The Wild & Sublime Podcast with Host Karen Yates Karen talks with kink coach Sarah Sloane about the leather movie Pillion, now on HBO, plus how to make sense of kink as it’s represented in popular culture versus real life. Episode Links Pillion (2025) The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin Books by Laura Antoniou Sarah Sloane – Kink […]
Summer (Sex-Positive) Comedy Show
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Being Black and Kinky with Filmmaker David Weathersby
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 12, with host Karen Yates Chicago documentary filmmaker David Weathersby talks to Karen about his work chronicling the Black kink community in Chicago, including his upcoming series Sex in Color and his film Thee Debauchery Ball. Episode Links Documentary filmmaker David Weathersby / @davidweathersby on Instagram Thee Debauchery Ball event info Watch the documentary Thee […]
Chemsex is Killing Us
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 36, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links The Tweakers Project on Facebook 12-step programs have helped some people with addictions. If you think you […]
“Group Sex! How-Tos and More”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 34, with host Karen Yates Group sex: Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Panelists answer a listener question on planning or attending a group-sex event for the first time. Episode Links Aiden Nicholson – Queer midwife and OBGYN advanced practice nurse Tom Pardoe – Sober leather daddy, titleholder & certified massage therapist Butt stuff? […]
What to Say During Kinky Play
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 16, with host Karen Yates A listener asks, “It’s hard for me to communicate during a kink scene … Suggestions?” Our sexperts discuss kink communication–before, during, and after. Plus, a steamy story from the Pride Parade that’s sure to make you sweat. Episode Chapters INTRO (1:58) AFTERGLOW Q&A: Kink Communication (3:19) STORYTELLING: Deb R. Lewis […]
From Iowa Boy to L.A. Leatherman
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 13, with host Karen Yates Pup play, leather, kink, sobriety, and the search for intimacy. In this erotic biography episode, Tom Pardoe shares his journey from Iowa musical theater kid (with a girlfriend) to out-and-proud L.A. leatherman–how he moved out of shame and hiding, and into making the deep relationships he was looking for. Episode Links […]
