Off Air with Jane & Fi

Jane and Fi are here to vibe you through the summer! They cover Ellen-style selfies, wearing shorts in the office, cheap tin foil, leaving Southampton, and why Jane knows a couple of things about Panama...

Plus, writer Sabine Durrant discusses her latest crime novel, Dead Heat.

Fi's recommendations from today's episode: Stars and Bars by William Boyd, crime novels by Brian McGilloway, Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marv...

The heatwave has sent Times Towers temperatures plummeting, meaning a special garment has had to be deployed... Jane and Fi chat about automated bell ringers, travelling diarrhoea, a bounty of bath plugs, par-boiling sausages, and it's someone's special day...

Plus, journalist Samira Ahmed discusses her new book 'A Hard Day's Night'.

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It's 29 degrees outside, but the fire in the studio is still roaring, which can only mean one thing... It's Visualisation Monday: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndF

Your centrist nans discuss hydration, making Jerusalem the national anthem, cooperative local farmers, Steven Spielberg's new film, and why the Bio Tapestry is underwhelming.

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Welcome to a Friday special! Fi spoke earlier this week on the podcast about how much she enjoyed her conversation with Henry Harris, chef and co-owner of Bouchon Racine, from our live show, so we wanted to bring it to the hive...

Inspired by the casual bouchons of Lyon, Bouchon Racine opened in 2022 and attracted rave reviews from critics. Last week, it won the National Restaurant Awards' UK Restaurant of the Year prize, knocki...

The good ship Fi and Eve is sailing into your ears today whilst Jane is away. They cover twin towns, looks of reverie, animal bylaws, sausage cooking techniques, X-rated plums, and push their football knowledge to its absolute limit.

Plus, Peter Grainger, bestselling novelist and retired teacher, who landed his first publishing deal at 72, reflects on finding success later in life and discusses his new book 'Some Sort of Justi...

Welcome to this FFM (Friends for Money) podcast. Today, the great friends discuss Hyrox, the Cup of the World, getting passive-aggressive messages from the NHS, holiday reads, and piles.

Plus, Anthony Scaramucci, broadcaster, financier and former White House Communications Director, shares his thoughts on Trump and discusses his appearance at Chalke History Festival.

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It's Tuesday, and there's some confusion over sausages... Jane and Fi chat AI therapy, the dangers of chest freezers, the consequences of a lie-in, A$AP Rocky's full name, and why Jane reckons she's unsuited to management.

Plus, they speak to Megan Harwood-Baynes, senior money reporter at The Times and The Sunday Times, about investing and pensions.

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It's Monday! Jane and Fi are casting looks of reverie, and lucky for you, we've got it all on camera: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndF

Jane's been to some jazzy jazz, and Fi's been blasting Dua Lipa. They chat Austrian birth certificates, parrot farts, mini meat thermometers, and they don't discuss a man's botty! Plus, the results of the office sweepstake are in...

Some recommendations from today's episode: th...

If you've inhaled all this week's episodes of Off Air (rightfully so) and you're looking for something else to get your ears around, how about some true crime from our sister podcast, The Story?

Introducing Ghost Mountain, a new three-part series from The Story.

Seventy-one-year-old British tourist Lorna McSorley went out for a walk near South Africa's Ghost Mountain. She never returned. 

In the first part of this th...

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Pastor Mike Erre, teaching pastor at Journey Church in Franklin, Tennessee, and host of the Voxology podcast.

We recently brought you an interview with Pastor Doug Wilson, a leader in the Christian nationalist movement who recently led prayers at the Pentagon. For this episode, we wanted to feature a different Christian perspective.

If...

Fi's trying to unpick an anxiety dream, and it's brought about some revelations... Jane and Fi also cover the thud of a chest freezer, the second Dalston, brain surgery vs. disk jockeying, the miracle of Peckham, carrying a farmer... "and a 1km run!"

Plus, they speak to bestselling author Elizabeth Strout about her new novel 'The Things We Never Say'.

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Before we can fully begin today's episode, we have to check in with Fi's menagerie... After that, Jane and Fi cover exam anxiety, being livid in shapewear, not recognising yourself at a children's party, and polygamy gone rogue. Plus, corruption could be rife on the office floor...

They also speak to actor Leila Farzad about starring in the holiday-from-hell drama 'Two Weeks in August' and her new play 'Under the Shadow'.

There's a new theme song in today's pod – we're not entirely sure it'll catch on, but we hope you enjoy it... After that, Jane and Fi cover deck chair trouble, the annoying nature of voice notes, the power of beetroot, and why Fi thinks her cat has joined the manosphere.

Plus, they speak to former National Farmers Union president Minette Batters about her provocative political memoir 'Harvest'.

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Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Tom Whipple, science writer for The Times and the host of Planet Hope - a podcast series brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. He told us about his experience interviewing BAFTA and Emmy-winning wildlife filmmaker, Bertie Gregory for World Environment Day. You can listen to that episode here: https://pod.fo...

In today's pod, Jane and Fi dive into the strange world of secret donors, invading people's dreams, and the tragic tale of Ronnie the dead rodent.

Plus, they speak to bestselling author, Maggie O'Farrell about her latest novel, Land, and what the Oscars red carpet is actually like.

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Welcome to our audio bath of Cream-Cake Garvey and Quilt-Making Glover discussing why Jane was left in charge of driving a mini bus of colleagues, willing for a shilling schemes and fish-cake defrosting etiquette.

Plus, they speak to psychiatrist turned author, Joanna Cannon, about her latest novel, 'An Unlikely Visitor'.

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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.

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Welcome back from the weekend! Jane's been buffing up her garden with a new gadget, while Fi’s been busy pondering why cat-walking hasn't taken off yet.

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Our next book club pick will be a collection of short stories! 'Interpreter of Maladies' is by Jhumpa Lahiri. 

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Do you have a plug for a miniature donkey? Please get in touch. Jane and Fi are off for the afternoon, so they’re feeling liberated. They chat barely-there pavements, Noel Edmonds’ farm, fox hay fever, spending sprees, and permission for raspberry trousers.

There's no guest today because... there isn't.

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