
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

Apr 19, 2021 • 2h 48min
Stanley Kubrick’s Lidlocks
On this epic installment of AOD, Brad and Kevin talk about the uncompromising, singular genius of the cinema that was Stanley Kubrick, with a walk through his body of work including A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Spacy Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, the Shining, Full Metal Jackey, Lolita, Spartacus, Paths of Glory, Eyes Wide Shut and (yes) [...]

Mar 22, 2021 • 1h 1min
Junior Kimbrough, Lolly Pop and the Hill Country Blues
Brad and Kevin talk about singular blues legend Junior Kimbrough, touring with Iggy (aka Lolly) Pop, the Black Keys connection and the deep African roots of the blues. Support the show and get bonus "After Dark" episodes: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania You Better Run: https://youtu.be/4C2sua_G_FU Meet Me in the City: https://youtu.be/iAU7KEskmyU?t=60 Tramp: https://youtu.be/7XB6ek0NMuU Sad Days, Lonely [...]

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Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 41min
Gurdjieff, the Enneagram and American Canaries
Brad and Kevin toast the many types of idiots and talk about the father of the enneagram, that incomparable "rascal saint" with the tremendous mustache, a taste for Armagnac, and a wandering eye: George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania

Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 10min
Anna Kavan and Her Bazooka
Brad and Kevin talk about British novelist and "Kafka's sister" Anna Kavan. patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania

Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 38min
Oscar Wilde: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Brad and Kevin wander deep into the never-dull life of Irish aphorist, poet, playwright, novelist and singular aesthete: Oscar Wilde. patreon.com/artofdarkpod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(1952_film) De Profundis Reading

Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
William S. Burroughs: Liberalism with a Gun
Brad and Kevin kick off the show with our favorite cut-up author: the very dark, very difficult, very "problematic" William Seward Burroughs. patreon.com/artofdarkpod The Mentioned Nike Commercial youtube.com/watch?v=85zCwCQPDI8&ab_channel=hirooyamagata