Show Notes
What happens when kink becomes part of your relationships, your work, your art, basically, your life? In this episode, I’m talking to Flame about the experiences that shaped him: a pretty fucked-up childhood, abusive relationships, power, submission, desire, and growing up thinking that some parts of himself were wrong. We also talk about porn, not just fucking in front of a camera, but how you actually make it, turn it into a real business, understand what people want to watch, and still create something that turns you on. And then there is art: Shibari, performance, paint, and a human body literally becoming a paintbrush. There’s a lot in this conversation, including some very vulnerable stories. So enjoy it and meet Flame.
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