25 May - Laughter Therapy - Maanu Billi's Big Riddle, a TV Remote War - Ranjodh Singh & Yashpreet

Monday mornings on Radio Haanji 1674 AM hit differently — and 25 May 2026 was proof. Hosts Ranjodh Singh and Yashpreet kicked off Laughter Therapy a few minutes late after a computer glitch, but Melbourne's Punjabi children on the school run were already waiting, armed with riddles, ਬੋਲੀਆਂ, infinity fines, and enough energy to power the whole studio. This episode delivered everything — from a tiny caller who stunned the room with the sharpest riddle of the morning, to a Sydney boy who accidentally confessed to a TV remote war he clearly lost.

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A Computer Glitch, Weekend Check-Ins & the Booster Seat Debate Nobody Expected

Ranjodh Singh opened with an honest apology — a small computer issue had delayed the show — but the laughter came fast. The first callers on the line were siblings Mannat and Fateh, calling from the back of their family car on the way to the gurudwara and school. Mannat's weekend highlight was refreshingly honest: no cooking at home because of Akhand Paath, a Hungry Jack's Veggie Whopper on the way back, and cousins coming over. She delivered it all with a straight face, and the studio was already in stitches.

Then came the booster seat argument. Fateh — who insists he has outgrown his booster seat — arrived with car manual evidence. He had checked the shoulder line markers himself. "ਮੇਰੇ ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੀ ਆ ਲਾਈਨ ਤੋਂ" — his shoulders are already above the line. Ranjodh Singh promised to call Papa with the full case prepared. Fateh immediately issued an infinity-times-infinity fine to both hosts for not believing him. Yashpreet, who had come into the show thinking she was safe from fines, found herself on the receiving end for the second time in the same minute.

Mannat's ਬੋਲੀ & Fateh's Riddle: The Tyre That Never Stops

Mannat opened the ਬੋਲੀ session with warmth and a slightly blocked nose from the cold:

ਕਦੇ ਆਇਆ ਕਰੋ, ਕਦੇ ਜਾਇਆ ਕਰੋ...
ਪੱਤੇ ਤੋੜ-ਤੋੜ ਸੀਟੀਆਂ ਬਜਾਇਆ ਕਰੋ...

Ranjodh Singh noted that the cold had turned the ਫੂ-ਫੂ into ਖੋ-ਖੋ, and the studio laughed through it. Fateh followed with a riddle:

ਨਾ ਉਹਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਤੇ ਨਾ ਉਹਦੇ ਪੈਰ, ਫਿਰ ਵੀ ਸਾਰਾ ਦਿਨ ਤੁਰਦਾ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ।
(No hands, no feet — yet walks all day long. What is it?)

The studio went for a clock first. Fateh had already blocked that answer — a clock has hands, and these are called "ਹੈਂਡਸ." Yashpreet tried water. Wrong. The answer: ਟਾਇਰ (car tyre). It moves all day, stops when the car stops, and has neither hands nor feet. Yashpreet suspected it was a Fateh original and issued a Guzillion fine. Fateh responded with approximately twenty repetitions of "infinity" directed back at her.

Tegh's Kiwi Riddle: A Goat, a Red Thing & Chest Hair

Tegh arrived on her way to school and wasted no time:

ਅਸਮਾਨੋਂ ਡਿੱਗਿਆ ਬੱਕਰਾ, ਉਹਦੇ ਮੂੰਹ 'ਚੋਂ ਡਿੱਗੀ ਲਾਲ,
ਉਹਦਾ ਢਿੱਡ ਪਾੜ ਕੇ ਦੇਖਿਆ, ਛਾਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਾਲ।

The studio went through watermelon, mango, every fruit it could think of. Yashpreet suspected the answer had something to do with what the kids were getting in their lunchboxes that day. The answer: Kiwi — brown and hairy on the outside, bright red flesh within, falling from a plant like something dropped from the sky. Ranjodh Singh was delighted. Tegh headed off to school having thoroughly stumped two adults on live radio.

Maanu Billi — The Tiniest Caller With the Biggest Riddle

Young Asees arrived on air calling himself "Kamalu billi" and was immediately identified by Yashpreet as still very much a little one — his sentence about being a cat was proof enough. He confirmed the nickname, told the studio he had gone to the gurudwara on the weekend, received a candy from Dadi for saying Sat Sri Akal properly, and then delivered a riddle that stopped the room:

ਉਹ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਹੈ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਥੱਲੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ?
(What goes up but never comes down?)

The studio went through birthday candles, stairs, rain, and more. None of them right. The answer: ਉਮਰ (age). It only ever goes up. Ranjodh Singh and Yashpreet were genuinely floored. "ਇੰਨੀ ਨਿੱਕੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਮਾਨੂ ਬਿੱਲੀ ਨੇ ਇੰਨੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਬੁਝਾਰਤ ਪਾਈ" — the tiniest caller, the biggest riddle of the morning.

Shreya's ਬੋਲੀ, Arnav's Mama-Mami & a Message From America

Shreya delivered a classic ਗਿੱਧਾ ਬੋਲੀ with confidence:

ਜੇ ਮਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕੱਤਣਾ ਨਾ ਆਉਂਦਾ, ਕਿਉਂ ਗਿੱਧੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਈ,
ਨਾਲ ਜੁਆਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲੱਡੂ ਖੁਆਉਣ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਆਈ...

