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Fetish artist and pornographer Barney, also known as the Muckle Stoater, sits down to discuss niche kinks and paraphilias, as well as the ups, downs and weird roads to self-acceptance those of us with them can travel. Featuring a variety of voices from wi

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    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 109 EPISODES


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    409: This Is A Family Show feat. Pup Fidget II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 60:00


    Pup Fidget returns this week to share his experiences at the JustForFans conference and winning Chewi's Kennel 'Best in Show' 2025! Barney gushes over how proud he is of his son, then ends up accidentally flashing his neighbours.

    408: Labels Are For Cans feat. Brew Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 60:10


    Following on from last week's HUNTER experience, Brew Hunter joins Barney to discuss the event as a whole and its origins. After covering the inspiration for the HUNTER vibe, Barney gets his questions on the dresscode answered.

    407: Gone Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 41:05


    This week, Barney reflects on his experience at the Hunter Weekender Truck Stop event and on trying new things. Things such as having clothes pegs whipped off of his body and getting Deep Heat in his butt.

    406: FULL DISCLOSURE feat. Matthew Finns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 60:29


    This week, Barney is joined by recent scene partner Matthew Finns to discuss Barney's newfound bottomhood and disclose some truths, like telling your co-workers you're a whore and being too lazy to douche. Most importantly, they weigh in on the nuns from 'The Sound of Music'.

    405: Gobble Gobble (Part 2) feat. Ben Biddick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 68:24


    This week, Barney and Ben Biddick continue to talk over each other; rambling about ABDL, Oompa Loompas, pooltoys, shitting in lunchboxes and how Avril Lavigne doesn't exist. Barney complains about getting buttered and having a gross nose disease, all while Ben refuses to tell his incredible Turkey story.

    404: Cut the Phlegm Out (Part 1) feat. Ben Biddick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 57:57


    This week, Ben Biddick returns to The Big Top to actually be recorded this time! After giving Ben the floor to talk all about inflation in last week's lost episode, Barney spends most of the runtime refusing to let him broach the subject and instead badgers on about nonsense.

    403: Sinking Sunk Costs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 15:32


    In this week's update, Barney is forced to reckon with the loss of two hours worth of audio due to unavoidable tech issues. Instead, he provides a quick recap of the lost recording and looks forward to creating a much better episode.

    402: Let's Show Off & Get Naked feat. Clifford Packer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 62:09


    This week, Barney gets hot and cringey with Clifford Packer - who explains the improv behind POV porn. The two discuss insecurity, self-esteem, moustaches and exhibitionism, with a horny surprise at the end!

    401: Mercy Fucking the Little Whistle feat. Tammie Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 56:17


    The Big Top is BACK! After a much-needed hiatus, Barney returns joined by none other than Tammie Brown! Tammie teaches Barney about shakubuku and they talk religion, romance and horror movies. They share intimate experiences, including some merciful liaisons.

    Bonus Episode: Suckin' on Titties feat. NewsieBaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 60:45


    In this special bonus episode, Barney shares his latest appearance on 'Newsie's Nook', discussing the success of 'Stuck in the Middle'. Barney describes the first two and gives more information on future events before accidentally ripping open his boxer shorts.

    340: The Way We Kink feat. Liam Wignall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 66:35


    In this Season's finale, Barney is joined by Liam Wignall, who shares his professional opinion on just how neurodiverse Barney is. They discuss the psychology behind puppy hats, ABDL and the enormous chain locked around the host's neck.

    339: Emotional Colon feat. Joel Someone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 68:10


    This week, Barney is joined by Joel Someone - who he immediately harangues into answering why there aren't more clowns in gay porn. Through laughing fits and ADHD, they discuss the gamification of sex, the stupidity of porn and the sexiness of authenticity.

    338: RealClearClowning feat. RealClearFetish

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 63:16


    This week, Barney is featured on the RealClearFetish podcast to discuss sobriety in kink. He delves into what clown play is all about and opens up about some of his past experiences with drugs.

    337: Licking Leather feat. Tom Keller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 68:19


    This week, Barney is joined by Mr Leather Europe 2024 Tom Keller, who takes us on a journey of kink awakenings; from licking seats to Rihanna's 'S&M'. Tom talks about his year travelling, the global leather community and what he looks forward to after stepping down.

    336: When Trauma Gets Sexy feat. Sarah from Cruising Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 66:50


    This week, Barney is joined by Sarah Gabrielli from the Cruising podcast to discuss the frightening state of the world, older women and cruising in all its forms. They right all the world's problems in less than an hour, as Sarah recounts visiting every lesbian bar in the US and Barney considers making this a true crime sex podcast.

    335: Is That Your Foot? feat. Jonah Wheeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 61:15


    This week, Jonah Wheeler joins Barney to cover dominate bottoms, pup hats and being a goofball! They cover everything from bisexuality to sex vivariums to Burning Man.

    334: Intersectionality is the Word feat. Glenn (@theartistminotaur)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 71:27


    This week, Glenn returns to the podcast to talk HRT, trans rights and intersex experience. Glenn and Barney balk over the interconnected threads of bigotry and how all roads seem to lead back to white supremacy.

    333: Stuck in the Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 11:54


    In this week's minisode, Barney laments the loss of an entire episode's audio, but counters with an exciting announcement...

    332: Let's Take A Break feat. Pup Fidget II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 60:45


    This week, Fidget returns to recap Folsom whilst pulling faces at the camera. They keep it short, sweet and snappy, covering everything from ‘Mafia Mamma' to gutless bottoms in San Francisco.

    331: FLOORDROBE feat. @ELMCoaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 67:18


    This week, Barney is joined by Matthew Bennett AKA English Leather Master of ELM Coaching to talk ADHD, demisexuality and some of the cool niche fetishes he's encountered in his work! After discussing Barney's lack of clown skills, Matthew talks more about his coaching business and educating on consent.

    330: Clownphobic Bitches (Part 2) feat. @jcpmadonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 59:43


    This week, Barney continues his conversation with @jcpmadonna AKA Jay The Poppers Queen. They cover organised religion, institutionalisation, cults and straight women.

    329: FEMININE ENERGY (Part 1) feat. @jcpmadonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 51:24


    This week, Barney is joined by @jcpmadonna AKA The Poppers Queen to talk all things poppers, meth and religion. After recounting their time in Palm Springs, Jay shares some personal stories and experience navigating the fetish scene as a trans woman.

    328: Brainwashing the Boy Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 31:21


    This week, Barney treats his listeners to a potentially-traumatising audio file he was commissioned to do a while back, involving the Joker and Robin. Someone better light the Bat Signal, or else the Boy Wonder may never be the same again...

    327: Keeping It Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 53:11


    This week, Barney keeps practising authenticity and vulnerability by sharing some personal truths. In a more upbeat version of similar episodes, he talks about how simple positivity can be.

    326: The GAY Episode (Part 2) feat. Pup Fidget II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 61:51


    This week, Barney continues his conversation with Fidget as they fight his unmedicated ADHD. They talk about gooning and Barney's lack of clown skills, all while Fidget huffs on poppers.

    325: BIG Summer Blowout (Part 1) feat. Pup Fidget II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 54:44


    This week, Barney is joined by his new clown son, who is also called Fidget. They talk gooning, balloon bondage and cover their time together at Dore Alley and filming clown porn in Palm Springs.

    324: Kinky Boys! feat. Kinkyboy Craig

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 61:43


    The Big Top returns after a short hiatus and Barney has (for the most part) got his shit together! This week, Barney shares some of his time on the Kinkyboys podcast, talking about - you guessed it - clown sex!

    323: More Than A Little Hypnosis feat. Little Kenny & HypnoDaddyJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 69:44


    This week, Barney is joined by HypnoDaddyJ and Little Kenny from A Little Hypnosis to discuss kink theory and how hypnotherapy can aid in self-acceptance. HypnoDaddyJ then demonstrates a hypno induction for listeners.

    322: Fetish Week London '24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 65:21


    After recovering from covid, Barney recounts his experience at Fetish Week London. Having forgotten to actually interview anyone, he instead gives an authentic account of what one can expect from this week-long event.

    321: Minisode with the Crypt Keeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 4:03


    In this week's not-a-real-episode, Barney coughs up a half-arsed apology after contracting the Fetish Week lurgy and prepares the audience for a much better full episode next week.

    320: Be You, Be Happy feat. Pup Buff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 67:32


    Pup Buff joins Barney this week, to start off talking about death (in a fun way!), before moving on to his infamous pup video. They discuss community and the joy of embracing who you are before getting horny over inflation...

    319: Delegate World Peace (Part 2) feat. Alastair Noir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 60:52


    This week, Alastair and Barney continue discussing their conversational bandwidth as Barney discovers he may be a robot. Alastair then talks all about title holding competitions; why they exist, where they come from and what they mean to him.

    318: Orgasm Friends (Part 1) feat. Alastair Noir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 57:33


    This week, Barney is joined by Alastair Noir to talk about loneliness and his fetish journey. They discuss consent, stealing underwear and whether feelings are a disease, all while Barney tries to normalise not communicating ever.

    317: Sexy, Spooky & Stupid feat. Dementio the Clown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 58:52


    Dementio the Clowns visits The Big Top to discuss the surprising prevalence of clown kinks, while Barney de-clowns after filming for a project. Two clowns talk about clowns, clowning and being a clown.

