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How did ShxtsNGigs become one of the biggest podcasts in the world?
James and Fuhad join Romesh to talk about taking ShxtsNGigs from a side project to a global phenomenon, selling out arenas, building a loyal audience of millions and navigating the pressures that come with success.
They discuss imposter syndrome, awkward fan encounters, life before podcasting and the challenges of balancing friendship with business. They open up about mental health, finding purpose in work and why positive male friendships matter more than ever in times of the manosphere.
Plus, a classic question from Shanthi, stories from the road, the reality of podcast touring and a game of Misquoted.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:23 ShxtsNGigs call out Romesh
03:11 Sweating
05:07 Imposter syndrome
07:04 Rom’s bad job
10:15 A gift for ShxtsNGigs
11:35 Rick Glassman’s pod
12:52 What were their podcast goals?
18:23 Going on tour
20:43 Tobi hate
21:33 Can Romesh be a friend?
29:16 A Shanthi question
34:21 Trying not to be rude
36:37 Strange fan interactions
46:26 Work and friendship
48:33 When Fuhad was done
52:22 Positive male role models
59:02 Misquoted
01:10:00 An exclusive
01:13:47 Outro
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Would Shanthi date Harry Kane?
In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi puts some of football's biggest names under the microscope as she decides which World Cup stars she'd date, which she'd avoid and why Cristiano Ronaldo could be her son.
Romesh attempts to teach Shanthi some football phrases ahead of the World Cup, Shanthi shares the story of the time she crashed into Romesh's gate, and there's a heated debate about whether Lionel Messi is actually as nice as everyone thinks he is.
Plus, we answer your listener dilemmas, including how to approach a neighbour about dog sitting and advice for parents navigating the teenage years.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
04:14 Shanthi calls out Rom
07:51 World Cup chat
10:02 Romesh calls out TV Channels
10:46 God visited Shanthi
11:25 A dating game
23:04 The pizza van debacle
25:45 Shanthi wrecked Romesh’s gate
27:41 Detective Shanthi
29:17 Shanthi tries some footy cheers
38:12 On Emily Atack
40:40 Does Shanthi get nervous?
43:15 Answering your questions
54:08 Advice on parenting teenagers
01:00:44 Outro
This episode is brought to you by Dear England - the new new fictionalised drama from BBC.
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Does Emily Atack wish she didn’t have to still talk about The Inbetweeners? And how does she cope with strangers shouting ‘Big Tits' at her?Actor, comedian and TV personality Emily Atack joins us on this week’s and discusses everything from how she landed the role of Charlotte Hinchcliffe in The Inbetweeners, to selling out tickets to her first ever show, before she’d even written it. We also talk about her documentary, Am I Asking For It?, tennis scenes in Rivals and her latest show Nobody’s Fool with Danny Dyer.Emily also talks about how her life has changed from Camden living days to country life and being a mum, plus could Romesh be getting ordained to marry Emily and her scientist husband?Plus, Shanthi wants to know all the gossip in her question to Emily AND she gives us an exclusive and it’s something you won’t be expecting!A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.
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What should Shanthi learn next?
In this week's episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show we talk love languages, getting Shanthi on Raya and we even get a bit philosophical, plus Shanthi always wants to learn something new so send in your suggestions.
We also answer more of your emails and voicenotes (as well as some roasting of Romesh) discussing career changes, age gaps and communication between sons and mothers.
Plus, will Shanthi be seeing the Wayan brothers new movie, Scary Movie? And is Romesh going to buy her a Rolex for Christmas? Speaking of Christmas, THAT Christmas list pops up again…
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro02:12 On Scary Movie03:03 Philosophical questions10:26 What has Shanthi learnt?11:40 Raya12:11 Your questions15:08 Love Languages23:31 Shanthi’s wants a Rolex27:12 Memorable trips28:42 A question on university and changing careers39:29 We answer another question from you39:56 Outro
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Is there going to be a White Chicks 2?
Comedy legends Marlon and Shawn Wayans join The Romesh Ranganathan Show to talk about bringing Scary Movie back, the lasting impact of White Chicks and why Hollywood stopped making big comedy films.
From creating iconic parody movies and surviving brutal reviews to growing up in one of comedy’s most influential families, the Wayans reflect on decades of making audiences laugh and why comedy might actually be harder than ever now.
The brothers also discuss the chaos of In Living Color, their comedy influences and what it's like working with family and their legacy. They also touch on Marlon's love of stand-up and how it's shaped everything they do.
