Sounds Fake But Okay

Hey what's up hello! This week we look at examples of times when changing your interests or look for the sake of a crush actually turned out to be a good thing. We know it's shocking and gross, but could changing yourself for a crush actually be good??

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Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss how society's current conception of womanhood clashes with asexual and aromantic identities. Can gender and sexuality be separated? What does it mean to be a woman when you don't desire or want to be desired? All that and more (after 10 minutes of girlhood and yapping at the top of the episode of course).

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Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about a new study that found that having a cat or a dog to keep you company could boost your wellbeing as much as being married. The only problem is the study makes absolutely no sense and we don't understand math. Either way, pets are important!!!

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Hey what's up hello! This week we're joined by Debbie Urbanski to talk about her excellent collection of short stories, Portalmania. Portalmania dives bravely into the shadowy depths of betrayal, parenthood, revenge, murder, coercive sex, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances.

Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/portalmania-by-debbie-urbanski   

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Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the phenomenon of queer women loving boy bands and yell from the mountaintops about how you can be a boy band fan without finding any of the band members attractive!!!

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Hey what's up hello! This week we're reading some more lore submitted by our listeners.

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Hey what's up hello! Today we have LOTS of house to keep. Then, we talk about the importance of celebrating major life events that aren't allo-centric things like weddings or baby showers.

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Hey what's up hello! This week we're chatting with Dee Whitnell about their new book Beyond Bananas and Condoms: The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School. 

Episode Transript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/inclusive-sex-ed-feat-dee-whitnell   

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Hey what's up hello! This week we're celebrating Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week by chatting with Rachel Levi and Kerry Chin, two of the authors of AUREA's upcoming book on aromanticism!

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