It’s Carnival next week, and we’re diving into the eroticism of this major festival. Sexologist and theatre artist Onika Henry joins Karen for a deep talk on the community, sexual freedom, and the roots of resistance that can be seen in the Carnival of Trinidad and Tobago.

• Onika Henry 
• Onika’s Tedx talk

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Snowed in? How about some spicy reading material to keep you warm and cozy? Karen interviews therapist Meg Weber on her new memoir about a BDSM relationship, and publisher Sienna Saint-Cyr speaks about creating the consent-based erotica they always wanted to read. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound on following your hunches.

• Therapist and writer Meg Weber reads from and discusses A Year of Mr. Lucky, her memoir of a yearlong correspondence and relationship with a Dom she first met online.
• Publisher Sienna Saint-Cyr talks about the origins of SinCyr Publishing, their company focused on producing erotic literature that actively includes consent. 
• Host Karen Yates’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound on following your hunches to change your life.

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If you’re not in your body, where are you? Panelists respond to a listener who asks whether checking out during sex might be a sign of trauma. And a somatic therapist leads a guided visualization to bring pleasure into daily experiences. 

• A sneak peek of a recent Q&A from The Afterglow, our monthly membership club. Somatic educator, body worker, and empowerment self-defense teacher Diane Long; kinkster and relationship coach Mksthingshappin; and psychotherapist Matthew Amador answer listener questions on sex and relationships.
• Somatic psychotherapist and relationship coach Elmo Painter leads a visualization exercise aimed at bringing body pleasure into bothersome life situations. Recorded live at Constellation in Chicago in July 2019.

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• Mksthingshappin
• Matthew Amador 
• Elmo Painter 
• July 2019 live show

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Are you saying what you really feel and want in the sexual arena? Panelists offer strategies on communication — before, during, and after sex. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound on anxiety and what it takes to move forward.

• Sex and intimacy coach Tazima Parris, sex-positive psychotherapist Brandon Hunter-Haydon, and kinkster and coach Mksthingshappin discuss strategies for communicating with partners. Recorded lives at Constellation Chicago in May 2019.
• Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound on moving through cycles of anxiety and changing our own narrative. Also recorded live at Constellation in May 2019. 

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• MksThingsHappin
• Brandon Hunter-Haydon 
• May 2019 live show 

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What kind of relationships do you want to make? In this deep long-form conversation for ALL relational styles, ethical nonmonogamists discuss relationship structures, communication skills, trust, jealousy, and the all-important work of getting to know ourselves. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. 

• A discussion on ethical nonmonogamy and what people in monogamous relationships can learn from ENM, with author and raconteur Cooper S. Beckett; Maile, Director of Product at #open (the dating app for ethically nonmonogamous people and their partners); and Gabrielle Smith, sex and relationship writer and ethical nonmonogamy advocate
• A Sermon on the Pubic Mound excerpted from classic ENM text The Ethical Slut 

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• Cooper Beckett
• #open  
• The Ethical Slut 

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What would you do if you had complete body confidence in sexual situations? Our audience responds. Panelists offer strategies for getting out of your head and leading with pleasure. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. 

• Panelists discuss the roots of body shame and techniques to get out of it. Featuring psychotherapist Niquie Dworkin, sex-positive psychologist Pat Cochran, and Matthew Amador, a psychotherapist for love, sex, and gender rebels. Recorded live at Constellation in Chicago, November 2019.
• Anonymous audience responses to the prompt: “If I had total body confidence, I’d…”
• Host Karen Yates offers a Sermon on advertising, reality, and owning your own pleasure. Also recorded live at Constellation in Chicago, November 2019.

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Pat Cochran
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When it comes to sex, who are you… really? In this cabaret-style episode, Sarah Sloane defines demisexual, aromantic, and asexual — and why labels are good as we understand more deeply who we are. Panelists offer tips to avoid projecting old experiences onto new relationships. And a storyteller shares how becoming a Domme helped her discover her true self.

• What’s Up with That?: Sarah Sloane of #open, the dating site for nonmonogamous people and their partners, joins host Karen Yates to define asexual, aromantic, and demisexual, and discuss why these newer terms are important to folks who use them
• Q&A: In a sneak-peek of content from The Afterglow, our exclusive online clubhouse, sex & relationship coach Tazima Parris and sex-positive therapists Brandon Hunter-Haydon and Jason Best answer questions submitted by members
• Storyteller Lily Be tells how getting into kink helped her discover her power and her own deep sexual identity (it might not be what you think!). Recorded live at Constellation Chicago in March 2020.

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"It's dress-up, it's try-on, it's 'let's see,' it's what else, who else am I?" Karen interviews somatic sex educator captain snowdon on developing a mindful erotic practice that centers pleasure and embodiment. Plus, a joyful poem for Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound.

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Monogamous, polyam, kinky or solo — we all get into sex ruts! Our panel discusses how to climb on out and bring a sense of play back into your sex life. The audience asks questions. Plus Karen's Sermon on the Pubic Mound on confronting trauma when trying new things.

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• sex educator Heather Rider
• Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski
• Science for Sexual Happiness by Caffyn Jesse
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What’s it like to embark on a new sexual lifestyle in middle age? Or to figure out—after unfulfilling long-term relationships—what kind of sexual being you want to become? Two real people tell their stories. Plus, Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound about the possibility of change.

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• Therapist Pat Cochran tells the story of her development as a sexual person, from teen years to 60 and beyond. Recorded live at The Boxcar in Chicago, January 2020.
• Kinkster and Dom Peter aka MksThingsHappin talks about getting into kink after 40, and discusses elements of his current 24/7 lifestyle. Recorded live at The Boxcar, Chicago, June 2019.
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