It’s the very first Thursday edition of The Romesh Ranganathan Show! Romesh is joined by his mum, Shanthi, as they launch their new weekly catch-up. They look back at the week’s big moments, share your funniest family stories, and Shanthi sets the tone with her very first topic. Warm, sharp, and brutally honest — this is Shanthi as you’ve never heard her before.

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00:00 Intro

00:35 Family roll call

02:03 “Bang-bang”

04:43 Why the Thursday show exists

06:12 Shanthi’s jingle attempts

07:50 Monday’s guest: Michael Sheen

09:05 Listener questions start

10:05 Childhood embarrassments

11:03 Canada story

13:02 Naked News

15:06 Naked for a Rolex?

18:26 Broken nose

19:39 Almost a heart attack

19:50 Lies

23:02 Santander advert attempt 

24:22 Most rewarding moments

29:38 Outro

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