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Art of the Beholder — 198 episodes

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Music | "Yesterday" & the Power of Timeless Melodies

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Interview | Visionary Artist Penny Slinger & the Art of Surreal Feminist Liberation

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An AOTB Public Service Announcement

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Best of 2025

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Gaming | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & the Art of Processing Grief Through Gameplay

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Interview | Artist Gretchen Andrew on the Dark Side of Tech & Why No One is Safe From A.I.

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Horror | There's a new flesh-rotting, body-mutating, face-transforming king & queen in town...but why?

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The Death of Late Night

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Music | Producer Butch Vig & the Reshaping of Modern Popular Music

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Discussion | Art vs. Entertainment vs. Commerce, Feat. The Last of Us, Season 2

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Music | Led Zeppelin's Secret Weapon: Bassist & Multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones | Part 2

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Music | Led Zeppelin's Secret Weapon: Bassist & Multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones | Part 1

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Music | A Psychedelic Kaleidoscope of Color: Studio's "West Coast"

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Music | Everybody Wants Prosthetic Foreheads On Their Real Heads: TMBG's Album "Flood"

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Interview | Podcaster Kim Davis & the Art of the "Murder Show" Feat. "Slaycation"

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Animation | Scavengers Reign: When Existentialism Meets Something Truly Xeno

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Interview | How Artists Make Each Other Better: Photographer Denise Jambor & Musician Claas P. Jambor

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FINALLY, The Undisputed Greatest Thing Radiohead Has Ever Done...

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Storytelling Renaissance: How Games Convey Story in the Absence of Language

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Film Discussion | Musings of a Madman: Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis"

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Interview | Filmmaker Fritz Frauendorf & the Art of Exploring Mental Health through Film

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How We—the Audience—Have Changed (Feat. Reading shade from our YouTube comments)

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Music | When the Sky Truly is the Limit: The Magic of Film Composer John Williams

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Gaming | Masterclass Theater Evolved: Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024)

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Legend | The Immortal Ones: David Lynch, the Quintessential Artist

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Best of 2024

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Legend | The Immortal Ones: The Life & Times of Musician Quincy Jones [With Video Subtitles]

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Legend | The Immortal Ones: The Life & Times of Musician Quincy Jones

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Film | The Substance: More Than Skin Deep [with Video + Subtitles]

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Film | The Substance: More Than Skin Deep

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Music | In Defense of: Album "Zenyatta Mondatta" by The Police

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Discussion | Band "MUSE," Silent Hill 2 (Remake), & Terrifier V. Joker: Folie à Deux

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Artist | Horror Manga Auteur Junji Ito & the Concept of Elevated, Relatable Horror

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It's Spooky Season! So Let's Talk Scary Movies!

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Music | The Smashing Pumpkins 1990-2000: When Virtuosos Strive for a More Perfect Union

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Our New Novel "Til The Bitter [End]emic" is Available Now!

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Interview | Musician Marcus "Bellringer" Bell & the Music of the Future (Feat. Ravyn Lyte)

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Business | A Discussion on the Art of Marketing, Feat. Film "Longlegs"

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Television | FX/Hulu's "The Bear" & One Delicious, Anxiety-Fueled, Mesmerizing Dessert of an Episode

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Interview | Art Dealer Chris Boylan & the Business of Oceanic Art

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Interview | Author, Illustrator, & Tattoo Artist Dan Henk & the Art of Perseverance

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Music | Aphex Twin: He Wants Your Soul

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Discussion | Is Art Really Being Devalued & Who Comes Up With This S#%^?

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Interview | Author Douglas A. Burton & the Art of Crafting Heroine-led Stories

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Buck tries to dissuade someone from buying Pablo Honey...

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Reflecting on Radiohead Month, Behind the Scenes, & the Evolution of the Show

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Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: A Moon Shaped Pool

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Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: The King of Limbs

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Music | Radiohead's Music Theory Trilogy: In Rainbows

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Alexandra finally gets the chance to gush about artist John Lurie...

