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 […]
Redefining Sex For More Pleasure and Excitement
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 20, with host Karen Yates What’s keeping your sex life from being more exciting? Panelists discuss limiting beliefs and tips for how to move past them in this dynamic conversation. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound®. From the October 2024 live show. The main show sponsor of the October 2024 show was uberlübe, high-performance […]
Pride: More Love, More Openness
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 19, with host Karen Yates Panelists discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ folx, offering skills and strategies to combat isolation and forge bonds. Plus an interview with drag artist Cindy Nero about her art and mentorship. From the June 2024 live show. The June 2024 show was sponsored by Rowan Tree Counseling, a therapy practice that is […]
Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT! [Rebroadcast]
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 16, with host Karen Yates In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his recent book, now in paperback, that chronicles his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. [Rebroadcast] Episode Links Zachary Zane – Author and sex […]
Tristan Taormino–Sex‑Positive Trailblazer
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 15, with host Karen Yates In this lively interview with award-winning author and sex educator Tristan Taormino, she discusses her memoir, A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten, recounting her queer youth and relationship with her gay dad, making feminist porn, being a femme dyke, and why people aren’t having sex now. Episode Links Tristan Taormino […]
Using Tarot for Sex and Relationships
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 11, with host Karen Yates Art therapist and counselor Alyse Ruriani explains how Tarot, the ancient divinatory card deck, can be a tool for self-growth and inner work around one’s sex life and relationships. Host Karen Yates uses herself as the subject in a reading–with a little bit of anxiety! Episode Links Alyse Ruriani […]
“Entwined”–Expansive Polyamory with Author Alex Alberto
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 10, with host Karen Yates Author Alex Alberto talks with Karen about “Entwined,” their memoir that explores polyamory, including community living, triads, pansexuality, and how the French and English language rate in describing being nonbinary. Episode Links Alex Alberto – Author / @thatalexalberto Instagram Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker Buy […]
Men, Trauma, and Sex with JoJo Bear [Rebroadcast]
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates 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 in this rebroadcast from 2022. Episode Links Guest links: JoJo Bear – Somatic sex […]
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: 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®. […]
Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT!
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 9, with host Karen Yates In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his new book that chronicles his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. Episode Links Guest links: Zachary Zane – Author and sex columnist Boyslut, the book. […]
