Off Air with Jane & Fi

Jane and Fi are back together and taking a trip down memory lane - hair bobbles, sun cream, puberty, and embarrassing photos that, thankfully, they’re willing to show to the team... They also discuss unwanted surprises, celebrity sightings, the manosphere, hair adornments, and meddling with the thermometer. Plus, Dr Sian Williams, presenter and chartered counselling psychologist, discusses her new book 'The Power of Anxiety'. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza 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.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 a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with translators Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, who collaborated on the translation of Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir 'A Hymn to Life'. They discuss the process with Jane and the significance of the book.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 Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Happy Hump Day! Jane and Fi have some parental advice to impart that they personally have never - and will never - take. Ears pricked, please! They also cover the Golden Hinde, elongated family stays, solace in the laundry room, and the state of women's healthcare.Plus, journalist Eric Schlosser discusses the 25th anniversary of his exposé ‘Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal’.Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur 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.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 have gone beyond broadcasters - they’re now influencers. They have a new air about them… (and that air is green tea and bergamot-scented). They also chat steamed glasses, soirée small talk, giving up smoking, Punch the monkey - and we probably owe a bit of an apology to The Observer... Plus, BBC Europe editor Katya Adler discusses her new documentary Europe on the Edge. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur 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.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 our first official visualised podcast episode, so if you're listening to this, why not head over to our YouTube channel and watch it too? Jane and Fi are filled with excitement — the joys of spring and... snot. (It's all glamour over here!) In between the nose-blowing, they ask: Do people still care about VPLs? What is Victor's secret? Is Frank the cat really a cat? Plus, there are apologies to the people of Hertfordshire...Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur 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.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 a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Helen Rumbelow, a features writer for The Times. She spoke to Jane about her fantastic, if unsettling, piece from last week regarding the links between the worlds of Jeffrey Epstein, Gisèle Pelicot, and pornography. You can read Helen’s full article, "Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of 'teen' porn," here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/acrime/article/gisele-pelicot-jeffrey-epstein-toxic-culture-porn-mlw8kzmwhIf 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 Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Fi joins Jane from a top-secret bunker today, with a surprise appearance from Nancy (the greyhound). They contemplate exactly what they would ask the "Great Orange Blimp" if given the chance. Plus, Fi speaks to BAFTA-winning filmmaker Georgie Wileman about her powerful short film, This is Endometriosis. 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.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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