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Discussion | What Makes a Deep Cut...a Deep Cut?

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Music | In the Court of the Crimson King...

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Editorial | Philosophy | Band "Spoon," Musical Guilty Pleasures, & When Artistic Expression Becomes Vulnerable

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Music | The Flaming Lips & their One-Two Punch Icyhot Magna Opera

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Philosophy | Where Do Our Memories Go When We Die?

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Artist | The Enigmatic Mystery that is Street Photographer Vivian Maier

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Music | Let's Never Lose Touch with the Greats: The Genius of Frank Zappa

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Jon Stewart returning to the Daily Show is even getting us a little political...

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Artist | Feminist Icon Leonora Carrington: When the Macabre Meets the Last of the Surrealists

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Philosophy | Why Do Comicbooks & Their Stories Resonate With Us So Much? Is It Because They've Become Our New Tales of Divinity?

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Interview | Photographic Portrait Artist Matt Jacob & the Art of Finding the Story in Your Subjects

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Philosophy | GQ acquires PitchFork, Sydney Sweeney, & On Cinema, On Demand

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Film | Denis Villeneuve's DUNE: Part 2

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Editorial | Beastie Boys, Paramount+Showtime's "The Curse," & Film "Saltburn"

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Interview | Actor and Performer Lane Erwin, the Art of Stuntwork, & How to "Die Well" on Camera

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Film | Filmmaking | An Ode To Goth: Tim Burton 1985-1999

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Discussion | Does Postal Service Album "Give Up" Still Hold Up Today?

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Bonus | Philip and Winston deep dive all things "Mission to Zyxx..."

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Interview | "Mission to Zyxx" Actor and Performer Winston Noel & the Art of Improv Comedy

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Multimedia | Chalermchai Kositpipat's "Wat Rong Khun," AKA Thailand's "The White Temple"

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Editorial | Awards Season, Presidential Elections, & New Year Resolutions

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Animation | Film | Fantasy Punk Realism: Studio Ghibli & the Legacy of Hayao Miyazaki Feat. The Boy and the Heron

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Best of 2023

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Episode 100 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Author Tybalt Nielson & the case of "Neo-nonfiction" fiction

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Afterhours...Feat. The Pulse of Hip-hop, Disney's "Ahsoka," & Swifties V. Country Music Fans

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Where are all the pop stars at?

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Afterhours...Feat. "Rick & Morty," the Cast and Crew, & Workplace Etiquette

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Art Dynasty or Crime Syndicate?

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Afterhours...Feat. More on "The Fall of the House of Usher" with Philip Church

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Episode 97 - Horror | Television | Mike Flanagan's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

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Episode 96 - Music | MF DOOM: Hip-hop's Supervillianous Anti-hero

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Afterhours...Feat. The Business of Branding, X vs. Twitter, & "Barbenheimer"

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Episode 95 - Film | Filmmaking - Every Frame's a Painting: The Forever Impact of Akira Kurosawa

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Afterhours...Feat. Gaming Nostalgia, Techbro Chic, & band "The Pixies"

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Episode 94 - Music | Dance | Acting - Janelle Monáe: One Electric Lady

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Episode 93 - Television | HBO/Max Series Original "Barry"

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Episode 92 - Film Production | Studio A24

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Afterhours...Feat. Advice on how to complete your projects, the differences between Type A & B people, & why we need each other

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Episode 91 - Artist | The (In)Visible Mystic Mind of Hilma af Klint

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Afterhours...Buck sets the record straight on The Legend of Zelda: TOTK

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Episode 90 - The Art of Whiskey Tasting

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Episode 89 - Art History | The Dutch Masters

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Episode 88 - Artist | Filmmaker | Bizarre yet Beautiful: The Career of David Lynch

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Afterhours...Feat. Film "Oppenheimer," HBO's "The Idol," & the band "The Smile," live in concert

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Will Meta's "Threads" be our new home? Or is it just the end of an era?

