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Episodes
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wouldn't it be great if this were the last time we ever had to pay any attention to the Heritage Foundation?
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Who remembers back in 2022 when 83 religious, right-wing organizations condemned the Respect for Marriage Act while warning about the dangers of "platonic marriages"? WE DO. Well, coming off of their Project 2025 successes, here is the natural conclusion of that rhetoric.
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Alastor is problematic asexual representation, not solely because he's evil. He's partially a problem because the rep is not obvious enough in the show itself for viewers who are not already entrenched in the fandom... But the biggest issue of all lies in the historically racist stereotyping that undertones his character.
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Watching season 2 after a year of reflection following season 1, we have some more thoughts about how to interpret Alastor in terms of Asexual and/or Aromantic representation. But we've got even more points to make next week, so stay tuned!
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Just a little light housekeeping to close out the year! What is the MarketplAce? And what isn't it? Should you visit it and shop there? (Hint: YES you should!)
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
We have an UPDATE on one of our favorite stories from r/AmITheAsshole Asexuality Edition. Plus, several new "best of" stories.
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Are straight women concealing their boyfriends out of embarrassment on social media? According to a Vogue article, it's apparently either do that or feature them heavily in order to go viral and gain social clout, so...pick your poison.
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Is Aro rep beating out Ace rep in picture books?? Today we talk about the flag-forward type of representation in children's books Under One Rainbow and Grandad's Pride.
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Today we discuss a recent article about Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) from the New York Times. This is simply one recent example within an increasing wave of backlash against often life-saving medical care that reinforces its point by medicalizing sexuality and demonizing queer people.
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
The man who once said that Asexual men are the most dangerous people in the world and claimed that college protests are a result of students not having enough sex is on a press tour, hitting all of the major news outlets and podcasts, calling Asexual males "a new species". But in using this dehumanizing language against our community, he's ignoring one of the three pillars that make up his own framework for masculinity and failing to be a Protector.










