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From The Australia SpecialJun 17, 2026

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Oh my goodness fuck a duck. It's the Romish Wang and Nathan show Thursday andion of the backack of the moderate success of. Why have we said that? Why have we scripted out? mododerate success Well, sometimes I feel like we oversell it. Okay. Off the b canan I let's just get into this about the email special. We didn't actually do that many emails, did we? It was an email special. But we did how many did we do? F? about that Yeah. And what do we do? And we do four all the time. We do three normally, So three we've done one extra. that makes it special. they were all emails Yeah, o, fun Actually, I do want to take this opportunity, Ben again, it seems to be a running theme here that people think I was too harsh on you the email gate. And people are saying Somebody actually said to me, Rom ass sureortred it's part of your responsibility to check the emails and why are we you having to go to Ben? and I read that and I'd like to say to you, fuck you okay H we go It's a joke Ben's one of my very good friends, one of my best friends, in fact. and he can take if youve got a problem with that, go fuck yourself. Okay No, in all serious has been, I want to apologise here. Were you offended by the way that I dealt with that email? Of course How do you know I know it, Mum. this ey is It's blocked, is it? Well, it's just he seems to think I'm talking to you and calling you Ben. Pas mder. Ben. Did you feel in also like let's have an honest moment here Did you feel bad about it I did feel bad. Okay. How come Well, I felt bad that we'd let our audience. No. I mean, in terms of the way I sort of ont You've always treated me like that So let's redo the Australia spepecial ould any always treated other? always treated like that? Well think I think some of the flags give it the kangaroo, give it away. That's fine. I par those U Ben and John are having a bit of an argument now Let's tell me what happen in case you didn't fully hear Benwin, shouldould we get one with the Australia spepecial and then Joman, Oh, we haven't said it's the Australia spepecial yet, then Benmin, I think the flag's giving that It was little bit it was a little bit a little bit of Pasag tennis was going on there. It was really fun to watch. fifty old Now was the back of the moditor you said to the email special and for absolutely no reason except we love Australia Apparently we've got a few listeners in Australia, right? What are we talking about? Yeah L like look at. Yeah, I heard as well. L Wh did you hear from Why would I tell you? I don't know because it's not a secret. I don't understand why you wouldn't tell me How do you know that we've got lots of listeners in Australia People tell me. Who tells you? I got friends in Australia Oh okay Im listen. o good listen Because basically we've got a lot of listeners are notra we dam thing. Okay, M', donon't give away the surprise. I think the flags might be a giveaway though We was Because we've got a lot of listeners in Australia and we do I actually do love Australia Best Tour shows in Australia Don't tell the UK that Welcome to our Australia special Me shanty. For adults with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms, every choice matters Trumphia offers self injection or intravenous infusion from the start Trymphia is administered as injections under the skin or infusions through a vein every four weeks, followed by injections under the skin every four or eight weeks. If your doctor decides that you can self inject trymphia, proper training is required. Tremphia is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, and adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. 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We've got a boomerang, we've got flags U We've got mistreatment of the indndigenous people What else have we got?oo got Kangaroo. There is no stereotype that we will leave unturned And I wonder what now you're thinking, haven't you got some have you not got some headgeear that's offensive Yes, we do Let's right Do you remember how like I threw it perfectly on into your mouth the sweet? Oh yeah. tried through the hat. Yeah into my mouth Jony, don don't try and do it to me, okay? Okay, I'll pass it to you. ready? Okay, ready Wcome back. useless Maga Thank you, Daddy. Thank you. I think it'd be quite difficult. M, canan I try and get on your head from here? Okay. Okay, so bow your head. Oh Oh no, That's qu. What are these for O there Jester Uh Mosquitoes H There for what? You know in Australia full of insect. Yeah this flying thing. Yeah. So you pull it off. Yeah. do you