The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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  1. Shanthi Holds a Grudge & Romesh SINGS Whitney!

    30 oktober 2025 · 20 min

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    What's the weirdest family tradition you've ever heard of? Join Romesh and Shanthi as they talk about some of theirs, alongside Romesh's shoe addiction – plus the listeners get in touch with story of Glastonbury guilt. Lees meer

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    00:00 Shanthi's Airhorns!

    01:00 Like "Mel Gibson"

    02:50 Romesh's Wedding

    08:00 Listener Glastonbury Confession

    10:30 Holding a Grudge

    11:30 Romesh's Trainer Addiction

    13:00 The Bodyguard and Romesh Sings!

    15:15 Shanthi attempts to sign off

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  2. Daisy May Cooper & Charlie Cooper: Ghost Hunts, Sibling Rivalry & Threadworm

    27 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 18 min

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    What do you say when a fan recognises you… while you’re buying threadworm tablets? Lees meer

    Daisy May and Charlie Cooper join Romesh to relive their most mortifying moments, talk about ghost-hunting in a haunted prison, and explain how a viral story nearly ruined their lives. They also get honest about fame, sibling rivalry, and why Daisy might be the only person to take sleeping pills on a paranormal show.

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    00:00 Intro
    01:20 “I Was a Bit of a Tw*t Before Fame”
    03:00 How Important Is Being Famous?
    04:45 Charlie on THREADWORMS
    07:00 “Where’s the Fish in That Story?”
    10:15 Daisy’s Viral Audition CONFESSION
    11:50 Emotional Support Ghosts & Haunted Hotels
    15:00 Daisy and Charlie Really Believe in Ghosts
    18:00 Daisy Sleeps Through the Paranormal
    20:00 Fake Tan in Prison
    22:00 Telepathy Test
    27:00 Charlie & Romesh’s Argos Jobs
    33:00 Shanthi’s Question: Working with Siblings
    37:00 Competing for Mum
    40:00 The Hustle vs Family Life
    44:00 Oscar Fixations
    51:00 “You Were a Bit Boring – Now You’re Boring with More Money!”
    53:00 The Pilot That Nearly Killed This Country
    54:00 Daisy Pays Charlie a Compliment (Finally)
    56:00 Daisy’s Creepy Tarot Reading
    01:00:00 Misquoted
    01:03:16 Who Wrote the Best Line in the Show?
    01:04:50 Why the Runners Hate Daisy
    01:07:30 Wetting Yourself
    01:15:00 Romesh’s Josh Widdicombe Impression
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  3. Controlling Romesh's Life & What Shanthi Looks For In A Man!

    23 oktober 2025 · 39 min

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    Join Romesh and Shanthi as they argue about spending time together, reply to awkward questions about dating, and react to Jameela Jamil's embarrassing story. Lees meer

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    00:00 Family time

    03:50 Weird Bedroom Talk

    07:00 On Jameela Jamil

    08:50 Reacting to Jameela’s DJ Story

    13:00 Audience Questions: In-laws

    21:10 Ben’s Apples

    24:21 Shanthi Are You Dating?

    28:56 Controlling Romesh’s Life

    33:00 Shanthi Nails the Santander Line

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  4. Jameela Jamil: Accidentally Becoming A Hollywood Star & Why I Don’t Trust Journalists

    20 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 5 min

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    What do you do if your school bully edits your Wikipedia? Lees meer

    Jameela Jamil chats to Romesh about her huge success in Hollywood and how she accidentally got her role in The Good Place. Jameela also tells us her problem with journalism and her embarrassing moment live on stage in front of 6,000 farmers…

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    00:00 Intro

    01:20 Jameela Impersonates Priyanka Chopra

    02:26 “No Marlon Randos”

    05:00 COLONIC Irrigation!

    07:50 Cake Break

    09:40 Journalists and Wikipedia

    17:26 “I’m not a profound thinker”

    18:12 Shanthi’s Question

    21:15 Jameela’s SUCCESS: "How did you do it?"

    22:30 BULLIES and Standing Ovations

    27:00 The Good Place AUDITION

    28:20 Changing Philosophies

    36:00 Outrage and LOLS

    37:17 Larry David’s Wedding

    38:45 On Being Brown

    43:50 Turning 40

    46:20 Shame and Humiliation

    47:15 “Misquoted”

    51:45 ORG*SMING on stage!

