If I Speak

* We’ll be at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *

Moya has a big theory about why wealthy elites seem to have stopped caring about culture, which leads to wondering if addiction and dependency are the best framework for understanding modern society. Plus: when you’re body-shamed by a much younger hook-up.

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.

* Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live *

Moya tunes into the background hum of money worries. Does our upbringing predict our attitude to finances? And does more money always equal more freedom? Plus: when to let go of a long-term romantic hangup.

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.

* Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live *

Ash talks to Moya about falling birth rates and the ‘crisis of association’ that’s stopping people from connecting with each other. It’s a big theory that touches on trust issues, getting offline and the coming backlash. Plus: a dilemma about financial infidelity.

(Sorry about the banging. It’s builders outside Ash’s window.)

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.

The girl boss is back – and this time she’s working class, mixed race and fully therapised. Moya asks Ash how we should make sense of Skims entrepreneur Emma Grede and the success of her book, Start With Yourself. Plus: which fantasy archetype are you?

Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available here: https://crossedwires.live

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.

Moya and Ash answer a mystery question about why so many people are going ‘no contact’ with their parents. How do our elders understand this epidemic of estrangement? Plus: How to deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend who lives down the road.

Come to see us at Crossed Wires in Sheffield on 4th July! Tickets available here: https://crossedwires.live

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.