Wild & Sublime

Nov 07 2024 141 ep. 38 mins 24
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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, interviews, stories, Q and A, and more reflect a dynamic and all-encompassing view of sexuality. Join the juicy party!

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Thee Debauchery Ball with Khari B.

Nov 07 2024 37 mins  
Where are all the cool people at? Event producer and spoken word musician Khari B. discusses his legendary twenty-year event, Thee Debauchery Ball, a kinky house music party in Chicago for melanated people. Karen and he discuss Black sexuality, creating safe spaces, and the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball. Filmmaker David Weathersby joins the conversation midway to discuss the mak

Redefining sex for more pleasure and excitement

Oct 24 2024 46 mins  
What’s keeping your sex life from being more exciting? Panelists discuss limiting beliefs and tips to move past them in this dynamic conversation. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the October 2024 live show.Panel with: Sex coach and pleasure mentor Tazima ParrisTherapist for all things queer and kinky Jake Penrod from Live OakENM/kink coach Sarah Sloane Host, sex ed

Pride: more love, more openess

Sep 14 2024 61 mins  
Panelists discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ folx inside their respective groups and across affinities, offering skills and strategies to combat isolation and forge bonds. Plus an interview with drag artist Cindy Nèro about her art and mentorship, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the June 2024 live show.GET TIX for our sixth anniversary live show in Chicago: Oct. 11, 2024!I

Sexy summer entertainment!

Aug 08 2024 38 mins  
Listen to performers from past live Chicago Wild & Sublime shows as they heat up your earbuds. Plus audiences tell us what sex secrets they’re keeping, and Karen presents a Sermon on the Pubic Mound about great sex.In this episode:B and Lee Honey”s storytelling event at GD2Storyteller Mistress BlaqueIvoryStoryteller Alan ColoradoHost, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Y

“Naked” truth with memoirist Fancy Feast

Jun 27 2024 55 mins  
NYC burlesque artist Fancy Feast discusses her memoir, Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques, and how being a fat performer, phone sex worker, and sex toy store clerk revealed to her Americans’ fears and expectations about sex.In this episode:Burlesque artist Fancy FeastHost, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates Naked –buy on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime a

Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT! [Rebroadcast]

Jun 13 2024 57 mins  
In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his recent book, now in paperback, that chronicles his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. [Rebroadcast]Get tix to our Chicago Pride Show on Friday, June 28, 8pm!Help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity! Lea

Tristan Taormino—sex-positive trailblazer

May 30 2024 68 mins  
In this dynamic interview with award-winning author and sex educator Tristan Taormino, she discusses her memoir, A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten, recounting her queer youth and relationship with her gay dad, making feminist porn, being a femme dyke, and why people aren’t having sex now.Get tix to our PRIDE SHOW. Chicago, Friday, June 28 at 8pm.In this episode:Author and sex

Overcoming jealousy and envy in relationships

May 16 2024 39 mins  
Our panel of sex-positive therapists discuss the roots of jealousy and envy, and share the best ways to approach these uncomfortable feelings in both open and monogamous relationships. From our May 2024 live show.For info and tickets to our live Pride Show in Chicago on Friday June 28, go here.In this episode:Sex-positive therapist Matthew AmadorSex and relationship therapist Ari K

"Sex When You Don't Feel Like It" with Cyndi Darnell [rebroadcast]

May 02 2024 45 mins  
Do you and your partner have mismatched libidos? In this fascinating interview that turns many long-held ideas on their head, sexologist and author Cyndi Darnell talks about her book that helps people connect to their authentic desires and build connection. [Rebroadcast] In Chicago on Saturday May 4? Get tix to our live show and podcast recording!Buy Sex When You Don't Feel Like It

Being Black and kinky with filmmaker David Weathersby

Apr 18 2024 38 mins  
Chicago documentary filmmaker David Weathersby talks to Karen about his work chronicling the Black kink community in Chicago, including his upcoming series Sex in Color and his film Thee Debauchery Ball.In this episode:Documentary filmmaker David Weathersby. Also on Instagram. Thee Debauchery Ball event info Watch the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball on Amazon Prime or Tubi Host, s