Plus: Shanthi asks a question, the team gets roasted and there’s a heated complaint about the studio temperature.
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00:00 Intro
02:45 Tired Vibes & Tim Kash
04:41 On being in London
05:20 A gift for the guys
07:55 Scary Movie
08:38 The abscence of comedy movies
10:05 The difficulty of the comedy genre
13:36 The family effect and legacy
16:43 Making Scary Movie
18:24 Finding movie tropes
19:27 On reviews
20:41 A question from Shanthi
22:21 Working with family
26:25 On In Living Colour and Sketch
29:46 The team gets a roast
30:31 The Superbowl Show
33:38 A complaint about the room temperature
34:00 A brief shout out to Tim Kash
35:00 On representation
36:44 A game of Misquoted
39:23 What’s next?
41:06 On Stand up
45:15 Cancel culture
47:46 An exclusive
48:19 Outro
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What was Shanthi’s life like before the podcast?
In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi becomes the guest as Romesh talks to her about her childhood in Sri Lanka, meeting his dad, moving to the UK and the difficult years that followed.
She opens up about losing her father at a young age, the freedom she found after leaving Sri Lanka and the financial struggles the family faced while trying to rebuild their lives in the UK.
We also celebrate the team hitting 100,000 subscribers on YouTube with the arrival of the classic Silver Plaque. Plus: thoughts on Aziz Ansari’s appearance on the show and your listener dilemmas, including questions about luck vs fate, marriage roles and family drama.
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00:00 Intro
03:45 On Aziz Ansari on the show
06:38 Getting to know Shanthi
08:09 What’s happened to Shanthi’s house?
11:45 Rapid fire questions
20:41 We reached 100k subscribers!
24:00 Questions from you
25:58 Theorising luck
34:31 A question on marriage roles
40:22 We answer another email
45:34 An alternative outro
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What happens when one of the world’s biggest comedians swaps Hollywood for a flip phone and a quieter life?
Comedian, writer, actor and director Aziz Ansari joins Romesh Ranganathan for a wide-ranging conversation about stand-up, identity, culture, creativity and getting older.
From selling out Madison Square Garden to creating one of the most renowned Netflix comedy-dramas, Master of None, Aziz reflects on the pressure of chasing great work. He discusses his career from starting in stand-up, to Parks And Recreation, to directing his new film Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen, looking at how the comedy scene has changed over time.
The pair also discuss growing up in immigrant families, blending cultures, working with parents and all-things UK, from settling in to football culture. Plus Aziz's passion for cooking and cookbooks.
As always expect an unhinged questions from Shanthi and a good game of Misquoted finish.
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00:00 Intro
03:39 Have Aziz and Rom met?
04:05 Tamil and blending cultures
12:38 On age
13:38 A gift for Aziz
15:49 Can Aziz handle hot sauce?
17:20 Moving to the UK
18:05 Football
19:22 On Master of None
25:55 Parents and support
31:34 Working with parents
34:09 A question from Shanthi
36:10 Selling out Madison Square Garden
37:00 Finding creative balance
39:22 Stand up in New York
43:56 How has Aziz’s standup changed?
50:50 On Parks And Recreation
57:10 How hard is it to make a movie?
1:01:57 Chasing your best work
1:03:42 Misquoted
1:12:30 An exclusive
1:15:25 Outro
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Can we fix the email problem?
This week's Thursday episode is an Email Special, where we finally catch up with some of your unanswered messages. From family feuds over cats and awkward sex talks to relationship arguments, the pair call people out, offer advice and revisit the infamous “tortoise eating your ding dong” debate.
Romesh also addresses complaints about eating on the podcast (don't worry we mute him) and Shanthi gets duped by AI and TikTok. Plus there's a failed attempt to pitch to M&S.
With Shanthi being spikey and Romesh getting roasted it's one not to miss.
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00:00 Intro
04:53 An email special
05:25 On Ben Elton
07:08 An M&S sponsor attempt
08:17 A serious note from Romesh
09:00 A doctors opinion
10:00 Shanthi has a go
13:39 Some email stats
16:00 Would Romesh be a good model?
16:35 The first email
17:0 Tortoises revisited
20:18 A jingle and an ego bash
23:18 An email about a cat
28:13 Dogs or cats?
29:19 Shanthi’s TikTok finds
32:05 An email about the sex talk
38:26 A couple’s dispute
45:00 Outro
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What does the man behind Blackadder actually think about modern comedy?