She had visited Asees's house on the weekend, which made for a sweet cross-caller connection. Arnav followed with a Mama-Mami ਬੋਲੀ that had Ranjodh Singh crying with laughter, and casually mentioned that his Maasi in America and his Naani both listen to Radio Haanji — greetings were sent to both in real time, which is exactly what community radio is for.

Asees Kaur: Sick, Dancing & Absolutely on Fire

Asees Kaur came on the show recovering from illness — fever, cough, the works. Her cure? Dance. She danced through it and felt nothing. Ranjodh Singh pointed out that when a new suit is involved, nobody feels the cold either. Asees Kaur delivered the morning's best ਬੋਲੀ performance:

ਨਹੀਂ ਮੈਂ ਨੱਚਾ-ਨੱਚਾ-ਨੱਚਾ, ਨਹੀਂ ਮੈਂ ਅੱਗ ਵਾਂਗੂੰ ਮੱਚਾ,
ਇਹ ਮੈਂ ਨੱਚ-ਨੱਚ ਪੱਟ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਵਿਹੜਾ ਕੁੜੀਓ...

The studio went fully electric. Ranjodh Singh and Yashpreet were both on their feet in spirit if not in body.

Dadwal Sahib & Hello Mr. Johnny

Young Shukrandeep Singh Dadwal — calling in as number 786 — delivered a ਬੋਲੀ that brought classic Punjabi playground energy straight to the morning:

ਹੈਲੋ ਮਿਸਟਰ ਜੌਨੀ, ਤੇਰੀ ਪੈਂਟ ਬੜੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ,
ਤੇਰੀ ਪੈਂਟ ਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਾ ਆਟਾ, ਤੇਰਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਕੱਛਾ ਪਾਟਾ।

Ranjodh Singh completed the next verse instinctively and strongly recommended that Mr. Johnny visit Kmart for a replacement immediately. Dadwal Sahib was told he had done a very good job, and the studio moved on before anyone could recover.

Japman From Sydney: The TV Remote War & Mamma the Prime Minister

Japman called in from Sydney with the most complete story of the morning. He had been watching TV when his sister Ruhani wanted the remote. He asked to share. She responded with a slap. He went to Mamma. Mamma gave Ruhani two slaps. Then Japman — feeling guilty — comforted Ruhani. Then Mamma found out about his role in the original TV incident and handed out justice to both.

Ranjodh Singh noted that Japman had conveniently skipped a part of the story in the telling. Japman confirmed that Mamma is the Prime Minister of the household — a title given by Papa himself. He then performed a full song live on air — "ਮਾਹੌਲ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਬੇਬੀ" — until Yashpreet gently signalled they needed to move on.

Virk Sahib Closes With a Calendar Riddle

Virk Sahib called in as the last caller of the morning with his daughter's entertaining school drop-off story — she used to cry to be taken into her brother's classroom — and then closed with the day's final riddle:

ਇਹ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਾ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰੀ ਖ਼ਰੀਦੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਆ?
(What is bought only once a year?)

Answer: Calendar (ਕਲੰਡਰ / ਜੰਤਰੀ). Yashpreet had gone with birthday cake. Ranjodh Singh suggested the calendar deserved a birthday of its own — 2026 years old — with a cake cut right on top of it. The show closed on that image, and it was perfect.

Why Laughter Therapy Is Melbourne's Favourite Monday Morning Ritual

What makes Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM special is not just the jokes and riddles — it is the community that shows up for it every single morning. Children calling in from school-run cars, grandparents listening from kitchens in Melbourne and Sydney and America, parents shaking their heads and laughing anyway. That is the Punjabi diaspora in Australia, gathered every weekday morning around one frequency.

For more Punjabi content, explore Radio Haanji's full podcast library. If you enjoy audio stories and literature, the Kitaab Kahani audio stories podcast is on every weekday. For science, space, and deep conversations, The Deep Talk is always worth your time. And to hear every Laughter Therapy episode, the full archive is at the Laughter Therapy podcast page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the hosts of Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji?

Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM is hosted by Ranjodh Singh, with co-host Yashpreet — known to the children as "Yash Didi." The show runs every weekday morning, featuring children's riddles, ਬੋਲੀਆਂ, jokes, and live call-ins from Melbourne's Punjabi and Indian community families.

What is the answer to the riddle "What goes up but never comes down?"

The answer is ਉਮਰ — age. It only ever increases and never reverses. This riddle was shared by young caller Asees, nicknamed "Maanu Billi," on the 25 May 2026 episode of Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM, and it genuinely stumped both hosts before the answer was revealed.

What is Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM?

Laughter Therapy is a daily morning show on Radio Haanji 1674 AM, Melbourne's Punjabi and Hindi community radio station. Children call in from home and school-run cars to share riddles (ਬੁਝਾਰਤਾਂ), ਬੋਲੀਆਂ, and jokes. All episodes are free to listen at haanji.com.au/podcast/laughter-therapy.

Where can I listen to Radio Haanji 1674 AM online?

Radio Haanji 1674 AM is available live and on demand at haanji.com.au. The Radio Haanji app is free on iOS and Android. In Melbourne, it broadcasts on 1674 AM. ਇਸਦੇ ਸਰੋਤੇ Australia, Canada, Singapore, USA ਅਤੇ India ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਨੇ — a truly global Punjabi community radio station.