Episodes

Dec 7

Hey what's up hello! For our last episode of the year we're returning to our annual tradition of recording the same episode one year apart, a la the Billie Eilish Vanity Fair interviews. Thank you for another fantastic year! We are so grateful for you all and will be back in your ears in 2026! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-sixth-year Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 30

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about what it's like being aromantic or asexual at work. We discuss whether being aspec puts you at a disadvantage when trying to bond with coworkers and the pros and cons of coming out at work. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aromanticism-and-asexuality-at-work Article on benevolent intentions toward coworkers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05963-w Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 23

Hey what's up hello! This week we look at harrowing posts from r/menwritingwomen and talk about what it takes for straight people to successfully write queer characters and for allos to successfully write aspec characters. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/writing-aspecs Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 16

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about spooky horror movies. Why do the characters who have sex always get killed? And what does it mean? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-in-horror-movies-feat-stepdean Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 9

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about ~money~, and the evergreen question: are aspecs, single folks, and those in non-normative relationships punished financially in our society for their way of life? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-single-folks-punished-financially Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 2

Hey what's up hello! We're back on Reddit, and you can't stop us. Content warning: graphic descriptions of poop and unhygienic behavior (we’re so sorry) Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-20 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 26

Hey what's up hello! More listener lore m'lord? This week we've got large game, horrifying gifts from crushes, pepper spray, annoying dudebros, and more! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-6 Submit Your Lore: https://forms.gle/rYVDYf4em9dexwvd7 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 19

Happy Ace Week! This week’s ep could not be less about that. It IS, however, about heteronormativity in how we talk about queer sex, and also a Twitter fight Sarah got in. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/tops-bottoms-and-queer-heteronormativity Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 12

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the mythos of "true love's first kiss," why it's a lazy plot device, and why humans like kissing so dang much in the first place. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/true-loves-kiss-and-the-science-of-kissing Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 5

Hey what's up hello! We're back with Reddit stories about hair bears, vegan drama, and picking up the check. Plus, a passionate rant about Magic 8 Balls. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-19 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 28

Hey what's up hello! This week we explore the modern-day influx (or is it?) of sexualized music. Somehow that also turns into a discussion of how some helicopter parents these days aren’t even helicopter parenting right, and also the world’s most pressing question: was Jesus a guitar guy? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexualized-music Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 21

Hey what's up hello! This week we explore why acespecs are so good at writing smut and why arospecs are so good at writing romance. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-smut-writers Pre-Order Dear Luke, Love, Me: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/dear-luke-love-me/umc.cmc.6qer6q311z5e60jz3s8drkyvm?l=pt Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 14

Hey what's up hello! Today we're sharing our hot takes and yours! Feel the burn of the hottest takes about evolution, lesbianism, historical friendships, and more. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hot-takes-2 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 7

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about how people who are in relationships are treated differently than single people. It's like couple privledge but for the individual. We hate it! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/people-in-relationships-are-treated-better Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 31

Hey what's up hello! This week we are back on our Reddit Rabbithole BS. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-18 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 24

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss people having AI partners. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ai-relationships Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 10

Hey what's up hello! We're back telling YOUR wild stories from high school relationship drama to pigeon rescues. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-5 Submit your own listener lore: https://forms.gle/HNE2XpfnQkVVV9ha6 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 3

Hey what's up hello! We are back and it is time for a Q&A for SFBO's 8th birthday! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/8th-birthday-qa Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 29

Hey what's up hello! As June wraps up, we reflect on Pride 2025 - the lack of corporate pride, aspecs at pride events, and rampant biphobia. And do we get a little bit off topic sometimes? Of course we do. See you in August! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pride-2025-and-biphobia Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 22

Hey what's up hello! This week we look at examples of times when changing your interests or look for the sake of a crush actually turned out to be a good thing. We know it's shocking and gross, but could changing yourself for a crush actually be good?? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/could-changing-for-a-crush-be-a-good-thing Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 15

Hey what's up hello! This week we play romance and dating choose your own adventure stories on chooseyourstory.com! Spoiler alert: it goes about as well as you think it will. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/choose-your-own-adventure Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 8

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss how society's current conception of womanhood clashes with asexual and aromantic identities. Can gender and sexuality be separated? What does it mean to be a woman when you don't desire or want to be desired? All that and more (after 10 minutes of girlhood and yapping at the top of the episode of course). Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/can-womanhood-and-aspec-identities-coexist Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 25

