Meet the Rockadopoleis!: Sex, Love, and Power
This podcast is about the complex dynamics between sex, love, and power. We explore art, literature, theory, and philosophy, often in the context of our own BDSM-based female-led relationship. The show is for adults only. We're a Femdom couple, and we often talk about our physical relationship in explicit terms. That said, we're not here to tell you what to do or how to do it. We are here because we enjoy thinking and talking about art and ideas, especially when they pertain to our own strange and wonderful lifestyle.
Episodes
138 episodes
Season VI, Episode 16: Simps, Part 1
This episode is the first of a two-part discussion of simps.Episode Art: Beggar Seated On A Bank, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630.
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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20:44
Season VI, Episode 15: The Kinky Imaginary
In this episode we discuss uses of the imagination in the kink world. Episode Art: Sea Monster, Conrad Messner, c. 1550
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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18:58
Season VI, Episode 14: Lifestyle Dommes, Part 2
This episode is the second of a two-part discussion of Lifestyle Dommes. Episode Art: On the Road: The Woman And The Car (Book Cover), 1909, Artist Unknown.
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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18:58
Season VI, Episode 13: Lifestyle Dommes, Part 1
This episode is the first of a two-part discussion of lifestyle dommes as sex workers. Episode Art: Portrait of a Young Woman In White (detail), Jacques Louis David, c. 1798
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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24:48
Season VI, Episode 12: Findom, Part II
This episode is the second part of a two-part discussion of Findom. Episode Art: Marilyn Monroe, 1953, Photographer: Frank Powolny (Public Domain)
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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18:12
Season VI, Episode 11: Findom, Part 1
This episode is Part I of a two-part episode on findom, in which we provide a general introduction to the topic and discuss the appeal of this controversial and very expensive kink. Episode Art: Armada Portrait of Eli...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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20:37
Season VI, Episode 10: The Professional Dominatrix
In this episode we discuss our experiences with Prodommes, and the extent to which the they can reasonably be considered to be professionals.Episode Art: Unknown Woman, Artist: Lavinia Fontana, c. 1600
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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21:53
Season VI, Episode 9: Kinky Misogyny, Part 2
In this episode we discuss an official anti-misogynistic scolding from Sadiq Khan, the current Mayor of the City of London, England.Episode Art: Lord Mayor of London Sir William Craven, Marcus Gheeraeerts II, 1610
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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21:38
Season VI, Episode 8: Kinky Misogyny, Part 1
This episode is the first of a two-part episode about the kinkification of misogyny.
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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24:26
Season VI, Episode 7: Misandry
In this episode we discuss prejudices against men in the kinky and vanilla worlds.Episode Art: Russian Man-Hating Plants and Other Wonderful Creatures (detail) , The Moscow Times, 2016
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30:55
Season VI, Episode 6: Respectability and the Leather Community
In this episode, we discuss respectability politics and the Leather Community. Episode Art: Mister Leatherman Italia, Artist: Josie Fraser, 2019
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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18:40
Season VI, Episode 5: From Stigma to Scholarship in BDSM
This episode uexplores the evolution of academic perspectives on BDSM over the past 50 years or so. From sociology to psychology and anthropology, we explore academic interest in BDSM. Episode Art: Detail of The H...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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32:16
Season VI, Episode 4: Bending Over, Part II
In this episode we dicuss four practices that define kink and the kink world; power exchange, sadomasochism, bondage and role play. Episode Art: Actors Before Hamlet, Wladyslaw Czachorski, 1873
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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30:22
Season VI, Episode 3: Bending Over, Part I
This is the first of a two-part discussion in which we discuss the extent to which the kink world attempts to achieve respectability by accommodating vanilla norms and customs. Episode Art: John The Baptist, Caravaggio, 1604
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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19:42
Season VI, Episode 2: Introduction to Respectability Politics
In this episode we discuss respect and respectability in the kink world and beyond. Episode Art: Saint John The Babtist, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1516,
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28:33
Season VI, Episode 1: Introduction to the Season
In this episode we'll discuss our theme for this season which is the politics of kink and BDSM. Episode Art: The President's House, George Munger, 1814-1815
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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19:58
Season V, Episode 20: School's Out!
In this episode we discuss our favorite parts of Season V. Episode Art: Fredrick, Frieseke, 1911
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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19:14
Season V, Episode 19: Sexual Utopias
In this episode, we discuss a variety of fictional and real-life sexual utopias. Episode Art: Oneida Offspring, 1898, Artist Unknown
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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25:56
Season 5, Episode 18: Poly Monogamy
In this episode, we riff off of Part IV of the book More Than Two.Episode Art: Antoni and Eliza Radziwill, c. 1820, Artist Unknown
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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23:30
Season V, Episode 17: L'État, C'est Moi
In this episode we discuss Part 3 in More Than Two, focusing on differences between power dynamics in polyamory and our 24/7 TPE dynamic. Episode Art: Louis XIV, Hyacinth Rigaud, 1701
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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30:03
Season 5, Episode 16: The Leather Couch
In this episode, we discuss the book The Leather Couch, by the kink positive sex therapist Stefani Goerlich. Episode Art: Portrait of Riri [detail], Guiseppi Amisani, 1900
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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24:53
Season V, Episode 15: Slim Pickins
In this episode, we discuss our experiences at a local Femdom event.Episode Art: No Title, Dorothea Lange, 1939, Yale/Library of Congress
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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22:12
Season V, Episode 14: Conduct Unbecoming
In this episode, we discuss Jislaaik's penchant for breaking rules. Episode Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice, Anders Zorn, 1894
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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27:09