ArtLust Podcast

By Seema Rao and Sophie ChalkArts

ArtLust Podcast episodes

November 20, 2023 S2E07 - The CIA & Abstract Art / The Syntax of Biscuits
Welcome back, art lover! This week we talk about the myths and misinformation that surround the CIA's involvement in Abstract Expressionism. In the second half we explore the syntax of biscuits vs cookies and how nationality can be revealed through language.
New episodes every Monday, bonus content on our Patreon! Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon: @artlustpodcast
TikTok: @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
45 min
November 13, 2023 S2E06 - Ancient Art / Soft Serve Boys
Welcome back, art lover! This week we talk about the perception of ancient marble art and how it changed when we learned they were painted and tackle the ever looming threat of woke boys.
New episodes every Monday, bonus content on our Patreon! Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon: @artlustpodcast
TikTok: @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
42 min
November 06, 2023 S2E05 - The Anatomical Venus / Skims Latest Release
CW Warning for this weeks episode: mentions of SA & cultures of violence in the funeral and medical industries.
Hey ArtLuster, welcome back to another episode in our new, season two format. This week we talk about The Anatomical Venus and Kim K's contreoversial latest product line with Skims.
New episodes every Monday, bonus content on our Patreon! Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon: @artlustpodcast
TikTok: @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
44 min
October 30, 2023 S2E04 - Burned at the Stake / Controversial Costumes
Hey ArtLuster, welcome back to another episode in our new season two format. This week - cause we love our American audience - is a Halloween themed special of content: Why Seema hates the neo-feminist trend of claiming witches as your ancestors and some reflections on why some folks love wearing (and broadcasting) offensive costumes this time of year.
New episodes every Monday. Bonus content on our Patreon.

Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon: @artlustpodcast
TikTok: @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
26 min
October 23, 2023 S2E03 - An Historical Understanding of Palestine
Hey ArtLoving friends. This week, in response to the news we've seen about the acts of genocide in Gaza, we wanted to give you all an historical understanding of the land in Palestine and it's importance to different cultures and people.
In the second half of this weeks episode we talk about how to respond to and regulate your social media intake so you can keep consuming content when it matters & is needed the most.
Episodes will be released on Mondays from this week forward as we shift officially into our season two sctructure.
From the river to the sea - free Palestine
39 min
October 13, 2023 S2E02 - On Content Creation, Media Literacy & Surprise Feedback.
Has the nature of information consumtpion changed? This week we sit down and chat about some of the feedback we've both been given in recent weeks as content creators. We're always interested in the ways our information goes out into the world, so we get into how to adapt to an audience that isn't gauranteed and how ways to fold valid critique into your practice.
New episodes every Friday!

Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon: @artlustpodcast
TikTok: @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
26 min
October 05, 2023 S2E01 - Where the f*** have we been? / Bonnard at the NGV
Hey Art Lover! You may be wondering where on earth your Art-Lusty hosts have been! Due to unexpected technical difficulties (Sophie's compurter died) we were out of action for awhile but we're back baby!
We catch up on some art Soph saw while in Australia, check in on Seema's latest viral success and more.

New content coming next week (fr this time lmao).
Don't forget to find us on Patreon!

37 min
August 31, 2023 28 - Kitsch vs Camp
Hey Art Lover! This week's episode is a release of last months bonus episode from our Patreon feed. We explore the difference between the concepts of Camp and Kitsch and why exactly people seem to get them so confused.
We also talk about some of the latest clock app drama (the Pinterest craft/copyright debacle between home decor creators) and of course we carve out time to discuss the guy with the chopping-board and knife everyone is (rightfully) teasing lately.

Apologies for Soph's audio quality! They're in AUS visiting family for the first time in a couple of years and couldn't travel with their pod gear.
New content coming next week!
58 min
August 24, 2023 27 - The British Museum’s Part Time Art Thief
What's good art lovers? This week we talk about the controversial museum industry drama of Peter Higgs and his private life as a part time art thief. All while staying true to the ethos of the British Museum: looting artifacts. With bonus guest: Seema's live-in white guy/artist husband, Joe.
We've also restructured our format a bit! "Art or Nah" is out the window and we'll be working towards producing slightly shorter form & video content.
Apologies for Soph's audio quality this week, they're in AUS visiting family for the first time in a couple of years and couldn't travel with their pod set up.
Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.
Patreon @artlustpodcast
TikTok @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)

42 min
August 17, 2023 26 - 'Accidental Renaissance' & The Misinterpretation of Baroque
What's good art lovers? This week we tackle the phenomenon of the 'Accidental Renaissance'. You know, those photos that circulate online where folks have whoopsie-dasied into an image that looks like a phenomonal work of [Baroque] art? We explore commonly misused phrases, the meaning we think sits behind the use of the word Renaissance, photographic practice and more.
We've also restructured our format a bit! "Art or Nah" is out the window and we'll be working towards producing slightly shorter form & video content.
Stay in the loop! The TT video that inspired this episode can be find on our Patreon page @artlustpodast as well as the bonus episode we reference from last week "Kitsch vs Camp".

Apologies for Soph's audio quality this week, they're in AUS visiting family for the first time in a couple of years and couldn't travel with their pod set up.

Show us some support and rate, review & subscribe! Every bit of engagement helps us climb the charts and grow.

Patreon @artlustpodcast
TikTok @artlust_podcast
@ArtLust (Seema)
@Darkroomvarmint (Sophie)
53 min

About ArtLust Podcast

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Welcome to ArtLust Podcast, where we make art accessible. Join art historian and museum industry expert Seema Rao and fine art photographer, fiber artist and educator Sophie Chalk. Every week we get together for a chat about the big and little ‘A' art worlds. Navigating intimacy, celebrity and education on Tiktok & so much more.