Explore every episode of the podcast Kinky Tarot
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| 00. The Fool: Enthusiastic Consent & Neurodivergent Angels | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:17:36 | |
Mainstream, neurotypical narratives often paint the world of consent in black and white. But what about the rest of us? This episode we explore the question of whether there is a universally correct way to express consent. Magical links
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| Intro: How could tarot be so kinky? | 10 Jul 2024 | 00:14:24 | |
What the hell do tarot and kink have to do with each other? Why does this podcast even exist? And who is it for? Listen for the musings on these questions! Magical links | |||
| 02. The High Priestess: Humiliation Kink Shadow Play | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:17:59 | |
“Embarrassment” and “sexy” rarely go together, but it makes perfect sense to some kinksters! Join Maria as she digs deep into how the High Priestess’s sacred vulnerability can inspire us to confront difficult feelings for an ultimate goal of pleasure. Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website — Aggressive and Humiliating Sexual Play: Occurrence Rates and Discordance Between the Sexes (National Library of Medicine) Erotic Humiliation and Degradation (Deviance and Desire) Why we enjoy being humiliated during sex (Mashable) 128 BDSM Humiliation & Degradation Kink Ideas (Bad Girls Bible) Why Are Some People Aroused By Sexual Humiliation? (Sex and Psychology) If Hearing How Disgusting You Are Turns You On, You’ve Got A Humiliation Kink (Elle India) | |||
| 01. The Magician: Paddles 'n Saddles | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:15:15 | |
Maria explores impact play through the lens of the Magician’s arsenal of paddles and saddles. Think safewords, think science, think... soreness. 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website ⬇️ | |||
| 04. The Emperor's New Daddy | 21 May 2025 | 00:39:26 | |
Emperor Daddy’s not so bad. Hmm... or are they? Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ Want more of our guest Cassandra Snow? 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Sources: How to Be a Dom: A Complete Guide (Kinky Events) How to Start Exploring Dominant and Submissive Relationship (Somatica Institute) The Modern BDSM Glossary (Restrained Grace) Encyclopedia of Kink & BDSM (Kynk 101) Kink 101: A Beginner's Guide to Safe and Sensual BDSM Practices (Doreen Obrien) | |||
| 03. The Empress’s Gorgeous Feet | 15 May 2025 | 00:36:45 | |
Take off your shoes (and socks), we’re back with KINKY TAROT and we’re all about the feet. Empress Mirage joins us for our first interview and it’s so, so juicy. Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ Want more of Empress Mirage? Interested submissives should send an impressive initial tribute to empress mirage via youpay.me/thepasteldomina Here's even more... 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Sources:
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| 07. Radical Brats Drive Chariots | 13 Aug 2025 | 00:29:39 | |
😈 Why would anyone want to be a brat? Explore playful resistance with the Chariot and listen to Lyndsay Jane’s magical testimony of how kink can connect with our liberation work as we explore rebellion and revolution through the lens of kinky brattiness. Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, Lyndsay Jane? Check out their recent music release on Spotify You can also find them on TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube 〰️ Sources: Brat BDSM: What It Means To Be A Brat And How To Explore It Safely (Bad Girls Bible) A beginner's guide to being a 'brat' in BDSM (Mashable) Why brats are often misunderstood, what they are, and what they are NOT (Reddit) Kinktionary: Brat (FetLife) Brat BDSM: Everything You Want to Know About Brats (Erica Lust) A Guide to BDSM Brats and Brat Taming (Bound Together) What is a brat: another face of the submissive BDSM roles (Obedience App) BDSM Brats: When Being Annoying Is…Kinky? (Grindr) What Is A Brat Kink? And No, It Has Nothing To Do With Charli XCX (Betches) Bratty Submissives (The Aftercare Lounge) Unleash Your Inner Brat (Pure Romance) | |||
| 06. I’m on the Edge… with the Lovers | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:39:15 | |
🌹 What is the self, the other, and the magical in between? This week, Kinky Tarot links up with the Lovers to explore the care and spiciness of edging! An actual angel, Samar Jade (The Ensoulment Doula) shares poignant musings on embodied intimacy, edging, and getting creative with intimacy as a parent ✨ Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, the Ensoulment Doula? Learn more about them and their work on their website and on Instagram Get inspiration for telling your story in Crafting Your Personal Lore on August 10, 2025 on Zoom 〰️ Sources: What Is Edging? Sex Experts Explain the Popular Kink (Pop Sugar) Everything you need to know about edging in sex (Medical News Today) What is Edging? The Art of Building Up to Extremely Intense Orgasms (Vice) Edging: Meaning, Techniques, and Why You Should Try It (Quinn) What is Edging in Sex? (WebMD) | |||
| 05. Hot for (Hierophant) Teacher | 21 Jul 2025 | 01:09:11 | |
