The Ari C.R. Podcast

Wrath James White is a badass motherfucker who writes badass things for other badass motherfuckers. Wrath is a J.F. Gonzales Splatterpunk Lifetime Achievement Award winner and a Bram Stoker Award nominated poet. He is the author of such extreme horror classics as The Resurrectionist (now a major motion picture titled, Come Back to Me), Succulent Prey , If You Died Tomorrow I Would Eat Your Corpse...

How did shibari start out as a means of restraining and punishing prisoners and turn into a modality of healing? What should you know before getting started in shibari? Listen to host Ari Chase-Ramos, the author of over 28 erotic novellas , interview shibari artist Heather Rhea Dawn. Heather has been a Shibari artist since 2018, weaving a rich tapestry from my background in massage, dance, Tantra,...

Chiang Mai, a city of just over a million people, has more jazz musicians than cities many times its size. One of those jazz singers is Lily Timer, a warm and friendly woman from Russia who was shining from her silver fingernails to her bright smile when I met her at Creativitea to record this podcast. I mix it up with Lily, who has been involved in the local scene for over three years and has jus...

When Tshenda, a ceremonial leader, was living in Seattle, Washington, she dominated women (and some men, if they were respectful enough) for five years for fun and pleasure. One day, her sub came to her and said she had a fantasy she didn’t think Tshenda could create. Oh, really? Tshenda relishes the challenge. What was the fantasy? Alien abduction. Well… She could do it… And she’ll tell you about...

In July, I interviewed Ella Light about her erotica writing. We both loved our talk, and we wanted to get into it more. Continuing our interview by audio chat, I could respond to what she was saying in real time, and we could banter. Everyone loves podcast banter! So we talked via Zoom. I recorded it in the podcast studio of RealSpace, a digital nomad socializing and coworking hub in Chiang Mai. T...

The United States is quickly descending into dictatorship. American cities are being invaded by armed soldiers—and it’s not a foreign government but rather an illegitimate homegrown regime that send the troops. Trump says he might send the military to attack Chicago next . This was, in part, the inspiration for Taeyoung’s Republic, Book 1: The Rise of Fascism in America & Asia , the first four cha...

It seemed like Toni had done all the right things. She was the salutatorian of her high school. Graduated from an Ivy League school and two prestigious residency programs. She was working as a doctor and had delivered over 350 babies into the world. So why, at age 30, did she quit her career and begin backpacking the world? In the second episode of Strange & Marvelous, Ari C.R. chats with Toni—aka...

Last week, I performed my first comedy and storytelling show, When Ari Met Nana . It was a 46-minute-long show about life, love, kink, and knowing oneself. As I wrote, In this solo show, When Ari Met Nana , I use humor and storytelling to share what I’ve learned along the way. My hope is that by laughing at my messes and mishaps, you’ll feel more empowered to explore your own desires—whether that’...