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
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Jan 11, 2026 • 1h 2min
The Dark Room: A Court of Thorns and Shakespeares w/ Amanda Forstrom
Actor Amanda Forstrom joins the pod to talk about Shakespeare and her work with A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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Jan 4, 2026 • 58min
The Dark Room: Samuel Buntz Talks Supernatural Kipling
Writer Samuel Buntz comes back on the pod to talk about the supernatural Kipling and more.
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Jan 4, 2026 • 4h 18min
Sigmund Freud & the Cigars You Need to Worry About
In our first episode of Season VI, we change regimes as Matt Taylor joins the show and Kevin covers the wildly influential life and strange work of the father of psychoanalysis, Dr. Daddy Issues himself, Sigmund Freud.
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Dec 27, 2025 • 4h 17min
Audrey Hepburn: Grace & Destiny
Abbie brings us the life story of the great Audrey Hepburn, in our last core episode of Season V. Enjoy!
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Dec 21, 2025 • 60min
The Dark Room: Josh David Jordan Talks Tarkovsky and El Tonto Por Cristo
Filmmaker Josh David Jordan talks about his Orthodox film El Tonto Por Cristo, and inspirations (including Tarkovsky).
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Dec 6, 2025 • 1h 9min
Season VI Preview
Kevin and Matt introduce the plan for Art of Darkness Season VI (2026), including Freud, Jung, Tolkein, and Lewis. More to come.
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Nov 15, 2025 • 53min
The Dark Room: All of Them Witches w/ Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor (There Will Be Books) joins the Dark Room to talk about Roald Dahl, the Witches, James and the Giant Peach and our coming Season VI (2026) as the new co-host of the show.
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There Will Be Books on Spotify
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Nov 8, 2025 • 3h 31min
Eugene O'Neill: To Be an Artist or Nothing
Kevin and Abbie traverse the life and the work of the incomparable genius of the American theatre, the granddaddy American playwright of them all: Eugene O’Neill.
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Nov 2, 2025 • 4h 4min
Merata Mita: The Sky Feels Closer
Abbie walks us through the life and work of Maori filmmaker Merata Mita.
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Oct 30, 2025 • 55min
The Dark Room: All Dahl’d Up w/ J.W. van Kaathoven
Kevin talks Roald Dahl with friend of the pod, abstract visual artist J.W. van Kaathoven.
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