The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Could Romesh make a convincing gangster?

In this week's episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh is joined by legendary, British actor, Ray Winstone, to discuss his role as Bobby Glass in the second season of Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix series, The Gentlemen. But what does he make of the rumours Meghan Markle is joining the cast?

Ray, famous for his career playing tough guys and hardened criminals in films such as, Sexy Beast and Nil By Mouth, talks to Romesh about his acting career over the last 50 years. Plus, there's a masterclass lesson in how to play a proper gangster. Hint - he doesn't hold back criticism.

Elsewhere, Ray discusses his love of Sicily, West Ham and John Malkovich.

There's a playful game of Misquoted, a question from Shanthi, where the conversation turns to Strictly, and the importance of family.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:03 A gift for Ray

05:55 Ray doesn’t want to talk about acting

09:04 Ray’s career beginnings

11:37 Building a character

13:15 Favourite roles

15:30 Ray’s swagger and coaching Romesh

20:19 The Gentlemen

36:35 Meghan Markle rumours

37:30 Embarassing mum moments

39:14 Shanthi’s question

40:17 The changes in the industry and being a dad

43:13 Is Ray a homebody?

45:40 Turning down The Wire

47:56 On Danny Dyer

49:31 On West Ham

50:15 Ray’s Esquire culture chat

52:51 Misquoted

01:02:55 Outro
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Should Shanthi get her £35,000 garden room?

In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh and Shanthi are back with your questions and dilemmas — and things get out of hand fast. Shanthi campaigns hard for a garden room fit for a footballer, tries to track down her mystery American bank account, and receives an unexpected apology voice note from a stranger.

Elsewhere, Romesh and Shanthi role play as a conspiracy-theorist Dad and his sensible daughter after a listener's TikTok-obsessed father-in-law starts spouting theories about the government and shampoo, and the pair tackle the age-old dilemma of when exactly you should tell a new partner about important matters.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro1:51 Romesh’s painting4:33 Singing5:15 Shanthi’s outfit
6:44: An intervention for Romesh8:50 Asian Provocateur

10:51 Body image
15:42 Shanthi’s intro16:35 Shanthi’s American bank account19:04 Seating areas25:06 Your questions25:55 The man on the train
29:35 Idris Elba
30:48 Friends and events35:56 Another question
38:28 Conspiracy theory role play
45:14 A question about size
53:03 Outro
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In this episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh is joined by comedian and podcaster Rick Glassman to talk about stand-up, podcasting and the art of saying exactly what you're thinking.

Rick discusses the success of Take Your Shoes Off, and reveals that Ricky Gervais would be one of his dream guests, which leads to the pair composing a carefully crafted text message invite. Will he respond? Plus, Rick addresses the catastrophic Paul Rudd incident on his podcast.

Elsewhere, Rick opens up about his autism diagnosis, dealing with criticism, and the pros and cons of working with his parents.

Plus, they discuss Rick's basketball prowess, play Misquoted, and Rick makes a very poorly timed call to his Mum.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:00 Rick ghosted Ben
04:01 Rick’s thoughts on Edinburgh
05:48 Gift-giving
08:41 On stand-up
13:51 Take Your Shoes Off & podcasting
15:27 Rick’s autism diagnosis
19:00 The podcast got big
20:42 Paul Rudd’s podcast accident
26:22 Rick wants Ricky Gervais on the pod
27:20 A sales lesson from Rick
28:22 Rom & Rick text Ricky Gervais
31:19 A question from Shanthi
32:55 Rick calls his Mum
36:00 Working with your parents
44:46 Shanthi’s story
44:00 Parents being famous
47:14 Misquoted
48:24 Basketball & I Am Phenomenal
51:14 Criticism and ego
53:19 Misquoted continued
54:29 Rick’s take on modern dating
56:30 An exclusive
59:21 Outro
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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).

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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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Why Is Everyone Talking About Oh, Mary!?

In this episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh is joined by theatre and TV actor, Michael Urie, to talk about the award-winning Apple TV series Shrinking and West End hit Oh, Mary!

Michael talks all about his character Brian, working alongside Harrison Ford and Brett Goldstein, and what makes the show's writing so special. He also discusses bringing the hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! to London, the magic of performing live, and why theatre creates such a unique relationship between an actor and an audience. Plus, the differences between working in London to his life and career across New York and Los Angeles.

Elsewhere, Michael talks about founding Pride Plays, his time on Ugly Betty and the best career advice he's ever received: "Follow the green lights".

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:08 London vs New York and LA

08:27 A gift for Michael

15:06 On Shrinking

24:08 How important are awards?

28:17 Acting and Harrison Ford

33:20 The Les Mis scene

39:15 A question from Shanthi

42:45 On Oh, Mary!

48:05 Michael’s love of theatre

54:35 Founding Pride Plays

58:22 Misquoted

01:01:52 Ugly Betty

01:05:22 Misquoted continued

01:07:05 The best advice

01:10:10 Outro
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