S05 EP4: Romesh Ranganathan (The Return)

**Rob Beckett** (0:03)
Hello, I'm Rob Beckett.

**Josh Widdicombe** (0:04)
Hello, I'm Josh Widdicombe.

**Rob Beckett** (0:05)
Welcome to Parenting Hell, the show in which Josh and I discuss what it's really like to be a parent, which I would say can be a little tricky.

**Josh Widdicombe** (0:21)
So, to make ourselves and hopefully you feel better about the trials and tribulations of modern day parenting, each week, we'll be chatting to a famous parent about how they're coping.

**Rob Beckett** (0:30)
Or hopefully how they're not coping.

**Josh Widdicombe** (0:32)
And we'll also be hearing from you, the listener, with your tips, advice, and of course, tales of parenting woe.

**Rob Beckett** (0:37)
Because let's be honest, there are plenty of times when none of us know what we're doing. Hello, you're listening to Parenting Hell with...

**SPEAKER_4** (0:48)
Grayson, can you say Rob Beckett? And can you say Josh Widdicombe?
Can you say Josh Widdicombe?

**Josh Widdicombe** (1:09)
There we go.

**Rob Beckett** (1:10)
I love, Josh, I don't know what it is, but I've got, I love hearing my name in an American accent. I feel, I just feel so excited.
It sort of feels like you're on holiday in America, or you're like, you've become a Hollywood star.

**Josh Widdicombe** (1:23)
Yeah.

**Rob Beckett** (1:24)
Rob Beckett.

**Josh Widdicombe** (1:25)
That was Grayson, age eight, and Everett, age six.
They were both born and raised in England. But, oh, they've already picked up the accent though, haven't they? We just recently moved to Arkansas.

**Rob Beckett** (1:38)
Yes.

**Josh Widdicombe** (1:39)
So I have a feeling they will soon adopt a British Southern US accent. I reckon Christine, that horse has already bolted.

**Rob Beckett** (1:45)
Well, Christine's definitely from Arkansas, isn't she?

**Josh Widdicombe** (1:47)
Yeah, she's from Arkansas. Thanks for continuing to entertain me across the pond while I can no longer watch all my favorite British panel shows. I'm constantly trying to increase your Arkansas listeners, even though they may not get all the human references. Love the podcast, looking forward to the new book, Christine.
Wow, Christine.

**Rob Beckett** (2:03)
Did I ever tell you when I tried to make friends with an American couple when me and Lou were in Paris?

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:07)
No.

**Rob Beckett** (2:07)
We were in Paris.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:08)
Just enjoy your holiday with your wife. What is this? It's not a networking opportunity.

**Rob Beckett** (2:15)
But look, this is, but basically, whenever I, if I'm not working a lot or, so like, Lou was away with her mum and dad and I was in doors all day on my own. I didn't speak to anyone for like 10 hours. And I got in a taxi to go to work and I just didn't stop talking at the driver to the point where he was like trying to shut me down.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:32)
Do you mind if I put my headphones in?

**Rob Beckett** (2:34)
Yeah, he's going to say I've got a podcast to listen to. I've got to do a bit of work because I'm driving.
But yeah, but we were there and like we shanked him and I was like, you know, I sort of rate myself as good laugh on a night out, Josh.
I've had a couple of drinks. I'm in Paris. They've met a cool British guy. They're from Kansas. They've met Lou. Lou's a laugh. We're a laugh. We're all having a bit of a laugh. We're trying to chat to him. They've just like shutting us down. And afterwards, I was like, what's their problem, Lou? We're good fun.
What's wrong with them? Have you ever heard that?

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:07)
No, because I don't talk to people on holiday, Rob.
We met one American couple when we were, God, different life, wasn't it? We were in Tulum in Mexico. Tulum?

**Rob Beckett** (3:19)
What were you doing there?

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:20)
Oh, mate, we were just having a lovely holiday, which involved, you know, doing nothing, really, except, you know, eating and drinking and sitting on a beach.

**Rob Beckett** (3:29)
Yeah.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:30)
Anyway, we met an American couple. They were from New York, and they were very cool indeed.
And we had a lovely night, and we went and drank tequila with them, and I threw up in a bush.

**Rob Beckett** (3:40)
You can't hold your drink at all, can you?

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:43)
I think I've got a stomach problem. Before we go on, Michael, can you check how many people in Arkansas listen?

**Michael** (3:48)
So in the last 12 months, we've had 2,215 downloads in Arkansas.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:54)
Not bad at all, actually, is it?