Shanthi Gives Advice on Flying, Grandparents & Fighting in Relationships

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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Thursday, 22 October 2026 - 38 minutes

What’s the best way to cure a fear of flying? According to Shanthi, pray...or fly to Portsmouth.

It’s Thursday, which means Romesh’s mum Shanthi is back to answer your questions and family dilemmas on The Romesh Ranganathan Show.

There’s a lottery win dream purchase, a trigonometry refresher with a questionable acronym, a garden centre saga that Shanthi has been waiting to tell, and a flight attendant role play that goes completely off the rails.

A Ranga Bee Production.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
02:52 Shanthi's nail dilemma
06:14 Shanthi's pep talk for the show
08:26 Who is Shanthi's best friend?
09:45 Listener questions
10:11 Ruby's fear of flying
15:31 The mystery noise
19:40 Shanthi's advice for new parents
24:15 Romesh's rapper days
25:15 Shanthi's garden centre saga
28:23 Could Shanthi have been a flight attendant?
30:08 Flight attendant role play
33:38 Outro

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