#153 - KinkyJungle - January 6, 2017 - Jason the Wolf & The KinkyJungle Happy New Year! What’s new on the web? Dive into the KinkyJungle.com! This week Woody & the Beast chat with the creator of a kinky social media web site. Think of it as Facebook for kinksters. Create a profile and cruise the hood for new buds and events. This is a worldwide site with localization for the various geography.Link: KinkyJungle.comKeywords: kinkycast, kinky jungle, wolf, jason, web, Facebook, profile, social, media
#154 - January 13, 2017 - Mr. Michael - The State of Kink in Middle AmericaMr. Michael shares what to expect when visiting a kink club like Louisville, Kentucky's ReMiX events put on by the LouisvilleMunch. A long time supporter of the community Mr. Michael gives listeners a tutorial on how to get along at a play and have a great adventure. Commonsense etiquette goes a long ways at ReMiX. Listen to his tips on getting along in a play space… any play space.Links: MrMichael’s Fet Page - LouisvilleMunch InfoKeywords: kinkycast, louisville, mrmichael, middle, play, space, munch, etiquette, community
#155 - January 20, 2017 - Sarah Olivia on Poly 202 - Advanced RelationshipsSo you think your Poly? Maybe you have had a couple poly experiences and now you want to refine who you and your partners are to you and the other members of your polycule. Join Woody as he speaks with Sarah Olivia, a well known educator and practitioner of the poly lifestyle. This show is the first of our ‘Mentor Series’, created for kinksters looking to know more about one of the building blocks of lifestyle. Keywords: kinkycast, sarah, olivia, poly, 202, mentor, polycule, educator, couple, relationships, relationship
#156 - D20Domme & Lucky Puppy on BDSM 101 / What Do I Do Next? *Mentor Series* So, you have read Fifty Shades, maybe you have read BDSM 101, now what? The jump from reading to reality is often seen as one of the hardest things you might do. After all, fantasies are in your head and no one else has to see them… unless you want to throw the doors open to your darkest thoughts! OK, come on it’s not nearly that dramatic. Put on you street clothes and go to a munch. You will meet ‘normal’ people that have common interests as you. Some will be experienced and some will be there for the first time, like you.Join us as we welcome back D20 Domme and Lucky Puppy as they take us through a step-by-step process to get your kink on! Links: D20Domme Fet Page, From Mundane To MistressKeywords: Noir, D20Domme, lucky Puppy, BDSM101, revisit, starting out, munch, play, how-to, next.
#157 - Laura LeMoon - Sex Work AdvocateThis week Woody & the Beast welcome, Laura LeMoon, a sex work advocate in the Seattle area. Laura earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s studies at Mills College in California and began her career in research authoring a pilot study on violence in the lives of Sex Workers of all genders at a nonprofit peer-based medical clinic for Sex Workers in San Francisco. Laura has continued her Sex Worker advocacy in the red-light district of Kolkata, India at the Sex Workers’ union Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, has worked with famous Sex Workers rights pioneer Carol Leigh, assisted in forming human-trafficking focus groups at the International Rescue Committee and has worked as an ethnographer for the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance run nationally in the U.S. via the Centers for Disease Control, which is focused around HIV and high risk populations. Currently she is working as a Disease Research & Intervention Specialist on the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS), which this year focuses on HIV risk and women who exchange sex. She is also the co-founder of a Sex Workers’ collective in Seattle that works to provide harm reduction services to street-based Sex Workers on one of Seattle’s last remaining “strolls.” Links: A bridge between human trafficking and sex work - Laura’s TwitterKeywords: kinkycast, sex worker, advocate, laura, lemon, woman, trafficking, red-light, HIV, disease
#158 - Dr. Patty Evans - HarmonyUs This week Woody & the Beast welcome Dr. Patty Evans, a therapist who is Kink Aware and recognizes that BDSM, Polyamory, Swinging and other alternative sexual and lifestyle practices are part of the normal sexual spectrum, and is able to distinguish healthy sexual play from non-consensual abuse. Kink Aware Therapists (KAT) have additional post graduate training about alternative sexual expression via, books, articles, continuing education, seminars, websites, etc. KATs are aware what constitutes safe and unsafe play (acknowledging of course that different people have different standards for that). KATs are aware of the roles and role expectations of those who participate in alternative sexual expression lifestyles. Patsy Evans has been an active advocate and Kink Aware Professional for the alternative lifestyle communities for more than a decade. She is also a public speaker and activist for the sexual positive culture and freedom movement.Link: http://harmonyusinc.net/Keywords: kinkycast, kink, aware, therapist, beds, sexual, non-consensual, consensual, education, KAT, Patsy, Patty, Patti, Evans, harmony, harmonyus
#159 - Georgia Dark Ages Festival This week Woody chats with old friends about the upcoming Georgia Dark Ages Festival. Dates: March 24 - 26, 2017!The Georgia Dark Ages Festival is a 21 and up adults only Renaissance Festival!Located in a private, pansexual, kink, and nudist friendly campground. There will be camping available (cabins, RVs and tents) with well appointed bathrooms, showers, and many other amenities on the premises.You will find vendors, demos, contests, and lots of day and nighttime debauchery. All lifestyles are welcome…Leather, Gorean, ponies, firebugs, burners, kinksters, rope tops, rope bunnies, furries, pro's, and everyone else in between! Links: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDarkAgesFestival/ Main site: http://www.georgiadarkagesfestival.com/ Keywords: KinkyCast, Georgia, dark, ages, festival, camp, renaissance, pansexual, nudist, lifestyles, Leather, Gorean, ponies, firebugs, burners, kinksters, rope tops, rope bunnies, furries, pro
Special Edition - Frolicon 2017 - Introduction Woody speaks with Pam, one of the creators of Frolicon. Frolicon is the unique juxtaposition of the geek and kink worlds celebrated in glorious fashion in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Each Spring we celebrate our unique sense of fun and frivolity with 2000 of our closest friends. What’s your poison? We’ve got it all. Kink. Gaming. Burlesque. Music. Costuming. Parties. Lots and lots of parties.Frolicon prides ourselves on providing a safe and comfortable place where you can be you. With tracks of programming with focuses on LGBTQIA, erotica and sci-fi/fantasy authors, photography, dance, polyamory, psychology, and so much more we are positive that you’ll find your happy place and maybe discover a few new ones. See you on April 13 to 16, 2017!!!Links: https://www.frolicon.com/ Hotel Reservation Link Keywords: kinkycast, frolicon, 2017, atlanta, convention, lgbt, poly, kink, gaming, burlesque, music, costuming, pam, krissy
#160 - CumSlut4Abuse This week the Beast chats with CumSlut4Abuse. She jumped into the world of kink with both feet. Several times a week she does free cam sessions with her ever expanding fan base. She shares her journey and search for self, identity and happiness.Link: https://fetlife.com/users/4349017Keywords: kinkycast, cumslut4abuse, cam, model, journey

