All Episodes

Ctrl+Alt+Doubt: Decoding the Language of Online Conspiracies with INSEAD Professor Henrich R. Greve

Leadership Principles by Astronaut, Physician, and Citizen Scientist Dr. Shawna Pandya

An Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible, with Eiman Jahangir

Burn Bright, Build Slow: Sandhya Sabapathy on Building a Just Climate Future

Should university admissions be determined solely by examination performance, or should they assess the applicant as a whole?

How Norwegian Member of Parliament Himanshu Gulati Built His Category of One

The Rise of AI Will Be Good for the Creative Arts?

The Intersection of Disciplines in Early Modern Science with All Souls College, Oxford Fellow Nuno Castel-Branco

Is Space Exploration Still a Pipe Dream?

Book Discussion with 'Lean Spark' Authors Jaideep Prabhu, Priyank Narayan, Mukesh Sud

Understanding the Space Economy with Harvard Business School Professor Matthew Weinzierl

[Arguable] Factories or Fiber? What Will Actually Make Developing Countries Rich?

Career Principles with INSEAD Professor Dr. Linda Brimm

Career Principles with Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Shiller

Is this the end of the American empire?

Discussion with Management Consultant Turned Award-Winning Novelist Santanu Bhattacharya

Fully Remote Companies Disadvantage Elite Performance Cultures

[Arguable] Should religion play an important role in people’s lives?

[Arguable] Should we strive for equality of opportunity or equality of outcome?

[Arguable] Two Techno-Optimists Argue if Digital Minimalism Makes Life Better

[Arguable] Is There an AI Bubble in the Stock Market?

Reimagining the space economy with Turkish astronaut Tuva Atasever

Is It Okay to Break a Friendship Over Political Differences?

The Political Right Wins Because the Left Lacks Vision

Pros and Cons of a Global Career: Mental Models, Visas, Aspirations, and Hard Choices with Abhilasha Sinha | HBS & IIT Delhi

[Arguable] Is Taylor Swift a model millennial business leader, or is her economic empire an exception that can’t be replicated?

Discussing The New Geography of Innovation with Mehran Gul

[Arguable] Are side hustles a distraction or a creative outlet for reinvention?

[Arguable] Obsession with Stoicism, Protein Shakes, and Padel Leaves the Modern Millennial Utterly Dissatisfied

From Studying Literature to Building a Tech Career: Discussion with Spotify’s Arunima Anand

Meaningful Careers in Public Policy and Lessons on Resilience with Urvashi Prasad (Former Director, NITI Aayog)

How to Raise Happy and Successful Children: Esther Wojcicki on Parenting, Grief, and Growth

Reimagining India’s Economy: A Conversation with former BCG Chairman and Planning Commission Member Arun Maira

[Arguable] The Nuclear Family: Freedom or Fragmentation?

[Arguable] To Infinity… and Investors? The Debate Over Private Space Travel

Understanding The Anti-Ableist Manifesto with Tiffany Yu

Understanding the mutual impact of Hindu culture and Christianity upon each other with Historian Manu Pillai

[Arguable] Should Universities Get Rid of Selective Admissions and Replace Them with a Lottery System?

[Arguable] Is Foreign Aid an Effective Form of Reparation?

[Arguable] Are Tariffs Always a Bad Idea?

Structured for Success or Stifled by Routine?

[Arguable] Should CEOs be required to have a salary cap relative to their lowest-paid employees?

[Arguable] Do technology platforms enhance or hinder meaningful friendships and romantic relationships?

Career Principles and Book Discussion with Ex-SoftBank CFO Alok Sama

[Arguable] Are media trials moral?

Democratizing Quick Commerce with Kirana Pro

Do publicity stunts help or hurt brands?

American Elections: Analysis and Implications

[Arguable] Should you vote based on ideology or pragmatic considerations?

[Arguable] Should governments ban addictive social media apps like TikTok?

Voices from the Frontlines of Climate Justice with Vassar Academic Arpitha Kodiveri

[Arguable] Should popular media (movies, books, etc.) always seek to have storylines/characters with different ethnicities, religious backgrounds and sexualities?

[Arguable] Should universities require students to take classes in the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities?

[Arguable] Should we be having children today?

[Arguable] Has the rise of the VC-backed startup ecosystem been a force for good?

Career Principles with Ex-KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar

[Arguable] Will generative AI cause widespread job loss?

Book Discussion: The Smart and the Dumb: The Politics of Education in India

[Arguable] Should universities make public statements about political issues?

[Arguable] Can you achieve more good by earning and donating, or through an impact-oriented career

Building Your Category of One in Business and Politics: How Karan Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL Built Cobra Beer

Working on Your Debut Book: Lessons on Writing and Publishing with Puneet Sikka

Building high performing teams with Cambridge academic turned tech executive David Ingram

Career Inflection Points: Insights from Harvard Grad and Rhodes Scholar Dhruva Bhat

Mental Models for Career Transitions with Harvard Business School alumna Abhilasha Sinha

How Heidi Roizen Built Her Category of One

Deconstructing Nandini Satpathy, the Iron Lady of Orissa with Pallavi Rebbapragada

Automation, Utopia and Everything in Between with Dr. John Danaher

Building one of the world’s largest networks with Subtle Curry Traits Founder Noel Aruliah

Understanding the publishing industry with founder of Juggernaut Books Chiki Sarkar

Musings: 10 Ways to Ruin Your Day

Deconstructing A.I. Ethics with Cambridge Researcher Dr Eleanor Drage

Career Principles with Former HR Head of Big Basket TN Hari

The Art of Reading with Dr. Anamika

Leadership Lessons with Chief Sustainability Officer for ReNew Power Vaishali Nigam Sinha

Understanding Inflection: A Roadmap for leaders at crossroads with Sharath Jeevan

Understanding Automation, Work and the Achievement Gap with Philosopher Sven Nyholm

Leapfrog: Six Practices to Thrive with Mukesh Sud & Priyank Narayan

Heading: Career Principles of Playback CEO, Amita Goyal (INSEAD, BCG alumna)

The World in 2024 with NYU Professor Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz

Book Discussion - The Sindhis: Selling Anything, Anywhere with Social Anthropologist Mark-Anthony Falzon (Archive 2022)

The Great Tech Game with Author and Investor Anirudh Suri (Archive 2022)

Book Discussion: Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh with Shrayana Bhattacharya (Archive 2021)

How to Change with Wharton Professor Katherine L. Milkman (Archive 2021)

Building a Marketplace for Mentorship and Serendipity with Alfred and Vjera

Poetry Compilation by Dr. Anamika, the first women to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in Hindi

One Among You: The Autobiography of M.K. Stalin with Panneerselvan AS

Book Discussion: Aphorisms for Our Age with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Building Dual Careers with Poet and Diplomat Abhay Kumar (Archive 2021)

Lessons from Indian Scriptures with Scientist Turned Monk Gauranga Darshan Das

How AI is changing the way we work with Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan

A New Idea of India with Harsh Madhusudan & Rajeev Mantri

Book Discussion: India's Blind Spot with Devashish Dhar

Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships with Oxford Researcher Brian D. Earp

Leadership Principles & Career Transitions with Anoop Prakash

The Good Jobs Strategy with MIT Sloan Professor Dr. Zeynep Ton

Careers in Academia & the Ethics of Sulking with Dr. Rebecca Roache

Breakups, Difficult Careers, and War Journalism with Yale Mathematician turned War Correspondent Anjan Sundaram

Book Discussion: The Good Enough Job with Simone Stolzoff

Book Discussion: ‘Age of Vice’ with Deepti Kapoor