think it might be inside out? Is it not What's the piping on the top? Yeah Yeah yours inside out other way around. Its like a Like a.Qquashed boobs. The other way around, Chany, it's inside out. Yeah, there you go. there you go. that's it. No P put it on the h. That's it. you got it. You got it. They like that. Yeah. It was inside Now was inside. It was inside out before but you've turned it around. I think it's fine like that. Yeah, when you have mosquitoes Mosquitoes comes in your face Yeah Oh sumer inzck, you do this Fly away Okay. How do I look like? You look like somebody who's been culturally insensitive. Why is this hat so synonymous with Australia? Yeah, notot everybody know. What's the origin ori Crocodile Dandy't wherear. No. what's no let's' let's let's throw in another cultural stereotype. Croodile Dundee doesn't wear these. Yeah. he. And that was that in that documentary He was Jasing crocodile. of. cats originate from the Australian outback. Early settlers What's that say? Stockman and farmers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, created them as a practical solution to ward off dense swarms of bush flies Do you have any problems with bush flies M Of course When you gone shit, you shouldt worry about that. Yeah flyere this is going Anyway, is it okay? Are wearing these for the rest of the episode? U to you. I don't mind badie. No, I don't mind about us minding What I'm asking is is this offensive It's not offensive But why is it offensive Why Okay, We are promoting Australia. I don't think' prromoting or whatever. Yeah Okay, f. You look like an Australian. There is a danger in their bike by trying to embrace Australia we alienate the whole of Australia, I mean is danger. Well this is this is the bit you're doing isn't it? What do you mean? Well, we didn't buy these h It Every Thursday we talk about Monday celeb episodes about answer listener questions and problems. Today as always, I'm joined by the real celeb, my mum, Shanti Aangeradan. W a team whose faces used to scare birds off the roof of this building And an inflatable kangaroo. h welcome to the Romish Rangon Eithenshire . Mum, how are you today? I'm fine I'm fine. What do you think of the Australia theme? Australia theme. It's lovely. Yeah. Are you a fan of Australia I am, I am. I had the opportunity to go to Australia. Yeah. We went for the interview Dad because they were looking for a lot ofome No listen wentent to for the interview we got that. then I found my I was very lucky. I found a lter. kind of Lovelyter from a woman T Dena She has written Nuranga, you have been so helpful to me. Each Australian woman came to work in his office as a casual. I don't know this story, by the. I tell you. But why would you tell me on the podcast? This is a whileild Okay, so you've been waiting for us to do Australia dayay on the podcast too announce his story about someone the road love This is fucking wild guys Thises is I feel like we're Australian Jeremy C. What the hell's going on? I haven't finished the sent. Sorry, okay, go on And we interrupted. So I' sor And I found this later that they were very close So when I got the interview, we passed, We have all love to go to Australia to Sydney Then as soon as I found the letter, I said, No, I'm not coming, I said. This is That's why you didn't move to Australia. Yes becausecause dad got a love letter It's not kind of lovely he was praising him. He was very close, he was helpful, he rang the texts department and get the tax refer or something for her She's not even your girlfriend Correction every we got. Then he came and asked me I was fully pregnant with you that time Yeah She's leaving to Australia today. Can I go to the airport? I said, you are not fucking don't go to the airport. I said you'll be dead if you go Eight nine months pregnant, he's thinking about her sedic, saying bye So I didn't like Australia. It's nice to finally draw a line under that forty eight years later. The real story though is that you were you were sounds like you were this close to being Australian. Yeah Yeah. We could have actually been Australian. We'd been wearing these hats every day This would be what I put on first thing in the morning. Wake up have some breakfast, get the old fucking' head on. Head on out Yeah You've got a lot of Australian family in stuff Yeah we have, yeah. We've got lots of Australia. What are you doing that for? No, of Australia. We've got more family in Australia than we have in England. I'm going to say this now, apart I know that we're wearing the hats and everything it's quite offensive U I love t. I love tour in Australia. Australian tour shows are so sick and I love the crowds And You know, I bloody You don't have