Romesh & Shanthi Respond to the Haters

About this episode

Romesh and his mum Shanthi discuss various topics including negative comments and listener dilemmas in a chaotic and honest manner.

Can Shanthi read minds? In this episode, Romesh and mum Shanthi talk about literally everything. From receiving negative comments, how to handle nightmares, Romesh's vaping problem and the chances that life is all just a simulation. They also answer listener questions, giving their best advice for your dilemmas. As always, it’s chaotic, honest and slightly unhinged. A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:55 Shanthi gets upset about the comments 04:45 Shanthi recieves a gift 05:54 A listener has a dreamy question for Romesh 07:15 Shanthi’s nightmare recovery 08:01 Romesh, vaping and nicorette dreams 12:29 A question on flatulence 21:16 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Romesh Ranganathan

Guest: Shanthi Ranganathan

Topics covered

• negative comments
• nightmares
• vaping
• listener questions
• life simulation
• chaotic discussions

Keywords

• negative comments
• nightmares
• vaping
• listener questions
• simulation
• chaotic
• advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ranga Bee, Platform Media

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