Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly

Episode 53: Kink & Disability Notes Today on the KNP podcast, we are going to be talking about how to navigate kink with various disabilities and elaborate on concepts such as RACK, applied to disability, and Crip Time. However, we have to give a super warning and disclaimer: neither G nor M are medical professionals and anything in this episode should be approached individually and if engaging in risky activities that may impact your personal health and safety, we recommend consulting a medical professional. Resources from the episode: https://adulttoymegastore.com/heat/sex-tips/2022/04/01/bondage-safety-tips-for-disabled-people/https://getmegiddy.com/disability-and-sex/week-3https://www.accessibility.com/blog/what-is-crip-timehttps://www.abc.net.au/everyday/as-disabled-person-kink-feels-empowering-subversive-theraputic/102367100https://dsq-sds.org/index.php/dsq/article/view/6353/5250 Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 52: Loki CONTENT NOTE: This episode has a brief mention of domestic violence around 20:00. Domestic Violence resources: https://www.thehotline.org/https://www.domesticshelters.org/resources/national-global-organizations/international-organizations Summary of the episode: Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode Notes M & G host special guest Stefani Goerlich to talk about her book With Sprinkles on Top, a book geared towards vanilla folks who have kinky partners and how to make those relationships work. It also offers insight for anyone, vanilla or kinky, on how to explore their secret desires. This wonderfully written book covers both informational and relational aspects of kink which are bound to teach even the seasoned kinkster something new. Stefani Goerlich, PhD, LMSW-Clinical, LISW, LCSW, CST, is a certified sex therapist and master social worker who specializes in working with gender, sexuality, and relationships. She is a sought-after clinical supervisor, media consultant, and conference presenter who has appeared in media ranging from CNN and the Washington Post to Cosmopolitan and Teen Vogue. She is the award-winning author of the professional books The Leather Couch and Kink-Affirming Practice. Links to buy the book: https://www.soundstrue.com/products/with-sprinkles-on-tophttps://www.amazon.com/Sprinkles-Top-Everything-Partners-Communicate/dp/1649630344 Links to the free worksheets discussed in the book: https://www.stefanigoerlich.com/with-sprinkles-on-top-worksheets.html#/ Twitter: @knppodcast Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 50 show notes In this episode, M & G talk about how our distant relationships in our polyamorous "web" can affect us in constructive and destructive ways. They start by focusing on the beauty to be found in having metamours and metamours of metamours and then transition to discussing some of the difficulties that can arise even when you are far removed from tricky situations. Twitter: @knppodcast Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 49 show notes In this episode, G & M will be discussing what makes a good sidekick or companion and who each of their top favorite sidekicks are. Sidekick here encompasses regular protagonist sidekicks, hero sidekicks, villain sidekicks (aka henchmen!), companions, any kind of sidekicks… we love ‘em all. They support the mains and we love 'em. small notes/warnings: we briefly discuss character growth around My Hero Academia characters, we discuss various characters from different fandoms and do not intend to spoil anything in specific, and finally, we briefly touch on D/s dynamics at the end of the episode in a non-explicit way Articles mentioned in the podcast: https://diymfa.com/writing/seven-tips-unique-sidekick-character/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sidekick Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 48: Kink on a Budget In this episode, G & M talk about the current economic barriers to kink, how to DIY kinky toys and materials, and how to find kinky implements on the cheap! Listen in to hear M recount how they made their very first flogger, Ms. Pansy. Resources from the episode: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bound-together/202105/keeping-kink-affordablehttps://www.autostraddle.com/how-to-make-your-own-flogger-in-about-15-minutes-291709/https://youtu.be/knyUctvxeoAhttps://www.refinery29.com/en-us/hot-kitchen-sex-guide Twitter: @knppodcast Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 47: Design for Living (1933) This episode is a little different from normal. In this episode, G & M live react to the 1933 movie Design for Living, a "polyamorous" movie... or is it? This movie was released just one year before the Hays code (which you can learn more about during this episode too!). *Due to the nature of the recording, since we were live reacting, please forgive the audio quality! * Wikipedia article on Design for Living (1933) film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_Living_(film) Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast Twitter: @knppodcast Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: http://www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 46: Song of the Lioness Quartet "Without reading. We are all without light in the dark without fire in the cold." -Tamora Pierce. SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS WHOLE EPISODE: We will be discussing events in the Song of the Lioness Quartet series. On this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast, hosts G & M talk about the Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce. This is one of G's favorites and their pick for the KNP Nerdy topic so they will be sharing all about their passion for this book series. They will give an overview of the book, talk about themes in the book, and nerd out about fiction that impacted them in their formative years. https://www.tor.com/2018/11/14/revisiting-tamora-pierces-tortall-as-the-mother-of-a-daughter/ https://twitter.com/TamoraPierce/status/1202294877213450240?s=20&t=m2F-77UyKP3hhKfNjUGQEA Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast Twitter: @knppodcast Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode Notes Goosebumps, shivers, and zaps... We're not talking about Halloween... we're talking about sensation play! In this episode of the KNP Podcast, M & G nerd out about what a sensation even is, delve into some types of sensation play (including but not limited to temperature play, fireplay, violet wand, and wax play), and discuss the intersections between neurodivergence (e.g. ADHD and autism) and engaging in sensory play. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10799/ https://aspecc.ca/blog/kink-bdsm-and-autism-adhd/ https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast Link to the visual caption version of this episode: https://youtu.be/U57M-XZTtW8 Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 44: Coming Out as Polyamorous In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast, M & G talk about coming out as polyamorous. They discuss generally what the process of coming out is (it's not limited to gender, sexuality, and relationships), tips for coming out, potential reactions, and finally, they discuss their own personal experiences. They also talk about the infamously fake mid-Atlantic accent. Reasons to come out as polyamorous: https://medium.com/polyamory-today/being-open-about-being-open-coming-out-as-polyamorous-33dbf2c799ed The "worst-case" scenario visualization: https://youtu.be/Xqxfga66a18 Visual caption video of this episode: https://youtu.be/d7dmnlyNWPw Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod’s music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

