Hey what's up hello! As Aro Week 2024 comes to an end, we talk about the way aromanticism is often linked with asexuality and how that can ultimately harm the aromantic community.Content Warning: Light descriptions of sexual activitiesShop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod     Check out Hopeless Aromantic: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781839973673    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt      www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back reading r/AmITheAsshole. Some of them may be fake but oh boy are they full of assholes!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt      www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this week we're talking abou the phenomenon of straight people hating their partners!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking to author Rhaina Cohen about her book, The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center. It's a real platonic delight. Get the book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-significant-others-reimagining-life-with-friendship-at-the-center-rhaina-cohen/19995445?ean=9781250280916 Follow Rhaina: https://www.instagram.com/rhainacohen/Rhaina's Substack: https://rhaina.substack.com/Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about compersion. What is it? Where did the term come from? Is only for poly folx?Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about the pop culture phenomenon that is speculating about celebrity's sexualities, demanding that celebrities come out, and accusing celebrities of queer baiting. Yikes!Our friend's article about BTS and queerness: https://www.them.us/story/park-jimin-bts-padya-paramita-personal-essay      Video essay about homophobia in K-pop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGW-Snfu-30&t=1353s&ab_channel=KaterinaRose      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt      www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back from our long winter's nap and ready to judge some assholes!!! This time, we're reading some aspec specific stories.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! To wrap up another year of the podcast, we're back recording the fourth edition of "same podcast, one year apart" a la Billie Eilish x Vanity Fair.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we manage to talk about everything and nothing at the same time. Toxic old men named Gerry, wedding presents, butch orcs, chilis. You name it, we covered it.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt      www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We finally have an audiobook! Read in our own voices!!! As a special treat, today we give to you a sneak preview of chapter one.Buy the audiobook: www.soundsfakepod.com/book     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt      www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another fan favorite Am I The Asshole but this time it's all about weddings.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're chatting with Madeline Dyer about her new anthology Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection.Buy Being Ace: https://madelinedyer.co.uk/being-ace/      Follow Madeline: @mdyerauthor / @elinannaliseDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about romanticization - why we do it, the pros and cons of romanticizing relationships, and what we should romanticize other than romance. You know it's about to get silly.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's silly little aspec quiz hours. What kind of aspec are we? Will a random internet user simp for us? This week we ask all the most important questions.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about "the ick." What is it? Is it real? And what gives us the ick??Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! The weather is getting colder and it's time to cuddle up with your boo thang! Or so the allos say. Today we learn about cuffing season strategies and science.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, inspired by the first episode of The Golden Bachelor, we're discussing dating later in life (i.e. when you're 60+). Why do people date when they're older? Why is there societal pressure to "get back out there"? And why are nursing home so horny???Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about dating coaches. Are they a scam? What do they actually do? What does this say about late stage capitalism in the year of our Lord 2023?Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We are back with our third (and final??) installation of the aspec microlabels series. Also, something about plantains. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Would you even believe that we're back with an r/AmITheAsshole episode??? Sarah's been saving up the best AITA the internet has the offer and it made for the most shocking installment of the series yet.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! In what might be our most chaotic episode yet, this week we bring you aspec Shark Tank. Sarah has come up with 11 of the best(?) aspec business ideas and Kayla is here to invest.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about a fear that so many aspecs share - flirting with someone without realizing that's what you're supposedly doing.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back from summer break which means it's FINALLY time to talk about the Barbie movie and the fact that Barbie is absolutely aromantic asexual.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-barbie-movie    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're diving into a discussion on compulsory heterosexuality, the lesbian master doc, and how comp het, comp allo, and amatanormativity are related.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/compulsory-heterosexuality   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're doing sex and romance trivia. Will we finally learn how long sex is supposed to last????Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-and-romance-trivia    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Supposedly we haven't done a full ep before about the love languages? Sounds fake. So we're doing it today!Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/love-languages     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're going back to Reddit once again to try to help people with their relationship problems as a couple of aspec girlies.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2023/7/2/ep-266-rrelationshipproblems    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we have the absolute honor of talking to Aline Laurent-Mayard about their Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Audio Nonfiction Award-Winning podcast "Free From Desire: Asexual in the City of Love."TW: Brief mentions of sexual violenceEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/free-from-desire-with-aline-laurent-mayard      Listen to Free From Desire: https://pod.link/1685706244   Follow Aline: https://linktr.ee/Yallahaline     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod     Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're doing a little Q&A! We answer questions about how the podcast has changed, the book, QPRs, and so much more!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/just-a-silly-little-qa    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Gender detachment! What is it? Does Sarah experience it? Why is Kayla holding a betting pool on Sarah's gender and why is she refusing to allow Sarah to dictate the currency of said pool on account of "insider trading"? Much to discuss.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/gender-detachment    Read Canton Winer’s Substack post on Gender Detachment: https://cantonwiner.substack.com/p/my-work-gender-detachment-and-asexuality?      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Happy pride! Today we talk about pride month and give you some unique ways to celebrate.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/celebrating-pride    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're chatting with Michael Klein, the first ever (out) ace racecar driver!!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aces-in-racing-feat-michael-klein    Follow Michael: @michaelklein10a / @michaelkleinracingSupport Michael Klein Racing: https://openfender.com/drivers/michael-klein    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back for part 2 of our aspec microlabels series with an added bonus of would you rather!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/microlabels-pt-2     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt     www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we ask ChatGPT some questions about asexuality and aromanticism. The responses were of... varying quality. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asking-chatgpt-about-asexuality-and-aromanticism     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back with yet another reading of r/AmITheAsshole. This might be the most assholey one of them all.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-4    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we're talking about the friendship recession. Is it real? What could be causing it? Let's talk about it!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-friendship-recession     The friendship recession | Richard Reeves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpOan0hqdNA   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about everything and nothing.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/i-have-beef-with-the-moon    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're joined by Kelly Weber to talk about their new asexual poetry book "We Are Changed to Deer at the Broken Place"!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/we-are-changed-to-deer-at-the-broken-place-with-kelly-weber    Buy We Are Changed to Deer: bookshop.org/p/books/we-are-changed-to-deer-in-the-broken-place/18891023     Follow Kelly: @kellyweberpoetDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepod       Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt       www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're chatting with Michele Kirichanskaya about her new book Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-notes-with-michele-kirichanskaya     Buy Ace Notes: https://michelekirichanskaya.com/books/ace-notes/     Follow Michele: @MicheleKiricha1     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepod       Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt       www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Spring is here, a new season has begun, and so it's time to decide what's in and what's out!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/whats-in-and-whats-out    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're doing sex and romance-based mad libs, because that's basically what allos sound like sometimes anyway. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-and-romance-mad-libs  Come to our book event in DC! www.eventbrite.com/e/sounds-fake-but-okay-a-busboys-and-poets-books-presentation-tickets-575031965087 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the trans rights violations currently on the rise in America.TW: Discussions of transphobia and brief mention of rapeEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/trans-rights      Come to our book event in DC! www.eventbrite.com/e/sounds-fake-but-okay-a-busboys-and-poets-books-presentation-tickets-575031965087     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod   Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're theorizing about why aspecs have been found to have a lower alcohol drinking rate than allos. We talk about Kayla's alcohol habits compared to Sarah's and why we do or don't drink.