Scrunch, fold or flatten? (with Janet Street-Porter)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
There’s no judgement to be had on a deserted beach, but there’s plenty to be had on this podcast… Jane and Fi chat about topless men, 'Fifty Shades of Grey', gilets, and loo roll formation.
Plus, journalist and broadcaster Janet Street-Porter reflects on her career ahead of her upcoming tour 'Off the Leash'.
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| 0:00.0 | We were treated to lots of pictures of Prince George, who's been 12. |
| 0:05.1 | Oh, yes, he's 12. |
| 0:06.0 | Yep, and there were some lovely photographs that have come out of the royal household. |
| 0:10.2 | But he's wearing a jolet. |
| 0:11.4 | He's only 12, and he's in a jolet. |
| 0:13.1 | Gosh, it won't be not far off the old beard oil, is it? |
| 0:15.5 | He's growing up. |
| 0:19.6 | Us kids are mesmerised by the mundane, entranced by the everyday, where a grown-up see a snail and we see a slippery, shelled beast from the undergrowth. |
| 0:30.5 | But around one in five young children have a sight condition that can get in the way of all that wonder. |
| 0:36.3 | The good news is if these are found early, they can be managed or corrected. |
| 0:40.8 | So book your child in eye test at Specsavers today. |
| 0:44.9 | Find out more at Spexsavers.com.uk slash kids tests. |
| 0:51.4 | This episode of Offair is sponsored by Gourmet by Purina. |
| 0:55.5 | It is fair to say that between us, Jane and I have got an army of cats. |
| 0:59.3 | We've got more cats than producers on this podcast. |
| 1:02.4 | Yeah, most of them are yours, Fee. |
| 1:04.1 | Cats, not producers, that is. |
| 1:06.0 | Shall we count them? |
| 1:06.8 | I've got Cool Cat, he's the OG. |
| 1:09.6 | Brian and Barbara, they are related. |
| 1:11.7 | You've got Dora, that's four. |
| 1:13.6 | Four cats. |
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