The Art of Crime

By Gavin Whitehead

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Subscribers: 297
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Episodes: 45

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 May 8, 2023

Brilliant!
 Apr 21, 2023
Thoroughly researched, expertly plotted, and engagingly narrated stories about artists who have fallen afoul of the law throughout history. The show is witty, fast-paced, and well produced. My absolute favorite new podcast!

Description

The Art of Crime is a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. We take painstaking research and craft it into compelling stories that teach you about society and culture. 

Each new season covers a different theme. Season 3 is titled "Queen of Crime: Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors." Just in time for Women's History Month, this season chronicles the long and distinguished career of Madame Tussaud, one of the most celebrated show-women of her day, kicking off in pre-revolutionary France and wrapping up in Victorian London. At the same time, "Queen of Crime" tracks the evolution of the Chamber of Horrors, a special showroom in Tussaud's wax museum that exhibited macabre curiosities, including effigies of notorious murderers. 

Season 2 is titled "Assassins." It profiles artists who have committed, attempted, or at least been implicated in an assassination. Also check out Season 1, "The Unusual Suspects: Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper."

For show notes and full transcripts, visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com. Follow us on Facebook at Art of Crime Podcast, Instagram @artofcrimepodcast, and Twitter @artofcrimepod. To get in touch by email, please write to artofcrimepodcast@gmail.com.

Help us buy books for future research and pay composer Liam Bellman-Sharpe, who writes a unique score for every episode! If you'd like to make a donation, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. You can also make a onetime contribution via PayPal. The relevant email address is artofcrimepodcast@gmail.com.


Episode Date
The True Crime Controversy of 1849 (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Apr 18, 2024
The Baker Street Bazaar and the Cult Leader of Kent (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Apr 04, 2024
Burke and Hare at Madame Tussaud and Sons (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Mar 20, 2024
The Red Barn Murder (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Mar 06, 2024
Fright Night at the Lyceum (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Feb 22, 2024
Tussaud and the Terror (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Feb 08, 2024
The Phantom of the Bastille (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Jan 24, 2024
The Den of Illustrious Thieves (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors)
Jan 10, 2024
Introducing Queen of Crime: Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors
Jan 03, 2024
Introducing Who ARTed? - The Stockholm Art Heist
Dec 27, 2023
The Herculean Labor of Sculpting the Perseus
Dec 20, 2023
Before Borat: The Dreadnought Hoax
Dec 13, 2023
Introducing History Uncovered: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Nov 29, 2023
The Art of Crime Interview on Crawlspace
Nov 08, 2023
Ask Me Anything (Assassins)
Oct 25, 2023
Stephen Sondheim . . . and Even More Assassins (Assassins)
Oct 11, 2023
The Blue House Blues: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Leon Trotsky at the Casa Azul (Assassins)
Sep 27, 2023
Laura Keene and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Assassins)
Sep 13, 2023
History Daily Special Presentation: The Antwerp Diamond Heist
Aug 30, 2023
History Daily Special Presentation: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
Aug 30, 2023
The Last Word (Assassins)
Aug 16, 2023
Good Friday, 1865: John Wilkes Booth, Pt. II (Assassins)
Aug 02, 2023
A Family Affair: John Wilkes Booth, Pt. I (Assassins)
Jul 19, 2023
The Life and Crimes of a Casual Necromancer: Benvenuto Cellini (Assassins)
Jun 28, 2023
The Teigin Enigma: Sadamichi Hirasawa (Assassins)
Jun 14, 2023
Adolf Hitler and the Ghosts of the Great War: Otto Dix (Assassins)
May 31, 2023
"What an Artist Dies in Me" : Nero, Pt. II (Assassins)
May 17, 2023
A Portrait of the Tyrant as a Young Man: Nero, Pt. I (Assassins)
May 03, 2023
Shooting Andy Warhol: Valerie Solanas (Assassins)
Apr 19, 2023
The Assassinations of Leon Trotsky: David Alfaro Siqueiros (Assassins)
Apr 05, 2023
Introducing Assassins
Mar 30, 2023
Ask Me Anything (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Mar 01, 2023
Arthur Conan Doyle, Consulting Detective (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Feb 15, 2023
Toynbee Hall and Jack the Ripper (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Feb 01, 2023
Inquest Scenes (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Jan 18, 2023
The Men Who Caught Crippen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Jan 03, 2023
Verdict: Not Guilty (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Dec 14, 2022
Master Mason: Michael Maybrick (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Nov 30, 2022
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Walter Sickert (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Nov 09, 2022
Murder in Verse: James Kenneth Stephen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Oct 26, 2022
Anagramamaniacs: Lewis Carroll (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Oct 12, 2022
Jekyll, Hyde, and Jack the Ripper: Richard Mansfield (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Sep 28, 2022
Master of Disguise: Willy Clarkson (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Sep 16, 2022
The Whitechapel Murders (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)
Sep 16, 2022
Introducing The Unusual Suspects: Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper
Sep 15, 2022