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/alcohol-consumption-and-aspecs      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about the TikTok algorithm. Is it making us all gay????Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-tiktok-algorithm     Check out our new merch: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/shopDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about our book Sounds Fake But Okay: An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else and giving you a little preview of the first chapter!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sounds-fake-but-okay-book-preview    Order Sounds Fake But Okay: www.soundsfakepod.com/book     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about what things aspecs and allos alike can think about instead of thinking about sex and romance. Because who wants to do that, really?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/thinking-about-sex-and-romance-or-not     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comPreorder SOUNDS FAKE BUT OKAY: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Attend our book launch event in NYC: www.strandbooks.com/events/event636?title=sarah_costello__kayla_kaszyca__angela_chen_sounds_fake_but_okaySupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about how important it is to take up space as an aspec/queer person, how to advocate for yourself, and how long it truly takes for Sarah's laundry to get done.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/taking-up-space-as-an-aspec     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we talk about nudity in art. When is it art, and when is it porn? Is porn art?? Where is the line????Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/nudity-in-art    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we have some small talk about small talk. We've noticed that all too often, small talk topics turn to dating and romance, so we're here to come up with some new aspec friendly small talk topics!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/amatonormativity-in-small-talk     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we look back on our lives and search for overlooked signs from our past that we were aspec.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/signs-we-were-aspecDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back! And to kick off the new year we're talking about catfishing - What is it? Why does it happen? And also why does Nick Cannon have so many kids???Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/catfishing    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For the last episode of 2022, we're doing the third installment of same podcast one year apart where we answer the same questions every year!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ame-podcast-one-year-apart-the-third-year   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we chat with kink educator Evie Lupine about kink, BDSM, and the intersection of her kinky and asexual identities.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/kink-bdsm-and-asexuality-feat-evie-lupine    Follow Evie: @evielupine / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHExB-d5s0zBcbsaHEUy91Q     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we seek to once and for all find an answer to the age-old question: are Kayla and Sarah soulmates?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-we-soulmates    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we try to find out what aphrodisiacs are and if they even work in the first place.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aphrodisiacs    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we return to Reddit to see what the wild people of r/Confessions need to get off their chests. TW: Discussion of sex and sexual content.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/r/confessions    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're doing the first episode of a new micro series on aspec microlabels! Today we discuss the labels -flux, abro-, -spike, aego-, apothi-, auto-, bellus-, and caed-.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-microlabels-pt-1   Learn more about aspec microlabels:https://taaap.org/learn/spectrum-101/    https://www.asexuals.net/asexual-spectrum/    https://aceydesi.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/microlabels-in-the-ace-and-aro-spectrums/6    https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Asexual_spectrum    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're revisiting a topic we very briefly and poorly addressed all the way back in episode 9 (NINE!) of this silly little podcast: the Split Attraction Model (SAM). Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-split-attraction-model  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about the culture shock we have as aspecs from learning that Netflix and chill isn't just chilling and what Cake By The Ocean is really about.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-culture-shock    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Content Warning: If you are sex-repulsed, this may not be the episode for youHey what's up hello! Today we're talking to our friend Dalton King about his experience writing gay porn in the studio porn industry. Get ready for a wild ride.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/writing-gay-porn-feat-dalton-king    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey... what's up... hello. Today marks the valiant return of the relaxcast: motivational edition. Will it actually be relaxing? Or motivational, for that matter? Only time will tell. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/relaxcast-pt-2     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we chat with Eris Young about their upcoming book Ace Voices: What It Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi Or Grey-Ace Eris Young. Out December 21, 2022.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-voices-feat-eris-young    Order Ace Vocies: https://bookshop.org/books/ace-voices-what-it-means-to-be-asexual-aromantic-demi-or-grey-ace/9781787756984     Follow Eris: @Young_E_H   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! On this week's ~late night~ episode, two aspecs rank the worst and best(?) pickup lines.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/rating-bad-pickup-lines    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! In honor of Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown coming out on September 13th, we're having a little book club!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/refusing-compulsory-sexuality-by-sherronda-j-brown    Order Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781623177102   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! You've read the title and you know what that means - we're diving back into Reddit! This week we answer the age old question, are the straights ok???Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/r/arethestraightsok    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about soulmates, starting with the chilling story of a woman who left her husband after meeting her soulmate in a love-at-first sight fiasco. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-soulmates-real     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! On this week's episode, we define allonormativity and amatanormativity and share how we've experienced these in our own lives.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/allonormativity-and-amatanormativity    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Sarah's an aro. Sarah's a libra. Libras are apparently romance-obsessed. Sarah doesn't like this. Let's discuss. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/libras-are-obsessed-with-romance Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Ghosting. What is it, why is it a thing, and why is Sarah an apologist? There's only one way to find out, besties. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ghosting    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We are back, and we are talking about pet names. Why are they a thing, and why are they like THAT?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pet-names-for-partners     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As pride comes to an end, we're taking a look back at the best and worst (but mostly worst) corporate pride and rainbow washing activities of 2022.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2022-corporate-pride-roundupDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's femcel summer (apparently?) and we're here to discuss what that means from an aspec perspective.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/femcelsDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! On today's episode, two aspecs try to explain the difference between a person being hot, sexy, pretty, or cute. What a wild ride!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspecs-describe-the-difference-between-hot-sexy-pretty-and-cuteDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! The internet tells us that our breath can tell us about sexual arousal. We know everything we read on the internet is true, so this week your local aspec podcasters discuss.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/breath-and-sexual-arousalDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we needed something silly, so we took to Reddit and reacted to the world wide web's shower thoughts about sex and dating.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reacting-to-r/showerthoughtsDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Kayla was in her sister's wedding last week and you know what that means! Time to talk about weddings and all their traditions from an aspec perspective.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/weddingsDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Sarah and Kayla try to sell you on all the best romantic fanfiction tropes. Why? Because we love them. P.S. - PLS DO NOT TELL KAYLA WHAT I GOT HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY SHE WON'T KNOW FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspecs-explain-romantic-tropesDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As aspecs, we can often feel like outsiders when it comes to things like sex or dating. While sometimes this feels incredibly isolating, other times it allows us to take a unique and useful position as objective, outside observers. Let's discuss!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-an-aspec-outside-observerDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As some of you noticed, Kayla came back from our hiatus with a fancy new intro. Today, we talk about the difficulties of figuring out your romantic identity when you're already on the asexual spectrum.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/on-being-biromantic-demisexualDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back once again to definitively decide if the people of Reddit are in fact assholes.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-3Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back after our long hiatus! We have so much to tell you about what's been going on :)(Apologies for Kayla's audio quality, we're a bit rusty)Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/were-backDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As you can see from the title, we're taking a bit of a hiatus. We'll see you on April 17th <3Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sounds-hiatus-but-okayDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

