Sometimes an afternoon offers up some special delight that reminds me that despite my complaints, I am pretty lucky to work where I do. Take, for example, this afternoon, when I walked into the studio during the afternoon show, which is hosted by my new best boyfriend, Mike Chalut.

Mikey had been foraging around the creative pit earlier for something to eat, so I was going over to the studio to share some of my chocolate-covered almonds with him. When I arrived, he and Jonathan Rosa (the cute boy next door and another boyfriend of mine), who was filling in for the usual afternoon producer, Acey, were about to launch the Wednesday show segment known as the Wednesday Slap & Tickle. The theme was flogging. Fun!

So instead of retreating to the creative pit, I decided to stick around and assist. Mikey’s a bit shy about the bdsm stuff, but I’m no stranger to it and Jonathan likes to think of himself as something of an expert. What followed was one of the high points in my radio career thus far. You can listen to the segment here (you won’t hear me speak, because I am nowhere near the mic, but I was the one wielding the whips—and yes, Jonathan really did drop trou for me):

The Mike Chalut Show with Acey Rowe – Slap & Tickle Wednesday, August 18, 2010

It occurred to me afterward that we’re probably the only commercial radio station in North America that gets away with flogging people on the air. Possibly the only one in the world, but then again, possibly not. So when I look at it that way, I like to say that I just made history there, people.

So yeah, the pay is low and I am probably the only person in the station who is not eligible for free swag that isn’t donated to me from the regift pile in the sales pit, but from time to time I get to strip fellas down and whip them before an audience of thousands—okay, more like hundreds—of listeners. That’s worth something.