Hey what's up hello! We are back and so are the people who make so many bad decisions and then post about them on Reddit. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-17 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 18

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about a new study that found that having a cat or a dog to keep you company could boost your wellbeing as much as being married. The only problem is the study makes absolutely no sense and we don't understand math. Either way, pets are important!!! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pets-boost-wellbeing-more-than-partners https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/health/pets-boost-wellbeing-marriage-study-intl-scli-wellness Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 11

Hey what's up hello! This week we're joined by Debbie Urbanski to talk about her excellent collection of short stories, Portalmania. Portalmania dives bravely into the shadowy depths of betrayal, parenthood, revenge, murder, coercive sex, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/portalmania-by-debbie-urbanski Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/portalmania-stories-debbie-urbanski/21872872?aid=101336&ean=9781668061114&listref=books-by-our-lovely-guests Debbie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieurbanski Debbie's Substack: https://debbieurbanski.substack.com/ Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 4

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the phenomenon of queer women loving boy bands and yell from the mountaintops about how you can be a boy band fan without finding any of the band members attractive!!! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/on-queer-women-loving-boy-bands Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 27

Hey what's up hello! This week we're reading some more lore submitted by our listeners. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-4 Submit your lore: https://forms.gle/zHQTVVZRACvxmgFn8 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 20

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the overlap between transphobia and aphobia and the importance of trans aspec solidarity. TW: transphobia Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/trans-aspec-solidarity Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 13

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about making assumptions about people. They really do make an ass out of you and me. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/making-assumptions Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 6

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about doing things by yourself when they are normally done as a couple or in a group. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/doing-things-alone Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 30

You know what time it is. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-pt-16 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 23

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about the morning shed, appealing to various gazes, and other such beauty standard shenanigans. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/beauty-standards Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 16

Hey what's up hello! Today we have LOTS of house to keep. Then, we talk about the importance of celebrating major life events that aren't allo-centric things like weddings or baby showers. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/non-allo-major-life-events Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 9

Hey what's up hello! Some people are giving things up for Lent. We have ideas. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-to-give-up-for-lent Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 2

Hey what's up hello! We're back reading Reddit stories with a heavy detour to Bologna Fest. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-pt-15 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 23

Hey what's up hello! This week we're chatting with Dee Whitnell about their new book Beyond Bananas and Condoms: The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School. Episode Transript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/inclusive-sex-ed-feat-dee-whitnell Follow Dee: @s3xtheorywithdee Dee's Substack: https://s3xtheorywithdee.substack.com/ Buy Dee's Book! https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781805011996 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 16

Hey what's up hello! This week we're celebrating Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week by chatting with Rachel Levi and Kerry Chin, two of the authors of AUREA's upcoming book on aromanticism! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aro-week-feat-aurea For updates on the book, follow AUREA on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AromanticAUREA X(Twitter): https://x.com/aromantic_aurea Tumblr: https://aromantic-aurea.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aurea_aromantic/ Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Ep 332: Aro Week feat. AUREA Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 9

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about emophilia - a psychological trait that describes people who fall in love easily, quickly, and often. Personally, we cannot relate. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/emophilia Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 2

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about (alleged) Gen Z dating slang. And the moon, apparently. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/gen-z-dating-slang Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 26

Hey what's up hello! This week we're reading some lighthearted and silly stories submitted by you! Content Warning: Sex trafficking Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-3 Submit your lore: https://forms.gle/zHQTVVZRACvxmgFn8 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 19

Hey what's up hello! We are back and just as mediocre as ever. This week we're answering the internet's most burning relationship questions from 2024. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/googles-year-in-search Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 15, 2024

Hey what's up hello! For our last episode of the year we're returning to our annual tradition of recording the same episode one year apart, a la the Billie Eilish Vanity Fair interviews. Thank you for another fantastic year! We are so grateful for you all and will be back in your ears in 2025! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-fifth-year Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 8, 2024

Hey what's up hello! For our penultimate episode of the year, we're heading back to Reddit to react to some wild stories involving kids. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-pt-14-kids-edition Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 1, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're TOGETHER coming at you live from Kayla's hometown. We talk all about Hallmark Christmas movies from an aspec perspective. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hallmark-christmas-movies Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 24, 2024

