If I Speak

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If I Speak episodes

July 07 120: Help! I’m dreading moving to the suburbs with my partner
Ash and Moya get stuck into your dilemmas. Featuring: a POC friend whose new boyfriend votes Reform, a male coworker who’s gone from supportive to creepy, a woman who’s struggling to think before she speaks, an independent woman who’s dreading suburban life with her boyfriend, and an environmentalist weighing up a job in big tech.
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
58 min
June 30 119: I know I should forgive my enemies… but what if I don’t want to?
* Last call for our show at Crossed Wires in Sheffield this Saturday, 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *
A brush with an old enemy brings up big questions about letting go and moving on. What does forgiveness really mean in a secular society? Is punishment ever the answer? Plus: advice for a special one who fears they’ve outgrown their 15-year relationship.
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 5 min
June 23 118: Can a hen party ever be chic?
* We’ll be at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *
‘Tis the season! Moya and Ash explore the etiquette of the modern wedding, from cringey hen do to lavish ceremony to nightmare groupchat. And how does anyone afford it?! Plus: are we expecting too much from single straight men?
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
56 min
June 16 117: Is screen addiction ruining our connection to art?
* We’ll be at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *
Moya has a big theory about why wealthy elites seem to have stopped caring about culture, which leads to wondering if addiction and dependency are the best framework for understanding modern society. Plus: when you’re body-shamed by a much younger hook-up.
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 4 min
June 09 116: I can’t stop worrying about money. Is there a way out?
* Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live *
Moya tunes into the background hum of money worries. Does our upbringing predict our attitude to finances? And does more money always equal more freedom? Plus: when to let go of a long-term romantic hangup.
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 9 min
June 02 115: Help! My partner has been hiding huge debts from me
* Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live *
Ash talks to Moya about falling birth rates and the ‘crisis of association’ that’s stopping people from connecting with each other. It’s a big theory that touches on trust issues, getting offline and the coming backlash. Plus: a dilemma about financial infidelity.
(Sorry about the banging. It’s builders outside Ash’s window.)
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 2 min
May 26 114: Why we can’t let go of the girl boss
The girl boss is back – and this time she’s working class, mixed race and fully therapised. Moya asks Ash how we should make sense of Skims entrepreneur Emma Grede and the success of her book, Start With Yourself. Plus: which fantasy archetype are you?
Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available here: https://crossedwires.live
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
55 min
May 19 113: Should I go ‘no contact’ with my parents?
Moya and Ash answer a mystery question about why so many people are going ‘no contact’ with their parents. How do our elders understand this epidemic of estrangement? Plus: How to deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend who lives down the road.
Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available here: https://crossedwires.live
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 4 min
May 12 112: Should you chase a holiday romance?
Ash went to the Songkran water fight in Thailand and now has a few questions about health and safety culture. Where do we draw the line between personal safety and freedom to take risks? Plus: should you chase a holiday romance?
Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available here: https://crossedwires.live
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
49 min
May 05 111: Do we need more women mentors?
Ash and Moya are reunited and ready to answer a mystery question, inspired by Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick: do we need more women mentors? Plus: a homesick ex-pat struggling to stay in contact with his family.
Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available now: https://crossedwires.live
Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 2 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.