Celebrating One Year Of The Romesh Ranganathan Show

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Romesh Ranganathan and his mother, Shanthi, celebrate the first anniversary of the podcast with a chaotic and humorous retrospective. The ep

Key takeaways

• The podcast officially marks its one-year milestone during this special episode.
• Actor Michael Sheen provided a surprise congratulatory video message for the anniversary.

Main topics

• Podcast one-year anniversary
• Michael Sheen surprise message

Notable quotes

The podcast is one this week. It feels like it's a hundred.

Conclusion

A high-energy, profanity-laced celebration that highlights the close-k

Transcript preview

Speaker 6 (0:00) What's wrong? We're not very happy with the way your one is. It's sort of coming out the back. Can you move it, Rob? No, it's all right. Just move it to one side a little bit. Maybe just more behind you. Ah, that's it. More... Speaker 3 (0:09) Great Speaker 6 (0:13) job. Do you know what? I thought you might stand up and turn around for a second, but that was stupid of me. Well, Speaker 4 (0:18) I'm trying to host the show. Speaker 6 (0:19) I know, I know. No, you're doing a great job. Speaker 6 (0:23) Thanks for your help. Speaker 3 (0:26) You can do anything later. No, Speaker 4 (0:29) I can't. Not on this podcast. Looks like after the way I've just been spoken to, it's the first and last birthday of the Romesh Ranganathan show. Let's see how this group of animals and my mother get on without me. I'm fucking done. Week in and week out. I'm week in and week out. You can't phrase it like that. That sounds like it's a fucking grind. Speaker 4 (0:53) That doesn't sound celebratory. Celebratory? It doesn't sound celebratory. We're supposed to sound celebratory. That doesn't sound celebratory. Speaker 5 (1:02) I think Speaker 4 (1:03) it should be each and every week. Speaker 5 (1:05) Nice. Each Speaker 4 (1:06) and every week, I'm joined by my mum. Week in and week out. Week in and fucking week out. She fucking turns up. Speaker 5 (1:14) So Speaker 4 (1:14) do these pigs. Speaker 5 (1:16) And Speaker 4 (1:17) then it says, we've been doing this for a while now. Speaker 6 (1:21) I think we try to embrace the way you tend to speak. Right, Speaker 4 (1:24) okay. Speaker 6 (1:25) All right, let's Speaker 4 (1:25) do it. Week in and week out, day after day, I'm joined by my mum, the one and only, thank God, Shanthi, and this team of fucking creatures who are basically like leeches sucking the blood of revenue stream from my neck. We've been doing this for such a long time now, Mum. How long is it? One year. Fuck, is that all? The podcast is one this week. It feels like it's a hundred. It's the Romesh Ranganathan first birthday special. Yay. Thank you so much for all of your support. We really appreciate it. And listen, I know you prefer my mum, but I don't mind, actually. I know you don't, Ellie. You're the best thing about this podcast. Thank you to mum for being continually hilarious and to the team. Thank you. Happy birthday to you as well. You've been really good on this. Speaker 4 (2:24) I couldn't do it without you. I Speaker 3 (2:28) couldn't Speaker 4 (2:32) do it without you and you're essential to the ongoing success. Are you crying? Speaker 3 (2:36) I think so. Emotional? Speaker 4 (2:37) I feel sick. Speaker 3 (2:38) No, Speaker 4 (2:39) in all seriousness, you've done really, really well. To sort of overcome your natural deficiencies to be able to help put this together has really been amazing. And you've all gone on a journey this year. You know, sometimes... Speaker 4 (2:55) It feels like I'm talking to people. When we first started this, they were just... They looked even more disgusting than they do now. They would turn up just belching and farting and sitting there. And a lot of the episodes, a lot of people sort of say, why aren't the mum episodes longer? We record for about 90 minutes. We lose an hour of it because of the noises and the sounds that come out of these beasts. Speaker 4 (3:23) And you can't isolate, so you just have to cut it. Loads of good stuff is gone because one of them is just fucking let rip. with an anal fissure-inducing fart. Happy birthday! No, the team are great, aren't they, Mum? Yeah, beautiful. Speaker 