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Art of the Beholder — 202 episodes
Art History | Alphonse Mucha & How Art Nouveau is Still Alive & Well to This Very Day
What's happening to the "Slow Burn Character Study?" Feat. the Work of Vince Gilligan
DLSS5, Ballet & Opera, & Prediction Markets
Is the Anime We Get in the West Diluted, Overly Edited, or Just Watered-Down?
Music | "Yesterday" & the Power of Timeless Melodies
Interview | Visionary Artist Penny Slinger & the Art of Surreal Feminist Liberation
An AOTB Public Service Announcement
Best of 2025
Gaming | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & the Art of Processing Grief Through Gameplay
Interview | Artist Gretchen Andrew on the Dark Side of Tech & Why No One is Safe From A.I.
Horror | There's a new flesh-rotting, body-mutating, face-transforming king & queen in town...but why?
The Death of Late Night
Music | Producer Butch Vig & the Reshaping of Modern Popular Music
Discussion | Art vs. Entertainment vs. Commerce, Feat. The Last of Us, Season 2
Music | Led Zeppelin's Secret Weapon: Bassist & Multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones | Part 2
Music | Led Zeppelin's Secret Weapon: Bassist & Multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones | Part 1
Music | A Psychedelic Kaleidoscope of Color: Studio's "West Coast"
Music | Everybody Wants Prosthetic Foreheads On Their Real Heads: TMBG's Album "Flood"
Interview | Podcaster Kim Davis & the Art of the "Murder Show" Feat. "Slaycation"
Animation | Scavengers Reign: When Existentialism Meets Something Truly Xeno
Interview | How Artists Make Each Other Better: Photographer Denise Jambor & Musician Claas P. Jambor
FINALLY, The Undisputed Greatest Thing Radiohead Has Ever Done...
Storytelling Renaissance: How Games Convey Story in the Absence of Language
Film Discussion | Musings of a Madman: Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis"
Interview | Filmmaker Fritz Frauendorf & the Art of Exploring Mental Health through Film
How We—the Audience—Have Changed (Feat. Reading shade from our YouTube comments)
Music | When the Sky Truly is the Limit: The Magic of Film Composer John Williams
Gaming | Masterclass Theater Evolved: Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024)
Legend | The Immortal Ones: David Lynch, the Quintessential Artist
Best of 2024
Legend | The Immortal Ones: The Life & Times of Musician Quincy Jones [With Video Subtitles]
Legend | The Immortal Ones: The Life & Times of Musician Quincy Jones
Film | The Substance: More Than Skin Deep [with Video + Subtitles]
Film | The Substance: More Than Skin Deep
Music | In Defense of: Album "Zenyatta Mondatta" by The Police
Discussion | Band "MUSE," Silent Hill 2 (Remake), & Terrifier V. Joker: Folie à Deux
Artist | Horror Manga Auteur Junji Ito & the Concept of Elevated, Relatable Horror
It's Spooky Season! So Let's Talk Scary Movies!
Music | The Smashing Pumpkins 1990-2000: When Virtuosos Strive for a More Perfect Union
Our New Novel "Til The Bitter [End]emic" is Available Now!
Interview | Musician Marcus "Bellringer" Bell & the Music of the Future (Feat. Ravyn Lyte)
Business | A Discussion on the Art of Marketing, Feat. Film "Longlegs"
Television | FX/Hulu's "The Bear" & One Delicious, Anxiety-Fueled, Mesmerizing Dessert of an Episode
Interview | Art Dealer Chris Boylan & the Business of Oceanic Art
Interview | Author, Illustrator, & Tattoo Artist Dan Henk & the Art of Perseverance
Music | Aphex Twin: He Wants Your Soul
Discussion | Is Art Really Being Devalued & Who Comes Up With This S#%^?
Interview | Author Douglas A. Burton & the Art of Crafting Heroine-led Stories
Buck tries to dissuade someone from buying Pablo Honey...
Reflecting on Radiohead Month, Behind the Scenes, & the Evolution of the Show
Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: A Moon Shaped Pool
Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: The King of Limbs
Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: In Rainbows
Alexandra finally gets the chance to gush about artist John Lurie...
Discussion | What Makes a Deep Cut...a Deep Cut?
Music | In the Court of the Crimson King...
Editorial | Philosophy | Band "Spoon," Musical Guilty Pleasures, & When Artistic Expression Becomes Vulnerable
Music | The Flaming Lips & their One-Two Punch Icyhot Magna Opera
Philosophy | Where Do Our Memories Go When We Die?
Artist | The Enigmatic Mystery that is Street Photographer Vivian Maier
Music | Let's Never Lose Touch with the Greats: The Genius of Frank Zappa
Jon Stewart returning to the Daily Show is even getting us a little political...
Artist | Feminist Icon Leonora Carrington: When the Macabre Meets the Last of the Surrealists
Philosophy | Why Do Comicbooks & Their Stories Resonate With Us So Much? Is It Because They've Become Our New Tales of Divinity?
