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Close Encounters

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

1 July 2021

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    In the first episode of our new podcast, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace Dent about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his TV series It’s a Sin

8 February 2021

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    Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series – podcast

    In the first episode of our new series, Reverberate, we hear from Kashy Keegan – the unlikely voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement

3 August 2020

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    Innermost: another episode of our new series – podcast

    Two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences

25 June 2020

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    Innermost: episode 1 of a new series - podcast

    In our 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.

26 September 2016

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    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

5 September 2016

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    Sex when you're asexual – Close Encounters podcast

    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? WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT

27 August 2016

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

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

20 August 2016

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    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?

13 August 2016

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    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

2 August 2016

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    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?

26 July 2016

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    Learning to love my small penis – Close Encounters sex podcast

    Ant’s penis is officially smaller than average – but it hasn’t made his love life any less interesting

19 July 2016

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

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

14 July 2016

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    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
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