3 (3:44) I can't live without them, honest to God. Speaker 4 (3:46) You can live with them. No, I'm very happy. I don't mind complimenting them, but we can live without them. Speaker 3 (3:52) I have known everyone, now it's a long time. Speaker 4 (3:56) Yeah. Speaker 3 (3:57) It's in my heart. Is it? So I bless them. And I pray for them, for their happiness, every single day. You Speaker 4 (4:06) pray for this team every single day? Speaker 3 (4:07) Every single day, because the podcast will do well, that's why. Speaker 4 (4:11) Right, so it benefits us, I guess. Speaker 3 (4:15) God, Speaker 4 (4:16) it is getting emotional, isn't it? Yeah, it really is. How have you found the year, Mum? Speaker 3 (4:21) Very interesting. I'm enjoying it. As soon as I got the date, I'm all excited. Speaker 4 (4:26) And Speaker 3 (4:27) really, the morning comes. Speaker 3 (4:33) What do you call it? I energize myself. Adrenaline comes. Speaker 4 (4:39) Nice. Speaker 3 (4:39) Yeah. That's something you've learned Speaker 4 (4:41) this year. Speaker 3 (4:41) Yeah. I do enjoy coming here. Yeah. Speaker 4 (4:47) It's been a year. Let's be honest, team. We didn't think we were going to do this well, did we? Speaker 3 (4:53) Huh? Speaker 4 (4:53) You did. I think we thought we'd do alright. Did you? Come on, you guys. You couldn't have predicted it was going to go this well. Speaker 5 (5:00) No one could have predicted the unprecedented success we've had. Speaker 4 (5:03) We have fucking smashed it. It's ridiculous. But in a humble way. There's been lots of other podcasts that have been going longer than us. We decided to set one up and we've shat on all of them. Let's have some humility, I guess. We Speaker 5 (5:16) learn a lot from those other podcasts. That's right, yeah. Speaker 4 (5:19) What's it standing on the shoulders of giants? How shit must the other podcast be for us to wander in with a herd of animals Speaker 1 (5:26) and beat Speaker 4 (5:29) them all? No, I'm joking. A Speaker 5 (5:30) lot of very talented producers. Yeah, really talented producers. Yeah. Speaker 4 (5:34) I'm sure there's loads. Can't think of any at the moment. Speaker 4 (5:38) No, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. It's been great. It's been really good. And we've had a lot of fun, haven't we? They gave Speaker 3 (5:43) me so much happiness, coming and talking about. Speaker 4 (5:47) Then Speaker 3 (5:47) I had the chance to talk about me, you know, what I went through. Speaker 4 (5:51) This Speaker 3 (5:52) is the opportunity. I'm so grateful. Speaker 4 (5:54) Yeah, it's good. It's good to do that here in lieu of therapy. Speaker 4 (6:03) Mum, why don't you introduce the show and as you introduce it, just what you want to say to the listeners and viewers who've been supporting us for this last year. Speaker 3 (6:14) Hi, my wonderful people. We wouldn't have come this far without you. I'm so, so grateful. Be kind to us and support us and watch us on YouTube. Spotify. Spotify. Speaker 3 (6:34) So many other platforms. Okay. Love you all. I'm here. As much as I can do, I will give you advice and enjoy your day. Enjoy your life. Be happy. Speaker 4 (6:47) Welcome to the... Speaker 3 (6:48) Welcome to the Romage Ranganathan. What is it? Speaker 4 (6:53) Show. What is it? Fuck me. Speaker 3 (6:55) No. Fuck you too. Yeah. Speaker 4 (6:59) The Speaker 3 (6:59) reason I asked, do I have to say that one year podcast? Speaker 4 (7:04) Oh, I see. Okay, fine. It's Speaker 3 (7:05) a Speaker 4 (7:05) legitimate question. All right. Okay. Speaker 3 (7:06) Okay. You do that then. You say it. Welcome to Speaker 4 (7:10) the birthday edition of the Romesh Ranganathan Show. Speaker 3 (7:13) With me, Shanti. Speaker 3 (7:31) Oh my god. Oh Speaker 4 (7:32) shit. I Speaker 3 (7:33) got it. Speaker 4 (7:34) I am once a fuck is wrong with you? Speaker 6 (7:43) Can we Speaker 4 (7:46) slow mo that? I really shut myself up. Speaker 6 (7:55) I thought you Speaker 4 (7:56) were just throwing the tube at me. Speaker 6 (7:59) I Speaker 4 (8:00) was Speaker 6 (8:00) just Speaker 4 (8:01) defending myself. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. On Monday, we had the almighty actor Stephen Graham on. Mum, did you watch Adolescence? Speaker 3 (8:09) I did. Speaker 4 (8:11) Did you? Speaker 3 (8:11) No, I didn't watch it. Speaker 4 (8:12) Okay, cool. Speaker 3 (8:14) You sort of folded quite Speaker 4 (8:15) quickly under questioning there, didn't you? What do you think of toxic masculinity, Mum? Speaker 3 (8:21) I don't know what to say to that. Speaker 4 (8:23) In that case, you need to watch Adolescence. It's exciting. It's our birthday. What are you guys doing for our first birthday? We still haven't gone out for a team. No, actually, we've never been out as a podcast team, have we? No. Speaker 3 (8:38) Yeah, I'm still waiting for the date to go as a dinner and celebrate and get drunk. Speaker 4 (8:44) Ben was supposed to organise it. Speaker 3 (8:46) Why Speaker 4 (8:47) are Speaker 3 (8:47) you blaming him? Why can't you organise? Because it's his Speaker 4 (8:49) responsibility. Speaker 6 (8:53) It's got a slight sombre atmosphere now, this party. Anything Speaker 4 (8:56) you want to say to Ben about the fact he's not organised it? Speaker 3 (8:59) When he has time, he will... When he Speaker 4 (9:01) has time, he can organise it. OK, cool. Speaker 5 (9:03) So we shouldn't tell people that we've never gone out because they'll think that we've got a riff in the team. That gives them a competitive advantage. We should tell them that we always hang out. Speaker 4 (9:14) But then that takes a bit of the sheen off me, doesn't it? If people think I'm regularly hanging out with you, Speaker 5 (9:19) do you see what I mean? I've Speaker 4 (9:21) got Speaker 5 (9:21) a certain, Speaker 4 (9:22) not a reputation, but like a... Speaker 5 (9:25) Maybe we should tell them we did it once and it was really good. Speaker 4 (9:28) We went out didn't we? That Speaker 6 (9:29) was great. Speaker 4 (9:30) Oh Speaker 6 (9:30) my god it was so much fun. We Speaker 4 (9:34) went temping bowling. And we had hoppers. We had hoppers, went temping bowling. Because Speaker 3 (9:40) I'm Sri Lankan, you are Sri Lankan. That's not why we Speaker 4 (9:43) did that. But it was nice yeah. And then we got kicked out the bowling alley because Ben stuck his dick in one of the finger holes. Speaker 5 (9:51) Yeah it happens. Speaker 4 (9:53) Yeah. Speaker 5 (9:54) Some of us stayed out late and did a bit more dancing. Speaker 4 (9:57) And then we had to go to hospital, Speaker 3 (9:59) get Speaker 4 (10:01) it removed from Ben. He kept shouting, strike. It's putting the hardworking people at the hospital off. Speaker 4 (10:14) And then he's sort of doing his little bowling jokes, hope it doesn't end up being a split, you know. All that kind of stuff. Before we get to the questions, we've got a surprise message, Mum. Let's have a listen. Speaker 6 (10:31) It Speaker 3 (10:31) was Michael Shane. Speaker 6 (10:32) Oh. Speaker 3 (11:05) Bye! Bye! Speaker 4 (11:08) Thank you so much, Michael, for... I don't know what that was. Speaker 6 (11:12) Nice little surprise message. That was good, wasn't it? Can I ask, since Michael Sheen, do you feel like you've gone on any sort of journey across the year? Do you feel like you've learned something about yourself? Speaker 4 (11:23) I've learned the revenues are surprisingly high in this game. Speaker 6 (11:28) I think Speaker 4 (11:28) the connection with the audience. Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's obviously it's valuable creatively, but I just can't believe so much more money in it than I thought there'd be. No, Speaker 6 (11:38) I said connection with the audience. Do you feel like you've got to know the listeners and the viewers? Do you feel like? Yeah, I think the viewers to this have Speaker 4 (11:46) enabled this to become more lucrative than a lot of TV jobs. Speaker 5 (11:50) What about skills wise? As an interviewer, do you think you've improved? Speaker 4 (11:56) Well, I think they were more... Yeah, I think I've got... No, I don't actually. I think I'm being the same as... I Speaker 3 (12:01) think Speaker 4 (12:01) I've got better as an interviewer. I think when you know how much money could potentially come in if it goes well, that... that kind of sort of inspires you to get better. Also Speaker 6 (12:15) genuine curiosity with some of the incredible guests. I'm curious of how Speaker 4 (12:17) much money you can get to. Like,