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90,000 Hours

by The Ken

You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself.Hosted by Rahel Philipose and Vidhatri Rao, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.

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Episodes

  1. Bangalore is unsustainable. Here is how founders are building in smaller tech cities

    Being an employee in corporate urban India is living in a perpetual state of frustration. Long hours, followed by longer commutes. Add infrastructural issues to the mix. It is a nightmare. But people stay on for opportunities and growth. That script is now flipping. Smaller cities in India are...

  2. Career forecast 2026: Pyramid collapse, hiring woes, and being human in an AI world

    We started 90,000 Hours because we believe careers are at an inflection point. Nothing seems to be certain anymore as old rules are actively being thrown out of the window. As we wrap up five months of this podcast, our reporting and stories reflected just that. We have covered everything from…

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  3. In a sea of sameness, one skill stands out

    Generative AI has made it easy to churn out decent design, copy, code in seconds. But in this flood of outputs, who decides what’s actually good? This episode looks at taste. Not the elite kind shaped in galleries or runway shows, but the kind that helps you make better calls at work. The kind…

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  4. Young, skilled and floundering: Overcoming the hope gap in careers today

    Every generation has a way of thinking their problems are unique and that they have somehow been handed the wrong end of the stick. Most times, it is a cliche. But sometimes, it captures a rare moment that we are only beginning to understand. Ask a young software engineer at an IT services firm...

  5. Meta to SoftBank to Verix: Kirthiga Reddy on navigating 'six careers in one lifetime'

    In this week’s 90,000 Hours, Rahel Philipose speaks to Kirthiga Reddy, Meta India’s first hire, SoftBank’s first woman investing partner, and now founder of blockchain-powered credentialing platform, Verix. From taking a 40% pay cut after Stanford to steering an all-women SPAC through a turbulent...

  6. The hard truth about the American dream

    For decades, studying in the US was seen as a golden ticket: a degree that promised not just world-class education, but a clear path to jobs, visas, and a better life abroad. But in 2025, that promise looks very different. We surveyed 50 Indian students and recent graduates in the US. Almost half...

  7. At work, it’s 'AI or bust'. What’s your move?

    What happens when AI at work isn't optional anymore? Across the board, companies are investing in AI tools for their teams. But with that access comes a new kind of pressure to work smarter, move faster, and think more creatively. So what does that actually look like in practice? And how does it...

  8. Pitches, pickleball, and the new rules of networking

    For decades, networking was about being seen: showing up in the right rooms, handing out the right cards, and saying the right things. Today, a new generation of founders and VCs is rewriting that script with sweat, sneakers, and a shared goal to win the next point. In this debut episode of…

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  9. Introducing 90,000 Hours: Work is changing. Are you ready?

    You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count? 90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself.Hosted by Rahel Philipose and Vidhatri Rao, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.

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You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial...

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