Kinkly: What’s unique about your podcast?
Ersties: It’s totally, shamefully, unashamed. Plus we have rad artwork by Millie Moonhouse.
Kinkly: What is the topic you find yourself covering most often and why?
Ersties: Probably somewhere between all the different ways we can have relationships and live out our sexualities, whether it’s a polyamorous relationship or the perils of dating apps. That doesn’t really answer your question but basically we’re perverts living in the sex central city of Berlin and we talk about all of it and love it all equally. We can’t help ourselves.
Kinkly: What was your most popular show ever? Why do you think it drew so many listeners?
Ersties: Our special two-parter Censorship Episode #6. We went to the London Porn Festival to learn about the new censorship laws in the U.K. that will mean you have to input your private data to watch pornography (?!). We interviewed a whole host of industry professionals, journalists, filmmakers and lawyers to get to the heart of what losing sexual freedoms through censorship can cost other freedoms, how it is linked to shutting down borders and losing our privacy. We also learned about how Victorian our current attitudes to sex and porn really are and the people suffering from that are especially women, sex workers, the queer community and other marginalized groups. Since this new law is supposed to protect "the children" we want a world where all children and all adults have the right to explore and express their sexualities freely.
The popularity of this episode probably came down to the amazing voices you get to experience, from Holly Randall, to obscenity lawyer Myles Jackman and pornographic filmmakers, Erika Lust’s partner, Pablo, Vex Ashley, Pandora Blake and more from the festival. We really wanted to offer a more expansive version of what sex and pornography could be beyond this idea that it’s morally shameful. But you’ll have to listen to find out more!
Kinkly: What’s the best thing about hosting a sex podcast?
Ersties: Having the opportunity to keep learning about sex and exploring new things ourselves and being attention whores for people that listen to us. One guy listens to our podcast with his partner and tells us how much it’s helped them to open their relationship and be more experimental. We love that.
Kinkly: What’s the worst thing about it?
Ersties: You have to be OK with the fact that people who listen to it basically know all the sordid details of your sex life. But if you hang out with any one of us we would probably know yours in a matter of minutes too.
Kinkly: OK, now for the good stuff: Give us your best tip for great sex.
Ersties: Be connected with yourself and your partner. Using breath, words and embracing the moans (sorry neighbors) can really help you stay in tune with each other and make for GREAT sex.
