The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 23, with host Karen Yates Karen speaks with author and Teen Vogue columnist Nona Willis Aronowitz about her new hybrid memoir, “Bad Sex,” about the history of free love, feminism, and her own journeys in nonmonogamy and beyond. Episode Links Nona Willis Aronowitz Buy “Bad Sex” – Plus more recs on our Bookshop […]
“A Sexplanation” with Filmmakers Alex Liu and Leo Neri
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 13, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links A Sexplanation – Available on iTunes! Nan Wise’s work on sexuality and the brain Planned […]
Play Spaces, Play Parties
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 10, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links LRA Chicago Galleria Domain 2 Steamworks Midwest FemDomme Group (find […]
Coming Out As Queer
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 45, with host Karen Yates 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!). Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI – Neurodiversity-affirming therapist […]
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? […]
Queer, Kinky, Funny: “In at the Deep End” with Kate Davies
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 28, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links […]
“Many Love”: A Polyamory Memoir w/ Sophie Lucido Johnson
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 26, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links Sophie Lucido Johnson Many Love on Bookshop Header photo by Conscious Design […]
Bust Out of Your Sex Rut
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Monogamous, polyam, kinky or solo—we all get into sex ruts! Our panel discusses how to climb on out and bring a sense of play back into your sex life. Plus Karen Yates’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound® on confronting trauma when trying new things. Episode Chapters PANEL: Bust out of […]
Anything That Moves
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 1, 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 MksThingsHappin, sex writer Jera Brown of Rebellious Magazine, and sex-positive […]
Queerness and MORE
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, 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 […]
