If I Speak

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If I Speak episodes

December 10, 2024 42: Why won’t they just break up?
[Updated file!] Moya has a theory for Ash about unhappy couples who will do anything except break up. Why are we sometimes so hesitant to pull the plug? Plus, advice for a special one dealing with guilt after the end of a relationship.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
54 min
December 03, 2024 41: When do good habits become dark obsessions?
Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about breaking bad habits, with a frank discussion about open relationships, exercise and disordered eating (content warning). Plus, a listener with a question about cross-racial dating, and verdicts on Gladiator II and GNX.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 2 min
November 26, 2024 40: Do aesthetic trends offer clues to political shifts?
Moya has a big theory for Ash about aesthetic trends as a harbinger of the US election results, which prompts a very adult discussion (read: argument) about the purpose of the podcast. Plus a bundle of your Missed Connections, including hotties spotted in Glasgow, Manchester, at the Palestine protest and – where else! – an NTS street party.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 4 min
November 19, 2024 39: I’m in big trouble! Your dilemmas answered
Ash and Moya tackle another bumper crop of your dilemmas, including a special one who wants to stop mothering her friends, a burned-out student struggling to get back on track, a self-confessed slacker looking for a meaningful career, and an expat looking for laughs.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
58 min
November 12, 2024 38: Why is Andrew Tate’s manosphere so seductive? w/ Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin
Moya and Ash are joined by the authors of Clown World, a new book exposing Andrew Tate’s grip on his followers around the world, to talk about why patriarchy is so seductive. Plus, advice for a special one who is drowning under their workload.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 12 min
November 05, 2024 37: Do you believe in ghosts?
The veil is thin this time of year, so Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about the spirit realm. Plus, neighbourhood cat panics and advice for a listener who can’t stand that her friend is a police officer.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
57 min
October 29, 2024 36: Should being a girlboss earn me a break from cleaning?
Ash and Moya wonder why women still shoulder the burden of housework, even when they’re #leaningin to their careers. Plus, a listener who doesn’t know how to deal with his cheating ex-partner.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
55 min
October 22, 2024 35: Help! My scatty friends can’t meet my standards
Are you a Black Cat? Or a #cleangirl? Do you have Main Character Energy? Moya has a big theory about the urge to give ourselves new labels. Plus, a listener who feels like her friends and family can’t meet her standards.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 1 min
October 15, 2024 34: How mean can you be to other people’s kids?
Ash and Moya channel their inner Clint Eastwoods to lament the rise of trick or treating, and consider how to interact with other people’s children. Plus, a listener dealing with confusing feelings after a difficult abortion.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 5 min
October 08, 2024 33: What makes you embarrassed to be leftwing?
Moya and Ash turn the weapon on themselves with a Mystery Question about the lows of being on the left – haters and losers, pyrrhic victories, strategic balls-ups and the rest. Plus, a listener who’s falling out of love just as their partner needs support.
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Music by Matt Huxley.
52 min

About If I Speak

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Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean sort the personal from the political, tackle listener dilemmas and air their opinions on the frustrations of modern life.