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Standup comedian Adam Burke (Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!) discusses his open relationship, UK v. US dating, and helps Karen with her dating app in this hilarious episode. 

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In this episode:

• Adam Burke - standup comedian 
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References or more info:

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Adam Burke on YouTube

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NY comedian Raanan Hershberg (The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central) discusses pegging, sobriety and sex, dating someone with herpes…and Vladimir Putin. Raanan and Karen also chat about the hottest movie: Blue Is the Warmest Color vs Out of Sight.

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In this episode:

• Raanan Hershberg - comedian – @raanancomedy on all social platforms
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References or more info:

Jokes from the Underground

Downhill Ever Since

Shooters Gotta Shoot interview

Joe and Raanan Talk Movies

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration) hotline - 1-800-662-HELP

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Chicago comedian and producer Sonal Aggarwal discusses growing up in an Indian family and the parental pressure to marry. Sonal and Karen discuss dating: How kinky are folks on the apps exactly? Who’s picking up the tab? Plus how being a massage therapist is an added benefit with partners.

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In this episode:

• Sonal Aggarwal - standup, actor, producer– @sonalmedia on all social platforms
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References:

• Shaadi.com marriage site
• Feeld dating app
• Mr Banana show on Facebook

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Chicago-based comedian and writer Gena Gephart talks about her gross-out humor, her podcast, selling panties, and one follower’s extreme fetish. Karen responds with her Sermon on the Pubic Mound.  CW: Contains graphic description of bodily fluids in fetish play.

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In this episode:

• Gena Gephart - writer and standup
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References:

• Ladylike Podcast

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Voted by the Chicago Reader as  “Best Standup of the Year for 2022” in Chicago, standup Deanna Ortiz talks about her day job doing social media in the adult entertainment industry, the philosophy of sleeping over after sex, her podcast “Crushes," and dating on the apps v.  in the wild.

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In this episode:

• Deanna Ortiz - writer and standup
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References:

• Crushes - podcast

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New format! In Season 5 we're having sex with comedians. Standup and storyteller Archy Jamjun talks with Karen about polyamory, the Grindr hookup app, his Thai grandfather's "arrangement," frottage, Archy's LGBTQ+ storytelling series, and racism in the gay community.

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In this episode:

• Archy Jamjun - standup and storyteller
• Karen Yates - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References:

• Outspoken: LGBTQ storytelling series - Chicago
• Michael Henry video: "I'm a side"
• Grindr: the app for bi, gay, trans and queer people

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Our Pride Edition show part two features guest host Matthew Amador interviewing sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel on their new book “Gender Magic,” plus recurring storyteller Lily Be’s comedic story on experiencing her asexuality as a teen. Includes Karen Yates’ Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Recorded at Hungry Brain in Chicago.

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FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW! October 7, 2023, at Constellation in Chicago. GET TICKETS

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In this episode:

• Matthew Amador - Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels
• Rae McDaniel - author, sex and gender therapist
• Lily Be - storytelling oracle and doula
• Karen Yates - Wild & Sublime producer/host and somatic sex educator

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The first half of our Pride Edition show features a panel on how to live authentically and fearlessly as a LGBTQ+ person in these challenging times, plus a comedy set with Chicago standup musician Manny Petty. Guest host Matthew Amador. Recorded at Hungry Brain in Chicago.

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In this episode:

• Matthew Amador - Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels
• Sergio Mojica - Educator and community activist
• Andie Baumgartner - Sex-positive therapist 
• Nat Vikitsreth - Decolonized and licensed psychotherapist, burlesque artist, and host of the Come Back to Care Podcast 
• Manny Petty - standup musician

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Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is an intimacy coach and somatic sex educator who works with couples online and in person in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.

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Panelists discuss "stonewalling" — when one partner checks out physically or emotionally during intense moments, refusing to talk things through — and what you can do if it's happening in your relationship. Plus Karen's Sermon on the Pubic Mound.

In this episode:

• Jason Best - Sex-positive & kink-aware therapist
• Tazima Parris - Sex coach & pleasure mentor
• Korey McWilliams - Relationship & sex therapist
• Karen Yates - Host, somatic sex educator, and sound healer
• Full episode transcript available on our website! 

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You want to explore kink but aren’t ready to engage a partner. What to do? Our panel of sexperts discuss options and how to slowly move out into the wider kinky world.

In this episode:

Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic therapist and empowerment coach 

Diane Long - sex positive empowerment self defense teacher

Clark Hazel - nonbinary trans therapist licensed in OR and IL 

Get tix to our Chicago June 15, 2023 show and podcast recording!

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