In this podcast, journalist and sex educator Alix Fox visits individuals and couples who have something interesting to say about their past and present loves, taking us through their sexual encounters from the first time to the last. It will be messy, sometimes sticky and often downright rude. So you might want to wear headphones
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 well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his latest TV series, It’s a Sin. Future guests will include Nish Kumar, Rafe Spall and Aisling Bea. Episodes willl be released every Tuesday – search for it wherever you get your podcasts
7/1/2021 • 39 minutes, 46 seconds
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 stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
2/8/2021 • 25 minutes, 34 seconds
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 their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
8/3/2020 • 20 minutes, 21 seconds
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 behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
6/25/2020 • 16 minutes, 34 seconds
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 WARNING: explicit content
9/26/2016 • 26 minutes, 7 seconds
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 sexuality for the sake of companionship?
9/5/2016 • 36 minutes, 30 seconds
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 polyamorous relationship works
8/27/2016 • 32 minutes, 30 seconds
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 parents?
8/20/2016 • 35 minutes, 58 seconds
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
8/13/2016 • 27 minutes, 6 seconds
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 CONTENT
8/2/2016 • 33 minutes, 55 seconds
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 smaller than average – but it hasn’t made his love life any less interesting WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
7/26/2016 • 35 minutes, 10 seconds
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: EXPLICIT CONTENT
7/19/2016 • 35 minutes, 29 seconds
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 and his partner have not let it get them down WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
7/19/2016 • 40 minutes, 53 seconds
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 journalist and sex educator Alix Fox WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT