Show overview
The Art of Crime has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 110 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 31 min and 57 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 53% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Gavin Whitehead.
From the publisher
The Art of Crime is a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. New theme each season.
Latest Episodes
View all 110 episodesBook and Dagger (Beach Reads)
Capone's Vault (Beach Reads)
The Witch of New York (Beach Reads)
Born in Flames (Beach Reads)
Hollywood Double Agent (Beach Reads)
The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum (Beach Reads)
The Man Who Stole the Gods (Beach Reads)
The Rankings (Spy vs. Spy)
The Most Beautiful Woman of the Nineteenth Century: Countess of Castiglione (Spy vs. Spy)
School for Scandal: Anthony Blunt (Spy vs. Spy)
Leonora Carrington's Surreal World War (Spy vs. Spy)
Leonora Carrington's Surreal World War (Spy vs. Spy)
The Renegade Chevalière: Beaumarchais Part Two (Spy vs. Spy)
S6 Ep 16A Real Figaro: Pierre Beaumarchais, Part One
Pierre Beaumarchais made a name for himself as a watchmaker, working for none other than Louis XV. But Beaumarchais was a man of many talents, including espionage, and when Louis found himself blackmailed by a rogue pamphleteer, the king dispatched Beaumarchais on a secret mission to find the blackmailer and stop him. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. For show notes and full transcripts, please visit www.artofcrimepodcast.
S6 Ep 15Mata Hari, Fatal Lover (Spy vs. Spy)
EMata Hari rose to fame as an exotic dancer in Paris before beocming a double agent in World War One, spying for both the French and the Germans. Mata Hari is often remembered as a super spy, but how much of that was true? Today, we're joined by Julie Wheelwright, author of The Fatal Lover, a book about Mata Hari, who can help us separate fact from fiction. If you'd like to suppor the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. For show notes and full transcripts, visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com.
S6 Ep 14The Royalist (Spy vs. Spy)
EIn the late eighteenth century, Grace Elliott became a royal courtesan, famously sharing a bed with the Prince of Wales, later to reign as King George IV, and the Duke of Orléans in Paris. When the French Revolution broke out, she sided with the royalists and risked her life to sneak aristocrats out of the country. For show notes and full transcripts, please visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.
S6 Ep 13Chapter One: Wax to the Max (Raven)
Today, I'm releasing episode 1 of my new podcast, Raven. Please subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice so you don't miss forthcoming episodes. Hope you enjoy! If you'd like to suppor the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.
S6 Ep 12Raven - Trailer
This week, I'm sharing the trailer for my brand-new podcast, Raven! Go check it out and make sure to subscribe, so you don't miss any episodes.
S6 Ep 11The Den of Illustrious Thieves Re-Release (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Today, I'm re-releasing episode 1 of Queen of Crime: Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors. More information--plus some very exciting updates--in the intro to the episode. I hope you enjoy, and if you haven't already, go back and listen to Queen of Crime--it's season 3 of this podcast! For show notes and full transcripts, visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.
S6 Ep 10The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
Why did the Nazis commit their atrocities? After the end of World War II, American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley tried to answer this question at Nuremberg prison. During his time as chief psychiatrist there, Kelley examined high-ranking Nazis, including Hermann Göring, as they waited to stand trial for war crimes. Today, we're joined by Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, a book about what Kelley learned from his conversations with Göring. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.