#161 - Shakir Rashaan - Author, In Service to the SenatorThis week Woody & the Beast chat with Shakir Rashaan, the author and his kinkier side, Pharaoh. Pharaoh Khaf-Ra is a lifestyle Master with over twenty years of experience in the real-time BDSM/Fetish community. He has facilitated webinars and classes at various conventions and conferences on D/s dynamics and other topics. He is one half of a Dominant Couple-led House, the House of Kemi-nesew, married to Empress Nahara, a founding sister of the Onyx Pearls Southeast. Pharaoh, as Shakir, is an accomplished, published author, writing under the pen name of Shakir Rashaan, with over a dozen credits to his catalog. Check out this excerpt,,,The unexpected kidnapping of a senator's wife takes him off the campaign trail, as the mysterious organization taking credit for her abduction have made one rather extraordinary demand-one that threatens to revert American foreign policy back to the previous century's "Cold War" history. He has been given the ultimatum--either comply with the demands, or his wife will be killed. In Service to the Senator releases March 28, 2017! The Amazon link (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU57WG4The paperback preorder link: www.ShakirRashaan.com/in-service-to-the-senator (readers would click on the NEBU logo to take them to the pay screen)keywords: kinkycast, shakir, rashaan, pharaoh, khan-ra, author, service, senator, book, bdsm

#162 - Rain DeGrey - Bondage Star - Producer - Educator This week Woody & the Beast, chat with Rain DeGrey an international educator, writer, presenter and performer that has been writing articles and teaching classes, focusing on kink and sex education, since 2009. After getting her start as a fetish model and Pro Domme, she was motivated to branch out into education, something she is extremely passionate about. Demystifying sexuality and presenting in a clear and humorous way are trademarks of her teaching style and she believes strongly in making sex education fun.She has taught on a wide variety of topics at Harvard University, Northwestern University, Kink.com, The Citadel, Pure Pleasures, Stormy Leather, Folsom Fringe, The Looking Glass, KinkAcadamy, PassionateU, Mission Control and Bounden in Germany. Her work has been featured in such places as Playboy TV’s “69 sexiest things to do before you die,” Seattle Erotic Arts Festival, The SF Fetish Ball, Exotic Erotic, Rope::Burn, Kink-e-zine and Femina Potens. Rain DeGrey spends her time teaching classes, writing articles, her online advice column, and providing one on one coaching to select clients.For information on the classes she teaches click HERE, or CONTACT HER for information about any of her services.

