Off Air with Jane & Fi

Welcome to this Friday bonus episode. Half of women experiencing perimenopause or menopause say it has negatively affected their careers, according to a new report by Scottish Widows. Model Penny Lancaster knows a thing or two about this. Her symptoms became so severe that she struggled to carry out her regular TV work and public appearances. Now, she's calling for greater support and changes...

It's Thursday, and you interrupt Jane and Fi as they speak of unspeakable things. The things our Vice Podcasters can (and do) speak about include the midterms, Anthony Hopkins in Spud-U-Like, trifle textures, potato skin lift-off and the Mersey Riviera... Plus, political broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg discusses her book ‘Pay Attention’. Our book club pick is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Ou...

Namaste and welcome to this meditative episode of Off Air. Let us guide you towards a blissful state with gentle musings on soft rock, the crumble resurgence, chundering into a portaloo and K(imchi)-holes. Plus, comedian Jo Brand discusses her memoir ‘Decline and Falling Over’. You can get tickets to Jane's live conversation with Delia Smith here: https://www.thetimes.com/events/times-events/a...

It'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 Wo...

It'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 clu...

Fi 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 new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https:...

Fi 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 new playlist 'Hunker Down' is up and running: https://...

Welcome 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 sh...

Welcome 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... An...

Jane 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&#...

Welcome 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 play...

Jane 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/@OffAirWithJaneAndF Jane 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, in...

In this special bonus episode brought to you by Coventry Building Society, we want to get you thinking about saving. And not just or rainy days - but for sunny ones too! Fi speaks with financial journalist Sue Hayward and Kat Robinson, Head of Family and Everyday Banking at Coventry Building Society. Search ‘Coventry Building Society sunny days’ to see how your feelgood fund could take flight. T&a...

Papers are shuffling, indicating that this session is now in progress. Welcome. Fi and Eve cover cabbage longevity, being inside the tent pissing out, an AI-Toblerone debacle, and mental health alpacas. Plus, best-selling author Bonnie Garmus discusses her latest book ‘Peck & Peck’. Jane and Fi will be reunited at Cheltenham Literature Festival this Thursday. You can buy tickets here: www.chel...

Welcome to the silly division! Jane is off this week, but she’ll be back next week. In the meantime, Fi and Eve cover the similarities between breast-feeding and boxers, reluctant Traitors, suspicious tumble-dried banknotes, and more performative reading. Plus, they’re joined by ‘probably a public intellectual’ Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and The Sunday Times. He brings his silline...

Welcome to Thursday! Fi’s still off with illness and Jane remains in Liverpool, so frankly, morale could do with a boost... Luckily, we’ve got just the thing. Tonight, we bring you Jane and Fi live at The Queen’s Reading Room Festival, in conversation with best-selling writer Harlan Coben. You can buy tickets to the Cheltenham Literature Festival here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/jane-garve...

Fi is powering through, this time with not-ill-yet producer Rosie. They chat right wing dogs, living the high life in the C-suite, and launching radio station in a pandemic (we don't recommend). Liane Moriarty also joins Fi to talk about her new book 'Big Little Truths' You can buy tickets to the Cheltenham Literature Festival here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/jane-garvey-and-fi...

Fi is back, and right now, where there is Fi, there is her cough. We advise listening at a distance. Jane is still in Liverpool with her family, so Eve sits in. Fi and Eve cover uniforms, road rage, planting a placenta under a pear tree, and a geisha version of Barbara Cartland... Plus, Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and The Sunday Times, bursts into the studio to share his book picks...

Fi's got a cough, which she thinks she got from Eve, who thinks she got it from Jane. It's a cough train – the worst kind. Bear with us... In between coughs, Fi and Eve chat Fi's new iron, the joys of book clubs, male aggression in the wild, and the rise of athleisure. Plus, journalist Matthew Sweet discusses his new book 'The Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara Cartland'. You ca...

It's the good ship Fi and Eve sailing out of port again, as Jane is in Liverpool with family. They cover performative reading, extensive plumbing, tap-water Pot Noodles, and why funny street names are the gift that keeps on giving... You can buy tickets to the Cheltenham Literature Festival here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/jane-garvey-and-fi-glover-with-anneka-rice You can check out ou...

Welcome to this Off Air X Therapy Works crossover episode! Therapy Works is a podcast about life’s challenges and mental health, and has recently joined The Times podcast family. Jane and Fi are joined by psychotherapist and Therapy Works host Julia Samuel. They cover how to find a good therapist, whether therapy should have an end date, the stiff upper lip, and overthinking at 3am. Therapy Works...

Welcome to Thursday's episode - presented by Jane and Fi, small-town podcasters by day, dancers by night. In their day-job capacity, they chat teal on your telly, uniforms, the many feminist reinterpretations, Torvill and Dean Lane, the holes in our syllabus, and boring postcards. Plus, Maye Musk, model and mother of Elon Musk, discusses her memoir 'Timeless: The Art of Reinvention and Res...

You join us mid-conversation – no prizes for anyone who can guess what Jane is referring to... After that, Jane and Fi move on to walking in non-motion, AI friendships, what the youth are reading, and a scolding email about their Crittall window IGNORANCE! Plus, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre discusses his latest book, Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy. We...

You might be unsurprised to hear that today’s episode commences with things that really tick us off! In addition to that, Jane and Fi cover magazine rack fatigue, the link between Earl Spencer and Marks and Sparks, Postman Pat’s helicopter, and theft on Minge Lane. Plus, bestselling writer Louise Kennedy discusses her new book 'Stations'. We've got a new premise for Book Club so send y...

The leaves are on the turn and the studio fire is roaring – it’s visualised Monday, obvs: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Jane and Fi are reunited! Well, they actually reunited on Saturday at Chatsworth House and are now exploring ownership... Once that bubble bursts, they cover the difference between massages and professional massages, being close to Ed Vaizey, the butter bean renais...