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Original Poetry | Written & Performed by Alexandra Parsons | Side 2

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Original Poetry | Written & Performed by Alexandra Parsons | Side 1

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Episode 86 - Poetry | Literature | History - The Beat Generation

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Afterhours...Feat. The Fifth Element, Generational Differences, & Philosophy on Social Media and A.I.

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Episode 85 - Film | Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet"

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AOTB Afterhours...Feat. The Legend of Zelda: TOTK, Metal Gear Solid (Remake), & Buck's feelings on Konami

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When the (Copyright) Lines Blur and Where Warhol, Prince, & Marvin Gaye Collide

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AOTB Afterhours...featuring more on "Evil Dead," Southpark, & Universal (City) Studios

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Episode 83 - Film | Filmmaking | Modern Master of Horror Mike Flanagan

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AOTB Afterhours...featuring Comedian Sinbad, More on HBO's "Succession," & Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Episode 82 - Television | HBO's "Succession" Series Retrospective

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Music from the Artist | Listen to song "Tennessee Cross" by Shane Larmand

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Episode 81 - Artist Spotlight | Interview with Indie Folk Rock Singer-songwriter Shane Larmand

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So the gang forgets to turn off a recording and...

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Episode 80 - Music | French EDM Duo Justice & LP1 / "Cross"

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How the Dark Web Affects the Art Community

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Episode 78 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Musician Owen Beverly & his Genre-Bending Rock Outfit "Indianola"

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Episode 77 - Music | Parliament-Funkadelic's George Clinton & his "Maggot Brain"

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Episode 76 - Art History | Avant-garde

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Episode 75 - Music | The Golden Years of Stevie Wonder: 1972-1976

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Why is Hollywood killing the rich?

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Episode 73 - Film | Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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Episode 72 - Art History | Abstract Expressionism

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Episode 71 - Television | HBO's "The Last of Us" Season 1 Retrospective & Review

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Episode 70 - Artist Spotlight | Culinary Arts | Interview with a Bake Witch

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The Swifties V. Ticketmaster

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Bonus - Television | HBO's The Last of Us: Episode 3 | Why is this story so emotional?

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Episode 68 - Music | Theatre | Tom Waits: Mythos of a Street-hustlin,' Lounge-lizardin,' Ringleader

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Episode 67 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Fashion Designer Alexandra Parsons

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Episode 66 - Art History | Surrealism

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Episode 65 - Technology | The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Arts: ChatGPT & the Emergence of Image-generators

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Episode 64 - Classical Music | Claude Debussy's "Clair De Lune"

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What is Worth More: Art or Life?

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Episode 62 - Music | Talking Heads

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Episode 61 - Best of 2022

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Episode 60 - Gaming | Housemarque's Lovecraftian Psychological Third-Person Roguelike Shooter "Returnal"

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Episode 59 - Film | Alfonso Cauron's "Children of Men"

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Episode 58 - Poetry | Literature | Music | Leonard Cohen: Birth of the Beatnik Ladies Man

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Episode 57 - Television | HBO's House of the Dragon: Season 1 Retrospective & Review

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Episode 56 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Stand-up Comic Willie Zabar & the Art of Comedy

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Episode 55 - How Technology Changes Art | The Future of Special Effects in Film & Television: From Greenscreen to Stagecraft

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Episode 54 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Artist Daniel Matthew York & the art philosophy & movement that is "Delusionism"

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Is Star Wars running out of ideas? Or are they already creatively bankrupt?

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Episode 52 - Top 15 Modern Masters of Horror

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Episode 51 - Art | Music | Theatre | The One and Only: Kate Bush

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Episode 50 - Artist Spotlight | Interview | Philip Church & the Art of the Voice-over, Voice Acting, & Narration

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Episode 49 - Fine Art | Dark and Disturbing: Francisco Goya & The Black Paintings

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Episode 48 - Music | Talk About Steam-powered: Steely Dan

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Episode 47 - Film | Direction | Alfred Hitchcock: 1950-1965

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Episode 46 - Artist | H.R. Giger: Beauty & the Horrifying Beast

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Where is our golden age of television going? Has it peaked? Or is it just getting started?

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Episode 44 - Television | How Our Golden Age has evolved & the Use of Shakespearean Devices

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Episode 43 - Music | Album "Is This It" by The Strokes

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Episode 42 - Music | Boards of Canada

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Bonus - Design | Fashion | The Now Infamous Coco Chanel: When to Separate Art from the Artist (Censored)

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Episode 41 - Design | Fashion | The Now Infamous Coco Chanel: When to Separate Art from the Artist

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Episode 40 - Music | Spiritual Successors: Sea Change and Morning Phase by Beck

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Episode 39 - Film | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Episode 38 - Writing for the Screen | Film | Charlie Kaufman

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Episode 37 - Music | Tricky

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Episode 36 - Art | Painting | Frescoes | Michelangelo's "The Sistine Chapel"

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Episode 35 - Music | Queens of the Stone Age

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Episode 34 - Television | HBO's "Euphoria"

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Episode 33 - Gaming | Writing | Hideo Kojima and the Art of Game Design Vs. Narrative

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Episode 32 - Music | OutKast

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Episode 31 - Writing | Television | Apple TV's "Severance"

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Episode 30 - Fashion | Gen Z and the Future of Fashion

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Episode 29 - Animation | Music | Virtual Bands

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Episode 28 - Music | Composing | Gaming | Nobuo Uematsu

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Episode 27 - Film | The Green Knight

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Episode 26 - Film | Filmmaking | David Lowery

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Episode 25 - Music | Björk

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Episode 24 - Art | Artist | The Nightmares of Zdzisław Beksiński

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Isn't pornography just performance art when you get right down to it?

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Episode 22 - Gaming | Silent Hill(s) & The Vision of Team Silent

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Episode 21 - Photography | The Artistry of Saul Leiter

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Episode 20 - Emerging Mediums: Music in Gaming

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Episode 19 - Electronic Music | From the Vault: The Legacy of Daft Punk

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Bonus - Music | Nubya Garcia's Album "Source"

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Episode 18 - Art | Music | Jazz Bassist Esperanza Spalding

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Episode 17 - Artist | Painter | Hieronymus Bosch

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Episode 16 - Music | MASSIVE ATTACK

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Episode 15 - Film | Christopher Nolan's "Memento"

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Episode 14 - Music | Band "TV On The Radio"

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Episode 13 - Art in Business | NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens

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Episode 12 - Animation | AKIRA

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Bonus - Gaming | The Matrix Awakens

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Episode 11 - Art | Music | Theatre | David Bowie

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Bonus...Is It Art? Are Marvel movies cinema? Is Andy Warhol's Brillo Box true art? And is K-pop really music?

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Episode 10 - Music | "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles

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Bonus - Music | Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars as "Silk Sonic"

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Episode 9 - Art | Music | Brian Eno

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Episode 8 - Writing in Television | Nic Pizzolatto's "True Detective" & the Philosophy of Rust Cohle

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Bonus - Art | Music | Gaming | Radiohead's "Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition"

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Episode 7 - Gaming | History of Art in Gaming

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Episode 6 - Music | Band "The War on Drugs"

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Episode 5 - Artist | Banksy

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Bonus - Music | Jessie Ware's 2020 Album "What's Your Pleasure?"

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Episode 4 - Music | Radiohead's "KID A"

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Episode 3 - Film | Denis Villeneuve's DUNE 2021

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Episode 2 - Artist | Filmmaking | The Career of Denis Villeneuve & the Road to DUNE

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Episode 1 - Film | Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof"

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