#163 - Archer & Elegant - RitualsEndorphin Soup for the Unconventional Soul: Creating Body RitualsStressing the body is often done to indelibly print the significance of a ritual. From Kavadi to the Sundance to firewalking, these practices show sacrifice and can be used to achieve transcendence. Discover a bit of the history of body stress rituals and explore how various body modifications and stresses can be used to recreate useful rituals in our lives. Kavadi style flesh hook ritual and a modern blood ritual in this class Elegant began her leather journey in Dallas, Texas in 1997 and has been an active part of the Atlanta community since moving in 2001. She does not like being identified with a single label, as her identity is a blending of her life. She is slave to Master Archer, mother to two teens, PTA volunteer, leather crafter, bootblack, and co-owner of Fantasies In Leather and TLC Leather Care. Links: https://fetlife.com/users/19042Keywords: kinkycast, ritual, archer, elegant, kavadi, frolicon, southeast

#164 - Dr. Brad Sagarin on the Culture of Affirmative Consent This week Woody chats with Dr. Brad Sagarin, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology at North Illinois University. Dr. Brad is a researcher in the BDSM lifestyle and is offering his newest paper on “The Culture of Affirmative Consent.” While some critics of BDSM associate it with sexual aggression, and particularly violence against women, the subculture has had long-standing norms of affirmative consent, the researchers said. Their study found BDSM practitioners also report lower levels of rape-supportive beliefs than individuals surveyed from outside the subculture. Click on the link below to read an article on this important subject.Article Link: What BDSM might teach us about affirmative consentKeywords: kinkycast, brad, sagarin, Illinois, university, consent, affirmative, culture

#165 - Jeff Mach - Producing Kinky Events This week Woody & the Beast chat with, Jeff Mach a renowned playwright and musician. He pioneered The Steampunk World’s Fair, the world's largest Steampunk event; Dark Side Of The Con, America's only Gothic/Dark Alternative convention; The Geeky Kink Event; and Glimmerdark Misfit Faerie Festival. Jeff lives in Hackensack, New Jersey with his husband, chip.Links: www.DarkSideOfTheCon.com - www.SteampunkWorldsFair.com

#166 - Sir Jag - Fire Power Passion This week Woody chats with Sir Jag, a show producer in Idaho. Freaks n’ Fetish Balls are on fire and blazing hot three times a year! This great show is coming April 14, 2017 as the Resurrection Ball at The Knitting Factory in Boise Idaho. Fire Power Passion: The world’s only fetish fire spectacular! A riveting performance of fire, dance, sound, lights and video set to the best of rock with a special tribute to Queen! This performance will leave you mesmerized by its bold, intense visual and primitive sensuality. Driven by the Divinity Rose and the Damnation SirJag as they manipulate flame to dance and bite across the vulnerable bodies of Boise’s sexiest fire models!Link: http://firepowerpassion.net/Key Words: kinkycast, jag, fire, power, passion, show, producer, resurrection, performance

#167 - Trixie on Poly Relationships This week join the Beast as he chats with Fetlife’s Trixie95. She shares her journey into polyamory and how it reshaped herself and her kink journey. Here is Trixie’s view : "I am non-monogamous. I am not a swinger. I don't think its realistic that one person can meet all my needs or that I can meet all one person's needs. However, as I mention above I'm in a committed relationship with my Sir. He comes first. This writing sums up my feelings on non-monogamy.”Keywords: kinkycast, trivia, poly non-monogamy, needs, journey, reshaped

168 - Alpha’s Bella - Kink & Real Life Alpha's Bella is a mother of five from southern New Brunswick, Canada. She has been married to her school sweetheart for over 20-years, is a published author and oh, yes, she is a suburban kinkster submissive who lives a BDSM life. Sex and sensibility can indeed coexist and do for this over forty woman.Keywords: KinkyCast, Alpha’s, Bella, Canada, Suburban, Kinkster, sex, sensibility, forty, woman

#169 - Maggie LaFae - Kinky for 50 Years This week Woody & the Beast chat with, Maggie LaFae. Maggie began identifying as bisexual at the age of 12 - over 50 years ago. Join us as we explore what it was like for her coming into an awareness of the various aspects of her lifestyle, ranging from kinky sex in her teens to 24/7 D/s relationships in her 40s and 50s and her reentry into the scene at age 62.Keywords: KinkyCast, Maggie, LeFae, Fifty, 50, years, sex, D/s, bisexual, awareness, kinky, relationship, 62

#170 - Woody at Frolicon 2017 This week Woody takes the KinkyCast microphone on the road to Frolicon. He brings back a short sample of the treasures he found and promises to make full episodes of some of the great topics he found. We have already started recording shown from the vast array of presents and we will bring you some very interesting subjects in the next few months. Enjoy.Link: https://frolicon.com/Keywords: kinkycast, frolicon, Woody, interview, presenter, sampler

Special Edition SouthEast LeatherFest 2017 Preview Where individuality is valued. Where education is free-flowing. Where fun is abundant. We're mixing it up and we invite you to do the same. What is mixology? Mixology is our theme for this year because we are the place where all facets of our community come together and generate something more than their individual pieces. We are a meeting place, a connection, a mingling spot. We are a place of joy, learning, creation, love, and compassion. We give you a place to forge and strengthen the community: at home, in the region, and across the nation. We are GLBTQ, allies, alternative relations, and people pursuing free expression of our identities. Register and experience Mixology. Link: SELeatherFest.comKeywords: kinkycast, self, southeastleatherfest, mixology, lgbtq, 2017, preview