to shake your head off. I sh your hs shame It looks awful. What else All. Well see what is? mosquite on your face? No just I'm not doing anything. She's not doing anything Unusual shake I'll take an unusual shake Okay anyway, Australia tour shows are amazing. I love the crowds, I love the people I love being in Australia. it's great Um now, Mum We the team would like you to introduce the show in your best Australian accent. Oh my go, I't I can't do Australian accent. Just try it So all I need you to do is only send design a goodday mate. There down the blle of the camera introdce the show, ple Why can't you do it, mum? I not Mum, that's not you always introduce the show, so can you do it You're being very blocky on these last few epises Okay go Hi guys This is Rumish Ranganaton Cost welcome To watch our show I know doesn't sound like Australia No. No. So Give me a break I'm not giving you what we're talking about. C try and try Can you try canan I m rate Ill pass it on to my son He will introduce the mom. You can't compop up you Gooddayye Mate. thanks for joining us this Avive for the Rumish Rangan Aphon podcast. We're going to have a great old fun. So for a shrimp on Nabbie, let's fucking get on with it Yeah m They come But in all serices we love Australia that way. It's time for the Romish Rang and Athan Sh with Shanthy, Australia spepecial. Yay Yeah, I love the hat. It's Teto. Yeah. o. Mum, who are your favorite Australians I watched T. so many times because I like the acting. Patch f Crocodile Ly. Oh fuckking know. Why you don't like the film? I do like the film. ye, yeah. yeah. Australia, I when I went there with dad. Yeah more they More like they're copying America. Oh God They do. in what way They all have white cars They do massive, massive ye. Yeah. And only thing I regretted that why I didn't move there because I could have grown all my tropical plants there. lovely weather And they are they are very friendly Australian. They are friendly U Any Have you got any favorite Australian cultural icons Tolly Mike I listen to a song Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman, somebody gave me a story about Nicole Kidman. I used to like her But What happened? What's the story I can't tell you. Why to Atise that No. What's the story? No, I forgot Okay, so that's the I knew that was the real reason is that you don't know the story And then you pretend it's because you and Kole Gim are keep it a fucking zero. You just can't remember the story. S Nicole Kinman, I was confused with That's why I can't tell you. Nicole Kinan, who are you confusing her with? Who married? Tom Cruz. Nicole Kidman. Definitely lees Nicole. Okay, what's the story then? No, no, no, no. What's why So who are you is it between you, Tom and Nicole or something How come you're allowed to know this story if we're not And do you think that you've got a story about Nicole Goodman that is not public knowledge? I wrot Tilly Chris Hemsorth, do you know a story about him? No? Do you know who he is? No So heard about him, but I can't picture. Okay Sane Warne Yeah Yeah. he likes He's a great good. Yeah. Huge huge Ackman I like I like him. Yeah They' guys in. What are you doing that for that he was he become a What does he become a act film? Oh that's the one. Yeah, but the cl claws come out of hair. The claws come out of hair. Yeah, But he did a stupid thing, isn't he did Opera Winfree show. What came on that thing and hurt his eye Oh yeah ye. I don't know. that's a bit stupid,nt it? Yeah. Russell Cry Russell Crow Hes he's now is he? Yeah. Why do you say Rsell Crow then? No, no, So I was just thinking of people. I're not just throwing out names of. I remember he was telling in one of the interviews he was He fancied that Evander Holelyfield? Are we just doing stuff Yeah I don't know. Jason Donovan Of course I do. You got a big feet, isn't he? Yeah The singa? Yeah He's called massive feet. Can we just talk about what an has he Is that true Yes, yes. Can we look this up please, huh? has Jason Donaman got big fate? What size feit do you think he's got ight Nine. eightight or nine. I wouldn't describe that as massive UK size A. Oh my go What up? Fucking hell. Has he been treated for that? Gigantism? Size eight. I'm size eleven. R are you on Wikiet? What is Wiki feeet WikiFeet is just celebrity's feet there Yeah somewhat Well, Well, you you finish that sentence.'s feet. Why are we now looking at my feet online? What are you gonna say? Well got What do you want to say about my feet? Well? You got some dogs on you. Is that your feet for Yeah, it is. I recognize. How do you know that? I've watched it so many times. Yeah, there you go. It was that size when I was eight months. I don't know