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another edition of Listener Lore. We give some updates on last time's stories and then get into more truly wild stuff. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-2 Submit Your Lore: https://forms.gle/74KWs2JV9R932rkj7 Rat in Oven: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladymixerlot/video/7436630483317820718?_r=1&_t=8rOx3gogeFD Rat in Hat: https://x.com/kirbycheatfurby/status/1858725354224894082?s=42 Rat in Vest: https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9g3SFv779/?igsh=aHY5enFnN2wzdDBn&img_index=1 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 17, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the Korean 4B Movement and how it could or could not be applied to the US post-election. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/2024/11/17/ep-323-the-4b-movement Next week we're doing another listener lore drop! Submit your lore here: https://forms.gle/VaC2rp2BZMuscToy6 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 3, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about conjugal visits - what they are, their history, and what they mean for the importance of sex in society. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/conjugal-visits Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 27, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we discussing the concept of "Hear Me Out" cakes and asking the age-old question: are the allos okay ? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hear-me-out-cakes Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 20, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week instead of heading to Reddit to find wild stories about love and life, we're getting our stories straight from you, our loyal listeners. Strap in, it's about to get wild (literally). Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-aita Drop your Listener Lore: https://forms.gle/b5Vs7VNk6ZJTrcCq7 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 13, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're playing a good old-fashioned game of Would You Rather - aspec edition. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/would-you-rather-aspec-edition Drop your Listener Lore: https://forms.gle/b5Vs7VNk6ZJTrcCq7 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 6, 2024

This week we're talking all about PDA and just how much Sarah hates it no matter what. Also please write Vote FWD letters with Sarah or else she'll cry and think you hate democracy. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/public-displays-of-affection Support Aromcom: seedandspark.com/fund/aromcom Write Vote FWD Letters With Us: https://votefwd.org/goal-page/soundsfakepod Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 29, 2024

Hey what's up hello! Once again we are in the Reddit and Am I The Asshole trenches. Content Notice: Discussions of gun violence, abuse, and police Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-pt-13 Write Vote FWD Letters With Us: https://votefwd.org/goal-page/soundsfakepod Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 22, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about unconditional love - Is it real? Should it exist? What problems does it cause? We also talk a lot about hell. I don't know man. You know how this podcast is. Content Warnings: discussion of school shootings Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/unconditional-love Shop our Bookshop.org shelves: bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 15, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about heterosexual men, and how actually... homoerotic they are? Content notice: Brief mentions of sexual assault Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/cishet-men-are-homoerotic Shop our Bookshop.org shelves: bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 8, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about our famous "Don't Should" life philosophy. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-dont-should-philosophy Rock the Don't Should sweatshirt: www.soundsfakepod.com/shop/dont-should-sweatshirt Shop our Bookshop.org shelves: bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 25, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about sexuality (and gender) are fluid, the idea of being "born this way" and honestly a lot about coconut trees. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexuality-is-fluid Virgin Radio Pridecast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Cb6mSudbWXnRSdRgqCsPp?si=fe0fcd6bbe894442 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 18, 2024

Hey what's up hello! You know that time it is. The artist formerly known as Am I the Asshole is back — this week we come to you with Reddit stories of all sorts, and also a Google review for some reason. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-12 ELLE article: https://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/a61472319/friendship-asexual-community/ Virgin Radio Pridecast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Cb6mSudbWXnRSdRgqCsPp?si=fe0fcd6bbe894442 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 11, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we are talking about trad wives by way of the Ballerina Farm controversy. What are they? Why are they? Are they okay??? Content Notice: Mentions of miscarriage Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/trad-wives-and-ballerina-farm The Times Article: https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/meet-the-queen-of-the-trad-wives-and-her-eight-children-plfr50cgk Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 4, 2024

Hey what's up hello! We are back and ready to utilize our hard-earned PhDs in yappology. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/yapping Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 30, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about common romance fiction tropes, try to decide if they would actually work in real life, and decide how we would react if one of our friends was in an IRL romance trope. See you again in August!!! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/do-romance-tropes-actually-work-in-real-life Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 23, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about ~aspec awakenings~ and our own SFBO lore. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-origin-stories Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 16, 2024

Hey what's up hello! You already know what time it is. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-11 DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocide Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 9, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the influx of discussions around "medium ugly" men, the related category of "hot rodent" men, and how both of those groups are just... normal-looking people. Content Notice: Eating disorders Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-medium-ugly-phenomenon DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocide Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 2, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the illustrious boy moms. Can we fix them? No. But will we psychoanalyze them to figure out what the hell is going on in there? Absolutely. Content Notice: emotional incest, rape culture Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/boy-moms DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocide Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 26, 2024

