Dr. Elisabeth Sheff is one of a handful of global academic experts on polyamory, and the foremost academic expert on children in polyamorous families. Specializing in diversity and underserved populations, Sheff is an expert witness, relationship consultant, public speaker, and author. Her first book, The Polyamorists Next Door: Inside Multiple-Partner Relationships and Families (2014 hardback and ebook, 2015 paperback and audiobook), details Sheff’s findings from the first 15 years of the Polyamorous Families Study. Stories from the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families (2015), Sheff’s second book, is an edited collection of stories from people in polyamorous families. Sheff’s third book, When Someone you Love is Polyamorous: Understanding Poly People and Relationships, is a brief introduction to polyamory using empirical evidence to start a conversation.With a PhD in Sociology, Sheff is a pioneer of the academic study of polyamory. Sheff has also published over 20 peer reviewed articles and chapters in academic journals and books.

This week Woody & the Beast invite Nurse Ratched to the KinkyCast studios to talk about “Shit You Should Never Do” in BDSM play. We talk about bondage, tying and circulation lose among many other things you will find in the dungeon. She has been a registered nurse for over 40 years and has seen it all, including some interesting sex accidents.

http://kinkycast.com/archive/2017-archive/197--nurse-ratched---shit.html

This week Woody & the Beast welcome Malicious Moon to discuss Dom Myths. When we came into the kinky world we all had expectations either as a top or bottom. In this cast three dominants talk about the myths we were sold on entering as dominants. Ms. Moon offers a female perspective to the Dom myths. This show was based on a real exercise we did at a MAsT meeting. Many times the myths are obvious, but we still swallow them hook, line and sinker!

#195 - Alice Toye on Consent Violation and Personal Responsibility

Mistress Cyan is most well known as the founder and organizer of the BDSM Conventions DomCon Los Angeles and DomCon New Orleans. She produces The Lair at Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. She also runs Sanctuary LAX, one of the largest dungeons in Southern California.

This week the Beast visits with Shilo McCabe. Shilo is an artist and activist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her projects include “I masturbate…”, have been shown in a variety of shows, galleries, kink and LGBQTI exhibits.

Have you been curious about the Person of Leather title? Ever wonder what that #PoLFamilyisEverywhere is all about that we keep seeing all over social media? Well, listen in as slave Adeena, PapaBear, and Autumn tell us all about the Person of Leather title, their title family's hashtag, and hear them explain all about the title in general. Get ready for a few laughs, a better understanding of this diverse title, and have a good time hearing about some of the exploits they’ve had along the way.

Kentucky transgendered Raven Roxx is fun and provocative has she shares her journey from man to female adult entertainer. She shares stories of her first time dancing to her first time at an Adult Video News convention in Vegas and all in-between.

This week Woody & the Beast found a very interesting lady. May Waters, aka LadySkyDive, has been involved in the lifestyle (BDSM and Swing) for a few years now with her husband MrSkydive. We were surprised how out in the open she was with her life, so we wanted to learn more. She has been roped and suspended and found she truly loved it. The feeling of being nude, bound, exposed and totally vulnerable is something it's hard for her to even describe. With her love of rope, she ventured into flogging and enjoyed it, leading to electro… And so much more. May is a moderate pain level submissive. Never afraid to try new things but do prefer more of the pleasure part vs the pain part. Follow the link to here site.

This week the Beast talks with Page Turner about her new book, “Poly Land: My Brutally Honest Adventures in Polyamory”. Moving away from the sugar-coated honor-student answers, Page Turner leaves little to the imagination about opening a marriage, while exploring her bisexuality and self-worth. Travel through a complicated polyamorous web, in which her partners do their best to sabotage each other, break the rules, and eventually commit assault.