Art of Darkness
Hosted by very online writers Kevin Kautzman and Abbie Lucas (and host emeritus Brad Kelly), 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 bonus After Dark, Book Club, Post-Mortem, and Watch Party episodes for our beloved Patreon and Substack subscribers. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.
Latest episodes
Nov 30, 2022 • 4h 21min
Timothy Leary & the Big Game
The fellas talk about the the good doctor and spinal-cracking, sex and tech obsessed guru of LSD and the psychedelic sixties: Dr. Timothy Leary. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3x7Xghp2Do
Nov 19, 2022 • 2h 4min
The Dark Room: The Big Lebowski Watch Party w/ Peachy Keenan
Author Peachy Keenan joins the fellas to watch and discuss the great Coen film The Big Lebowski, and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/keenanpeachy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/hV10jyXnYv0
Nov 16, 2022 • 1h 2min
The Dark Room: Tommy P. Cowan Talks William S. Burroughs
Student of esotericism, magic, and altered states Tommy P. Cowan joins the pod to talk about William S. Burroughs. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/tommypcowan twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/ts8f2i3fSnU
Nov 9, 2022 • 1h
The Dark Room: Godward Talks Philip K. Dick
Godward comes back for a Dark Room episode about the prophetic American novelist, Philip K Dick (who was not a hack). And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/godward16 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/mkczrYbCFyo
Nov 6, 2022 • 3h 44min
Anaïs Nin’s Erotic Trapeze w/ Gio Pennacchietti
Artist, writer and podcaster Gio Pennacchietti joins the pod to discuss the peripatetic writer of forbidden eros: Anaïs Nin. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/giantgio twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/T5zT9m8rNAk
Nov 4, 2022 • 5h 57min
Aleister Crowley & the Sewer of Creation w/ Stephanie Lahey
Medievalist Stephanie Lahey joins the fellas to talk about the man called the Beast 666, Master Therion, Fr. Perdurabo - the singular, strange, wicked and misunderstood master of the occult: Aliester Crowley. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/StephanieLahey twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/4nrg8AaZFf0
Oct 24, 2022 • 1h 1min
The Dark Room: Weird Studies’ Phil Ford Talks MF DOOM
Podcaster and musicologist Phil Ford joins the show to talk MF DOOM, hip hop, Sun Ra and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/weirdstudies twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/dv0EAeXmgkA
Oct 18, 2022 • 3h 7min
John Kennedy Toole’s Edgelord Confederacy w/ Dan Baltic
Novelist Dan Baltic joins the fellas to walk through the life of the American comic novelist and author of A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/baltic_dan twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5m2WcT1r9fk
Oct 18, 2022 • 13min
The Dark Room: Adam Drissi Talks McKenna
Author Adam Drissi joins the fellas to talk about his book Eden and Entheogens, Terence McKenna, hallucinogens and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/aeonanimus twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/6Hhhr-SOaCg
Oct 4, 2022 • 3h 53min
Francis Bacon and the Gilded Gutter w/ Jacob Everett
Jacob Everett of Apocalypse Confidential joins Brad and Kevin to talk about the great postwar British painter, masochistic gambler and macabre visionary: Francis Bacon. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/blauer_geist twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5dqgA4y7SLU