TW: Mentions of human traffickingHey what's up hello! What started as a simple episode turning romantic Christmas songs into platonic ones quickly turns into a close(?) reading of the weirdest Christmas songs out there.   Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/analyzing-romantic-christmas-songs      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As Christmas arrives, we can't help but notice how romantic society has made Christmas. Today we try to figure out how that happened and why Christmas is viewed as romantic.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/why-is-christmas-romantic     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

We're back for the second installment of Same Podcast, One Year Apart a la Billie Eilish and Vanity Fair. Listen to hear what's changed and what hasn't in the past year.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-second-yearTo listen to the first year, check out episode 160: https://soundsfakepod.buzzsprout.com/218346/6691745-ep-160-same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-first-year Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepodFollow: @soundsfakepodJoin: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMtwww.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Chaos reigns this week, and so does the Statue of Liberty. Today we read from r/TooAfraidToAsk and go on a long winded tangent about the Statue of Liberty (sorry/you're welcome)*This episode is a meant as a silly joke, please don’t actually think we’re patrioticEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-questions-and-the-statue-of-liberty      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! From playing hard to get to love bombing, there are a ton of games that people play while dating. Today Kayla teaches Sarah what those games are and we try to figure out why people do it.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/playing-mind-games-while-dating    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

We all know that being on asexual and/or aromantic spectrum can be really hard sometimes. But that isn't the focus of today's relax-adjacent cast! Today, we focus on the joys and triumphs of being asepc.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-aromantic-joy       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're heading back to Reddit, but this time we're checking out r/Confessions and r/Confession. What are the deepest darkest secrets of the internet? It's time to find out.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-confessions      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For spooookkky Halloween, we're hitting you hard with why vampires, ghosts, ghouls, demons, etc are aspec!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/why-vampires-are-asexual/aromantic      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Happy Ace Week 2021! To celebrate this week, we're joined by Executive Director of Asexual Outreach and Ace Week organizer Basil. We chat about the history of Ace Week, how to celebrate the week, and how to include marginalized aces in our community and conversations.Content Warnings: Ableism, eugenicsEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-week-feat-basil-langevin      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we start by talking about POV videos and y/n fanfiction and end by talking about parasocial relationships. It's a meandering convo about how we interact online and how that translates into our relationships in person.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/parasocial-relationships-and-povsDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As we all know, talking about sex and romance is a huge way that we socialize and create bonds with people. So what does that mean for aspec people who may not want to talk about these things? Or may experience them differently?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/social-bonding-with-sex-and-romance       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Is it our most chaotic episode yet? Possibly! To celebrate our 200th episode, we share 200(?) ways our lives have changed since we released our very first episode.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/200-ways-weve-changed     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another installment of "am I the asshole?" curtosey of r/AmItheAsshole. Come along on a magical journey of family drama and relationship woes.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-2    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! By popular demand, this week we're talking about the concept of having a type. What does it mean to have a type? Why do people care so much about it? Do WE have a type???Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/having-a-typeDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we take another stab (hehe pun) at changing up love songs. This time, we take the word love and change it into death!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/turning-love-songs-into-death-songs    TW: Frequent mention of death, illusions to suicide. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk to Mallie and Caroline from the film Dear Luke, Love, Me. They discuss their awesome film, aspec representation in media, and how you can get involved!Episode Transcripts: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dear-luke-love-me    Learn more about Dear Luke Love Me and donate: dearlukeloveme.com Dear Luke Love Me on Twitter/Instagram: @dearlukelovemeGet a Paper Shoot camera and support the pod! tinyurl.com/sfbopaperDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Sarah reads one of her classic manifestos. This time, it's about aesthetic attraction, how it's viewed by the aspec community, and how it ties in with gender.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aesthetic-attraction-genderDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we play our own little version of the Google autocomplete game. What have people been Googling about asexuality? About aromanticism? About US?! Some weird stuff, apparently.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/google-autocomplete     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Welcome to our 4th birthday party! This week we take it upon our selves to plan the perfect asexual / aromantic birthday party.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-perfect-aspec-birthday    Check out our new merch: www.soundsfakepod.com/shop       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we chat with friend of the pod Padya about how BTS helped them on their gender and sexuality journey.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/bts-fandom-and-queernessFollow Padya: @padyatheleoFollow Dream Glow Magazine: @dreamglowmagDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we take another dive into Reddit but this time, we're looking at r/relationship_advice. From sex drive to baby having, this episode really has it all.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/giving-relationship-advice-to-redditDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! If you came here for educational aspec content, this is not the episode for you. Try the backlog. Today we're just relaxing and giving you some validating and affirmation in soothing tones. Close your eyes, get comfortable, and drift off.Episode Transript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/relaxcastDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we get a bit ~philosophical~ as we talk about human evolution, how we interact with sex and romance, and what it means to truly be a human.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/evolution-sex-and-romance  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's our most chaotic episode yet. This week we share all of the thing that are way cooler than sex and romance. Beware, this episode also contains missing audio chaos.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sure-sex-is-cool  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This we we FINALLY chat with our good friend Eliott Simpson. Eliott is an amazing asexual and autistic comedian, so we spend this episode discussing the intersection between asexuality and autism and how Eliott explores these through comedy.Episode Transript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexuality-autism-and-comedyFollow Eliott: @SockFaceSimpsonDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we take a dive into the Am I The Asshole (AITA) Subreddit and give our aromantic and asexual perspective on relationship and sexuality situations.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-assholeDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Happy pride month everyone! To celebrate we did a pride Q&A. This week we answer your questions about pride celebrations, our own orientations, the podcast, worms, and more!Episdoe Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pride-month-q-aWatch Sarah's Jubilee video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iy18iDthH8&t=375s  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss a topic that comes up every year: is there a place for kink at pride? Is there any conflict between aspec issues and kink in such a forum? And the biggest question of all: what does "kink at pride" even MEAN?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/kink-at-prideDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss mental health / mental illness and how it impacts our orientations. Is it harder to figure out your sexuality when you're neurodivergent? Does it make you question more? We discuss all this and more.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/mental-health-and-sexualityDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're playing the asexual/aromantic version of the class classic game "fuck, marry, kill" - stuck in elevator, QPR, kill. Listen along for a chaotic ride.Episdoe Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/fuck-marry-killDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we chat with Liam O'Dell, an amazing activist focused on deafness and disability, about accessibility and how the aspec community can be more welcoming to disabled people. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/accessibility-and-asexualityFollow Liam: @LiamODellUK / www.liamodell.comDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're rating the asexual and aromantic vibes that different classic game characters give off! Get ready for some board and video game headcanons.Character Pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qlzuv2GM9OgVx4rDCB_JVeUALei_05J0?usp=sharingEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-headcanons-for-game-charactersDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Recently Colton Underwood of the Bachelor fame came out as gay. We're not huge bachelor fans, but we wanted to discuss the story behind his coming out and what his story shows about the societal pressure to conform. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-first-gay-bachelorDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we chat with the lovely Venus Envy, an incredible asexual drag queen! We discuss how her asexuality interacts with her drag and her experience as a female drag queen.