Hey what's up hello! In light of the recent Bumble fumble, we talk about dating apps, how they attract new users, and why they should talk to literally any aspec just once before posting public apologies. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dating-app-marketing DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocide Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 19, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we take a look through history and rate dating customs from the ye old days. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ep-303-rating-historic-dating-customs Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 12, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the effects the internet has on how kids age and develop. We try to decipher why it feels like kids are growing up faster and getting sexualized younger. Content Notice: sexualization of minors, pedophilia, sexual assault, school shooting, nazis Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-kids-growing-up-faster-ruminations-on-the-impact-of-the-internet Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 5, 2024

Hey what's up hello! You know what time it is, kids. This week we are faced with a disproportionate amount of small, small men, and we WILL tell you how we feel about them. Content Notice: financial abuse, descriptions of sex, sexual abuse, grooming Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-10-tiny-man-edition Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 28, 2024

Hey what’s up hello! For this week’s very exciting 300th episode we’re chatting with Ash McCullough about their advocacy work with the Australian government. Content Notice: Brief discussion of Roe v. Wade and abortion laws Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/government-recognition-of-asexuality-feat-ash-mccullough Follow Ash: @ash.slingshott Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 21, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the concept of gold star asexuality and the harm and confusion caused by a community of "actual asexuals" Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/gold-star-asexuality-and-actual-asexuals Kayla Kaszyca P.O. Box 410021 Cambridge, MA 02141 Sarah Costello P.O. Box 16453 North Hollywood, CA 91615 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 7, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the mainstreamification of smutty books, our desire for a rating system in books, and how we feel about the rise of smut as aspecs. Content Notice: slavery, violence against black people, murder, discussions of sex (at Wimbledon), and mention of the phrase "quivering member." Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-rise-of-smutty-books Support the SHEAUXTIME Collective: https://www.sheauxtime.com/# | @SHEAUXTIME Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 31, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the very stupid concept of a body count AKA how many people you've had sex with and the dangers of using body count as a stand-in for the value someone puts on sex Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/body-count Content Notice: Harmful stereotypes about mental illness, general discussions of sex, mentions of sexism Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 24, 2024

Hey what's up hello! You know what time it is — it's time to prowl the depths of Reddit to figure out what on Earth is going on out there. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-9 Books with acespec and arospec characters: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-with-acespec-and-arospec-characters? Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 17, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the evil that is couple privilege and how it disadvantages single people AND couples alike. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/couple-privilege Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 10, 2024

Hey what's up hello! This week we're taking the time to answer your questions about everything from aspec activism to our favorite places to travel. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/qa-aspec-activism-friendship-the-allos-more Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 3, 2024

Hey what's up hello! Today we're talking about how artificial intelligence has invaded the world of dating from AI dating coaches to AI dating profile assistants. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/can-ai-help-you-date Vote for Dear, Luke Love, Me: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YWQLHHH No sex, no romance playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wdkxJGXc1xUrtlJi0GPke?si=dde7d2d6407c4ecc Cosmo articles: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a46584514/bias-ai-dating-technology/ | https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a46585109/ai-dating-tips/ | https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a46575786/ai-dating-common-questions-concerns-experts/ Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 25, 2024

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 activities Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/separating-aromanticism-from-asexuality Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod Check out Hopeless Aromantic: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781839973673 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 18, 2024

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! Content Warning: Mentions of child abuse, domestic violence, death, miscarriage, incest Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-8-asshole-edition Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 11, 2024

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hating-your-partner Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 4, 2024

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-other-significant-others-feat-rhaina-cohen Get the book: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781250280916 Follow Rhaina: https://www.instagram.com/rhainacohen/ Rhaina's Substack: https://rhaina.substack.com/ Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 28, 2024

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/compersion Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 21, 2024

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/celebrity-sexuality-speculation 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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 14, 2024

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-7-aspec-edition Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 10, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-fourth-year Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 3, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/this-author-loves-butch-orcs Legends & Lattes: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781250886088 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 26, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sfbo-the-audiobook-sneak-peek Buy the audiobook: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 19, 2023

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another fan favorite Am I The Asshole but this time it's all about weddings. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-6-wedding-edition Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 12, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-ace-feat-madeline-dyer Buy Being Ace: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781645679561 Follow Madeline: @mdyerauthor / @elinannalise Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 5, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/romanticizing Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 29, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-quizzes Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 22, 2023

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?? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-ick Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 15, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/cuffing-season Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 8, 2023

