

If I Speak
Novara Media
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.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 51min
05: Are we trapped in a fantasy?
Moya is joined by a special guest, author and journalist Shon Faye, to work out the lure of political fantasies and advise a listener who’s feeling guilty about inheriting money. Plus: trust issues and love-bombing.
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*Gossip, elevated.*
Music by Matt Huxley.

Mar 12, 2024 • 41min
04: Can you teach an adult to have empathy?
Ash and Moya tackle a Big Theory about how we punish criminals and respond to a listener who doesn’t know how to end a situationship. Plus: what the hell are ‘energy vectors’?
Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
*Gossip, elevated.*
Music by Matt Huxley.

Mar 5, 2024 • 41min
03: The dating trap
Is there such a thing as a sexual marketplace? Moya and Ash debate the dating trap for straight women and respond to a listener who’s too tired from work to change their life. Plus, a quick round of Shag, Marry, Kill.
Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
*Gossip, elevated.*
Music by Matt Huxley.

Feb 27, 2024 • 39min
02: Is my long-distance relationship doomed?
Ash and Moya respond to a listener embarking on an LDR across the Irish border, and tackle Ash’s Intrusive Thought about her cat Moussa. Plus, Moya has the best way to lance an infatuation boil.
Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
*Gossip, elevated.*
Music by Matt Huxley.

Feb 20, 2024 • 42min
01: Should I give my mum an allowance?
Ash and Moya respond to a listener who’s struggling to support her mum financially and wonder why people are being weirdly hyper-sexual online. Plus: the most common misconception about Moya, and the story behind Ash’s Twitter handle.
Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
*Gossip, elevated.*
Music by Matt Huxley.

Feb 19, 2024 • 1min
Introducing: If I Speak
On If I Speak, Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean tackle the world’s social dilemmas (and some of yours).
Every other Tuesday we lay bare the weird stuff we can’t stop obsessing over, debate our wildest notions, and invite our smartest friends to help us wrestle with life’s big questions.
From dating disorders to online etiquette, family feuds to career conundrums, the personal gets political on If I Speak. Starting 20 February.
Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
*Gossip, elevated.*


