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. We’re part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. […]
Sex with Comedians: Deanna Ortiz
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 5, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Voted by the Chicago Reader as “Best Standup of the Year for 2022” in the city, standup Deanna Ortiz talks about her day job doing social media in the adult entertainment industry, the philosophy of sleeping over after sex, her podcast “Crushes,” and dating on the apps v. in […]
#S2E50 | Receiving and Giving More Pleasure with Betty Martin
Podcast Season 2 Episode 50 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 55:45 min 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 […]
#S2E48 | Do you need a surrogate partner?
Podcast Season 2 Episode 48 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:52 min What exactly does a surrogate partner do? In a continuing exploration of sex work today, we hear from two professional surrogates about the intimate work of redressing trauma, dismantling unhealthy assumptions about sex, and helping clients move toward the relationships they want. Episodes Topics RSS […]
#S2E46 | Sex Work: an Overview
Podcast Season 2 Episode 46 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:40 min What is sex work? Who is doing it? Two therapists who focus on sex worker support discuss stigma, community, the “whorearchy,” and the ways legal structures like FOSTA-SESTA harm sex workers while claiming to help society. Are you a sex worker? Do you want […]
#S2E25 | Receiving and Giving More Pleasure with Betty Martin
Podcast Season 2 Episode 25 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 54:58 min “How would you like me to touch you?” Has anyone ever asked you that? Sex coach, former sex worker, and Wheel of Consent creator Betty Martin talks to Karen Yates about her new book, 40 years of touching people, and how to practice giving and […]