Podcast Season 2, Episode 31, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 22:50min A summertime sex-story special from the archives! Two storytellers share experiences of erotic experimentation, plus a comedic song about a hookup in Winnetka. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters STORYTELLER: Archy Arch J (3:06) STORYTELLER: Jessy Lauren Smith (12:11) SONG: Amy Do (19:06) Episode Guests Archy Arch J Amy Do […]
#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 […]
#S2E26 | “Many Love”: a polyamory memoir w/ Sophie Lucido Johnson
Podcast Season 2, Episode 26, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 17:08min 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters Patreon Q&A (2:33) Sermon on the Pubic Mound […]
#S2E21 | May I Touch You? with Shawn Coleman
Podcast Season 2, Episode 21, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 20:23min 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Guests Shawn Coleman Episode Subjects Boundaries Consent Cuddle Parties Embodiment […]
#S2E16 | What to Say During Kinky Play
Podcast / Season 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 (14:38) Join […]
#S2E13 | From Iowa Boy to L.A. Leatherman
Podcast / Season 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 CHAPTERS INTERVIEW: Tom […]
#13 | Anything That Moves
PODCAST EPISODE 13 WITH HOST KAREN YATES Bisexual? Pansexual? Heteroflexible? What’s up with that? Sarah Sloane joins Karen Yates to sort through the nuances of “bisexual,” “pansexual,” and “heteroflexible” in collaboration with #open, the dating app for ethically nonmonogamous people and their partners. Plus, our panel—kinkster and dom Peter aka MksThingsHappin, sex writer Jera Brown of Rebellious Magazine, […]
#11 | Queerness and MORE
PODCAST EPISODE 11 WITH HOST KAREN YATES Queer once meant gay, but does it still? Sarah Sloane talks gay vs. queer, and how a once-maligned word has taken on expansive new meaning. Matt Griffo sings a spooky-sexy song. Aiden Nicholson discusses the joys and importance of regular STI testing and getting comfy talking to partners […]