Interview | Photographic Portrait Artist Matt Jacob & the Art of Finding the Story in Your Subjects
Philosophy | GQ acquires PitchFork, Sydney Sweeney, & On Cinema, On Demand
Film | Denis Villeneuve's DUNE: Part 2
Editorial | Beastie Boys, Paramount+Showtime's "The Curse," & Film "Saltburn"
Interview | Actor and Performer Lane Erwin, the Art of Stuntwork, & How to "Die Well" on Camera
Film | Filmmaking | An Ode To Goth: Tim Burton 1985-1999
Discussion | Does Postal Service Album "Give Up" Still Hold Up Today?
Bonus | Philip and Winston deep dive all things "Mission to Zyxx..."
Interview | "Mission to Zyxx" Actor and Performer Winston Noel & the Art of Improv Comedy
Multimedia | Chalermchai Kositpipat's "Wat Rong Khun," AKA Thailand's "The White Temple"
Editorial | Awards Season, Presidential Elections, & New Year Resolutions
Animation | Film | Fantasy Punk Realism: Studio Ghibli & the Legacy of Hayao Miyazaki Feat. The Boy and the Heron
Best of 2023
Episode 100 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Author Tybalt Nielson & the case of "Neo-nonfiction" fiction
Afterhours...Feat. The Pulse of Hip-hop, Disney's "Ahsoka," & Swifties V. Country Music Fans
Where are all the pop stars at?
Afterhours...Feat. "Rick & Morty," the Cast and Crew, & Workplace Etiquette
Art Dynasty or Crime Syndicate?
Afterhours...Feat. More on "The Fall of the House of Usher" with Philip Church
Episode 97 - Horror | Television | Mike Flanagan's "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Episode 96 - Music | MF DOOM: Hip-hop's Supervillianous Anti-hero
Afterhours...Feat. The Business of Branding, X vs. Twitter, & "Barbenheimer"
Episode 95 - Film | Filmmaking - Every Frame's a Painting: The Forever Impact of Akira Kurosawa
Afterhours...Feat. Gaming Nostalgia, Techbro Chic, & band "The Pixies"
Episode 94 - Music | Dance | Acting - Janelle Monáe: One Electric Lady
Episode 93 - Television | HBO/Max Series Original "Barry"
Episode 92 - Film Production | Studio A24
Afterhours...Feat. Advice on how to complete your projects, the differences between Type A & B people, & why we need each other
Episode 91 - Artist | The (In)Visible Mystic Mind of Hilma af Klint
Afterhours...Buck sets the record straight on The Legend of Zelda: TOTK
Episode 90 - The Art of Whiskey Tasting
Episode 89 - Art History | The Dutch Masters
Episode 88 - Artist | Filmmaker | Bizarre yet Beautiful: The Career of David Lynch
Afterhours...Feat. Film "Oppenheimer," HBO's "The Idol," & the band "The Smile," live in concert
Will Meta's "Threads" be our new home? Or is it just the end of an era?
Original Poetry | Written & Performed by Alexandra Parsons | Side 2
Original Poetry | Written & Performed by Alexandra Parsons | Side 1
Episode 86 - Poetry | Literature | History - The Beat Generation
Afterhours...Feat. The Fifth Element, Generational Differences, & Philosophy on Social Media and A.I.
Episode 85 - Film | Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet"
AOTB Afterhours...Feat. The Legend of Zelda: TOTK, Metal Gear Solid (Remake), & Buck's feelings on Konami
When the (Copyright) Lines Blur and Where Warhol, Prince, & Marvin Gaye Collide
AOTB Afterhours...featuring more on "Evil Dead," Southpark, & Universal (City) Studios
Episode 83 - Film | Filmmaking | Modern Master of Horror Mike Flanagan
AOTB Afterhours...featuring Comedian Sinbad, More on HBO's "Succession," & Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Episode 82 - Television | HBO's "Succession" Series Retrospective
Music from the Artist | Listen to song "Tennessee Cross" by Shane Larmand
Episode 81 - Artist Spotlight | Interview with Indie Folk Rock Singer-songwriter Shane Larmand
So the gang forgets to turn off a recording and...
Episode 80 - Music | French EDM Duo Justice & LP1 / "Cross"
How the Dark Web Affects the Art Community
Episode 78 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Musician Owen Beverly & his Genre-Bending Rock Outfit "Indianola"
Episode 77 - Music | Parliament-Funkadelic's George Clinton & his "Maggot Brain"
Episode 76 - Art History | Avant-garde
Episode 75 - Music | The Golden Years of Stevie Wonder: 1972-1976
Why is Hollywood killing the rich?
Episode 73 - Film | Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Episode 72 - Art History | Abstract Expressionism
Episode 71 - Television | HBO's "The Last of Us" Season 1 Retrospective & Review
Episode 70 - Artist Spotlight | Culinary Arts | Interview with a Bake Witch
The Swifties V. Ticketmaster
Bonus - Television | HBO's The Last of Us: Episode 3 | Why is this story so emotional?