why there's a photo There's a photo of my feet there. Oh go. All right, well, let's get off there All right, M, we're to play a little game with you. Yeah. We've got some Aussy turns of phrase and you've got to tell me what they mean. All right, Don't look at the screen, that's cheating Well our first one is Drong guy Can you say it Drongo. Drunongo. What do you think that means is a no animal I longer No I have no idea. Drongo is An idiot You bloody Dono? Do you try that phrase? You Boody Dono? It's not bad. Okay, next one, flat out like a lizard drinking He was drunken I don't actually know what this means, runk Getun. Army is extremely busy O flat on So let's use it in a conversation. So I'll say to you How's work And then you go m flat out like a lizard drinking. Okay ready U how's work, mate Mate and f out like You go almost Drinking Lisa. Okay next one is serervo ten four It's one word server Svey. Sy Servant? No. Maybe you could use in a sentence sure. Oh Mate, G a long journey in the car tomorrow. Better head over to the servy before I head off S sererving to imp pedalty? Y Okay, next one Fit the dummy Pith the dummy M Tommy. have no clue I use g say say Okay Mate so difficult to do a podcast with my mom. Yeah. Every time you ask her a question, she spits the dummy Sweing. No Uh I'll try it again My mom, every time he talkks to her about how much I text her, she spits the dummy Negative th, neegative no. Okay That's a bit an insight. Yeah, you have a good Australian accent. Thanks Throw the tantrum. do I I don't Nither So do shake your head You don't have mosquito on your face. M, there's a few rs loose in the top paddock He's got a few rs loose in the top paddock. I mean he's mad Yeah Okay, good. Do you want to try that phrase few rules lsen the top P. Okay, good. Yeahah, good, good U, next one, Dag Don't be a dg is's a gossier or Hy iss a bit of a deg Lig is there saying Dag. Dag He's a bit of a dg It's tble maker No, socially awkward but lovable nerd. So I'll use it in a sent as appropriate. Benz a eg Okay, here's the next one, final one Oh mate, we're not here to fuck spiders How can you fuck a spider? So let me think. Mate, we're not here to fuck spiders M Mus M M. We're not here to fuck spiders Resting time Yes How did you that you look, didnn't you Honest to God, Eileen, look, I'm just guessing that. Okay So How can you fcus spider? How can you f You are wasting your time? Yeah. Okay We're not here to a bird. We' not here to fuck spiders. D to try it, mom? went on here to fuck a Spiler On Monday we had podcasting do shitsz and gigs on Sitsz and gigs M, Do you like them Why do they call it shit is? Shits and gigs? Shits and gigs It's all a good podcast, is it? It's a really good podcast. fucking how. It's a really good podcast. So why do they call it shit? No, they're not saying the podcast shit. You know a lot of people say I'm going to do it for shits and giggles 're just going to do it for a laugh. That's what shits and gigs me. Now they're not Australian, but they've been on tour there So hopefully for all our Australian listeners, you're excited Hopefully the nonusies it them too If you're listening and you're not Australian And you feel guttered, we're not doing a special for you, feear not, We're accepting requests for future specials, aren't we? Of course we are. Yeah, and we'll get straight to them. not after all, we're not here to fuck spiders. No Uh now we're gonna This episode is brought to you by Alison Steve, a new Hulu original series exclusively on Disney plus. My friendships are very important to me. My mates are stuck with me through thick and thin and dodgy sweater vests. I'm hard to offend so that I'd have to do something pretty bad to put our friendship in jeopardy. 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Yeah Yeah And my momum's advice won't always be great because she've got a few res loose in the top paddock Yeah. ye it go Yeah. reminder you can always text or WhatsApp us on zero seven seven three one six two three three five five orr you can email us on podcasts Rangabay. com That doesn't sound like Australia. Itound proly like an Australia. Podcast at rangabay. com Here we go. And don't forget if you haven't already, please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcastsc. So when these bonds are special, all of our questions are coming from Australia who Oh fuck Let's get to the first question. This is from Tim from the Gulf Coast In Australia Hey guysim from Australia Here in Australia we have a bunch of different cls to describe different people. Rummish, you're a funny crat. Shaanty, you're a good Bend your smug John, you're annoying and frankly, will you're a weird. My question to you