Shanthi’s Free Holiday, Romesh’s Underwear & Vegan Teasing

Romesh Ranganathan (0:00)

...,Welcome Welcome to to the the Thursday Thursday edition edition of of The The Romesh Romesh Ranganathan Ranganathan Show Show. It's. It's exciting exciting, isn't, isn't it it?

Shanthi (0:05)

It It is is exciting exciting.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:06)

Every. Every Thursday Thursday, we, we shoot shoot the the shit shit and and help help our our listeners listeners sort sort their their lives lives out out. And And we've we've got got the the team team here here, which, which... Woo! Yeah! Go team! Trying I'm trying to to show show them them a a little little bit bit more more respect respect, because because sometimes... sometimes Sometimes when, when I'm I'm walking walking around around the the office office, it, it feels feels like like, you, you know know when when a a zoo's zoo's about about to to close close down down?

and. And they they just just look look a a bit bit sad sad or or whatever whatever, because, because they're they're worried worried about about when when they're they're... Sometimes... Sometimes it's it's like like Madagascar Madagascar, not. But not the the country country, the, the film film. just Just with with the the little little animals animals going going on, what, what are are we we going gonna to do do? So So I'm I'm trying trying to to be be nice nice to to them them. I I want wanna to say say, I, I think think your your contributions contributions to to the the podcast podcast are are great great. couldn't. Couldn't do do it it without without you you. True, very true. You You specifically specifically, but, but we we could could easily easily replace replace you you.

with. With another another team team that that would would do do it it as as well well.

and. And probably probably smell smell less less. Anyway Anyway. mum Mum, how, how are are you you today today?

Shanthi (0:58)

I'm I'm fine fine.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:59)

What. What a a lovely lovely outfit outfit you've you've got got on on today today, is is what what it it says says in in the the script script.

They They just assumed, they just just assumed assumed that that that's that's what what I I think think about about your your outfit outfit. But But actually actually, I I do do think think it's it's nice nice.

Shanthi (1:12)

Oh Oh, thank, thank you you so so much much.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:14)

Who's Who's assembling assembling your your looks looks together? I? I did do. Right Right. I I did did. Could. Could you you talk talk us us through through your your outfit outfit, please, please?

Imagine Imagine we're we're on on the the red red carpet carpet.

Shanthi (1:21)

Yeah Yeah.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:21)

And And you you know know how how like, like when, when there's there's somebody's somebody who's on on the the red red carpet carpet and, and then then they they go go, oh, who, who are are you you wearing wearing or or whatever whatever? Okay? Okay. Hi. Hi, Shanthi, Shanthi. Well Well, enjoying, enjoying the the premiere premiere tonight tonight?

Shanthi (1:30)

I I am am, I I am am.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:32)

Great. Great. You look, I gotta say. You, you look look fantastic fantastic. Thank.

Shanthi (1:35)

Thank you you so so much much, my, my son son.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:37)

Well Well, let's, let's assume assume that that I'm I'm not not your your son son. I'm. I'm just just an an interviewer interviewer. Okay, okay. Okay, okay. Shanthi Shanthi, you, you look look absolutely absolutely amazing amazing. The. The true true star star of of The The Romesh Romesh Ranganathan Ranganathan Show Show. Oh. thank. Thank you you, thank. Thank you you. As. As we we say say over over at at TM tm.com. And And what?

what. What is is it it? Can, can you you just just explain explain who who you're you're wearing wearing today today?

Shanthi (1:54)

I'm I'm wearing wearing.

the. The trouser trouser and and the the top top. from From Next next.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:58)

From. From Next next? From. From Next next. You. You almost almost exclusively exclusively seem seem to to shop shop at at Next next, don't, don't you you?

Shanthi (2:03)

I I do do. Most Most of of the the stuff stuff come come from from Next next.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:06)

Yeah. Yeah.

Shanthi (2:06)

Because Because their their clothes clothes fit fit me me perfectly perfectly.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:09)

Right Right. I.

Shanthi (2:09)

I think think after. After I I lost lost weight weight.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:11)

Yeah. Yeah.

Shanthi (2:12)

So So I I always always buy buy it from from them there.