Sounds Fake But Okay

Hey what's up hello! This week, we are BACK from break, and we're talking about all the things we're afraid to admit as aspecs. Inspired by this delightful TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pipedownimtt/video/7660292362014412062r=1&t=ZP-97sWANlNBGx 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 back with a follow-up to something we touched on last week: ✨yearning✨. Why do queer folks do so much of it and the straights.... don't? 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 back with some listener lore, where we hit all the important topics: mustard gas, toilet feuds, should soup, and straight people’s apparent disinterest in yearning.  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 body trends. What's up with everyone suddenly trying to go for the emaciated look? What does it mean? Do queer people also fall victim?  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 talk about Hynes-Anderson College, an unaccredited college in Indiana that teaches young women how to be proper wives and mothers. They really went out and made an MRS degree real. Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-college-for-trad-wives?srsltid=AfmBOoqXA7NBslDqe-U0sRwK2jEbppYA2qZnKm4EwIZ7HGtRrYkSRAkp    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 Ashley Koch, who recently got their Master's degree in Counseling! Ash shares their experience in their Master's program, asexuality in the DSM-5-TR, counselor competency as an asexual person, and the lack of LGBTQ+ education in counseling courses. Follow Ashley: @ash_artwork Listen to Ashley's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ItTyifF7DAyNOMxxKFM9F?si=O31P9ICrQVC4Qs9Z1EmONQ 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 reaching deep into the archives and pulling out a concept we haven't done since 2021. Should we have left it there? Who knows! We play our version of fuck, marry, kill - elevator, QPR, kill. 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! You know it, you love it. Sarah is back from Ireland, and Reddit is back in town.  Follow: @soundsfakepod     Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt   www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the high percentage of aspecs that are under the trans umbrella. We try to figure out why so many aspecs are trans and discuss how the identities interact. Also, unrelated: Sarah's insurance beef. No episode next week while Sarah is abroad but we'll be back the week after! 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 answer the question can I still be asexual or aromantic if I have sex? If I'm in a romantic relationship? If I have trauma? The answer is basically always yes but let's talk about it! 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 time for another listener lore, where we answer pressing questions like what the hell is up with Nick? How did we end up on a sidebar about the BTS members’ alpha/omega fanfiction statistics? And… YOUR TONGUES TOUCH WHEN YOU KISS???? 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 learning about sex toys. Specifically, the ones that are defined by google as "weird" but... good? Look, we don't know either. Just come on this journey with us. Or don't! (Sorry, this is what happens when Sarah writes the pod descriptions.) CW: Explicit discussion of sex toys and how they're used 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 dive into research that shows strong links between someone's birth order and sibling composition and their sexuality. We are not scientists; we are just two girls trying to figure it out.  Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39627649/ 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 ask ourselves the age-old question: just what IS happening over on Reddit?  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 dive into Heteropessimism and make the case for MORE attention to be paid to heterosexuality? We know how it sounds, but hear us out. Sources: https://thenewinquiry.com/on-heteropessimism/    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 recapping the 2026 Winter Olympics and talking about everything from cheating scandals (the romantic and sports kinds) to queer icons to penis injections.  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! You know it. You love it. This week we’re back on Reddit and asking the important questions: can I sue my friend for no-showing to my wedding? Why the hell would you bring a sex worker as your plus one to a baby shower? Where did my brother’s loose prosthetic leg come from?  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, in honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, we're chatting with aromantic artist Zachary Trebellas about his new exhibit "Shot With a Lead Arrow"  and his experience as someone who is aro but not ace. Check out Shot With a Lead Arrow: www.zacharytrebellas.com/leadarrow    Follow Zachary: www.instagram.com/zacharytrebellas    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 exploring aplatonicism — what it is, what the aplatonic experience might feel like, and why it can be so hard for even aspecs to wrap their minds around.  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod   Follow: @soundsfakepod     Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt   www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book