Off Air with Jane & Fi

King and Queen Tut return today to discuss the big philosophical questions: banning flavoured hot cross buns, diplomatic slappers, and misleadingly dirty lyrics. Plus, Jane speaks to Labour MP Naz Shah about her memoir, Honoured. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

A miscommunication in today's episode results in a gassy greyhound being confused for one of the nation's bestselling authors. Meanwhile, Jane and Fi brainstorm their own future chart-topper... a manual dedicated entirely to decision making. Plus, Fi speaks to author and Bake Off winner, Nancy Birtwhistle, about her new book 'Clean Magic'. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Jane and Fi offer some relief from the nerve shredding news agenda with Jane's shameful anecdotes of horse radish, a deep dive into Harry Styles’ high-waisted trousers, and the latest on Fi’s ever-changing "Free the Nipple" manifesto. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Rina Oh, an artist, a mother, and an Epstein survivor. She became involved with Epstein at age 21 when he offered to pay for her art tuition. Her story is complicated - like so many young women who were in his orbit - and she shares it with Fi…If you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

It’s Thursday - the day before a very special day involving a Colin. Need we say more? Before we get to Colin, Jane and Fi cover cheerful train drivers, dobbing in your neighbours, disposing of deceased pets, and the fickle nature of muslin. There are also a few parish notices, including mention of a new playlist… Plus, Ian Russell, father of Molly Russell, discusses the upcoming documentary Molly vs the Machines. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Welcome to this episode of intergenerational strife - Fi's off for the day, so Eve props Jane up. They chat pureed food, search history, the out-of-shape Olympics, children in restaurants and the fading art of the Tannoy. Plus, best selling novelist Elly Griffiths discusses her latest book ‘The Killing Time’. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

What a day it is! And what a time to be alive in this wonderful city of London! The sun is shining and Jane's tube driver has got us all in the mood. Jane and Fi are back in more familiar surroundings to discuss all the important stuff - matching underwear, habitual idiocies, whether you should lock a bathroom door around loved ones, the power of the wet wipe, and the lacklustre nature of Shreddies. Plus, Harriet Tyce, crime writer and Traitors contestant, discusses her new book ‘Witch Trial’.Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Jane and Fi are reunited, but they’re in new, cosier surroundings… They cover milk-bottle glasses, moving schools, Wuthering Heights, three-legged cats, children in restaurants, and who sat on the lesbians. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

It's the last podcast of the week and we're tumbling into Thursday... literally. It's Jane's last day flying semi-solo, holding down the fort, and battening down the hatches - she really does it all! Jane and Eve talk men in power, the best cinemas in the city, bilingualism, and life without a loaf.Plus, television producer and journalist Felicity Spector discusses her book ‘Bread and War’, ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler