Rope Podcast

Our popular segment "Rope Erotica" returns! In this episode, Fox reads the rope erotic short story "Secret Chest".

A tourist discovers a little-known shop and finds herself drawn to buying rope, despite having no idea what to do with it. Her embarrassment doesn't escape the attention of the shop's proprietor, who offers to show her just a little of what rope can do.

A tale of curiosity, vulnerability, and the pleasures of discovering something new.

Author of the short story requested to remain anonymous.

Do you have to be completely upside down for it to count as an inversion? The answer might surprise you.

This episode, Fox and Mya explore inversions in partial and full rope suspension: what they are, why some rope bottoms love them while others would happily stay upright, and how different anchors and positions shape the experience.

They discuss:
• What counts as an inversion - and why the definition might be broader than you think
• Why inversions can divide opinion among rope bottoms
• Different anchoring options and the positions they make possible
• Starting to explore inversions without going completely upside down
• Transitioning into and out of inverted positions
• Risks and safety considerations
• The playful possibilities a change of perspective can bring

Whether inversions are a favorite or a firm “no thanks”, join Fox and Mya for a conversation that turns the topic on its head.

Can it be harder for a rope top to stop a scene than for the bottom?
Listener writes in to ask why calling a halt can sometimes feel particularly difficult or risky for the person tying. We often talk about bottoms having permission to stop, slow down or change a scene, but tops can face their own pressures: expectations around performance, responsibility for the experience, and the feeling that once a scene has started they should be able to see it through.

In this episode, Fox and Mya explore:
• The unspoken expectations that can make stopping difficult for a rope top
• Whether tops should have a safeword - and what the benefits might be
• Situations in which it may be appropriate for a top to stop a scene
• The different cognitive, emotional, physical, safety and risk-management demands placed on a rope top
• How self-concept and external pressures can make it harder to call a halt
• The SPEEDometer model and how it can help both tops and bottoms check whether they still have the capacity to continue
• Practical tools for recognizing when you are approaching your limits and making it easier to stop before you exceed them

Anyone can stop a scene. But all of us can make this easier for those in the scene to do so.

Decorative rope can look intricate and intimidating - but what happens when the person wearing it starts moving, or you take it out of a controlled environment and into a busy party?
Fox and Mya continue their conversation with Roper_Ducky, a husband-and-wife Rigger/Bunny couple from Jacksonville, Florida, known for their colorful, playful decorative and wearable rope.
This time, the conversation gets into the practical side of decorative rope, including:
• The risks that can come with decorative ties
• How movement can change the rope once it is on the body
• The bottom’s role and responsibilities when wearing decorative rope
• What changes when you tie at a party rather than at home
• The particular challenges of creating decorative rope in a busy social environment
• Why decorative rope doesn’t need to be as daunting as it looks
• Advice for people who want to start experimenting with it
• Roper_Ducky’s cross-legged/agura rainbow weave tie
• The community that can grow from sharing ties online and seeing other people recreate them
Along the way, they explore the balance between aesthetics and practicality, what both partners can contribute to making decorative rope work, and why you don’t need to start with something enormously complicated to create something beautiful.
You can see more of Roper_Ducky’s work on Fet/Instagram at @roper_ducky.

This week, Fox and Mya are joined by Roper_Ducky, a husband-and-wife Rigger/Bunny couple based in Jacksonville, Florida.
They’ve been tying together since November 2025, developing a distinctive style centred on decorative and wearable rope, bright colours and playful themes. For them, rope is at once a way to connect through touch, a creative outlet and a collaborative art form - with plenty of experimentation along the way.
In this episode, we talk about:
• How they got started tying together
• The value of rope mentors
• Learning to dye their own rope
• Why decorative rope can offer more egalitarian opportunities to tie
• Using decorative rope as an icebreaker at parties
• Swinging, creativity, connection and finding your own way into rope
• And plenty more
When they’re not tying at home, you can find Roper_Ducky at local rope and kink events around Jacksonville — and you can see more of their colourful work on FetLife at @roper_ducky.