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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 1, 2023

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dating-coaches Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 24, 2023

Hey what's up hello! We are back with our third (and final??) installation of the aspec microlabels series. Also, something about plantains. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/microlabels-pt-3 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 17, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-asshole-pt-5 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 10, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-shark-tank Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 3, 2023

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/accidental-flirting Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 27, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 23, 2023

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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 16, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 9, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 2, 2023

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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 25, 2023

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 violence Episode 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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 18, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 11, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 4, 2023

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: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 28, 2023

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 / @michaelkleinracing Support Michael Klein Racing: https://openfender.com/drivers/michael-klein Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 21, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 7, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 30, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 23, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 16, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 9, 2023

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-webe r Buy We Are Changed to Deer: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781946482808 Follow Kelly: @kellyweberpoet Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 2, 2023

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://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781839975226 Follow Michele: @MicheleKiricha1 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 26, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 19, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 12, 2023

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 rape Episode 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 5, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 26, 2023

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/shop Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 19, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 12, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Preorder 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_okay Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 5, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 29, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 22, 2023

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 15, 2023

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-aspec Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 8, 2023

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 11, 2022

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 4, 2022

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 27, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 20, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 13, 2022

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 6, 2022

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 23, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 16, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 9, 2022

Content Warning: If you are sex-repulsed, this may not be the episode for you Hey 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 2, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 25, 2022

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/a/101336/9781787756984 Follow Eris: @Young_E_H Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 18, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 11, 2022

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://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781623177102 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 4, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 28, 2022

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 21, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 14, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Support the show Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 7, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 31, 2022

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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 26, 2022

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-roundup Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 19, 2022

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/femcels Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 12, 2022

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-cute Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 5, 2022

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-arousal Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 29, 2022

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/showerthoughts Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 22, 2022

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/weddings Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 15, 2022

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-tropes Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 8, 2022

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-observer Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 1, 2022

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-demisexual Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 24, 2022

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-3 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 17, 2022

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-back Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 11, 2022

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 <3 Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sounds-hiatus-but-okay Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 26, 2021

TW: Mentions of human trafficking Hey 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 19, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 12, 2021

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-year To 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/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 5, 2021

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 patriotic Episode 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 21, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 14, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 7, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 31, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 24, 2021

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, eugenics Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/ace-week-feat-basil-langevin Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 17, 2021

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-povs Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 10, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 3, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 26, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 19, 2021

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-type Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 12, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 29, 2021

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: @dearlukeloveme Get a Paper Shoot camera and support the pod! tinyurl.com/sfbopaper Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 22, 2021

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-gender Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 8, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 1, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 25, 2021

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-queerness Follow Padya: @padyatheleo Follow Dream Glow Magazine: @dreamglowmag Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 18, 2021

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-reddit Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 11, 2021

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/relaxcast Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 4, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 27, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 20, 2021

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-comedy Follow Eliott: @SockFaceSimpson Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 13, 2021

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-asshole Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 6, 2021

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-a Watch 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 30, 2021

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-pride Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 23, 2021

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-sexuality Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 9, 2021

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-kill Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 2, 2021

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-asexuality Follow Liam: @LiamODellUK / www.liamodell.com Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 25, 2021

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=sharing Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aspec-headcanons-for-game-characters Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 18, 2021

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-bachelor Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 11, 2021

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-drag Follow Venus: @venusenvydrag Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 4, 2021

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-day Learn 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 28, 2021

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-couples Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 21, 2021

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-culture Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 14, 2021

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-houston Follow Chantel: @chantelhouston / www.chantelhouston.com Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 7, 2021

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-rituals Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 28, 2021

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-aromantic Check out Barefoot Backpacker: @RTWBarefoot / www.barefoot-backpacker.com Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 21, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 14, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 7, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 31, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 24, 2021

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 Kaszyca P.O. Box 2303 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Sarah Costello P.O. Box 16453 North Hollywood, CA 91615 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 17, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 10, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 3, 2021

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 27, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 20, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 13, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 6, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 29, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 22, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 8, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 1, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 25, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 18, 2020

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://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781787752153 Follow: @theorah Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 11, 2020

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-sexuality Submit to our Ace Week episode: https://forms.gle/DyisMC9yH7c6nCrs6 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 4, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 27, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 20, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 13, 2020

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://bookshop.org/a/101336/9780807014738 Follow Angela Chen: @chengela Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 6, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 2, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 30, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 23, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 16, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 9, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-two-genders Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 2, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/loveless-feat-alice-oseman Buy Loveless: https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781338751932 Follow Alice @aliceoseman Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 26, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reasons-not-to-have-sex Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 19, 2020

