If I Speak

Novara Media

With Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean

  • 1 hour 1 minute
    48: Is it time to cut off my lying dad?

    Ash and Moya tackle a mailbag full of dilemmas, including a committed couple arguing over money, a daughter considering cutting off her dad, and a student struggling to overcome the trauma of rape. Plus: Ash blushes her way through your emails about gay porn.

    CW: suicide, rape.
    Resources: https://thesurvivorstrust.org/support-in-your-area

    Email your dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    21 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    47: Is the era of public shaming over? w/ Yomi Adegoke at London Podcast Festival

    Recorded live at London Podcast Festival last September, Ash and Moya are joined by Yomi Adegoke – author of The List and Slay In Your Lane – to talk about public shaming. Is the era of the online pile-on over? Plus, our audience of special ones help to solve some listener dilemmas.

    Email your dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    14 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    46: Porn is everywhere. How damaging is it really?

    What happens when sex becomes an online stunt? Ash and Moya discuss OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips, who challenged herself to have sex with 100 men in one day, and wonder if the radical feminists were right about porn. Plus: advice for a listener struggling to build deeper friendships.

    Email your dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    7 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    45: Surviving end-of-year burnout

    What has 2024 taught us? Ash and Moya reflect on a year of discomfort and grief, from personal challenges to political setbacks. Plus: what classic dance track does Ash have stuck in her head?

    Email your dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    31 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 53 seconds
    44. How to deal with people who can’t deal with you

    Moya and Ash swerve the fuzzy festive feelings in order to get some things off their chest. Plus, advice for a listener who feels trapped in their happy relationship.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    24 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    43: How far would you go to be yourself? w/ Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Moya and Ash talk to writer and director Amrou Al-Kadhi about their brilliant debut film, Layla, which follows a young drag queen in chaotic pursuit of self-expression. Plus, advice on how to handle a partner with a porn addiction.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    17 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 53 minutes 41 seconds
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    10 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    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.

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    3 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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.

    Moya’s favourite print is from Headway East London:
    https://www.submittolovestudios.org/

    Email your missed connections and dilemmas to [email protected]

    Music by Matt Huxley.

    26 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 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
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