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🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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There's yet another reference to an appendage today – we can only apologise; our minds are in the gutter! After that, Jane and Fi consider whether they would've been accused of being witches, discuss Barry Manilow and his manager Gary, and ask which children's TV theme tunes made your blood run cold.
Plus, Professor Alice Roberts discusses her upcoming documentary series, presented alongside Rylan Clark, ‘Witches of Essex’.
We've announced our next book club pick! 'Just Kids' is by Patti Smith.
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| 0:00.0 | And I think it's just worth saying that perhaps our problem with our book was that we did write it. |
| 0:05.0 | We did write us. |
| 0:06.5 | We've done better. |
| 0:08.0 | It's employed somebody else. |
| 0:09.2 | I think we've got someone good. |
| 0:11.1 | This episode of Offair is sponsored by Tenor. |
| 0:14.4 | Let's talk about something that affects so many of us, but we don't always feel comfortable discussing, menopause. |
| 0:20.5 | And that's why Tenor is partnering |
| 0:22.3 | with us to spark open and empowering conversations on the topic. They want to help normalise |
| 0:28.7 | the conversation, reduce the stigma and drive real change for women's health and well-being |
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| 0:43.2 | organisation working to normalise menopause conversations and drive systemic change. |
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| 1:17.0 | If you want to learn more and explore their menopause support resources, visit tenor.co.uk. |
| 1:23.8 | This episode of Offair is brought you by Kuca, the original inventors of the boiling water tap. |
| 1:29.9 | Come on, it's not just a tap. |
| 1:32.1 | That's like saying we're just podcast presenters. |
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