Free From Desire: Asexual in the City of Love
Claim This Podcastby Aline Laurent-Mayard
Podcast Overview
<h2><strong>1 podcast, 2 versions: </strong></h2><p><br></p><p>đșđž Aline, 34, has never been attracted to anyone - neither sexually nor romantically. They retrace their steps through the trials and tribulations of an adolescence steeped in supercharged pop culture messaging and explore how accepting their asexuality and aromantism allowed them to redefine what love, relationship and family mean to them.</p><br><p>đ«đ· Pendant des annĂ©es, Aline s'est dit « ça finira bien par arriver ». Elle s'est mĂȘme mise dans des situations inconfortables pour forcer le destin. Ca n'a jamais fonctionnĂ©.</p><p>Elle se sentait isolĂ©e, exclue et honteuse. Qu'est-ce que la vie sans l'expĂ©rience du dĂ©sir sexuel ou romantique - de l'aventure d'un soir Ă la relation de couple ?</p><br><p><br></p><p>----</p><p>âš</p><p>« En explorant sa propre absence de dĂ©sir, elle pousse chacun et chacune Ă interroger le sien : pas besoin dâĂȘtre asexuel pour apprĂ©cier de rĂ©investir lâamitiĂ©, dĂ©sacraliser le couple, et sâĂ©couter soi-mĂȘme », TĂ©lĂ©rama</p><p>âš</p><p><strong>âThis compelling personal story has lessons and insights for anyone with a bodyâ, Tribeca Festival</strong></p><p>âš</p><p>"Though Free From Desire provides plenty of answers, its success isnât rooted in being educationalâaccompanying Aline as they pursue agency and happiness, regardless of who understands it, fuels the showâs magic", The Atlantic</p><p>âš</p><p>Free from Desire is a podcast originally published in France, where it made the cover of magazines.</p><p>It has been <strong>Tribeca</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>'s best Audio Storytelling and Signal Awards' best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion podcast in 2023, and was one of the 25 best podcasts of 2023 for The Atlantic.</p><p><strong> âš</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Follow Aline <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yallahaline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @YallahAline</a>!</p><p>---</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> HĂ©bergĂ© par Acast. Visitez <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.</p>
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4/25/2023
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July 1, 2025
Iel est né·e le divin enfant
<p>[This season is in French. Check out season 1 for the English version]</p><br><p><br></p><p>Aline a toujours su qu'elle voulait un enfant. Ă l'adolescence, elle s'imaginait adopter, avoir un enfant avec des ami·es, ĂȘtre mĂšre cĂ©libataire... comme si son inconscient savait dĂ©jĂ qu'elle n'aurait pas une vie de couple ordinaire. </p><p>Enceinte grĂące Ă un don de sperme, Aline part Ă la rencontre dâautres parents cpour tenter dâimaginer des façons de faire famille au-delĂ du modĂšle hĂ©tĂ©ronormĂ©. Avec eux, elle s'interroge aussi sur la façon d'Ă©lever ses enfants hors du mythe de la complĂ©mentaritĂ© des genres.</p><br><p>Avec :</p><ul><li>Kyl Myers, sociologue, autrice de Raising Them : Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting</li><li>David Jay, figure historique du militantisme asexuel </li></ul><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>đ Suivez Aline sur Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yallahaline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@YallahAline</a></p><p>đđ€ DĂ©couvrez ses autres podcasts et livres <a href="https://linktr.ee/Yallahaline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ici</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>---</p><br><p>Ăcriture et Voix : Aline Laurent-Mayard </p><p>Production : Suzanne Colin </p><p>RĂ©alisation, montage et mixage : ThĂ©o Albaric </p><p>Musique originale : D.L.i.d </p><p>Musique prĂ©-Ă©xistante : Freed from Desire, Gala / © 2007 Do It Yourself Multimedia Group S.r.l. Unipersonale (Italy), Mollyville Publishing S.r.l. </p><p>Illustration : Super Feat </p><p>PremiĂšre diffusion en 2021 sur le fil Journal Intime de Paradiso Media</p><br><p>---</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> HĂ©bergĂ© par Acast. Visitez <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.</p>
July 1, 2025
L'amitié contre-attaque