YouTube Videos & Other Announcements Full Transcript Visual Caption Videos available now on our YouTube channel! (work in progress): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshF0THnbareKCybwIGoCtg Kink+ Discord Community application (link): https://forms.gle/uJVY76gnPJPgfouu6 Elevated Access supports gender affirming and abortion care access, learn more: www.elevatedaccess.org Please consider tipping us! Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 43 - Fanfiction: History, Purpose, and Liberation In this episode of the Kinky, Nerdy, Poly podcast, M & G first discuss the history of fanfiction delving all the way back to Roman times, to its mid 1900s implementation in the form of the "fanzine", finally bringing us to the Hugo Award winning online platform, Archive of Our Own (AO3). They discuss various purposes of fanfiction including for self and community liberation, and you know, just "getting off". To conclude, they talk about their own experiences writing and reading fanfiction - the good, the bad, and the depressing "dead" fic. https://rhetorikos.blog.fordham.edu/?p=1712https://archive.org/details/alien-brothers/https://tinyurl.com/bdhuhufxhttps://tinyurl.com/4jct5v2shttps://thenovelsmithy.com/why-write-fanfiction/https://tinyurl.com/mryyfjy9https://tinyurl.com/4e5cdjwrhttps://tinyurl.com/2jkx997uhttps://tinyurl.com/4k9exvw4 Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 42: What, What in the Butt? Let's talk about about the butt! In this episode M & L will be talking about anal sex including tips for how to get started with anal play, their own personal experiences with anal play, and if the ass is self-lubricating. Silicone Sex Toys and Silicone Lube: https://bit.ly/3v9yohm Anal Play by Sexplanations: https://youtu.be/Sp9MT1di9as Ass Juice Part 3: https://bit.ly/3zp3i7Q Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 41: Polyamorous Representation in Video Games In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast your fabulous hosts will be talking about the good, the bad, and the puzzling of polyamorous representation in video games. The discussion ranges from triads in Tartarus, the caste system of a puzzle planet, to where M & G had their first date. Spoiler Discussion Timestamps Discussion of Hades - 8:04 to 15:51 Discussion of Boyfriend Dungeon - 16:05 to 32:26 Discussion of Fallout 4 - 32:50 to 35:30 Discussion of Fallen London - 35:37 to 38:36 Discussion of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 38:40 to 41:34 Discussion of Persona 5 - 44:58 48:05 Discussion of Pixel Puzzle Makeout League - 48:08 to 56:50 Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 40: Separating Art from the Artists In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcasts, your artisan hosts M & G talk about separating the art from the artist. They discuss the academic origins of Death of the Author, the more colloquial use of Death of the Author, and give examples of how they feel about different artists and their art. Link to Gizmodo article on queer books: https://bit.ly/3Lytosg Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir: https://amzn.to/3qP6jtu Dreadnought by April Daniels: https://amzn.to/36EzEA9 Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 39: Spiritual and Existential Kink CW: There is a discussion of hook suspension between 35:55 and 37:29. In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly podcast your hosts M & G will talk about how kink can intertwine with your spiritual and everyday life. If you want to learn more about inherently kinky spiritual practices, how to turn your everyday commute into humiliation play, or what is orgasmic meditation then listen to this episode. Existential Kink by Carolyn Eliott: https://amzn.to/3GkZGEc Spirit of Desire by Lee Harrington: https://amzn.to/32Vb3oC Sacred Kink by Lee Harrington: https://amzn.to/3sjkxmg Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 38: Polycule Shenanigans In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast, M & G talk about Polycule Shenanigans! They talk about the events that they have gone to and organized with their polycule, including movie nights, polyamsgiving (basically Friendsgiving but harder to say), vacations, and Renaissance festivals. They also talk about activities other polycules have done, like go on a cruise together, work on a community garden, and coast to coast road trips. Learn about the potential upsides and downsides to spending time with partners, metamours and fifth removed metamours. As a bonus, you'll hear the only time M is better at geography than G. Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 37: Dick Fight Island Show Notes Dick. Fight. island. Need we say more? Of course we do, in this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly podcast M & G talk about the number 1 rated action and romance manga, Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike. In this episode they will talk about the story, characters, and surprisingly wholesome quality of the story. As well as who are some of their favorite couples. Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 36: Kink Events and Socialization Notes What kind of kink events are there? Have either M or G been to a house party? Did anyone actually call this past summer "hot vax summer"? You can learn about all these things and more when you listen to this latest episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast. Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Episode 35 Show Notes Content note: the beginning of the episode features discussion about trans masculine top surgery; this discussion goes from 1:11 to 5:49. Additionally, this episode talks about traumatic experiences. This episode does not provide therapeutic or medical advice and should not be taken as such. In a not-so-light-and-breezy episode, G and M deep dive into trauma-informed polyamory. They discuss attachment theory, emotional based approaches to polyamory, and resources for curious listeners. Among the resources is the book "Polysecure" by Jessica Fern, a relatively new book that is rapidly becoming the "gold standard" of trauma-informed approaches to polyamory. Links to resources mention in the show. Trauma Informed Care: https://bit.ly/3isdggv The Ethical Slut: https://bit.ly/2VkTwCL Polysecure: https://bit.ly/37rkMSp Polyamory and PTSD: https://bit.ly/3rUCreF Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast