Explore every episode of the podcast Sounds Fake But Okay
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 313: Sexuality is Fluid! | 25 Aug 2024 | 00:44:59 | |
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. Virgin Radio Pridecast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Cb6mSudbWXnRSdRgqCsPp?si=fe0fcd6bbe894442 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 312: Reddit Rabbit Hole (AITA 12) | 18 Aug 2024 | 00:58:55 | |
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. 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
Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 303: Rating Historic Dating Customs | 19 May 2024 | 00:47:14 | |
Hey what's up hello! This week we take a look through history and rate dating customs from the ye old days. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 213: Am I The Asshole? pt. 3 | 24 Apr 2022 | 00:49:04 | |
Hey what's up hello! We're back once again to definitively decide if the people of Reddit are in fact assholes. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 212: We're Back! | 17 Apr 2022 | 00:37:51 | |
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 :) Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Sounds Hiatus But Okay | 11 Jan 2022 | 00:05:35 | |
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 Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 211: Analyzing Romantic Christmas Songs | 26 Dec 2021 | 00:47:54 | |
TW: Mentions of human trafficking Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 210: Why Is Christmas Romantic? | 19 Dec 2021 | 00:55:01 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 209: Same Podcast, One Year Apart (The Second Year) | 12 Dec 2021 | 00:56:39 | |
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. 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 Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 208: Reddit Questions and the Statue of Liberty | 05 Dec 2021 | 00:51:25 | |
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) Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 207: Playing Mind Games While Dating | 21 Nov 2021 | 00:53:05 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 206: Asexual/Aromantic Joy | 14 Nov 2021 | 00:48:13 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 205: Reddit Confessions | 07 Nov 2021 | 00:56:26 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 302: Are Kids Growing Up Faster? Ruminations on the impact of the internet | 12 May 2024 | 00:53:53 | |
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. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 204: Why Vampires Are Asexual/Aromantic | 31 Oct 2021 | 00:52:01 | |
Hey what's up hello! For spooookkky Halloween, we're hitting you hard with why vampires, ghosts, ghouls, demons, etc are aspec! Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 203: Ace Week feat. Basil Langevin | 24 Oct 2021 | 01:04:36 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 202: Parasocial Relationships and POVs | 17 Oct 2021 | 00:46:46 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 201: Social Bonding with Sex and Romance | 10 Oct 2021 | 00:47:46 | |
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? Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 200: 200 Ways We've Changed | 03 Oct 2021 | 00:47:51 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 199: Am I The Asshole? pt. 2 | 26 Sep 2021 | 00:55:39 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 198: Having a Type | 19 Sep 2021 | 00:53:25 | |
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??? Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 197: Turning Love Songs Into Death Songs | 12 Sep 2021 | 00:59:40 | |
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! Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 196: Dear Luke, Love, Me (Aspecs in Film!) | 29 Aug 2021 | 01:07:08 | |
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 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 Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 195: Aesthetic Attraction & Gender - A Manifesto | 22 Aug 2021 | 00:50:53 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 301: Am I The Asshole pt. 10 (Tiny Man Edition) | 05 May 2024 | 00:58:49 | |
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 Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 194: Google Autocomplete | 08 Aug 2021 | 00:36:33 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 193: The Perfect Aspec Birthday Party | 01 Aug 2021 | 00:47:10 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 192: BTS, Fandom, and Queerness feat. Padya Paramita | 25 Jul 2021 | 00:50:35 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 191: Giving Relationship Advice to Reddit | 18 Jul 2021 | 00:59:03 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 190: Relaxcast | 11 Jul 2021 | 00:41:38 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 189: Evolution, Sex, and Romance | 04 Jul 2021 | 00:47:06 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 188: Sure Sex is Cool But... | 27 Jun 2021 | 00:41:48 | |
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. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 187: Asexuality, Autism, and Comedy feat. Eliott Simpson | 20 Jun 2021 | 01:03:46 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 186: Am I The Asshole? | 13 Jun 2021 | 00:58:45 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 185: Pride Month Q&A | 06 Jun 2021 | 00:54:05 | |
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! Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 300: Government Recognition of Asexuality feat. Ash McCullough | 28 Apr 2024 | 01:05:15 | |
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. Follow Ash: @ash.slingshott Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 184: Kink at Pride | 30 May 2021 | 00:50:25 | |
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? Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 183: Mental Health and Sexuality | 23 May 2021 | 00:54:24 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 182: Fuck, Marry, Kill (But Aspec) | 09 May 2021 | 00:59:43 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 181: Accessibility and Asexuality feat. Liam O'Dell | 02 May 2021 | 01:24:29 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 180: Aspec Headcanons for Game Characters | 25 Apr 2021 | 00:51:12 | |
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 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 179: The First Gay Bachelor and the Pressure to Conform | 18 Apr 2021 | 00:54:42 | |
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. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 178: Asexuality and Drag feat. Venus Envy | 11 Apr 2021 | 00:53:48 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 177: International Asexuality Day | 04 Apr 2021 | 00:57:36 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 176: Answering Questions for Couples | 28 Mar 2021 | 00:57:33 | |
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! Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 175: Incel Culture | 21 Mar 2021 | 00:51:12 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 299: Gold Star Asexuality and "Actual Asexuals" | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:52:21 | |
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" P.O. Box 410021 Cambridge, MA 02141 P.O. Box 16453 North Hollywood, CA 91615 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 174: Discovering Demisexuality feat. Chantel Houston | 14 Mar 2021 | 01:03:19 | |
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. Follow Chantel: @chantelhouston / www.chantelhouston.com Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 173: Pre-Date Rituals | 07 Mar 2021 | 00:54:55 | |
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. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||
| Ep 172: Being an Older Asexual/Aromantic feat. Barefoot Backpacker | 28 Feb 2021 | 01:30:41 | |
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. Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book | |||