Bad Muse

***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode features discussions of some dark and difficult topics such as pregnancy loss, self harm, and suicide. We talk about the many tragedies and controversies of Frida Kahlo's life, all foreshadowed by this one unsettling painting.

Podcasts are BACK, baby! Bad Muse returns for a spooooooky seasonal episode about witches, the Catholic Church, and (unexpectedly) the Spanish Inquisition. All this and more are featured in this week's painting, Witches Flight by Francisco Goya. Listen and learn with us!

This was an interesting look at Christina's World, a painting that is not all it appears to be at first glance. This episode discusses illness and isolation, and the rare depiction of disability in art. (Art by Andrew Wyeth)

In this episode Suz and Kes get philosophical on a not so beautiful painting. What is beauty? Tune in to find out once and for all. (Art by Quentin Matsys)

This week we scrutinize the salacious history behind a saucy little painting known as The Swing. Tune in to hear our sexy theories on the scandalous work of art. (Art by Jean Honoré Fragonard)

Welcome to the VERY FIRST episode of Bad Muse Podcast, where we aMUSE you with art, history, and really bad creative interpretation. In this episode, we discuss one of the most famous paintings of the modern era: American Gothic. Join us as we delve into the inspiration behind the painting, the context in which it was made, and the unlikely models who lent their images to the now iconic work of art. (Art by Grant Wood)