Close Encounters

The Guardian

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

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    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast
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    1 July 2021, 10:00 am
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    Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series
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    8 February 2021, 2:10 pm
  • 20 minutes 21 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
    3 August 2020, 4:26 pm
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    Innermost: episode 1 of a new series
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    25 June 2020, 10:21 am
  • 26 minutes 7 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
    26 September 2016, 10:41 am
  • 36 minutes 30 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?
    5 September 2016, 3:37 pm
  • 32 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
    27 August 2016, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 58 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?
    20 August 2016, 8:28 am
  • 27 minutes 6 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
    13 August 2016, 8:00 am
  • 33 minutes 55 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
    2 August 2016, 11:00 am
  • 35 minutes 10 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
    26 July 2016, 10:44 am
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