Skip to content
The ManuScript with Manu Edakkara cover art

All episodes

The ManuScript with Manu Edakkara, 81 episodes.

#
Title
1

81. Be a Hero

2

80. I'm a Dead Man Walking

3

79. We Need Heroes

4

78. Find Your Purpose

5

77. Philosophy & AgTech: Dr. Gabriel Price, Cofounder of Earnest Agriculture

6

76. Design Your Life: Tools & Frameworks

7

75. Black Girl Uninterrupted: Singer & Artist LaJé

8

74. Greenland and the American Empire

9

73. Why AI Sounds Alive: What Happens When Machines Speak Without Us

10

72. Principles from my Code

11

71. What are the World's Biggest Problems?

12

70. RhythmHood Founder, Lâm “Sedechu” Nguyễn

13

69. Dharm: Loyalty & Pride in the Mahābhārat of Karn

14

68. Self-Actualization - Abraham Maslow

15

67. 2025

16

66. Dharma Explained: Duty, Judgment, and the Cost of Doing Nothing

17

65. The Greatest Failed Expedition: Ernest Shackleton

18

64. Matt Gornick, CEO & Founder of Orange QC

19

63. Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

20

62. Blue Zones - Live to 100

21

61. The Demon King's Festival: Onam

22

60. Dhanashri Mandhani, CEO of Salam Kisan

23

59. Lieutenant Ulises Rodriguez

24

58. Englewood to Google to Muay Thai in Thailand

25

57. Making the Right Cultural Calls

26

56. Men's Mental Health Month

27

55. Discipline v. Motivation

28

54. Jacob Kinsey, Senior Director at Illinois VENTURES

29

53. Brylan Donaldson, Associate Director at The Garage, Northwestern

30

52. Matt Rastovac, CEO & Founder at Respell AI

31

51. Rohan Gupta: CEO at Quillbot.com

32

50. Minimalism

33

49. Dr. Ananya Tiwari: Co-founder of SwaTaleem Foundation

34

48. Lieutenant Commander Andrew Taylor of the United States Navy

35

47. Jack Chen: CEO of SWIDIA

36

46. Pastor Oluseun Arowolaju, Founder of TentMakers

37

45. Erik Rothchild, Founder of WheyUp

38

44. The Bodybuilding Pornstar: Danny Steele

E
39

43. Mayank Mehta: Assistant Director of iVenture Accelerator

E
40

42. Ashley Moy: CEO of Cast21

41

41. Manu Mixdown #2

42

40. Irtefa Mohd, Co-founder of Jam.dev

43

39. The Law of Attraction

44

38. Avani Miriyala, CEO & Founder of Matcha Design Labs

45

37. Dreams & Obsession: Find Your Why

46

36. Stefan Djordjevic: CEO & Founder of the Martian Company

47

35. What My Name Means - Manu

48

34. A 91-Year Old's Advice on Life: John Edakara

49

33. Year in Review: 2024

50

32. Congressional Candidate: Dr. Darnell Leatherwood

E
51

31. The ManuScript: My Message after One Season

52

30. Social Work: Dean Benjamin Lough

53

29. Yes, Sir - A Reason to Be More Courteous

54

28. 10 Years Running a $1B Entrepreneurship Center

55

27. Black Boys Shine: Founder, Dr. Darnell Leatherwood

56

26. Are We Living in a Golden Age?

57

25. Who Chose the 7 Wonders of the World?

58

24. The Importance of Numbers 1-9

59

23. How I Schedule My Life

60

22. Redefining Human: Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, CEO & Founder of Psyonic

61

21. The History of Comic Books

62

20. The Domestication of the Dog

63

19. My Current Hybrid Training Routine

64

18. Evil: Experiments & Definitions

E
65

17. Villain Arcs: Are You On Yours?

E
66

16. Why our Entrepreneurship Programs Succeed

67

15. The Numbers Behind Economic Inequality

68

14. The White Man's Burden: A Critical Analysis

69

13. Navigating Grief & Relationship Issues

70

12. Principles of Ray Dalio: A Deep Dive

71

11. I Don't Want to Do Things: Procrastination and Motivation

72

10. Leadership Pipeline Model Explained

73

9. Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink

74

8. Lingua Franca - The Global Language

75

7. Who is the Most Influential Human Ever?

76

6. What is Western Civilization?

77

5. Chicago is an Underrated Global City

78

4. Tokyo, Istanbul, & Sydney

79

3. The Classifications of Cities

80

2. Running a $1B Entrepreneurship Center

81

1. Manu Mixdown

E