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A podcast about the dark side of artists, creatives, intellectuals and the people who moved culture. From @kevinkautzman and @bradkelly. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.

Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly

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    • May 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 2h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 174 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Art of Darkness

    Pablo Picasso: the Harlequin & the Minotaur

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 233:33


    We cover the life of perhaps the most significant artist of the 20th century: Pablo Picasso. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Jack BC Talks Jünger’s On the Marble Cliffs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 66:26


    Friend of the pod  Jack BC of the essential Book Club from Hell returns to the show to talk Jünger's On the Marble Cliffs and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/bookclubhell666 x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    Spike Milligan and the Goons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 235:06


    We talk about the life and work of the troubled, eclectic, absurdist British author and Goon Show comedian Spike Milligan. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Big Mac McCarthy Talks Hemingway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 64:29


    Musician Big Mac McCarthy joins the pod to talk Hemingway, music, and his Heavy Body project (and new album). Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/bigmac_mccarthy x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Rob Ayling Talks Hitchcock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 56:20


    Filmmaker Rob Ayling joins the pod to talk film, Hitchcock, his short PUNCHING BAG and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/RobAylingFilm x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Brian Patrick Eha Rides the Sunset Limited

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 64:39


    Essayist Brian Patrick Eha returns to the Dark Room to ride the Sunset Limited and talk all things Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris, Blood Meridian, Martin Luther and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/brianeha x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Matthew Saxe Talks Williams & Beckett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 66:13


    Actor and frequent collaborator Matthew Saxe joins the pod to talk Williams, Beckett, St. Louis and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/vpmattsaxe x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    Special: Method & Madness – My Struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 267:44


    A second guest post from our friends at Method & Madness. Support Brad and Aaron's new literary podcast, and thank you. "We discuss the mysterious mastery of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 'My Struggle,' go on a crash tour of the history of the memoir/autobiography, and examine the other book from which Knausgaard borrowed his title. Finally, [...]

    Hunter S. Thompson: Freak Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 274:20


    We talk about the life and work of Gonzo genius Hunter S. Thompson. Enjoy. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Matt Warren Talks Rod Serling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 56:41


    Filmmaker Matt Warren of DELICATE ARCH talks Rod Serling, movies, TV and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. delicatearchfilm.com/ x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Joseph Conrad w/ R. R. Reno

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 58:14


    Editor of First Things Magazine R. R. Reno joins the show to talk about the life and work of Joseph Conrad. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. firstthings.com x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: The Bard in Fresno w/ Chanticleer Shakespeare Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 59:08


    Blake Ellis and Brandon Weis of the Chanticleer Shakespeare Company join us to talk Willy Shakes, his work and poetry and violence in the same. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. chanticleershakes.com x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Charles Dashings Talks Beckett

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 56:42


    Charles Dashings of the Moral Minority podcast joins the show to talk all things Samuel Beckett. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/SatireRedacted x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    Coco Chanel’s Secret Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 266:50


    Abbie guides us through the life and work of the French fashion designer, businesswoman, and horizontal collaborator Coco Chanel. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Thank you for supporting the pod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Denis Johnson w/ Mark Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 57:10


    Novelist Mark Powell joins the show to talk about the life and work of Denis Johnson and his impact. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. https://english.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/directory/mark-powell x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Yet More Sodom (with Matthew Kelly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 55:11


    Friend of the pod, Matthew Kelly joins the show to talk de Sade. As we know, you can't have too many days of Sodom (apparently). Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. darkponyproductions.com x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    Special: Method & Madness – Moby Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 171:06


    Here we share Brad's new podcast project, with Aaron Gwyn. Enjoy, and please support Brad and Aaron in all their work. "In our first episode of Method and Madness, we leave a white and turbid wake: the focus is MOBY-DICK. In our Method segment, we discuss Melville's techniques and how you can deploy them in [...]

    The Dark Room: Rare Bowie w/ Glen Rockney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 63:56


    Friend of the pod, Rare Candy host Glen Rockney returns to talk David Bowie. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/Rarecandypod1 x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]

    Marshall McLuhan: Medium Rare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 242:17


    We launch a new season of Art of Darkness with co-host Abbie Lucas, covering the life and work of the father of media studies: Marshall McLuhan. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    A Very Special Season V Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 45:07


    Brad gives a farewell message and rides into the sunset – bulk of the series, Dude! We announce a new (familiar) co-host and what we have planned for Season V, 2025. Get access to the book club, After Dark episodes, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Please support the pod. Thank you. twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly [...]

