SHORTBUS w/ Briska – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“Who hasn’t had a threesome that started like this?”

Rope goddess, proud fem daddy, and poly household leader Briska returns to The YKF Cinema Show for a raw, joyful, and explicit deep dive into John Cameron Mitchell’s cult classic SHORTBUS — the 2006 NYC erotic masterpiece packed with unsimulated sex, chaotic orgies, queer healing, and post-9/11 messiness. Briska reveals how this film literally changed her life as a young sexual health advocate, why it still hits different 20 years later, and how it mirrors real kink community vibes — the good, the messy, the patriotic ass-singing, and everything in between. Consent is sexy. Trauma dumping at sex parties. Dominatrix real talk. Poly negotiations. Vibrating eggs gone wrong. We discuss why this unapologetically raw indie film remains a gateway AND provocation for the kink & queer community.

“Short Bus fundamentally changed my life.”

 

 

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TRAINING DAY f/ Griselda Venum – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“I always wanted to pistol whip somebody.” – Griselda Venum

Griselda Venum and Nicholas Tanek break down the film, TRAINING DAY. They explore the film’s layered trauma of rape, the corrosive nature of power, chess versus checkers, Denzel Washington’s timeless performance, and the smiles-and-cries duality that makes the movie unforgettable. Was Jake Hoyt the shepherd? And does King Kong have shit on Alonzo?

 

 

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QUEEN OF THE DAMNED w/ LadyRed – (The YKF Cinema Show)

LadyRed and Nicholas Tanek bite into Queen of the Damned (2002) and suck out the good parts. Those immortal, lonely vampires are us in the kink community — dripping with power, starving for real connection.  Aaliyah became the Queen we’d all bleed for. We also play: Whose heart would you rip out and eat in front of a cheering crowd?

 

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PULP FICTION f/ Griselda Venum – (The YKF Cinema Show)

Griselda Venum educates Nicholas Tanek on the BDSM of PULP FICTION. We talk about how the gimp’s representation of the BDSM community, fetishistic murder, what’s in the case, who keyed Vincent Vega’s car, the toxic romance of Butch, and how Vincent Vega ruins everything!

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Eustacia – 2.2026

“2026 is the year of showing up.”

Eustacia joins YKF for the first one-on-one episode of 2026. She’s the legendary Boston Dominatrix who’s also a certified helicopter pilot—her spirit color is traffic cone orange. We discuss the dungeon reflex, the grief of a sub’s passing, being banned from platforms, NOLA hip-hop, The Lost Boys, and attempting to re-enact Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again” video.

“I’m still going to try and flush your head down the toilet.”

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Danny Stygion – director of Dominatrices (film)/Sinical Magazine – 1.2026

“A lot of people don’t see the preparation.”

Danny Stygion is the director of the 2025 documentary, Dominatrices. We discuss being a filmmaker, Sinical Magazine, being a professional BDSM photographer, One Last Trip, Bayou City Burlesque, working with Dita Von Teese, how lighting changes everything, and the power of nylons.

“Work with the resources you have.”

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Karen Joyner-Washington (Wintah Storm) – 9.2025

“I want to be free-free”

Karen Joyner-Washington, (also known as Wintah Storm), is a poet, spoken word artist, and author from Allendale, SC. In this episode, we delve into her work with P.E.A.C.E., a nonprofit organization that utilizes the arts to inspire and uplift communities. We explore her poetry, books, and music, while she graces us with three powerful—and deliciously kinky—poems. Plus, Nicholas Tanek debuts of his poem, “Kink Helps Kink.”

“Someone’s gonna remember me.”

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The Return of NICCO NOIRE

“Mean it… Go all in.”

Nicco Noire returns to YKF from her neon boudoir to tell us about making manginas, her poetry of naming subs, the magic of masks, Germany, Amsterdam, Depeche Mode, adorable Midwestern accents, and electrocuting someone through their butthole.

 

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Dan Kilian & The Million Man Band / The Ks – 6.2025

“I want to write songs with Tom Waits & Keith Richards.”

Dan (Dan Kilian & The Million Man Band / The Ks) is the man who wrote the theme song to SUNDAY SERVICE (Sunday Serve Us). Find out the whole story behind the theme song! We will talk about his new album, “Bedpop”, his previous band The Ks (“Cant Get It Together”), keeping a band together, writing musicals, forming a supergroup, being done with punctuation, and fighting fascism with culture.

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