do Dave to Bacon? Play along as we stumble through an experimental, stream-of-consciousness episode that grows steadily more bizarre with every connection.

Satanic Season (4) - The Devil on Film

Faustian pacts, demonic babies and ill-judged attempts to meet Old Nick — we list some our favourite films featuring Satan and hell, where there’s always a price to pay.

Satanic Season (3): Sex, Magick & Showbiz

From the infamous exploits of mad pervert Aleister Crowley to the theatre of Anton LaVey, we explore the pull of modern Satanism and wonder how Sammy Davis Jnr and Marc Almond got mixed up in it all.

A Winter Ramble

We get festive by unwrapping Christmas charity singles, including the many versions of Do They Know It’s Christmas? which leads us onto Midge Ure’s long coat, Ian Brown’s long hair, and a long list of those we lost in 2025.

Satanic Season (2) - The Satanic Panic

In the 80s and early 90s, Social Workers seized kids from council estates, convinced they were victims of ritual Satanic abuse. Meanwhile, America was well and truly possessed — decoding devilish messages in rock music and warning that Dungeons & Dragons was a gateway to hell.