Off Air with Jane & Fi

It's Thursday, and you interrupt Jane and Fi as they speak of unspeakable things. The things our Vice Podcasters can (and do) speak about include the midterms, Anthony Hopkins in Spud-U-Like, trifle textures, potato skin lift-off and the Mersey Riviera... Plus, political broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg discusses her book ‘Pay Attention’. Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: Listen HereYou can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667If 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

Namaste and welcome to this meditative episode of Off Air. Let us guide you towards a blissful state with gentle musings on soft rock, the crumble resurgence, chundering into a portaloo and K(imchi)-holes.Plus, comedian Jo Brand discusses her memoir ‘Decline and Falling Over’.You can get tickets to Jane's live conversation with Delia Smith here: https://www.thetimes.com/events/times-events/article/delia-smiths-nine-ingredients-to-change-our-world-hkzfh22bqOur book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: Listen HereYou can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667 If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

It's Tuesday and you won't be expecting this, but you can watch along today too! What a treat! See our new chairs here. A coffee run disrupts the flow of today's episode, leading to a tense moment and then a spillage, as Jane ruins the aforementioned new chairs... Jane and Fi also cover hoarding, Planet Mike, tarot cards and Nancy the security hound. Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: Listen Here You can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667 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 Monday, which means you can watch along as Jane and Fi are reunited here!Jane and Fi are back together for a week of pomposity (who us? Never!). They chat Liz Truss the boomerang, football club hearses, hot water bottle lingo, prepping and lampshade science. Plus, Fi does not have nits!Jane's and Fi's respective comfort authors are Elly Griffiths and Peter Grainger.Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: Listen HereYou can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667If 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

Fi is still off on her spa break, but she’s made contact – and brings some rather troubling news... After that, the sexiest man alive is revealed, and Jane and Eve chat prepping, the perfect jacket potato and hoarding.Plus, Delia Smith, cook and television presenter, discusses her new book ‘Us: Nine Ingredients to Change Our World’.Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lt3IKncxKGetl1tovCoKz?si=07H_ZQ5mQxqSVAXpmZP3bAYou can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.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

Fi is off on her Germanic spa break, and Jane has already broken her promise... Caffeinated and raring to go, Jane and Eve cover vows of silence, wet coats on public transport, airplane divas and bereavement.Plus, historical novelist Philippa Gregory shares her book recommendations and discusses her new book 'Royal Witch'.Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lt3IKncxKGetl1tovCoKz?si=07H_ZQ5mQxqSVAXpmZP3bAYou can buy 'Did I Say That Out Loud?: Notes on the Chuff of Life' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Say-That-Out-Loud/dp/1398705667Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.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

Welcome to this Friday bonus episode. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Elizabeth Hurley is the Global Ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign. She came into Times Towers to tell Roya Nikkhah what she has learned from more than 30 years of breast cancer advocacy – and why there is now a growing focus on breast cancer in younger women. If you want to contact the show, ask a question or get involved in the conversation, please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Welcome to Thursday! Jane and Fi are life's dreamers today - Jane has been dreaming of the Wicker Man, while Fi is dreaming of doughnuts and a return to the oaky Chardonnays of the 1980s... They also cover going grey, emotional support cockatoos, getting Fi to Ambridge, and the John Lewis cruise-wear department. We've also attached quite a strong accent warning to today's episode...And Lady Glenconner, lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret and friend to the King (and to the podcast), discusses her latest book 'Trunks and Tiaras'.Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. PLUS, our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lt3IKncxKGetl1tovCoKz?si=07H_ZQ5mQxqSVAXpmZP3bAOur most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.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

Jane and Fi are mostly in agreement today – will wonders never cease! They agree on Rod Stewart’s back catalogue, the buffet rules in heaven, what a bugger it would be to own a harp, and metric vs imperial! But please feel free to correct them on any of these matters...And Johnny Mercer – army captain turned MP and then veterans minister (twice) – discusses his book 'No Way to Run a Country'.Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. PLUS, our new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lt3IKncxKGetl1tovCoKz?si=07H_ZQ5mQxqSVAXpmZP3bAOur most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.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