Graydancer's Ropecast

Nullmoniker and Sysiphe share all the awesome aspects of their event Debauchery, taking place at the beginning of May 2015. Gray's a sadist, though, so while you get to hear about the awesome, the event itself is sold out! Better luck next year.

Then it's off to Bound in Boston to talk with Sarifka Morgan, a rope enthusiast who has performed with the likes of Gorgone, Sean Grey, and others. She shares her love of bondage from both sides as well as some deep philosophy on what exactly makes a rope partner attractive.

Looking for more good rope podcasts? Graydancer was also recently featured on Rope Addict Radio, and there's a new episode of the Kinbakunomicon you can enjoy as well! 

Our sponsors for this episode have been Bastard Ropes (for fantastic custom-dyed hand-made rope) and Karma Rope (the only "pay-what-you-can" rope vendor!). Please let them know that you appreciate their support of this podcast!

If you'd like to be a cool rock-star supporter of the podcast, you can do it! Just go to http://www.patreon.com/ropecast and sign up for as little as $1/month. Every little bit helps, and you even get bonus content!

The final episode of the 10th anniversary month of the Ropecast is here, and we've saved the best for last! Akira Naka is one of the most prolific and popular Japanese nawashi in the world, and he took the time to answer Gray's unusual questions. He talks about how he learned from his teacher, why he teaches in his own style, and even how he handled it when his son found out his dad was a "dirty old man." You get to hear this and more in his own voice with the help of a translator and a bit of saké. 

This podcast was made possible through the generosity and cooperation of the Rigger's Delight Studio (thanks, Vanessa!) and Demon Six (who also backs another rope podcast by Faviola called the Kinbakunomicon). 

Our sponsors for this episode have been Bastard Ropes (for fantastic custom-dyed hand-made rope) and Karma Rope (the only "pay-what-you-can" rope vendor!). Please let them know that you appreciate their support of this podcast!

If you'd like to be a cool rock-star supporter of the podcast, you can do it! Just go to http://www.patreon.com/ropecast and sign up for as little as $1/month. Every little bit helps, and you even get bonus content!

With special cameos from Ebi McKnotty and WhiskeyOnaSunday, alongside blasts-from-the-past Cunningminx when she had fewer podcasts than Graydancer, this episode celebrates 10 years of Ropecasts and the next decade to come!

Want to help the Ropecast continue? Consider becoming a sponsor at our Patreon page! Meanwhile, catch even more Archival ropeweekly episodes at VIAWAY.

Next week we'll be back with a regular episode featuring an interview with Naka Akira!

Some people make art out of rope and bodies. Some people make art about people making art out of rope and bodies. Pedro is someone who does both. 

At the Naka Akira workshop in NYC he premiered a portion of his upcoming documentary which portrays the experience of a rope scene. Afterwards he took the time to talk with the Ropecast and the studio audience talking about his journey in rope. 

Soft-spoken, almost self-effacing, Pedro gives an impression of someone who was truly changed by his first encounter with kinbaku, and he has spent years honing his skill and craft to now combine it with another art form: film.

This podcast was made possible through the sponsorship of Bastard Ropes and Karma Rope. Please visit their sites and thank them for helping keep the Ropecast going! 

You can also directly support the 'cast by becoming a PATRON! For as little as $1/month you get bonus content and the knowledge that you are part of the oldest kinky podcast on the web!

In acting, a "triple-threat" is someone who dances, acts, and sings. What is it called in rope when someone ties, models, teaches, produces, manages, and still has time to write about the psychology of the experience of kinbaku?

They're called Gorgone. She talks about her unique experiences both as a bottom and a top in this interview with some amazing perspectives on pain, presence, connection, as well as the scary items in her rope bag. She also talks more in depth about her new projects, working with the amazing Ren and also being part of Cirque Shibari.

This podcast literally has something for everyone, whether you're new to rope, a professional rigger, an experienced bottom, whatever. Gorgone's pleasant and expressive answers give a lot of eye-opening ideas about the experience of rope and the community as a whole.

Many thanks to the sponsor of this special edition of the Ropecast: Karma Rope! Their pay-what-you-can model is a new way to be able to afford quality jute and hemp regardless of your budget, and they are a fantastic way to try out "the gold standard" before investing in more expensive dyed and twisted ropes.

Because the rope world is filled with innovative types, MattP, a wicked-fast rigger from Minneapolis talks about his new company "Karma Rope", which uses a pay-what-you-can model for off-the-spool hemp and jute so that everyone can get a taste of quality rope. Matt and Gray talk about more than just marketing, though - they discuss how the open-source model can work to help the community along with several other kinky topics, including the weather!

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Once you're hooked on natural fiber rope, you can get a more complex fix from the amazing colors and variety at Bastard Ropes, one of the sponsors of this podcast. If exotic fibers and fine-crafted wood toys are more your thing, try Maui Kink, who also contributed their support to this podcast!

The Ropecast Turns 10 in February!

That's right - we started this thing on February 25, 2005! Want to get heard on the special 10th Anniversary Podcast? Just send your audio file to [email protected] or leave a voice message at 608-432-ROPE (608-432-5668) and you'll be heard around the world as we celebrate the Longest-Running Kinky Podcast on the Web!