Art of Darkness
Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor
Hosted by very online writers Kevin Kautzman and Matt Taylor, Art of Darkness is a podcast about the dark side of (dead) artists, creatives, intellectuals, and the people who made history and continue to move culture. AoD features well-researched Core Episodes, Dark Room discussions with guests, plus special After Dark, Book Club, Post-Mortem, and Watch Party episodes for our beloved Patreon and Substack subscribers. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 10, 2024 • 2h 15min
Reissue: Fitzgerald Part I & Winter Dreams Live in St. Paul, Minnesota
Ahead of Fitzgerald Part II, here's a reissue of Part I, recorded June 7th 2023. In our first live episode, Brad and Kevin cover the life of Minnesota's greatest drunk and "foot guy" F. Scott Fitzgerald through his short story WINTER DREAMS, which Bad Mouth Theatre Company then reads. On this recording of WINTER DREAMS, [...] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 23, 2024 • 54min
The Dark Room: Kate Hext – Wilde in the Dream Factory
Professor Kate Hext joins the pod to talk about her new book – Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/Kate_Hext twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 20, 2024 • 3h 55min
Flannery O’Connor: The Chickens and the Bees
Brad ushers us through the eccentric life of a great American author of the gothic south, Flannery O’Connor. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 15, 2024 • 59min
The Dark Room: Anthony Metivier and the Zen of Bill Hicks
Author and publisher Anthony Metivier joins the podcast to talk about the great Bill Hicks. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/AnthonyMetivier twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 2, 2024 • 1h 3min
The Dark Room: Poe with Forest of Symbols
Aldous of the Forest of Symbols podcast returns to the show talk Poe. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 14, 2024 • 3h 23min
Robert E. Howard Crushes His Enemies
Brad walks us through the life of pulp author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 11, 2024 • 56min
The Dark Room: Scott Laudati Talks Castañeda
Author Scott Laudati returns to the pod to talk about the life and mystic work of Carlos Castañeda. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 5, 2024 • 4h 42min
John Lennon: Genius of the Lower Crust
The fellas come together to imagine the life of John Lennon. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jan 28, 2024 • 58min
The Dark Room: Adam Lehrer Talks Mary Shelley
Author, Botched Chadification impresario, and multimedia artist Adam Lehrer returns to the pod to talk Mary Shelley and her dystopian plague novel the Last Man. safetypropaganda.substack.com Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jan 24, 2024 • 5h 19min
William S. Burroughs’ Knockout Drops
Brad and Kevin return to the scene of the podcast crime and cover the complete life of the singular American iconoclast, wife killer, pederast, and author of high strangeness: William S. Burroughs. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
