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The ManuScript with Manu Edakara — 79 episodes
79. We Need Heroes
78. Find Your Purpose
77. Philosophy & AgTech: Dr. Gabriel Price, Cofounder of Earnest Agriculture
76. Design Your Life: Tools & Frameworks
75. Black Girl Uninterrupted: Singer & Artist LaJé
74. Greenland and the American Empire
73. Why AI Sounds Alive: What Happens When Machines Speak Without Us
72. Principles from my Code
71. What are the World's Biggest Problems?
70. RhythmHood Founder, Lâm “Sedechu” Nguyễn
69. Dharm: Loyalty & Pride in the Mahābhārat of Karn
68. Self-Actualization - Abraham Maslow
67. 2025
66. Dharma Explained: Duty, Judgment, and the Cost of Doing Nothing
65. The Greatest Failed Expedition: Ernest Shackleton
64. Matt Gornick, CEO & Founder of Orange QC
63. Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
62. Blue Zones - Live to 100
61. The Demon King's Festival: Onam
60. Dhanashri Mandhani, CEO of Salam Kisan
59. Lieutenant Ulises Rodriguez
58. Englewood to Google to Muay Thai in Thailand
57. Making the Right Cultural Calls
56. Men's Mental Health Month
55. Discipline v. Motivation
54. Jacob Kinsey, Senior Director at Illinois VENTURES
53. Brylan Donaldson, Associate Director at The Garage, Northwestern
52. Matt Rastovac, CEO & Founder at Respell AI
51. Rohan Gupta: CEO at Quillbot.com
50. Minimalism
49. Dr. Ananya Tiwari: Co-founder of SwaTaleem Foundation
48. Lieutenant Commander Andrew Taylor of the United States Navy
47. Jack Chen: CEO of SWIDIA
46. Pastor Oluseun Arowolaju, Founder of TentMakers
45. Erik Rothchild, Founder of WheyUp
44. The Bodybuilding Pornstar: Danny Steele
43. Mayank Mehta: Assistant Director of iVenture Accelerator
42. Ashley Moy: CEO of Cast21
41. Manu Mixdown #2
40. Irtefa Mohd, Co-founder of Jam.dev
39. The Law of Attraction
38. Avani Miriyala, CEO & Founder of Matcha Design Labs
37. Dreams & Obsession: Find Your Why
36. Stefan Djordjevic: CEO & Founder of the Martian Company
35. What My Name Means - Manu
34. A 91-Year Old's Advice on Life: John Edakara
33. Year in Review: 2024
32. Congressional Candidate: Dr. Darnell Leatherwood
31. The ManuScript: My Message after One Season
30. Social Work: Dean Benjamin Lough
29. Yes, Sir - A Reason to Be More Courteous
28. 10 Years Running a $1B Entrepreneurship Center
27. Black Boys Shine: Founder, Dr. Darnell Leatherwood
26. Are We Living in a Golden Age?
25. Who Chose the 7 Wonders of the World?
24. The Importance of Numbers 1-9
23. How I Schedule My Life
22. Redefining Human: Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, CEO & Founder of Psyonic
21. The History of Comic Books
20. The Domestication of the Dog
19. My Current Hybrid Training Routine
18. Evil: Experiments & Definitions
17. Villain Arcs: Are You On Yours?
16. Why our Entrepreneurship Programs Succeed
15. The Numbers Behind Economic Inequality
14. The White Man's Burden: A Critical Analysis
13. Navigating Grief & Relationship Issues
12. Principles of Ray Dalio: A Deep Dive
11. I Don't Want to Do Things: Procrastination and Motivation
10. Leadership Pipeline Model Explained
9. Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink
8. Lingua Franca - The Global Language
7. Who is the Most Influential Human Ever?
6. What is Western Civilization?
5. Chicago is an Underrated Global City
4. Tokyo, Istanbul, & Sydney
3. The Classifications of Cities
2. Running a $1B Entrepreneurship Center
1. Manu Mixdown