133: What If We Explained Ourselves a Little Less?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Ash and Moya discuss how we can balance the need for clear consent with the perks of mystery and uncertainty.
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132: Is There Such a Thing As Healthy Competition?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
After quitting Instagram, Moya wonders if the concept of ‘healthy competition’ is a myth.
131: Is There an Upside to AI-Generated Porn?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Ash and Moya talk about porn, sex work, desire and more in a conversation sparked by a mystery question.
130: The Inconvenient Truth About Convenience Culture
Moya Lothian-McLean & Ash Sarkar
How can we access feelings of wonder in a world of quick fixes?
Are We Still Living in Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle?
Nadia Idle, Jem Gilbert & Keir Milburn
A close reading of Situationism’s most quotable text.
129: How Did the Pandemic Change You?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya identify an ongoing yearning for connection amid the scare stories and the manic bounceback years.
128: Does a Widening Income Gap Spell Trouble Between Friends?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Moya and Ash think about how money changes our priorities and answer a dilemma about addiction.
What Did the Situationists Achieve?
Jem Gilbert, Nadia Idle & Keir Milburn
Escaping the society of the spectacle.
127: Help! I Think My Friend Is in Love With Me?!
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
How are men adapting to not being guaranteed breadwinners? Plus: when you suspect your friend is in love with you.
126: What If You Don’t Have to Feel Anxious 24/7?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Has Ash found a way to escape her fight-or-flight response? Plus: how to respond to your partner’s porn habit.
How Britain’s Fragile Coastal Communities Are Reclaiming Power
Nadia Idle meets Hazel Sheffield
Neglected seaside towns are reimagining their economies.
125: Is the Era of Conspicuous Consumption Nearly Over?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Moya and Ash confront the political crises that are changing our attitudes to spending.
Why Do British Seaside Towns Vote Reform?
Nadia Idle, Jem Gilbert and Keir Milburn
A weird-left discussion of life at the beach, from the birth of surf culture to the decline of seaside towns.
124: Are You Afraid of Being Ordinary?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Trapped in the attention economy, Moya wonders what is changing our sense of self.
123: How Can I Get Better at Dealing With Rejection?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Whether it’s jobs, romance, friends or success, how much damage can rejection ultimately cause?
122: Can You Change Who You’re Attracted To? W/ Annie Lord
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Debut novelist Annie Lord joins the podcast to talk about changing romantic ideals.
121: Is It Time to Stop Height-Shaming Men?
Ash Sarkar & Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya talk about men’s self-image and whether short kings really do lose out in the dating market.
What Does Self-Knowledge Look Like? Reading Marcus Aurelius
Nadia Idle, Keir Milburn and Jeremy Gilbert
Get your head around the best-selling self-help book of all time.