130: The Inconvenient Truth About Convenience Culture
How can we access feelings of wonder in a world of quick fixes?
A podcast from Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar where the personal meets the political. Every week they tackle social dilemmas, cultural phenomena and the frustrations of modern life.
129: How Did the Pandemic Change You?
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?
Moya and Ash think about how money changes our priorities and answer a dilemma about addiction.
127: Help! I Think My Friend Is in Love With Me?!
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?
Has Ash found a way to escape her fight-or-flight response? Plus: how to respond to your partner’s porn habit.
125: Is the Era of Conspicuous Consumption Nearly Over?
Moya and Ash confront the political crises that are changing our attitudes to spending.
124: Are You Afraid of Being Ordinary?
Trapped in the attention economy, Moya wonders what is changing our sense of self.
123: How Can I Get Better at Dealing With Rejection?
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
Debut novelist Annie Lord joins the podcast to talk about changing romantic ideals.
121: Is It Time to Stop Height-Shaming Men?
Ash and Moya talk about men’s self-image and whether short kings really do lose out in the dating market.
120: Help! I’m Dreading Moving to the Suburbs With My Partner
Ash and Moya get stuck into a mailbag full of your dilemmas.
119: I Know I Should Forgive My Enemies… But What If I Don’t Want To?
A brush with an old enemy brings up big questions about letting go and moving on.
118: Can a Hen Party Ever Be Chic?
‘Tis the season! Moya and Ash explore the etiquette of the modern wedding.
117: Is Screen Addiction Ruining Our Connection to Art?
Moya wonders if addiction and dependency are the best framework for understanding modern society.
116: I Can’t Stop Worrying About Money. Is There a Way Out?
Moya tunes into the background hum of money worries. Plus: when to let go of a long-term romantic hangup.
115: Help! My Partner Has Been Hiding Huge Debts From Me
Ash has a big theory about the crisis that’s stopping us from connecting. Plus: a dilemma about financial infidelity.
114: Why We Can’t Let Go of the Girl Boss
Moya asks how we should make sense of entrepreneur Emma Grede and the success of her book, Start With Yourself.
113: Should I Go ‘No Contact’ With My Parents?
How do our elders understand this epidemic of estrangement?