Art of Darkness
Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor
4.6from 391 ratings
- 263
- Episodes
- 31
- Transcribed
- 391
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 121K
- YouTube views
About Art of Darkness
Hosted by very online writers Kevin Kautzman and Matt Taylor, 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 special After Dark, Book Club, Post-Mortem, and Watch Party episodes for our beloved Patreon and Substack subscribers. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.
- Publisher
- Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor
- Category
- arts · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
31 of 263 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Crowleymas Throwback: Aleister Crowley & the Sewer of Creation with Stephanie Lahey
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Dark Room: Thomas Sachs Talks Robert E. Howard
27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gore Vidal: None Beneath Our Moon (Preview)
Who has been a guest on Art of Darkness
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Stephanie Lahey
- Thomas Sachs
- Katherine Dee
- Gary Lachman
- Isaac Simpson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 121,309
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 97 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 294 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 95
Contact Art of Darkness
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- Books guests
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Questions about Art of Darkness
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Art of Darkness take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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