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Sounds Fake But Okay

Sounds Fake But Okaywww.soundsfakepod.com
A podcast where an aromantic asexual girl and a biromantic demisexual girl talk about all things to do with love, relationships, sexuality, and pretty much anything else that they just don't understand.

Episodes

Ep 127: Aceness in the Time of Coronavirus

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 12, 202047 min

Ep 126: We Wrote an Aro Ace Movie

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...

Apr 05, 20201 hr 1 min

Ep 125: Your Questions Answered by Our Allo Expert

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 29, 20201 hr 12 min

Ep 124: What To Do While Stuck at Home

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/transc...

Mar 22, 202054 min

Ep 123: What If We Had Different Sexualities?

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 15, 20201 hr 1 min

Ep 122: Aros and Aces Need Safe Queer Spaces

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...

Mar 01, 20201 hr 1 min

Ep 121: What to Do When Someone Comes out to You

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 ...

Feb 23, 202054 min

Ep 120: Dating in High School???

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 16, 202054 min

Ep 119: Unromantic Activities to Do for Valentine's Day

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 boo...

Feb 09, 202058 min

Ep 118: The Demisexual Experience

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...

Feb 01, 20201 hr

Ep 116: DON'T OUT PEOPLE

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 19, 202043 min

Ep 115: Little Women, Aromanticism, and Asexuality

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 Bu...

Jan 12, 202057 min

Ep 114: A Decade in Review

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 29, 201952 min

Ep 113: Our Favorite Things - Forgiveness, Games, etc.

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 22, 201943 min

Ep 112: Pet Peeves of Asexual People

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 15, 201948 min

Ep 111: Sex Shouldn't Be a Social Taboo

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...

Dec 08, 201946 min

Ep 110: Dealing With Family During the Holidays

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...

Nov 24, 201954 min

Ep 109: How to Find a Mate

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 17, 201948 min

Ep 108: Self-Partnered

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 10, 201954 min

Ep 107: Crushes vs. Squishes

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...

Nov 03, 201950 min

Ep 106: How Witches Represent the Asexual Experience

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 27, 201950 min

Ep 105: Asexuals Play the KFC Dating Simulator

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 20, 201957 min

Ep 104: National Coming Out Day feat. Sarah's Sister

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 13, 201954 min

Ep 103: Dating While Asexual

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...

Oct 06, 20191 hr

Ep 102: Word Association

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 29, 201950 min

Ep 101: The Bachelor From an Aro Ace Perspective Pt. 2

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 22, 201943 min

Ep 100: 100th Episode Extravaganza!

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 15, 20191 hr 10 min

Ep 99: Relationship Anarchy

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 08, 201951 min

Ep 98: How to Not be Aphobic

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...

Sep 01, 201943 min

Ep 97: Asexual Culture and Community

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 25, 201942 min