Southern Hells

In light of the recent college admissions scandal, local vale-dick-torians Rachel and Kelli discuss the dark side of American education. Get ready to learn the ABCs of educational privilege (the ‘c’ stands for ‘coxswain’).

It's big. It's mean. It's taking millennial green: it's the student loan bubble! This week K-Ray investigates some causes and effects of the financial crisis du jour.

We came here to take down confederate romanticism and drink sweet tea… and our tankard’s empty. This week, K-Ray talk Con*nooga, the problem with “heritage not hate”, and when it’s okay to blow up a mountain.

Here at Southern Hells we’re always ready to talk trash about a bad conspiracy theory. But what about the good ones? Look no further for genuine reasons to be afraid in the year 2019. Get your tin foil hats ready, it’s time for episode 50! Fear mongering ahoy!

Hey hellions! We’re posting this throwback episode in light of the recent Gillette ad controversy. So if the phrase toxic masculinity makes you cringe, tune in to learn what it’s really all about.We know - it's a phrase that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But it doesn't have to be! Rachel and Kelli explain what toxic masculinity is, how it's fostered, and how it can have devastating consequences. We want men to be able to express their emotions without fear of ridicule, and we believe that shifting our social norms in that direction could save lives.

Babies, piercings, and a whole lotta podcasting. Kelli and Rachel reminisce on the insanity of 2018, and muse on what the future holds. No resolutions this year, we already kick ass!

By listener request, Rachel and Kelli take on the anti-vax movement. Kelli dives into the murky waters of anti-vaxxer psychology, and Rachel breaks down the preventable diseases their children are at risk for, from (Hepatitis) A to Z.

It’s been a busy month here at Southern Hells… Rachel had a freakin’ baby! This week K-Ray blows the dust off their mics with a trusty ol’ bullshitsode. Breastfeeding misadventures and baby asshole tubes - this is what happens when we pour a double.

Candy corn. Slutty Halloween costumes. Stingy Jack… wait, who? This week, the Southern Hells ghouls are serving up a history lesson on the kookiest, spookiest, all together ookiest time of year.

This week, Rachel and Kelli discuss the grim subject of Family Annihilators. What compels people to commit such heinous acts? What do these crimes have in common, and how are they different? K-Ray breaks down a few notable case studies to figure it out.

Knockers, boulders, bazookas, chesticles, jugs, cantaloupes, whatever your preferred term of endearment may be we find boobs interesting both visually and intellectually. This week we’re bringing you our Double D game in the form of titstory to tittyconomics.

America is in an unhealthy relationship with a sweet, sweet poison. K-Ray asks: how much sugar is too much? How much are we actually eating? And what does this have to do with santorum? You’ll wish you never knew, in this week’s Southern Hells!

In the wake of Nike’s controversial Colin Kaepernick campaign, a wave of “Patriotsploitation” is sweeping the nation. Rachel and Kelli discuss the taboo of military criticism in today’s America, and how hiding behind the troops ain’t nothin’ but a big ol’ discourse killer.

What two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom is the topic of this week's episode! Is the BDSM community as damaged as you think they are? How do we prevent college freshman from leaving their parent's nest without understanding what consent means in the sexual realm? Where do I buy a gimp suit, and how do I prevent chafing? Prepare for an ear spankin' hellions!

Well Hellions, we're going to need a moment of silence here at Southern Hells for the death of sanity after covering American Healthcare. Rest in peace, you beautiful bastard.

Money talks and bullshit walks. This week K-Ray takes on millennial finance - spending, saving, debt, and the death of the loyal employee. Featuring the heroic return of the Bullshit Button!

K-Ray loves makers! From people baking hideous bread in their kitchen to Kelli's cool ass latex goods, all the way down to Rachel's ugly ass quilts. What common threads unite these projects? When did this begin? Where are we going? How did we get here?! Some of these questions might get answered on this week's Southern Hells!

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Profits are high, people are employed, and America is breaking production records again. It's a good time to be a blue collar worker... or is it? Rachel and Kelli discuss the nuts and bolts (get it?) of America's manufacturing boom.

Abuse doesn't always look like it's portrayed on television. Some types of abuse and abusers are much more difficult to spot, especially through the fog known as "trauma bonding". Rachel and Kelli discuss some lesser known types of abuse, warning signs, the brain chemistry of an abuse victim, and why you should never ask, "why do they stay?"

This week Kelli and Rachel cover abortion rights in the US. What are the misconceptions? Who is having them? Why are faith-based "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" funded with my secular dollars?! Why are we STILL arguing about this!? You gotta fight, for your right, to make choooooooices.

All this talk about kids in internment camps got us thinking, what is up with immigration? In this episode Kelli and Rachel cover everything from our own immigrant lineage to the effect of immigrants on the economy.

Lobbying isn't the reactionary practice it used to be - today, lobbyists proactively spend billions enlisting politicians on their team, and match opposing votes by the dollar. K-Ray wonders: how does it work? What are the effects on the American public? And how in the Hell is it legal? The answers will NOT surprise you.

We're here, we're high, get used to it! Okay so maybe Kelli and Rachel don't work jobs that facilitate that lifestyle, but that's not the same for everyone. Microdosing is a geek's purported ticket to unlocking their hidden potential and coding the night away. Leave it to nerds to find a productive use for formerly recreational substances this week on Southern Hells!

What if there was a way to industrialize child abuse in the United States? What if you could turn teenagers into free labor and have their parents pay for it? Welcome aboard the SS Troubled Teen! Kelli and Rachel discuss this crazy industry and explain why it is absolutely bogus and what you can do instead. Tune in for tragedy.

