Off Air with Jane & Fi

Would you skip the football to hunt for your stopcock? Fi might be doing that very thing whilst you're listening. They are also joined by the Irish author Michelle Gallen to discus her latest novel Factory Girls. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Podcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fi: "We've had too much sex already...and it's only Monday!"Stars of the hit podcast series My Dad Wrote a Porno, Jamie Morton and Alice Levine, reveal why the show is ending, and answer Fi's obsessive question...what's happening to the RSS feed (one for the podcast nerds).Also - some amazing emails including a nudity based excursion that will leave you questioning your next summer holiday.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The comedian Tom Allen joins Jane and Fi in the studio to talk about how he channelled the loss of his father into his new book "Too Much".Also, how slipping on lubricant in a gay sauna was his first foray into slapstick comedy, his affinity with middle-aged women, and how American toilets are different to ours in the UK.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane and Fi discuss beauty therapists reviewing their patients, and ask if a group of elderly nuns who encounter a naturist on a ramble are entitled to be alarmed...They're joined by Paul Feig - the Hollywood director of Bridesmaids, The Heat and Ghostbusters about turning his attention to mixology with his new book 'Cocktail Time!'If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To be, or not to be...in the buff?Jane and Fi ask why almost 7 million Brits have claimed to be throwing out their wardrobe in favour of their birthday suit, if it's appropriate to microwave a jacket potato and reveal a top tip to dealing with a diary clash.They're also joined by the writer and campaigner Rachel Kelly to talk about her new book "You'll Never Walk Alone"; a collection of poems to help with life's upland downs.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane and Fi discuss loos at motorway service stations, removing the glue from HRT patches, and how to deal with awkward supermarket encounters...They're joined by award winning food critic, columnist and broadcaster Grace Dent, to talk more about the fourth season of her podcast Comfort Eating.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nice bums, strong thighs, and easy on the eyes...but should we be objectifying the likes of Jack Grealish and the rest of the England football team?Also, with the Spanish team being refused their favourite chorizo in Qatar they ask what the British equivalent would be.They're also joined by the author and journalist Sali Hughes to talk about her new book Everything is Washable.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane and Fi discuss royal hands, the renaming of stopcocks, and deliciously voluble Spanish...And, they're joined by novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue on the new adaptation of her book The Wonder.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beetroot or chocolate infused hummus anyone? Well not in an Ottolenghi restaurant.The legendary chef Yotam Ottolenghi joins Jane and Fi to talk about his new cookbook "Extra Good Things" and reveals which cultural recipes he has "bastardised" and which he would never dream of touching.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane and Fi talk eating lunch at your desk, extravagant gifts from love interests, and putting your golf balls in the dishwasher...And they're joined by rapper Professor Green to hear more about his work with the Post Office and British Gas to give advice on how to get through the cost-of-living crisis.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.