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 […]
Finding Pleasure in These Times
The Wild & Sublime Podcast with Host Karen Yates Panelists give tips on how to increase pleasure when you’re super stressed. Host Karen Yates delivers her Sermon on the Pubic Mound on getting grounded. And the audience tells us the weirdest places they’ve had sex. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025. Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for […]
Kink 101: What is a Munch? Plus Alan Colorado Needs Our Pervy Help!
The Wild & Sublime PodcastLive Show Episode with Host Karen Yates Newbie kinksters learn all about the kinky social event known as the munch. And storyteller Alan Colorado needs the wisdom of the audience to expand his sexual repertoire. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025. Episode Links FetLife Galleria Domain 2 (GD2) LRA Alan Colorado – Storyteller […]
ADHD + Sex + Intimacy
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 9, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Therapist and author Dr Lyne Piché talks with Karen about ADHD and tools individuals and couples can use to promote more intimacy and better sex lives. They discuss her new ADHD workbook in this far-ranging and lively conversation. Episode Links Dr. Lyne Piché – Psychologist and sex therapist […]
Autism + Sex, Kink, and Polyamory
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 9, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates Season 9 on neurodiversity and sex begins with a deep dive into autism. Therapist Elmo Painter-Edington, herself autistic, gives us a primer on this unique brain difference and its interplay with sex, kink, and polyamory. Episode Links Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI – Neurodiversity-affirming therapist and coach Karen […]
Relationship Anarchy
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 7, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates Relationship Anarchy rejects rules and expectations in how we relate to each other. It’s mentioned more and more in the media, but what is it exactly? In this lively conversation, therapist Nicole Thompson explains that while RA can turn our relationships on their heads, it can also bring […]
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 […]
Overcoming Jealousy and Envy in Relationships
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 6, Episode 14, with host Karen Yates Our panel of sex-positive therapists discuss the roots of jealousy and envy, and share the best ways to approach these uncomfortable feelings in both open and monogamous relationships. From our May 2024 live show. Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Ariel Kimble – […]
Intimacy Help, Pegging How-Tos, and More: Feb Live Show
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 5, with host Karen Yates The live Valentine’s Spectacular serves up a panel chat on increasing intimacy, an interview with The Pegging Book authors, Karen’s Sermon about the gifts of an unexpected health event, and more. Recorded at Constellation in Chicago. Live show sponsor: Rowan Tree Counseling Episode Links Guest Links: Matthew Amador […]
Should We Open Up Our Relationship?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 14, with host Karen Yates When is the right time to start a polyamory convo with a long-term partner? Panelists respond to a listener who’s on the fence about opening up a monogamous relationship. Episode Links Tazima Parris – Sex coach and pleasure mentor Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender […]
Receiving and Giving More Pleasure with Betty Martin
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 50, with host Karen Yates Several recent episodes have touched on Betty Martin’s critical work with intimate communication and consent, so we’re revisiting our interview with Martin herself. Sex coach, former sex worker, and Wheel of Consent creator Betty Martin talks to Karen about her book, 40 years of touching people, and how […]
“Should I Leave My Relationship?”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 47, with host Karen Yates Is it time to exit an LTR that’s not working? How will you know? Panelists answer a listener question on getting out (or not), plus Karen’s Sermon on what keeps us stuck in situations we don’t want. Episode Chapters Panel: Should I leave my relationship? (2:01) Sermon on the […]
