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" 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

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/# |...

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 ...

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-a*****e-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:...

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

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

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:...

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   ...

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-a*****e-pt-8-a*****e-edition     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt       www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this week we're talking abou the phenomenon of straight people hating their partners! 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

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:...

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

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:...

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-a*****e-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

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

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

Hey what's up hello! We finally have an audiobook! Read in our own voices!!! As a special treat, today we give to you a sneak preview of chapter one. 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

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another fan favorite Am I The A*****e but this time it's all about weddings. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/am-i-the-a*****e-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

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://madelinedyer.co.uk/being-ace/      Follow Madeline: @mdyerauthor / @elinannalise Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod       Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt   ...

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

Hey what's up hello! It's silly little aspec quiz hours. What kind of aspec are we? Will a random internet user simp for us? This week we ask all the most important questions. Donate: patreon.com/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

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

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

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