A podcast about art & visual culture, the histories of science & medicine, and the macabre. Hosted by Christy Slobogin (@slobogin.bsky.social) and Emma Merkling (@emmamerkling.bsky.social)https://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3mgp3xdv52k2oEnjoying this listen-along! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp3xdv52k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3mfbnmashok2eCalling all musicians / producers! We’re looking for someone to make new [& on brand] music for the show, and possibly also join our sound production team. Listen to the full announcement on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/25YzGF6GXIuWa4RKeOUkg2?si=IWsXsbTeT5y-n5u7oWrZHw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/drawing-blood/id1592723220?i=100075055319820 Feb 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbnmashok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3laviiqz7ic2oWelcome new followers! To quickly see a list of past episodes you can either look us up on your platform of choice, or go here on our website: drawingbloodpod.com/episodes/ On each episode page is a carousel of images so you can follow along! #histmed #histstem #arthistory #c19 https://drawingbloodpod.com/episodes/14 Nov 2024 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3laviiqz7ic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3l5fkc6jglo2w🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨 join us to discover the strange & beautiful creations of Welsh singer Margaret Watts Hughes, made by the direct action of her voice c.1885–1904. We discuss early sound recordings, scientific ‘instruments’ (it’s a pun), occult science, Bell's severed ear... (contd.)30 Sep 2024 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5fkc6jglo2whttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3l36sbfm2gt2aOur new Cronenberg ep is out! In 'David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future", Surgery, and Performance Art,' we get into body horror, surgery as sex, cyborgs, the cosmetic gaze, and meaning making (and more!!) Have a listen and let us know what you think https://drawingbloodpod.com/david-cronenbergs-crimes-of-the-future-surgery-and-performance-art/02 Sep 2024 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3l36sbfm2gt2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3kz2pmhi7n627New episode on tattoos!! In episode 4 of season 3, we discuss the material and visual culture of tattooing (example in image below), the art history of tattoos, contagion and pathologization, and criminal anthropology. Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!! https://drawingbloodpod.com/tattoos-deviant-signs-and-surveilled-skins/06 Aug 2024 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kz2pmhi7n627https://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3kwaopjh6m32nWe've published a brand new ep!! "Alchemy, Androgyny, and the Paintings of Remedios Varo" explores female alchemists, science and occultism, Carl Jung and esotericism in psychoanalysis, the Fourth Dimension, and alchemical androgyny. (And more!!) Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZtDuN0fjoYKRxW1A4BA1s?si=14c1e367a8d14f26&nd=1&dlsi=1c1c21408bfe484501 Jul 2024 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwaopjh6m32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3ktsjsawxi224Episode 2 of Season 3 has dropped!! 'Cannibalism on Film, Empathy, and Eating Disorders' In this episode, we discuss 'Grave (Raw)', a 2016 film by Julia Ducournau - a French body horror film in which a vegetarian veterinary medicine student devolves into cannibalism.31 May 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktsjsawxi224https://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3kre33kwuxc2iAre you afraid of the dentist? Do teeth freak you out? In this brand new episode, "Dental Phantoms, Tooth Horror, and Medical Simulation," we look at the long history of dental phantoms (pictured here) to figure out the root of some of those fears. https://drawingbloodpod.com/dental-phantoms-tooth-horror-and-medical-education/30 Apr 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kre33kwuxc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3knygdkdus42wSurprise - it's a minisode! Minisode 1 - Women and Early Modern Mines with Dr Gabriele Marcon We talk women, mining, menstrual blood, midwifery, and (?) Mount Rushmore in this episode. Dig in (ha) on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! https://drawingbloodpod.com/women-and-early-modern-mines-with-dr-gabriele-marcon/18 Mar 2024 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3knygdkdus42whttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3ka7ym7rll52qNEW EPISODE ALERT!! We talk about Alfred Gilbert’s c. 1905–7 sculpture of Eliza & Edward Macloghlin at the Royal College of Surgeons in London — which to this day houses the remains of the couple it depicts ! This ep is all about atheist relics, cremation, free love, & Victorian ‘infidels’25 Sep 2023 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka7ym7rll52qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drawingbloodpod.bsky.social/post/3k5zo7qqzq227Drawing Blood is now on Bluesky! Follow for posts about our episodes (on topics like bad horror, plastic surgery, the paranormal internet, and forensic dollhouses) and for news about upcoming eps (stay tuned for cremated throuples, Victorian atheism, and unloved surgical sculptures!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2023 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:bjvb5i3mxuvolzy23kduymfy/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5zo7qqzq227