Keep Them Coming with Kristen Thomas

My interview with Cassie Willnauer is a dash of talking about New Year's resolutions, a bit of how to talk to your kids about sex, and a hint of purity culture talk as well. I called this episode don't resolve to punish yourself because it's January and a lot of people are setting those New Year's resolutions. I explained why I'm not really a fan of them, often because of the way we're setting our...

My guest on Keep Them Coming today is a queer artist, designer, and a community minded person, Jared Horman. I saw him create a mural live at the Queer Narratives Festival over the summer, and you may recognize some of his work around Kansas City. He's painted murals for KC Care Clinic and Gael's Public House. It was some naughty, naughty asparagus in his Rotten Foods series that really caught my...

The Royal Love Coach Kincaid McMinn joined me for this final episode of 2021. He gave me the lowdown on some of his favorite and most highly recommended sex toys for penis owners. He also addressed bad dating advice, semen retention and No Fap November, and much more. Find him on Instagram and Twitter @RoyalLoveCoach Join me for my virtual workshop series Better Sex - A six week course to awaken t...

Today's guest is used to being in front of the camera rather than a microphone, but model and movement teacher Marisa Pinkerton, or Risa as you'll find her online, did great on her first podcast interview. Risa opened up about dating, dancing, modeling, and Only Fans. Turning ourselves into a brand and managing the entrepreneur side is a challenge, but one Risa is learning to navigate well, as evi...

Michaela Martinez joined me on this episode of Keep Them Coming to talk about sex, disability and chronic illness. Michaela was an open book about some of her experiences that she's had with the medical field and dating as someone who's had two open-heart surgeries. She's experienced a lot of shaming and stigma from doctors and received little to no information when it came to sex and pleasure. Co...

Back for another interview on Keep Them Coming is my friend and my business mentor Joel Barrett. Joel is an LGBTQ writer, speaker and gatherer who has his own company called Joel Speaks Out. He published his memoir recently, so I wanted to have him back on to tell me all about Godly...But Gay. He was a Baptist minister, was married and has four children. We discussed cruising, figuring your shit o...

Artist, activist, and educator Merrique Jenson and I had a lively conversation about Trans Day of Remembrance, race, equity, social justice work, gatekeeping, and making changes in our community. Merrique is the Program Director for Transformations, a youth organization for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming teens and adolescents. Merrique has led the organization to refocus it's efforts specif...

If you are uneducated about sex, it's not your fault! I'm joined by my friend Dr Allie Melendez who wrote an entire book about all the things adults missed. As a sex educator at a Montessori school in LA, she found that in order to best help the student, she had to teach the parents as well. It's great to talk to someone who is sex positive! You can support her kickstarter for From ABC to STD: Wha...

My conversation with Lucy Rowett, CSC and Clinical Sexologist was all about about diet culture, body image, and the overlap that they have with purity culture. A lot of it has to do with this idea of self control or self-loathing, punishing yourself and policing bodies. We also talked about how so many healers who've gotten pulled into conspiracy theories. You know who you are. Lucy's focus in her...

Ever wonder why some people love to have their balls beaten? In this solo show, Kristen breaks down the basics of cock and ball torture, one of the most extreme and misunderstood kinks.

Kink practitioner Jaybee Aviance dished on all the kink groups they are a part of - Consent KC, KC Pioneers, Black Kink KC, and The Meatlocker. It can be hard to find kink spaces that are welcoming if you're not white and cishet, so we had an honest conversation about entering those spaces when you're not those things. Find Jaybee and the Kansas City Alternative Podcast Collective at kcapc.com. Fi...

Katerina Guillermo is an artist and printmaker, and I adore their kinky and erotic art! Not only does she showcase a wide variety of kinks, but also a wide variety of bodies. She is passionate about learning to draw diversity that reflects our world. We discussed representation of all bodies in art, sex work for people with disabilities, And some of the work they've been doing since quarantine beg...

Sara Rosen, LMSW and MEd joins Kristen on Keep Them Coming to kick of Kinktober because she's also known as The Kink Therapist! We discussed the differences between a therapist and coach and what roles we play in people's journeys. She shared some of the most common and obscure kinks people share with her. She also gave some of her recommendations for favorite sex toys! Find Sara @thekinktherapist...