Episode 68 - Music | Theatre | Tom Waits: Mythos of a Street-hustlin,' Lounge-lizardin,' Ringleader
Episode 67 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Fashion Designer Alexandra Parsons
Episode 66 - Art History | Surrealism
Episode 65 - Technology | The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Arts: ChatGPT & the Emergence of Image-generators
Episode 64 - Classical Music | Claude Debussy's "Clair De Lune"
What is Worth More: Art or Life?
Episode 62 - Music | Talking Heads
Episode 61 - Best of 2022
Episode 60 - Gaming | Housemarque's Lovecraftian Psychological Third-Person Roguelike Shooter "Returnal"
Episode 59 - Film | Alfonso Cauron's "Children of Men"
Episode 58 - Poetry | Literature | Music | Leonard Cohen: Birth of the Beatnik Ladies Man
Episode 57 - Television | HBO's House of the Dragon: Season 1 Retrospective & Review
Episode 56 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Stand-up Comic Willie Zabar & the Art of Comedy
Episode 55 - How Technology Changes Art | The Future of Special Effects in Film & Television: From Greenscreen to Stagecraft
Episode 54 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Artist Daniel Matthew York & the art philosophy & movement that is "Delusionism"
Is Star Wars running out of ideas? Or are they already creatively bankrupt?
Episode 52 - Top 15 Modern Masters of Horror
Episode 51 - Art | Music | Theatre | The One and Only: Kate Bush
Episode 50 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Philip Church & the Art of the Voice-over, Voice Acting, & Narration
Episode 49 - Fine Art | Dark and Disturbing: Francisco Goya & The Black Paintings
Episode 48 - Music | Talk About Steam-powered: Steely Dan
Episode 47 - Film | Direction | Alfred Hitchcock: 1950-1965
Episode 46 - Artist | H.R. Giger: Beauty & the Horrifying Beast
Where is our golden age of television going? Has it peaked? Or is it just getting started?
Episode 44 - Television | How Our Golden Age has evolved & the Use of Shakespearean Devices
Episode 43 - Music | Album "Is This It" by The Strokes
Episode 42 - Music | Boards of Canada
Bonus - Design | Fashion | The Now Infamous Coco Chanel: When to Separate Art from the Artist (Censored)
Episode 41 - Design | Fashion | The Now Infamous Coco Chanel: When to Separate Art from the Artist
Episode 40 - Music | Spiritual Successors: Sea Change and Morning Phase by Beck
Episode 39 - Film | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Episode 38 - Writing for the Screen | Film | Charlie Kaufman
Episode 37 - Music | Tricky
Episode 36 - Art | Painting | Frescoes | Michelangelo's "The Sistine Chapel"
Episode 35 - Music | Queens of the Stone Age
Episode 34 - Television | HBO's "Euphoria"
Episode 33 - Gaming | Writing | Hideo Kojima and the Art of Game Design Vs. Narrative
Episode 32 - Music | OutKast
Episode 31 - Writing | Television | Apple TV's "Severance"
Episode 30 - Fashion | Gen Z and the Future of Fashion
Episode 29 - Animation | Music | Virtual Bands
Episode 28 - Music | Composing | Gaming | Nobuo Uematsu
Episode 27 - Film | The Green Knight
Episode 26 - Film | Filmmaking | David Lowery
Episode 25 - Music | Björk
Episode 24 - Art | Artist | The Nightmares of Zdzisław Beksiński
Isn't pornography just performance art when you get right down to it?
Episode 22 - Gaming | Silent Hill(s) & The Vision of Team Silent
Episode 21 - Photography | The Artistry of Saul Leiter
Episode 20 - Emerging Mediums: Music in Gaming
Episode 19 - Electronic Music | From the Vault: The Legacy of Daft Punk
Bonus - Music | Nubya Garcia's Album "Source"
Episode 18 - Art | Music | Jazz Bassist Esperanza Spalding
Episode 17 - Artist | Painter | Hieronymus Bosch
Episode 16 - Music | MASSIVE ATTACK
Episode 15 - Film | Christopher Nolan's "Memento"
Episode 14 - Music | Band "TV On The Radio"
Episode 13 - Art in Business | NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens
Episode 12 - Animation | AKIRA
Bonus - Gaming | The Matrix Awakens
Episode 11 - Art | Music | Theatre | David Bowie
Bonus...Is It Art? Are Marvel movies cinema? Is Andy Warhol's Brillo Box true art? And is K-pop really music?
Episode 10 - Music | "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles
Bonus - Music | Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars as "Silk Sonic"
Episode 9 - Art | Music | Brian Eno
Episode 8 - Writing in Television | Nic Pizzolatto's "True Detective" & the Philosophy of Rust Cohle
Bonus - Art | Music | Gaming | Radiohead's "Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition"
Episode 7 - Gaming | History of Art in Gaming
Episode 6 - Music | Band "The War on Drugs"
Episode 5 - Artist | Banksy
Bonus - Music | Jessie Ware's 2020 Album "What's Your Pleasure?"
Episode 4 - Music | Radiohead's "KID A"
Episode 3 - Film | Denis Villeneuve's DUNE 2021
Episode 2 - Artist | Filmmaking | The Career of Denis Villeneuve & the Road to DUNE
Episode 1 - Film | Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof"
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