The Wild & Sublime Podcast with Host Karen Yates Do you find yourself attracted to people who don’t fit into your usual gender of choice? Or do you go back and forth? Mark Cusack, author of Fluid: A Guide for People with Flexible Sexuality explains how attraction works and how by expanding our understanding of sexuality we can find greater […]
Autism + Sex, Kink, and Polyamory
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 9, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates Season 9 on neurodiversity and sex begins with a deep dive into autism. Therapist Elmo Painter-Edington, herself autistic, gives us a primer on this unique brain difference and its interplay with sex, kink, and polyamory. Episode Links Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI – Neurodiversity-affirming therapist and coach Karen […]
“Entwined”–Expansive Polyamory with Author Alex Alberto
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 10, with host Karen Yates Author Alex Alberto talks with Karen about “Entwined,” their memoir that explores polyamory, including community living, triads, pansexuality, and how the French and English language rate in describing being nonbinary. Episode Links Alex Alberto – Author / @thatalexalberto Instagram Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker Buy […]
Pride Show: “Gender Magic” + Storyteller Lily Be
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 15, with guest host Matthew Amador Our Pride Edition show part two features guest host Matthew Amador interviewing sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel on their new book “Gender Magic,” plus recurring storyteller Lily Be’s comedic story on experiencing her asexuality as a teen. Includes Karen Yates’ Sermon on the Pubic Mound®. […]
Hot Tips for Dating Trans and GNC Folx With Rae McDaniel
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates Learn essential intimacy and communication skills when dating transgender and gender nonconforming people in this lively interview with sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel. Episode Links Guest links: Rae McDaniel – Sex and gender therapist and coach Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker Header photo by […]
Asexual Adventure with Lily Be
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 5, with host Karen Yates Storyteller Lily Be shares how pegging, a bunch of unfulfilling relationships, and one late-night Reddit deep-dive helped her realize she’s asexual — which also brought her closer to her mother. Episode Links S2E55: Best Erotic Story S2E4: Your True Sexual Self (Sarah Sloane discusses asexuality) Lily Be – Storytelling […]
“Many Love”: A Polyamory Memoir w/ Sophie Lucido Johnson
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 26, with host Karen Yates Expanding definitions of love, reframing jealousy, and taking pleasure in seeing partners happy with other people. Author/illustrator Sophie Lucido Johnson talks about her polyamory memoir “Many Love” which chronicles her journey in ethical nonmonogamy. Episode Links Sophie Lucido Johnson Many Love on Bookshop Header photo by Conscious Design […]
Your True Sexual Self
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 4, with host Karen Yates When it comes to sex, who are you… really? In this cabaret-style episode, Sarah Sloane of #open, the dating site for nonmonogamous people and their partners, defines demisexual, aromantic, and asexual—and why labels are good as we understand more deeply who we are. Sex & relationship coach Tazima […]