Ben Elton, multi award-winning comedian writer, novelist, director and lyricist joins Romesh to discuss his new autobiography, 'What Have I Done?’' and share with us how he went from being a 10-year old auditioning for amateur theatre, to writing some of the most-loved British sitcoms including Blackadder, The Young Ones and more.
From going to University with Rick Mayall, getting the call to work with Queen and how the We Will Rock You Musical really came about, to what happened when Blackadder got cancelled and why he loves Mr Bean so much.
Plus: a classic question from Shanthi, a rant about mobile phones and an unexpected modelling pitch to M&S. Don't miss it.
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00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Ben’s autobiography
04:49 - On reviews and critics
09:09 - A gift for Ben
12:54 - Ben’s route into writing
15:34 - On stand up
21:32 - Challenging sexism and politics
24:10 - On Improvising
26:13 - The real story of Blackadder
37:55 - Ben’s favourite work
39:30 - On negative headlines
40:56 - Upstart Crow with David Mitchell
43:32 - Triumph and disaster
45:03 - Shanthi’s question to Ben
48:35 - On We Will Rock You
01:01-40 - Misquoted
01:16:55 - Saying what you want to say
01:18:28 - Modelling pitch
01:19:02 - Outro
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What happens when you realise you’ve accidentally ignored 632 listener emails?
Mystery solved and an apology is in order from the team in this Thursday's episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, after finding out they have been checking the wrong inbox the entire time.
This week Romesh and Shanthi team up again to answer and advise on your dilemmas. Covering topics from aging, learning English and impressing family members to some unlicensed, dubious medical advice from Shanthi herself.
There’s also a chaotic “Freaky Friday” conversation about swapping lives for 24 hours, an unexpected Tamil telling-off and Romesh is forced into a terrible apology.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Meditating with Romesh
02:44 A podcast debrief
05:30 An apology to the emailers
10:12 Your listener dilemmas answered
20:30 Romesh’s last epic night out
22:30 A Ranganathan Freaky Friday
30:39 How to impress your mother in law
33:23 Shanthi tells Romesh off in Tamil
35:17 An apology from Romesh
38:45 Outro
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What is the future of comedy and podcasts?
Comedian, actor and podcaster Adam Buxton joins Romesh for a thoughtful and funny conversation about creativity, aging and the strange evolution of podcasting.
Adam reflects on his career from The Adam and Joe Show, to music, to building one of the UK’s most respected podcasts. From working with Louis Theroux to becoming podcast competitors, he discusses why he prefers audio over video, even as the industry shifts toward clips, algorithms and “maximising reach”.
They also chat about the reality of getting older in the public eye and why chasing audience approval can quietly ruin creative work.
Plus, Adam talks about making his debut solo album, Buckle Up, collaborating with Metronomy’s Joe Mount, and finding new ways to stay creative.
Expect as usual, a question from Shanthi, and a game of Misquoted with a brutal breakdown of how viral exclusives are ruining us.
The Adam Buxton Band are on tour and you can get your tickets here! https://linktr.ee/theadambuxtonband
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00:00 Intro
05:00 A gift for Adam
06:30 Hair loss, aging and awkward family moments
13:20 Rom & Adam’s attempt at friendship
16:33 Adam on podcasting trending
17:10 The competition with Theroux
18:04 What Adam doesn’t like about podcasting
25:42 Getting into music
29:55 Adam’s new comedy album
30:51 Shorts faux pas and fashion envy
36:40 More on Buckle Up the album
39:30 Adam does a jingle
42:06 Adam’s divided career
49:39 A question from Shanthi
51:57 The future of comedy TV
54:55 Misquoted
01:02:29 A viral exclusive broken down
01:06:36 Outro
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Who would direct Shanthi's documentary about her life?
Romesh and Shanthi are back in the studio, discussing Miriam Margolyes, documentaries and whether Shanthi would make her own all about arriving in the UK in 1975 to navigating culture shock, kindness from strangers, and the realities of starting over.
They also tackle your listener dilemmas with some sound advice, from issues dealing with mother-in-laws, parenting and superstitions. And for once Rom and Shanthi agree!
Plus: We ask the team who is better to work with Karl Pilkington or Romesh?
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00:00 Intro
01:43 Shanthi on Miriam Margolyes
02:42 Would Shanthi make a documentary?
