The Sanctuary of Sin Podcast

This week, we dive deeper into the roots of Scotland’s brutal witch trials, beginning with the life and paranoia of King James VI. We explore how his personal fears and political ambitions led to the Witchcraft Act of 1563, setting the stage for centuries of persecution. We also examine the cruel invention of the Scold’s Bridle—also known as the branks—a tool of public shaming and forced silence used to control and humiliate outspo...

In this powerful opening episode of our Wrath series, we begin unpacking the long, twisted history of how women’s anger, sexuality and emotional expression have been pathologised, feared, and demonised throughout the ages.

We trace the roots of "hysteria" and "melancholy" from ancient Egyptian beliefs about the wandering womb, through Hippocrates' dubious sex-based prescriptions, to medieval Europe’s descent...

Long before Christianity, colonialism, and the gender binary, queer and trans people didn’t just exist — we held power, ritual, and spiritual authority.

In this Pride Month special, we uncover the erased histories of gender-diverse priesthoods, sacred sex workers, and queer spiritual traditions from Mesopotamia to India, Rome to the South Pacific. From Inanna’s gender-nonconforming clergy to the Gallae of Cybele, from the Hijra prie...

Pride. A deadly sin… or a powerful act of survival?

In this fiery Pride Month episode, we dive into the tension between religious morality and queer self-love—asking why pride is demonized in doctrine, but essential for the marginalized. From the saints to the sinners, we unpick the church's long history of policing queer joy, confidence, and autonomy.

Expect heresy:
 🕯️ We trace the church’s fear of queerness back to the M...

This week, we descended into the blood-soaked, fire-lit depths of Hel Cabaret for their latest spectacle: Coven of Sins — and trust us, it was sinfully divine.

Join us as we recount a night of sacrificial ceremonies, demonic pole dances, gore-soaked nuns, horny cryptids, and more devilish delights than you can shake a salt shaker of cocaine at. From the moment the first drop of ritual blood fell, we’re walking you through every jaw-...

In this juicy, joy-fueled episode, Emily Sin (Rebecca), Jayson, and Moth (co-host of Uncensored) sit down to spill the glittery tea on Glasgow’s hottest queer, kink and sex positive market: Uncensored.

We dive deep into how Uncensored was born — out of spite and a desire for raw, radical, community-led spaces that center queerness, pleasure, creativity, and unapologetic self-expression. From sold-out markets and euphoric launch part...

From sacred temples to OnlyFans, brothels to bandwidth, this week we're tracing the provocative — and powerful — history of lust as both taboo and tool. In Part 2 of our LUST deep-dive, Jayson and Rebecca take you on a journey through the rise, repression, resilience, and radical autonomy of sex workers and porn creators throughout the ages.

✝️ Why did sacred sex in the temples of Ishtar terrify early Christians?
 🏛️ How d...

Welcome to The Sanctuary of Sin Podcast, where we dive headfirst into the juicy, the taboo, and the scandalously sinful. In this deep dive, we’re exploring perhaps the most infamous—and, let’s be honest, most fun—of the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust.

In Part 1, we’re setting the scene with an exploration of lust as more than just a desire for sex. Lust is a primal force—fueling love, rebellion, shame, art, kink, and control. It’s a cravin...

In this episode of The Sanctuary of Sin Podcast, we’re diving into the UV-soaked, rave-fuelled madness that was Glow at The Townhouse—a kinky, queer-friendly swingers event hosted by the fabulous Mr & Mrs G. We danced, we painted, we toasted (literally), and we left with our faith in the scene completely restored. From chaotic party energy to intimate upstairs vibes, consent-forward play, and some unforgettable community moment...

Welcome to The Sanctuary of Sin – the podcast where kink, queerness, and everything seductively sinful collide.

In our very first episode, we’re peeling back the latex curtain and inviting you into our world.

We’re Jayson and Rebecca (aka Emily Sin) – partners in life, kink, and chaos – and together we run The Sanctuary of Sin, a kinky little haven that grew from our passion for BDSM, exploration, and community. We’ve been together f...