The Art of Crime

History podcast exploring intersections between true crime and the arts AI summary

Gavin Whitehead Visit website › History · EN · 114 episodes · latest 2026-11-04 · explicit

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The Art of Crime is a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. New theme each season. The Art of Crime is a product of Drum and Monkey Media, LLC.

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The Icing on the Cake (Cooks and Crooks) E

2026-11-04 · 44 min · Season 8, episode 1

In 1921, a priest named Father Patrick Heslin was abducted from his home in small-town California. The next day, the kidnapper--or kidnappers--sent a ransom note, demanding thousands of dollars for the safe return of…
Sleuth-Hound (Season Finale of Beach Reads) E

2026-10-28 · 34 min · Season 7, episode 12

Today, in the season finale of Beach Reads, we're joined by medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris to talk about her new book, Sleuth-Hound. It's a biography of Joseph Bell, the real Scottish physician who inspired the…
The Case of the Autographed Corpse (Beach Reads) E

2026-10-21 · 36 min · Season 7, episode 11

Today, we're joined by author Jack El-Hai to talk about his new book, The Case of the Autographed Corpse. It's all about Erle Stanley Gardner, inventor of the beloved fictional criminal defense attorney Perry Mason, and…
The Perfect Moment (Beach Reads) E

2026-10-14 · 37 min · Season 7, episode 10

Today, we're joined by cultural historian Isaac Butler, author of The Perfect Moment, an eye-opening new chronicle of the birth of America's culture wars in the 1980s. We talk about some of the most influential--and…
Blood & Ink (Beach Reads)

2026-09-30 · 45 min · Season 7, episode 9

Today, we're joined by Vanity Fair journalist Joe Pompeo to talk about the unsolved 1922 murders of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills. In his book, Blood & Ink, Joe tells the riveting story of how this double homicide…
The Art Spy (Beach Reads) E

2026-09-16 · 1 hr 3 min · Season 7, episode 8

Today, I'm re-releasing my interview with Michelle Young, author of The Art Spy, a riveting account of the life and heroics of Rose Valland, a museum curator who spied on the Nazis during their occupation of France in…
Book and Dagger (Beach Reads) E

2026-09-02 · 33 min · Season 7, episode 7

Today, we're joined by historian Elyse Graham to talk about Book and Dagger, her riveting account of how the OSS, a precursor to the CIA, recruited scholars, artists, and activists to help the U.S. spy on the Nazis…
Capone's Vault (Beach Reads)

2026-08-19 · 38 min · Season 7, episode 6

Forty years ago, millions of Americans turned on their TVs to watch The Mysteries of Al Capone's Vault. In this live broadcast, construction workers blasted their way into a subterranean chamber beneath Chicago's…
The Witch of New York (Beach Reads)

2026-08-05 · 43 min · Season 7, episode 5

Today, I'm joined by Alex Hortis, author of The Witch of New York, a riveting account of the 1843 trials of Polly Bodine. A resident of Staten Island, Bodine was accused of murdering her sister-in-law and her infant…
Born in Flames (Beach Reads)

2026-07-22 · 47 min · Season 7, episode 4

Today, we're joined by historian Bench Ansfield to talk about their breathtaking book, Born in Flames. It's about the arson wave of the 1970s, during which hundreds--yes, hundreds--of landlords in the Bronx set fire to…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length: 42 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order

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