Podcast Episodes

The Dark Room: Matthew Pegas Talks David Foster Wallace

Episode 135

Author and podcaster Matthew Pegas joins the podcast to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or…

1 year, 9 months ago

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The Dark Room: Aaron Burch on Denis Johnson’s “Largesse”

Episode 134

Master of his craft, the writer Aaron Burch comes on to talk about writing and Denis Johnson’s phenomenal short story “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden…

1 year, 10 months ago

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The Dark Room: Bernard T. Joy Talks Southern Lit

Episode 133

Bernard T. Joy returns to the pod to talk Faulkner, O’Connor, Williams, American Southern lit writ large and more. Get the After Dark episode and mor…

1 year, 10 months ago

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Part II: As Great as It Gets

Episode 132

Following on our live episode covering the first part of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tumultuous life, we complete the tragic story. Get the After Dark epis…

1 year, 10 months ago

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[PREVIEW] Marquis de Sade’s Libertine Derangement

Episode 131

A preview of our Marquis de Sade core episode, for Patreon and Substack patrons. Get the episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com…

1 year, 10 months ago

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The Dark Room: Stephanie Lahey on the Many Manuscripts of Dante

Episode 130

Stephanie Lahey, a PhD in medieval manuscripts, joins us again to talk about the incredible challenge of transcribing THE DIVINE COMEDY. This convers…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Reissue: Fitzgerald Part I & Winter Dreams Live in St. Paul, Minnesota

Episode 129

Ahead of Fitzgerald Part II, here's a reissue of Part I, recorded June 7th 2023. In our first live episode, Brad and Kevin cover the life of Minnesot…

1 year, 10 months ago

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The Dark Room: Kate Hext – Wilde in the Dream Factory

Episode 128

Professor Kate Hext joins the pod to talk about her new book – Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies. Get the After Dark epis…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Flannery O’Connor: The Chickens and the Bees

Episode 127

Brad ushers us through the eccentric life of a great American author of the gothic south, Flannery O’Connor. Get the After Dark episode and more at p…

1 year, 11 months ago

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The Dark Room: Anthony Metivier and the Zen of Bill Hicks

Episode 126

Author and publisher Anthony Metivier joins the podcast to talk about the great Bill Hicks. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofd…

1 year, 11 months ago

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