04:12 Shanthi on coming to the UK
08:43 Answering your dilemmas
10:09 Working with Romesh vs Karl Pilkington
10:42 Dilemmas continued
16:55 Ranganathan supersitions
23:06 Outro
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What happens when you put Miriam Margolyes and Romesh in a room together? Surprisingly brilliant life advice and a mild flirtation...
BAFTA-winning actor, author and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins Romesh Ranganathan for one of the funniest, frankest and most unpredictable episodes yet.
Miriam reflects on her extraordinary career, from Blackadder and Harry Potter to her deep love of Charles Dickens, theatre and live audiences. She also discusses her new documentary, 'Miriam Margolye Made Me Me', her upcoming book 'Miriam’s Full English', life on Cameo, and why getting older has made her bolder.
Expect candid opinions on fame, politics, kindness, reality TV, social issues and public figures, alongside stories from Cambridge Footlights, her long standing beef with John Cleese, working with comedy legends, and why she still believes in seizing the day.
Plus: Shanthi’s question, audience absurdity and some truly unfiltered and unhinged moments… and yes, an on-air fart.
It's a hilarious episode and unmistakably Miriam.
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00:00 Intro
03:32 A gift for Miriam
06:00 Miriam thinks Rom is sexy
07:40 The new documentary
09:00 On success
10:30 More on Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
15:45 On being a farty old lady and reality TV
17:08 Writing a new book
18:09 Unhinged audience questions and Cameo
21:00 On Nigel Farage
26:48 Most proud moments
25:37 Shanthi’s question to Miriam
28:29 On importance and popularity
32:23 Humanity, kindness and politics
37:42 Does Miriam like a full english?
38:22 On touring and Miriam’s broad career
39:37 Miriam farts on the show
40:30 Getting into acting
43:38 Footlights and her beef with John Cleese
47:13 Working on Blackadder
50:32 Harry Potter and it’s legacy
51:46 A message to David Essex
52:30 Miriam’s favourite actor to work with
56:41 Most surprising person she’s worked with
58:50 Most important work
01:00:25 What’s next
01:01:55 Misquoted
01:09:45 Advice from Miriam
01:10:44 Outro
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What do you get Shanthi Ranganathan for her birthday when she already has it all?
It’s a special birthday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, as Romesh and the team celebrate Shanthi with gifts, an unexpected charity donation, and a chaotic game of Would You Rather?
From Shanthi’s thoughts on dating later in life, to questions about drug use, and heated debates over Titanic, cats and parrots, this birthday special goes exactly where you’d expect and absolutely nowhere you’d predict...
Plus, Romesh and Shanthi tackle your listener dilemmas with their usual mix of questionable advice, honesty and chaos.
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00:00 Intro
01:00 Shanthi’s birthday gifts
04:36 Romesh’s charity donation
07:25 Would You Rather with Shanthi
08:50 Shanthi’s first marijuana experience
10:30 Shanthi on dating
19:18 Did Thundercat like the hat?
22:00 A question about age
26:48 Most proud moments
30:40 A miscommunication about movies, cats and parrots
36:50 How do the Ranganathan’s celebrate birthdays?
39:15 Titanic movie opinions
41:40 Outro
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Can you force creativity or does it only come when it’s ready?
Double Grammy Award winning artist Thundercat joins Romesh Ranganathan for a wide-ranging conversation about music, art, style and finding your own sound.
From Thundercat’s journey in music, growing up around musicians, to becoming a solo artist and finding his niche, they discuss how his sound developed and how working with Flying Lotus changed everything. He also touches on creating during trauma and why he believes creativity cannot be rushed. And they discuss the potential of a new album...
Plus, a question from Shanthi on confidence and dealing with bullying growing up, touring and new music, a game of Misquoted and obviously, a lot of love for the bass.
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00:00 Intro
03:23 Romesh gasses up Thundercat
03:57 Gift giving
06:49 Upcoming European Tour
08:15 The difference between American crowds
10:20 Was he always going to be a musician?
11:59 When art starts paying off
14:00 How did he become a solo artist?
16:30 How to define Thundercats genre
22:19 A question from Shanthi on confidence
25:28 On getting bullied
29:09 Thundercats style
35:00 New music and possible albums
38:30 On trauma effecting creativity
40:13 Misquoted
43:50 On Mac Miller
45:56 Misquoted continued
48:03 Is Thundercat a Thundercat fan?
50:56 The importance of bass
52:55 Outro
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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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