Art of Darkness
Kevin Kautzman & Abbie Lucas
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.
Episodes
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Oct 30, 2021 • 2h 47min
Walt Disney’s City of Fantasy with Blauer Geist
Blauer_Geist joins Brad and Kevin to talk about the incomparable, imagineering wizard of the American century: Walt Disney. Get extra "After Dark" episodes and more at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/blauer_geist apocalypse-confidential.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ7jZ_qEJgI
Oct 11, 2021 • 1h 54min
Zora Neale Hurston: the Collector
Brad walks Kevin through the life of novelist, folklorist and voodoo doctor Zora Neale Hurston, author of THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD. Get extra "After Dark" episodes and more at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/CfZCMRPtonc
Oct 8, 2021 • 2h 21min
The Unspeakable Sarah Kane
Love tears Brad and Kevin apart again as they take on the brilliant English BLASTED playwright of extreme violence, Sarah Kane. Get extra "After Dark" episodes and more at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/bUmysXQyrKw
Sep 13, 2021 • 2h 47min
Faulkner’s Suicide Honeymoon with Aaron Gwyn
All God's Children author Aaron Gwyn joins the AoD fellas to talk about the incomparable, booze-soaked author of ornate, gothic Americana: William Faulkner. Get extra "After Dark" episodes and more at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod All God's Children on GoodReads twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/pu-Cr5rt5Sg
Aug 23, 2021 • 2h 43min
Marlon Brando and the Investigators
Brad and Kevin tackle the sexually intense, controversial, wildly troubled pioneering actor of the stage and screen: Marlon Brandon. You know him from On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, the Godfather and Apocalypse Now, but how much do you really know? The AoD guys go deep in this one. Support the show and get [...]
Aug 16, 2021 • 2h 27min
Johnny Cash in the Sunken Lands
Brad and Kevin hurt themselves digging into the incomparable, beloved singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Join us in the sunken lands for blackened mirrors, smashed hotel rooms, substance abuse, abandonment, death, redemption, and what may be the greatest comeback story in music (and greatest cover of all time). Support the show and get extra "After Dark" episodes: [...]
Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 36min
Pamela Colman Smith’s Eyes Within
Brad and Kevin discuss the creative Wunderkind behind the most popular tarot cards: Pamela Colman Smith. Support the show and get extra "After Dark" episodes: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/RIZhD85Vpuk
Jun 28, 2021 • 2h 1min
Covering the Waterfront with Tennessee Williams
Brad and Kevin cover the proverbial waterfront with one of the greatest American dramatists: the troubled, brilliant poet and playwright Tennessee Williams, author of the classics Glass Menagerie, a Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and more. Support the show and get extra "After Dark" episodes: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/XMMRhUeRg7c
Jun 7, 2021 • 1h 41min
Rod Serling’s Spunk
Brad and Kevin dig into the high strangeness of the prolific, troubled creator of "the Twilight Zone," television genius Rod Serling. Support the show and get extra "After Dark" episodes: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/hujzdjVfOD8
May 24, 2021 • 1h 37min
The Multitudinous Seas of Virginia Woolf
Kevin and Brad wrestle mightily with the genius of Virginia Woolf, the show's first suicide and a singular figure in the history of modern literature and feminism and the author of A Room of One's Own, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and more. Support the show and get bonus "After Dark" episodes: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly [...]
