The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Shanthi Gives Advice on Flying, Grandparents & Fighting in Relationships

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Show Notes

What’s the best way to cure a fear of flying? According to Shanthi, pray...or fly to Portsmouth.

It’s Thursday, which means Romesh’s mum Shanthi is back to answer your questions and family dilemmas on The Romesh Ranganathan Show.

There’s a lottery win dream purchase, a trigonometry refresher with a questionable acronym, a garden centre saga that Shanthi has been waiting to tell, and a flight attendant role play that goes completely off the rails.

A Ranga Bee Production.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro02:52 Shanthi's nail dilemma06:14 Shanthi's pep talk for the show08:26 Who is Shanthi's best friend?09:45 Listener questions10:11 Ruby's fear of flying15:31 The mystery noise19:40 Shanthi's advice for new parents24:15 Romesh's rapper days25:15 Shanthi's garden centre saga28:23 Could Shanthi have been a flight attendant?30:08 Flight attendant role play33:38 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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