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Author: Kevin Kautzman & Matt Taylor

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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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200th Episode Special

200th Episode Special

2026-03-1501:14:46

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.
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.
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.
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.
Ol' Slick (Brad Kelly) makes his anticipated return to Art of Darkness for a Dark Room to talk Jung, the Tarot, his new novel THE EARTHEN DARK and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/bradkelly 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.
Forest of Symbols podcaster Aldous Asterion comes back to the Dark Room to discuss Jung and his work Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/AldousAsterion 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.
Carl Jung and the Shadow

Carl Jung and the Shadow

2026-02-2103:05:43

Matt breaks the seal and covers the life and work of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, and his shadow. 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.
Podcaster Dexter De La Paz joins the pod to talk Poe, Epstein, Grimdark and American macabre historically and now. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/TLEPaz 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.
Actor Amanda Forstrom joins the pod to talk about Shakespeare and her work with A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACATAR). Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. badmouthtc.com 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.
Writer Samuel Buntz comes back on the pod to talk about the supernatural Kipling and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/SamBuntz 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.
In our first episode of Season VI, we change regimes as Matt Taylor joins the show and Kevin covers the wildly influential life and strange work of the father of psychoanalysis, Dr. Daddy Issues himself, Sigmund Freud. 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.
Abbie brings us the life story of the great Audrey Hepburn, in our last core episode of Season V. Enjoy! And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/abbielucas 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.
Filmmaker Josh David Jordan talks about his Orthodox film El Tonto Por Cristo, and inspirations (including Tarkovsky). Get the After Dark episode and more at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. eltontoporcristo.com instagram.com/eltontoporcristomovie x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas 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.
Season VI Preview

Season VI Preview

2025-12-0601:11:28

Kevin and Matt introduce the plan for Art of Darkness Season VI (2026), including Freud, Jung, Tolkein, and Lewis. More to come. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. There Will Be Books on Spotify x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/kautzmania x.com/Therewillbbooks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Matt Taylor (There Will Be Books) joins the Dark Room to talk about Roald Dahl, the Witches, James and the Giant Peach and our coming Season VI (2026) as the new co-host of the show. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. There Will Be Books on Spotify x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas 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.
Kevin and Abbie traverse the life and the work of the incomparable genius of the American theatre, the granddaddy American playwright of them all: Eugene O’Neill. And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/abbielucas 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.
Abbie walks us through the life and work of Maori filmmaker Merata Mita. And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/abbielucas 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.
Kevin talks Roald Dahl with friend of the pod, abstract visual artist J.W. van Kaathoven. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. instagram.com/hipnozem   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We cover the life and work of the wildly influential German philosopher of deep dark pessimism and will as representation, Arthur Schopenhauer. And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly 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.
Denis Johnson’s War

Denis Johnson’s War

2025-09-2902:56:04

Out from behind the paywall, an evergreen core episode from November 2023 initially served to patrons only. Brad covers the life and work of the great American author of Jesus’ Son: Denis Johnson. Get this and other core episodes ad-free on Patreon or Substack. And get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly 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.
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puya hb

I just found you yesterday when I was looking 4 William Burroughs, but today wierdly I couldn't find the only martyr of cinema, the prophet shaman, PP.Pasolini. also great magicians like John & peter in coil & other unearthly tunes from sun ra are other huge gaps of your collection in my mind.

Aug 21st
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Robert

So good! An excellent exploration into the depths and creative nature of the troubled mystic and the monster that lies within.

Mar 15th
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