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A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 22.1 - SONGS OF A DEAD DREAMER by Thomas Ligotti w/Glen Rockney [PREMIUM EPISODE]" (30 October 2026), "[PREVIEW] Ep. 20.2 -The MADNESS of Calvino’s IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER" (23 October 2026), and "MELEE - E Rathke on BROKEN KATANA" (19 October 2026).
Method and Madness publishes roughly weekly across 99 episodes.
Booking probability for Method and Madness is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Method and Madness requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Method and Madness's contact route on record: verified email.
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Method and Madness is an arts podcast with 99 episodes published.
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Method and Madness
I got together with the great Glen Rockney of Rare Candy for a special spooktacular premium episode on Thomas Ligotti’s landmark short story collections Songs of a Dead Dreamer. We figure out how some of our favorite...
A preview wherein I try to sort out how Italo Calvino would feel about literature-machines based on his amazing 1967 lecture “Cybernetics and Ghosts” Get access to the full episode
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The prolific E Rathke joined me to talk the far-out world of his forthcoming BROKEN KATANA omnibus, why preoccupation with the culture war makes you a loser, Broken River zines, and much much more. Sign up to support...
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A tarot reading on self-possession, bringing your own carrots, and how to let a little meaning in. Shout out to Dolly. Contact me via your favorite social media or bradwkellyATgmail with TAROT in the subject to set up a...
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First published in 1899, “The Real Right Thing” by Henry James is the shortest of his ghost stories, a subtle and cerebral unraveling of a spectral presence in the library of a great mind.
Method and Madness
First published in 1899, “The Real Right Thing” by Henry James is the shortest of his ghost stories, a subtle and cerebral unraveling of a spectral presence in the library of a great mind.
Method and Madness
A wander down just a few of those strange doors underneath the HOUSE OF LEAVES: warps in space-time, exteriorizing the interior, THE SHINING and BACKROOMS, a portal in the desert, and a trillion-ton black pyramid.
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Writer and director Brad Michael Elmore joined me to talk about his films The Wolfman’s Hammer and Can’t Get No (watch both of these free on youtube), the will to just do things, his rollercoaster career in Hollywood...
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A tarot reading on self-possession, bringing your own carrots, and how to let a little meaning in. Shout out to Dolly. Contact me via your favorite social media or bradwkellyATgmail with TAROT in the subject to set up a...
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Matthew Fresta and Matthew Sini from Getting Lit join me to talk Italo Calvino’s whirlwind love letter to writing, reading, and the source of stories. We discuss what Calvino’s delightful use of postmodern technique...
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First published in 1893, “The Million Pound Bank Note” by Mark Twain is a classic of American storytelling. A farcical rags to riches tale.
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J. Reuben Appelman is a celebrated writer of true crime ( THE KILL JAR , investigating a notorious serial homicide case in Detroit in the 1970s). His latest, THE CHEATING SIDE , is a classic work of hardboiled fiction...
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The great John Jay Stancliff joined me to talk about his latest novel, PIERCE, out August 11 from Farthest Heaven . His book is about fatherhood, men, work, and the deep struggle of virtue. BUY PIERCE Follow John on...
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A tarot reading on finding home again, growing versus building, and what it means to play the victim. Contact me via your favorite social media or bradwkellyATgmail with TAROT in the subject to set up a personal reading...
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On Elton Manzione and the Third Eye of Vietnam. For full access, sign up on substack of patreon
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The great J David Osborne joined me to go deep on the cult classic HOUSE OF LEAVES. We get into what works, what doesn’t, what might have back in 2000, what the house might mean, and why we might never see another book...
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Well before she became a household name, Willa Cather contributed this piece to McClure’s Magazine, a photo negative of a bildungsroman, and a tragedy about the draw of glitz and glamour.
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A tarot reading on trusting your gut, savoring the solace, and willing yourself to find the edge. Contact me via your favorite social media or bradwkellyATgmail with TAROT in the subject to set up a personal reading for...
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Scott Laudati is a renaissance man. A musician, painter, filmmaker, and a true poet. We talk about being on local television, his ceaseless travels across this beautiful country, throwing away the phone, and his...
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Good Morning and please listen to me: TREE OF SMOKE is a Great American Novel, about war, espionage, fathers, sacrifice, depravity, and much more. The book’s central metaphor stands everywhere and nowhere, like a dark...
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