Getting Close

Aidan Wharton

Booking Overview

A weekly interview show focused on queer relationships, dating, sexuality, connection, and community, typically featuring LGBTQ+ experts, journalists, authors, advocates, and culture-shaping voices. PR agencies could credibly pitch relationship therapists, sexuality educators, LGBTQ+ researchers, journalists, authors, and advocates with practical expertise and personal insight; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 25

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 52.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

aidanfw@gmail.com

aidanfwreads@gmail.com

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Host

Aidan Wharton - Host exploring modern relationships, queerness, sex, connection, and community through intimate conversations with culture-shaping voices.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

LGBTQ+ relationship therapists, sexuality experts, journalists, researchers, authors, educators, advocates, and other specialists with credible professional expertise and a personal or cultural perspective on queer connection.

Required Achievements:

Published books or substantial journalism, Professional expertise in relationships, sexuality, mental health, or LGBTQ+ issues, Recognized media, podcast, educational, or advocacy work

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Greene - Joy, Pride, Friendship, Community, Whimsy, Hope, And Supporting Transgender People And Families.

Jordan Gonsalves - Shame, Belonging, Compulsive Dating, Self-worth, Aging, Vulnerability, Healing, And Community.

Moe Ari Brown - Lgbtq+ Dating Trends, Relationship Clarity, Emotional Safety, Reliability, Dating Apps, Long-term Relationships, And Open Relationships.

Recent Topics

Lgbtq+, Dating, Relationships, Sexuality, Friendship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Getting Close

PRIDE SHOW with Ben Greene - on How to Make New Friends, Finding Joy & Whimsy, & What Pride Means in 2026

June 23, 2026

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! In this episode, Ben and I talk about how happiness is different from joy, but joy is what keeps us going, why you should fight in a British accent, whimsy, new friendship, Pride as a mile marker, and how we're navigating our budding new friendship. After coming out at 15 in a ...

Gay Shame Researcher - on the Male Gaze, Sex with Your Friends, and how Compulsive Dating is Actually a Shame Response

June 16, 2026

If you find yourself stuck in endless cycles of bad dating, unfulfilling friendships, and bad sex, this episode will help you get untangled. In this episode, you and I sit down with Jordan Gonsalves to talk about the hidden impact of shame on all of our lives. We dive deep into Jordan's journey with shame, how shame shows up in relationships and dating, self-worth and aging, practical tools to combat shame, and Jordan's new podcast Unshaming. Jordan Gonsalves is a journalist who reports on sh...

Love & Connection Expert - on Why Gay Dating Feels so Hard, Modern Relations & Hinge's 2026 LGBTQ DATE Report

June 09, 2026

If you're fed up with modern dating, this episode is for you. 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! We talk about what dating looks like in 2026, why dating feels so hard for so many gay men, what the data can tell us to make dating easier, what people are actually looking for in relationships these days, and so much more. Moe Ari Brown is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with...

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aidanfw@gmail.com

aidanfwreads@gmail.com

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