How do I get my partner to do THAT? And where can I find someone to teach me how to do THIS? Join Maria and the Hierophant as they explore teacher kinks, seeking kinky teachers, and Maria’s partner’s neurodivergent kink journey. You might find one of Maria’s little sex surprises if you listen close enough… 〰️ Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Sources: Scene Ideas for BDSM Play: Teacher/Professor and Student (House of Dasein) Why Teachers Are Hot (Thought.is) A Lust for Learning (College Stats) A Beginner’s Guide for How to Be Kinky in a Relationship (Hold the Vision Therapy) 4 Tips For Proudly Introducing Kink Into Your Relationship, According to a Sexologist (Well and Good) How to Introduce Kink Into Your Relationship (Paging Dr. NerdLove) How to Introduce Your Partner to Kink (Black Love) Ignite the Spark of Curiosity (Free the Kink) | |||
| 08. Strength Bites | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:48:26 | |
🧛♀️ What’s in the portal between softness and (consensual) violence? Listen to Hannah Levy so openly divulge about the intimacy of biting, negotiation, vulnerability... and (surprise!) vampires! Note: This episode has some audio issues. Use the transcript if you need support! Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, Hannah Levy? Hannah's personal writing can be found at @hnnhlvy and hannaheve.substack.com, and you can browse The Rebis at @the__rebis and therebis.com! 〰️ Sources: How to (Safely) Bite Your Partner (Lascivity) Biting Kink: A Form of Sensation Play in BDSM (MSOUL) How To Passionately Bite Your Partner During Sex (Safely) (Bad Girls Bible) Bite Me (Odaxelagnia) (Free the Kink) Biting Kink (The Kink Life) | |||
| A Kinky Finale | 23 Feb 2026 | 00:05:03 | |
Kinky Tarot is winding down, with love and toward liberation. Listen to Maria share about her podcast experiences and what’s next for her work. May we all never forget the importance of pleasure in our work in liberating the world! And so it is. 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ | |||
| 12. The Hanged One's Into Orgasm Control | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:36:45 | |
⏱️ How do we stay embodied in a world that thrives on disembodiment? And how might super hot, even playful orgasm control help get us there? Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, Molly? Check out their Instagram, Substack, and their For the Shire podcast! 〰️ Sources:
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| 11. Justice-Flavored Pleasure Doms | 27 Nov 2025 | 00:44:55 | |
🌹Hop on Justice’s scales to find the sweet spot through pleasure domination! While you’re here, glean the wisdom of Alastair Ballentyne to hear about swoonworthy models of care and liberation! Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, Al Ballentyne? Find Al’s services and social media, or check out The Big Soup podcast! 〰️ Sources: What A Pleasure Dom Is & 11 Tips To Be One (Bad Girls Bible) What Is a Pleasure Dom? Your Ultimate Guide to the Art of Pleasure Dominance (Be Your Lover) The Pleasure Dom (what it is and how to be one) (Kinky Events) A Pleasure Dom is Not What You Think It Is (Brandon the Dom) The Pleasure Dom Playbook for Orgasmic Chaos (Waffle Journal) What Is a Pleasure Dom? Develop a ‘Cum’-manding Presence (Grindr blog) Pleasure Dom 101: Tips, Techniques, and Examples for Dominating with Pleasure (Peaches & Creams) What is a Pleasure Dom? A Unique BDSM Role (M Soul Art) How to Become a Pleasure Dom (Love, Emma) | |||
| 10. Blood on the Wheel | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:42:00 | |
🩸 Our life force (0) works through manifestation processes (1) to give us the Wheel, an archetype of using what sustains us to make magic real. And few things are as essential to our life as blood. Break open the skin, we’re spending time with blood play today. Plus, the brilliant Imogen is here to chat about their blood kink! Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Want more of our guest, Imogen of Sapling Tarot? Website | Newsletter | Book a session | IG | YouTube 〰️ Sources: Suck My Blood, Baby! All You Need to Know About the Blood Kink (Tabooless) Safety, Efficacy, and Pleasure with Blood Play (Obedience App) Everything You Need to Know About Blood Play (Inside Hook) What is Blood Play? (Restrained Grace) 16 Things to Know About Hematolagnia, or Blood Play (Healthline) Color Me Kinky: Blood Fetish (Ravishly) Why We’re All So Thirsty for Blood (Mel Magazine) | |||
| BONUS: The Squirt Baptism Episode | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:11:07 | |
Story time! I sanctified people during a squirt baptism at Burning Man? What? Why? Oh, check out the almost-embarassing punchline at the end 😭 Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website | |||
| 09. The Hermit Ropes (and Suspends) Alone | 26 Sep 2025 | 00:45:01 | |
🪢 The Hermit doesn’t need someone to get all tied up. And to suspend themselves in the air? They can do that too. Learn about self-tie shibari through the lens of card 9, with illumination from joy-full rope enthusiast Joyful! Get on the Kinky Tarot podcast! 〰️ 👩🏾🎨 Maria Minnis website 〰️ Sources: Tie rope: About (Sunga Konji) What is Shibari? - History and Origin of Shibari (Alexander Night) Self-tying (Shibari Study) Shibari Self-Tying For Beginners: What You Should Know (Shibari Study) Why You Should Self Tie In Shibari Rope Play (Lustery) Shibari Self-Bondage: Building Trust with the Ancient Japanese Practice of Knots and Ropes (Akut) How to Tie Yourself up With Rope (WikiHow) How to Practice Shibari Alone (Shibari News) Tying and Flying (Self Suspension) | |||