Salvaging a marriage via the gut microbiome (with Leila Farzad)
6/10/20261 hr 1 min
Before we can fully begin today's episode, we have to check in with Fi's menagerie... After that, Jane and Fi cover exam anxiety, being livid in shapewear, not recognising yourself at a children's party, and polygamy gone rogue. Plus, corruption could be rife on the office floor...
They also speak to actor Leila Farzad about starring in the holiday-from-hell drama 'Two Weeks in August' and her new play 'Under the Shadow'.
The TV shows that Jane and Fi recommended today were 'Gold' and 'Legends'.
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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First 90 secondsFi Glover· Host0:00
[upbeat music] So yeah, they do. They, they know all of the pets' names, and they always ask after the other ones when I take one in. We're just saying how much E-uh, not Eve, Fi is gonna be missed when you do finally leave your locale because the vets at the end of the road have really benefited from your presence over quite a few years now- Yeah ... as the menagerie has expanded, but also grown frailer. So we must just check in on the abscess. [laughing] How are things going? [chuckles] Well, Cools is totally fine. Good. And I did think he was a goner. Uh, but, you know, he's, he's completely bounced back, touch wood. Don't want to tempt fate by saying that, but he is the OG of the menagerie, so we care about him very much. Uh, we were driving back, me and the kids, uh, the other day from somewhere I can't remember, and we were just driving past a random bus stop, uh, in East London, and there was an old guy sitting on the bench by the bus stop with a parrot on his shoulder. A great big multicolored live parrot perched [chuckles] on his shoulder. I just-- I love East London. It is daft all the way through. It was a magical sight. Would, would a parrot be admit-admitted to a bus? No idea. On the bus? I don't know. I mean, I'm just thinking. No idea. Do you need a parrot passport to get on a London Transport bus? It was huge. Absolutely huge, lovely thing. Oh. Just sitting there. Isn't that wonderful?