Podcasting about art isn’t an obvious choice. No pictures, for starters. But what if a more accessible way into contemporary art isn’t through looking, but by listening?

It’s a proposition that British actor Russell Tovey and art dealer Robert Diament, the hosts and creators of the podcast series Talk Art, have brought joyously to life – and now to the page.

Propelled by the pair’s enthusiasm, each hour-long episode (listen, here) features them in conversation with a contemporary artist, curator or collector. Minus the big words and conceptual framing devices typical of art world chatter, Tovey and Diament give their guests a place to talk in depth about what they do. Launched in August 2018, what began as a lark has blossomed into more than 150 episodes, one million downloads, listeners in over 60 countries, and most recently, a book to recap the journey thus far. Read more, here (via AGOinsider)