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Off Air with Jane & Fi
Eat your prawns in moderation (with John Barnes)
In today's pod, Jane and Fi offer a warm welcome to the London drizzle, but the Tube strike is another matter. They also talk about Fi's accidental eavesdropping and get a bit philosophical about life without headphones.
Plus, they speak to former England footballer and Liverpool legend John Barnes about the upcoming World Cup.
You can buy tickets for Fringe by the Sea: https://www.fringebythesea.com/off-air-with-jane-fi-and-special-guest-jan-ravens/
Our next book club pick will be a collection of short stories! 'Interpreter of Maladies' is by Jhumpa Lahiri.
You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFOur new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza
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.radio
Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi
Producer: Hannah Quinn
Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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780. Oh, we can't bear affected young people.
45:53||Ep. 780It'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
779. It's Monday, darling. You might as well start pompous.
41:06||Ep. 779It'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
778. Looking spectacularly chubby while hoovering in a nurse's uniform (with Delia Smith)
54:25||Ep. 778Fi 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
777. I would consider myself a bit more doughnut adjacent...
44:42||Ep. 777Fi 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
776. OFF AIR... EXTRA
20:08||Ep. 776Welcome 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
775. He spends quite a lot of time having sex with a cushion... (with Lady Glenconner)
01:07:56||Ep. 775Welcome 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
774. Queue jumping at the pearly gates (with Johnny Mercer)
58:10||Ep. 774Jane 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
773. Just popping out for surgical spirit and a vibrator...
40:22||Ep. 773Welcome to Tuesday. The winding Off Air river continues to meander into your ears. Today, Jane and Fi navigate the waters of deceit in politics and reliable parenting, sail past French protests and sex toys, make a brief detour to Westfield Shepherd’s Bush, before arriving at the poignant shores of Greenham Common. Quite the journey. There's no guest today so enjoy the ride!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
772. I won't look at my rattan conservatory chair the same way...
46:14||Ep. 772Jane and Fi are back together! And what’s more, it’s Visualisation Monday. Watch along here to see Fi’s ears getting their moment in the spotlight: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFJane and Fi cover grief and Jane’s dad’s parting gift to her (a rescheduled hair appointment that might just persuade her to embrace the grey), the joyful combination of a roast dinner, Lime bike jousting, inherited knees, lengthy lobes, and the experience of meeting people semi-naked...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