The Ace Couple
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
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Jan 28, 2026 • 1h 5min
Saving America by Saving the Family (Part 2)
Wouldn't it be great if this were the last time we ever had to pay any attention to the Heritage Foundation?
Jan 21, 2026 • 53min
The Heritage Foundation's latest horrifying report: Saving America by Saving the Family (Part 1)
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.
Jan 14, 2026 • 1h 11min
Alastor in Hazbin Hotel Season 2: The REAL reason he's problematic Ace Rep
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.
Jan 7, 2026 • 50min
Alastor in Hazbin Hotel Season 2: Are the TV show and fandom entirely different artistic mediums?
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!
Dec 31, 2025 • 17min
The MarketplAce for Aro and Ace-owned small businesses
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!)
Dec 24, 2025 • 41min
r/BestofRedditorUpdates: Asexuality Edition #2
We have an UPDATE on one of our favorite stories from r/AmITheAsshole Asexuality Edition. Plus, several new "best of" stories.
Dec 17, 2025 • 34min
Straight Women are Embarrassed by their Boyfriends.
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.
Dec 10, 2025 • 33min
Aromantic & Asexual Representation in Children's Books
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.
Dec 3, 2025 • 1h 15min
"But what if they stop wanting sex!?" The alarmist media coverage of teens taking antidepressants.
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.
Nov 26, 2025 • 55min
Scott Galloway needs to keep the word Asexual out of his mouth
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.
