Sounds Fake But Okay
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
Hey what's up hello! This week we learn that there's apparently a libido crisis going on. News to us. We read what Them has to say about the crisis and rate their 69 dating and sex tips that are supposed to "help us navigate love and sex during decidedly unsexy times." Much to unpack.
Sources:
https://www.them.us/story/libido-crisis-dating-sex-in-real-life
Hey what's up hello! This week we're recapping the 2026 Winter Olympics and talking about everything from cheating scandals (the romantic and sports kinds) to queer icons to penis injections.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/winter-olympics-recap
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Hey what’s up hello! You know it. You love it. This week we’re back on Reddit and asking the important questions: can I sue my friend for no-showing to my wedding? Why the hell would you bring a sex worker as your plus one to a baby shower? Where did my brother’s loose prosthetic leg come from?
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbithole-aita-pt-22
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Hey what's up hello! This week, in honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, we're chatting with aromantic artist Zachary Trebellas about his new exhibit "Shot With a Lead Arrow" and his experience as someone who is aro but not ace.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aromantic-art-feat-zachary-trebellas
Check out Shot With a Lead Arrow: www.zacharytrebellas.com/leadarrow
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Hey what's up hello! This week we're exploring aplatonicism — what it is, what the aplatonic experience might feel like, and why it can be so hard for even aspecs to wrap their minds around.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aplatonic
Sources:
https://www.tumblr.com/aromagni/629112378923122688/aplatonic-masterpost
https://medium.com/@rockytrondle/friendship-is-not-a-universal-language-8c0376b3f1a2 ...
Hey what's up hello! We're back reading YOUR wild Reddit-style stories. This week - Alfredo disasters, accidental relationships, and more car troubles.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-7
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Hey what's up hello! This week we talk Queerbaiting - what's the real definition is, what queerbaiting isn't, and if celebrities themselves can queerbait with their actual sexuality.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/queerbaiting
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Hey what's up hello! Second episode of the year and we're already back in the Reddit trenches. This time - wedding seating chart mayhem and insecure husbands. Oh we are soooo back.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-21
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Hey what's up hello! We are BACK and we are talking about GAY HOCKEY — why is everyone (including us) obsessed with it?
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/heated-rivalry
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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 2026!
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/same-podcast-one-year-apart-the-sixth-year
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Hey what's up hello! This week we talk about what it's like being aromantic or asexual at work. We discuss whether being aspec puts you at a disadvantage when trying to bond with coworkers and the pros and cons of coming out at work.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/aromanticism-and-asexuality-at-work
Article on benevolent intentions toward coworkers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05963-...
Hey what's up hello! This week we look at harrowing posts from r/menwritingwomen and talk about what it takes for straight people to successfully write queer characters and for allos to successfully write aspec characters.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/writing-aspecs
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Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about spooky horror movies. Why do the characters who have sex always get killed? And what does it mean?
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sex-in-horror-movies-feat-stepdean
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Hey what's up hello! This week we're talking about ~money~, and the evergreen question: are aspecs, single folks, and those in non-normative relationships punished financially in our society for their way of life?
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/are-single-folks-punished-financially
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Hey what's up hello! We're back on Reddit, and you can't stop us.
Content warning: graphic descriptions of poop and unhygienic behavior (we’re so sorry)
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-20
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Hey what's up hello! More listener lore m'lord? This week we've got large game, horrifying gifts from crushes, pepper spray, annoying dudebros, and more!
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-6
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Happy Ace Week! This week’s ep could not be less about that. It IS, however, about heteronormativity in how we talk about queer sex, and also a Twitter fight Sarah got in.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/tops-bottoms-and-queer-heteronormativity
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Hey what's up hello! This week we discuss the mythos of "true love's first kiss," why it's a lazy plot device, and why humans like kissing so dang much in the first place.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/true-loves-kiss-and-the-science-of-kissing
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Hey what's up hello! We're back with Reddit stories about hair bears, vegan drama, and picking up the check. Plus, a passionate rant about Magic 8 Balls.
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-19
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Hey what's up hello! This week we explore the modern-day influx (or is it?) of sexualized music. Somehow that also turns into a discussion of how some helicopter parents these days aren’t even helicopter parenting right, and also the world’s most pressing question: was Jesus a guitar guy?
Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/sexualized-music
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