Episodes: 112
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data
Publicly listed emails
artofcrimepodcast@gmail.com
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Gavin Whitehead - Historian, writer, and podcast host specializing in the connections between crime, culture, and the arts.
Michelle Young - Rose Valland, Art Espionage, Museum Curation, Nazi-occupied France, And The Recovery Of Looted Art.
Elyse Graham - The OSS, Wartime Espionage, Intelligence Recruitment, Scholars, Artists, And Activists.
William Elliott Hazelgrove - Al Capone, The 1980s Live Television Broadcast, Media Spectacle, And The Investigation Of The Alleged Vault.
Alex Hortis - The Polly Bodine Murder Trials, Nineteenth-century Criminal Justice, And The Involvement Of Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, And P.t. Barnum In The Surrounding Media Spectacle.
Bench Ansfield - Insurance Arson, Displacement, The Bronx, Urban Crime, And The Development Of Bronxploitation Film.
The Case of the Autographed Corpse (Beach Reads)
October 21, 2026
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 how Gardner took action to help exonerate wrongfully convicted prisoners in real life. One such prison inmate was Silas John Edwards, an Apache medicine man convicted of murder. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimep...
The Perfect Moment (Beach Reads)
October 14, 2026
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 controversial--art about sex and religion of the period. And, as Isaac reveals, culture-war disputes could lead to violence and criminal charges. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. For show notes and full tran...
Blood & Ink (Beach Reads)
September 30, 2026
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 captured the national imagination and supercharged tabloid journalism. Joe is also working on a limited-series podcast that covers this case, so keep an eye out for that! If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.
The Art of Crime is hosted by Gavin Whitehead. Its publicly listed email is artofcrimepodcast@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for The Art of Crime: artofcrimepodcast@gmail.com.
Podseeker estimates The Art of Crime reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The Art of Crime typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Published historians, nonfiction authors, and subject-matter experts with substantial expertise in a distinctive crime, art, cultural, or historical story. A timely book or related research project is a strong fit. Common among recent guests: Published nonfiction books; Specialized historical research; Academic or professional expertise in history, crime, art, museums, espionage, or cultural subjects. Recent guests include Michelle Young, Elyse Graham, and William Elliott Hazelgrove.
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