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

2021-07-0139:461

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

Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

2021-02-0825:34

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

Innermost: another episode of our new series

2020-08-0320:22

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

Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

2020-06-2517:39

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

Listener feedback with Jacqui Gabb - Close Encounters sex podcast

2016-09-2626:07

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

Sex when you're asexual – Close Encounters podcast

2016-09-0536:301

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?

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

2016-08-2732:30

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

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

2016-08-2035:58

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?

Listener feedback with Miranda Sawyer - Close Encounters sex podcast

2016-08-1327:061

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

Two vaginas and lots of questions – Close Encounters sex podcast

2016-08-0233:55

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

Learning to love my small penis – Close Encounters sex podcast

2016-07-2635:101

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

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

2016-07-1935:292

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

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

2016-07-1940:531

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

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

2016-07-1401:30

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

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