Podcast Season 2, Episode 49, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 51:14 minutes Do you avoid difficult conversations with partners, or leap right into the sticky stuff? In the second episode in our Eavesdropping series — unplanned, no-holds-barred conversations, beginning with a guest’s question for Karen — Brandon Hunter-Haydon asks, “What does it mean to choose pain over suffering?” Read the […]
#S2E42 | “Help! My partner wants me to Dom her”
Podcast Season 2, Episode 42, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 10:26 minutes Panelists respond to a nervous listener whose partner wants to be dominated in bed. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters PANEL: Sex With Friends (2:10) STORYTELLER: Jane deLaubenfelds (9:49) Episode Guests Goddess Erica Ren Grabert Brandon Hunter-Haydon Episode Subjects Anxiety BDSM Books Boundaries Couples Communication Kink Kink 101 […]
#S2E40 | Sex and depression with author JoEllen Notte
Podcast Season 2, Episode 40, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 44:02 minutes Karen interviews sex writer JoEllen Notte on sex and depression: how to talk to your doc about sexual side effects of antidepressants, ways to approach a partner experiencing depression, and new approaches to sexuality. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Guests JoEllen Notte Episode Subjects Anxiety Books Couples […]
#S2E36 | Chemsex is Killing Us
Podcast Season 2, Episode 36, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 50:43min Crystal meth and other “party and play” drugs have dug deep roots into gay sex and beyond. Two guests discuss party culture, addiction, harm reduction, and rediscovering your sexuality in recovery. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters () () Episode Guests Jimmy Palmieri Tom Pardoe Episode Subjects Addiction Aging Drugs […]
#S2E35 | Erotic Hypnosis and more
Podcast Season 2, Episode 35, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 19:53min “We like to call it the hot sauce of kink.” Kinkster and hypnotist Lois Lane shares about the versatile practice of erotic hypnosis, and how it can add spice to sex and relationships from D/s to vanilla (and everything in between). Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters () () Episode […]
#S2E30 | How to Stay Open‑Minded in Bed
Podcast Season 2, Episode 30, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 24:09min 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters PANEL: How to deal with a stonewalling partner […]
#S2E28 | Queer, Kinky, Funny: “In at the Deep End” with Kate Davies
Podcast Season 2, Episode 28, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 34:53min This wry, insightful, and sexy story is sure to liven up your summer reading list. Author Kate Davies talks about “In at the Deep End,” her novel about a woman’s pivot from hetero monogamy to a queer relationship, and the resulting deep-dive into London’s kink and poly scenes. Read the transcript […]
#S2E24 | Wanna Go to Kinky Kollege?
Podcast Season 2, Episode 24, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 17:20min Want to up your sexy skills? Plan a visit to Kinky Kollege! Bruce, the event director, explains the broad selection of classes, culture of consent, and sexual community spirit at this inclusive twice-yearly event. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters Patreon Q&A (2:33) Sermon on the Pubic Mound […]
