The Romesh Ranganathan Show

The Australia Special

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Show Notes

Who are Shanthi’s favourite Australians? And why didn’t she move to Australia?This Thursday’s episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show is an Australian special, celebrating all our listeners from down under - we’ve got a boomerang, flags, a kangaroo and hats - we’re not here to f*ck spiders!Shanthi reveals some secret stories, including how Romesh could’ve been born in Australia, plus she plays a game of guess the Australian phrase and even attempts the accents.We also answer questions from our Australian listeners on swearing in front of parents, if you should have more than one child and what are our favourite types of c*nt.Don’t forget to like and subscribe!A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

Chapters:00:00 Intro03:31 Cork hats08:52 Shanthi on Australia09:56 Australian family10:53 Shanthi attempts an Aussie accent12:05 Favourite Australians15:45 Wikifeet16:25 Aussie phrases20:06 Shanthi on ShxtsNGigs23:15 The c-bomb26:47 Another question31:50 Snake training37:43 We answer another question43:44 Live shows and a trip to Australia45:03 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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