Podcast
The Ace Couple
Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we’ll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens. Full transcripts and show notes on theacecouple.com.
- Episodes
- 266
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 48 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
266 episodes, newest first
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53 min
A Diagnostic History of Asexual Medicalization
Episode 266
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From Catholic writings to early physicians and Victorian psychiatry to modern day.
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45 min
"It's not my job to educate you"
Episode 265
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And other silly things allies have internalized that make us long for ignorant (yet sincere) questions.
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42 min
How to not be Acephobic
Episode 264
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We've discussed these rules before, but due to a series of conversations we've had recently, they're on the top of our mind and we thought an episode dedicated solely to them was warranted.
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46 min
r/AmITheAsshole? Asexuality Edition #8
Episode 263
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Somehow, it's been over a year since we've waded into this subreddit.
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1 hr 47 min
A New Book Series with an Ace Protagonist! ft. Sarah Moon
Episode 262
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At long last we are joined by Sarah Moon to discuss her personal journey with Asexuality and neurodivergence, Japanese translating, and her debut novel, Secrets of the Yllime: Incorporeal.
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59 min
What we wish we knew before getting married and buying a house
Episode 261
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Don't get scammed, friends!
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42 min
Asexual Representation in Heartstopper Forever
Episode 260
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The Heartstopper TV adaptation ends with a brief movie finale.
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40 min
Laughing at the offensive PR emails we get: Part 2
Episode 259
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From embargoed press releases to scam products to charting on podcast platforms, there's never a dull day in our overly-inflated email inbox.
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1 hr 1 min
The Good Place
Episode 258
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A masterpiece of television worthy of an Ace reading.
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53 min
Sex is neither a right nor a need
Episode 257
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Although this isn't the end of the conversation, this is the final episode for our Consent Month. We round out the discussion by explaining why all consent models will fall flat until we can properly unpack widespread societal norms that perpetuate rape culture.
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55 min
Does "Enthusiastic Consent" Serve the Asexual Community?
Episode 256
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Week 3 of consent month! We're finally starting the complicated conversation about enthusiastic consent and how this model doesn't do enough for a variety of Aspecs.
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1 hr 2 min
Voice Memo Guy
Episode 255
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Week 2 of Consent Month, so OF COURSE we have to talk about the voice memo guy discourse.
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48 min
Obsession
Episode 254
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August is officially Consent Month over here in our little podcast corner. We're kicking off week 1 talking about the movie Obsession.
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54 min
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Episode 253
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A masterpiece of storytelling! Even though it doesn't specifically include an ace or aro character, it resonates with many aspecs when it defies romance tropes in a way that feels indicative of allo writers making fun of themselves in a humorous and self-aware way.
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50 min
r/BestofRedditorUpdates: Asexuality Edition #3
Episode 252
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Unfortunately, more of you are going to listen to this episode than last week's.
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1 hr 6 min
Getting arrested for feeding hungry people- Food Not Bombs
Episode 251
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Courtney Vs. One Dozen Cops. A personal story and a broader message.
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30 min
Asexuality has been criminalized
Episode 250
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Although there is a large history of anti-ace sentiment leeching into laws and policy across many countries, Asexuality as an identity has now been outright criminalized for the first time in history, that we know of.
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30 min
Our Ace Community
Episode 249
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A tableau of Ace Joy from our personal experience. An in-person finale for our 3+year-long all-ace D&D campaign.
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39 min
Ace Moments
Episode 248
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Here's a very casual chit chat about some of our funniest asexual moments. May they be relatable or at least funny!
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55 min
Aromantic, Asexual Representation? Project Hail Mary
Episode 247
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Is Ryland Grace AroAce? Either way, let's dig into why this movie resonates so heavily with this community.
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