The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Shanthi’s Free Holiday, Romesh’s Underwear & Vegan Teasing

Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2026 · 52 min

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How should you react when your son offers you an all-expenses-paid holiday?

On this edition of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh tells his mum Shanthi he’s taking her to Portugal next May. Her first reaction is not what he’d hoped for, so they try again.

Before that, there’s a public plea to Next for freebies and an embarrassing underwear moment from Romesh’s teaching days.

Then it’s your questions: what to do when a child repeats the wrong line in public, how to handle friends and family teasing you for being vegan, and Romesh’s very questionable translation of a Portuguese doughnut chant.
A Ranga Bee Production.

Chapters:

Intro
Next owes Shanthi freebies
Romesh’s underwear at the till
What did Tom Hiddleston whisper to Idris Elba?
Would Shanthi climb Everest?
Are the Northern Lights overrated?
Romesh’s holiday announcement
“We’re not going to Portugal”
Take two: the redo
Taking the podcast to Portugal
Lisa meets Jamie Redknapp
Romesh helps an injured cyclist
Does Shanthi swear?
The Portuguese doughnut sellers
Would Shanthi ever go vegan?
Outro

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