The Art Special : Sexy Art, Questionable Portraits and Romesh's Secret Talent

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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Thursday, 27 August 2026 - 33 minutes

Are Romesh and Shanthi gifted artists?

In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh and Shanthi get in touch with their artistic side - welcome to The Art Special!

From discussing buying art (aka poster prints), to the seductive wallpaper that Romesh couldn't ignore, Romesh and Shanthi discuss their favourite artists and try their hand at drawing each other, with surprising results.

Elsewhere, Romesh considers whether he needs to take legal action on a birthday card situation and reflects on the talent that led him to be a four-time champion (a podcast exclusive).

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform Media.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:48 Does Shanthi like art?

04:08 A game of art

9:11 Art in the home

12:12 Sexy wallpaper

12:57 Listener questions

14:14 A drawing request

18:13 The reveal

20:01 A sketch and a birthday card

22:04 Romesh’s public reading success

29:04 Outro

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