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexuality-and-dragFollow Venus: @venusenvydragDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss International Asexuality Day which is on April 6th! We share some of the exciting events happening and discuss why asexuality is so Western/English-speaking focused and what we can do to truly make the community more international.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/international-asexuality-dayLearn more about International Asexuality Day and the events happening this week: https://internationalasexualityday.org/Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's date night with Kayla and Sarah. This week, we answer some ~deep~ questions that couples use to get to know each other better!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/answering-questions-for-couplesDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss incels, incel culture, and the vast difference between people who are aspec and people who identify as incels.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/incel-cultureDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we chat with Chantel Houston, an amazing director, content creator, and former member of Buzzfeed Ladylike about her demisexual journey.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/discovering-demisexuality-feat-chantel-houstonFollow Chantel: @chantelhouston / www.chantelhouston.com Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Recently we read an NPR Life Kit Article about dating advice, and it suggested having "pre-date rituals!" So today, we discuss dating tips as well as our own rituals.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pre-date-ritualsDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we spoke to the lovely Barefoot Backpacker about their experience as an older member of the aspec community. We talk about queer history and what the aspec community can do to serve its older members.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-an-older-asexual-aromanticCheck out Barefoot Backpacker: @RTWBarefoot / www.barefoot-backpacker.comDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we're giving you a full rundown on what aromanticism and the aro spectrum is. If you are aromantic and struggle to give the long talk that explains aromanticism to loved ones, you can use this to do the talking for you. If you’ve just learned what aromanticism is or if you were sent here by a loved one, hopefully, this episode begins to help you to learn and understand.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-is-aromanticism    Check out AUREA to learn more about aromanticism: https://www.aromanticism.org/    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This Valentine's Day season we're discussing traditionally romantic couples activities and why they actually might be better done alone.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/romantic-activities-to-do-alone    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As we all know, you can choose your sexuality! So this week, we tell you why you should choose to convert to asexuality and/or aromanticism. **This is all sarcastic pls don't come for us**Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-perks-of-asexuality-and-aromanticism        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we chat with David Jay (and a second mystery guest) about having a child and parenting as an asexual person. We also discuss David's three parent household and the Equality Act.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-parenting    Ace discrimination video submission: https://bit.ly/acediscrimination    Tavi's favorite Mongolian metal band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we list out just a few things that people on the asexual and aromantic spectrums DON'T OWE YOU!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/things-that-aspecs-dont-owe-you   Our new P.O. Boxes:Kayla KaszycaP.O. Box 2303Baton Rouge, LA 70821Sarah CostelloP.O. Box 16453North Hollywood, CA 91615Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we take a dive into the long history of bi/ace solidarity. We explore how our communities interacted in the past and what they are doing to support each other in the present.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/bi-ace-solidarity     Bi/Ace Solidarity Tumblr Masterpost: https://autismserenity.tumblr.com/post/142035894961/the-acesaros-were-part-of-the-bi-community-until     Slate Care and Feeding Article: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/01/capitol-riot-nephew-legal-aid-care-and-feeding.html   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Sarah takes the ultimate test. Does she know Kayla better than her boyfriend Dean does? Listen to find out.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/boyfriend-vs-best-friend  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about how asexuality is viewed in both the medical and mental health world. We take a look at the DSM-5 and discuss hypoactive sexual desire disorder.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/medicalization-of-asexuality    Articles/posts mentioned in this episode:- http://www.asexualityarchive.com/asexuality-in-the-dsm-5/      - https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/206722-re-my-mom-pushed-me-to-bring-up-my-asexuality-at-a-doctor-appointment-late-and-looong-update/?tab=comments#comment-1064090994    - https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/157750-should-i-tell-my-therapist-that-im-asexual/    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For our last episode of 2020, we will be naming someone the Allo of the Year. Listen as we read this year's weirdest stories about sex and romance and try to figure out if the allos are actually okay.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/allo-of-the-year    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we are excited to have our amazing friend Perry on as a guest. We chat with Perry about Dungeons and Dragons and the potential it has to let you explore your identity.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dungeons-and-dragons     Listen to Into the Gridge: https://anchor.fm/intothegridge   Follow Perry: @perryfier0   Check out Perry's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/swamswimswum   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As we've always said, there are just too many songs about romance and sex. So today, we take it upon ourselves to rewrite popular romance songs to be about anything else.Episode Transcript: soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/rewriting-songs-about-romance-and-sex     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we take a page from Billie Eilish's book and we begin the journey of recording the same podcast episode and answering the same questions every year. Buckle in, it gets emo.Responding to Asexual Hate Comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHho-Sz02h4     Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-first-year   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As November comes to an end, we reflect on the ever-present No Nut November. What's the point of this challenge? Who participates? And what does it tell us about how the world views sex?Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/no-nut-november     Register for Dream Glow Magazine's free "Glow Up: BTS Fandom and Professional Development" event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI-W6PVRtJnJ0tHbBeOZneT5j5-79jaLB9cTfhb1bpVUy3Rg/viewform    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we rated the aspec vibes of the pictures and memes YOU submitted. Will bats pass the test? What about our man Plum? Listen to find out!Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/rating-your-aspec-vibes   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we chat with Marshall aka Gentle Giant Ace about how he became an ace activist.Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-activism-feat-gentle-giant-ace    Check out Marshall's work:Twitter: @AceGentle   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw6zzoKlskACsfRs0sZ20g   acesandaros.org    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! To celebrate Ace Week, we hosted a livesteam and read some of your submissions. Submissions included poems, questions, and ace realization stories. This episode is the amazing theatrical cut of that livestream.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-week-celebration-feat-you     Get the Snyder cut by watching the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7YrRXH2qyA&t=1s     Read all of the submissions, especially the ones we didn't have time to read, here: www.soundsfakepod.com/ace-week-livestream-submissions   Vote for us for best LGBTQ Culture Podcast of 2020 here: https://awards.discoverpods.com/vote/    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today, we answer the age-old, time-weary question - what is Victoria's Secret?Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/revealing-victorias-secret  Catch our livestream on October 31st at 11am PDT/2pm EDT/6pm UTC: https://tinyurl.com/SFBOAAW    Submit to the livestream: https://tinyurl.com/SFBOAAWSUBMIT    Vote for us for Best LGBTQ Culture podcast of 2020: awards.discoverpods.com/vote/    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we talk to Rebecca Burgess about their new graphic novel "How To Be Ace." We discuss comics, mental health, and struggling with your sexuality.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-to-be-ace-feat-rebecca-burgess  How To Be Ace comes out on October 21st! Order here or wherever fine books are sold: https://www.jkp.com/usa/how-to-be-ace-2.html   Follow: @theorah  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk broadly about being confident in your sexuality and navigating the questioning phase. We also discuss how to answer the annoying question "How do you know you just haven't found the right person yet?"Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/having-confidence-in-your-sexualitySubmit to our Ace Week episode: https://forms.gle/DyisMC9yH7c6nCrs6    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we fulfill a wonderful patron's request! We chat with our friend Ina about what it's like being non-binary.Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-non-binary-feat-a-friend    Non-binary photo project: https://instagram.com/nonbinaryportraits   QVC for the Used and Hopeless: https://anchor.fm/qvcpod     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We've known for a long time that gender reveal parties are stupid, but this year they reached an all-time level of ridiculousness and destruction. So today, we give you some ideas for anti-gender reveal parties!Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/anti-gender-reveal-parties  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the difference between being sex-repulsed and sex-averse and explore the importance of the words we use.Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-repulsed-vs-sex-averse       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we are joined by Angela Chen to discuss her new book ACE: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.   Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-feat-angela-chen     Order ACE now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625230/ace-by-angela-chen/    Follow Angela Chen: @chengela      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For some reason, everyone thinks of the bed as a super sexy place. But what if you don't want to be sexy in bed? What if you want to do something else? Well, here are 46 unsexy things that you can do in a bed.    Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/unsexy-things-to-do-in-bed   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Have you heard of the UK Asexuality Conference? Well, we're paneling for it and you should definitely attend.Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2020/9/2/announcement-sounds-fake-but-okay-goes-to-uk-ace-con      Learn more about the conference and register for free here: https://sites.google.com/view/uk-asexuality-conference-2020     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the importance of having asexual representation in the media. We are joined by special guest Zaine from the amazing Repl(Ace) the Media campaign!   Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-representation-with-replace-the-media   Follow Repl(Ace) the Media on Twitter and Instagram: @acethemedia   Follow Repl(Ace) the Media on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/replacethemedia/    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Have you ever wondered where babies come from? Usually when you ask people say "sex," but we aren't too sure about that. In this week's episode, we tell you where babies actually come from.  Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-babies-are-made    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Our second guest of Auguest is Courtney Lang from our sister podcast A OK! Listen in to hear a couple of podcasters talking about podcasting and identifying as aroace.Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sounds-fake-but-a-ok   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Sarah is writing the description and she's bad at it. We talked about how there are definitely only two genders and how gender is not at all a construct and how everything is a binary and absolutely not a spectrum. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we are honored and excited to chat with Alice Oseman about her new book Loveless! Loveless follows the coming out story of a teen aroace girl and is absolutely amazing.Check out all of Alice's books here: www.aliceoseman.com/    Follow Alice @aliceosemanDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! A couple of episodes ago, we talked about all of the reasons people choose to have sex. This week, we give you some excuses to use if you want to say no to sex.  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk all about the ace ring: its history, what it is, why people wear it, and if we have ever worn one!   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Last week, when we mentioned that there are a lot of reasons to have sex besides being sexually attracted to someone.  Today, we list off just a few of those reasons!   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Did you know that the sexual acts you partake in don't define your sexual orientation at all? Well if you didn't then this episode is for you! And if you did know this already then this is also for you as a nice reminder.    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Since we had the honor of being on Bacon and Eggs: A Movie Lover's Podcast this week, we wanted to keep with the movie theme! For some reason, Hollywood feels the need to stick romantic B plots into every movie even when they don't make sense. Today we come up with some alternate B plots that writers can stick into every movie.Check out our episode of Bacon and Eggs: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hunger-games-mockingjay-pt-2-featuring-sounds-fake/id1291110514?i=1000479524572   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! In the past week, we've seen quite a bit of aphobia which of course included people saying asexuality isn't actually a sexuality. It seems that some people just assume we're straight and "repressed" somehow. Pretty heteronormative if you ask us! Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the weird phrases that people use to say sex without really using the word. To be honest, most of them are much worse than just saying sex.Black lives STILL MATTER. This isn't a trend. Please donate, sign petitions, march, do whatever you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

This week's episode is going to be a little different. It's hard right now to talk about anything that isn't the racial injustice that's so prevalent in America. We don't feel like we can just sit here and talk about something else right now. So we won't.In the spirit of Blackout Tuesday, we are using the time on the podcast this week to amplify the Black voices that we have been listening to, and those we urge you to listen to.https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/   ........Support the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss pride month and what it might look like in the time of Coronavirus. Sarah also gives two (2) manifestos! You don't wanna miss it.    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're back playing the Wikipedia game! How many clicks will it take for us to get to the asexuality page and how many clicks will it take to get to OUR page?    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we interview Daniel from the YouTube channel Slice of Ace! We discuss dating as a homoromantic asexual, Animal Crossing, and our new best friendship. Subscribe to Slice of Ace (and hit the notification bell!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3vDNqa_MMGI43NAO2C-JJw     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

*DISCLAIMER: If you are sex repulsed or are uncomfortable with discussions of genitals this may not be the episode for you.Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss how being on the aromantic and asexual spectrums influences the relationships we have with our bodies.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we talk about classic romantic/sexual songs like My Heart Will Go On and Careless Whisper. Can these songs be reclaimed as aromantic and asexual anthems? Honestly, who knows.    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we discuss how aromantic and/or asexual would fare on different reality TV shows. From The Bachelor to The Amazing Race to America's Got Talent, is being aroace an advantage?   6 Feet of SpACE: An AroAce COVID-19 Relief Fundraiser is open now!Donate here: tinyurl.com/DONATE6feetWatch here on May 2nd @ 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST: tinyurl.com/WATCH6feet   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we discuss things that the world has deemed as traditionally sexy and romantic. From chocolate syrup to underwear, we give a definitive* aroace review of what's hot and what's not.*This review is not definitive. It is, in fact, very subjective.    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we talk about being ace and/or aro in the time of Coronavirus and specifically loneliness. Shout out to @AceGentle for the inspiration for this episode.     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we take one hour to write the plot of the next hit aro ace movie - Noodles: Aromcom. Listen in to hear this dramatic, mysterious, not so rom-com story play out.    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we bring in our resident allo expert (Kayla's boyfriend) to answer your questions about what it's like to be alloromantic/allosexual.   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, we bring you a joyous, fun-loving list of things to do if you're currently stuck at home. This list does NOT include having sex but does include playing that haunted banjo and making SEVERAL stop motion films.    We hope everyone is doing okay and is staying healthy. Hopefully, this podcast can provide some small distraction from what is happening in the world. If you need any support, please reach out to us.   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we try to think about what it would be like if we had different sexualities and romantic orientations. Sarah tries to imagine a life where she's allo and Kayla tries to imagine being aromantic. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Sarah delivers a manifesto about the need for queer spaces that are safe for aros and aces. We're searching for an ideal world where aspec and arospec folks are openly and overtly accepted in queer communities.   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we give you some very serious and wonderful options of things to do when someone comes out to you as aro, ace, or any other queer identity! From throwing appropriately colored confetti to discussing the word nougat, there's a lot of great options. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Happy Aromantic Awareness Week! In true aromantic fashion, Sarah discusses the concept of dating in high school and how it makes no sense. Who has time to date when you have to go to gymnastics practice???  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Valentine's Day is right around the corner but for many of us aromantic or asexual people, this holiday is pretty worthless. To help you protest this holiday, we're sharing our list of the most unromantic activities. Which one will you do?  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk all about demisexuality. What is it? What does it feel like to be demisexual? Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! In light of Nikkie Tutorials being forced to come out recently, we decided to talk about being outed and outing other people. The TLDR: don't do it you dick butt.   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about Gretta Gerwig's new adaptation of Little Women. Jo March, the main character of the story, is super aromantic asexual and we live, die, and cry for it.Read the fanfic Sarah talked about here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20406481    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's our last episode of 2020! And the last episode of the decade! We go over what happened to us this decade as well as exciting things that happened in the queer and aspec community.  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week is an all "juice" episode where we talk about our favorite things from video games to friends to forgiveness!  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Are the allos okay? Sometimes there are things that allosexual or alloromantic people do that just don't make sense.   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about how sex is a social taboo. Why is it a taboo? We don't really care. We just know it's harmful to everyone!   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! As the holiday season approaches, we know some of you might have to deal with questions from your annoying Uncle Carl or Grandma Karen about whether you've found a significant other. This can be especially annoying for aspec/arospec people, so we've put together a list of things you can do or say when you get this question!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! On today's episode, the Cosmopolitan Snapchat story teaches us how to flirt with a guy at the gym. We're not so sure about it.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about Emma Watson's Vogue interview where she talks about being "self-partnered." Is the term self-partnered revolutionary? What is our aromantic perspective? Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about having crushes on teachers and try to figure out what the real difference between a squish and a crush is. The aromantic in us really pop out.