WELCOME TO SEASON 2! In this solo show, I reviewed my top 5 most listened to episodes of Keep Them Coming as well as my top 5 favorite online resources that will help you with sexual health. Please rate and review KTC on your favorite podcast platform.

Lindsey and Aimee from The Secret Life of MILFs podcast joined me for episode 100 of Keep Them Coming. This one is an episode for the ages - we discussed porn, anal, sexy branding, raising kids, relationship structures, submissives and more. I feel like I made two new BFFs! You will laugh your ass off

September is Sexual Health Month and Kristen is kicking off with guest Caroline Markel Hammond. Her organization Safe In Harms Way helps people prepare to safely leave unhealthy relationships. TW: SA Part of Caroline's work is to normalize talking about emotional and sexual abuse so that people don't feel alone in the world. Topics include reframing past experiences, sexological changes as we age,...

Sarah G is the co-host of the Dating Kinda Sucks podcast and the one who started it all with her blog chronicling her online dating mishaps. Sarah's also a writer, a hopeless romantic, and soon to be cohabitating with her LTR, so obviously, things got better! We talked about authenticity in dating, creepy app experiences, and using social media to help people learn to date better.

President of the Adult Performance Artists Guild Alana Evans guides us through the train wreck many of us couldn't look away from. Since OnlyFans announced they would ban sexually explicit content, online adult performers are feeling abandoned and worried. This episode was recorded Mon August 23, as of today Aug 25th, OnlyFans has 'suspend' the October 1st deadline for content to be removed from p...

Ever wish you lasted longer in bed? Ever wish you could both get your big O during partnered play time every time? The Orgasm Gap is real - 85% of heterosexual men report reaching climax with their partner, whereas only 65% of heterosexual women say the same. How do we close the gap? Promescent CEO and my new pal Jeff Abraham came on KTC to tell us all about their product line that makes sex even...

I had a fellow podcast host on this episode. Adam Avitable is one of two hosts on the Dating Kinda Sucks podcast. I'm hoping to get his co-host Sarah on soon for pt 2) . We met through TikTok, so we talked about some of our experiences, but most of it was about what we've got going on IRL. We discussed red flags, how we screen people out during dating, and what we feel the differences are between...

Today's episode is a Q&A session. I've had people write in questions they'd like answered, including: "What are some of the ways to stay wet? I get wet easily but can't stay wet after we've started." "How is sex/blow jobs/hand jobs different when a guy is uncircumcised? What do you have to do differently to work with the extra skin?" "How do I say it (initiate sex)? The only way I can truly think...

Her book is forthcoming, but Stephanie Carey joined me to share a glimpse into her story behind Jesus Stole My Power. She shared how she changed from a sheltered purity-culture riddled girl to a women who's learning more and more how to stand tall and own her life and especially her sexuality. To anyone out there who ever worries they are "being punished" for being a sexual person, you'll want to...

In this solo show, I explore some of the things I've found in practice are characteristics of couples who aren't feeling connected in the bedroom. There are ways to build a great sexual connection that has you and your partner craving more. Want to have a better sex? Do these 13 things according to The Gottman Institute. Mentioned in the show: Dipsea - try the Audible of audio-erotic 7 days for fr...

Mistress Elliot is well known in our community, and we can call her the Queen of Naughty. She owns a private dungeon The Black Dog, so of course I needed to have her on Keep Them Coming! I've talked before about BDSM and kink on the show, but Mistress Elliot provided some great insights into several kinks, as well as dungeon etiquette. She explained some of the old and new protocols AKA the rules,...

I enjoy releasing episodes on June 9th! I mean it's 6-9. It's my favorite day of the year. Happy 6-9 if you happen to be listening on release day, if not, I hope you got to enjoy the day properly! My guest today is a friend of mine. His name is Johnny Araña. He tells a lot of stories of course, about what he's had going on with this pandemic porn star lifestyle, how he got into it... He's just lik...