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 167 episodes available.

Wild & Sublime episodes:

November 03, 2022Gender euphoria, queer magic
Two panelists talk with Karen about the expansive possibilities of realizing your own gender expression and how the journey can lead to somatic release and increased joy.

In this episode:
Ley David Elliette Cray - Sexuality counselor, BDSM educator, trans yoga instructor
Clark Hazel - Individual and Couples therapist at Best Therapies
Are you in need of a gender-affirming letter to access medical care? Clark Hazel offers letter-writing services to folks in IL seeking gender-affirming care. Sliding scale pricing. Go here to request a session.
I’m looking for…
Episodes on specific topics
This episode’s transcript
Books on relationships & sexuality
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 set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.
Step into 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
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...more
46min
October 20, 2022"Bad Sex," a pleasure history, with Nona Willis Aronowitz
Karen speaks with author and Teen Vogue columnist Nona Willis Aronowitz about her new hybrid memoir, "Bad Sex," about the history of free love, feminism, and her own journeys in nonmonogamy and beyond.
In this episode:
Nona Willis Aronowitz
Buy “Bad Sex” - Plus more recs on our Bookshop page!
Essay - Against Chill
Essay - On Heteropessimism
I’m looking for…
Episodes on specific topics
This episode’s transcript
Books on relationships & sexuality

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 set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.
Step into 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!
...more
46min
October 06, 2022Sexy social audio with MŌN
Karen interviews Cale Jones, founder of The MŌN App, a new social audio app that promotes live sex conversation, exploration, and education.

In this episode:
The MŌN App
Let’s Talk Sex Summit - Oct 10-13
I’m looking for…
Episodes on specific topics
This episode’s transcript
A book on relationships or sexuality - Check out our recs on Bookshop!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.
Step into 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!
...more
42min
September 22, 2022"Good Sex" with Caitlin V
Karen interviews returning guest sex coach Caitlin V, whose new show “Good Sex” on Discovery+ helps couples looking for better sexual connection by using cameras in the bedroom to diagnose issues.

In this episode:
Good Sex - Streaming now on Discovery+! (Try a free trial.)
More about Caitlin’s coaching practice
Listen to Caitlin’s appearances on our early live shows
I’m looking for…
Tickets to the Oct 8 live show
Episodes on specific topics
This episode’s transcript
A book on relationships or sexuality - Check out our recs on Bookshop!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.
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!
...more
47min
September 08, 2022"Please dominate us!" - newbie tips for power exchange
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.
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!

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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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!
...more
17min
August 25, 2022Pleasure tips, impact demo, and more: June Live Show
Our live June stage show features an impact demo - whips, canes, paddles, oh my! - a panel convo on getting more pleasure in sexy encounters, interview with a sex shop owner, and an erotic story. Recorded at Hungry Brain Chicago.
In this episode:
Early to Bed - Sex toy shop in Chicago and online
FtM Essentials - Online gender expression gear
Best Therapies - June live show sponsor
Tazima Parris - Sex coach
Lily Gonzalez - Sex psychotherapist
Tom Doctor - Sex and relationship therapist
Alan Colorado - Storyteller
The_Enigma - kink enthusiast - is on FetLife
Clara and the Great Goddamn - bottom to The Enigma - and musician on April Live Show!
More!:
Episodes on specific topics - There's a list!
This episode’s transcript - Read it here.
Love live shows? Check out April and February Part 1 & Part 2!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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!
...more
1h 11min
August 11, 2022Religion and sex guilt
Can you get beyond religious guilt in your sex life? Can you be a religious person and also kinky, queer, polyamorous? This deep conversation explores themes of faith, the damage restrictive religions can do to our erotic spirit, and how to work toward getting free.

In this episode:
Jera Brown - Sex and relationship columnist & fetish provider. Their podcast Left-handed Journeys explores role sexuality has played in people's spiritual identities and practices
Brandon Hunter-Haydon - Surrogate Partner and Intimacy Coach
More on faith and sexuality:
Dr. Laura E. Anderson on Instagram
@thepursuinglife on Twitter
@StPromiscuity on Twitter
Marlene Winnell - Religious Trauma Syndrome
Books mentioned in this episode: Philip Gulley - “If Grace Is True”; “If God Is Love”
Todd Salzman - "Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction," ; "The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology"
Marcella Althaus-Reid - “Indecent Theology” . See also: The Queer God
Many more recs on our Bookshop page!
Go to our website for:
Episodes on a specific topic - There's a list!
This episode's transcript - Read it here.

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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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!
...more
35min
July 28, 2022"Sex When You Don't Feel Like It" with Cyndi Darnell
Karen interviews sexologist Cyndi Darnell about her new book that helps you connect to your authentic desires and work with mismatched libidos within partnership.

In this episode:
Cyndi Darnell - Sex & relationship therapist, clinical & somatic sexologist
Buy Sex When You Don't Feel Like It: The Truth about Mismatched Libido and Rediscovering Desire on Bookshop – support independent booksellers and Wild & Sublime when you buy through our link! Plus many more sex & relationship book recs.
Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.

Looking for episodes on a specific topic? There's a list!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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!
...more
45min
July 14, 2022How to talk to a therapist about sex
Do you talk to your therapist about your sex life? How can you find a sex-positive provider who works for you? Three professionals discuss what to look for and how to start the conversation.

In this episode:
Blake Mackie, Hannah Schwartz & Tom Doctor of Best Therapies
Kink and Polyamory-Aware Professionals Directory
Additional resource for therapists:
Kink Clinical Practice Guidelines Project
Plus Karen’s interview with clinician Carrie Jameson on kink-aware therapists

Looking for episodes on a specific topic? There's a list!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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 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
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
44min
June 30, 2022Rope, tantra and more! - The April live show
Karen can’t come to the phone now… She’s all tied up. A raucous live recording of Wild & Sublime’s Chicago stage show, featuring a rope tutorial, music, storytelling, tantra interview, and more. Recorded April 16, 2022, at the Hungry Brain.

In this episode:
Clara and the Great Goddamn - Singer/songwriter
Tony Holmes/The Love Warrior - Kintsugi Coach & Tantric Bodywork Practitioner
Goddess Erica - Storyteller, Sexual Empowerment Coach and Tantric Doula
Stranger - Kink Enthusiast & Educator
What exactly happened? Rope demo images at Wild & Sublime online!
Looking for episodes on a specific topic? There's a list!
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 set up a free Zoom consultation.
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 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
Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!
...more
1h 8min

FAQs about Wild & Sublime:

How many episodes does Wild & Sublime have?

The podcast currently has 167 episodes available.

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