A Podcast of the Artist

The line between madness and genius is a thin one, and Ernest Hemingway would often stuble over this line with a drink in one hand and a bag of emotional damage in the other. However, fighter that he was, Ernest would battle againt the nature of his upbringing to be the leading light of his generation, and usher in a completely unique style that influences many writers even today. 

From humble-ish middle class beginnings, Virginia Woolf left a legacy so bright she commands our respect As one of the greatest writers of the the 20th Century. Yet it's the mental demons that not only took her from us far too soon, but also helped to shape her and make her talent shine all the more brighter.

As the greatest poet of his age Lord Byron held the world in thrall with his art, but it was his personal life that truly made him the legend he is today... for better or worse (definitely worse!). Like an oldern day Russell Brand only with more talent, hear all about the man who wrote some of the greatest poetry ever whilst being exiled from his home country for too much shagging.

Niccolo Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat and author who wrote the worlds most famous and contentious political treatise, The Prince. What many might not know about his legacy is that this most provocative of all novels was written under the duress of torture. Great art comes from great suffering, join us to find out more.