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.
Art of Darkness
Claim This Podcastby Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor
4.6(378 reviews)
245 episodes
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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.
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Publishing Since
1/2/2021
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Recent Episodes
June 20, 2026
The Dark Room: C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters w/ Book Club from Hell
Host [Host Name] and the Book Club from Hell discuss C.S. Lewis's profound Christian apologetic novel, The Screwtape Letters, exploring its enduring insights.
June 14, 2026
The Dark Room: A Max Ernst Apéritif with Will Ballard
Publisher Will Ballard of Farthest Heaven discusses Max Ernst and teases an upcoming episode with Brad Kelly.
April 26, 2026
The Dark Room: Sean Murphy Talks Bukowski as Antidote to the Situation
Author and cultural critic Sean Murphy joins us in the Dark Room to talk Bukowski and how he speaks to our current technocratic situation.
245 total episodes available with 13 transcripts
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