The Romesh Ranganathan Show
Shanthi's £35K Garden Room, A Big Apology & Conspiracy Theories
02 sep 2026 · 00:56:44
Should Shanthi get her £35,000 garden room?
In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh and Shanthi are back with your questions and dilemmas — and things get out of hand fast. Shanthi campaigns hard for a garden room fit for a footballer, tries to track down her mystery American bank account, and receives an unexpected apology voice note from a stranger.
Elsewhere, Romesh and Shanthi role play as a conspiracy-theorist Dad and his sensible daughter after a listener's TikTok-obsessed father-in-law starts spouting theories about the government and shampoo, and the pair tackle the age-old dilemma of when exactly you should tell a new partner about important matters.
A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform Media.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro1:51 Romesh’s painting4:33 Singing5:15 Shanthi’s outfit 6:44: An intervention for Romesh8:50 Asian Provocateur 10:51 Body image 15:42 Shanthi’s intro16:35 Shanthi’s American bank account19:04 Seating areas25:06 Your questions25:55 The man on the train 29:35 Idris Elba 30:48 Friends and events35:56 Another question 38:28 Conspiracy theory role play 45:14 A question about size 53:03 Outro
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In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh and Shanthi are back with your questions and dilemmas — and things get out of hand fast. Shanthi campaigns hard for a garden room fit for a footballer, tries to track down her mystery American bank account, and receives an unexpected apology voice note from a stranger.
Elsewhere, Romesh and Shanthi role play as a conspiracy-theorist Dad and his sensible daughter after a listener's TikTok-obsessed father-in-law starts spouting theories about the government and shampoo, and the pair tackle the age-old dilemma of when exactly you should tell a new partner about important matters.
A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform Media.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro1:51 Romesh’s painting4:33 Singing5:15 Shanthi’s outfit 6:44: An intervention for Romesh8:50 Asian Provocateur 10:51 Body image 15:42 Shanthi’s intro16:35 Shanthi’s American bank account19:04 Seating areas25:06 Your questions25:55 The man on the train 29:35 Idris Elba 30:48 Friends and events35:56 Another question 38:28 Conspiracy theory role play 45:14 A question about size 53:03 Outro
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