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Canon Aspec Podcast Character List

Hi! Since it's asexual awareness week, and I've been listening to podcasts for a year now, here's a list of the audio-dramas I've heard in the last year with canonically aspec characters! They are in lead/major/minor/once-off, and then alphabetical order.This list is by no means complete (and feel free to add more!), just the ones that I've heard.

Sorry this got so long. I don't know how to add a cut on mobile.

The Alexandria Archives: Tune in to Alexandria University's favourite late night radio show for all the local news, weird goings-on, and a special spooky story from The Alexandria Archives! Episode one was tedious and drawn out, but I'm very glad I kept going. Hilarious, spooky, and fun, though a persisting instance of cultural appropriation throughout (w*ndigo) that I'm really not a big fan of. Mini episodes with Gore and The Bobs are worth their own shout-out as well.

Character: "Morning Wood"/Allison Madera-Armitage, She/Her, Lead. Aromantic Asexual. Explicitly stated.

ars PARADOXICA: A modern-day physicist accidentally invents time travel and finds herself deep in government conspiracies in the 1940s. Cleverly done, but if you struggle with time travel, you might have some issues. People tend to find this a bit hit or miss, but I really enjoyed it. Possibly my favourite take on time travel.

Character: Dr. Sally Grissom, She/Her, Lead. Aromantic Asexual. Explicitly stated.

The Beacon Podcast: Anxious university student Bee discovers she has fire powers and starts a podcast to try and find others like her. Chaos ensues when she discovers she's not the only odd thing on campus. Funny and endearing series with a wonderful cast of characters and some of my favourite friendship dynamics. The university setting is a great pick and I'm very hungry for more lore.

Character: Bee, She/Her, Lead. Lesbian Asexual. Explicitly stated.

Girl In Space: The Girl in Space spends her days alone on a space station, running science, tending the garden, making cheese, and watching Jurassic Park. It's pretty great. Be a shame if somebody were to ruin it. Clever, funny, sweet, smart, and occasionally brutal, there's something about this podcast I find oddly comforting. Probably because the wholesome bits are so good.

Character: X, She/Her, Lead Character. Asexual. Hinted, Creator Confirmed.

The Godshead Incidental: In a city where gods are plenty and walk among people, an ordinary woman named Em writes a life advice column. Great writing, characters, audio, and lore, this podcast is in very early days but is already a favourite, and well worth keeping an eye on!

Character: Imogen "Em" Chandra-Phankam, She/Her, Lead. Aromantic Asexual. Alluded, apparently to be stated in a future episode.

Light Hearts: Three friends run a queer cafe/bar, and learn to live with the surprising number of ghosts haunting it. Another wholesome, feel-good, light-hearted and fun podcast. Only a few episodes out so far but a good pick-me-up.

Character: Kale, They/Them, Biromantic Asexual. Lead. Explicitly stated.

The Magnus Archives: Easily the most popular podcast on this list, The Magnus Archives is a horror podcast which takes a look into the strange statements given to The Magnus Institute, an organisation which investigates strange happenings, and follows the new archivist as he tries to make sense of it. Well written podcast, it is delightful to see all the seemingly unrelated stories connect up over time.

Character: Jonathan Sims, He/Him, Lead. Biromantic Asexual. Alluded to in podcast, creator confirmed in a Q&A.

Mount Olympus University: A bizarre set of circumstances leads Pandora enrolled and in charge of campus radio at the prestigious MOU, where the students are gods and figures of legend. Issue is, she doesn't belong there. Cute and charming series with exciting characters and a fun take on some classic mythology.

Character: Pandora Wordsworth, She/Her, Lead. Demisexual. Explicitly stated.

Sidequesting: Rion is a fantasy adventurer like few others; they only do side quests! Fun, interesting, very queer, and ridiculously wholesome, this feel-good podcast does a new adventure every episode. Also very much suitable for children. If you need a pick me up, please, go check it out! Makes my heart happy!

