The Wild & Sublime Podcast with Host Karen Yates Karen talks about The Invite and I Want Your Sex, two very different sex-positive comedies out this summer that lampoon both long-term and open relationships and kink. Episode Links The Invite (2026) I Want Your Sex (2026) Interview with Gregg Araki in The Guardian Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy […]
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 […]
Therapeutic BDSM—Healing Trauma With Kink
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 8, Episode 4, with host Karen Yates What happens when kink meets therapy? In this lively conversation, Dr Yulinda Renee Rahman, creator of Therapeutic BDSM™, explains how trauma can be healed when a kink professional, therapist, and client work together. Episode Links Dr. Yulinda Renee Rahman – Therapist, creator of Therapeutic BDSM™ and founder of KPSA Kink […]
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 […]
Best Erotic Story
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 55, with host Karen Yates “Kink helped me find who I am.” Storyteller Lily Be shares how becoming a Domme helped her get over a bad breakup and discover her own sexual identity in a powerful story from one of our live shows. Episode Links Lily Be – Storytelling oracle and doula S2E4 – […]
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 […]