guys today is what is your favorite type of cr What's this? Tim absolutely smashed it. What a great b So' just saying different types of isn't like In a I mean, what we going to do with all theses You're going gonna have to ble them the? Yeah, It's going to be a lot of bleeping. We could may use another word in its place to make itep bleeping easier. Okay, Motherfucker? It's easier. Yeah. My mother is here, okay? . Yeah. Anyway, so the word is in America is extremely offensive. in the UK less offensive, and in Australia Even less offensive than that, right? So they're just constantly calling each other He's a funny He's silly cy. is a nice When they talk they use it Yeah Okay. So would you ever use the seabom mum? If I'm really angry, Avi. I don't think've ever heard you I know that you're always saying that I swear a lot. Yeah. and I do. Yeah. But you swore a lot when we were growing up Yeah. you swear a lot But I've never heard you say Cd. C word Have you ever used it in Ager Yes, I have I when I One of the women I called hob' there? I call her What a colourful question. Yeah, I did ask you a question, is I would say you really very nuts and bolts anecdote, I would say. But that's Tim One of the best voicenes we've ever hadard. Really great. Really loved it, Tim. Thank you so much. Okay, should we have another one This is tr you got you got youve got to be smart Why are you I was questioning that? But actually let's get into this actually. so did they what did they say? your smart? think I think I was the smart one Yeah,. I a good Is? Yeah. Jesus. I am. I am. Johnsny, Johns annoying Yeah. What is that? Why is that? Is that because you laugher everything you say? I think so, yeah. yeah. Will you're a w. with. God, how does he know? Lving in Brisburne She's a Yeah Yeah. he's a bad bad I't calling my team G pr. No, he's not insulting. It is insulting one. He can keep that in Australia Okay, it Mumth He was being nice too I'm so sorry Mom's a bit of angry I'm with Chanty on this one Yeah. Yeah, of course you are because you got annoying You're happy. It just is what it isn't it? There'' many People think what they think. Yeah, I actually don't I think his description is are spot on And Ben does too. It's only John and Will that got a problem with it No, he's al right with it. Yeah. Okay, shouldall we hear the next one? Yeah. Okay. Hi Ramesh and Chantnti. Vajeta here from Sydney, Australia U Obsessed with the show. I saw a clip on Instagram a couple of months ago of the both of you fighting about something, I think was fing about being friends and Just I knew that the show was for me Um Yes. So my question is K of to both of you and kind of about your relationship And I really want to hear the story about maybe the first time you both felt comfortable enough saying fuck to each other or in front of each other because in my family being South Asian and like in most of the other South Asian families here in Australia that I know It would just it would never happen. I'd get like a tight backkend if I ever swore in front of or at my parents So I'm just like, I'm so delighted and scandalized by your relationship And just want to know like was't there an event where it changed or did it just kind of happen over time and you can't remember? when you got that comfortable with one another. Really curious to know, love the show. You both inspire me to call my parents more often Okay, bye. Oh, thank you. Thank you It sound like she put her phone under her armpit there at just at the end of that message Um, Al also the way can I just say if you are planning on saying fuck in front of your parents, the way you said it was with so much I think there are different ways of saying the word fuck. Yeah And you went the first time you said the word fuck You ready She really gave it a lot, didn't she So when's first time he said, fuckking, should was when's the first time he said,uck So I thought I think that's part of the problem. When's the first time we said, fuck in front of each other, m That's a joke we uckom I. Yeah, I don't think. We don't take it in No. I don't think swear words don't have the same power in. as they might do. So for us, it wasn't a thing of being obviously like if you're a when we were Like when we really young kids. Yeah then we wouldn't beow, not wouldn't be allowed. We just never said those words. Then as you get older, I guess, I just don't think I don't know I think you swear more than Dady used to. Dn't dad did dad used to swear a lot? Because dad did loty things and he All right, let's try and just keep it light. Okay. So but you swore a lot I did Yeah the life I had. what do you expect? Okay. so Mum yeah, again, can we try and keep it off the