Characters: Rion, They/Them, Lead. Biromantic Asexual. Explicitly stated. And Sam, He/Him, Minor. Aromantic Bisexual. Explicitly stated.

Wooden Overcoats: Rudyard and Antigone Funn run a funeral home in the island village of Piffling. Not very well, mind you, but that doesn't matter, because it's the only one. Well. It used to be. Hilarious, high quality, and an interesting cast of characters, with a classic british comedy vibe.

Character: Rudyard Funn, He/Him, Lead. So, apologies since this one is technically not canon, but one of the writers has said he writes Rudyard as ace, so I'm including it.

The Blood Crow Stories (SS Utopia storyline): This is the storyline for season 1, Max shares the interesting tapes his thesis project is on! Listen as life aboard the SS Utopia, a luxury escape from World War 1 on the open ocean, dissolves into chaos and horror. Great if you like the "character listens to old tapes" layout as much as I do. Lots of really interesting interpersonal relations and characters, and I really like how it's put together. I couldn't get into s2, but I loved the S3 storyline and am curious where S4 is going.

Character: Leo Moretti, He/Him, Major. Heteromantic Asexual. Explicitly stated.

The Bright Sessions: Dr Bright does therapy for the strange and unusual, which is to say, young people with superpowers! TBS is well made, written, and executed podcast with a great cast of characters. It's a podcast I'd recommend to anyone.

Character: Chloe Turner, She/Her, Major. Panromatic asexual. Explicitly stated.

InkWyrm: Mella, the new AI caretaker for intergalactic fashion magazine InkWyrm, finds herself the new assistant to it's editor as well. Lesbian sci-fi rom-com. Worth noting the recording quality of early episodes, and some of the SFX, are a bit rough, though it improves later (start with episode 1 (redux)). The writing quality is top notch and super funny from the start, and I want to give a special mention to this podcast, because not only do they say "aromantic asexual", it's not just a single offhand comment; Robert's asexuality is frequently referenced, and the subject (but not target) of various jokes in a way I found really validating as a listener.

Character: Dr. Robert Alphelion, He/Him, Major character. Aromantic Asexual. Explicitly stated.

Love and Luck: Queer Australian romance told in voicemails, it had me in love with the leads only a few short episodes in. Set in modern-day Melbourne, it features real community places and events. It also addresses real life issues faced by the queer community, so it has it's stressful moments, but is for the most part super wholesome, and gives off such a beautiful community vibe. I want a Best of Luck bar in my own city, dammit. Oh, and there's magic!

Characters: CJ, They/Them, and Ricardo, He/Him, Major. Alloromantic Asexual.

Moonbase Theta Out: Logs, updates, and messages from Moonbase Theta as they prepare for station shutdown and return to Earth, but not everything may be as it appears on the surface. Interesting cast of characters, this show gladly delivers both wholesome and emotionally devastating content, and it's good fun to watch the situation reveal itself.

Character: Nessa Cheong, She/Her, Major. Aromantic Pansexual. Stated.

Old Gods of Appalachia: Horror anthology podcast surrounding strange incidents around the Appalachian mountains. A folktaley vibe that builds to something epic and brilliant. Most characters are treated as very disposable but never disrespectfully, which is a dynamic I've quite enjoyed.

Character: The Witch Queen, She/Her, Major. Aromantic Asexual. Stated.

The Penumbra Podcast (Juno Steel): Noir-style adventures of a detective on future Mars. An exciting, hilarious, and exceedingly queer podcast, it is well made and a lot of fun.

Character: Jet Sikuliaq, He/Him, Minor/Major character. Aromantic Asexual. Stated.

The Penumbra Podcast (Second Citadel): The proudest knights in all the second citadel go on various quests to prove themselves and protect the kingdom. Amusing and exciting, well put together.

Character: Talfryn, He/Him, Major. Aromantic Asexual. Stated.

The Strange Case of Starship Iris: Violet Liu is the last surviving crew member of the Starship Iris, after the rest are killed in a shuttle explosion. Though probably not for much longer. After being picked up by a passing ship, she's thrown into a high-stakes adventure, and quickly has to come to terms with who she can actually trust. Fantastic show with a fun cast and delicious found family.

