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

5

2222 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Wild & Sublime:

How many episodes does Wild & Sublime have?

The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.

Wild & Sublime episodes:

August 05, 2021Group Sex! How-tos and more
Group sex: Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Panelists answer a listener question on planning or attending a group-sex event for the first time.

In this episode:
Peter aka MksThingsHappin - kink and relationship coach
Aiden Nicholson - Queer midwife and OBGYN advanced practice nurse
Tom Pardoe - Sober leather daddy, titleholder & certified massage therapist
Butt stuff? Yes, please! Join The Afterglow for a special birthday treat in August!

They said WHAT? Full episode transcripts are available on our website!
Want to learn more about energy? 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.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience The Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions (like the one featured today), and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
46min
July 29, 2021"How do you move a fantasy into real life?"
We tackle a listener question about how to make a sex fantasy reality. Our sexpert panel give you important things to consider and how to overcome shame in order to have the sex you want.
In this episode:
Matthew Amador - Psychotherapist for love, sex & gender rebels
Elmo Painter - Somatic psychotherapist
Brandon Hunter-Haydon - Psychotherapist & intimacy coach
Full episode transcript available on our website!
Learn more about energy: 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.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience The Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions (like the one featured today), and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
16min
July 22, 2021Erotic biography: sex, energy, and Tantra
One woman’s story of moving from a “don’t talk about sex” childhood into a sexually unsatisfied early adulthood and finally discovering Tantra, energy work, and her own sexual desire and power.
In this episode:
Urban Tantra on Bookshop
Full episode transcript available on our website!
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.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience The Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
40min
July 15, 2021Two sex stories and a song
A summertime sex-story special from the archives! Two storytellers share experiences of erotic experimentation, plus a comedic song about a hookup in Winnetka.
In this episode:
Archy Arch J - Storyteller & curator of OUTspoken
Jessy Lauren Smith - Writer & storyteller
Amy Do - Comedian & musician
Full episode transcript available on our website!
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.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience The Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
24min
July 08, 2021How to stay open-minded in bed
Nervous about trying something new? Panelists discuss communicating with partners around trying new things, and answer audience questions on vulnerability, asking for what you want, and exploring turn-ons — with partners and by yourself.

In this episode:
Jo Flannery - Clinical sexologist
MksThingsHappin - Kink & relationship coach
S1E4: Four Steps to Ask for What You Want in Bed
Full episode transcript available on our website!
Think you have a problem with substances? Learn more at the links below. (*Note: we do not endorse and are not affiliated with the following programs. We include them as a way for you to get more information)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Non-12 step (Buddhist): Refuge Recovery
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Crystal Meth Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous (includes anorexia and bulimia)
Living with a person who has a drinking or substance issue, or know someone whose use is impacting your life? → Al-anon
More info on non-12 step treatment
Think you have a problem and need in-patient help? Do a web search for “treatment centers near me.”

Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Step into The Afterglow... Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
25min
July 01, 2021How to deal with a stonewalling partner
"When we get into an argument, my partner won't talk to me for hours or even the whole day. What do I do?" Panelists discuss "stonewalling" — when one partner checks out during intense moments and refuses to talk things through — and what you can do if it's happening in your relationship.

In this episode:
Jason Best - Sex-positive & kink-aware therapist
Tazima Parris - Sex coach & pleasure mentor
Korey McWilliams - Relationship & sex therapist
Full episode transcript available on our website!
Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience the Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
18min
June 24, 2021Queer, Kinky, Funny: "In at the Deep End" with Kate Davies
Author Kate Davies talks about “In at the Deep End,” her novel about a woman’s pivot from hetero monogamy to a queer relationship, and the resulting deep-dive into London’s kink and poly scenes. This wry, insightful, and sexy story is sure to liven up your summer reading list.

In this episode:
Author Kate Davies
In at the Deep End on Bookshop
Sex-positive resource list
Episode transcript available on our website!
Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Want to experience the Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
June 17, 2021Sexual Transparency and Intimacy with "Group" author Christie Tate [Rebroadcast]
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.

In this episode:
Christie Tate
“Group” on Bookshop
Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Step into the Afterglow! Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
45min
June 10, 2021"Many Love": a polyamory memoir with Sophie Lucido Johnson
Author/illustrator Sophie Lucido Johnson talks about her polyamory memoir “Many Love” and about her journey in expanding definitions of love, reframing jealousy, and taking pleasure in seeing partners happy with other people.
In this episode:
Sophie Lucido Johnson
Many Love on Bookshop
Episode transcript available on our website!
Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Feel the Afterglow! Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
18min
June 03, 2021Receiving and Giving More Pleasure with Betty Martin
“How would you like me to touch you?” Has anyone ever asked you that? Sex coach, former sex worker, and Wheel of Consent creator Betty Martin talks to Karen about her new book, 40 years of touching people, and how to practice giving and receiving pleasure.

In this episode:
Wheel of Consent video library
Read a chapter of Betty’s new book
Buy it on Bookshop
Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses sound and frequency to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.
Loving Wild & Sublime? Leave a lil’ tip!
Have you been to the Afterglow? Our members club on Patreon supports the show and brings sexy surprises your way. With an Afterglow membership, you receive monthly bonus content, the ability to ask sexperts questions, and more! Join the juicy party! Starts at $5/month.
Get more Wild & Sublime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Like the show? Leave a rating and review on your podcast app!
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
56min

FAQs about Wild & Sublime:

How many episodes does Wild & Sublime have?

The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.

More shows like Wild & Sublime

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,842 Listeners

The Rachel Maddow Show by Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

The Rachel Maddow Show

37,145 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,046 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

87,438 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,759 Listeners

Shameless Sex by Amy Baldwin and April Lampert| Pleasure Podcasts

Shameless Sex

3,018 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,145 Listeners

Handsome by Headgum

Handsome

13,523 Listeners

Good Hang with Amy Poehler by The Ringer

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

12,149 Listeners