We don't have to drag everything back to what happened Definitely nice not It's not nice. Yeahah. I know, I know. Yeah. I take your advice. Okay, great. So you swore a lot, didn't you I did. Yeah. I did. That's for a little bit U and to me he doesn't wear that? No He f in the opposite I think Yeah, I think dad was quite a sweary guy. And then he ran a pub so there's a bit of swearing there. You o Ben What's the problem is nothing N nothing. Wh you? No, you probably don't realize me Wellick. la! What are doing What's the problem I've never seen Pen anything thiss it's just really turn your. What's gotot ye? Do you swear in front of your kids and that how is that? We say I would say our boys swear a fair bit Only in appropriate settings. They have a swearing amnesty when we're watching the football Yeah, Alex does in the t. The only person that really takes full advantage of that is Alex. Alex. The other two. I don't agree with that. He said, your mother fuckles He doesn't say that, mum Anyway, he gets a bit swearary during the football Yeah, I don't see it as a big thing. And I think saying swearing at the football is a bit different. If one of my boys said Like fuck you to me, that's that's a very that's a really different thing and that would never happen. So I think that's a bit different, but like If they're swearing at the you know, I kind of don't think that's that big a deal. And they also know not to swear in, you know in the places where it's not acceptable the other thing I wouldd say is our rules on language are more relaxed at home than they are when we're out and about. I don't want them embarrassing us, by. I don't show outsideer. No At home with my boys, I, you know, we talk about everything And yes, for good love and let we do say fuck for you fuck of the fuck you D H IS Did you say did you say that? Oh, you do say that? No. You wouldn't say that when you was a kid No I think that's only sort of ten and above, Mum would say that. Yeah. Okay, than you Vajeta for your email for your message. We've now got an email from Amal and Kala in Valencia Creek, Victoria Austria. I've never heard Valencia Creek before Gooddayye Rommish, Shanti and the Y guysys. goodday That's outrageer. Ygo Theagos. Yeah ye Aes Ah, enough. If you look at you being one of those things that you can do if you're in the group, but outsiders U Can't start howling a be. I don't mind it. What do you think, What her aboutb them being called Ugos What's the exact meaning of A? Ages whyy don't you try and figure out for yourself? I've not heard that word before myself. What us Look for team, team Nope Then look at them and think what Ago might mean Look at them. I love them all What do you think Ugo might mean? Ugo orters Okay, that's another good guess have a third one? Ugos. lookook at their faces. Uos It's ugly. It means ugly people That's all lies I don't like it Okay But you think that's we can call you a gu. for it if you didn't, don't get me wrong.' be nice' a part of theroup treat us as human beings. You are human beings. hideous on. What will their people think of us? A ideas We? Yeah. We're not ourgos. We're fucking hands eyes. no. Oh yeah. We're sex eyes, no. how do you do it? What's the opposite? Pitos U Gday Fiddos and the uggos. My parents have a beautiful golden retriever named Millie Is it Milly or Miley, do you think it's one L Mali Because of Australia's wild and dangerous nature, she needs snake training. What the fuck before she's allowed to run off around the leash off r around off the leash My parents have taken her to a class and snake aoint the hell's going on No, they do. Snake avoiders, but neglecting to train her at home with a consistency requires My partner and I are getting frustrated and concerned, How can we con commit them to be more consistent with training the dog Many thanks Amal and Kala U So this is is really good H name. I don't know over Well Amal is also an Asian name, isn't it? Yeah. So This is one of the things I've always thought about actually, because when we had Reggie and Ivy when they were puppies they They would just wander around eating everything Right. And some of the stuff's poisonous to dogs, particularly like grapes and chocolate and stuff like that Now these are things I don't understand how dogs survive because They've got no Cue Clue like how to sort of look after themselves. And so's going what's wrong It's good. It's a good point. Yeah. So M's wrong It ny? What wass funny What's funny Just how did jelty movements. Yeah You're purposely doing. I look purposely doing anything. You are ding I don't even know about So now it makes sense because they've got like they've got loads of like poisonous snakes in Australia So