<p>[This season is in French. Check out season 1 for the English version]</p><br><p><br></p><p>Si l'amour romantique et le couple ne sont plus une option, comment organiser sa vie, ses vacances, ses sorties ? Est-ce qu'on peut ĂȘtre heureuse "seule" ? </p><p>Aline s'interroge sur la perception du cĂ©libat et son Ă©volution, elle dĂ©couvre aussi que lâamitiĂ© nâa pas toujours Ă©tĂ© aussi dĂ©valorisĂ©e et que sa place peut ĂȘtre repensĂ©e. </p><br><p>Avec :</p><ul><li>Anne Vincent-Buffault, historienne</li><li>ClĂ©mentine Gallot, journaliste, autrice de Le Charge sexuelle</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p>---</p><p>đ Suivez Aline sur Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yallahaline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@YallahAline</a></p><p>đđ€ DĂ©couvrez ses autres podcasts et livres <a href="https://linktr.ee/Yallahaline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ici</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>---</p><br><p>Ăcriture et Voix : Aline Laurent-Mayard </p><p>Production : Suzanne Colin </p><p>RĂ©alisation, montage et mixage : ThĂ©o Albaric </p><p>Musique originale : D.L.i.d </p><p>Musique prĂ©-Ă©xistante : Freed from Desire, Gala / © 2007 Do It Yourself Multimedia Group S.r.l. Unipersonale (Italy), Mollyville Publishing S.r.l. </p><p>Illustration : Super Feat </p><p>PremiĂšre diffusion en 2021 sur le fil Journal Intime de Paradiso Media</p><br><p>---</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> HĂ©bergĂ© par Acast. Visitez <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.</p>
July 1, 2025
La vie sexuelle des asexuel·les
<p>[This season is in French. Check out season 1 for the English version]</p><br><p><br></p><p>Dans cet Ă©pisode, Aline part Ă la rencontre d'autres asexuel·les pour parler de leur vie sexuelle (et de la sienne). En acceptant son asexualitĂ©, Aline a Ă©tĂ© amenĂ©e Ă repenser son rapport Ă lâintimitĂ© et Ă la sexualitĂ©. Ses dĂ©couvertes ont bouleversĂ© sa vision du couple et des relations.</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>---</p><p>đ Suivez Aline sur Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yallahaline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@YallahAline</a></p><p>đđ€ DĂ©couvrez ses autres podcasts et livres <a href="https://linktr.ee/Yallahaline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ici</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>---</p><br><p>Ăcriture et Voix : Aline Laurent-Mayard </p><p>Production : Suzanne Colin </p><p>RĂ©alisation, montage et mixage : ThĂ©o Albaric </p><p>Musique originale : D.L.i.d </p><p>Musique prĂ©-Ă©xistante : Freed from Desire, Gala / © 2007 Do It Yourself Multimedia Group S.r.l. Unipersonale (Italy), Mollyville Publishing S.r.l. </p><p>Illustration : Super Feat </p><p>PremiĂšre diffusion en 2021 sur le fil Journal Intime de Paradiso Media</p><br><p>---</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> HĂ©bergĂ© par Acast. Visitez <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.</p>
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- What is Free From Desire: Asexual in the City of Love?
<h2><strong>1 podcast, 2 versions: </strong></h2><p><br></p><p>đșđž Aline, 34, has never been attracted to anyone - neither sexually nor romantically. They retrace their steps through the trials and tribulations of an adolescence steeped in supercharged pop culture messaging and explore how accepting their asexuality and aromantism allowed them to redefine what love, relationship and family mean to them.</p><br><p>đ«đ· Pendant des annĂ©es, Aline s'est dit « ça finira bien par arriver ». Elle s'est mĂȘme mise dans des situations inconfortables pour forcer le destin. Ca n'a jamais fonctionnĂ©.</p><p>Elle se sentait isolĂ©e, exclue et honteuse. Qu'est-ce que la vie sans l'expĂ©rience du dĂ©sir sexuel ou romantique - de l'aventure d'un soir Ă la relation de couple ?</p><br><p><br></p><p>----</p><p>âš</p><p>« En explorant sa propre absence de dĂ©sir, elle pousse chacun et chacune Ă interroger le sien : pas besoin dâĂȘtre asexuel pour apprĂ©cier de rĂ©investir lâamitiĂ©, dĂ©sacraliser le couple, et sâĂ©couter soi-mĂȘme », TĂ©lĂ©rama</p><p>âš</p><p><strong>âThis compelling personal story has lessons and insights for anyone with a bodyâ, Tribeca Festival</strong></p><p>âš</p><p>"Though Free From Desire provides plenty of answers, its success isnât rooted in being educationalâaccompanying Aline as they pursue agency and happiness, regardless of who understands it, fuels the showâs magic", The Atlantic</p><p>âš</p><p>Free from Desire is a podcast originally published in France, where it made the cover of magazines.</p><p>It has been <strong>Tribeca</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>'s best Audio Storytelling and Signal Awards' best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion podcast in 2023, and was one of the 25 best podcasts of 2023 for The Atlantic.</p><p><strong> âš</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Follow Aline <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yallahaline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @YallahAline</a>!</p><p>---</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> HĂ©bergĂ© par Acast. Visitez <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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