We interview associate Professor of Sociology and kinkster Dr Julie Fennell shares with us why she thinks people need to care more about rope bottoming, especially given the challenges of some of the issues in the rope community today.

Listen to this fascinating interview to hear about:

* Rope escape games

* Why she shifted her energy from mostly rope bottoming to mostly rope topping  

* Skill versus talent in rope bottoming

* How she did an unusual (and dangerous?!) quest for a year to gather ideas for a rope bottoming curriculum in

* Some of the skills she believes rope bottoms benefit from, and some examples of exercises she can suggest that can help them

 * The difference between concrete and soft skills in rope bottoming   And a lot more!