{"podcast":{"title":"The Bleeders: about book writing & publishing","slug":"the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360","podcast_index_feed_id":5493360,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5574561/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.bleeders.co/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/751d306b2bb64d2011a1198b84da9310.jpg","author":"Courtney Kocak","episode_count":85,"summary":"The Bleeders is a podcast (and support group!) about book writing and publishing. Transparent conversations with authors, agents, and people in the publishing industry about how to write and sell books. The title is a nod to the famous (potentially misattributed) Hemingway quote: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Sign up for The Bleeders companion Substack! https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcome","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T02:17:09.577584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360"},"episode":{"title":"“Brutalities” Author Margo Steines on Being a Teen Dominatrix, Pregnancy After ED & More","slug":"brutalities-author-margo-steines-on-being-a-teen-dominatrix-pregnancy-after-ed-more","published_at":"2025-07-14T12:30:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360/brutalities-author-margo-steines-on-being-a-teen-dominatrix-pregnancy-after-ed-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/brutalities-author-margo-steines-on-being-a-teen-dominatrix-pregnancy-after-ed-more--66969695","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66969695/bleeders_e74_margosteines_finalv1.mp3","summary":"Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack : https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcome Today's guest is Margo Steines, author of ⁠Brutalities: A Love Story ⁠ . In this episode, we discuss Margo's experience as a dominatrix, sex work then vs. now, the toxic societal pressures on women's bodies in the 90s and how that resulted in eating disorders for both of us, her stint as a high-rise welder, advice she would give her former self about an abusive relationship, what it was like to be pregnant during the pandemic, how she feels about motherhood, and more. Follow Margo on Instagram ⁠@redstateblues⁠ . For more episodes like this, search Private Parts Unknown wherever you listen to podcasts or visit privatepartsunknown.com . The Bleeders is hosted by Courtney Kocak. Follow her on Instagram @courtneykocak and Bluesky @courtneykocak.bsky.social . For more, check out her website courtneykocak.com . Courtney is teaching some upcoming workshops you might be interested in: Start a Newsletter to Supercharge Your Platform, Network and Business : https://writingworkshops.com/products/start-a-newsletter-to-supercharge-your-platform-network-business-zoom-seminar Land Big Bylines by Writing for Columns : https://writingworkshops.com/products/land-big-bylines-by-writing-for-columns-zoom-seminar The Multi-Passionate Writer's Life : https://writeordiemag.com/workshops/p/the-multi-passionate-writers-life How to Build a “Platform” for Writers Who Shudder at the Thought : https://writingworkshops.com/products/how-to-build-a-platform-for-writers-who-shudder-at-the-thought-zoom-seminar Creating Your Podcast : https://www.roadmapwriters.com/products/creating-your-podcast-0 Podcasting for Writers…","meta_description":"Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack : https:/…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1914,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360/episodes/brutalities-author-margo-steines-on-being-a-teen-dominatrix-pregnancy-after-ed-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bleeders-about-book-writing-publishing-5493360/brutalities-author-margo-steines-on-being-a-teen-dominatrix-pregnancy-after-ed-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}