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss Sarah's theory that all witches (and skeletons) are asexual. Through an asexual lense, we look at how stereotypical witches and the women of the Salem Witch Trials are represented.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we play KFC's new dating simulator game but in an ~asexual~ way. We learn that Colonel Sanders is kinda hot and that maybe we aren't great at dating.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we celebrate National Coming Out Day by talking with Sarah's gay sister. Sarah and her sister compare their coming out experiences and talk about the differences between their sexualities.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about dating as an asexual person. We discuss our own experiences with dating as well as advice for people dating asexual people.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we have another stunning episode for you. We find random words in the (German) dictionary and try to relate them back to asexuality or aromanticism!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about Sarah's experience watching Bachelor in Paradise as an aromantic person. Turns out, it actually taught her a lot! Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah celebrate the 100th episode of Sounds Fake But Okay! They listen and react to their very first episode and go through some old polls. And they announce the release of their MERCH! Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about the merits of Relationship Anarchy. Is it possible to be a relationship anarchist? How do its values relate to asexuality and aromanticism? Listen in to find out!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we give you many VERY helpful tips for how to not be aphobic. From lobotomies to talking to Russian bots, there are many ways to stop this behavior. (Listen until the very end for a special surprise).Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk all about ace culture and community. What even is ace culture? What do we think of the ace community? Listen and find out!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about everything that seems fake in the world. From dicks to antelopes to grapefruit, the girls just aren't convinced these things really exist. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah review media that's supposed to be ~sexy~. They look at everything from 50 Shades of Grey, to Magic Mike, to perfume ads to try to understand how people think any of this stuff is sexy.(Note: This episode does contain a fair bit of talk about sex and sexual acts. If that makes you uncomfortable, skip this episode or parts of it!)Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about whether they think matchmaking websites could work for asexual people who are looking to find ~the one~. They look at websites like ThreeDayRule, LUMA, and Tawkify to see if these sites are asexual (or even queer) friendly. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about more characters that they believe are definitely asexual and some who are definitely NOT asexual. It's part two of episode 17! Wow we've been doing this for a long time. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk all about mental health and how it relates to sexuality. Why is it that queer people are more likely to have mood disorders? Is this also true for asexual people? Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about the 36 questions. Psychologists at UC Berkley came up with a set of 36 questions that you answer with a stranger. After you answer them, you fall in love instantly! Or so they say.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/36-questions-to-make-you-fall-in-love    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the article Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex? by The Atlantic. How have millennials ruined something else?? Who's fault is it?? Porn? Old people? Tinder? Homework? Asexuality?? We try to figure it all out. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/why-are-millennials-having-so-little-sex   Listen to Kayla's new Dungeons and Dragons podcast Into The Gridge here!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the commercialization of pride and what it means for companies and the queer community. We also watched the very controversial Taylor Swift music video "You Need To Calm Down" and talked about our thoughts on Taylor and what it meant for her to make a video like this. *Correction: In this episode, we mentioned that Lady Gaga is straight when she is, in fact, bisexual and has unfortunately often faced bi erasure. We're sorry Lady Gaga!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reactions-to-pride-and-taylor-swifts-video    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Sarah reads the novel she wrote when she was 8 years old, and Kayla reacts. By some twist of fate, the novel is named "Aven Swords," so Kayla and Sarah do their best to read the amazing book with an asexual lense. Please come along and cringe while Sarah reads!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reading-sarahs-childhood-novel    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week’s episode is very special. It’s a full rundown of what asexuality is. If you are asexual and struggle to give the long talk that explains asexuality to loved ones, you can use this to do the talking for you. If you’ve just learned what asexuality is or if you were sent here by a loved one, hopefully, this episode begins to help you to learn and understand. Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-is-asexuality    Find our list of asexual resources here!Other episodes referenced:Ep 9: Different Types of Attraction    Ep 34: Asexual People are Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah do a 6-month check in on their New Year's Resolutions! Did they give up on their goals after one month like everyone else? Did they realize all their hopes and dreams and change their lives? Find out! Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah are joined by special guest Amanda (Sarah's sister's girlfriend) to talk about what it's like being a queer teacher! What's the benefit of teaching kids about gender and sexuality early? How do you even do that?? Listen and find out!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah go down the rabbit hole and play the Wikipedia game! It doesn't take many clicks to get from a random Wiki article to Hitler, but how many will it take to get to asexuality?Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk all about their growth over the past four years and what the future will hold now that they graduated college!We live-streamed on YouTube while recording this episode! Check out all the nonsense and see our faces while we talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUN3jvRZ304    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Did you know Kayla is in a ~feminism~ class??? This week she talks about her research project about feminism and asexuality and what she found while researching asexuality. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about quizzes that are supposed to tell you what your sexuality is. They take the Kinsey Scale test and tests about asexuality and demisexuality! Listen in to see if they're ~really~ aspec.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexuality-quizzes     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about what it's like being a queer woman in a position of power. They talk about how being a woman has affected their leadership style and how their experiences of directing a musical and a movie were influenced by their identities!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queer-women-in-positions-of-power      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk to the infamous Perry Fiero (aka Piano Fiano) about queerness and gaming. How good is representation in online games? What's the state of homophobia in the community? Hit this this ep up to find out.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queerness-and-gaming-feat-a-friend     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we read your assumptions about us and see if they're true! Does Sarah want a QPR? What would our superpowers be? Is having a podcast overwhelming! Listen to find out!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-do-you-assume     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Kayla and Sarah talk about the upcoming holiday - April Fool's Day. The gals talk about all the things you shouldn't do on April Fools' Day, including coming out as a 'joke,' outing someone else, or getting braces. Take a listen and please don't prank us (Sarah will get very mad)!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/april-fools-day      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah sit down and talk about aces in space. What are the benefits of only sending aces to space? What would be the best planet for aces to colonize? How to periods work in space? How does zero gravity even work??? All this and so much more!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aces-in-space    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah are joined once again by Sarah's sister Emily! Emily talks about unhealthy and abusive relationships, specifically in queer relationships. Typically we think of the man being the perpetrator of abuse, but what happens when there is no man in a relationship or two men?TW: Mentions of mental and physical abuse, self harm, suicide. If you or someone you know is in need of help in an abusive situation, call 1-800-799-7233 or visit www.thehotline.org    Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/unhealthy-queer-relationships-feat-sarahs-sister    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, the girls talk about their thoughts after watching their first ever episode of The Bachelor. By most perspectives, this show is wild but extremely riveting, but what about looking at it from a queer/aroace perspective?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-bachelor-from-an-aro-ace-perspective     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Kayla and Sarah talk about the burden of having to explain and define asexuality and aromanticism. Are you obligated to give that TED talk? What happens when you don't want to give it? What do you do as someone who wants more information? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-burden-of-explaining-asexuality    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Sarah talks about what it's like passing for someone who is straight. The girls talk all about passing guilt and what to do with the privilege you gain from passing as a "normative" person. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/passing-as-straight    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah rant all about their hot takes - all the way from takes about warm tomatoes and Ellen, to Tony Stark and the whiteness of asexuality. It's getting spicy on this ep. Come take a listen. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hot-takes    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's almost February 14th and you know what that means - time to get love and romance shoved down our throats! For real though, this week Kayla and Sarah talk all about Valentine's day from an aromantic and asexual perspective.