I don't know what drugs you're on today... (with Maggie O'Farrell)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
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.
You can buy tickets for Fringe by the Sea: https://www.fringebythesea.com/off-air-with-jane-fi-and-special-guest-jan-ravens/
Our next book club pick will be a collection of short stories! 'Interpreter of Maladies' is by Jhumpa Lahiri.
You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFOur new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza
Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.
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Producer: Hannah Quinn
Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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| 0:00.0 | It's always worrying, isn't it? |
| 0:09.4 | There's an open plug jack on the floor. |
| 0:11.7 | Is it a jack? |
| 0:13.3 | I don't know. |
| 0:15.0 | Anyway, sorry, writing a note there, Maggie O'Farrell's husband's teeth. |
| 0:19.8 | So she's got an imprint taken from one of his sporting mouthguards. |
| 0:23.8 | I mean, that's a line of questioning in itself, isn't it? |
| 0:26.8 | And so she keeps an imprint of his teeth on a shelf in her writing shed to remind her to write with bite. |
| 0:34.8 | I just love her. |
| 0:36.1 | I think she's a properly genius eccentric and one of many, many examples. |
| 0:43.4 | Well, I'll certainly bring it up. Maggio Farrell is our guest. Yes, and she has written this |
| 0:48.2 | incredible new novel called Land, which has been highly praised across the spectrum. And as already, they've already got the film rights. The same people who made Hamnut. I'm not surprised. I mean, they'd buy a shopping list, wouldn't they, after Hamnet? Yeah, nobody would buy my shopping list yesterday. Oh, don't put yourself down. No, darling. Do you tell us what's on it. Eggs, tomatoes. I can't see it being a big seller. It's so useful they're having that |
| 1:11.8 | notes option on your phone, isn't it? Oh, it is funny. Do you go, so do you occasionally glance back |
| 1:19.3 | at the old ones when you're making a new one? Really tragic. Just brilliant, aren't they? |
| 1:22.9 | Absolutely brilliant. I did, I was going to put this up on Instagram actually, but I'm not on |
| 1:27.4 | Instagram. I'm having a pause going to put this up on Instagram actually, but I'm not on Instagram. |
| 1:28.5 | I'm having a pause. |
| 1:30.1 | It was a little list that I found when I was clearing out |
| 1:33.7 | one of the many, many, many boxes |
| 1:35.4 | because I'm having to do Avon. |
| 1:37.5 | I'm Avon. |
| 1:38.4 | You cook me, bleeder. |
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