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....
Jan 13, 2019•46 min
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 30, 2018•50 min
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.co...
Dec 23, 2018•48 min
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/se...
Dec 16, 2018•51 min
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 09, 2018•59 min
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...
Dec 02, 2018•54 min
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 25, 2018•46 min
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 18, 2018•1 hr 6 min
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 11, 2018•56 min
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 bo...
Nov 04, 2018•59 min
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: w...
Oct 28, 2018•1 hr 7 min
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/W7...
Oct 21, 2018•53 min
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 14, 2018•52 min
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.soundsf...
Oct 07, 2018•46 min
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 30, 2018•47 min
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 23, 2018•51 min
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.soundsfakepo...
Sep 16, 2018•46 min
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...
Sep 09, 2018•58 min
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 26, 2018•58 min
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.soundsfa...
Aug 19, 2018•42 min
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 12, 2018•54 min
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.so...
Aug 05, 2018•41 min
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-desir...
Jul 29, 2018•54 min
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 22, 2018•44 min
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 15, 2018•50 min
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 08, 2018•34 min
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/b...
Jul 01, 2018•52 min
Hey what's up hello! This week, Kayla, Sarah, and PATRON Asritha talk about her experience with love and dating as a first generation Indian-American immigrant. Come take a listen and learn some culture! Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/cultural-differences-in-dating Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod Follow: @soundsfakepod Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt www.soundsfakepod.com Buy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book...
Jun 24, 2018•50 min
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/b...
Jun 17, 2018•41 min
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 10, 2018•58 min
