Graydancer's Ropecast

The Devil's Mask Society is represented in this podcast about getting past peer pressure, judging eyes, and getting back to what rope is about: connection, joy, art, sex, fun, whatever you and your partner choose to make it.

Then, as promised in Graydancer's Newsletter, there is an exclusive announcement from a VERY special guest - that takes Gray completely by surprise!

There's been a buzz in the rope community in North America recently about the upcoming NARIX event in Ann Arbor, MI November 7-9, 2014. Ben Hart dispels a lot of the mystery but leaves all the excitement with this interview.

You can learn more about NARIX including how to apply for the 2014 event at www.NARIX.org, and also by visiting the Fetlife page (NARIXhost) or reading the group posts there. You can also email them for more information.

If you enjoyed this podcast, consider becoming a Patron of Gray's and support his continued work in both kink and vanilla blogging and podcasting.

You can also subscribe to Kink Academy for a ton of rope tutorials and that will help him put food on the table as well!

The award-winning authors and energetic sex experts Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson were making their pilgrimage to the Bondage Capital of the World, Madison, WI and Graydancer was able to snag some of their time for an interview. 

While Gray was skeptical at first, Mark and Patricia were clear-spoken, humorous, and down-to-earth with practical explanations of how tantric concepts can relate to kink. Listen and see if you agree: there are definite connections and things to learn from these Partners in Passion!

Note: the URL mentioned in the podcast is not correct. Patricia and Mark can be found at http://www.michaelsandjohnson.com/.

I could try and play it off as a teaser, but the fact is that there was a file mixup and the interview released Friday was more of a fragment. 

Here's the main course! Hedwig asks Naka Akira many frank questions from the efficacy of carabiners to the meaning of kinbaku to what it's really like working with famous photographers like Sugiara Norio.

Listen to a pioneer of rope bondage history speak in his own words!

One of the most revered bakushi in rope bondage, Naka Akira, gives a rare glimpse into his own history and passion in this short interview. The founder of "Naka-Ryu" talks about how a brush with death gave him greater focus on what he wanted to do in life: beautiful bondage with his brief but inspiring words.

This part of the Ropecast Interview Series was made possible by Hedwig, and we are eternally grateful to her for her support and friendship...

Lochai, one of Graydancer's first teachers, honors him with an in-person interview where they talk about the good, the bad, and the ridiculous in the world of teaching kink. He outlines his concept on the differences between demonstrations, presentations, and education, and how mixing up the expectations of attendees causes a lot of unneeded grief. Along the way you get a lot of his humor, sarcasm, and more than a little ribbing of Gray during this visit to the Bondage Capital of the World, Madison, WI.

It is regrettable that this interview was not able to be recorded in the sound proof Ropecast Studios, and as a result there is some annoying fan noise that appears in the podcast. By way of apology, the staff of the Ropecast have agreed to take a 50% cut in their salary in order to bring you this episode absolutely free of charge. 

Graydancer goes all literate with an interview with author Pablo Greene. His new book "How to Kill a Superhero" is like a cross between Laura Antoniou and Dan Brown, with hair-raising chases, hot man-on-superhero lovin', and BONDAGE! This podcast is cleverly divided into "non-spoiler" and "spoiler" sections, so if you haven't read the book, you'll know when to stop listening.

CORRECTION:

At the end of the podcast, Gray mistakenly says that you can buy the book via HowToKillASuperHero.com. The link is actually HowToKillASuperHero.net, and you can not only buy the book, you can read the first chapter free, check out Pablo's tumblr, as well accessing other resources like this cosplay guide.

But wait, there's more!

Pablo also gave ropecast listeners access to a bonus story: "High and Tight." Download it, read it, and spread the SuperHero Kink! Be sure to stop and say hi to Pablo at International Mr. Leather in Chicago as well, where he'll be at an author's book signing!

Gray celebrates nine years of kinky rope podcasting with his biggest interview ever: Hajime Kinoko! This rope artist is one of the rising stars of Japanese rope bondage and is both carrying on the tradition of kinbaku as well as blazing his own path with an avant-garde style that leaves people breathless - and we're not just talking about the models! Gray talks with him about photographers, connection, and even delves into the true meaning of ichi-nawa.

This podcast is made possible through the support of the Devils Mask Society of LA.

Part 2 of the interview with Lee Harrington, where he and Gray talk more about the Rope Life. You can find part one here, and help make More Shibari You Can Use a reality by contributing to the IndieGoGo page here!

image: Lee Harrington showing the Ropecast what Twue Wope Submission must certainly look like...

Fresh from a GRUE in Los Angeles, Gray does a quick interview with Charlie Frown, organizer of the "Scavenger Rope Bomb" which was so much fun after the GRUE. 

The Ropecast then takes you north to Alaska, for part one of an extended interview with Lee Harrington, author of many books including the eagerly anticipated "More Shibari You Can Use." He talks about learning, teaching, writing, publishing and, of course, ROPE!