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Close Encounters from The Guardian

The Guardian

Honest, unguarded conversations about sex and relationships, with journalist and sex educator Alix Fox. In this podcast series Alix visits individuals and couples who have something interest...

Episodes

14 episodes

Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking wel...

00:39:46Jul 1, 2021

Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible storie...

00:25:34Feb 8, 2021

Innermost: another episode of our new series

We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how t...

00:20:21Aug 3, 2020

Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on...

00:16:34Jun 25, 2020

Listener feedback with Jacqui Gabb - Close Encounters sex podcast

Episodes six to eight of our Close Encounters sex podcast got people talking. Here we share listeners’ own tales, comments and questions WAR...

00:26:07Sep 26, 2016

Sex when you're asexual – Close Encounters podcast

WARNING: explicit content Jords has always known he was asexual, but his partners have struggled to understand. Can you compromise over your...

00:36:30Sep 5, 2016

Polyamory, sexual unicorns and Google Calendar – Close Encounters sex podcast

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT Michelle and Reuben live together, sleep together and date other people together. Alix Fox finds out how their pol...

00:32:30Aug 27, 2016

Be brave, but don’t be stupid - Close Encounters sex podcast

Omar speaks to Alix Fox about his sex life. As a gay man of Pakistani descent, how has his choice of relationships been influenced by his pa...

00:35:58Aug 20, 2016

Listener feedback with Miranda Sawyer - Close Encounters sex podcast

Episodes one to four of our Close Encounters provoked a big reaction. Here we share listeners’ own tales, comments and questions

00:27:06Aug 13, 2016

Two vaginas and lots of questions – Close Encounters sex podcast

Hazel has an unusual case of uterus didelphys: put simply, she has two vaginas. What does this mean for her love life? WARNING: EXPLICIT CON...

00:33:55Aug 2, 2016

Learning to love my small penis – Close Encounters sex podcast

The latest in our series of podcasts about real, revealing and revelatory stories of sex and relationships. Ant’s penis is officially smalle...

00:35:10Jul 26, 2016

Kirsty's Close Encounters: tight vaginas and fishnet baby-grows

In this edition we hear from Kirsty who has a set of Russian-doll-style dildos, which start off tiny and grow in size. But why? WARNING: EXP...

00:35:29Jul 19, 2016

Simon's Close Encounters: cookies, calamity and sex without erections

Simon’s love life changed dramatically after an accident two years ago just before his honeymoon. Alix Fox hears what happened and how he an...

00:40:53Jul 19, 2016

Close Encounters: the Guardian's new sex and relationships podcast – trailer

Coming soon: the latest podcast from the Guardian is an honest, unguarded series of conversations about sex and relationships, with journali...

00:01:30Jul 14, 2016