
The Illustration Department Podcast
Hosted by Giuseppe Castellano · Giuseppe Castellano
4.9from 483 ratings
- 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.

6 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Matt Curtius

30 Dec 2025
Elena Giovinazzo

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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See plansWho has been a guest on The Illustration Department Podcast
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- 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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