Would Shanthi date Harry Kane?

In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi puts some of football's biggest names under the microscope as she decides which World Cup stars she'd date, which she'd avoid and why Cristiano Ronaldo could be her son.

Romesh attempts to teach Shanthi some football phrases ahead of the World Cup, Shanthi shares the story of the time she crashed into Romesh's gate, and there's a heated debate about whether Lionel Messi is actually as nice as everyone thinks he is.

Plus, we answer your listener dilemmas, including how to approach a neighbour about dog sitting and advice for parents navigating the teenage years.

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

04:14 Shanthi calls out Rom

07:51 World Cup chat

10:02 Romesh calls out TV Channels

10:46 God visited Shanthi

11:25 A dating game

23:04 The pizza van debacle

25:45 Shanthi wrecked Romesh’s gate

27:41 Detective Shanthi

29:17 Shanthi tries some footy cheers

38:12 On Emily Atack

40:40 Does Shanthi get nervous?

43:15 Answering your questions

54:08 Advice on parenting teenagers

01:00:44 Outro

This episode is brought to you by Dear England - the new new fictionalised drama from BBC.

Watch on www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

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