Jun 23, 202659 minS1
<p>HAPPY PRIDE! This is the last episode before we take our summer break, and I couldn't be more excited to share this one with you. It's perfect for Pride, perfect for summer, perfect for friendship, and perfect for...
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Getting Close
Hosted by Aidan Wharton · health · EN
About this Podcast:
Getting Close is an intimate exploration of how we connect, love, and build relationships in the modern world. Each week, host Aidan Wharton sits down with culture-shaping voices to give you practical insights from honest conversations about relationships, Queerness, sex, connection, and community. gettingclosepod.substack.com
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What is Getting Close about?
Getting Close is an intimate exploration of how we connect, love, and build relationships in the modern world. Each week, host Aidan Wharton sits down with culture-shaping voices to give you practical insights from honest conversations about relationships, Queerness, sex, connection, and community.
Who hosts Getting Close?
Getting Close is hosted by Aidan Wharton. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
What has Getting Close covered recently?
Recent episodes include "PRIDE SHOW with Ben Greene - on How to Make New Friends, Finding Joy & Whimsy, & What Pride Means in 2026" (23 June 2026, 59 minutes), "PRIDE SHOW with Ben Greene - on How to Make New Friends, Finding Joy & Whimsy, & What Pride Means in 2026" (23 June 2026, 59 minutes), and "Gay Shame Researcher - on the Male Gaze, Sex with Your Friends, and how Compulsive Dating is Actually a Shame Response" (16 June 2026, 55 minutes).
How often does Getting Close publish?
Getting Close publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 25 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Getting Close?
Booking probability for Getting Close is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Getting Close requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Getting Close's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Aidan Wharton hosts Getting Close, a health podcast with 25 episodes published.
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- Jun 23, 202659 minS1
HAPPY PRIDE! This is the last episode before we take our summer break, and I couldn't be more excited to share this one with you. It's perfect for Pride, perfect for summer, perfect for friendship, and perfect for you...
Jun 16, 202655 minS1<p>If you find yourself stuck in endless cycles of bad dating, unfulfilling friendships, and bad sex, this episode will help you get untangled.</p> <p>In this episode, you and I sit down with Jordan Gonsalves to talk...
Jun 9, 202656 minS1<p>If you're fed up with modern dating, this episode is for you.</p> <p>In it you and I sit down with Hinge's Love & Connection Expert Moe Ari Brown to bring you actionable data from Hinge's 2026 LGBTQ+ D.A.T.E. Report...
Jun 2, 202657 minS1<p >If you've ever felt behind in life, like you aren't quite measuring up to your peers, or perhaps you have no clue what you're doing. If that's the case, this is the episode for you.</p> <p>In this episode, Steven...
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Episode #20
Gay Money Expert — How the Gays Afford Their Trips, Surprising Side Hustles, and Shame Spending
May 26, 202652 minS1<p>If you're constantly worrying about money and wondering how you're going to make it through the summer without maxing out your cards, this episode's for you.</p> <p>In it, I sit down with finance guru Nick Wolny...
Episode #19
Lesbian Bar Historian — on Windows as Protest, Queer Bar Gentrification, and How You Can Save Them
May 19, 202653 minS1<p>If a gay bar you love has ever shut down, you must listen to this episode.</p> <p>In this episode, Rachel Karp and I get into her incredible road trip where she visited every lesbian bar in the country with her wife...
May 12, 202658 minS1<p>If you've ever avoided sex because you were scared of what might happen, this episode is for you.</p> <p>In this episode, nurse aesthetician and founder of Lushful Aesthetics, Chris Bustamante, and I explore all...
May 5, 202658 minS1<p>If you're tired of all the noise and want three simple tips to find a little more happiness, this is the episode for you.</p> <p>Today, you and I are sitting down with JP Brammer as he reveals three lessons that are...
Apr 28, 202658 minS1<p>If you're tired of missing out on opportunities for fear of rejection, this episode is for you.</p> <p>Today, you and I are sitting down with Zachary Zane to discuss how rejection rules our lives and ends up turning...
Apr 21, 202654 minS1<p>If you've turned off the news and feel guilty about it, this episode's for you.</p> <p>In today's episode, you and I are getting close with Brian Derrick. We discuss the complexities of political engagement, why...
Apr 14, 202652 minS1<p>If you're feeling overstimulated and disconnected, this episode's for you. In it, we connect with Keanu Jackson, a sex therapist, to explore the complexities of desire, consent, and online sexuality in our modern...
Apr 7, 202658 minS1<p>Today's episode will change how you communicate. How do I know? Because it changed how I did.</p> <p>In this episode, I sit down with Ruffus, affectionately known on socials as the Poly-Kink Therapist, to discuss...
Mar 31, 202653 minS1<p>If you have a little voice in the back of your mind saying, you should really break that habit, this episode is for you. We all have coping mechanisms that help us get through the day, but when do we know if those...
Mar 24, 202656 minS1<p>If you've ever sat in an awkward silence, wondering what to ask next, or left a conversation wishing you'd known how to go deeper, this episode will change how you talk to people.</p> <p>In this episode, Eric...
Mar 17, 202654 minS1<p>What can gay men learn from trans men?</p> <p>In this episode of Getting Close, I sit down with my friend Sandy for a very vulnerable conversation about how trans men and cis men exist within the gay community. We...
Mar 10, 202653 minS1<p>How has the internet changed gay s*x, consent, and intimacy?</p> <p>In this episode, Andrew Restieri joins me to discuss the complexities of digital intimacy within gay culture. We discuss how everyone has differing...
Mar 3, 202655 minS1<p>What if I told you discomfort was the secret to better relationships?</p> <p>In this episode, Rachel Wright joins me to talk about the fascinating way that discomfort can help you have better relationships of any...
Feb 24, 202652 minS1<p>If you could go back in time to Queer, 1996, New York, would you? In this episode, Andrew Keenan-Bolger joins me to do just that through his debut novel Limelight. We unpack why telling queer stories is urgent in...
Feb 17, 202650 minS1<p>Are you fed up with modern dating? In this episode, that's not just for singles, Trevor Kuhn discusses the challenges of modern courtship, why conflict is essential for relationships, the pitfalls of AI in dating...
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