If I Speak

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If I Speak episodes

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
April 28 110: How Andrew Tate poisoned a generation of young men w/ Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea
With the manosphere back in the headlines, we’re republishing our 2024 interview with the authors of Clown World – the book that exposed Andrew Tate’s cult-like grip on young men around the world. Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea explain how they infiltrated Tate’s inner circle and what they found inside.
Ash and Moya will be back from their well-earned break next week. Send us dilemmas: [email protected]
Remember our show in Sheffield is coming up on 4th July. Tickets: https://crossedwires.live
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 12 min
April 21 109: How can I tell my parents I’m a stripper? Your dilemmas solved w/ Shon Faye
Moya answers your dilemmas with former Vogue agony aunt Shon Faye. Featuring: a graduate abroad who might have a saviour complex; a gay man who doesn’t know if his relationship is real; a stripper who wants to tell her parents the truth; and a relationship breaking down over Israel. Plus: how does Shon always hit her deadlines?
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Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]
Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 15 min
April 14 108: Is it time to quit your job? w/ William Rayfet Hunter
Moya is joined by doctor-turned-novelist William Hunter to talk about what it takes to abandon your career for something new. What are the signs it’s time for a change? What if you quit everything but still feel bad inside? Plus: what to do about bigoted tweets from the past.
Will’s debut novel Sunstruck is out in paperback on 25th June.
Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]
Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 2 min
April 07 PSA: We want to hear from Special Ones!
A special announcement from producer Chal. Ash and Moya are on their holidays but will be back next Tuesday!
Take part in our audience survey here to be in with a chance of winning: novara.media/survey
2 min
March 31 107: Do we love success but hate ambition?
Moya has a big theory about success: we love the idea of it, but hate people going on about it. Did Timothée Chalamet’s naked ambition cost him an Oscar? Plus: what to do about a envious colleague.
Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]
Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/
Music by Matt Huxley.
57 min
March 24 106: When does the mask become the face?
Moya and Ash react to Louis Theroux’s documentary on the manosphere. The antics of YouTubers like HS and Sneako seem designed to amuse teenage boys and offend the normies – but when does the mask become the face? And who are the women who flock to these influencers? Plus: advice for a man who doesn’t want to dump his emotions on women.
Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]
Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/
Music by Matt Huxley.
56 min
March 17 105: How can I connect during sex?
Ash has a big theory about why so many aspects of modern life feel like masturbation: private, self-centred, disconnected. They discuss the objects and subjects of sex, and Moya makes a confession. Plus: advice for a special one who’s dating her first communist.
Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]
Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/
Music by Matt Huxley.
1 hr 5 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.