We speak to art crime specialist Noah Charney on lost art, stolen paintings and why art crimes are the third highest grossing criminal trade behind drug and arms dealing.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-lost-art-forgeries-and-the-theft-of-the-mona-lisa

We speak to Jaleen Grove – artist and researcher in the history of illustration – about fine artists who've illustrated books, and why there's historically been a distinction been artists and illustrators.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-artists-as-book-illustrators

We chat with writer and self-proclaimed Alfred Hitchcock geek, Joel Gunz, about Alfred Hitchcock’s deep love of art and the ways the director worked with artists to incorporate fine art references in his iconic films.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-how-alfred-hitchcock-created-artful-suspense

We speak with curator Bee Tajudeen and artist Rosa Uddoh about what #blackgirlmagic means and what it means to be a black woman working in art.

We speak with Katy Barrett, Curator of Art Collections at the Science Museum, London, about how the Science Museum Group incorporates art into its collection and exhibitions.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-art-in-the-science-museum

We talk to Corrie and Natalie from the Art History Babes podcast about the pop culture phenomenon, RuPauls Drag Race. We discuss the ‘Pop Art Ball’ episode of the series, the shows creative queens, and touch on some of the overlaps between the worlds of drag and art.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-the-art-of-rupauls-drag-race

As the third series of the BBC series 'Britain's Lost Masterpieces' comes to a close, I sat down with presenter Dr Bendor Grosvenor to discuss the paintings featured in the three episodes, and to get some behind-the-scenes insight into how the show is put together.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-finding-britains-lost-masterpieces

There's a touring exhibition called 'Virginia Woolf: An Exhibition Inspired by Her Writings' exploring art through the lens of Virginia Woolf's work. We speak to the curator of the exhibition, Laura Smith, about the exhibition, feminism, and women artists' representation of self. We also catch up with contemporary artist, Venetia Berry, to get her perspective on female nudes in art history.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-virginia-woolf-feminism-and-women-painting-women

In this episode, we speak with self-proclaimed mermaid hunter, Sacha Coward, about the connections between the queer community and mythological creatures. We discuss how some of these connections came about, origins of The Little Mermaid, and where to look for these mythical creatures within art and heritage.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-mermaids-and-mythical-creatures-in-art-and-the-queer-community

This week, we have a conversation with Emily VanDerWerff, critic at large for Vox, discussing the iconic series, 'The Simpsons', and how the cartoon has used art as a way to deepen conversations around pop culture and 20th C Americana.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-the-simpsons-art-and-capturing-20th-century-america