Nicholas Tanek and his author friends from the YKF podcast discuss writing in the kink/BDSM community, editing, publishing, marketing, and the legacy of their books. Tonight’s guests include Ami Mercury, Kaz B, Suzi Martell & Andy Mascola.
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YKF: Ariel Anderssen – 5.2023 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“Writing about my life felt more exposing than being naked on camera.”
Ariel Anderssen is the author of “Playing To Lose: How a Jehovah’s Witness Became a Submissive BDSM Model.” We discuss the romance of being submissive, fetish modeling, finding a suitable photographer, emancipating oneself from religion, the protection of Doms, overcoming the shame of porn, and creating homemade corsets. Did she turn a particle physicist into a bondage photographer?
“The word resolution this year is HONESTY”
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YKF Video: Elizabeth Hendrick (EXODAI) – 4.2024 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“I was craving torture.”
Elizabeth Hendrick, author of EXODAI talks about her experiences of sexual torture in Japan, writing/promoting her book, being waterboarded with urine, huge electrical butt plugs, sinister gas masks, straight women who lead lesbians on, and being made to walk around on a stone floor on her kneecaps.
“The submissive is there for the Dom. The masochists are there for themselves“
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YKF CHAT: Dirk Hooper – 3.2024 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“Drown out the ignorance with intelligence.”
Dirk Hooper talks about the re-release of his book DOMINATRIX BOSS (by Asher Lake). We talk about how pen names are like role play, comics, art, sleazy boudoir photographers, Catwoman, Exit to Eden, Femdom fiction, bad erotica, how to stop dating vanilla, indie publishing, the Domme deficit, and how he has never been pegged. What does that mean? Find out…
“Kink allowed me to be better.”
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YKF VIDEO: Princess Kaz – 3.2024 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“I’ll chain you to the radiator in my bathroom as I luxuriate.”
Princess Kaz B from Wiltshire (UK) is back to discuss her upcoming documentary, her books (Confessions of a Dominatrix), erotic poetry, chastity teasing, the UK kink scene, transexual sex dolls, sissification, and having subs suck mud off of her toes.
“I think we are all a little sadistic sometimes.”
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VIDEO CHAT: Ezra (Ask Ezra) -1.2024 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“I want my sex to hurt a little bit… so what?”
Sir Ezra of Ask Ezra returns to talk about his new book The Path Through. We discuss being a professional male Dom, poetry, romance, healing, grief, body degradation, Jack Kerouac, sexting, and oral sex with hot sauce.
“Be a good houseguest to your feelings.”
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VIDEO CHAT: Carli de Ville (Naughtylicious) – 6.2023 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“I’m getting litty like a locked up useless clitty!”
Carli de Ville (Sexologist & Psychotherapist creating educational content on Sex/Kink/BDSM) is the author of NAUGHTYLICIOUS. We use the book/game to discuss kinky icebreakers for both swingers and couples. We have a conversation to inspire other kinky conversations.
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VIDEO CHAT: Natasha Strange – Minx Mafia – 12.2022
“Kidnapping people off the street is actually very easy.”
Princessa Natasha Strange of Sub Rosa PDX is back to discuss her Minx Mafia course and her book, Kink For The Curious. We talk about teaching at a Kink University, diapers, AB/DL community, books, sissies, humiliating grown men, the saddest straight jacket, and I find out if she put a spell on me.
“My normal is not normal.”
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VIDEO CHAT: Melissa Todd (aka Miss Matthews) – 11.2022 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“The sex industry saved my life.”
Class is in session.
Melissa Todd is the author of My Body My Business and a performer in Kent. Also known as Miss Matthews, Headmistress of Bellington Academy, we sit down and discuss being a strict BDSM teacher, the reality of sex work, the power of her British accent, her love of books, and how she used to tie up her friends.
“I love caning.”
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VIDEO CHAT: Inanna Justice 10.2022 w/ Nicholas Tanek
“I wanted to explore the depths of Femdom.”
Inanna Justice talks about her new book HEART OF THE DOMINATRIX which documents many Professional Dommes from all over the world. We discuss the BDSM scene in France, creating her book, her board game Inannapoly: jeu de société BDSM, her dungeon escape room, publishing, editing, feminism, sensory play, mental domination, sploshing, sex work, and FML (female-led relationships).
NOTE: The Virginie Despentes film referenced is actually Bye Bye Blondie
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