

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.
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Jul 17, 2024 • 41min
A GOOD Ace article for once!? Two Women Redefine What it Means to Marry Your Best Friend
We've spent a lot of time covering articles that range from completely ignoring to downright hating Asexual people, so today we are thrilled to be covering an actually good article by Kera Bolonik about an asexual wedding.

Jul 10, 2024 • 56min
Another Bad Take Allo Op-Ed: A sexless marriage is not OK
Sexless marriages are often stigmatized as failures, but is the absence of sex truly a sign of a loveless relationship? Today we critique an article by Kate Lister, which fails to genuinely include asexual perspectives, and explore how understanding asexual experiences can benefit all individuals, regardless of their orientation.

Jul 3, 2024 • 49min
Ace Vibes in Action Adventure Manga
Outside of the few explicitly Ace characters in media, there's a wide variety of Ace vibes and headcannons. Today, we'll talk about long running action adventure manga series like Dragon Ball and One Piece and how we can look at character depictions through all the adaptations, translations, and filler content.

Jun 26, 2024 • 1h 12min
Ten Year Anniversary Q&A (Part 2)
How has our relationship dynamic changed over the span of a decade? Do we feel pressure to conform to traditional gender norms? How do people react to us being vegan vs being asexual? We answer all these and more!

Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 7min
Ten Year Anniversary Q&A (Part 1)
We recently celebrated ten whole years of Asexual marital bliss! To celebrate we're answering listener questions about exploring new labels and identities after getting married, how people perceive our relationship, what "date nights" and intimacy looks like for us, and more!

Jun 12, 2024 • 1h
Chinese Poetry Translations with an AroAce, Genderqueer, Diaspora Lens ft. Yilin Wang
We're rejoined today by Yilin Wang to give an update on the British Museum stolen translations debacle and to discuss their absolutely stunning new book The Lantern and the Night Moths.

Jun 5, 2024 • 1h 20min
The Ashley Madison Documentary is SHOCKING!
We honestly had no intention of talking about Ashly Madison again, but a new documentary came out and we just couldn't resist watching!

May 29, 2024 • 1h
What even is cheating?
What is cheating? Is "emotional cheating" a thing? Have we ever been cheated on? Plus a very silly article review about Ashley Madison users who cheat on their spouses but for some reason are adamant about their nauseatingly high brand loyalty.

May 22, 2024 • 1h 33min
Asexual Representation in Heartbreak High Season 2
Ca$h's Asexual journey continues into season 2. How does it develop... and is it getting better?

May 15, 2024 • 35min
GLAAD Report: Asexual Characters on TV 2023-2024
Last year we spotted some errors in the GLAAD Where We Are on TV report, so we thought we'd dig in this year's report to see if the numbers seem more accurate and analyze what it means for Asexual representation as whole.


