If I Speak

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If I Speak episodes

October 01, 2024 32: What makes a house a home?
Inspired by Moya’s big move, Ash wonders what the necessary ingredients are to turn a house share into a home. Plus, advice for a listener whose friend is infatuated with her lecturer.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
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50 min
September 24, 2024 31: Why isn’t my best friend excited about my wedding?
Moya and Ash argue over a big theory about our need for surprise. Has modern life killed off spontaneity in everything from dating to holidays? Plus: advice for a listener who’s wondering why an old friend isn’t more excited to be his best man.
We’re sorry about the uneven audio quality for part of the dilemmas section!
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Music by Matt Huxley.
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59 min
September 17, 2024 30: Unbothered, moisturised, happy – and ready for a relationship?
Are you sitting comfortably? Because Moya has come to a big realisation – and some new rules on dating etiquette. Plus, a whole a new batch of your Missed Connections! Get in touch if you recognise any of these objects of our affection.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 8 min
September 10, 2024 A message from Moya…
Moya and Ash are absent this week – but in the meantime, they’re preparing for a LIVE recording of the show this Sunday, 15th September, as part of the London Podcast Festival.
They’ll be joined wise guest Yomi Adegoke, author of The List, to help solve your dilemmas and sort the personal from the political. Special Ones, assemble.
Final tickets are available from kingsplace.co.uk.
2 min
September 03, 2024 29. Has therapyspeak improved our lives?
Does knowing your attachment style make life any easier? Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about our newfound fluency in the language of therapy. Plus: advice for a listener who’s becoming estranged from his sister.
ONLY TWO WEEKS until our live show at the London Podcast Festival! Join Moya, Ash and special guest Yomi Adegoke, author of The List, for an intimate conversation on 15th September. Tickets are available from kingsplace.co.uk.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 1 min
August 27, 2024 28: What the hell is a gut feeling, anyway?
Moya is on the brink of change – but can she trust her gut on the biggest decision of her adult life? Plus, advice for a listener confused about their lifelong lack of sex.
You’ve only got a few weeks to grab your ticket for our live show at the London Podcast Festival on 15th September, with a very special guest… available from kingsplace.co.uk.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
58 min
August 19, 2024 27: I’m in big trouble! Your dilemmas answered
Ash and Moya dedicate a whole show to answering your dilemmas! Featuring a woman questioning her age-gap relationship, an infuriating parent who won’t budge on politics, a ghosted lover plotting her revenge, a loner who wants to start socialising, and a low-earner who resents her rich friends.
You’ve only got a few weeks to grab your ticket for our live show at the London Podcast Festival on 15th September, with a very special guest… available from kingsplace.co.uk.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 5 min
August 13, 2024 26: I’m so sorry, I’m English
Moya has a big theory for Ash – but the script goes out the window when they start talking about the far-right violence engulfing the UK and unpacking their own emotional reactions to English racism. After that: playing matchmaker with the first batch of Missed Connections.
Content note: This episode includes discussion of racist language and violence.
Remember, we’ll be at the London Podcast Festival on 15th September with a very special guest. Grab your tickets now from kingsplace.co.uk.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 12 min
August 06, 2024 25: I hate the way that you walk, I hate the way that you talk
Prompted by Kendrick’s anthemic Drake diss, Ash claims we’re living through the summer of the hater. But what does it mean to hate so hard? Plus: a listener who feels rejected by her English in-laws.
Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]
Got your tickets for the If I Speak live show yet? We’re at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September. Tickets available from Kings Place now.
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 15 min
July 30, 2024 24: Help! What’s my purpose in life?
Moya and Ash butt heads over the lure of individualism and living a political life. Plus: Moya enters her busy-body era with a new segment, Missed Connections! Tell us about the brief encounters you just can’t shake, and we will hunt them down and make them bae.
Email us your missed connections with as much detail as you can recall, and send those – and your dilemmas – to [email protected]
Come and see If I Speak live at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September! Tickets available from Kings Place now.
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 11 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.