Arts and Crimes

We finally reach the end of our four part Caravaggio series. We see how he starts to spiral, how he finds and meets goals.. but struggles to hold it together after those goals are met. Join us as we find our way through the turbulent end to Caravaggio's beautiful and violent life.

This is part 3 of 4 parts! Sorry... I made it four parts. I couldn't help it but his life and art is just so interesting! So, enjoy this episode that talks about his start and success in Rome!

This is part 2 of our 3 Part Caravaggio deep dive... which is kind of half way not about him but the world as it leads up to him and his works.

This episode is the 1st of at least a 2 if not 3 part series concerning Caravaggio. We start out explaining the House of Medici since the Renaissance wouldn't have happened without them, and we can't talk about Caravaggio without talking about the Renaissance... so it's a bit of a domino effect here. However, the Medici's are full of drama, of crime and of art. So enjoy!

This episode we go over St Patrick and some Irish history related to St. Paddy's day, and then we talk about the Greek Philosopher Diogenes.... we also just get the most distracted, but don't worry, fun stories abound!

We have a special guest one of my best friends and a long time listener Becky Dajany! She tells us all about Weegee and how he probably didn't murder anyone but for sure photographed it all!

This episode winds it's way through the Victorian era with wallpaper as the main killer! There are two books referenced in this episode that we recommend. First: The short story, The Yellow Wallpaper by Perkins GilmanSecond: Bitten By Witch Fever, Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home by Lucinda Hawksley

We cover Blackbeard the infamous pirate and the ship wreck that brought us to learn about him!

This is the Part 2 of the two part Amarna art series. Enjoy the riveting conclusion and surprising amount about ceramic cones!

Originally aired in 1937 (I know I said 1936, sorry), The Shadow- Death House Rescue! We recreated it in our own sort of way but please enjoy the original as well. Just search "The Shadow Death House Rescue" in YouTube and you will actually find a lot of recording of it there. We hope you enjoy!

Part one of our two part foray into antient Egypt's Amarna art. We are going to find out about how Akhenaten changed art, religion and politics from the traditional Egyptian everything we are used to... and a little about Stargate and James Spader.. and a few other tangents.

We cover Superheroes and Comic books, how they were put to the flame, and how they overcame. I mention a Documentary that covers a lot more information about a lot of other comic book and Superhero stuff, and it's fantastic; so if you are interest this is it: "Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (TV Mini Series 2013)"

The second half of our two part Vincent Van Gogh journey. We conclude with the time after he cut off his ear to the end of his life and a little after. Please note this episode does speak of suicide.

Part one of two about Vincent Van Gogh! The mystery of his missing ear is covered in this episode while we will go over his mysterious death in part 2.

We know him through art, cinema... that one silhouetted stride pose... Bigfoot... and crimes he may or may not have committed! But also maybe some good stuff?

Go with us on this wild ride of art forgery and avoiding conviction for selling art treasures to the Nazis.

Enjoy the top missions of the Ghost army as they deceive their war through WWII. Some books I read for this were fantastic and if you would like more information and additional images to go with check these out! The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery (Updated Edition) By Beyer, Rick; Sayles, Elizab...

This episode we get to talk about one of the leading figures of the Pop Art movement Andy Warhol and the assassination attempt on his life. The book Warhol by Blake Gopnik was one of my main sources used for this episode, so if you want just the most information about Warhol listen to this.

We mad it to the actual trials. We go over the trials and some of the historical aftermath.

This is going to be a two part episode entirely dedicated to my Ceramics 3 and AP students that kept telling me I had to make a podcast. There are some trigger warning so please be aware there is mention of death, torture, cannibalism, demonic and sexual content.

This is the Arts and Crimes podcast's first episode! Learn a little about the heist of one of the most famous paintings in the world the Mona Lisa. How'd he pull it off? You'll find out here! The Documentary I talked about, and is fantastic, was Mona Lisa is Missing - The Man Who Stole The Masterpiece by Joe Medeiros