The Australia Special

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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Thursday, 18 June 2026 - 49 minutes

Who are Shanthi’s favourite Australians? And why didn’t she move to Australia?
This Thursday’s episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show is an Australian special, celebrating all our listeners from down under - we’ve got a boomerang, flags, a kangaroo and hats - we’re not here to f*ck spiders!
Shanthi reveals some secret stories, including how Romesh could’ve been born in Australia, plus she plays a game of guess the Australian phrase and even attempts the accents.
We also answer questions from our Australian listeners on swearing in front of parents, if you should have more than one child and what are our favourite types of c*nt.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:31 Cork hats
08:52 Shanthi on Australia
09:56 Australian family
10:53 Shanthi attempts an Aussie accent
12:05 Favourite Australians
15:45 Wikifeet
16:25 Aussie phrases
20:06 Shanthi on ShxtsNGigs
23:15 The c-bomb
26:47 Another question
31:50 Snake training
37:43 We answer another question
43:44 Live shows and a trip to Australia
45:03 Outro

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