The Illustration Department Podcast

The Illustration Department Podcast

Hosted by Giuseppe Castellano · Giuseppe Castellano

4.9from 483 ratings

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86Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
340
Episodes
74
Transcribed
483
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2019
First episode
7K
YouTube views

About The Illustration Department Podcast

Giuseppe Castellano talks to folks in illustration, graphic design, publishing, animation, and other creative fields about the ups and downs of their careers.

Publisher
Giuseppe Castellano
Category
arts
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
10 Jun 2019
Latest episode
6 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

74 of 340 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Matt Curtius

  2. 30 Dec 2025

    Elena Giovinazzo

  3. 23 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Bob Eckstein

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Matt Curtius

Published 6 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Like illustrators should all be excited about boundaries, right? Like that's why we're doing this. And not gallery work, which is, you know, not as hemmed in by boundaries, right? So we should see boundaries and get excited by how to do our thing within them. And so like when I'm doing like, let's say like a junior assignment, right? That has like these really specific parameters that the students need to hit. I'm then encouraging them to flip that around and be like, what do you want to do within those parameters? Like what's the you part? Because as an illustrator, like let's play that out, right? […]

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Who has been a guest on The Illustration Department Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Matt Curtius
  • Elena Giovinazzo
  • Bob Eckstein
  • Steve Brodner
  • Mariam Quraishi

Reach and audience

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YouTube views
6,730
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
327 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
156 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100

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Quality
97
Social presence
97
YouTube
74
Engagement
67

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Who hosts The Illustration Department Podcast?

Giuseppe Castellano host the show. Published by Giuseppe Castellano.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

Does The Illustration Department Podcast take guests?

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