Episode

We Accidentally Ignored 632 Emails…

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The Romesh Ranganathan Show
Published
May 13, 2026
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2547
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Summary

What happens when you realise you’ve accidentally ignored 632 listener emails? Mystery solved and an apology is in order from the team in this Thursday's episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, after finding out they have been checking the wrong inbox the entire time. This week Romesh and Shanthi team up again to answer and advise on your dilemmas. Covering topics from aging, learning English and impressing family members to some unlicensed, dubious medical advice from Shanthi herself. There’s also a chaotic “Freaky Friday” conversation about swapping lives for 24 hours, an unexpected Tamil telling-off and Romesh is forced into a terrible apology. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Meditating with Romesh 02:44 A podcast debrief 05:30 An apology to the emailers 10:12 Your listener dilemmas answered 20:30 Romesh’s last epic night out 22:30 A Ranganathan Freaky Friday 30:39 How to impress your mother in law 33:23 Shanthi tells Romesh off in Tamil 35:17 An apology from Romesh 38:45 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices