Playful by Name, Radical by Nature: Inside the Minds Behind Berlin’s Sex-Positive Media Powerhouse
- Filip
- Apr 14
- 3 min read
From the Berghain darkroom to feminist porn sets – Amanda and Filip of Playful Magazine on building a platform that doesn’t flinch
Some conversations don’t just spill the tea — they smash the whole damn pot. On this week’s Tea Kink Podcast, Mistress Eva Oh slides under the sheets (figuratively, and apparently at least once literally) with the duo behind Playful Magazine — Amanda and Filip Sandström Beijer — to talk about sex, power, platforming, and their unexpected shared moment in the Berghain darkroom.
The result? One of the most honest, sexy, and laugh-out-loud interviews kink media has seen in a minute.
Playful started as a way to spotlight stories we weren’t seeing anywhere else.”
When Amanda and Filip launched Playful Magazine, it wasn’t with a plan to be the sex scene’s answer to Vice — but something way more personal and punk. “We were surrounded by these amazing people with beautiful, radical stories,” Amanda says, “but no one was giving them the mic.”
What began as a print magazine in 2019 is now a full-blown sex-positive ecosystem: Playful TV on YouTube, articles on taboo-kinks and underground culture, and a Patreon-esque Ghost community with uncensored episodes and IRL meetups in Berlin.
“I think what makes us stand out,” Filip adds, “is that we’re not afraid to platform sex workers, to talk about things like fetishes, or to let people just be complex and fun without watering it down.”
The Berghain Darkroom Incident™
Yes, that story.
In a moment that makes the whole episode worth a rewatch, Filip turns the tables on Eva: “Do you remember when you gave us a live BDSM performance in the darkroom at Berghain?” Cue laughter, gasps, and Eva admitting she might have — let’s say — inspired a life-altering moment for Filip.
“I saw you across the room and thought, oh, Filip’s in lingerie now. And then Amanda’s just standing there filming,” Eva teases.
“It was beautiful,” Amanda laughs. “You were so hot, and also soft but commanding with him. It was one of those moments that makes you go, ‘Okay. We’re definitely not in Sweden anymore.’”
On Fluidity, Feminism, and Fucking with Format
The episode is full of moments where the three click into something deeper — discussions about sexuality as a spectrum, the politics of pleasure, and what it means to document kink without exploiting it.
“There’s a difference between watching and witnessing,” Amanda explains. “We want to witness people in their realness — not stage it, not sanitize it.”
As for their own journeys? “It’s been a sexual awakening,” Filip admits. “We’ve interviewed dominatrices, looners, voyeurs… and through that, we’ve also figured out who we are.”
Eva nods. “That’s what kink can do — it doesn’t just unlock your desires. It breaks down your ideas of identity, of masculinity, of everything.”
Why Playful is the Media Brand Kink Deserves
Playful is more than just a publication — it’s a political act. In a world where mainstream platforms censor sexuality, Amanda Sandström Beijer and Filip Sandström Beijer are carving out a space where sex isn’t clickbait — it’s culture.
“We’re here for the stories that can’t be told on YouTube,” Amanda says. “That’s why we moved to Ghost. That’s why we’re building a community. We want people to feel safe being seen.”