Wild & Sublime

As we face another round of public-space restrictions this fall due to a rise in COVID cases, we wanted to revisit this episode. Our panel gives great suggestions for thriving during this strange time, especially if you and your partner both work from home (and maybe also have kids). Plus a sexy Burning Man story, and host Karen Yates’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Sex & intimacy coach Tazima Pa...

How far would you go to feel better? Karen speaks with Christie Tate, author of the 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 Witherspoon’s book club and a New York Times bestseller. Links: Christie Tate “Group” on Bookshop Are you in our membership c...

Bisexual? Pansexual? Heteroflexible? What's up with that? Plus, our panel answers questions about kink, queerness, and LTRs from a live audience. A storyteller shares spicy episodes from his erotic life. Then, a Sermon on the Pubic Mound on owning your pleasure. What’s Up with That? Sarah Sloane joins Karen to sort through the nuances of “bisexual,” “pansexual,” and “heteroflexible” in collab...

Are you stuck in a sex rut? Karen talks with three knowledgeable guests from different corners of the sex-positive world about erotic creativity and how to sustain it. Their juicy in-depth conversation ranges from roleplay and kink to tantra and mindfulness.  Guests: Corinne Diachuk is an advanced teacher of Therapeutic Yoga, a somatic sex educator,  and a faculty member at the Institute for the S...

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 about sexual health. Karen shares a sexy poem by Nobel Prize winner Louise Glück. Sarah Sloane of #open, the da...

The great philosopher Ludacris once asked, “What’s your fantasy?” Our panel discusses how to make your fantasies reality—or not. Therapist Carrie Jameson shares details about how to find a therapist who’s cool with kink. And Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound about getting erotically comfortable with yourself. Panel discussion: “How do I live my fantasy?” with Mx. Maya, education coordinator at kin...

What is sex? Nudity? Bodies? Orgasms? Maybe that’s just the tip of the... something. Our panel discusses. Logan Pierce returns to talk about gender pronouns and deadnaming. Deb R. Lewis shares a fantastical fisting story. And Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound about getting out of a sexual straitjacket. Panel discussion with writer Jera Brown of Rebellious Magazine, sex coach Caitlin V Neal, and ki...

How much sex education did you get in school? Was it (how can we say this politely) at all useful? Sex educator and writer Heather Corinna talks about founding the popular website Scarleteen and their books on sex and relationships for pre-teens, teens and young adults. Storyteller Archy Arch J tells a tale of high school sexual experimentation with (gasp!) his girlfriend. And Karen’s Sermon on th...

How can we get better at talking to kids about sex? Karen chats with sexologist Jennifer Litner about her new online course for parents. Logan Pierce returns to discuss the term “nonbinary.” Audience member Jade shares their life experience of being polyamorous, gender nonconforming, and raising kids. Karen interviews sexologist Jennifer Litner about “Building Ease Talking About the Birds and the...

What lies about sex did you learn as a kid? Are they still with you today? Panelists discuss the lingering impact of childhood sex myths and answer audience questions. Storyteller Jessy Lauren Smith shares a tale of dating as a queer adult.  Panel discussion with relationship coach Tazima Parris, therapist Brandon Hunter-Haydon, kinkster Mksthingshappin, and host Karen Yates, recorded live at our...

Want to host your own gangbang? Storyteller Alan Colorado offers some helpful hints on what NOT to do. Karen interviews therapist Carrie Jameson on how to hear “no” from a partner. Logan Pierce returns for another installment of “What’s Up With That?” Plus, Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Karen interviews therapist Carrie Jameson on handling rejection and how to move forward in the conversation...

Wouldn't it be amazing to get what you REALLY want? Even if it’s outside your relationship comfort zone? Sex coach Caitlin V Neal, educator Ren Grabert, kinkster Mksthingshappin and host Karen Yates discuss and role-play how to ask for what you want with a partner. Plus a sexy song from comedian-musician Matt Griffo, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Panelists discuss and role-play how t...

Liberate your senses! This episode we give you easy exercises to wake up your body sexually, a sexy story, and discuss gender terms in depth. Karen’s interview from our live show (Feb. 2020) with Dr. Pia Holec about desire discrepancy in couples. Dr. Pia offers us a challenge of self-touch -- did you try it? Let us know what you discovered! Chicago leatherworker Emma Alamo tells a story about losi...

Are you and your partner both working from home? Maybe with kids underfoot? How's your libido been? Our panelists Tazima Parris, Matthew Amador, and Sarah Sloane return to talk about sex in long-term relationships during the COVID pandemic. Plus the story of one sexy afternoon at Burning Man from David, co-founder of OUTspoken, an LGBTQ storytelling series in Chicago. From our October 2018 li...

How has the pandemic affected your sex life? Host Karen Yates speaks with sex coach Tazima Parris, therapist Matthew Amador, and sex educator Sarah Sloane about practical tips for moving forward. Comedian-musician Amy Do performs a song from our September 2019 show, and we close with Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound on COVID and compassion, from March 2020, the last live show (for now!). Part 2:...

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