Kelli and Rachel discuss the wild west of your private data. The EU sent a new sheriff into town and big data's shaking in its boots... In Europe. The US on the other hand is enjoying the waft of an audible nervous fart from Silicon Valley. Tune in for this and more in this week's GDPR episode!

Rachel and Kelli take a look at America's skewed income distribution. The salaries of working class Americans have remained stagnant for over three decades, and that really fires us up.

Does your leader speak of lifting you up and showing you the way? Do you have amazing life-changing insights to share with your friends and family? Do some people just not understand how much you're trying to help them? If you identify with any of these three remarks you're either in a cult or an MLM. Kelli and Rachel are here to show you the light, with cold hard data.

Millennials are the worst! Having babies, not having babies, can't do nothin' right! In this episode Kelli and Rachel talk about the new generation making babies.

Prepare to feel as frustrated as a school age child in the South. Kelli and Rachel are talking education this week on Southern Hells! Like it or not kids today are your future coworkers tomorrow and someone has to pay for them to learn to read good and do other stuff good too. Buckle up this magic school bus is taking a funding cut.

Rachel and Kelli discuss the ups and downs of the "call-out culture" prevalent on today's social media. When is it acceptable? When are there better solutions? Is this episode, in fact, a call-out? Hey, nobody's perfect.

Rachel and Kelli take a walk down the graffiti-marked memory lane of 1980s America. It turns out that Satanists weren't running our day cares, but that didn't stop a provocative conspiracy theory from snowballing into a modern-day witch hunt. 

Bible belt Schmible belt! Kelli and Rachel discuss the expansion of the Southern waistline and the new heavyweight champion state. Turns out being number one isn't all it's cracked up to be, and they're here to tell you why.

It's National Cornbread Festival time here in the South! Kelli and Rachel talk about this national treasure and its cookware companion, the cast iron skillet. When is the last time you looked into the history of that beloved generational heirloom? We're standing solidly in the you've never googled it camp. Come and get it!

Rachel and Kelli discuss the monster that is America's prison industrial complex. Corporate interests incentivize putting more Americans behind bars and doling out harsher sentences, and we think that's some ol' bullshit.

From day drinking in Savannah to folklore explanations for your dumb un-charming children, Southern Hells takes on, Ireland! You have Irish immigration to thank for the unrelentingly lovely Kelli P!

We know - it's a phrase that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But it doesn't have to be! Rachel and Kelli explain what toxic masculinity is, how it's fostered, and how it can have devastating consequences. We want men to be able to express their emotions without fear of ridicule, and we believe that shifting our social norms in that direction could save lives.

We don't mince words here at Southern Hells - this here's a good ol' fashioned Bullshit-sode. You're looking at pure, uncut, Grade A K-Ray. It was only a matter of time before we recorded with no topic in mind, and frankly, we're surprised it took us this long.

n this episode, Kelli and Rachel talk about the wonder that is nostalgia. Kelli learns that warm and fuzzy feeling you have about the past can sometimes be literally just that. Enjoy the moment, past and present.

In this episode Kelli and Rachel take a look back and remember the dark times before it was legal for people who wanted to be married to achieve that goal. In this, the gay marriage retrospective we talk about the shockingly mundane results of passing no-brainer legislation to let people live their lives peacefully and happily.

In this episode Kelli and Rachel welcome their long time friend Kevin over to talk about anti-intellectualism. Formerly pigeon-holed as a South-centric phenomenon, it's the new craze sweeping the nation.

Kelli and Rachel welcome their friend Antwan to the studio to discuss the sensitive topic of racism in the South. Antwan shares his eye-opening personal experiences with both interpersonal and systemic racism, and discusses many of today's race-related issues from his own unique perspective.

n this episode Kelli and Rachel host their first guest - and friend from way back - Charlie! The theme of the episode was millennial culture, humor, and absurdist leanings. Somewhat prophetically we touched on little of what we intended and the entire episode is loosely contained spiraling chaos. We are convinced you will love or hate it, much like our memes (CHARLIE).

Alas a break from the norm in this, ye olde lost episode. With far less emphasis on structure and research, Kelli and Rachel regale you with tales of buffet person past, the island of misfit youths, and the cafeteria table of still married parents revisiting the people and places that shaped them into the weird ass women before you today.

In this episode Kelli and Rachel mull over double standards in American culture, and how these problematic modes of thinking impact both genders. These ideas may prevent men and women alike from living their happiest or best life. We ain't about that here at Southern Hells. 

It's the Southern Hells net neutrality episode! Instead of rehashing the same frozen and microwaved arguments that you've heard a hundred times before, Kelli and Rachel ask the tough questions, like: what is Comcast's porn spirit animal? And: do lizard people walk among us? The answer to these riddles and more will revealed during this heartfelt bitch-fest.

Kelli and Rachel get ready to slide into the new year with a new take on resolutions. Lists in hand, they're ready to schedule and nice their way into their best life. Or a just okay one. Happy betterment season 2018 y'all!

Kelli and Rachel dissect America's opioid epidemic. Kelli breaks down how it all started and delivers some sobering numbers, and Rachel compares society's response to the current crisis to the dehumanizing treatment addicts faced in the past. Hey, has porn ever been illegal? Tune in and find out!

Rachel and Kelli discuss geeks, freaks, and all the ways in which they're dickbags to each other in this shameless bantersode.

Kelli and Rachel dive into the mysterious culture of college football fandom. Rachel learns about the SEC while Kelli remembers life with a Vols fan father.

Kelli does the math in this edition of Southern Hells where she and Rachel discuss the onslaught of assault victims speaking out.

Rachel and Kelli tackle the tough subject of Southern poverty and stagnant economic mobility and invent a new word along the way. Check that sexy intro, baby!