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23/04/2024

10: Do I have to be nice to my friend’s partner?

Ash and Moya ask if honesty is the best policy when it comes to our friend’s partners, before tackling two dilemmas about unwanted friendship and non-monogamous marriage. Plus: an important new personality test. Catch Moya in conversation with Yomi Adegoke, author of The List, at Intelligence Squared in London on 29 April – use the […]

23/04/2024

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52 min
28/10/2025

86: Why do we lap up other people’s horror stories?

We’re coming to Manchester! On 25th November we’ll be at Contact Theatre for a live show with special guest Lanre Bakare, author of We Were There. Tickets are available now from the Contact website! This week, Moya and Ash offer a thought for spooky season: why do love hearing other people’s horror stories? Plus: Moya […]

28/10/2025

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1h 12m
05/02/2023

ACFM Trip 31: Strikes

In the midst of Britain’s biggest wave of industrial action in years, the gang turn their attention to the long and bloodied history of strikes. Who do we find on the picket line? Nadia, Keir and Jeremy explore a lineage that stretches back hundreds of years, from matchgirls to miners, from 1840s century Chartists to […]

05/02/2023

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09/07/2024

21: What does it take to be effortlessly cool?

Ash has a theory of cool that involves nonchalance, style and timing – but Moya’s not so sure. Plus, advice for one listener who wants respect in their situationship, and someone dealing with a newcomer to the family. Come and see If I Speak live at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September! Tickets available from […]

09/07/2024

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54 min
09/05/2025

Reform 10 Points Ahead Of Labour In Poll

Keir Starmer is touting his trade deal with Donald Trump as a political victory, but is it really just damage limitation? Plus: James Butler on the new pope; and David Wallace-Wells on Bill Gates’ swipe at Elon Musk. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

09/05/2025

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100: We’re 100 episodes old – ask us anything!

We’re 100 episodes old! To celebrate, our audience of Special Ones ask us anything, from the personal to the political to the completely potty. What do Ash and Moya love and hate about each other? Whose greatest skill is cod psychology? And do they ever get anxious after sharing on the podcast? Got a dilemma? […]

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1h 7m
05/11/2024

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 ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

05/11/2024

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56 min
31/07/2025

Israel Fires on Starving Children in Gaza

The starvation crisis in Gaza continues as the IDF again fires on civilians collecting aid. Plus: Calls to recognise Palestinian statehood cause international rifts, and British nurses prepare to strike if pay demands are not met. With Steven Methven, NoJusticeMTG and Ola Amira. Donate to Reviving Gaza’s campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/123783-gaza-food-water-and-cash-aid

31/07/2025

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58 min
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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, […]

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22/01/2025

News International To Pay Prince Harry Millions

A settlement has been made between News Group Newspapers and Prince Harry after a years-long legal battle over illegal intrusion into his private life. Plus: Musk takes aim at Wikipedia. With Michael Walker and NoJusticeMTG.

22/01/2025

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10: Do I have to be nice to my friend’s partner?

86: Why do we lap up other people’s horror stories?

ACFM Trip 31: Strikes

21: What does it take to be effortlessly cool?

Reform 10 Points Ahead Of Labour In Poll

100: We’re 100 episodes old – ask us anything!

37: Do you believe in ghosts?

Israel Fires on Starving Children in Gaza

Introducing: If I Speak

News International To Pay Prince Harry Millions

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