Menopausal rage against the smart speaker machine
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Welcome one and all! If you hear any bleeps in today's episode - don't be alarmed! It's just Jane. Jane and Fi chat avoiding car parks, compliment etiquette, and Fi being a little teapot.
Plus, Nikki Doucet, CEO of the Women's Super League reflects on how far women's football has come and the 2025/26 season.
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/@OffAirWithJaneAndF
Our 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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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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| 0:00.0 | That means we've got 28 minutes. |
| 0:09.8 | Well, let's make the most of those 28 minutes. |
| 0:11.8 | On your marks. |
| 0:12.7 | Welcome to go. |
| 0:14.6 | Off air. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm Jane. |
| 0:16.7 | I'm Fee. |
| 0:17.5 | And we're on off air with Jane and Fee, which kind of makes sense. |
| 0:23.2 | We're not called Burton Ron, because then it would be called something else. |
| 0:28.3 | Bron. |
| 0:29.3 | It's quite difficult to do a portmanteau thing with our name. |
| 0:33.4 | So we did, well, we did used to do some work for a production company called fain |
| 0:38.6 | which some of you more enthusiastic listeners thought was a company |
| 0:43.0 | thought we'd set up our own company we're just not that sorted and called it after us but |
| 0:47.5 | it's not us so we have to i think jaffy is better anyway look uh this comes in from Wendy from Five. |
| 0:57.4 | We love Wendy from Five. |
| 0:59.1 | And she's apologised for emailing so soon. |
| 1:01.7 | Don't apologise. |
| 1:03.0 | But she can't promise no further contact in the future. |
| 1:07.7 | Oh, it's me. |
| 1:08.9 | Okay, do you want to explain? |
| 1:10.7 | I think it was one of the cameras. it? I thought we might be able to get |
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