If I Speak: 76: How Porn Went Mainstream and Changed Everything W/ Sophie Gilbert
Ash and Moya talk to critic Sophie Gilbert about the pornification of pop culture during the '90s and '00s.
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If I Speak: 75: The World Needs More Flirting. Here’s How
Moya and Ash tackle a topic that turns up in the If I Speak mailbox every week. Plus: advice on a failed friendship.
Novara FM: Where Did Novara Media Come From?
Novara FM is dead. Long live Novara Media.
If I Speak: 74: Can Your Racial Identity Change Over Time?
Ash and Moya discuss where their sense of their racial identity comes from – is it their shade, their community, or how they’re treated?
ACFM: Can We Escape the Obsession With Growth?
A weird-left perspective on growth, from macroeconomics to personal productivity.
If I Speak: 73: Where Did It All Go Wrong on the Dancefloor?
Having rekindled her appetite for fun, Ash now has a five-point plan to rescue the dancefloor from disaster.
Novara FM: Does the Palestine Action Ban Signal the Decline of Liberalism in Britain?
A decaying order grasping for its harshest weapons.
If I Speak: 72: Why Does It Always Have to Be Me Taking Responsibility?
Ash and Moya descend into the guilt vortex for a conversation about family responsibility.
ACFM: What’s the Hidden Unpaid Labour That Keeps the Economy Running?
The ACFM crew explain how social reproduction gets us back into work, day after day.
Novara FM: ICE Is Ramping Up. LA Fought Back
They're spending $45 billion on deportations.
If I Speak: 71: If I’m So Angry Then Why Am I Crying?!
Moya presents an intrusive thought about rage and resentment. Plus: help for a listener whose friends have taken an anti-trans turn.
ACFM: Is Cleanliness the Most Powerful Taboo?
Who's doing the dishes in the communist utopia? ACFM investigate the politics of cleaning and cleanliness.
Novara FM: Israel-Iran War, Escalation Pauses
"They don't know what the fuck they're doing".
If I Speak: 70: Can You Ever Change What You Want?
Moya and Ash talk about what to do with their impossible desires and offer advice to a listener whose female bestie has ditched him.
Novara FM: How BlackRock and Global Finance Stole Your Future
It's Finance Against Democracy.
If I Speak: 69: Is Marriage a Hard Border? W/ Jeremy Atherton Lin
Is marriage like an island, or more of an open house? Ash talks about state-sanctioned relationships with memoirist Jeremy Atherton Lin.
Novara FM: How to Redistribute the Globe
It's the Land, Stupid.
If I Speak: 68: Help! My Housemate Is a Pig
Moya and Ash deal with your dilemmas, including a daughter who wants to give away her inheritance and a renter whose housemate is a total pig.