# Shanthi’s Birthday Special

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Podcast: [The Romesh Ranganathan Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336)
Published: 2026-04-29T23:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4775148942.mp3?updated=1777472530
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Duration seconds: 2766

## Resource

What do you get Shanthi Ranganathan for her birthday when she already has it all? It’s a special birthday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, as Romesh and the team celebrate Shanthi with gifts, an unexpected charity donation, and a chaotic game of Would You Rather? From Shanthi’s thoughts on dating later in life, to questions about drug use, and heated debates over Titanic, cats and parrots, this birthday special goes exactly where you’d expect and absolutely nowhere you’d predict... Plus, Romesh and Shanthi tackle your listener dilemmas with their usual mix of questionable advice, honesty and chaos. A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Shanthi’s birthday gifts 04:36 Romesh’s charity donation 07:25 Would You Rather with Shanthi 08:50 Shanthi’s first marijuana experience 10:30 Shanthi on dating 19:18 Did Thundercat like the hat? 22:00 A question about age 26:48 Most proud moments 30:40 A miscommunication about movies, cats and parrots 36:50 How do the Ranganathan’s celebrate birthdays? 39:15 Titanic movie opinions 41:40 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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