Sex Robots, Sofa Fires And Secret Situationships

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:00)
Oh my goodness, stick a finger up your arse hole, it's The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Thursday edition.
Sorry, which means myself, my mom, and this disgusting group of creatures are here with you to accompany you on your walk, run, commute, wherever you got your podcasts. God. Mom, can you pretend you're a 1980s fitness instructor and introduce the show?

**Shanthi** (0:27)
I'll try.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:28)
Okay, go for it.

**Shanthi** (0:30)
Hi, guys. This is Romesh Ranganathan Show.
And let's go and make our boobs big.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:40)
Yeah.

**Shanthi** (0:42)
What do you do? One, two, three, four.
Keep on doing it. You will have a beautiful boobs.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:51)
Yeah.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:54)
Really good. That was the best one.
On Monday, we had Diane Morgan on the show. She's got a brilliant new show out called Android. She plays a robot. Can you do like a few robot moves, man? Pretend you're Shanthi the Robot just for a second.

**Shanthi** (1:21)
Like that?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:21)
Yeah, and then say something to me like you're a robot.

**Shanthi** (1:24)
I am a. Robot.
Do you like it?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:31)
Really good. She plays a robot who lives with and helps a widow called Sue, Sue, Sue.
Mom, would you like a robot?

**Shanthi** (1:42)
I have experience. Can I say the story?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:46)
I really would love to know where this is going before we go on.

**Shanthi** (1:49)
I went to Blue Water and I went to an Italian restaurant.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:53)
Okay.

**Shanthi** (1:55)
It's a robot came and served the food.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:57)
Oh, the little robots with the trays and stuff.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:00)
Yeah. Did you like it?

**Shanthi** (2:01)
I like to have one.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:02)
Yeah.

**Shanthi** (2:03)
Yeah. Can you buy me one?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:05)
I'm not buying you a fucking serving robot that they use in a restaurant.

**Shanthi** (2:09)
Okay.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:09)
It's to serve you who lives on your own.

**Shanthi** (2:12)
That's why I'm asking for a robot, at least a companion ship.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:15)
How much do one of the... Can we look up how much one of those costs? Just out of interest.

**Ben** (2:20)
There'll probably be a time when everyone's got a sort of robot butler.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:23)
Well, in Fantastic Four, they've got a little robot butler, haven't they?

**Ben** (2:26)
That's true.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:28)
I'm just interested to see... There must be somebody that's gone, I really like that, let's get it for my house. There must be.

**Ben** (2:36)
I think you have to bulk order it for...

**SPEAKER_3** (2:38)
Okay.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:38)
Say mom wanted 10

**Ben** (2:42)
I think I'd have to send off for a quote.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:45)
Okay. Can you do that?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:46)
I'd love you to do that now.

**Ben** (2:47)
Because it might just take a bit of time.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:49)
If you just do it in your name and your details. If you've got to pay a deposit, I don't mind either.

**Ben** (2:55)
There is a deposit if you do it, but it's a thousand pounds a robot.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:01)
It's a thousand pounds a robot?

**Ben** (3:03)
Yeah.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:06)
For one of those robots, what are you doing?

**Ben** (3:08)
No. Well, I...

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:10)
What are you doing?

**Ben** (3:11)
What do you mean?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:12)
Why have you said it's a thousand pounds?

**Ben** (3:15)
You can cut the labor cost by 10 to 20 percent.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:18)
What are you talking about?

**Ben** (3:19)
That's what it says on here. Purchase price is $19,000.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:23)
Okay. There we go.

**Shanthi** (3:24)
Now we're actually in the run.

**Ben** (3:26)
Oh, sorry. A thousand pounds per month. That's what.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:28)
Okay. Yeah. Did you honestly think the robot was... I just want to get to the bottom of this.

**Ben** (3:33)
I just saw a thousand.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:33)
Because it's insane that you said that out loud. Did you think that one of those robots cost a thousand dollars?

**Ben** (3:39)
No. Definitely not.
No.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:41)
Nineteen thousand pounds, mom. What do you think?

**Shanthi** (3:46)
You can buy one. Not me.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:48)
What would you like the robot to do for you?

**Shanthi** (3:51)
Bring the coffee.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:52)
Right. So when you say bring the coffee...

**Shanthi** (3:56)
Somebody has to go and put the coffee on the tray, isn't it?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (4:00)
Yeah. Somebody has to make the coffee.

**Shanthi** (4:02)
Make the coffee.

**SPEAKER_3** (4:03)
Yeah.