Off Air with Jane & Fi

The Times
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Mar 20, 2026 • 18min

OFF AIR... EXTRA

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features a deep dive into the 'Big Tech’s Little Victims' campaign. Jane and Fi spoke to the headteacher of a school that used four fake 13-year-old profiles to look at exactly how social media algorithms can hijack a childhood. If you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources. 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 Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 57min

Let's hear it for the dormice (with Pam Ayres)

Is there a support group for kitchen roll addicts? Why hasn't Fi ventured to Germany? And do the alpha-males of the manosphere carry sanitary products in their man-bags? Jane and Fi ponder life's biggest questions in today's episode. Plus, Jane speaks to author and poet, Pam Ayres, about her new children's book 'Dandy the Dormouse'. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. 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.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 55min

Asleep most of the time, or drunk.

This edition is one for all you sailors - ahoy! Jane and Fi chat ships and fruity cruises, lemon curd, memorial benches, and charismatic famous people. Plus, Fi speaks to Rosie Maguire, Policy and Programmes Manager at the Centre for Thriving Places, and Clare Bracey, Director of Policy, Campaigns & Communications at Become, about what happens when private companies operate our care services. Ending Extraction in the UK Care System is a report that has been jointly put together by researchers at the Centre For Thriving Places, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, the New Economics Foundation and Co-Operatives UK. You can find it on: www.centreforthrivingplaces.org. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 2min

A little bit backed up (with Dr. Sian Williams)

Jane and Fi are back together and taking a trip down memory lane - hair bobbles, sun cream, puberty, and embarrassing photos that, thankfully, they’re willing to show to the team... They also discuss unwanted surprises, celebrity sightings, the manosphere, hair adornments, and meddling with the thermometer. Plus, Dr Sian Williams, presenter and chartered counselling psychologist, discusses her new book 'The Power of Anxiety'. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.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.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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Mar 13, 2026 • 24min

OFF AIR... EXTRA

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with translators Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, who collaborated on the translation of Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir 'A Hymn to Life'. They discuss the process with Jane and the significance of the book.If you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources.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 Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 1h 1min

A wooden seat for a golden hind

Welcome! On the agenda today is being a maverick in the bedroom - no, not like that - we're talking bed sheets, as well as having more loo roll than you let on, the definition of camp, teaching nose-blowing, and style mistakes that are 'making you look older'. Plus, Fi chats to Peter Hammond and Ash Smith, the real campaigners portrayed in Channel 4's Dirty Business. There's no podcast on Monday as Jane and Fi are both off, so we'll see you on Tuesday. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.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.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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Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 1min

Did Jesus come back for THIS? (with Eric Schlosser)

Happy Hump Day! Jane and Fi have some parental advice to impart that they personally have never - and will never - take. Ears pricked, please! They also cover the Golden Hinde, elongated family stays, solace in the laundry room, and the state of women's healthcare.Plus, journalist Eric Schlosser discusses the 25th anniversary of his exposé ‘Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal’.Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.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.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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Mar 10, 2026 • 52min

A complete PR win for Ikea (with Katya Adler)

Jane and Fi have gone beyond broadcasters - they’re now influencers. They have a new air about them… (and that air is green tea and bergamot-scented). They also chat steamed glasses, soirée small talk, giving up smoking, Punch the monkey - and we probably owe a bit of an apology to The Observer... Plus, BBC Europe editor Katya Adler discusses her new documentary Europe on the Edge. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.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.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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Mar 9, 2026 • 48min

Unashamed fan of the apple-catcher pant

It's our first official visualised podcast episode, so if you're listening to this, why not head over to our YouTube channel and watch it too? Jane and Fi are filled with excitement — the joys of spring and... snot. (It's all glamour over here!) In between the nose-blowing, they ask: Do people still care about VPLs? What is Victor's secret? Is Frank the cat really a cat? Plus, there are apologies to the people of Hertfordshire...Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.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.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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Mar 6, 2026 • 26min

OFF AIR... EXTRA

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Helen Rumbelow, a features writer for The Times. She spoke to Jane about her fantastic, if unsettling, piece from last week regarding the links between the worlds of Jeffrey Epstein, Gisèle Pelicot, and pornography. You can read Helen’s full article, "Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of 'teen' porn," here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/acrime/article/gisele-pelicot-jeffrey-epstein-toxic-culture-porn-mlw8kzmwhIf you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources.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 Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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