    316: The ADHD Episode feat. Ricky Cage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 67:20


    This week, Barney is joined by Ricky Cage to talk hypnosis, gooning, clown porn and of course… tech support! Barney gets flustered over Ricky's clown persona, while his rampant (undiagnosed) ADHD threatens to derail the whole thing.

    315: Porn Is Important feat. Jumper Pup

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 65:30


    This week, Barney is joined by Jumper Pup to talk spandex, elongated bondage and kink-spongery. The conversation veers from sexy circus costumes to heavy BDSM, censorship and sex education.

    314: Live & Love Differently feat. Sacha Coward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 67:08


    This week, Barney is joined by actual academic Sacha Coward, to discuss the folkloric origins of kink. They cover mermaids, centaurs, the historical root of furries, and yes, clowns.

    313: A Tree-Climbing Fish (Part 2) feat. Pup-E

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 67:43


    This week, Barney continues to be grilled by Pup-E on scary clowns, fears and more! They each share some of their experiences with drugs and towards the end, Enoch makes an exciting announcement for this upcoming Pride.

    312: That's Not My Jizz (Part 1) feat. Pup-E

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 64:06


    After accidentally cucking him, Barney is joined by Pup-E to pull an UNO Reverse and interview him instead! They delve into clown kinks, findom, straights in queer spaces and wrestling, as well as Aldi's sweet sweet swag.

    311: Raggedy? My Name Is Just Ann feat. Noah Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 68:06


    This week, Barney is joined by NYC's kinkiest fucker Noah Gold, to talk about community, social media and what Barney did at CAPCon… Amidst arguing about AI and vanillaism, they find they have a lot in common and Barney teases something he's working on.

    310: Clown Car Diaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 71:36


    “So I haven't really planned anything…”, begins Barney as he embarks on a road trip like no other to Manchester and Brighton during The Eagle's 14th birthday weekend. To fight his loneliness, he talks to the imaginary audience in his phone about attending Mancsbound and how much he hates clubbing.

    309: Every Serial Killer's Dream feat. SexEdWithTim

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 40:11


    This week, Barney's a guest on the 'Sex Ed with Tim' podcast to discuss STIs, self-confidence and of course, clown sex! The two talk about the many ways they could die, their ever-growing stupidity and whether Princess Diana is still alive…

    308: Mind Your Business feat. Andromeda Circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 59:32


    After a week off to recover, Barney returns and is joined by Andromeda Circus to discuss art and performance in fetish. The two discuss sensual pleasure and delve into how utopian the world would be if people just minded their business.

    Announcement - No Episode This Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 0:54


    A quick announcement just to say that this week's episode will not be going ahead due to illness.

    307: Critter College feat. Pup Ace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 70:01


    This week, Barney is joined by Pup Ace who delves into the meaning of BDSM, why community and education matter, and being who you are. They cover self locking, balloon bondage and Ace's mentorship program for kinky critters.

    306: The Big Top LIVE! @ CAPCon feat. NewsieBaby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 66:07


    This week, The Big Top comes to you live for the very first time as Barney & Newsie discuss CAPCon! Recorded without permission, this episode takes place in a hotel basement where the audience slowly get closer to the stage as staff rearrange the room behind them.

    305: Fuck How You Wanna Fuck feat. Master Aaron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 53:35


    This week, Barney is joined by Master Aaron, owner of Fleshpot Films and the perverted mind behind its horror-based porn. Barney continues to vent his frustration at the lack of male clown porn while Aaron gives his personal insight into the escorting and porn industries.

    304: BEANS! Part 2 feat. Coach Bator

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 52:34


    This week, Barney gets horny as Coach starts to get in his head and discusses ideas for starting a clown porn site. They cover double standards on social media platforms and fan sites, as well as why goofy is sexy!

    303: BEANS! Part 1 feat. Coach Bator

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 55:06


    This week, Barney is joined by Coach Bator, who shares his experiences in the porn industry and the wild, dumb, kinky craziness that is 'Baloney'. They discuss all the clown porn they're gonna make once Barney gets on the casting couch and, of course, baked beans.

    302: Toilet Talk feat. Draven Navarro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 67:08


    Porn actor Draven Navarro joins Barney this week to give his takes on beauty standards, the lack of male clown porn and the industry in general. He also takes time to sit on the toilet for the pleasure of such inclined listeners.

    301: Money Me? feat. Pup Drengen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 67:20


    The Big Top is BACK! Season 3 officially kicks off with Pup Drengen coming on to discuss what makes a good findom, while Barney edits him into slandering the podcast. The two cover kinky meetup etiquette, why diapers are cool and everything from the Norwegian kink scene to wearing 24/7!

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