If I Speak

Ash went to the Songkran water fight in Thailand and now has a few questions about health and safety culture. Where do we draw the line between personal safety and freedom to take risks? Plus: should you chase a holiday romance?

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

Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]

Music by Matt Huxley.

Ash and Moya are reunited and ready to answer a mystery question, inspired by Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick: do we need more women mentors? Plus: a homesick ex-pat struggling to stay in contact with his family.

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

Send us your dilemmas: [email protected]

Music by Matt Huxley.

With the manosphere back in the headlines, we’re republishing our 2024 interview with the authors of Clown World – the book that exposed Andrew Tate’s cult-like grip on young men around the world. Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea explain how they infiltrated Tate’s inner circle and what they found inside.

Ash and Moya will be back from their well-earned break next week. Send us dilemmas: [email protected]

Remember our show in Sheffield is coming up on 4th July. Tickets: https://crossedwires.live

Music by Matt Huxley.

Moya answers your dilemmas with former Vogue agony aunt Shon Faye. Featuring: a graduate abroad who might have a saviour complex; a gay man who doesn’t know if his relationship is real; a stripper who wants to tell her parents the truth; and a relationship breaking down over Israel. Plus: how does Shon always hit her deadlines?

Follow Shon on Substack: https://shonfaye.substack.com/

Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]

Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/

Music by Matt Huxley.

Moya is joined by doctor-turned-novelist William Hunter to talk about what it takes to abandon your career for something new. What are the signs it’s time for a change? What if you quit everything but still feel bad inside? Plus: what to do about bigoted tweets from the past.

Will’s debut novel Sunstruck is out in paperback on 25th June.

Got a dilemma? Email [email protected]

Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! https://crossedwires.live/

Music by Matt Huxley.