For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-215-the-pen-and-the-sword-of-justice-with-ariel-anderssen To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This episode sees the return of Ariel Anderssen, who is a model, actor, author, property investor, and is perhaps best known for her career as a BDSM model and performer. Of course, her principal claims to fame are actually appearing on episodes 93 and 102 of this very show. We do talk about swords a bit… what sword would be a worthy reward for finishing a book, and Guy’s smallsword obsession. (Read about his smallsword guards and see pictures here: https://newsletter.swordschool.com/posts/a-joint-a-church-and-six-foil-guards) Ariel is ostensibly on the show to talk about her new book Dirty. This is her second memoir, and you can read the blurb below. We talk about a lot more than just the book though, including taking part in hijack simulation exercises in Nigeria, the double standards for actors in drama and in porn, chokeholds, coping with change, being recognised by policemen, and more. Pre-order Dirty here: https://ariel-anderssen-author.myshopify.com/products/pre-order-the-ebook-of-dirty Ariel Anderssen lives in a big Georgian house in a little Welsh town and spends her days creating homemade tweed outfits, jam tarts, and niche fetish movies. Her marriage is a harmonious delight, her sex life thrilling (though not strictly monogamous), and her past, a quagmire of child abuse and religious zealotry. At 47, Ariel is at the peak of her career as a submissive BDSM performer, travelling the world to shoot kinky movies with her friends. This year, just like any other, she’s busy with bondage and spanking photoshoots, experimenting with unwise cosmetic procedures and having a series of wildly kinky sexual encounters in hotel rooms across Europe with an enigmatic dominant gentleman. Unlike any other year, Ariel is also coming to terms with the realisation that she and her two siblings were abused throughout their childhoods. Traumatic memories from her past threaten her equilibrium as she re-establishes contact with her younger brother and becomes determined to find justice for all three siblings. Her past and present collide, as she addresses the possibility that her experiences of abuse have informed her sexual identity. Will her history make her forever feel DIRTY? Or this year, can she find a way to feel clean again?
