recorded March 2021.

Robert Stark talks to playwright Kevin Kautzman about his play MODERATION, playwright Oscar Wilde, and author William S. Burroughs. Check out Kevin’s podcast Art of Darkness, web series Money Shot Show, and follow him on Twitter.

Topics:

The online premier of the latest iteration of MODERATION, a dark comedy about social media moderatorsKevin’s play Dream of Perfect SleepOscar Wilde: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its NameOscar Wilde’s political views and philosophy of aestheticism, his prison letter De Profundis, and notable quotesWilliam S. Burroughs: Liberalism with a GunThe Beat GenerationThe economic and political mechanisms of the artsThe artist’s legacy within the framework of cancel cultureOther podcasts on Stanley Kubrick, Charles Bukowski, and Ernest Hemmingway

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