Graydancer's Ropecast

For a change of pace, this episode features a piece of erotica written by Ropecast fan and patron, Sanger. It's kind of a preview of the class that Naiia and GRay are teaching at Bondage Expo Dallas, called LEATHER and Rope.  Along with a generous support of our patrons, this episode was brought to you by rope. twistedview.com and MOcoJute.com as well as the generous support of bastardropes.com.

Graydancer finishes out the promised three episodes about consent culture with the not-surprising realization that there will need to be many more. This one, though, features Belle-, a rigger, writer, and kinkster who is self-declared "unsafe". Learn w...

Tifereth, who wrote a controversial essay about consent in the rope community, comes on the Ropecast to talk about the need for safe spaces to have constructive discussions about consent issues.  "I do advocate for opening up the conversation to include non-judgemental discussion on consent errors so we may learn from our consent mistakes, because chances are you're going to make one. Preferably o...

Graydancer begins a three-part series on consent culture by referencing a writing by Belle- on Fetlife. She posits four categories of consent violation, and Gray talks about how many problems are created by misunderstandings and disagreements about whi...

Gray talks about one of the most common questions he gets: What kind of rope should I use?

This is an interview with three wonderful people, Rocket, Blissy, and ProfCedar. I was curious to know how their poly relationship intersects with their rope bondage. There are some surprising benefits and challenges, useful whether you're poly, ropey, or not! This is all made possible by my sponsors, Karma Rope and Bastard Ropes ! Please let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast...

By special request from a listener, Gray interviews Lizard , a teacher, performer, and stellar rope-bondage enthusiast.  From her bio: "Lizard has been active in the DC/Baltimore area for the last four years. She began tying at a local rope share group known as the Knotting Circle, and has since had the privilege of learning from some of the most influential rope artists around the world. Lizard a...

Gray talks to several veterans of the "Ropenspace" concept about their experiences both attending and organizing them. Based on "Open Space" principles, the Ropenspace creates an environment where people learn and share what they are truly passionate about for rope. It's been done in San Francisco, Maryland, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and will be part of Austin's ROPECRAFT event February 21, 2016.  The...

Thanks to @Steel_Magnolia this podcast is coming your way, with two bonus episodes later in the week. Gray presents two interviews with Shay and Sterling where they talk about pre-certification, the perception and reality of self-suspension, Chinese bondage scenes, and much more! This has been brought to you by my sponsors, Karma Rope and Bastard Ropes ! Please let them know you appreciate their s...

How do you make pickup play work well? How is consent created along with really hot kink? Listen as Action Bastard (of BastardRopes.com ) narrates a scene from Debauchery 2015 between Roughinamorato and Liongirl, and then hear each of them talk about how they negotiated before and during the scene, as well as how they felt afterwards.  This podcast was made possible by my sponsors,  Bastard Ropes...

Freshly back from traveling to FAPCON2 and Beyond Vanilla, Gray is surprised to find that his ranting about using ice to treat bondage-related injuries is not as relevant as he thought ( thanks, Shay! ).  He also talks about great classes from Tifereth, Frozen Merseaut, Aeolis Est, and Master George and Slave Bren. There is a bit about puppies & monksaks, too. You'll have to forgive Gray for then...

Erotic humiliation play. It’s mainstream enough to be in box-office smash hits but taboo enough that some of the kinkiest players hesitate to even  talk  about it.  Enough to Make You Blush   separates the rumors from the facts and explains why some people think being completely awful is absolutely wonderful. - EnoughToMakeYouBlush.com Princess Kali , creator of powerhouse BDSM education site " Ki...

My podcast and blog post got some responses, which I share here. I'm especially appreciative of M from Pittsburgh and Satanasov who shared personal experiences about the DKE. That's the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and it basically means you ain't as good as you think you are. How do other egotistical occupations like airplane pilots and surgeons deal with it? One method is  checklists , and that's what...

It's another weekly podcast, this time brought to you by the erstwhile M0co , who is working with Gray to come up with some pretty innovative delivery methods for his rope (fuck Amazon drones!).  Gray kicks back old-school - no guests, just some thoughts about how to avoid the very real danger of being an Overconfident Rigger. Then he makes a strange argument: why experienced bottoms should be the...

Brought to you by the good folks at KarmaRope.com and BastardRopes.com! Gray steps out of the rope world for a bit by talking with Travis and Niki, title-holders of "International Power Exchange 2015" and the founders of the " Sinergy " event in Michigan. There will be a rope track there, but the event is designed to have lots of kinks and interests available to explore, celebrate, and indulge. Da...

Gray talks about one of his regular sponsors, Karma Rope , and points out how they are breaking new ground in the business of kinky rope while maintaining the high standards set by other rope vendors like Bastard Ropes , Twisted Monk, and M0c0 Jute. Then things get a bit personal as he talks with Janet Hardy about blame in the scene. They talk about when it's useful, when it's not, and what exactl...

"Hey, Gray, what happened to our podcast?" Way back in April 2015 the intrepid folks at the Rochester Kink Society decided to have another GRUE - spearheaded by Ella Knotte with the assistance of Kanin, Kinkasaurus Rex, and others. After the GRUE we sat around, had some cigars, and did a podcast...which promptly got lost on my phone. Well, I found it, and I'm happy to present some insight into wha...

Rope artist. Photographer. Teacher. Occasional StormTrooper. "Sexy Boots on the Ground" for the upcoming Baltimore GRUE . These are all part of who RiggerJay  is...and that's because he's very careful about what he shares on the web about his passion. In this interview we talk with him about why internet privacy is important, what we can do about it, why "the MeatList" was all kinds of sucky but ...

Gray returns to L.A. and the welcoming arms of the Devils Mask Society to interview Nawashi Kanna and Kogura. They talk about how rope is learned, about the journey away from and back to kinbaku, as well as some very amazing ideas about the importance of making mistakes in rope. This episode is brought to you by the Ropecast Sponsors: Bastard Ropes Karma Rope ...as well as Patrons like you ! Pleas...

An old friend and lover of Gray's, Emily Bingham , has finished her memoir and is crowd-funding  to get it out into the world! In this interview she shares her rope journey, including her battles in the Consent Incidents over the years, her history in the Rope Capital of the World, and what it's like being an unapologetic rope slut. This podcast brought to you AD-FREE thanks to the generous suppor...

The @BedRaptor  herself rejoins the Ropecast to talk about her recent FetLife post  about negotiating consent better for fetish performers. It's a complex and controversial subject that has spawned a new fetlife group  as well as a search for better resources - including things like The Network/LA Red , who trains people in dealing with the difference between abuse and BDSM.  Tifereth  is out for ...

Live from Bondage Expo Dallas comes Sterling , who presented a thorough lecture and demonstration on current trends in Chinese Bondage . (Incidentally, you can get a high-res look at those sketchnotes (and others) by b ecoming a patron of the Ropecast ).   Then it's off to Debauchery 2015, where during a cigar social Gray interviews the Action Bastard. He's the devious mind behind Bastard Ropes  a...