    56:00 Laurence Fox
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  5. Romesh's Medical MIX UP & Should Grandparents Choose Their Nicknames?

    16 oktober 2025 · 29 min

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    Join Romesh and Shanthi as they chat about the mix up at the doctors when Romesh was younger, whether grandparents should pick their name and how easy it is to make the perfect Tiktok. Lees meer

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    00:00 Intro

    00:30 Shanthi's Weather Forecast

    01:20 Romesh's Could Improve

    02:43 Shanthi is Unimpressed by Tim Minchin

    04:08 Shanthi Sings for Social Media

    07:01 Ben on "Dwerking"

    08:59 Listener Questions: Grandparents Theme

    13:58 Romesh's WORST Habit

    16:44 Names for Grandma

    19:00 I Thought You Were Cutting my ***** Off

    20:55 A Question on the EDGE

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  6. Tim Minchin: How I Wrote Matilda the Musical! Quitting Social Media & Imposter Syndrome!

    13 oktober 2025 · 52 min

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    Does imposter sydrome actually exist? Lees meer

    Tim Minchin talks to Romesh about the award-winning musical 'Matilda' and how big a part Tim played in it. The problem with social media and how to deal with sudden success!

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    0:00 Intro

    0:29 Tim Minchin’s Life GOALS

    2:57 Technical ISSUES & False Optimism

    3:18 Imposter Syndrome

    6:59 Stylophone JAM

    9:05 Matilda and Creative Pressure

    15:16 Ben’s Miss Honey CRUSH

    17:16 New Album, Old Songs

    19:11 Opinions, Social Media & Sanity

    21:21 Performing in Your Own Way

    23:30 Positive Stuff is as BAD as Negative Stuff

    27:22 Addicted to the LOVE

    29:09 Shanthi’s Voice Note

    30:01 Edinburgh 2010: So You Think You’re Funny?

    32:06 From Edgelord to Responsibility

    38:10 Laughter Isn’t the Only Currency

    39:25 Kids Aren’t Fans

    43:33 Misquoted and RUINED

    48:02 EXCLUSIVE: “No Anuses” The Musical…
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  7. Shanthi Goes VIRAL On TikTok & Romesh ABANDONS Shanthi at a Wedding!?

    9 oktober 2025 · 25 min

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    Join Romesh and Shanthi as they chat about Rom leaving Shanthi unattended at a wedding, how to do TikTok trends and which family member they'd trust the least! Lees meer

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    00:00 Intro and Jamie Redknapp

    01:50 Shanthi's THIRSTY question

    04:00 Romesh ABANDONS Shanthi

    10:20 You write in and Shanthi answers

    10:50 WEIRD Christmas toilet tradition

    13:22 Romesh tells Shanthi Ben's drunken story

    16:12 Sonic vs Mr Bean...

    18:40 Who does Shanthi trust the least?

    20:05 Shanthi is STILL trying to learn "Santander"

    21:05 Goodbye from Shanthi

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  8. Jamie Redknapp: Becoming a Dad AGAIN at 49, Coached By My Dad & Flirting With Romesh's Mum...

    6 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 5 min

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    Will A League Of Their Own ever come back? Lees meer

    Jamie Redknapp joins Romesh as they delve into training his kids to be professional footballers, becoming a dad again at 49 years old, and how football has changed since he played.

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    00:00 Wild Compliments

    01:24 A Swedish Smörgåsbord

    05:48 Becoming a Dad Again at 49

    10:17 Football Parents

    15:08 Shanthi Shoots Her Shot

    21:40 Saying "I Love You"

    24:24 Aftercare in Football, School vs Sport

    30:31 Harry Redknapp’s Touchline Signals

    34:14 League of Their Own – Final Series

    46:58 Ice Baths & Going Booze-Free

    51:33 Botox & Trout Sp*rm

    54:20 Have You Tried Ozempic?

    59:28 What’s Next?
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  9. Romesh Got SCAMMED On Holiday & Shanthi’s BIZARRE Parenting Trick?!

    2 oktober 2025 · 35 min

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    Join Romesh and Shanthi as they chat about everything that’s wrong with Romesh’s fashion sense, how he made a mistake on holiday, and Shanthi reacts – and honestly judges – the singing from the Paloma Faith episode... Lees meer

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    00:00 Shanthi Spoils the Intro

    02:00 Paloma Faith and Kitchen Makeovers

    06:00 Vegan Cheese Board: Terrible Gift?

