The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Is Romesh a sex icon?

Romesh Ranganathan and his mum Shanthi are back answering listener dilemmas, including a tricky parenting question and rating the team's attractiveness.They get into Shanthi’s latest TikTok Shop discovery (and the mystery of a stolen delivery), her thoughts on health trends and supplements, and why Romesh is apparently failing basic son duties.

As always expect a healthy amount of roasting, form Romesh's fashion to his bum.

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00:00 Intro

03:23 Shanthi calls out Romesh

05:10 Sunday scaries

07:20 Morning rituals and astro turf

12:46 The best and worst thing in Shanthi’s week

14:38 TikTok Shop and thiefs

16:47 Shanthi’s take on Afrobeats

18:14 Rom and Shanthi on having Harry Hill on the show

19:16 Romesh’s outfit gets ripped apart

20:30 Praying and diet tips

23:19 Shanthi asks for advice

24:55 A question for Shanthi on the team’s attractiveness

28:09 Romesh’s question on being a sex icon

31:45 Are sleepovers good or bad?

36:43 Outro
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How does someone go from medicine to comedy?

Comedian Harry Hill joins Romesh Ranganathan for a funny and insightful conversation about stand-up, originality and staying relevant in comedy.

Harry reflects on leaving a career in medicine to pursue his comedy dream, touring with Tim Vine, and how he developed his completely unique style. They also share on their comedy influences, from Jack Dee to Sean Lock, discuss the pressure of writing new material, and why struggling on stage is part of the process.

From TV Burp, to touring, to David Letterman and making it in the US, they cover it all. Plus, expect the usual question from Shanthi and a strong game of Misquoted to top it all off. It's a masterclass in comedy with plenty of nonsense along the way.

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Can Shanthi remember her own quotes?

Romesh is joined by Shanthi for another episode, where they play a game of Misquoted specifically tailored to Shanthi's unhinged statements. They also discuss best friends, tackle your listener dilemmas and rank some of Shanthi's TV favourites.

Plus: Romesh gives us some of his show recommendations and we revisit who helped Shanthi with infamous list.

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00:00 Intro
01:40 Does Shanthi watch the show?
03:25 Misquoted with Shanthi
10:30 A question about holiday costs
20:40 Shanthi ranks her favourite shows
20:50 Romesh’s show recommendations
22:37 Outro
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Can you have a successful comedy career and a balanced family life?

Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joins Romesh Ranganathan to talk about touring, parenting and why stand-up comedy can make balancing family life surprisingly difficult.

They get into Sara's early beginnings in comedy, wanting to be an actor and how the stand-up landscape has changed over the years. Expect stories of people pleasing in the entertainment industry, Sara's writing process (after winning the Dame Jilly Cooper Award) and her new travel series Zero Stars with Roisin Conaty, where the pair travel to some of the worst-rated holiday destinations in Europe including a chaotic cruise and a trip to Albania.

Plus: roast potato cooking tips, Sara’s “Dragon’s Den” business idea, a question from Shanthi and as always a round of Misquoted.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:00 Selling out tours

00:00 Dealing with criticism

04:58 A gift for Sara

06:10 Roast potatoes and cooking tips

09:40 Sara’s comedy beginnings

12:04 The changing nature of the comedy game

13:33 Balancing family life

20:10 A question from Shanthi about being a mum

23:09 Rom and Sara on the role of parenting

26:11 The importance of reading

29:10 Comedy chat

35:38 Sara’s Dragon’s Den Idea

36:57 Sara on winning Dame Jilly Cooper Award

40:50 Sara’s writing advice

43:06 Zero Stars the new travel show

53:35 Rom’s Albanian tattoo story

55:45 Misquoted

01:05:37 Outro
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Can Shanthi read minds?

In this episode, Romesh and mum Shanthi talk about literally everything. From receiving negative comments, how to handle nightmares, Romesh's vaping problem and the chances that life is all just a simulation.

They also answer listener questions, giving their best advice for your dilemmas.

As always, it’s chaotic, honest and slightly unhinged.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:55 Shanthi gets upset about the comments

04:45 Shanthi recieves a gift

05:54 A listener has a dreamy question for Romesh

07:15 Shanthi’s nightmare recovery

08:01 Romesh, vaping and nicorette dreams

12:29 A question on flatulence

21:16 Outro
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