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/valentines-day   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about what they call microACEgressions - small instances of aphobia that are so ingrained in society that we may not even notice them. You know, like when your weird aunt talks about WHEN you get married or have sex like it's inevitable.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/microacegressions     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Being aphobic is very stupid - so this week Kayla and Sarah give you a long list of alternative things to do! How fun!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-to-do-instead-of-being-aphobic     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! What do you do with your feelings when you get a crush? How do you deal with feeling like you're faking your sexuality? How do you know for sure if you're aromantic? How do you keep your cat from blocking your computer screen! Listen in as we give dubious life advice!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/advice-for-asexuals     Thank you to Frita Batidos for sponsoring this episode. Check out their amazing Cuban inspired street food here: http://www.fritabatidos.com/      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! You read that right! This week our special guest is Sarah's mom!! We talk to Julie about her experience as a mother of two queer kids - what was her reaction when her kids came out? Was her reaction different with Sarah? Does she regret anything? Does she have any advice for parents of queer kids?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/parenting-queer-kids-feat-sarahs-mom          Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Even though Sarah hates making New Year's Resolutions we're doing it anyway! Today we talk about how we've grown in the past year and what our resolutions are for our sexualities, the queer community, the world, and each other.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/new-years-resolutions Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's the most wonderful time of the year but in some cases, it's also the most stressful. This week Kayla and Sarah talk all about the difficulties of having a "non-normative" sexuality during the holiday season. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/family-and-sexuality-during-the-holidaysDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk all about identities and communities. In America, everyone is obsessed with "what they are" or what country their family came from. Why is that and why do we feel so connected to our country of origin? And can we feel the same way about the queer and ace community?Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/finding-your-place-in-a-community Read the Michigan Daily article about us here: https://www.michigandaily.com/section/statement/sex-issue-asexuality-campus      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk with their good friend Erin about life as a bisexual woman. What are the most common misconceptions? What's the most difficult part? The most rewarding? Come find out with us! Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about all things clothes and fashion. What does it really mean to dress "sexy"? What happens when someone doesn't want to be perceived as sexy? Do asexual people dress a certain way? All this and more!!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-to-dress-queer       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah take another stab at answering the questions posed by songs. Life on mars? Mary did you know? How you feeling? (With a slight transgression to learn the actual words to the American national anthem).Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/answering-questions-posed-by-songs-pt-2        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! It's almost thanksgiving so this week Kayla and Sarah are talking about what we're thankful for! We start out with cheese and felt tip pens and eventually get ~serious~ and talk about how thankful we are for the podcast and you!! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/thankful-for-asexuality       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about the pros and cons of social media when it comes to coming out, living queerly, and the potential difficulties of living a 'double life' on the internet.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/social-media-and-sexuality       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! With the American midterm elections coming up on Tuesday, Kayla and Sarah about queer issues in politics like legalization of gay marriage and what steps could be made to help aro and ace people! IF YOU LIVE IN THE US AND ARE ELIGIBLE DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queer-issues-in-politics      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Happy Halloweekend! This week Kayla and Sarah discuss the sexualization of women's halloween costumes and the line between wanting to empower women and worrying about the objectification of women. Then they think of the worst sexy costumes possible. It gets wild.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexy-halloween-costumes        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week the girls play one of their very favorite games - Befriend or End! It's like Smash or Pass but instead of smashing it's being friends with someone! This week's Befriend or End is the xtreme version, with lots of people that Kayla and Sarah like very much and don't want to kill!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/smash-or-pass-but-ace-pt-2        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! There's a difference between not excluding people, and including people, and this week we talk about groups that do just this. The gals discuss examples of sororities and fraternities before digressing into the importance of voting.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/non-inclusive-groups     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Sarah has never had a breakup, not even a friend one, so she realized she has no concept of what they're like. This week the gals discuss what breakups are like and how weirdly formal they are. Listen until the end to hear about Kayla's ~mystery mail~ excitement.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/breakups     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah read about astrology and their zodiac signs! Sarah (as we all know) is aro ace, but her zodia sign (Libra) says she should be obsessed with romance. Sounds a little fake.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/astrology      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk to their friend Becca about what it's like to be heteroromantic and asexual!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-heteroromantic-asexual     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Just in time for Sounds Fake But Okay's 50th episode - we finally have microphones! Woohoo! Join us and our clear voices this week as we answer songs posed by songs like "what is love?" "what comes next?" and "can I make it any more obvious?"Episode Transcripts: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/answering-questions-posed-by-songs      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about what it's like to be queer in high school, specifically at high school dances.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-queer-at-school-dances     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week the girls take a look at some of the most iconic romantic comedy movies, describe their plots really shittily, and then see if their plots hold up when we turn everything platonic!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/romantic-comedies-but-platonic      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk to their friend Cody about polyamory and polyamorous. They talk about misconceptions, definitions, and what it means to be in a polyamorous relationship. Take a listen and learn about other sexualities with us! (This episode was recorded pre-summer ~ sorry for any confusion!)Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/polyamory     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah play Smash or Pass, but ace. Take a listen to hear who we befriend and who we END.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/smash-or-pass-but-ace     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah read the story of their listener Rae. Rae is an asexual, non-aro, non-binary person who had a truly horrendous first date experience. Listen to their wild experience and the girls' reaction to it and dating as an asexual person.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dating-as-an-asexual-person     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about a drug called Addyi that is meant to change women's brain chemistry if they suffer from "hypoactive sexual desire disorder." The gals talk about what this drug implies for asexual people, how it toes the line between women's sexual liberation and the erasure of asexuality, and the general safety hazards of the drug. Take a listen.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/womens-viagra-and-sexual-desire      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Sarah's sister Emily, a gay woman, wanted to be on the podcast to talk about gay women who present themselves more femininely, or "girls who like girls who look like girls not boys."Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/living-up-to-lgbtqia-stereotypes     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! A lot of the time we talk about asexuality on the podcast, so we decided to talk about the other part of Sarah's identity - aromanticism. Make sure to listen for our new segment Beef of the Week at the end!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aromantic     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Two of our lovely listeners wrote in saying they felt like they were faking their sexuality. We have a difficult discussion about what it means to feel that way, and give the best advice we can!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-you-faking-your-sexuality     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Last week Sarah went to San Francisco pride and now she's telling us about her experience of being an asexual person at pride! The gals also get into a conversation about the representation of kinks and their equivalence to sexuality.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/an-asexual-experience-at-pride     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week, Kayla, Sarah, and PATRON Asritha talk about her experience with love and dating as a first generation Indian-American immigrant. Come take a listen and learn some culture!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/cultural-differences-in-dating     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Sarah expresses the frustration she sometimes feels with her own sexuality, and the girls discuss why this feeling is normal and important to talk about. (Sorry about the audio, we're still learning how to record remotely).Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/everyone-feels-shitty-sometimes    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about how they each discovered and questioned their sexuality and how they continue to question it even now.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/questioning-your-sexuality      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're back at it again playing the app Episodes - but this time, as ace as possible (with our own mega-ace twist at the end). Listen along!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexual-games-pt-3       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! On today's episode, we talk to our FIRST MALE GUEST! We talk about what it's like growing up in our society as a male who doesn't conform to all aspects of traditional masculinity.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/male-expectations-and-masculinity      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah came across a post that excluded ace people from the LGBTQIA+ community. We go over the logic of why people are excluding ace people, and why ace people do actually belong in the community.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-people-are-part-of-the-lgbtqia-community      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about the modesty poncho that's been making headlines and our feelings on school dress codes in general.Episode Transcripts: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dress-codes    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today the gals read all about people's conspiracy theories of the gay agenda, and then come up with a gay agenda of our own! Come listen along!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-gay-agenda      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Uhhhhhh we're finally back!!! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about hooking up at parties, why people kiss, and what making out is like! Take a listen and catch up with us!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hooking-up-and-kissing      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah talk about the importance of asexual representation in the media. More importantly, we talk about the musical we've been working on for months that has an asexual protagonist!!!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-representation       If you'd like to watch the live stream of our show live or afterward, check out our theatre group's Facebook!: facebook.com/nerdsdotheatre       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about how catcalls can get misconstrued as compliments, and the difficulties of living as a woman when you have to worry about assault.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/catcalls-as-compliments      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk to our friends Mom about her thoughts on the LGBTQIA+ community and answer her questions about asexuality!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2018/3/11/ep-28-bridging-the-generational-gap-feat-a-mom        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week Kayla and Sarah find out what happens next in the Episode story "The Bad Boy Stole My Bra!" Get ready for another episode of cringy and oversexualized high schoolers! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2018/3/4/ep-27-sexual-games-pt-2       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah (and friends Miranda and Sweetpea) hate play the game Episode, a choose your own adventure type game. You may recognize it from all the stunningly sexual ads on Tumblr. Take a listen to hear us play out one of the most ridiculously sexual and stupid stories out there. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hate-playing-a-sexual-game     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about Sextiquette: Sex Etiquette! How do you deal with neighbors having loud sex? Where are you even allowed to have sex? Brought to you by: an unfortunate conversation Kayla and Sarah had with their housemates.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sextiquette     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah start the episode with a hope, a dream, and not much of a plan. We talk about which ______ is more asexual! Which planet? Which article of clothing? Star Wars or Star Trek? It's all very subjective and very silly. Take a listen!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pluto-is-asexual        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah look at the lyrics to the Billboard Top 10 songs and rate them by how uncomfy they make us from an ace and demi perspective. Listen for dramatic readings of rap lyrics and some bad singing!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/billboard-top-100         Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today the gals read through and react to the Cosmopolitan and Brother snap stories. We learn all about making a dildo mold, anal, and what makes someone single. Don't feel like those things apply to you? Yeah. We don't feel like they do either. Take a listen!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reacting-to-sexualized-media       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about what can happen when you ship real people. Is it wrong? Do we all do it? What does it do to those real people? Take a listen to hear that and a few seconds of ASMR!Episode Transcripts: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/shipping-real-people        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today, Kayla and Sarah talk all about porn - the assumptions about it, its place in society, where it goes wrong, and the new feminist wave that's emerging within it. Join us!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/porn        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're finally back from our holiday break! Today, Kayla and Sarah talk about accepting their sexuality and the controversial question of 'if you could change your sexuality, would you?'Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/accepting-your-sexuality       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about asexual/LGBTQA+ people and kids. We talk about common misconceptions and what we think is important about child raising.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-people-and-kids     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about characters who are definitely probably asexual like Katniss, The Doctor, and Jesus (?).Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/characters-who-are-definitely-asexual        Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

*NOTE: This episode does not reflect our current (2020) views and understanding of sex-favorable/sex-positive asexuality. We have learned and grown a lot since 2017. For updated and more accurate information, you can listen to Ep 150: Sex-Repulsed vs. Sex-Averse: soundsfakepod.buzzsprout.com/218346/5509375-ep-150-sex-repulsed-vs-sex-averse     Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk all about what being a sex-positive asexual person means and how it works. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-positive-asexuality      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah try to understand dick locations. Where do they go when you're riding a bike? What happens when you run? Episode Transcript www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/where-do-you-put-your-dick       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about how virginity is just not real. In fact, it's fake. Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/virginity      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.com     CW: 35:00 - Brief mention of corrective r*pe. Brief discussion of sexual assault.Support the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about all things periods and uteri - why they suck, and why they're important to talk about. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/periods    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla, Sarah, and special guest Janie talk about their own mental health and how it affects their romantic and sexual relationships. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/relationships-and-mental-health     Follow Janie on Twitter: @VPDickJanie     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comCW: Discussion of depression and anxiety. Brief mention of suicide.Support the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about how pregnant sex works and all the weird places that people decide to have sex. Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-in-werid-places   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comCW: Semi-graphic description of sex, gagging noisesSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about what it's like living as an aro-ace person in a world that is non aro-ace friendly. Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/little-ace-in-a-big-big-world    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today, Kayla and Sarah talk about the different kinds of attraction: sexual, romantic, sensual, aesthetic.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/different-types-of-attraction       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today, Kayla and Sarah talk about online dating and discover some of the weirdest dating sites that are out there. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/online-dating       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about the need to label your sexuality, and the struggles that come with identifying under the asexual umbrella.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/labeling-your-sexuality       Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla, Sarah, and special guest Miranda talk about unintentional flirting, awkward flirting, and try to flirt with each other. Spoiler alert: it doesn't go well.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/awkward-flirting      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about queer platonic relationships, platonic marriages, and share their thoughts about marriage in general. Stay tuned to find out whether Kayla and Sarah will finally get legally married. Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queer-platonic-relationships     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah tackle the big questions: How long is sex supposed to last? What counts as sex? What impacts the length of sex? And, most importantly, what activities would Sarah rather do during the time it takes someone to have sex? Episode Transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-long-does-sex-last    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Sarah answers questions about shipping as an asexual person, and Kayla and Sarah talk about their OTPs, favorite and least favorite tropes, and romance plots in fiction in general. Episode transcript: https://www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/shipping    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today Kayla and Sarah talk about the unequal amount of value placed on romantic vs. platonic relationships and how they are treated differently in society.Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/romantic-versus-platonic-relationships   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

A first mini-episode introduction to Sounds Fake But Okay. On this episode: people like dick pics? The girls do their best to understand what people find appealing about these weird pics. Episode transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dick-pics   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comSupport the showBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Welcome to Sounds Fake But OkayEp 87: What Is Asexuality? https://soundsfakepod.buzzsprout.com/218346/1284502-ep-87-what-is-asexuality    Ep 118: The Demisexual Experience https://soundsfakepod.buzzsprout.com/218346/2632708-ep-118-the-demisexual-experience      Ep 171: What Is Aromanticism? https://soundsfakepod.buzzsprout.com/218346/7979839-ep-171-what-is-aromanticism      Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book