    09:00 Romesh’s HORRIBLE Singing Lesson

    12:00 Awkward Advice

    17:00 “Sex Will RUIN Your Brain!”

    19:40 Shanthi DESTROYS Romesh’s Fashion Sense

    22:49 Jellycat and Labubu for ADULTS?

    26:40 I Learned To Say "Santander"

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  10. Paloma Faith: Feeling REJECTED By The Music Industry & Teaching Romesh To Sing!

    29 september 2025 · 59 min

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    Is being called an icon a bad thing? Apparently, yes. Lees meer

    Paloma opens up with Romesh about her highs and lows in the music industry, how she manages her career whilst being a mum and gives Romesh a brutal singing lesson...

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    00:00 Start

    00:29 Paloma joins the show

    01:21 Birthday drama: famous friends who didn’t show

    05:07 Brits, success & being "second best"

    06:15 Fame anxiety & awkward fan moments

    08:14 Paloma vs vegan cheese (taste test)

    12:06 Center Parcs chaos & unexpected sponsorships

    14:12 Satan, America & wild Romesh tangents

    17:20 How Paloma found her voice & confidence

    21:13 Flaky friends & setting boundaries

    22:03 Paloma teaches Romesh to sing (Boyz II Men)

    28:10 Behind the scenes of *The Voice* & clash with Boy George

    29:30 Ambition, fear & what drives Paloma

    32:07 Podcast controversy & immigration backlash

    35:18 Acting dreams & meandering career paths

    39:05 Ageism & feeling rejected by the music industry

    40:18 Balancing motherhood, music & podcasting

    44:33 Mental health journeys & hypnotherapy stories

    47:52 Misquoted: Paloma fact or fiction?

    52:14 Celebrity stories (Angelina Jolie, Cher & more)

    55:28 Outro

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  11. Introducing Shanthi Ranganathan

    25 september 2025 · 34 min

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    It’s the very first Thursday edition of The Romesh Ranganathan Show! Romesh is joined by his mum, Shanthi, as they launch their new weekly catch-up. They look back at the week’s big moments, share your funniest family stories, and Shanthi sets the tone with her very first topic. Warm, sharp, and brutally honest — this is Shanthi as you’ve never heard her before. Lees meer

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    00:00 Intro

    00:35 Family roll call

    02:03 “Bang-bang”

    04:43 Why the Thursday show exists

    06:12 Shanthi’s jingle attempts

    07:50 Monday’s guest: Michael Sheen

    09:05 Listener questions start

    10:05 Childhood embarrassments

    11:03 Canada story

    13:02 Naked News

    15:06 Naked for a Rolex?

    18:26 Broken nose

    19:39 Almost a heart attack

    19:50 Lies

    23:02 Santander advert attempt

    24:22 Most rewarding moments

    29:38 Outro
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  12. Michael Sheen: Handing Back My OBE + Accidentally Stalking My Hero

    22 september 2025 · 52 min

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    What is it like to be a Hollywood actor in a local supermarket? Lees meer

    Michael Sheen talks to Romesh about growing up Welsh, the chaos of being recognised in public, and the moment he chose to give back his OBE.

    From family life in Port Talbot to blockbuster roles and activism, Michael reflects on the stories and values that shaped him — and why saying no to the Palace was as important as any role he’s ever played.

    Along the way, there are plenty of laughs, sharp observations, and a few surprises that show a side of Sheen you’ve never heard before.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:57 Show starts

    05:30 Supermarket fame

    07:32 Giving back the OBE

    12:32 Question from Shanthi

    19:56 Knowing success

    25:55 Getting under the skin

    33:27 Naked man
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  13. Introducing The Romesh Ranganathan Show!

    22 september 2025 · 1 min

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    Welcome to The Romesh Ranganathan Show! A brand-new podcast full of big laughs and bigger conversations. Lees meer

    Every Monday, Romesh is joined by the world’s biggest stars from film, TV, music and comedy, opening up like you’ve never heard them before.

    And every Thursday, his mum Shanthi joins the party, bringing family stories, audience questions and her famously honest advice.

    New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday, hit follow now so you never miss a moment.

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