If I Speak

Novara Media

With Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean

  • 57 minutes 48 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    19 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    12 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 56 minutes 21 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    5 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 54 minutes 19 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    29 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    22 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    15 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 51 minutes 12 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    8 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 49 minutes 32 seconds
    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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    1 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 58 minutes 53 seconds
    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!

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

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    24 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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.

    17 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 minute 14 seconds
    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.

    10 September 2024, 5:00 am
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