If I Speak: 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.
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Novara FM: Colonial Capitalism Has Made Us Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel prescribe the "deep medicine" of decolonisation to cure our bodies, societies and the planet.
If I Speak: 08: How To Cultivate Optimism
How to stay hopeful when the future looks bleak, and marriage communication advice.
Novara FM: The Great Housing Crisis Debate
What's really causing Britain's housing crisis? Michael Walker debates Nick Bano, author of Against Landlords.
If I Speak: 07: What Do Straight Men Know About Dating?
Matt Kendall from The Love Cupboard podcast talks about how straight men perceive the women in their lives.
If I Speak: 06: Do You Owe Your Parents Anything?
Ash has a big theory about chosen families and Moya responds to a listener's dilemma about their parents.
Novara FM: Critical Theorists Hate This One Weird Trick
Anna Kornbluh, author of Immediacy, talks to Richard Hames about the vibes of a just-in-time world.
If I Speak: 05: Are We Trapped in a Fantasy?
Moya is joined by author Shon Faye to talk about the lure of political fantasies.
ACFM: Trip 41: Trust Your Gut
How did capitalism separate our minds from our bodies? Nadia, Jem and Keir investigate.
Novara FM: The Untold Histories of Black Gay Britain
Jason Okundaye goes behind the scenes of Revolutionary Acts, an intimate queer history that dismantles stereotypes of Black Britishness.
If I Speak: 04: Can You Teach an Adult to Have Empathy?
Ash and Moya tackle a Big Theory about how we punish criminals.
Novara FM: Not Westminster’s Whipping Boys
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, the mayors of Manchester and Liverpool, set out their vision for the North.
If I Speak: 03: The Dating Trap
Is there such a thing as a sexual marketplace? Moya and Ash debate the dating trap for straight women.
Novara FM: Russia After Navalny
Tony Wood assesses the political climate in Russia as Putin sweeps away opposition and war rumbles on.
If I Speak: 02: Is My Long-distance Relationship Doomed?
Moya and Ash advise a listener embarking on an LDR across the Irish border.
ACFM: Microdose: Aliens on Screen
From Martian invaders to Mulder and Scully, our obsession with aliens says plenty about politics on Earth.
Novara FM: The Nasty Noughties
Owen Hatherley, Ash Sarkar and Juliet Jacques remember the decade that decency forgot.
If I Speak: 01: Should I give my mum an allowance?
Ash and Moya respond to a listener who's struggling to support her mum financially.