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 politics drift away from your friends’.

Get tickets for Ash at the Southbank Centre on 26 September.

Get tickets for Heated: Carnival Afters at Vespers on 30 August.

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.