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Genre | Society & Culture |
Developed by | Paradiso Media |
Written by | Aline Laurent-Mayard |
Narrated by | Aline Laurent-Mayard |
Language | English |
Updates | Weekly on Wednesday |
Length | 16–28 minutes |
Country of origin | United States, France |
Production | |
Production | Suzanne Colin Yael Even Or |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Publication | |
Original release | 7 June 2023 |
Cited for | Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award 2023 Tribeca Festival |
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Website | Official Website |
Free From Desire is a biographical narrative documentary podcast that focuses on aromanticism and asexuality. The podcast was written and created by Aline Laurent-Mayard,[1] and is produced by the French podcast company Paradiso Media.[2]
The Podcast was honored as the winner of the Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
The podcast is an English-language adaptation of the French original in the Le Journal podcast by Laurent-Mayard, which received critical acclaim in France.[3][4] The adaptation Free from Desire focuses on Laurent-Mayard's story of what it means to be aromantic and asexual.[2]
The podcast is a biographical narrative documentary by Aline Laurent-Mayard.[1] In it, Laurent-Mayard discusses her discovery of being aromantic and asexual and what it means in a society that focusses so much on romance and sex. The podcast also features excerpts and interview segments with many notable experts of the field, such as David Jay and author Angela Chen.[5][6]
In June 2023, the Podcast was honored as the winner of the Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.[8][9]
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