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
Jan 27, 2024 • 58min
The Dark Room: Adam Lehrer Talks Mary Shelley
Author, Botched Chadification impresario, and multimedia artist Adam Lehrer returns to the pod to talk Mary Shelley and her dystopian plague novel the Last Man. safetypropaganda.substack.com Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Jan 23, 2024 • 5h 19min
William S. Burroughs’ Knockout Drops
Brad and Kevin return to the scene of the podcast crime and cover the complete life of the singular American iconoclast, wife killer, pederast, and author of high strangeness: William S. Burroughs. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Jan 16, 2024 • 60min
The Dark Room: Seth Augenstein Talks Mishima
Author Seth Augenstein talks Mishima, his novel Lama with a Gun, and more. sethaugenstein.com Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Jan 7, 2024 • 1h 6min
The Dark Room: Glen Rockney Talks Poe
Glen Rockney of the Rare Candy Podcast talks Poe, and much more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Dec 31, 2023 • 4h 55min
Hermann Hesse: An Egg Without a Shell
Brad and Kevin cover the live of Nobel Prize-winning Swiss-German author of Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha and more: Hermann Hesse. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Dec 17, 2023 • 4h 19min
Nina Simone Saves Our Lives
Brad and Kevin walk through the life of the prodigious American singer-songwriter and pianist, Nina Simone. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 11min
The Dark Room: Matt Pegas Talks Crowley
New Write podcaster and man of letters Matt Pegas talks the Beast 666, Aleister Crowley, Rosicrucianism, the Tarot and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Mpegz696 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Dec 1, 2023 • 4h 33min
Mary Shelley’s Monsters
The fellas talk about the tragic life and revolutionary work of Frankenstein novelist Mary Shelley. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 7min
The Dark Room: Jason Gallagher Talks John Milton
Poet Jason Gallagher joins the pod to talk about the life and work of the English poet of Paradise Lost, John Milton. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
Nov 18, 2023 • 12min
[PREVIEW] Denis Johnson’s War
A preview of the Patreon-only core episode about the life and work of the acclaimed American author of Jesus’ Son, Tree of Smoke, and more: Denis Johnson. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]
