Show overview
Art of Darkness has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 215 episodes. That works out to roughly 470 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 1m and 3h 26m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Art of Darkness LLC.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 215 episodesThe Dark Room: Andrew McLuhan Talks Hot & Cold Media, the AI Turn, and More
The Dark Room: Robert Dowling Talks O'Neill, Shepard, and the Art of Biography
The Dark Room: Dr. Michael Ward Talks Narnia, Lewis, and the Planets
The Dark Room: Mark Booth Talks Alice in Wonderland, Jung & More
Max Ernst Gets Dada with It feat. Brad Kelly
The Dark Room: Dan Baltic Talks Norm Macdonald
The Dark Room: Kenan Meral Talks John Lennon
J.G. Ballard Rises High with the Book Club from Hell
The Dark Room: Rachel Haywire Talks McLuhan and the State of New Media
The Dark Room: Sandbatch Talks Southern Modernism, Faulkner, and Fletcher
The Dark Room: C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters w/ Book Club from Hell
The Dark Room: A Max Ernst Apéritif with Will Ballard
The Dark Room: Sean Murphy Talks Bukowski as Antidote to the Situation
The Dark Room: Mark Vernon Talks Lewis, Barfield, the Inklings, and More
The Dark Room: Kelby Losack Talks C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis: A Jack in the Wardrobe
Ep 199200th Episode Special
We get the band back together. Abbie, Brad, Kevin, Kirsten, and Matt talk all things Art of Darkness, ghosts of podcasts past, present, and future. Enjoy. Get this episode ad-free by subscription to patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 198The Dark Room: Stephen Pimentel Talks Jung, the Magus, Hesse, and More
Author Stephen Pimentel joins the pod to talk Jung, the Magus, Hesse, Hobbes, and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/StephenPiment x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/therewillbbooks x.com/kautzmania Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 197J.R.R. Tolkien Puts a Ring on It
We go there and back again, covering the life and work of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, noted Oxford philologist and author of the singularly influential novels: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Therewillbbooks twitter.com/kautzmania Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 196The Dark Room: Michael Bakkensen Taps in to Talk Willy Shakes
Actor Michael Bakkensen returns to the podcast to talk about the craft of acting, William Shakespeare and the Oxford / Stratford situation, Shakespeare as stoner and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/MichaelBakkense x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/therewillbbooks x.com/kautzmania Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.