Art of Darkness

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/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/TLEbird 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 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. Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . 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.

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 Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/amicusadastra 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.

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 Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . Robert M. Dowling at Simon & Schuster 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.

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-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . planetnarnia.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.

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-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/jblackauthor 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.

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 Episodes, Bookends Book Club, 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.

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 After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/baltic_dan 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.

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.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/up_an_octave 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.

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 Book Club, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/bookclubhell666 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.

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 ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/AltCulture 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.

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 or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . 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 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/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . bookclubfromhell.substack.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.

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 episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . farthestheaven.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.

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 After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/bullmurph 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.

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-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/platospodcasts 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.

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 of Agitator). Get ad-free Core Episodes, the After Dark episode, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod . x.com/KelbyLosackBRB 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.

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 Dark episodes, ad-free core episodes, Bookends Book Club, 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.

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.