A OK
Weekly interviews with people on the asexual and aromantic spectrums.
Episodes
This is it - the final episode! Thank you so much to everyone for listening and supporting A OK. It was such an honor to host this podcast. Keep being amazing.
Warnings: swearing
Courtney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qwartney
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at ...
Shane (he/him) is an animator and YouTuber who is demisexual and demiromantic. Shane talks about his experiences as someone who is both demisexual and demiromantic, his animated Dungeons and Dragons series on YouTube, and his own podcast called “Podcasts & Players.”
Warnings: swearing, mentions of porn, masturbation, and castration
Shane's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUTNGafHJVmonQtWXP3dESw
Special Thank...
Kay (she/her) is a BTS Army who is panromantic and asexual. Kay talks about discovering her asexuality, her experience in a sexually coercive relationship, and how BTS has been a positive influence on her life.
Kay's fanfiction story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20104624/chapters/47624020
Warnings: sexual abuse and coercion
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ...
Shimona (she/her) is a curious human who is asexual. Shimona talks about struggling with being “a-okay” about her asexuality, preferring to live solo and child-free, and how that all intersects with her family-oriented religion.
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://ww...
Marshall (he/him) is The Gentle Giant Ace, who identifies as asexual and aromantic. Marshall talks about his experience as a Black ace activist, growing up in the midwest, and photography!
Warnings: swearing
Twitter: @TheAceGentle
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw6zzoKlskACsfRs0sZ20g
Kelsey (they/them) is a writer and Alexis Rose enthusiast who is queer/gay and asexual. Kelsey shares their story of figuring out they’re asexual and nonbinary, their experience writing BIFL: The Series, and how much the show Sex Education means to them.
Warnings: swearing, Sex Education spoilers
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creativ...
Clawy (they/them) is an artist who is asexual and aroflux. Clawy talks about their experience discovering the term asexual, how their cultural upbringing intersects with asexuality, and their joy of writing.
Warnings: mentions of aphobia
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Michael (he/they) is a music director who is cupiosexual and demiromantic. Michael talks about labels, their experience with evangelicalism, and writing for theater.
Warnings: religion, homophobia
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
Angela Chen (she/her) is an author and writer who is asexual and biromantic. Angela talks about her upcoming book Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.
Angela's book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ace-angela-chen/1136968395?ean=9780807013793
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons Licens...
Sorabeth (hen) is a florist who is aromantic and asexual. Sorabeth talks about crafts, being a florist, and dating!
Warnings: mentions of masturbation, sex, swearing
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
V (she/her) is a filmmaker who is asexual and heteroromantic. V talks about having haphephobia, being a director in Hollywood, and her love of wigs!
Warnings: mentions of fatphobia
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
Ben (they/them) is a storyteller who is asexual, greyromantic, and nonbinary. Ben talks briefly about some of the struggles that Native Americans face, what it’s like to be married with kids as an asexual, storytelling, and building languages.
Native American Rights Fund: https://www.narf.org/
Dr. Adrienne Keene: @NativeApprops
Some more great resources on twitter:
Sp...
Juniper (she/her) is a college student and pinball player who is aromantic and bisexual. Juniper talks about her experience dating someone who is alloromantic, as well as how to play competitive pinball.
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
Yasmin Benoit (she/her) is a model and aromantic and asexuality activist who is aromantic and asexual. Yasmin talks about #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike, heavy metal, and Crime Science.
To be fully transparent, this interview was recorded in mid-June. We reached out to Yasmin about adding a segment regarding the incident on Twitter, and after discussing possibilities, the A OK team decided to publish the episode as-is.
Special T...
Sarah Costello (she/her) is ace/aro, and Kayla Kaszyca (she/her) is demisexual/heteroromantic. Sarah and Kayla host the well-known podcast Sounds Fake But Okay. In this episode, we discuss their separate journeys discovering their identities, the three-year anniversary of Sounds Fake But Okay, quidditch, and papermaking.
Kayla’s Papergram: @pridepaper
Warnings: mentions of transphobia, swearing, vomit imitation noise
Special...
Nik (she/her) is a grey-asexual and demisexual University student. Nik talks about how it felt to discovery the term asexual, why it’s difficult to come out to her parents, and her love of corgis.
Warnings: mentions of homophobia
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https:/...
Thay (she/her) is an asexual/demiromantic writer. Thay talks about how music, dancing, and writing all intersect with her asexuality.
Made-Man: Heroes Are Made: https://my.w.tt/nNberiMh97
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
Ian (he/him) is an analyst, podcaster, and travel writer who identifies as asexual. Ian explains how helpful the split attraction model is for him, how kink feels separate from his sexuality, and traveling as the Barefoot Backpacker.
Blog: https://barefoot-backpacker.com/
Podcast: Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is lic...
Rebecca (she/her) is a cat mom who identifies as arospec and asexual. Rebecca talks about the difficulty figuring out her romantic orientation, dating challenges, and her experience founding Arts Healing Hearts, a charity in Toronto, Canada.
Arts Healing Hearts: https://artshealinghearts.org/
Redemption Paws: http://redemptionpaws.org/
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Chio (she/her) is a comic artist who identifies as asexual and greyromantic. Chio talks about creating comics, how labels can be helpful, and why romance is so hard to figure out.
Organizations to Donate to:
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/;
Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/;
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/;
Black Women’s Blueprint: https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org/;
Campaign Zero: https:...
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