Podcast Season 2, Episode 38, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 44:58min Many people are radically re-examining their relationship values — both in dating and with long-term partners — after a year and a half of pandemic living. Panelists discuss newfound pickiness on dating apps, being honest with yourself, and finding your center in a time of crisis. Read the transcript […]
#S2E32 | Erotic biography: sex, energy, and Tantra
Podcast Season 2, Episode 32, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 39:23min One woman’s story of moving from a “don’t talk about sex” childhood to a sexually disconnected adulthood, then finally discovering Tantra, energy work, and her own sexual desire and power. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters STORYTELLER: Archy Arch J (3:06) STORYTELLER: Jessy Lauren Smith (12:11) SONG: Amy […]
#S2E27 | Sexual Transparency & Intimacy with “Group” Author Christie Tate
Podcast Season 2, Episode 27, with Host Karen Yates Rebroadcast of Nov 2020 episode Running time: 44:21min How far would you go to feel better? Karen interviews Christie Tate, author of the bestselling memoir Group—one of Amazon’s top titles for 2020 and a selection for Reese Witherspoon’s book club—on her quest for intimacy through an unconventional process of radical transparency. Read the […]
#S2E10 | Carnival: Reclaiming Communal Erotic Joy
Podcast / Season 2, Episode 10 / with Host Karen Yates It’s Carnival next week, and we’re diving into the eroticism of this major festival. Sexologist and theatre artist Onika Henry joins Karen Yates for a deep talk on the community, sexual freedom, and the roots of resistance that can be seen in the Carnival of Trinidad and Tobago. EPISODE CHAPTERS […]
#S2E9 | Erotic Lit for the 21st Century
Podcast / Season 2, Episode 9 / with Host Karen Yates Snowed in? How about some spicy reading material to keep you warm and cozy? Karen Yates interviews therapist Meg Weber on her new memoir, A Year of Mr. Lucky, about a yearlong BDSM relationship, and publisher Sienna Saint-Cyr speaks about creating SinCyr Publishing and the consent-based erotica they always wanted to […]
#S2E8 | Get Into Your Body
Podcast / Season 2, Episode 8 / with Host Karen Yates If you’re not in your body, where are you? In a sneak peek of a recent Q&A from The Afterglow, somatic educator, body worker, and empowerment self-defense teacher Diane Long; kinkster and relationship coach Peter (aka MksThingsHappin); and psychotherapist Matthew Amador respond to a listener who asks whether checking out during […]
#S2E2 | Bust Out of Your Sex Rut
Podcast / Season 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. Read the transcript More episodes EPISODE CHAPTERS PANEL: […]
#14 | Sexual Transparency and Intimacy with “Group” author Christie Tate
PODCAST EPISODE 14 WITH HOST KAREN YATES How far would you go to feel better? Karen Yates speaks with Christie Tate, author of the new memoir Group on writing about sex, listening to the body, and her quest for intimacy through an unconventional process of radical transparency. Group is the November 2020 selection for Reese […]
