Sounds Fake But Okay

Hey what's up hello! We are back and so are the people who make so many bad decisions and then post about them on Reddit.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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!!!https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/health/pets-boost-wellbeing-marriage-study-intl-scli-wellness    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're joined by Debbie Urbanski to talk about her excellent collection of short stories, Portalmania.Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/portalmania-stories-debbie-urbanski/21872872?aid=101336&ean=9781668061114&listref=books-by-our-lovely-guestsDebbie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieurbanskiDebbie's Substack: https://debbieurbanski.substack.com/Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the phenomenon of queer women loving boy bands.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're reading some more lore submitted by our listeners. Submit your lore: https://forms.gle/zHQTVVZRACvxmgFn8   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the overlap between transphobia and aphobia and the importance of trans aspec solidarity.TW: transphobiaDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about making assumptions about people. They really do make an ass out of you and me. Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/making-assumptions   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about doing things by yourself when they are normally done as a couple or in a group. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

You know what time it is.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Today we talk about the morning shed, appealing to various gazes, and other such beauty standard shenanigans. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Some people are giving things up for Lent. We have ideas. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back reading Reddit stories with a heavy detour to Bologna Fest.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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. Follow Dee: @s3xtheorywithdeeDee's Substack: https://s3xtheorywithdee.substack.com/    Buy Dee's Book! https://bookshop.org/a/101336/9781805011996    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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!For updates on the book, follow AUREA on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AromanticAUREA  X(Twitter): https://x.com/aromantic_aurea Tumblr: https://aromantic-aurea.tumblr.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aurea_aromantic/Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comEp 332: Aro Week feat. AUREABuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about emophilia - a psychological trait that describes people who fall in love easily, quickly, and often. Personally, we cannot relate.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about (alleged) Gen Z dating slang. And the moon, apparently. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're reading some lighthearted and silly stories submitted by you!Content Warning: Sex traffickingEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-3     Submit your lore: https://forms.gle/zHQTVVZRACvxmgFn8    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We are back and just as mediocre as ever. This week we're answering the internet's most burning relationship questions from 2024. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For our last episode of the year we're returning to our annual tradition of recording the same episode one year apart, a la the Billie Eilish Vanity Fair interviews.Thank you for another fantastic year! We are so grateful for you all and will be back in your ears in 2025!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-fifth-year   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! For our penultimate episode of the year, we're heading back to Reddit to react to some wild stories involving kids.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're TOGETHER coming at you live from Kayla's hometown. We talk all about Hallmark Christmas movies from an aspec perspective.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/hallmark-christmas-movies   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We're back with another edition of Listener Lore. We give some updates on last time's stories and then get into more truly wild stuff.Submit Your Lore: https://forms.gle/74KWs2JV9R932rkj7    Rat in Oven: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladymixerlot/video/7436630483317820718?_r=1&_t=8rOx3gogeFD   Rat in Hat: https://x.com/kirbycheatfurby/status/1858725354224894082?s=42   Rat in Vest: https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9g3SFv779/?igsh=aHY5enFnN2wzdDBn&img_index=1     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod  Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt  www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the Korean 4B Movement and how it could  or could not be applied to the US post-election.Next week we're doing another listener lore drop! Submit your lore here: https://forms.gle/VaC2rp2BZMuscToy6    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about conjugal visits - what they are, their history, and what they mean for the importance of sex in society.Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we discussing the concept of "Hear Me Out" cakes and asking the age-old question: are the allos okay?Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week instead of heading to Reddit to find wild stories about love and life, we're getting our stories straight from you, our loyal listeners. Strap in, it's about to get wild (literally).Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're playing a good old-fashioned game of Would You Rather - aspec edition.Drop your Listener Lore: https://forms.gle/b5Vs7VNk6ZJTrcCq7   Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

This week we're talking all about PDA and just how much Sarah hates it no matter what. Also please write Vote FWD letters with Sarah or else she'll cry and think you hate democracy.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/public-displays-of-affection    Support Aromcom: seedandspark.com/fund/aromcom     Write Vote FWD Letters With Us: https://votefwd.org/goal-page/soundsfakepod    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! Once again we are in the Reddit and Am I The Asshole trenches.Content Notice: Discussions of gun violence, abuse, and policeEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-pt-13  Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about unconditional love - Is it real? Should it exist? What problems does it cause? We also talk a lot about hell. I don't know man. You know how this podcast is.Content Warnings: discussion of school shootingsShop our Bookshop.org shelves: bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about heterosexual men, and how actually... homoerotic they are? Content notice: Brief mentions of sexual assaultShop our Bookshop.org shelves: bookshop.org/shop/soundsfakepod    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about our famous "Don't Should" life philosophy. Rock the Don't Should sweatshirt: www.soundsfakepod.com/shop/dont-should-sweatshirt     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lKsygvD0iS2F5qTpM2kuY?si=p17si2_6RweT0v9rWKKBBQDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we are talking about trad wives by way of the Ballerina Farm controversy. What are they? Why are they? Are they okay???Content Notice: Mentions of miscarriagesThe Times Article: https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/meet-the-queen-of-the-trad-wives-and-her-eight-children-plfr50cgk    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! We are back and ready to utilize our hard-earned PhDs in yappology. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about common romance fiction tropes, try to decide if they would actually work in real life, and decide how we would react if one of our friends was in an IRL romance trope.See you again in August!!!Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about ~aspec awakenings~ and our own SFBO lore. Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! You already know what time it is.DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocide    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the influx of discussions around "medium ugly" men, the related category of "hot rodent" men, and how both of those groups are just... normal-looking people. DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocideDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about the illustrious boy moms. Can we fix them? No. But will we psychoanalyze them to figure out what the hell is going on in there? Absolutely. Content Notice: emotional incest, rape cultureDONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocideDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! In light of the recent Bumble fumble, we talk about dating apps, how they attract new users, and why they should talk to literally any aspec just once before posting public apologies. DONATE TO ALAA'S GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alaa-d-alnajarrs-family-survive-genocideDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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.Content Notice: sexualization of minors, pedophilia, sexual assault, school shooting, nazisDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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 Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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     Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

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"Kayla KaszycaP.O. Box 410021Cambridge, MA 02141Sarah CostelloP.O. Box 16453North Hollywood, CA 91615Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the mainstreamification of smutty books, our desire for a rating system in books, and how we feel about the rise of smut as aspecs.Content Notice: slavery, violence against black people, murder, discussions of sex (at Wimbledon), and mention of the phrase "quivering member."Support the SHEAUXTIME Collective: https://www.sheauxtime.com/# | @SHEAUXTIMEDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about the very stupid concept of a body count AKA how many people you've had sex with and the dangers of using body count as a stand-in for the value someone puts on sex.Content Notice: Harmful stereotypes about mental illness, general discussions of sex, mentions of sexismDonate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod    Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book

Hey what's up hello! You know what time it is — it's time to prowl the depths of Reddit to figure out what on Earth is going on out there.Books with acespec and arospec characters: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-with-acespec-and-arospec-characters?    Donate: patreon.com/soundsfakepod      Follow: @soundsfakepod    Join: https://discord.gg/W7VBHMt    www.soundsfakepod.comBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/bookBuy our book: www.soundsfakepod.com/book