Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Asexual (2024)

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Behold, Unto Us a Child Is Born 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

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Free From Desire is a finalist for a Signal Award. If you liked our podcast please vote HERE. Aline always knew they wanted a child. As a teenager, they imagined adopting, having a child with friends, and being a single parent — as if their subconscious already knew that married life was not for them. But, getting a sperm donation in France as a si…

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Single, Asexual, Parent? 20:52

1+ y ago20:52

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Free From Desire is a finalist for a Signal Award. If you like our podcast please vote HERE. In this episode, Aline realizes they are a-romantic, which brings another big revelation — they don’t want to wait for a romantic partner to start a family. Aline explores different kinds of families and co-parenting options, only to realize that romance pl…

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The Sex Life of Asexuals 18:48

1+ y ago18:48

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In this episode, Aline talks to us about the sex life of asexual people (including their own!). Since accepting their asexuality, they have had to rethink their relationship with intimacy and sexual attraction. They’ve also wrestled with and reconfigured their interpretations of relationships and desire. Aline questions the way coupled relationship…

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a·sex·u·al·i·ty — noun 20:46

1+ y ago20:46

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When Aline discovers the concept of asexuality, they are relieved...and scared. They experience phases of doubt and denial before they can truly understand this term and make it their own. In this episode, they look back on the birth of the concept and of the asexual community, thanks to the AVEN website created by David Jay. Aline explains why wor…

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Can I Be Cured? 16:41

1+ y ago16:41

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Aline is afraid of failing in a relationship, so they go to a therapist to make sure they’re not repressing any trauma that “blocks” their sexuality. Aline explores the misconstruction of asexuality by medical and therapeutic communities and how it affect the mental and physical health of asexual people. Angela Chen, Kate Wood, and David Jay, a leg…

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Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect 23:33

1+ y ago23:33

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Aline loses their virginity, in an effort to be like everyone else and because they want to be “liberated." In this episode, Aline looks back on that first time, and all the subsequent times. They try to understand why they forced themself into sexual encounters when they didn’t desire sex. With the help of Kate Wood, Australian asexual activist an…

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What Is Wrong With Me? 28:47

1+ y ago28:47

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Aline thinks back to their childhood and teenage years and remembers how their lack of interest in boys and sex made them an outcast. By the time they were in business school, their absence of sexual desire was astonishing to others, with coworkers giving them unwarranted advice on how to lose their virginity. With the help of Megan Carroll, a soci…

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Trailer 1:46

1+ y ago1:46

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For years, Aline thought “it will eventually come.” They'd even put themselves in uncomfortable situations to try and force it to happen. It never did. They felt isolated, excluded, and ashamed. What is life without experiencing sexual or romantic desire — from a one-night stand to a coupled relationship? At 20, they finally started to find answers…

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Ep 9 All that Jazz 38:54

3y ago38:54

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This week we dive into the world of music with Brendon Davis, artist, composer, and long time friend. Catching up we talk about his carrier in music, inspiration, and current projects, including albums he currently working on. Not only do I learn how many sub-genres of jazz there are, but I also get a glimpse into the life of music I know we all se…

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Ep 8 Film, Stories, and the people who tell them 50:04

3y ago50:04

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We move into the world of Hollywood talking with my friend Jean Jacques, who is making strides by making her own production company. We discuss her inspiration, vison, and films she has made with her team and the stories they tell in the time of Covid-19. Digging further into her inspiration to tell modern stories we find the conversation broadenin…

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Ep 7 The importance of local politics and the Jersey boy who took a shot 44:39

3y ago44:39

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This week we peer into local politics with my friend Adrian Ghainda and the role of local elections and politics when it comes to change in this country. Though we have different political goals and ambitions we agree that action is the best way to go about it, which is why we follow his carrier and county special election. He explains his inspirat…

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Ep 6 Texas and the Failure of Leadership 56:05

3y ago56:05

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Its been a bit of a long hiatus since our last episode, but were back in Texas talking with my friend Olivia again, and were talking about all the hot button issues in the state. Covid, Abortion, and Voting Rights. Getting straight into the nitty gritty of how the actions of the state leadership effects the people, future elections, and the directi…

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Ep 5 Q and the power of big tech 1:00:02

3+ y ago1:00:02

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This time around I decided to talk about the direction of big tech and the government with my friend Andre. We cover how the alt-right pipeline works, the inner workings of the AI systems that run some of the biggest tech giants. We dive specifically into year 2020 and the origins of the debunked republican conspiracy Qannon, who created it, how it…

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Ep 4 Covid and the University experience 49:18

3+ y ago49:18

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Decided to talk to about the Covid-19 changes in the college education system with my friend Larry, who is a guidance counselor. Not only do we cover the previous stimulus bills, but also how colleges broadly have responded over the year of 2020, the GLARING issues the pandemic has revealed, and the direction the government needs to take to reform …

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Ep 3 Wandavision and the direction of the MCU 51:51

3+ y ago51:51

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This Episode I wanted to get away from politics and talk about the HYPE that is Wandavision, I invited my friends Ty, Mitch, and Darius to talk about the entire series. Seeing as this was a series review we didn't get to specific in theory but we had fun looking over the history and similarities of the mcu and the comic universe. Moving forward wit…

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Ep 2 Running a socialist party in Texas? 52:30

3+ y ago52:30

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This episode I interviewed my friend Orlando on his attempted run in the Georgia senate, and the Texas house, conversation just takes off from there as we discus his proposed policy and the general ideologies. Being the pessimistic black men we are we start to rag on republicans and there style of leadership in general. All in all a great convo. Su…

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Ep1 Texas and the ramifications of environmental racism 54:25

3+ y ago54:25

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For the first episode I wanted to discuss what the state of Texas with a native Texan, so I asked one of my tik tok friends to help me out. Olivia and I talk about largely her own experience in Texas as a the snow storm ravages the lone star state, and the ramifications it holds for Americans moving forward in the fields of energy, the economy, inf…

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2020 Breakthroughs 1:12:33

4y ago1:12:33

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want to support us? we really love if you could leave us a like rating, review on apple podcasts and subscribe to us on Spotify ..also be sure to follow us on instagram @theasexualramblings In today's episode we cover this year's Virus-free breakthroughs of 2020: Space travel In 2020 the race to space changed gear. The May launch of the SpaceX vehi…

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Neuroscientists isolate promising antibodies & Covid-19 enters the brain 28:19

4y ago28:19

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The study was led by a pair of neuroscientists, Thomas J. "T.J." Esparza, B.S., and David L. Brody, M.D., Ph.D., who work in a brain imaging lab at the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). "For years TJ and I had been testing out how to use nanobodies to improve brain imaging. When the pandemic broke, we thought th…

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Hungary Pass Anti-LGBTQ Law barring Adoption 24:20

4y ago24:20

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Hungary's parliament has voted to redefine the concept of "family" in the country's constitution, a move that will effectively bar same sex couples from adopting children. The move has been met with outcry from human rights groups and LGBTQ advocates.The country's politicians approved the bill on Tuesday. The new law defines marriage as between a m…