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Send us Fan Mail Karen talks with kink coach Sarah Sloane about the leather movie Pillion, now on HBO, plus how to make sense of kink as it’s represented in popular culture versus real life. OCT 25 LIVE CHICAGO SHOW! TICKETS ON SALE  In this episode: Pillion (2025) The Erotic Mind by Jack MorinBooks by Laura AntoniouKink and consensual nonmonogamy coach Sarah SloaneHost, sex educator, and writer Karen Yates Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here! Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip! The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!  Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our tees and accessories for maximum visibility.  Support the show Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Karen talks about The Invite and I Want Your Sex, two very different sex-positive comedies out this summer that lampoon both long-term and open relationships and kink.  TICKETS FOR OCT 25, 2026 LIVE CHICAGO SHOW HERE. In this episode: The Invite (2026) I Want Your Sex (2026) Interview with Gregg Araki in The Guardian Host, sex educator, and writer Karen Yates Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here! Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip! The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!  Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our tees and accessories for maximum visibility.  Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Karen reviews Sex Diaries, the new collection of erotic anonymous week-long diaries focusing on nonmonogamous adventures, based on the popular New York Magazine column. In this episode: Sex Diaries, edited by Alyssa Shelasky Host, sex educator, and writer Karen Yates Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here! Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip! The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!  Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our tees and accessories for maximum visibility.  Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Do you find yourself attracted to people who don’t fit into your usual gender of choice? Or do you go back and forth? Mark Cusack, author of Fluid: A Guide for People with Flexible Sexuality explains how attraction works and how by expanding our understanding of sexuality we can find greater ease. In this episode: Author, coach, speaker Mark Cusack. On Instagram @notdefiningFluid: A Guide for People with Flexible Sexuality Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates Vote for Mark as LGBT Role Model in the UK’s National Diversity Awards!Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here! Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip! The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!  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…  Support the show Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Podcaster and standup Kaytlin Bailey of The Oldest Profession chats about decriminalizing sex work, the real agenda with harmful legislation, how she came to escorting, and her live show that’s touring the US in 2026. On the show: Kaytlin Bailey, podcaster and comedian Karen Yates, host and producer of Wild & Sublime, writer, and energy worker Mentioned on the show: The Oldest Profession live show and upcoming show dates in New Orleans, Chicago, Denver and more The movie Classified: The War on Backpage We have a ton of resources at Wild & Sublime. Sign up for updates too! Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Do you feel stuck? 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. Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Mistress Sophia gives us the details on how to rent a private dungeon and the assistance she can provide in this fun and illuminating interview. Plus comedy from standup Manny Petty. From our February 2026 show. The main show sponsor of our Feb 8, 2026, live show was Rowan Tree Counseling  Sophia Chase, owner of Chicago Dungeon Rentals  Manny Petty - standup comedian  Host Karen Yates - certified somatic sex educator, columnist, and energy worker  What tribal lands are you on? Check out our website and sign up for twice-monthly Wild & Sublime newsletters here. Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies! Or show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Check out our tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Do you feel stuck? 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. Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Our sexperts give insights into how to best make our deepest fantasies come true in this thoughtful and funny episode. Plus audience Q&As and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound about dating and fascism. The main show sponsor of our Feb 8, 2026, live show was Rowan Tree Counseling. Guests: Jake Penrod - licensed marriage and family therapist  Goddess Erica - Orgasmic birth and life coach  Sarah Sloane - consensual non-monogamy and kink coach  Host Karen Yates - certified somatic sex educator, columnist, and energy worker   What tribal land are you on? https://native-land.ca/ Do you feel stuck? 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. Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies! Or show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Check out our tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Panelists give tips on how to increase pleasure when you’re super stressed. Host Karen Yates delivers her Sermon on the Pubic Mound on getting grounded. And the audience tells us the weirdest places they’ve had sex. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025.  The October live show’s main show sponsor was Rowan Tree Counseling.  On this episode: Matthew Amador, therapist Dr. Jennifer Litner, sex therapist Zeuben Painter-Edington, surrogate partner Host Karen Yates  - host, somatic sex educator, energy worker Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies! Or show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Do you feel stuck? 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. Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Kink 101: What is a munch? Plus Alan Colorado needs our pervy help! Newbie kinksters can learn all about the kinky social event known as the munch. And storyteller Alan Colorado needs the wisdom of the audience to expand his sexual repertoire. From our Seventh Anniversary show October 12, 2025.  The October live show’s main show sponsor was Rowan Tree Counseling.  On the episode: FetLife  Galleria Domain 2 (GD2)  LRA  Host Karen Yates  karen-yates.com Our Valentine’s Kick Off Show is in Chicago, February 8, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge. Get tickets!  Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies!  Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Do you feel stuck? 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. Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Relationship Anarchy rejects rules and expectations in how we relate to each other. It’s mentioned more and more in the media, but what is it exactly? In this lively conversation, therapist Nicole Thompson explains that while RA can turn our relationships on their heads, it can also bring freedom.  Don't miss our next live show: Valentine’s Kick-Off – Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, 6-7:30pm at Lincoln Lodge Chicago Our sexperts will chat about “Living Out Your Fantasies–solo or partnered.” Burlesque and more. Biggest polycule of the night gets a prize! Use Code: IRL3 for $3 off till Jan 10 GET TIX In this episode: Therapist and podcaster Nicole Thompson Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates Relationship Anarchy ManifestoRelationship Smorgasbord Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here! Show your love for Wild & Sublime: Leave a tip! The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and discounts to live shows!  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 Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Autism consultant and author Robyn Steward discusses the state of being young and autistic, and how clear neutral guidance that helps tweens and teens with periods and relationships is crucial. Karen talks with Steward, herself autistic, about her insightful books. Robyn Steward - Autism author and consultant  Karen Yates - certified sex educator, writer, energy worker Books by Robyn Steward The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods  The Independent Woman’s Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum  The Autism-Friendly Guide to Self-Employment Sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter to get sex and relationship tips, and show announcements. Show your love for sex-positive podcasting: Leave a lil’ tip! Check out our new line of tees and accessories! Be wild & sublime every day! Shipping discounts for orders over $50. Want more Wild & Sublime? Join The Afterglow for bonus content and Wild & Sublime goodies!  They said what? Full episode transcripts are available on our website Do you feel stuck? 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 Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail How does obsessive compulsive disorder manifest in sex and relationships? In so many ways, but treatment is possible and effective. Karen talks with sex therapist Laura Federico about the root issue in OCD, ramifications, and solutions. The shame of minor attraction and getting help is included. They also discuss Laura’s new book The Cycle Book, about the effect of menstrual hormones on the body and mind. On this episode: Psychologist and sex therapist Laura Federico  Host Karen Yates   The Cycle Book and related events - Buy on Bookshop or Amazon Buy on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime!  “Sexual Intrusive Thoughts” on the SMSNA site Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Therapist and author Dr Lyne Piché talks with Karen about ADHD and tools individuals and couples can use to promote more intimacy and better sex lives. They discuss her new ADHD workbook in this far-ranging and lively conversation. Our seventh anniversary show is in Chicago, October 12, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge. Get tickets! Main show sponsor Rowan Tree Counseling. On the show: Psychologist and sex therapist Dr. Lyne Piché Host and certified sex educator Karen Yates  ADHD and Sex: A Workbook for Exploring Sexuality and Increasing Intimacy Buy the workbook on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime! Available on Amazon too. Sign up for podcast announcements and show announcements on our website. Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail Season 9 on neurodiversity and sex begins with a deep dive into autism. Therapist Elmo Painter-Edington, herself autistic, gives us a primer on this unique brain difference and its interplay with sex, kink, and polyamory. Plus! Don't miss our Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, 6pm, SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW in Chicago. Get tix and more info here! Main show sponsor: Rowan Tree Counseling. In this episode: Neurodiversity-affirming therapist and coach Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI Host Karen Yates NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman  Unmasking Autism by Devon Price  I’m looking for… Episodes on specific topics - There's a list! 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 Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

Send us Fan Mail 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. Plus! Don't miss our Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, 6pm, SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW in Chicago. Get tix and more info here! In this episode: Cassie Porter - Somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworkerJason Best - Kink-aware therapist & founder of Best TherapiesPeter Navarro - Sex-positive and somatic-oriented therapistI’m looking for… The rest of this panel convo - S3E6: Fat ShameEpisodes 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!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! Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois Support the show Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!