Art of Darkness

The Dark Room: Isaac Simpson Buys the Ticket and Talks Hunter S. Thompson

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 Episod

The Dark Room: Blavatsky Goes Birding with Birdo from Timeline Earth

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/

Madame Blavatsky: The Original White Lotus

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. Ge

The Dark Room: Andrew McLuhan Talks Hot & Cold Media, the AI Turn, and More

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 Epis

The Dark Room: Robert M. Dowling Talks O'Neill, Shepard, and the Art of Biography

Professor Robert M. 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

The Dark Room: Dr. Michael Ward Talks Narnia, Lewis, and the Planets

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-fr

The Dark Room: Mark Booth Talks Alice in Wonderland, Jung & More

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

Max Ernst Gets Dada With It feat. Brad Kelly

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

The Dark Room: Dan Baltic Talks Norm Macdonald

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 Dark Room: Kenan Meral Talks John Lennon

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.

J.G. Ballard Rises High with the Book Club from Hell

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 B

The Dark Room: Rachel Haywire Talks McLuhan and the State of New Media

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

The Dark Room: Sandbatch Talks Southern Modernism, Faulkner, and Fletcher

C. Sandbatch joins the show to talk Faulkner, Fletcher, and Southern Modernism. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod o

The Dark Room: C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters w/ Book Club from Hell

We talk about C.S. Lewis’ great epistolary Christian apologetic novel: The Screwtape Letters. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/

The Dark Room: A Max Ernst Apéritif with Will Ballard

Publisher Will Ballard of Farthest Heaven joins us to tease our forthcoming Max Ernst episode with Brad Kelly, and more. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episod

The Dark Room: Sean Murphy Talks Bukowski as Antidote to the Situation

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

The Dark Room: Mark Vernon Talks Lewis, Barfield, the Inklings, and More

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. Get ad-fre

The Dark Room: Kelby Losack Talks C.S. Lewis

Kelby Losack joins us to talk Clive Staples Lewis and more. He's the author of Texas Tea, Letting Out the Devils, Mercy, God Is Wearing Black, and more (and the co-host o

C.S. Lewis: A Jack in the Wardrobe

Matt takes us through the life and work of the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, the Great Divorce, the Screwtape Letters, and more: C.S. (Jack) Lewis. Get the After D

200th Episode Special

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 episo