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| Roald Dahl: Spylife | 19 Sep 2025 | 05:02:25 | |
In this episode we cover the incredible, improbable, extraordinary life of the wildly talented and controversial author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and more: Roald Dahl. 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: Kenan Meral Talks Mishima | 14 Sep 2025 | 00:59:33 | |
A Rash Impulse author Kenan Meral talks Mishima and Confessions of a Mask. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/up_an_octave x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […] | |||
| The Dark Room: Big Mac McCarthy Talks Hemingway | 13 Apr 2025 | 01:04:29 | |
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 […] | |||
| David Foster Wallace Plays the Whole Court | 06 Mar 2023 | 04:38:47 | |
The fellas cover the life and work of the great American novelist of INFINITE JEST and THE PALE KING: David Foster Wallace. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/JAIOG6h4VMc | |||
| The Dark Room: Tess Lewis & Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Jünger | 27 Feb 2023 | 01:04:30 | |
Translator Tess Lewis and author Jessi Jezewska Stevens join the pod to talk about the new translation of Ernst Jünger's "On the Marble Cliffs." And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod tesslewis.org jjezewskastevens.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/Dr1OD7gQ2l0 | |||
| Ernest Hemingway: Out Too Far with Aaron Gwyn | 27 Feb 2023 | 05:24:31 | |
Novelist Aaron Gwyn joins the podcast to help the fellas cover the epic, troubled, and consistently surprising life of one of the all-time great American writers: Ernest Hemingway. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/americangwyn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/QyccGZEVEgQ | |||
| The Dark Room: Burroughs Beyond the Word with Matt Pegas | 25 Feb 2023 | 01:00:55 | |
Author and co-host of the New Write podcast Matt Pegas joins the fellas to talk Burroughs, time war, meme magic and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Mpegz696 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/qMgIOrZ1-44 | |||
| Maya Deren’s Anagram of Ideas | 13 Feb 2023 | 03:35:48 | |
The fellas profile the life of the innovative avant-garde filmmaker, theorist and Vodou practitioner Maya Deren. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/kSWZdYiVv5U | |||
| The Dark Room: Kafka’s Diaries with Ross Benjamin | 08 Feb 2023 | 01:05:24 | |
The fellas talk Kafka with Ross Benjamin, award-winning translator of the Diaries of Franz Kafka. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/rossmbenjamin twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/Xd3y4_6dHZw | |||
| Victor Gruen’s Unexpected Effect | 26 Jan 2023 | 04:04:03 | |
The fellas talk the about Austrian-American architect Victor Gruen, the man who invented the mall and would live to regret it. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/cCPbNecWAkQ | |||
| The Dark Room: Artaud’s Radiating Images with Monte D. Monteleagre | 25 Jan 2023 | 01:04:49 | |
Playwright and director Monte D. Monteleagre joins the fellas to talk about his new podcast inc., Artaud and the surrealists, and what may be the first Surrealist film: the Seashell and the Clergyman. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod montedmonteleagre.com incthepodcast.buzzsprout.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/SYyGl3u-4D4 | |||
| Joseph Conrad’s Unsound Methods | 19 Jan 2023 | 04:35:28 | |
The fellas open Season III with the great, troubled life of the Polish-British writer of Heart of Darkness: Joseph Conrad. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/c5sLtxpN6_g | |||
| The Dark Room: Remembering Gurdjieff with Sam Buntz | 06 Jan 2023 | 01:13:29 | |
Author and podcaster Sam Buntz joins the pod to talk Gurdjieff, his work, the Great Work and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/sambuntz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/yAiL9EqZ1cg | |||
| The Dark Room: Rob Ayling Talks Hitchcock | 06 Apr 2025 | 00:56:20 | |
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: Season II Recap | 03 Jan 2023 | 01:21:38 | |
The fellas bury 2022 with a Season II recap. Hello, 2023. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/uvlSNG1h1tQ | |||
| The Dark Room: Eyes Wide Shut Watch Party with Dexter De La Paz | 28 Dec 2022 | 02:47:06 | |
Podcaster Dexter De La Paz joins the fellas for a very special holiday watch party of the underrated Kubrick Christmas movie: EYES WIDE SHUT. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/TLEPaz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania | |||
| Gilda Radner’s Hanky Panky Life with Chelsey Smith | 23 Dec 2022 | 02:34:25 | |
Wig impresario Chelsey Smith joins the pod to talk about the great comedienne and first SNL cast member, Gilda Radner. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod chelseysmithcosmetics.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/gd46q6UKszk | |||
| The Dark Room: TO HAVE DONE WITH THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD by Antonin Artaud adapted by Bad Mouth Theatre Company | 21 Dec 2022 | 01:01:54 | |
