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
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
Oct 3, 2022 • 2h 42min
Terence McKenna’s Heroic Dose w/ Pineal Colada
The boys and Pineal Colada talk about the great American prophet of the psilocybin mushroom, ethnobotanist and DMT pioneer Terence McKenna. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/pinealcolada twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/v_jRhldJlMc
Aug 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
The Dark Room: Bernard T. Joy Talks Faulkner
Bernard T. Joy joins the fellas to talk Faulkner, the Black Atlantic, Cubism, Modernism, the great Canadian band Rush and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bernardtjoy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5V5P-eLBBMQ
Aug 18, 2022 • 3h 1min
Ernst Jünger’s Stereoscopic Vision
Brad and Kevin discuss the German war hero, novelist of Storm of Steel and early LSD-enjoyer Ernst Jünger. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/GtENUaSDaRE
Aug 7, 2022 • 60min
The Dark Room: Ben Thomas Talks Frank Herbert & Dune
Novelist Ben Thomas joins the show to talk about Frank Herbert, Dune, the Glass Bead Game, Star Wars as part of the Dune universe, Brad's proposal for a "Butlerian Jihad" and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/writingben twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/d4_KwEvgFco
Aug 1, 2022 • 52min
The Dark Room: The Evil Thespians Talk Artaud
Maddie and Josh from the Evil Thespian podcast join the show to talk Artaud, the state of American theatre and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/tragic_fruit twitter.com/evlthspn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/7sdWLUUhPtQ
Jul 30, 2022 • 1h 7min
The Dark Room: Rap Game Edward Bernays Talks PKD (Philip K. Dick)
Rap Game Edward Bernays joined the fellas to talk PKD, Valis and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Edward__Bernays twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/nTSG3ORE53g