they've got to train the dogs. Are you okay, Mom Not you know, can I tell you what I find can I tell you what I find really upsetting? It is This is supposed to be funny every week this podcast. I have never Sen you or you laugh as much As me just shaking my head more than normal to make these swing about It's such an insult to what we do Mum's crying. I am. I am I'm not going to look at your face. I'll go straight and talk, okay. Is that why you're holding yours like this to stop it happening? Yeah Why do you think that is fun Just sn just welcome it, Mom, do a bit of swinging gone It's not as funny on you. So s I don't know what the questions I've been so distracted by this h hilarious How can we convinceced to be more consistent with training the dog? We had this problem with Reggie and Ivy actually, because what would happen is we' train Reggie and Iivy, the thing that dogs need is for you to reinforce the thing over and over again And then what would happen is that boys wouldn't give a shit about that and then it would undo the training But mom are you okay So Um I think because the reason that they're not being consistent is just because they the dogs are cute and so they're getting kind of They're just like they can't sort of be Straight ha it H. L get a hat like this do a hat like this?ull on Rian Redian. That would be cute. That' be very cute. Yeah. No snake will come near. that will put I putting a hat on I'm not putting those. Do you don't dress them up Sometimes when it's cold we put the little we've got dog coats for them and they hate it. then it makes feel bad. But I think part of the problem is that boys feel sorry for the dogs. People feel sorry for the dogs. but actually what you need to say to them is you're endangering their lives for not being consistent with the training And I think You know Make it simple for them. donon't get angry, don't get annoyed. There's a way of explaining these things. and you just say This is This is helping protect the dogs by doing.. Yeah, I know, but you were fine up until the point they got pointed out And now youte she's completely islo Time for one more. We' got time for one more, Gabby from Australia Hi Ramesh and Shanty. Hi Gabby. My name is Gabby. I'm from Sydney Australia. I know you were wondering if you could do a live show in Australia I think he could and you should also bring the whole team because I think that they'd love it U my question is about H having more children. so I have a one year old and have honestly found the whole experience of Becoming a parent really challenging especially with like the no sleep on I always wanted to have a big family But now I'm kind of questioning if I want to have another child or not I was just wondering if you had any wisdom to share about How you decided to have more than one child and Um I guess if you would Reommend it. or not Excited to hear what you have to say Gabby, thank you much for your voice notes. Um Mom. We've got some advice, Gabby. Gabby is findinding having a one year old challenging Yeah I want to know weather sheet What are our advice is about having more I think it's individual choice, I won I regret that I was alone I'm a single child. I mean I inefly st her brothers You should give your child a company. You can't leeave him On his own, when he grow up, he will regret So please Have another child And they will enjoy playing together, going somewhere, they'll have a friend So please please have another baby. And don't leave him alone in this Big world. Horrible world. okay O uplifting message. Gabby. Without any with that any intended disrespect to my momum, I couldn't disagree with her advice more. First of all Um It sounds like and I don't want to sort of infer something that isn't there, but you shouldn't feel bad about finding having a child, a child difficult, right? Having children is hard and You having a one year old and finding it challenging because of the lack sleep, etcetera, etca. is perfectly normal and totally understandable. So I hope you're not you haven't said that you are, but I hope you're not feeling bad about that at all. Parenting is hard L, I know plenty of people that are I know mum's talking about her experience, but I know plenty of people that are only children and have had a wonderful upbringing. and are totally cool with it. So it' it really is up to you what you decide to do. From my point of view, look, how it works out for us is Lisa wanted four I wanted two. so we had three. That was a compromise. We took the mean we've had three kids. Depend oncy Fancial situation as well. It also depends on your financial situation. important. It was not most important. It is. it is. It is financial situation is