a spanking podcast
This is a cool new initiative. Abel and Haron, two friends of mine famous as the Spanking Writers, have just launched their new project - SpankingCast. As far as I'm aware it's the first ever spanking podcast. It's like a self-published radio show; they post an audio file on the blog for users to stream or download.
Abel and Haron's creative energy has been impressive over the last couple of years. They've already published two books as well as launching a re-design of their blog, and now it turns out they've been working on a secret audio project. I'm not sure what's next, but I can bet I'll probably like it.
I suspect their podcast will turn out to be as popular as their blog - it's an excellent way of fostering intimacy with online readers without revealing your face, which Abel and Haron choose not to do. I've toyed with the idea of doing something similar several times over the last few years, although since you all know what I look like I'd be better off producing a video diary for general spanking chatter. Publishing a live audio recording of an actual spanking, however - that's always seemed to me like a worthwhile project. I imagine listening in on a punishment seeming that much more voyeuristic and intense without accompanying visuals.
I don't know if recording actual spanking is in Abel and Haron's plan for future podcasts. (My guess would be not, given their preference for privacy and subtlety in the rest of their projects, but they may yet surprise us.) Either way, I wish them all the best, and many avid listeners.
You can listen to SpankingCast Episode 1: "Into spanking", here. In this debut episode, Abel muses about tolerance and acceptance of kink in society, quoting Matthew Syed from The Times.
Richard Windsor I believe has one and I had one up for a while as well.
ReplyDeleteI just checked out the spanking writers cast and it was excellent.
Thanks so much for linking to the SpankingCast, and for your kind comments (and to Joe for his feedback, too).
ReplyDeleteYou asked whether we might include recordings of live spankings. It has crossed our minds, certainly - albeit we're a little concerned about the censorship policies of some of the podcasting sites (especially the biggest one, which apparently checks the first posts from any new feed very carefully), so we probably won't do it in the early days.
Thanks again :-)
PS as to whether we're first - I don't think we'd claim that distinction. For example, as Joe says, Richard did a handful of podcasts back in 2008. And there are a few folks on iTunes whose BDSM or sex blogs touch on spanking - but I haven't come across any devoted specifically to the subject.
ReplyDeleteThat said, if anyone knows of more such initiatives, we'd love to know about them!
This sounds very interesting and I'll certainly check this out. Thanks Pandora for sharing and thanks Abel and Haron for doing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your comments! I'd managed to totally miss Richard Windsor's podcast, but I will definitely check it out :)
ReplyDeleteAbel - interesting that censorship is more of a concern than privacy, but that makes sense if you're marketing the podcast outside the blog. Well done for all your hard work anyway! Very much looking forward to future episodes :)