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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	1066	Founded	16 years ago
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Painting Paranoia: Cold War Art and Anti-Communism with Julia Bailey (U Illinois Press, 2026)

The Soviet Union’s rise as a totalitarian state and economic rival to the United States sparked a cultural cold war. The conflict was colored by paranoia and a mindset that pitted the USSR’s state-sponsored Socialist Realism against its so-called opp... more

10 Oct 2026 • 40 min • Most popular

The Connoisseur: A Cultural History with Peter Burke (Reaktion, 2026)

Eminent historian Peter Burke joins Jana Byars to discuss his new book, The Connoisseur: A Cultural History (Reaktion, 2026), considering the art connoisseur from the Renaissance to the present day. Connoisseurs have been an influential, if somewhat ... more

27 Sep 2026 • 49 min

Glenn Peers, "Strange and Familiar History of Byzantine Art: Interpretation, Risk, and Empathy" (ARC Humanities Press, 2026)

Strange and Familiar History of Byzantine Ar: Interpretation, Risk, and Empathy (ARC Humanities Press, 2026) represents a risky experiment in art-history writing. It takes objects of Byzantine art—manuscript illustration, frescos, mosaic, sculpture—a... more

21 Sep 2026 • 1 hr 38 min

Joe Jackson, "Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic: Music, Modernity, Transmedia Art" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disr... more

20 Sep 2026 • 1 hr 11 min

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Marjolijn Bol

Author of The Varnish and the Glaze, Painting Splendor with Oil, 1100 to 1500

University of Chicago Press (publisher)

Episode: Marjolijn Bol, "The Varnish and the Glaze: Painting Splendor with Oil, 1100–1500" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Leonhard Emmerling

Art historian and author of Idiots, The History of the Homo Nullus

Director of cultural institutions in Germany and New Zealand (as per intro)

Episode: Leonhard Emmerling, "The Idiots: The History of the Homo Nullus" (Seagull Books, 2026)

Alex Cain

Dr. Alex Cain, researcher in political theory and ethical theory

University/Research (as discussed)

Episode: Duty, Banality, and Hopefulness with Alex Cain

Lucy Jeffery

Beckett Studies scholar; co-editor and author of related works

Replaying Communism Project, CEU/AUP Press

Episode: Transcending Disciplinary Confinements With(in) Beckett Studies

Ellery E. Foutch

Author of A Perfectionist Impulse, The Art of Stopping Time in the Nineteenth Century

University of Minnesota Press (author)

Episode: Ellery E. Foutch, "A Perfectionist Impulse: The Art of Stopping Time in the Nineteenth Century (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

Sara Pappas

Author of Naturalism's Imaginary Museum, French Art and the Eclectic Nineteenth Century

University of Richmond

Episode: Sara Pappas, "Naturalism's Imaginary Museum, French Art, and the Eclectic Nineteenth Century" (U Toronto Press, 2024)

Paulina Banas

Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Episode: Paulina Banas, "Visualizing Egypt: European Travel, Book Publishing, and the Commercialization of the Middle East in the Nineteenth Century" (American University in Cairo Press, 2025)

Meredith Gamer

Associate professor of art history, Columbia University

Columbia University

Episode: Meredith Gamer, "City of the Gallows: Art and Execution in Eighteenth-Century London" (Yale UP, 2026)

Victoria Donovan

Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies, director of the Centre for Global Post-Socialisms at the University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

Episode: Victoria Donovan, "Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East" (Daunt Books, 2025)

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 36 ratings

#Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa
I just listened to the fabulous 2014 interview with Joan Kee on the history of contemporary art in Korea. Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa and the Urgency of Method (University of Minnesota Press, 2013). I collect Tansaekwa and yet has missed this until now. Excellent thank you!
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Fascinating show
Love this show. I particularly liked the interview with Jessica Helfand about her book. I agree that there is more to be said about the humanity of images of faces that we'd normally not look twice at like Instagram selfies and mugshots (and the encoded information you can glean about the people behind the camera!) I’m looking forward to more episodes!!
@schulmanArt host of The Inspiration Place Podcast
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The Inspiration Place
United States5 years ago
Lol this sounded like an ASMR vid
I am referring to "Looted Episode 3: Big Bronzes"
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The show features rigorous, well-researched discussions with authors, often illuminating scholarly angles for a wider audience.

Some listeners wish for more varied topics within art and a more dynamic, shorter episode format.

Guests are typically prominent in art history or related humanities fields and connected to academic publishing or research institutions.

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Apple Podcasts	#80	Canada/Arts/Visual Arts
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Marjolijn Bol, "The Varnish and the Glaze: Painting Splendor with Oil, 1100–1500" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Q: What is the usual story around 15th-century techniques of varnish and oil paint, and how does your work challenge that narrative?

Bol clarifies that the traditional narrative credits van Eyck with inventing oil paint and glazing, but historical sources show earlier use of oil and a long tradition of varnish and glaze techniques; the book situates these methods within a broader historical and material context, showing how myths formed and evolved over time.

Marjolijn Bol, "The Varnish and the Glaze: Painting Splendor with Oil, 1100–1500" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Q: Could you introduce yourself and tell us why you decided to write this book?

Marjolijn Bol explains her interest in how artists explored materials and techniques, the lack of focus on glazing during her training, and how a PhD project on the history of oil paint grew into a broader study of glazing and varnish that challenges common myths about van Eyck.

Leonhard Emmerling, "The Idiots: The History of the Homo Nullus" (Seagull Books, 2026)

Q: What inspired the author to trace the term idiota across 2,500 years of history?

The host prompts the guest to explain how the term evolved from religious and philosophical contexts to influence art and modern politics, highlighting the tension between outsider status and societal power.

Transcending Disciplinary Confinements With(in) Beckett Studies

Q: What inspires you to materialize this pioneering project?

The idea grew from a personal sense of being torn between literature, music, and the visual arts, which ultimately became a productive methodology for examining Beckett across media and languages.

Duty, Banality, and Hopefulness with Alex Cain

Q: What are you currently working on, and how do you see art influencing philosophical thinking in everyday practice?

Cain outlines a forthcoming book on Arendt, ongoing Nolan-Arendt work, and a broader project on how non-philosophers engage in philosophical thinking, highlighting friendship as a pathway for ordinary people to think philosophically.

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A scholarly-leaning interview channel focused on recent art history and visual culture research, often pairing authors with field experts to unpack new books and ideas. Episodes frequently explore museum practices, conservation, colonial histories, visual rhetoric, and the social role of art in public life, with a strong emphasis on archival work and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Noteworthy strengths include rigorous methodology, accessible dialogue, and a track record of high-profile guest authors across antiquities, modernism, and contemporary practice. Potential listeners include academics, museum professionals, and readers who want deeper context for new art-related scholarship, as well as guests seeking thoughtful dissemination of r... more

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