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Hosted by Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor · arts · EN-US · 223 episodes
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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted 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.
Art of Darkness is hosted by Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor. The show has published 223 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A Crowleymas Throwback: Aleister Crowley & the Sewer of Creation with Stephanie Lahey" (12 October 2026, 357 minutes), "The Dark Room: Thomas Sachs Talks Robert E. Howard" (11 October 2026, 61 minutes), and "Gore Vidal: None Beneath Our Moon (Preview)" (27 September 2026, 14 minutes).
Art of Darkness publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 106 minutes across 223 episodes.
Booking probability for Art of Darkness is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Art of Darkness requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Art of Darkness's contact route on record: verified email.
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Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor hosts Art of Darkness, an arts show with 223 episodes published.
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Episode #223
Medievalist Stephanie Lahey joins the fellas to talk about the man called the Beast 666, Master Therion, Fr. Perdurabo - the singular, strange, wicked, and misunderstood master of the occult: Aleister Crowley. And...
Episode #222
Author Thomas Sachs talks Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian, metal and more. Get ad-free episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/artofdarkpod...
Episode #221
Our 100th Core Episode. Matt takes us through the life and work of American novelist and essayist: Gore Vidal. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or...
Episode #219
Writer, lecturer, philosopher, biographer, and rock and roller Gary Lachman joins the show to talk about Jung, Blavatsky, and his latest tome: Touched by the Presence. Get ad-free episodes, the After Dark episode, and...
Episode #218
Isaac Simpson of MAMA and the WILL agency returns to the show to talk about the singular Hunter S. Thompson, departed hero of the weird and free. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #217
America's greatest newsman, Birdo from Timeline Earth, joins the Dark Room to talk Blavatsky. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod...
Episode #216
We cover the wonderfully woo-woo life and work of the chain-smoking, foul-talking, table-knocking mother of modern spirituality: Madame Blavatsky, the OG White Lotus. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode...
Episode #215
Andrew McLuhan joins the Dark Room to talk about the McLuhan Institute, media writ large, his exceptional wordplay posting, and the McLuhan legacy. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #214
Professor Robert Dowling joins the Dark Room to talk about the life and work of Eugene O'Neill, the great Sam Shepard, and the fine art of biography. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #213
Dr. Michael Ward joins the Dark Room to discuss his book, Planet Narnia, and his insights into Lewis' world as it relates to Christology and the medieval mind. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more...
Episode #212
Author Mark Booth (aka Jonathan Black) joins the Dark Room to talk about his latest book, his favorite book (Alice in Wonderland), Carl Jung, the occult and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and...
Episode #211
THE EARTHEN DARK author Brad Kelly makes his Core Episode return to talk about the essential work and life of artist Max Ernst. Get the After Dark episodes, ad-free Core Episodes, Bookends Book Club, and more at...
Episode #210
Author and savant poaster Dan Baltic, the show's lawyer, joins the pod to talk about Norm Macdonald's book and last special, cancer and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #209
Author Kenan Meral joins the show to talk John Lennon, eternal 1968, music, his writing and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod...
Episode #208
Jack from the Book Club from Hell joins us to talk about the life and work of English author J.G. Ballard. Get the After Dark episodes, ad-free Core Episodes, Bookends Book Club, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or...
Episode #207
Futurist. Gallerist. Author. Consultant. Historian. Founder of Galleria Fiume. Rachel Haywire joins Kevin to talk McLuhan, the state of media and the arts, and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode...
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<p>Publisher Will Ballard of Farthest Heaven joins us to tease our forthcoming Max Ernst episode with Brad Kelly, and more.</p> Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or...
Episode #203
<p>Author and cultural critic Sean Murphy joins us in the Dark Room to talk Bukowski and how he speaks to our current technocratic situation.</p> Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #203
Author and cultural critic Sean Murphy joins us in the Dark Room to talk Bukowski and how he speaks to our current technocratic situation. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at...
Episode #202
<p>Psychotherapist, writer, and podcaster Mark Vernon joins us in the Dark Room to talk about Clive Staples Lewis, Owen Barfield, the Inklings, and his own work.</p> Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode...
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