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The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Why Do Mums Ignore Boundaries?

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Ranga Bee & Platform Media

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.6706 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Romesh STILL doesn't believe that Shanthi wrote the infamous festive planning list... and the cross-examination continues! The pair then dive into your dilemmas, including how to deal with mums who ignore boundaries – and a heated debate on wedding etiquette after one listener reveals their mother-in-law wore white on the big day. A Ranga Bee production in partnership with Listen. 00:00 Romesh is relaxed 00:56 Shanthi's New Year Resolutions 02:00 Shanthi's List Controversy 06:40 Hard Times 11:00 Be Kind To Your Mum 15:45 Texting Etiquette 20:40 White Dress At Someone Else's Wedding 24:55 Wedding Etiquette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.

0:04.0

We're having a baby.

0:06.0

We're having a baby.

0:07.0

I've always wanted to be mom.

0:09.0

And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.

0:12.0

I have no idea what we're doing.

0:13.0

Thank you. I have more of an idea.

0:15.0

I think of it like a Tamagocchi.

0:17.0

At the end of all of this...

0:20.0

We're going to have a little baby. Raising Chelsea, a Hulu

0:23.7

original series streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. 18 plus subscription required teas and tea supply.

0:30.2

McGriddles, a new McDonald's breakfast. So it's maple syrup infused. It's sweet, then it's

0:35.8

savoury, because the sausage, you know, and the cheese and the egg. Oh, it's got the golden archie stamped on it too. Make that make sense. It's hard to put into words, but... Until 11am, subject to availability, fees apply to delivery orders while stocks last. Welcome back to the Thursday edition of the Rommish Ranganaithin Show. It's a new year, but I'm happy to say that I'm still here with the team, and of course,

0:58.1

my mum, Shanti.

1:00.4

If you're noticing a difference in my energy, it's because I saw online, one of the

1:04.2

comments was that my opening to these is too high energy.

1:07.6

So I've decided to bring it down a little bit, turn the heat down a little bit,

1:11.4

and have a more relaxed opening to the podcast. Every Thursday we sit down, chat about Monday's

1:17.5

episode, hear your dilemmas and hold space. By the way, make sure you subscribe on YouTube

1:23.5

or hit follow wherever you get your podcast. It genuinely helps us out, especially these three povos.

1:29.7

And mum gets a real kick out of watching the numbers go up.

1:33.2

Mum, we're now into 2026.

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