Welcome back, friends, to Art Histories, the podcast! Shut the door behind you, there's a dear. We'll pop the kettle on. Episode three of the series now, so you should be well acquainted with our host Olivia and her affinity for giggling too much/'mm'ing too enthusiastically.

Art Histories aims to provide a raw, intimate study of the power of the arts by inviting one guest on a week to talk about three pieces of art that have moulded them or shaped the course of their lives.

In Episode 3, Olivia pops on her reading glasses (she doesn't have any) and dusts down her bookshelves for the virtual arrival of the wonderful Isi Tucker and travels through history and art (fittingly for the show) with V.E. Schwab's 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue', marvels at the starry sky and other works from the infamous van Gogh, and realises she probably should have paid more attention to the lyrics of one of her favourite Bleachers songs, 'I Wanna Get Better'. There's a heartfelt discussion around memory and how to live forever through the people you love, Olivia is forced to re-examine her relationship to 'traditional art' and view it as a medium that is always shifting, and an emotive ode to the powerful feeling of being surrounded by friends, belting out lyrics to a song you care about in the darkness, and knowing that you did get better. This episode contains a segment of 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue' read aloud by Isi and if you don't tear up listening to it, I'm not sure what to tell you. Isi is like Spring verbalised and it was such a joy to have her on the show. Enjoy!

Original jingle for 'Art Histories' composed and performed by Fran Birkby. Cover photography as seen on Spotify and Instagram by Anna Emslie. Follow us on Instagram @arthistoriespod for episode updates and bonus content, and Spotify so you never miss an upload!