15 episodes

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.

If I Speak Novara Media

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 121 Ratings

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.

    14. What does it mean to live authentically? w/ Oisín McKenna

    14. What does it mean to live authentically? w/ Oisín McKenna

    Ash and Moya talk to Evenings And Weekends author Oisín McKenna about living authentically, intense female friendships, and how financial precarity limits our self-exploration. Plus: compulsory heterosexuality and suspicious new boyfriends. Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com *Gossip, elevated.* Music by Matt Huxley

    • 1 hr 11 min
    13: I’m the problem, it’s me

    13: I’m the problem, it’s me

    What’s the difference between tactics and standards? Ash explains with a Big Theory about how we behave in relationships. Moya brings a dilemma from an anxious people-pleaser. Plus, Myers-Briggs. Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com *Gossip, elevated.* Music by Matt Huxley

    • 53 min
    12. How to be a good friend

    12. How to be a good friend

    Moya and Ash get deep and meaningful on the subject of true friendship, and help a listener who’s feeling weird about dating a “normie”. Plus: blame game pass-the-parcel. Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com *Gossip, elevated.* Music by Matt Huxley.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    11. Help! My partner’s too posh

    11. Help! My partner’s too posh

    Ash and Moya answer a Mystery Question about what they’ll do on the left-wing commune of their dreams, before helping a listener deal with class envy in their dating life. Plus: The Tortured Poets Department. Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com *Gossip, elevated.* Music by Matt Huxley.

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

    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 […]

    • 51 min
    09: Should you ever shag a Tory?

    09: Should you ever shag a Tory?

    Ash and Moya tackle the politics of sex appeal in response to the show’s first ever Mystery Question, and respond to a listener struggling with guilt after cheating. Plus: things not say in bed. Catch Moya in conversation with Yomi Adegoke, author of The List, at Intelligence Squared in London on 29 April – use […]

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
121 Ratings

121 Ratings

Sirus0987 ,

Light hearted (and at times slightly intellectual) start to the week

Slightly self indulgent gossiping and I’m here for it. It’s the kind of stuff you chat to friends about in the pub and the perfect way to start the week, especially if you can’t quite stomach a serious news podcast on your daily commute!

SarahSetters ,

Love Love Love !

I have recently discovered this podcast and already it’s a favourite! I love it! Great work both ❤️❤️

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love!

recommend to me by a friend. love love love this podcast.

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