The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 7, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Do you dream of living in a polyamorous pod? Do you have non-nesting partners? Kids? You might need to do your homework first. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author Laura Boyle (Monogamy? In this Economy?) explains how assumptions and expectations about polyam homelife can be […]
Are You Polywise?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 7, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates When relationships transition from monogamous to open, or the agreements we have with polyam partners change, trouble may arise. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author and therapist Jessica Fern (Polywise; Polysecure) discusses navigating choppy waters and how to talk about it. Episode Links Khari B. – Event maker […]
2024 Most Downloaded! “More: a Memoir of Open Marriage”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 23, with host Karen Yates Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents. Be on the lookout for our next season—“Polyamory in Depth”—starting in January! Buy More through Bookshop. Help independent booksellers and Wild & Sublime! […]
Flirty Fall Entertainment
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 22, with host Karen Yates Listen to performers from our sixth anniversary live show as they heat up your earbuds. Plus audiences tell us about their sexy breakthroughs. The main show sponsor of the October 2024 show was uberlübe, high-performance lubricant. Show sponsor was Rowan Tree Counseling, a therapy practice that is anti-racist […]
Thee Debauchery Ball with Khari B.
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 21, with host Karen Yates Where are all the cool people at? Event producer and spoken word musician Khari B. discusses his legendary twenty-year event, Thee Debauchery Ball, a kinky house music party in Chicago for melanated people. Karen and he discuss Black sexuality, creating safe spaces, and the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball. Filmmaker […]
Redefining Sex For More Pleasure and Excitement
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 20, with host Karen Yates What’s keeping your sex life from being more exciting? Panelists discuss limiting beliefs and tips for how to move past them in this dynamic conversation. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound®. From the October 2024 live show. The main show sponsor of the October 2024 show was uberlübe, high-performance […]
Pride: More Love, More Openness
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 19, with host Karen Yates Panelists discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ folx, offering skills and strategies to combat isolation and forge bonds. Plus an interview with drag artist Cindy Nero about her art and mentorship. From the June 2024 live show. The June 2024 show was sponsored by Rowan Tree Counseling, a therapy practice that is […]
Sexy Summer Entertainment
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 18, with host Karen Yates Listen to performers from past live Chicago shows as they heat up your earbuds. Plus audiences tell us what erotic secrets they’re keeping, and Karen presents a Sermon on the Pubic Mound® about great sex. Episode Links B and Lee Honey’s storytelling event at GD2 Mistress BlaqueIvory – […]
“Naked” Truth with Memoirist Fancy Feast
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 17, with host Karen Yates NYC burlesque artist Fancy Feast discusses her memoir, Naked, and how being a fat performer, phone sex worker, and sex toy store clerk revealed to her Americans’ fears and expectations about sex. Episode Links Fancy Feast Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker Naked–buy on Bookshop and […]
Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT! [Rebroadcast]
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 16, with host Karen Yates In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his recent book, now in paperback, that chronicles his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. [Rebroadcast] Episode Links Zachary Zane – Author and sex […]
Tristan Taormino–Sex‑Positive Trailblazer
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 15, with host Karen Yates In this lively interview with award-winning author and sex educator Tristan Taormino, she discusses her memoir, A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten, recounting her queer youth and relationship with her gay dad, making feminist porn, being a femme dyke, and why people aren’t having sex now. Episode Links Tristan Taormino […]
Overcoming Jealousy and Envy in Relationships
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 14, with host Karen Yates Our panel of sex-positive therapists discuss the roots of jealousy and envy, and share the best ways to approach these uncomfortable feelings in both open and monogamous relationships. From our May 2024 live show. Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Ariel Kimble – […]