Actor Amanda Forstrom of Bad Mouth Theatre Company joins the pod to drop a new adaptation of Artaud's infamous radio play: TO HAVE DONE WITH THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/badmouthtc badmouthtc.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/uFRDvSZ9k8o | |||
| The Dark Room: Leary & Ram Dass with Kellen Kautzman | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:57:46 | |
Polymath Kellen Kautzman joins the fellas to talk about Timmy Leary and his Harvard professor pal, Baba Ram Dass. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/kellenkautzman twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/BoLclRjupag | |||
| The Dark Room: Shining Mr. Kubrick with Michael Nathanson | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:59:30 | |
Actor, writer, producer and host of the Playing Dead Podcast Michael Nathanson Joins the pod to talk Kubrick, the Shining, the sinister final scene in Eyes Wide Shut and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/m_nathanson1 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/SaES18laLbQ | |||
| Norm MacDonald’s Long Shot with Blake Hammond | 12 Dec 2022 | 03:04:40 | |
Comedian Blake Hammond joins the fellas to talk about the great comedian, and perhaps the greatest Canadian, Norm MacDonald. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bigradmachine twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/gZir8s4oIrA | |||
| Emil Cioran’s Short History of Decay with Caleb Caudell | 05 Dec 2022 | 03:30:16 | |
Caleb Caudell, novelist of THE NEIGHBOR, joins the fellas to talk about the Romanian author and aphorist Emil Cioran. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/litmiddle twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/AcNmNhpmbfU | |||
| Timothy Leary & the Big Game | 01 Dec 2022 | 04:20:44 | |
The fellas talk about the the good doctor and spinal-cracking, sex and tech obsessed guru of LSD and the psychedelic sixties: Dr. Timothy Leary. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3x7Xghp2Do | |||
| The Dark Room: The Big Lebowski Watch Party with Peachy Keenan | 20 Nov 2022 | 02:04:26 | |
Author Peachy Keenan joins the fellas to watch and discuss the great Coen film The Big Lebowski, and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/keenanpeachy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/hV10jyXnYv0 | |||
| The Dark Room: Brian Patrick Eha Rides the Sunset Limited | 30 Mar 2025 | 01:04:39 | |
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: Tommy P. Cowan Talks William S. Burroughs | 17 Nov 2022 | 01:01:38 | |
Student of esotericism, magic, and altered states Tommy P. Cowan joins the pod to talk about William S. Burroughs. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/tommypcowan twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/ts8f2i3fSnU | |||
| The Dark Room: Godward Talks Philip K. Dick | 10 Nov 2022 | 01:00:17 | |
Godward comes back for a Dark Room episode about the prophetic American novelist, Philip K Dick (who was not a hack). And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/godward16 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/mkczrYbCFyo | |||
| Anaïs Nin’s Erotic Trapeze with Gio Pennacchietti | 07 Nov 2022 | 03:44:13 | |
Artist, writer and podcaster Gio Pennacchietti joins the pod to discuss the peripatetic writer of forbidden eros: Anaïs Nin. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/giantgio twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/T5zT9m8rNAk | |||
| Aleister Crowley & the Sewer of Creation with Stephanie Lahey | 04 Nov 2022 | 05:56:59 | |
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: Aliester Crowley. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/StephanieLahey twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/4nrg8AaZFf0 | |||
| The Dark Room: Weird Studies’ Phil Ford Talks MF DOOM | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:01:10 | |
Podcaster and musicologist Phil Ford joins the show to talk MF DOOM, hip hop, Sun Ra and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/weirdstudies twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/dv0EAeXmgkA | |||
| John Kennedy Toole’s Edgelord Confederacy with Dan Baltic | 19 Oct 2022 | 03:06:47 | |
Novelist Dan Baltic joins the fellas to walk through the life of the American comic novelist and author of A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/baltic_dan twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5m2WcT1r9fk | |||
| The Dark Room: Adam Drissi Talks McKenna | 18 Oct 2022 | 00:12:37 | |
Author Adam Drissi joins the fellas to talk about his book Eden and Entheogens, Terence McKenna, hallucinogens and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/aeonanimus twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/6Hhhr-SOaCg | |||
| Francis Bacon and the Gilded Gutter with Jacob Everett | 03 Oct 2022 | 03:52:36 | |
Jacob Everett of Apocalypse Confidential joins Brad and Kevin to talk about the great postwar British painter, masochistic gambler and macabre visionary: Francis Bacon. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/blauer_geist twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5dqgA4y7SLU | |||
