92: Should we say something about women’s shrinking bodies?
If I Speak9 Des 2025

92: Should we say something about women’s shrinking bodies?

NEW LIVE SHOW! Join us at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July 2026. Presale tickets available at 11AM on 10th December – go to crossedwires.live and use the code CW26EARLY.

After watching the Wicked sequel, Moya wonders if politeness is stopping us from seriously addressing women’s shrinking bodies and changing faces. Are we allowing extreme thinness to be normalised? Plus: can you mould your partner into someone better?

CN: From 15:30, eating disorders. From 50:00, rape.

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
Music by Matt Huxley.

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126: What if you don’t have to feel anxious 24/7?

126: What if you don’t have to feel anxious 24/7?

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18 Aug 51min

125: Is the era of conspicuous consumption nearly over?

125: Is the era of conspicuous consumption nearly over?

Have we finally had enough of hyper-consumerism? Moya and Ash confront the political crises that are changing our attitudes to spending, and what that’s got to do with the World Cup and cerulean sweat...

11 Aug 1h 1min

124: Are you afraid of being ordinary?

124: Are you afraid of being ordinary?

Trapped in the attention economy, Moya wonders if our reading habits are affecting our sense of self, and Ash offers a feminist analysis of ‘main character’ versus ‘NPC’. Plus: what to do when your po...

4 Aug 59min

123: How can I get better at dealing with rejection?

123: How can I get better at dealing with rejection?

Ash dreams up a whole new category – Disasterclass – in order to talk about inevitable pain of rejection. Whether it’s jobs, romance, friends or success, how much damage can rejection ultimately cause...

28 Jul 1h 6min

122: Can you change who you’re attracted to? w/ Annie Lord

122: Can you change who you’re attracted to? w/ Annie Lord

Former Vogue agony aunt Annie Lord joins Ash and Moya to talk about what happens if you let go of your ‘type’ and allow your romantic ideals to change. Her debut novel, The Project, is out now. (NB: A...

21 Jul 1h 7min

121: Is it time to stop height-shaming men?

121: Is it time to stop height-shaming men?

Ash and Moya answer a not-so-mystery question about male self-image and whether short kings really do lose out in the dating market. How does modern masculinity look and dress? Plus: advice for a list...

14 Jul 1h 2min

120: Help! I’m dreading moving to the suburbs with my partner

120: Help! I’m dreading moving to the suburbs with my partner

Ash and Moya get stuck into your dilemmas. Featuring: a POC friend whose new boyfriend votes Reform, a male coworker who’s gone from supportive to creepy, a woman who’s struggling to think before she ...

7 Jul 57min

119: I know I should forgive my enemies… but what if I don’t want to?

119: I know I should forgive my enemies… but what if I don’t want to?

* Last call for our show at Crossed Wires in Sheffield this Saturday, 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live * A brush with an old enemy brings up big questions about letting go and movin...

30 Jun 1h 4min

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