The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates What’s your go-to for getting into a sexy or kinky mood? The audience tells us! Act 2 of our first live show since 2020 brings an interview on orgasmic birth, music, Q&A, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound®. Recorded live in Feb. 2022 at the Hungry Brain in Chicago. Episode Links […]
Bringing Sexy Back Pt 1: Feb Live Show
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 7, with host Karen Yates Let’s bring sexy back in 2022. But how? Host Karen Yates and panelists discuss changes in sex and dating during the pandemic, plus music, and a storyteller shares a tale of an afternoon hookup gone wrong in our first stage show since 2020. Recorded live at Hungry Brain in Chicago. […]
Are You Polysaturated?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 52, with host Karen Yates How can you tell when you’ve got enough partners? Panelists respond to a listener question on avoiding overcommitment and burnout while living a nonmonogamous life. (But! But! What if the new person you’ve just met is *really* cute?). Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender […]
“Should I Leave My Relationship?”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 47, with host Karen Yates Is it time to exit an LTR that’s not working? How will you know? Panelists answer a listener question on getting out (or not), plus Karen’s Sermon on what keeps us stuck in situations we don’t want. Episode Chapters Panel: Should I leave my relationship? (2:01) Sermon on the […]
“Group Sex! How-Tos and More”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 34, with host Karen Yates Group sex: Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Panelists answer a listener question on planning or attending a group-sex event for the first time. Episode Links Aiden Nicholson – Queer midwife and OBGYN advanced practice nurse Tom Pardoe – Sober leather daddy, titleholder & certified massage therapist Butt stuff? […]
How to Stay Open-Minded in Bed
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 30, with host Karen Yates Nervous about trying something new? Panelists discuss communicating with partners around trying new things, and answer audience questions on vulnerability, asking for what you want, and exploring turn-ons — with partners and by yourself. Episode Links Jo Flannery – Clinical sexologist S1E4: Four Steps to Ask for What […]
What to Say During Kinky Play
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 16, with host Karen Yates A listener asks, “It’s hard for me to communicate during a kink scene … Suggestions?” Our sexperts discuss kink communication–before, during, and after. Plus, a steamy story from the Pride Parade that’s sure to make you sweat. Episode Chapters INTRO (1:58) AFTERGLOW Q&A: Kink Communication (3:19) STORYTELLING: Deb R. Lewis […]
What Turns You On?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 15, with host Karen Yates How can we discover what turns us on? Does “the erotic” come from taboo, longing, surprise? How can we get more of it to juice our relationships and fantasies? Panelists offer tips to cultivate more eroticism in our lives. Episode Chapters INTRO (1:14) PANEL: What is “The Erotic” […]
Get Into Your Body
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates If you’re not in your body, where are you? In a sneak peek of a recent Q&A from The Afterglow, somatic educator, body worker, and empowerment self-defense teacher Diane Long; kinkster and relationship coach MksThingsHappin; and psychotherapist Matthew Amador respond to a listener who asks whether checking out during sex […]
Communicating In and Out of Bed
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 7, with host Karen Yates Are you saying what you really feel and want in the sexual arena? Sex and intimacy coach Tazima Parris, sex-positive psychotherapist Brandon Hunter-Haydon, and kinkster and coach MksThingsHappin offer strategies on communication–before, during, and after sex. Plus Karen Yates’ Sermon on the Pubic Mound® on anxiety and what it […]
Sex Journey, Kink Journey
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates What’s it like to embark on a new sexual lifestyle in middle age? Or to figure out—after unfulfilling long-term relationships—what kind of sexual being you want to become? Two real people tell their stories. Therapist Pat Cochran tells the story of her development as a sexual person, from teen […]
Anything That Moves
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates Bisexual? Pansexual? Heteroflexible? What’s up with that? Sarah Sloane joins Karen Yates to sort through the nuances of “bisexual,” “pansexual,” and “heteroflexible” in collaboration with #open, the dating app for ethically nonmonogamous people and their partners. Plus, our panel—kinkster and dom MksThingsHappin, sex writer Jera Brown of Rebellious Magazine, and sex-positive […]
