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??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 play romance and dating choose your own adventure stories on chooseyourstory.com! Spoiler alert: it goes about as well as you think it will.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/choose-your-own-adventure   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 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).Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/can-womanhood-and-aspec-identities-coexist   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 so are the people who make so many bad decisions and then post about them on Reddit.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/reddit-rabbit-hole-aita-pt-17   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!!!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/pets-boost-wellbeing-more-than-partners    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. 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   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 and yell from the mountaintops about how you can be a boy band fan without finding any of the band members attractive!!!Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/on-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.Episode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/listener-lore-pt-4    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: transphobiaEpisode Transcript: www.soundsfakepod.com/transcripts/trans-aspec-solidarity   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 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