{"podcast":{"title":"Getting Close","slug":"getting-close-7648550","podcast_index_feed_id":7648550,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6735463.rss","website_url":"https://gettingclosepod.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6735463/437e560c55c50dfde250fcdbe9c75567.jpg","author":"Aidan Wharton","episode_count":20,"summary":"A podcast about finding connection and community through curiosity and empathy.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-close-7648550"},"episode":{"title":"My Husband: How to Build an Open Relationship That Works","slug":"my-husband-how-to-build-an-open-relationship-that-works","published_at":"2026-02-10T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-close-7648550/my-husband-how-to-build-an-open-relationship-that-works","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-close-7648550","url":"https://gettingclosepod.substack.com/p/valentines-special-behind-the-scenes","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187440826/5a0445613c0ae47812e4ecbc53597a6d.mp3","summary":"My husband CASEY GARVIN and I dive deep into our own relationship, answering questions from listeners about our journey, our love, and our openness over the past eight years. On this episode, we get deep about: * The unique ways that we navigate and heal from conflict. * Who proposed to whom. * How we planned our atypical wedding. * How we learned to embrace jealousy in our open relationship. * What our personal rules around openness are. * How we navigate sexual health. * And some fun things, like our favorite things about each other. P.S. The easiest way for you to get involved: If you haven’t already, please take 20 seconds to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and/or YouTube ! It really is the most helpful thing you can do besides listening and telling your friends! Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:37) Our Six Questions to Fall In Love (08:31) How We Met & Our First Date (13:23) Why We Broke Up (18:09) Why We Broke Up (19:05) Our Proposal Story (21:42) How We Planned Our Atypical Wedding (29:39) How We Navigate Conflict (32:37) How Our Relationship Exists Online (37:17) How We Practice Openness (39:28) Navigating Sexual Health and STIs (41:54) How We Deal With Jealousy (48:05) Flirting With Other People (52:53) Casey’s Question Bonanza! Follow Along! Follow Casey: https://bit.ly/3NY8jya Follow Aidan: https://bit.ly/4sRSpoX Follow Getting Close: https://bit.ly/4jW9Ro8 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gettingclosepod.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"My husband CASEY GARVIN and I dive deep into our own relationship, answering questions from listeners about our journey, our love, and our openness over t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/getting-close-7648550/episodes/my-husband-how-to-build-an-open-relationship-that-works/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-close-7648550/my-husband-how-to-build-an-open-relationship-that-works.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}