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 12, 2020

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reasons-to-have-sex Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 5, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexual-acts-do-not-equal-sexuality Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 28, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/things-to-put-in-movies-other-than-romance 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 21, 2020

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexuality-does-not-equal-heterosexuality Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 14, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/weird-sexual-innuendos 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 7, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/black-lives-matter https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ . . . . . . . . Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 31, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/navigating-virtual-pride Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 24, 2020

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/wikipedia-rabbit-hole-pt-2 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 17, 2020

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 Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/an-interview-with-daniel-from-slice-of-ace Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 10, 2020

*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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/our-relationship-with-our-bodies Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 3, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reclaiming-romantic-songs Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 26, 2020

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/being-aroace-is-a-talent 6 Feet of SpACE: An AroAce COVID-19 Relief Fundraiser is open now! Donate here: tinyurl.com/DONATE6feet Watch 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 19, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/an-aroace-review-of-sexy-and-romantic-things Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 12, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aceness-in-the-time-of-coronavirus Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 5, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/we-wrote-an-aro-ace-movie Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 29, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/your-questions-answered-by-our-allo-expert Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 22, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-to-do-while-stuck-at-home Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 15, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-if-we-had-different-sexualities Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 1, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aros-and-aces-need-safe-queer-spaces Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 23, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/what-to-do-when-someone-comes-out-to-you Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 16, 2020

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??? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dating-in-high-school Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 9, 2020

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/unromantic-activities-to-do-for-valentines-day Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 1, 2020

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

Jan 19, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dont-out-people Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 12, 2020

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/little-women-aromanticism-and-asexuality 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 29, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/a-decade-in-review Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 22, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/our-favorite-things Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 15, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pet-peeves-of-asexual-people Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 8, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-shouldnt-be-a-social-taboo Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 24, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/dealing-with-family-during-the-holidays Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 17, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-to-find-a-mate Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 10, 2019

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/self-partnered Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 3, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/crushes-vs-squishes Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 27, 2019

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.\ Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-witches-represent-the-asexual-experience Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 20, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexuals-play-the-kfc-dating-simulator Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 13, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/national-coming-out-day-feat-sarahs-sister Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 6, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/dating-while-asexual Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 29, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/word-association Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 22, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/the-bachelor-from-an-aro-ace-perspective-pt-2 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 15, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/100th-episode-extravaganza Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 8, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/relationship-anarchy Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 1, 2019

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). Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/how-to-not-be-aphobic Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 25, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/asexual-culture-and-community Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 18, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/everything-is-fake Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 11, 2019

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!) Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reviewing-sexy-things Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 4, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/matchmaking-for-asexuals Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 28, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/characters-who-are-definitely-asexual-pt-2 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 21, 2019

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/mental-health-and-sexuality1 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 14, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 7, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 30, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 23, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 16, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 9, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/its-the-year-of-like-realizing-things Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 2, 2019

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! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queer-education-in-schools-feat-a-friend Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 26, 2019

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? Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/wikipedia-rabbit-hole Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 19, 2019

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 Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/personal-growth-and-the-future Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 12, 2019

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. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/feminism-and-research Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 5, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 28, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 21, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 14, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 31, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 24, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 17, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 10, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 3, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 22, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 17, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 10, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 3, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 27, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 20, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 13, 2019

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 30, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 23, 2018

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-holidays Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 16, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 9, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 2, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 25, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 18, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 11, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 4, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 28, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 21, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 14, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 7, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 30, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 23, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 16, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 9, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 26, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 19, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 12, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 5, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 29, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 22, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 15, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 8, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 1, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 17, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 10, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jun 3, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 27, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 20, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 13, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

May 7, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Apr 30, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 28, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 18, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 11, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Mar 4, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 26, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 19, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 12, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Feb 6, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 30, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 23, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 14, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jan 7, 2018

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 17, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 14, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Dec 3, 2017

*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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 26, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 19, 2017

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. Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 6, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Nov 2, 2017

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.com CW: Discussion of depression and anxiety. Brief mention of suicide. Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 22, 2017

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.com CW: Semi-graphic description of sex, gagging noises Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 16, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 8, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Oct 3, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 24, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 18, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 10, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Sep 3, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 27, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 20, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Aug 1, 2017

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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Jul 10, 2017

Hey what's up hello! Welcome to Sounds Fake But Okay Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/welcome-to-sounds-fake-but-okay Ep 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.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book