The Wild & Sublime PodcastLive Show Episode with Host Karen Yates From our June 2025 live show in Chicago, Archy Jamjun, R.C. Riley, Amy Sumpter and Joe Mellen bring the laughs. Plus audiences answer the q, “What’s your go-to fantasy?” Episode Links Joe Mellen – Storyteller Amy Sumpter – Comic and rapper RC Riley – Writer and performer Archy Jamjun – Standup and storyteller […]
Teen Idols with Gunn and Gomez
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates Podcasters Adrienne Gunn and Elizabeth Gomez talk with Karen about teenage celebrity crushes and how they informed their adult sexual life in this entertaining yet insightful episode.
Sex Q&As, Comedy, and More: Oct 2023 Live Show
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show, our sexperts field audience q’s on anal, sex ed, and being “too much”; standup Archy Jamjun brings the laughs, and host Karen Yates gives her Sermon on sex intentions. The live show was sponsored by Best Therapies Episode Links […]
Sex with Comedians: Adam Burke
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 6, with host Karen Yates Standup comedian Adam Burke (Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!) discusses his open relationship, UK v. US dating, and helps Karen with her dating app in this hilarious episode. Episode Links Guest links: Adam Burke – Standup comedian Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker References or more info: […]
Sex with Comedians: Raanan Hershberg
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 5, with host Karen Yates NY comedian Raanan Hershberg (The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central) discusses pegging, sobriety and sex, dating someone with herpes…and Vladimir Putin. Raanan and Karen also chat about the hottest movie: Blue Is the Warmest Color vs Out of Sight. Episode Links Guest links: Raanan Hershberg […]
Sex with Comedians: Sonal Aggarwal
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 4, with host Karen Yates Chicago comedian and producer Sonal Aggarwal discusses growing up in an Indian family and the parental pressure to marry. Sonal and Karen discuss dating: How kinky are folks on the apps exactly? Who’s picking up the tab? Plus how being a massage therapist is an added benefit with […]
Sex with Comedians: Gena Gephart
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates Chicago-based comedian and writer Gena Gephart talks about her gross-out humor, her podcast, selling panties, and one follower’s extreme fetish. Karen responds with her Sermon on the Pubic Mound®. CW: Contains graphic description of bodily fluids used in fetish play. Episode Links Guest links: Gena Gephart Karen Yates […]
Sex with Comedians: Deanna Ortiz
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Voted by the Chicago Reader as “Best Standup of the Year for 2022” in the city, standup Deanna Ortiz talks about her day job doing social media in the adult entertainment industry, the philosophy of sleeping over after sex, her podcast “Crushes,” and dating on the apps v. in […]
Sex With Comedians: Archy Jamjun
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates Format change alert! In S5 we’re having sex with comedians. Standup and storyteller Archy Jamjun talks with Karen about polyamory, the Grindr hookup app, his Thai grandfather’s “arrangement,” frottage, Outspoken, Archy’s LGBTQ+ storytelling series, and racism in the gay community. Episode Links Guest links: Archy Jamjun – Standup […]
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®. […]
Bonus Episode: Humor In Bed — Yes or No?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 9, with host Karen Yates Do you laugh during sex? Or are you very serious when things get steamy? Panelists respond to a listener question about different attitudes toward humor in the bedroom. Episode Links Cassie Porter – Sexological bodyworker & body-centered counselor Clark Hazel – Nonbinary trans therapist licensed in OR and IL Heather […]
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 […]
