Shanthi on Girlfriends, Overprotective Parents & “Love You, Mummy”

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Ranga Bee & Platform Media

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Romesh and Shanthi are back, chatting dental fears, turmeric-stained teeth, and Romesh’s table tennis win over Sir Andy Murray. Plus, listeners ask for advice on tricky girlfriends, mummy’s boys, and a mother-in-law on a hen do???A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Listen. 0:01 - Shanthi’s “Royal Albert Hall” Introduction 1:22 - Dentist Fears & Turmeric Teeth4:45 - Shanthi reacts to Romesh vs Sir Andy8:32 - Rom’s Greatest Win?10:44 - The Disliked Girlfriend12:58 - Shanthi meeting Girlfriends18:02 - 18 Year Old Romesh21:06 - “Love You, Mummy” – Red Flag or Not?23:49 - The Irrigation28:36 - The Mother-in-Law32:17 - Birthday Party for Dogs?35:53 - Married at First Sight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You look very smart.
0:01.1	Thanks.
0:01.7	You look unbelievable, by the way.
0:03.9	It's true.
0:04.4	Unbelievable.
0:04.8	You look great. You look like a fucking sexy licish insult. Okay, okay. Let's get the intro. Oh, God. Help! I'm your friend. Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Romish Rang Nathan's show. I'm here with my mum. Shanty. Every Thursday, we sit down, chat about Monday's episode. read your stories and mom brings one of her topics to the tabla.
0:23.0	Should make you feel better about your own family dynamics. every Thursday we sit down, chat about Monday's episode, read your stories and mum brings one of her topics to the tabla.
0:22.6	Should make you feel better about your own family dynamics.
0:24.6	Mum? Yes.
0:26.6	Pretend we're doing the podcast live at the Royal Albert Hall. How do you introduce us to the
0:30.6	crowd? We're at the Royal Albert Hall. You've got a backstage mic and then you're
0:36.6	about to introduce.
0:40.8	Nothing coming out of my mouth. Okay, well what's the show called?
0:42.3	Podcast.
0:46.3	Chuddy, can I just help?
0:48.3	Yeah, please.
0:49.3	If you look at the sign over his head.
0:51.3	Okay.
0:53.3	So you're backstage, there's a crowd out in the thing. So you're backstage.
0:54.5	There's a crowd out in the thing.
0:56.5	So you're introducing.
0:58.2	Hi, everyone.
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