Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! We bring to you our first ever bonus episode which delves into aromanticism and asexuality, queerplatonic relationships, and the experiences of the aro and/or ace spectrum hosts of this romantasy pod. Also! This episode heralds the debut of Editing Cassie!

"The queerness of being aro/ace comes not just from decentering the cishet couple but of rejecting the placement of the romantic & sexual partner at the top of a relationship hierarchy, and valuing platonic and other relationships just as intensely." - what Cassie might have said during the episode if she was more verbally eloquent, but she's a writer before being a speaker and didn't practice this speech beforehand.

Time Stamps

00:01:25 Content Warnings

00:02:00 Check-In

00:08:28 Recommendations

00:53:20 Queerplatonic Relationship/Ace/Aro Discussion

Queerplatonic definition references

Pinterest comment by Tu

“Queerplatonic” on the AVEN Wiki

Queering platonic relationships is for everyone

Friendship deprioritized as we age

Queerplatonic does not just mean “friendship”

"Amanormativity" coined by Elizabeth Brake

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Intro Music: Blackout by Cyberwave-Orchestra

Outro Music: Battle Epic by Hot_Dope