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Off Air... with Jane and Fi

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Jan 14, 2025 • 43min

Armed with carrots and condoms (with Lindsay Nicholson)

Did the great explorers lie? What did Fi really get for her O-Levels? Will Jane be stood up at the Barbican? All the big questions are answered today...Plus, Former Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping magazine Lindsay Nicholson discusses her memoir 'Perfect Bound'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 13, 2025 • 46min

Jane Garvey, decorated marathon runner (with Luke Jones)

Happy Monday! Fi's been to the cinema, without fully understanding the premise of the film, and Jane's been in touch with Avanti West. There's also chat about motherhood, the Lizzy line, and fantasy marathons. Plus, journalist Luke Jones discusses his new podcast ‘The Pitcairn Trials’. The next book club pick has been announced! Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is by Hilary Mantel. 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! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 10, 2025 • 18min

OFF AIR... EXTRA (with Dame Sally Davies)

Happy Friday! We're bringing you a bonus episode this Friday featuring an interview from our Times Radio afternoon show (2-4pm, Monday to Thursday). Jane and Fi speak to Dame Sally Davies, she's the UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance and Former Chief Medical Officer for England former Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health. She joins them to discuss superbugs, the state of the NHS and the future of antimicrobial resistance. The next book club pick has been announced! Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is by Hilary Mantel. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 9, 2025 • 48min

A long way from drugs and debauchery (with Susannah Constantine)

Ray Garvey, if you're reading this, we want to hear from you! To the rest of you, welcome to this episode of the podcast. Jane and Fi chat imaginary friends, Avanti West, puffed-up lentils, and the power of fungi.Plus, TV presenter and style advisor Susannah Constantine discusses setting New Years resolutions.The next book club pick has been announced! Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is by Hilary Mantel.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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 8, 2025 • 52min

I do like the opportunity to complain (with Jennie Godfrey)

In this wide-ranging episode, Jane and Fi cover silent divorce, fun guys, Iain Dale's television, zips, climate change, property shows and imaginary friends (*gasp*). Plus, make sure to look out for the pun that flies over Jane's head! Author Jennie Godfrey also joins to discuss her Sunday Times Bestseller ‘The List of Suspicious Things’. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 7, 2025 • 43min

My middle name is Susan, not intrepid.

When are the Traitors really eating? Have you had a Kings Tart? What exactly is travelling? All the big questions are tackled in today's episode. There's also chat about mushroom growing, giving blood, and living with your ex.Plus, tech journalist Parmy Olson discusses her book 'Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World'.Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick!If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioEpisode recommendations: Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 6, 2025 • 52min

Private time with Rod (with Lucy Worsley)

It's Divorce Day, it's nearly 8:30, and Jane and Fi are back! Welcome! In this episode, they cover reduced Christmas decorations, sausage dogs on rail replacement buses, and TV inches.Plus, historian Lucy Worsley discusses her new series of ‘Lucy Worsley Investigates’.Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 25, 2024 • 28min

Popping upstairs to iron the napkins!!!

Merry Christmas from the Off Air team! We hope this email special Christmas bonus episode brings you some festive cheer. Jane and Fi chat destitute donkeys, round robins and Noel Edmonds. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! 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! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 19, 2024 • 40min

It's all about the baby Jesus! (with Julia Samuel)

She's back in the building! Yes, Fi joins Jane in the studio for their final episode before they 'break up' for the Christmas period. A bonus Christmas special will air on the big day itself, and normal service will resume on Monday the 6th of January. Before that, Jane and Fi chat yuletide highlights, painful show-biz endings and going solo. Plus, psychotherapist Julia Samuel answers listeners’ Christmas dilemmas. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 46min

I'm a vintage blue tit!

The ladies are still not reunited but they're together in spirit, and wondering if they should put their faces on 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Well why not? Plus, explorer Levison Wood talks about the 10th anniversary of his book Across The Nile. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! 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 Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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