| Terence McKenna’s Heroic Dose with Pineal Colada | 02 Oct 2022 | 02:41:30 | |
The boys and Pineal Colada talk about the great American prophet of the psilocybin mushroom, ethnobotanist and DMT pioneer Terence McKenna. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/pinealcolada twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/v_jRhldJlMc | |||
| The Dark Room: Bernard T. Joy Talks Faulkner | 20 Aug 2022 | 01:02:07 | |
Bernard T. Joy joins the fellas to talk Faulkner, the Black Atlantic, Cubism, Modernism, the great Canadian band Rush and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bernardtjoy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/5V5P-eLBBMQ | |||
| The Dark Room: Matthew Saxe Talks Williams & Beckett | 09 Mar 2025 | 01:06:13 | |
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 […] | |||
| Ernst Jünger’s Stereoscopic Vision | 18 Aug 2022 | 03:01:28 | |
Brad and Kevin discuss the German war hero, novelist of Storm of Steel and early LSD-enjoyer Ernst Jünger. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/GtENUaSDaRE | |||
| The Dark Room: Ben Thomas Talks Frank Herbert & Dune | 06 Aug 2022 | 00:59:35 | |
Novelist Ben Thomas joins the show to talk about Frank Herbert, Dune, the Glass Bead Game, Star Wars as part of the Dune universe, Brad's proposal for a "Butlerian Jihad" and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/writingben twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/d4_KwEvgFco | |||
| The Dark Room: The Evil Thespians Talk Artaud | 31 Jul 2022 | 00:52:27 | |
Maddie and Josh from the Evil Thespian podcast join the show to talk Artaud, the state of American theatre and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/tragic_fruit twitter.com/evlthspn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/7sdWLUUhPtQ | |||
| The Dark Room: Rap Game Edward Bernays Talks PKD (Philip K. Dick) | 30 Jul 2022 | 01:06:48 | |
Rap Game Edward Bernays joined the fellas to talk PKD, Valis and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Edward__Bernays twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/nTSG3ORE53g | |||
| Philip K. Dick’s Black Iron Prison with Aldous Asterion | 18 Jul 2022 | 03:25:44 | |
Aldous Asterion joins the fellas to talk about the giant of science fiction and American paranoia, Philip K. Dick. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/aldousasterion twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/Eyx2d2frnUw | |||
| Artaud’s Body Without Organs with Adam Lehrer | 15 Jul 2022 | 03:22:01 | |
Adam Lehrer joins the fellas to talk about the troubled, mad genius of the theatre of cruelty: Antonin Artaud. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/SafetyPropagan1 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/-QAE0qODjnA | |||
| The Dark Room: Jaws Watch Party with Jacob Everett | 10 Jul 2022 | 02:13:12 | |
Jacob Everett of Apocalypse Confidential joins the fellas to watch the greatest film ever shot on the water: JAWS. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/blauer_geist twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/y-TnexC9AQY | |||
| The Dark Room: Godward Talks Kafka | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:57:54 | |
Podcaster Godward joins the fellas to talk Kafka, who was a hack. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/ir9_Tqv507Y | |||
| Hieronymus Bosch’s Hell Panel | 27 Jun 2022 | 02:20:05 | |
Brad and Kevin talk about the Dutch painter of the Garden of Earthly Delights and much more, the elusive Hieronymus Bosch. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod The Garden of Earthly Delights twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/Q1_xulNbojU | |||
| The Dark Room: Astral Bolaño | 08 Jun 2022 | 01:30:18 | |
Astral of the Astral Flight Simulation podcast joins the show to talk about the great Chilean novelist of total exile: Roberto Bolaño. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/rYDyV8nPf0g | |||
| Hunter S. Thompson: Freak Power | 07 Mar 2025 | 04:34:20 | |
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: Gurdjieff with James Ellis | 21 May 2022 | 01:01:05 | |
James Ellis of the Hermitix podcast joins the show to talk about the trickster saint, George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/hermitixpodcast twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/7bIRJKhCK2w | |||
| Robert Aickman Against the Machine | 18 May 2022 | 01:35:53 | |
Author Heghoulian joins the show to talk about the English author of the supernatural, Robert Aickman. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/heghoulian twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/45am_E-M0BU | |||
| The Dark Room: 2001 Watch Party with Dexter De La Paz | 16 May 2022 | 02:28:57 | |
Podcaster Dexter De La Paz of the Scarlet Thread Society and Timeline Earth joins the fellas to watch Stanley Kubrick's great 2001: A Space Odyssey. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/tlepaz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania https://youtu.be/y0Xgv6wsy1k | |||
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