Podcast Season 3 Episode 13Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 41:05 min Filmmakers Alex Liu and Leo Neri speak with Karen about “A Sexplanation,” their lively and smart new documentary on sex education in the US told through the lens of Liu’s own upbringing. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links A Sexplanation – Available on […]
#S3E11 | Men, Trauma and Sex with JoJo Bear
Podcast Season 3 Episode 11Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 45:32 min What do male-identified people hold in their bodies that keeps them from greater pleasure? Karen interviews JoJo Bear, a somatic sex and intimacy guide, about what he’s learned from years of working with men. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links JoJo Bear Betty […]
#S310 | Play spaces, play parties
Podcast Season 3 Episode 10Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 36:09 min Do you want to know more about playing in groups and the nitty-gritty details? Listen to those that run play parties, a dungeon and a bathhouse talk about their respective scenes. Recorded live at Constellation Chicago in October 2019. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects […]
#S2E45 | Coming Out as Queer
Podcast Season 2 Episode 45 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 8:40 min Has your identity shifted? Do you want to… tell anyone about it? Panelists answer a listener question on the value and meaning of coming out as queer (or as anything!). Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, […]
#S2E36 | Chemsex is Killing Us
Podcast Season 2 Episode 36 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:43 min 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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links The Tweakers Project on Facebook 12-step […]
#S2E34 | “Group Sex! How-tos and more”
Podcast Season 2 Episode 34 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 45:16 min 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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Aiden Nicholson – Queer midwife and OBGYN advanced practice nurse Tom […]
#S2E31 | Two Sex Stories and a Song
Podcast Season 2 Episode 31 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 22:50 min A summertime sex-story special from the archives! Two storytellers share experiences of erotic experimentation, plus a comedic song about a hookup in Winnetka. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Chapters STORYTELLER: Archy Arch J (3:06) STORYTELLER: Jessy Lauren Smith (12:11) SONG: Amy Do (19:06) Episode Guests Episode Subjects […]
#S2E28 | Queer, Kinky, Funny: “In at the Deep End” with Kate Davies
Podcast Season 2 Episode 28 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 34:53 min 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 […]
#S2E26 | “Many Love”: A Polyamory Memoir w/ Sophie Lucido Johnson
Podcast Season 2 Episode 26 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 17:08 min 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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Sophie […]
#S2E21 | May I Touch You? with Shawn Coleman
Podcast Season 2 Episode 21 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 20:23 min Want to cuddle? Platonic touch practitioner and coach Shawn Coleman talks about making safe spaces to practice nonsexual touch, owning your “no,” and learning to ask for the kind of physical contact you want. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Shawn Coleman […]
#S2E16 | What to Say During Kinky Play
Podcast Season 2 Episode 16 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 23:03 min 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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Chapters INTRO (1:58) AFTERGLOW Q&A: […]
#S2E13 | From Iowa Boy to L.A. Leatherman
Podcast Season 2 Episode 13 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 48:09 min 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 […]