most important. I can't afford to bring up another child. Yeah Why do you have? Okay but you've just said to her she has to. Owise her child will be alone in a big bad h. So it's a bit of a one hundred and eighty if you don't mind me saying Okay. Okay tryry to be clever? I'm not trying to be clever. I were. I'm not. You said honestly you went listen, please, placease, have another baby. otherwise your child will be alone in this horrible, horrible world. And then you've gone Literally what? ninety seconds later Finances have to be inered otherwise we don't have another world So it's very difficult to know you actually earer. Yeah. Did he come into my mind? Okay fine because consider the advice before you say, you must have another child So Gabby, you're right. M's right. finances do have their parts to play, but That's not the main thing because you know, if you think we've got to make sure we' have enough money, you'll never feel like you have enough money to. I tell you why? Because I wanted to have a girl. I want to have a girl That's it You won't send your children to private school bed if you have another child What would he do? How can he afford it? It's still in my mind. Otherwise I would have had a girl Um, Gabby, The one thing I would say to you is that Having our second child. was the biggest increase in challenge I would say go too funny I' sorry it's not funy. Let me deliver it again. Going from one to two was one of the most important It added the most to the challenge. 'm sorry for smiling and laughing about that It added a lot going from two to three. was much less of an increase in challenge then going from one to two so I think carefully about that. sometometimes when we had our second I would look back nostalgicicallyit when we just had one and think I can't believe we thought it was difficult then Now there's two of them. And it's really challenging. So it is a challenge. any But it's also there are also rewards with that As M says, it's nice for them to have company. It's nice for them to be able to play with each other and you feel like you know, you've got a bit of a team, but equally Having an only child is not something you should feel guilty about. and so you should do whatever personally you think is right The other thing I would say to you is the challenges of having a one year old do not exponentially increase as that child gets older. You're probably in You know, children continue to be challenging, but you're in the trenches. you're properly in the trenches. So don't judge it based on how you're feeling right now I would have been lighter about that, but mum wanted me to give it some gravitas Hence the reason I'm delivering it like this. H hope it helps Thank you so much for your voice notes. takeake care of yourself and good luck with your future reproductive decisions. She also wanted to know if we were going to go out to Australia. Oh, well, first of all, we have to organise a live shows over here, which we haven't done yet Are we planning on doing a live shows? Would you do them Would I do them? Yeah, we can't do without you. Yeah. And Chantthy, of course W you tast taking me I don't know why How tking you are Australia. I hate taking you to Australia. Yeah. Where have you got that from? Based on what? Because based on You went? I I said I'll I'll come with you, Romy, you said No I'll be travelling around I will be travelling around. So last time I toured Australia, I did fourteen shows in ten days. So you want to come for that schedule? I did I won't come I'll stay with Okay so now we're not going together are we? We're not going together then are we I don't want to be a burden. Okay. well, I wouldt change up your behaviour then Okay, that's all we've got time for For this Australia special. It's been fuckking Bonzer. I think you'll agree. It'll be fucin Bonzer Thank you to everyone for your emails and messages and your voice notes. We'll back on Monday with another exciting guest ideally for the team. They'd be Australian. Don't miss it Take a momament Goodbye mate. Goodbye mate. Suck a deip, motherfuckers! This has been the Australia special. L my Gooch. It know I thought it'd be different.re we gonna do a live show We didn't answer that question, didn't we? Yeah. Yeah, we do a live show Australia's tricky though isn't it? There's bigger overheads Why are we waving the flags? Spring to slid into your DMs. Grab that booho look for that rooftop dinner, those sandals that can keep up with you and hang some string lights to give your patio a glow up Springs callalling Ross, work your magic Pandora jewelry brings the sparkle to your summer. Now with even better prices. 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