Wild & Sublime
A podcast about sex for everyone, no matter your preferences, orientation, or relationship style — based on the popular live Chicago talk show, hosted by sex educator Karen Yates. Panelists, interviews, stories, Q and A, and more reflect a dynamic and all-encompassing view of sexuality. Join the juicy party!
Episodes
In the first episode of our Healing from Sexual Trauma season, sexological bodyworker and healer Rahi Chun describes how genital de-armoring can help people move through held and often painful trauma patterns lodged in the pelvis. This fascinating conversation is a must-listen.
Don't miss our Wed. June 25, 7pm, show in Chicago! Info and tix
In this episode:
Rahi Chun - dual-certified somatic sex educator and sexolog...
How do you work through the bad feelings that can damage good relationships? Polyamorous therapist and author Kate Loree chats with Karen about her comprehensive book “Open Deeply,” about consensual nonmonogamy and deep strategies to regulate you during conflicts.
In this episode:
- Kate Loree - Sex-positive psychotherapist
- Open Deeply and other sex-positive book recs
- Open Deeply podcast - hosted by Kate Loree...
In this final episode of our Polyamory in Depth season, Karen chats with David Carlson, campaign coordinator for OPEN, about how to begin legislating at the local level for nondiscrimination ordinances protecting polyamorous folks and those in diverse family structures.
In this episode:
- OPEN - The Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy
- OPEN’s campaign coordinator David Carson
- Host, sex educator, and ener...
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 freedom.
In this episode:
- Therapist and podcaster Nicole Thompson
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
- Relationship...
Do you dream of living in a polyamorous pod? Do you have non-nesting partners? Kids? You might need to do your homework first. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author Laura Boyle (Monogamy? In this Economy?) talks through assumptions and expectations about polyam homelife.
In this episode:
- Author and relationship coach Laura Boyle
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
- Monogamy? In this Economy?...
When relationships transition from monogamous to open, or ENM agreements change, trouble may arise. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author and therapist Jessica Fern (Polywise; Polysecure) discusses how to navigate choppy waters.
In this episode:
- Author and therapist Jessica Fern
- Sex educator, coach, and energy worker Karen Yates
- Polywise and Polysecure– buy them on Bookshop and support Wild &...
Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents. Be on the lookout for our next season--"Polyamory in Depth" --starting in January!
We are part of the Lincoln Lodge podcast network!
Buy More through Bookshop. Help independent booksellers and Wild & Sublime! https://books...
Listen to steamy storytellers from our sixth anniversary live show as they heat up your earbuds. Plus the audience tells us about their oh-so-sexy breakthroughs.
In this episode:
- Storyteller Elizabeth Gomez tells us about college frolicking
- Storyteller Ashley Meyer shares a kinky goodbye
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
Our live show was sponsored by uberlube and Rowan Tree Counseling!
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Where are all the cool people at? Event producer and spoken word musician Khari B. discusses his legendary twenty-year event, Thee Debauchery Ball, a kinky house music party in Chicago for melanated people. Karen and he discuss Black sexuality, creating safe spaces, and the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball. Filmmaker David Weathersby joins the conversation midway to discuss the making of the film and watching the part...
What’s keeping your sex life from being more exciting? Panelists discuss limiting beliefs and tips to move past them in this dynamic conversation. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the October 2024 live show.
Panel with:
- Sex coach and pleasure mentor Tazima Parris
- Therapist for all things queer and kinky Jake Penrod from Live Oak
- ENM/kink coach Sarah Sloane
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker ...
Panelists discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ folx inside their respective groups and across affinities, offering skills and strategies to combat isolation and forge bonds. Plus an interview with drag artist Cindy Nèro about her art and mentorship, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the June 2024 live show.
GET TIX for our sixth anniversary live show in Chicago: Oct. 11, 2024!
In this episode:
- B and Lee Honey”s storytelling event at GD2
- Storyteller Mistress BlaqueIvory
- Storyteller Alan Colorado
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Ka...
NYC burlesque artist Fancy Feast discusses her memoir, Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques, and how being a fat performer, phone sex worker, and sex toy store clerk revealed to her Americans’ fears and expectations about sex.
In this episode:
- Burlesque artist Fancy Feast
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
- Naked –buy on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime and independent booksellers
Get S...
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]
Get tix to our Chicago Pride Show on Friday, June 28, 8pm!
Help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity! Leave a tip for our work or join...
In this dynamic 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.
Get tix to our PRIDE SHOW. Chicago, Friday, June 28 at 8pm.
In this episode:
- Author and sex educator Tristan Taormino
- Ho...
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.
For info and tickets to our live Pride Show in Chicago on Friday June 28, go here.
In this episode:
- Sex-positive therapist Matthew Amador
- Sex and relationship therapist Ari Kimble
- Sex-positive thera...
Do you and your partner have mismatched libidos? In this fascinating interview that turns many long-held ideas on their head, sexologist and author Cyndi Darnell talks about her book that helps people connect to their authentic desires and build connection. [Rebroadcast]
In Chicago on Saturday May 4? Get tix to our live show and podcast recording!
Buy Sex When You Don't Feel Like It on Booksho...
Chicago documentary filmmaker David Weathersby talks to Karen about his work chronicling the Black kink community in Chicago, including his upcoming series Sex in Color and his film Thee Debauchery Ball.
In this episode:
- Documentary filmmaker David Weathersby. Also on Instagram.
- Thee Debauchery Ball event info
- Watch the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball on Amazon Prime or Tubi
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Ka...
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!
In this episode:
- Art therapist and counselor Alyse Ruriani. Also on Instagram
- Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
- Rowan Tree Counselin...
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.
In this episode:
- Author Alex Alberto. Also on Instagram
- Host and sex educator Karen Yates
- Buy Entwined on Bookshop, our affiliate partner. Need a good read on sexuality or relationships? Check out our ...
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