Wild & Sublime

By Karen Yates

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, interview... more

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How many episodes does Wild & Sublime have?

The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

Wild & Sublime episodes:

February 26, 2026 Finding Pleasure in These Times
Panelists give tips on how to increase pleasure when you’re super stressed. Host Karen Yates delivers her Sermon on the Pubic Mound on getting grounded. And the audience tells us the weirdest places they’ve had sex. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025.
The October live show’s main show sponsor was Rowan Tree Counseling.
On this episode:
Matthew Amador, therapist
Dr. Jennifer Litner, sex therapist
Zeuben Painter-Edington, surrogate partner
Host Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, energy worker
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Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50.
Do you feel stuck? Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses the energy of sound to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.

Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
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36min
February 01, 2026 Kink 101: What is a munch? Plus Alan Colorado needs our pervy help!
Kink 101: What is a munch? Plus Alan Colorado needs our pervy help!
Newbie kinksters can learn all about the kinky social event known as the munch. And storyteller Alan Colorado needs the wisdom of the audience to expand his sexual repertoire. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025.
The October live show’s main show sponsor was Rowan Tree Counseling.
On the episode:
FetLife
Galleria Domain 2 (GD2)
LRA
Host Karen Yates karen-yates.com
Our Valentine’s Kick Off Show is in Chicago, February 8, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge. Get tickets!
Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies!
Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50.
Do you feel stuck? Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses the energy of sound to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip!
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
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25min
December 18, 20252025 most downloaded! Relationship Anarchy with Nicole Thompson
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.
Don't miss our next live show: Valentine’s Kick-Off – Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, 6-7:30pm at Lincoln Lodge Chicago
Our sexperts will chat about “Living Out Your Fantasies–solo or partnered.” Burlesque and more. Biggest polycule of the night gets a prize!
Use Code: IRL3 for $3 off till Jan 10 GET TIX
In this episode:
Therapist and podcaster Nicole Thompson
Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
Relationship Anarchy Manifesto
Relationship Smorgasbord
Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here!
Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip!
The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!
Be Wild & Sublime out in the world! Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Peep our Limited Collection and let your inner relationship anarchist run free…
Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.
Support the show
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
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51min
November 20, 2025 Autism, puberty, and young romantic relationships - with Robyn Steward
Autism consultant and author Robyn Steward discusses the state of being young and autistic, and how clear neutral guidance that helps tweens and teens with periods and relationships is crucial. Karen talks with Steward, herself autistic, about her insightful books.
Robyn Steward - Autism author and consultant
Karen Yates - certified sex educator, writer, energy worker
Books by Robyn Steward
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
The Independent Woman’s Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Self-Employment
Sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter to get sex and relationship tips, and show announcements.
Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip!
Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50.
Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies!
They said what? Full episode transcripts are available on our website
Do you feel stuck? Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses the energy of sound to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
36min
November 06, 2025 Sex, Relationships, and OCD with Laura Federico
How does obsessive compulsive disorder manifest in sex and relationships? In so many ways, but treatment is possible and effective. Karen talks with sex therapist Laura Federico about the root issue in OCD, ramifications, and solutions. The shame of minor attraction and getting help is included. They also discuss Laura’s new book The Cycle Book, about the effect of menstrual hormones on the body and mind.
On this episode:
Psychologist and sex therapist Laura Federico
Host Karen Yates
The Cycle Book and related events - Buy on Bookshop or Amazon
Buy on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime!
“Sexual Intrusive Thoughts” on the SMSNA site
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
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56min
October 09, 2025ADHD + sex + intimacy with Dr. Lyne Piché
Therapist and author Dr Lyne Piché talks with Karen about ADHD and tools individuals and couples can use to promote more intimacy and better sex lives. They discuss her new ADHD workbook in this far-ranging and lively conversation.
Our seventh anniversary show is in Chicago, October 12, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge. Get tickets! Main show sponsor Rowan Tree Counseling.
On the show:
Psychologist and sex therapist Dr. Lyne Piché
Host and certified sex educator Karen Yates
ADHD and Sex: A Workbook for Exploring Sexuality and Increasing Intimacy
Buy the workbook on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime! Available on Amazon too.
Sign up for podcast announcements and show announcements on our website.

Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
51min
September 26, 2025Autism + sex, kink, and polyamory
Season 9 on neurodiversity and sex begins with a deep dive into autism. Therapist Elmo Painter-Edington, herself autistic, gives us a primer on this unique brain difference and its interplay with sex, kink, and polyamory.
Plus! Don't miss our Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, 6pm, SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW in Chicago. Get tix and more info here! Main show sponsor: Rowan Tree Counseling.
In this episode:
Neurodiversity-affirming therapist and coach Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI
Host Karen Yates
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
I’m looking for…
Episodes on specific topics - There's a list!
The Afterglow, our Patreon membership club, brings you regular bonus content, early show alerts, discounts to live shows, and more goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity. Or show your love for Wild & Sublime any time: Leave a tip!
Be Wild & Sublime out in the world! Check out our new tees and accessories. Peep our Limited Collection and let your inner relationship anarchist run free…
Support the show
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
58min
September 17, 2025"Please dominate us!"--Newbie tips for power exchange [rebroadcast]
Want to try some kinky stuff with your partner, but have no idea where to begin? Panelists offer tips for those curious about experimenting with power play, sensation play, and beyond.
Plus! Don't miss our Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, 6pm, SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW in Chicago. Get tix and more info here!
In this episode:
Cassie Porter - Somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker
Jason Best - Kink-aware therapist & founder of Best Therapies
Peter Navarro - Sex-positive and somatic-oriented therapist
I’m looking for…
The rest of this panel convo - S3E6: Fat Shame
Episodes on specific topics - There's a list!
This episode’s transcript - Read it here.
A book on relationships/sexuality - Check out our recs on Bookshop!
The Afterglow, our Patreon membership club, brings you regular bonus content, early show alerts, discounts to live shows, and more goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity. Or show your love for Wild & Sublime any time: Leave a tip!
Be Wild & Sublime out in the world! Check out our new tees and accessories. Peep our Limited Collection and let your inner relationship anarchist run free…
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
17min
August 28, 2025Summer (Sex-Positive) Comedy Show
From our June 2025 live Chicago show, Archy Jamjun, R.C. Riley, Amy Sumpter and Joe Mellen bring the laughs. Plus audiences answer the q, "What's your go-to fantasy?"
Joe Mellen, storyteller
Amy Sumpter, comic and rapper
R.C. Riley, writer and performer
Archy Jamjun, storyteller and comic
Karen Yates, certified somatic sex educator and energy worker
Show Sponsor: Rowan Tree Counseling
Leave a tip for our work--we'd love $5 or $10 (or more!) to support the monthly costs of our podcast!
Or join our monthly Patreon members’ club, the Afterglow, for discounts and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity.
Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communicationby host Karen Yates by going to the Wild & Sublime website.
Are you looking for…?
Wild & Sublime merch
Episodes on specific topics
This episode’s transcript
Books on sex and relationships
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Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
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...more
51min
August 14, 2025Somatic Experiencing to Resolve Sexual Trauma
Somatic Experiencing helps heal trauma and stress by addressing the body’s responses and its nervous system. In this in-depth episode, somatic therapist Meggie Twible discusses this gentle and powerful method and how it can work with sexual trauma and also its effects in polycules.
In this episode:
Meggie Twible, somatic therapist
Homecoming Therapies on Instagram
Twible’s online events
Somatic Experiencing official website
TRE–somatic method
The Safe and Sound Audio Protocol
Karen Yates, somatic sex educator
Sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter to get sex and relationship tips, and show announcements.
Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip!
Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50.
Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies!
They said what? Full episode transcripts are available on our website
Do you feel stuck? Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses the energy of sound to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.

Get tickets to our Valentine's Kick Off in Chicago! Burlesque, standup and lively conversation about sex. Sunday Feb 8 at 6pm at the Lincoln Lodge! Tickets here!
Support the show
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
51min

FAQs about Wild & Sublime:

How many episodes does Wild & Sublime have?

The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

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