    Hitchcock: Blonde on Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 272:40


    Filmmaker Abbie Lucas joins the fellas to cover the life and work of the cinematic genius of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Andrew Wittstadt Talks John Berryman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 68:32


    Poet, writer, and podcaster Andrew Wittstadt joins the pod to discuss the troubled life of the brilliant American poet John Berryman. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/AndrewWittstadt x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/bradkelly x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Brian Patrick Eha Storms Castle Kafka

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 62:12


    Essayist, fiction writer, and cultural critic Brian Patrick Eha joins the pod to talk Kafka, the Castle, and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/brianeha Kafka Essay x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/bradkelly x.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Sarah Kane with Adam Lehrer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 51:58


    Author Adam Lehrer returns to the pod to talk Sarah Kane and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/safetypropagan1 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Ursula K. Le Guin: True Journey Is Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 202:25


    Brad and Kevin cover the life and work of the uniquely innovative American master of fantasy and science fiction: Ursula K. Le Guin. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Fela Kuti: Fearless

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 190:44


    Brad and Kevin cover the life and work of the iconic, anarchic Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    David Bowie: Infinitely Symbolic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 330:03


    The fellas walk through the life of the Starman himself, rock and roll genius (and Goblin King) David Bowie. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Craving Sarah Kane w/ Mari Sitner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 60:59


    Playwright and actor Mari Sitner makes her AoD debut to talk playwriting, theatre in New York, and the influence and legacy of the great Sarah Kane. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/marihmmm twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Marquis de Sade & the Shadow of Enlightenment w/ James Martell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 59:28


    Professor and author James Martell joins the pod to talk Marquis de Sade and the dark forces in our own Zeitgeist. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/James_Martell_ twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Cormac McCarthy: Rumors & Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 270:09


    Novelist and friend of the pod Aaron Gwyn joins us to cover the life and work of the singular genius of BLOOD MERIDIAN and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN: Cormac McCarthy. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/americangwyn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: David Leo Rice Talks Mishima & Tarkovsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 65:30


    Author David Leo Rice rejoins the pod to talk Mishima, Tarkovsky and his novel THE BERLIN WALL. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/raviddice twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Jody J Sperling Talks DFW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 57:18


    Author and podcast host Jody J Sperling joins the pod to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/jodyjsperling twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Kubrick w/ JF Martel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 61:59


    Author and Weird Studies co-host JF Martel comes on the pod to talk Kubrick. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/jf_martel twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Edward de Vere: The Man from Oxford (Shakespeare Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 238:38


    In part two of our Shakespeare special, we make the case for Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as the author of the works typically attributed to the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    William Shakespeare: Rogues, Vagabonds & Sturdy Beggars (Shakespeare Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 259:04


    In part one of our two-part Shakespeare double banger special, we give the court history of the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Pulp Tales with Dexter De La Paz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 57:46


    Podcaster and friend of the pod Dexter De Lay Paz comes back to the show to talk Howard, Lovecraft, and pulp fiction. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/TLEPaz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Sylvia Plath at the Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 266:23


    We cover the troubled, short life of the brilliant American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Matthew Pegas Talks David Foster Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 59:54


    Author and podcaster Matthew Pegas joins the podcast to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Aaron Burch on Denis Johnson’s “Largesse”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 65:11


    Master of his craft, the writer Aaron Burch comes on to talk about writing and Denis Johnson's phenomenal short story “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden.” Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod Check out Aaron's Books, including YEAR OF THE BUFFALO and HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania [...]

    The Dark Room: Bernard T. Joy Talks Southern Lit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 57:44


    Bernard T. Joy returns to the pod to talk Faulkner, O'Connor, Williams, American Southern lit writ large and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/bernardtjoy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    F. Scott Fitzgerald Part II: As Great as It Gets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 274:17


    Following on our live episode covering the first part of F. Scott Fitzgerald's tumultuous life, we complete the tragic story. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    [PREVIEW] Marquis de Sade's Libertine Derangement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 12:02


    A preview of our Marquis de Sade core episode, for Patreon and Substack patrons. Get the episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Stephanie Lahey on the Many Manuscripts of Dante

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 62:51


    Stephanie Lahey, a PhD in medieval manuscripts, joins us again to talk about the incredible challenge of transcribing THE DIVINE COMEDY. This conversation is a fascinating exploration of just what it takes to keep a very old book alive. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/SJLahey twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania [...]

    Reissue: Fitzgerald Part I & Winter Dreams Live in St. Paul, Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 134:40


    Ahead of Fitzgerald Part II, here's a reissue of Part I, recorded June 7th 2023. In our first live episode, Brad and Kevin cover the life of Minnesota's greatest drunk and "foot guy" F. Scott Fitzgerald through his short story WINTER DREAMS, which Bad Mouth Theatre Company then reads. On this recording of WINTER DREAMS, [...]

    The Dark Room: Kate Hext – Wilde in the Dream Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 54:13


    Professor Kate Hext joins the pod to talk about her new book – Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/Kate_Hext twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Flannery O’Connor: The Chickens and the Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 160:44


    Brad ushers us through the eccentric life of a great American author of the gothic south, Flannery O'Connor. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Anthony Metivier and the Zen of Bill Hicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 58:46


    Author and publisher Anthony Metivier joins the podcast to talk about the great Bill Hicks. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/AnthonyMetivier twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Poe w/ Forest of Symbols

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 62:34


    Aldous of the Forest of Symbols podcast returns to the show talk Poe. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    Robert E. Howard Crushes His Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 202:46


    Brad walks us through the life of pulp author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    The Dark Room: Scott Laudati Talks Castañeda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 56:27


    Author Scott Laudati returns to the pod to talk about the life and mystic work of Carlos Castañeda. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

    John Lennon: Genius of the Lower Crust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 282:20


    The fellas come together to imagine the life of John Lennon. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]

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