Character: Arkady Patel (she/her), major character, wlw grey-asexual. Creator confirmed, to be stated in show.

This Planet Needs a Name: Humanity is sending ships out to terraform and colonise planets, to hopefully create better life for humanity. Here's what happens in a best-case scenario! Wholesome, thoughtful, and full of emotion and found family.

Characters: Izley Kolian, They/Them, Major. Asexual. Stated. And Cyrus Castillo Rodriguez, He/Him, Major. Demisexual. Creator Confirmed.

Tides: After being stranded on a tidal planet, xenobiologist Dr. Winifred Eurus must use all her wits and knowledge to survive, and gets a lot more work then she anticipated done along the way. Cleverly crafted, great worldbuilding, and a wonderful cast of characters. If you want to hear about cool alien life it is a must.

Character: Dr. Robert Montague, He/Him, Major Character. Demisexual. Explicitly Stated. And Dr. Melissa Wang, She/Her, Major. Aromantic Asexual. Implied.

Ungifts: Four friends take off on a journey to find their fifth after she is possessed by a magic amulet. They are given powers along the way, but they really don't want them. Fun concept, can feel a little shaky at times, but I quite enjoyed it. The main 5 characters being voiced by just 2 people is an interesting effect. The banter is really fun.

Character: Trev, He/Him, Major. Biromantic Asexual. Creator Confirmed.

VALENCE: VALENCE follows Liam, a young magic user (or muse for short) in a city where magic is shunned and people are expected to suppress it. He's got a lot of problems in his day-to-day life, but his family is one he hoped he'd never have to deal with again. Until he receives a very intriguing offer. Slow but interesting start that moves into some of the most fun character interactions I've seen in a while. Very intriguing and entertaining.

Characters: Sarah Harris, She/Her, Major. Heteromantic Asexual. Explicitly Stated. And Grace Chen, She/Her, Major. Aromantic Asexual. Creator Confirmed.

Greater Boston: Set in an alternate universe Boston, a man gives up living on a rollercoaster and another attempts to turn a trainline into its own city. Watch how these events affect the people around them. Well made and entertaining, surreal yet weirdly grounded. It's a bit slower, so my ADHD brain has trouble keeping focus sometimes, but it's genuinely a very well made and written podcast. Worth listening just for Malory.

Character: Melissa Weatherby, She/Her, Minor. Aromantic Asexual. Stated.

The Underwood Collection: Magnus Archives fanmade spinoff. American edition! The audio is not quite as high-quality as the original, but the writing is good, and if you're craving more statements, these are a mix of more silly and more scary than the original show, and take opportunity to explore the intersections of the fears. Also, more queer rep, and actually uses the words.

Character: Lucy Murphy, She/Her, Once-off (Episode 8). Asexual. Explicitly Stated.

Supernatural Sexuality with Dr. Seabrooke: Dr. Seabrooke runs a radio show where people can call in to get advice on romantic, sexual, and gender related conundrums. The hook being, this is a world where magic and supernatural creatures are just a normal part of life and society. As a note, this show contains fairly frequent discussion of sex, though there is nothing actually explicit, and it's presented in a fairly informative (but not impersonal) way. I'm quite heavily sex-repulsed, and it caused me no issues. The conversations feel really organic, it's great fun to see how they've explored how supernatural elements would play into interpersonal relations and daily life, and there's loads of advice that can be applied in real relationships as well.

Character: Ava, She/Her, Once-off (Episode 11). Wlw Asexual. Explicitly Stated.

Also a shout out to all the aspec people I've met in the past year for 1) being super incredible people and wonderful friends, and 2) really broadening my (alarmingly narrow) perspective on what it means to be aro- or ace-spec. And to all my friends, aspec and otherwise, for just being generally supportive, patient, and cool people.

#we also have ace characters but afaik its only come up for captian baker

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