Method and Madness
Hosted by Brad W Kelly · Method and Madness
4.8from 82 ratings
- 95
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 82
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 3K
- YouTube views
About Method and Madness
A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.
- Publisher
- Method and Madness
- Category
- arts · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 95 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 21.1 - MEDITATIONS IN GREEN by Stephen Wright w/David Leo Rice
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
MELEE - Mallory Smart on BOOK OF DAVID
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
“The Real Right Thing” by Henry James [audio recording]
Inside a recent episode
Ep. 21.1 - MEDITATIONS IN GREEN by Stephen Wright w/David Leo Rice
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Griffin glanced out his window and realized they were up. The Mohawk dipped, circled once over the airfield, giving Griffin his first aerial view of the base. Arranged in such precise straight lines and right angles, the 1069th resembled a concentration camp or a movie lot, the Quinsett Hut's housing sound studios. The plane climbed, pushing through foggy wisps of cloud and headed west, out toward Indian country. Air streamed in across Griffin's face, strong and cool. Griffin, his focus consistently limited to the blemishes recorded on film, hadn't ever experienced the simple beauty of the land. […]
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- David Leo Rice
- Mallory Smart
- Brad Michael Elmore
- Matthew Fresta
- Matthew Sini
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,259
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 30 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 52 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
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- Quality
- 18
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 51
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