🇺🇸 What Is Wrong With Me?

[Retrouvez la version française en saison 2] Aline thinks back to their childhood and teenage years and remembers how their lack of interest in boys and sex made them an outcast. Aline reflects on “compulsory sexuality" and why it’s so prevalent in society. With: Megan Carroll, a sociology professor Angela Chen, author of "Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex,” --- 👉 Follow Aline on Instagram @YallahAline! ✨ “This compelling personal story has lessons and insights for anyone with a body”, Tribeca Festival ✨ "Though Free From Desire provides plenty of answers, its success isn’t rooted in being educational—accompanying Aline as they pursue agency and happiness, regardless of who understands it, fuels the show’s magic", The Atlantic ✨ Free from Desire is a podcast originally published in France, where it made the cover of magazines. It has been Tribeca Festival'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. ✨ --- This episode features excerpts from: the movies American Pie, Casablanca, Moulin Rouge the TV shows Conan, Dawson’s Creek, Emily in Paris, The Ellen Show the Netflix is a Joke YouTube channel, as well as from the French radio show, Loving Fun, produced by Fun Radio. This podcast was written and narrated by Aline Laurent-Mayard Production: Suzanne Colin Editing: Théo Albaric Original music: D.L.i.d Pre-existing music : Freed from Desire, Gala Illustration: Super Feat --- Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.