Best Abhishek R Podcasts (2025)

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The Art of Cinematic Disruption with Anurag Kashyap & Ram Gopal Verma 1:22:51

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In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Anurag Kashyap and Ram Gopal Verma get real about the art of writing and filmmaking. From twisted plots to breaking all the rules, they spill the secrets behind creating some of the most unconventional films in Indian cinema. Get ready for a rollercoaster conversation with two legends who’ve redefined storytelling! …

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The Real Deal on Content Marketing with Gautam Thakker & Mandavi Sharma 47:37

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In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Gautam Thakker and Mandavi Sharma share their behind-the-scenes experiences in the world of content marketing. From the challenges of crafting viral campaigns to the triumphs of creating stories that connect, they reveal the real journey of building impactful content. Get ready for an engaging conversation about the…

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Managing Stardom with Rajeev Masand & Kim Sharma 50:45

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In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Rajeev Masand and Kim Sharma pull back the curtain on the world of talent management. From spotting fresh talent to handling the ups and downs of fame, they share the real deal behind managing stars. Get ready for a fun, no-holds-barred conversation on what it takes to shape and shine the careers of the next big thi…

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The OTT Shift with Monica Shergill 52:07

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In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Monica Shergill breaks down how the streaming revolution has flipped the entertainment world on its head. From binge-watching marathons to on-demand access anytime, Monica reveals how OTT platforms have redefined how we consume content. Tune in for an exciting conversation about the future of entertainment! Listen n…

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Directing Magic with Kabir Khan on Filmy Hustle 1:31:23

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Ever wondered what goes into turning a script into a blockbuster? In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Kabir Khan spills the secrets of film direction, from the spark of an idea to the thrill of seeing it on the big screen. Get ready for an insider’s tour of filmmaking with one of Bollywood’s most dynamic directors! Listen now! Show Credits : Rosepod P…

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Shekhar Ravjiani and the hustle behind Music for Films 59:07

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Bollywood music has changed, and so has the way we experience it. In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Shekhar Ravjiani talks about the shifting landscape of the music industry, the new sounds shaping cinema, and what it takes to stay relevant in a constantly moving world. Tune in for a fascinating look at how times have changed in film music! Listen n…

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Bringing Movies to the Masses with Devang Sampath, Vishek Chauhan, and Amit Sharma 1:14:54

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What keeps the magic of the big screen alive? In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Devang Sampath, Vishek Chauhan, and Amit Sharma take us inside the world of film exhibition—from the thrill of full-house Fridays to the future of theaters in the streaming era. If you love the cinematic experience, this one’s for you! Listen now! Show Credits : Rosepod …

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Anupama Chopra on Journalism in the Film World 57:04

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In this episode of Filmy Hustle, Anupama Chopra takes us behind the scenes of entertainment journalism. From shaping critical reviews to navigating the world of cinema, she shares her journey and insights into what it takes to be a voice in the industry. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of film criticism and storytelling! Listen now! Show Cre…

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Inside Film Production with Siddharth Roy and Murad Khetani 1:06:21

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Get ready for a masterclass in film production with Siddharth Roy and Murad Khetani! In this episode of Filmy Hustle, they break down the magic behind the scenes — from managing chaos to creating cinematic gold. If you’ve ever wondered what really goes into making a movie, this one’s for you! Listen now! Show Credits : Rosepod Presents (A Division …

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The Multifaceted R Madhavan on The Filmy Hustle! 1:45:53

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The Filmy Hustle premieres today! In our first episode, R. Madhavan takes us beyond the spotlight, sharing his experience wearing multiple hats in filmmaking—actor, writer, director, and producer. It’s all about the hard work behind the glitz. Listen now! Show Credits : Rosepod Presents (A Division Of Roseaudio Visuals Pvt.Ltd.) The Filmy Hustle Pr…

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The Filmy Hustle Trailer 1:00

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Welcome to 'The Filmy Hustle', A show where we deep dive into the various facets of Filmmaking. Show Credits : Rosepod Presents (A Division Of Roseaudio Visuals Pvt.Ltd.) The Filmy Hustle Produced By: Rosepod (A Division Of Rose Audio Visuals Pvt Ltd) In Association With: Ashirwad Theatres Pvt Ltd Guests: R. Madhavan,Siddharth Roy Kapoor,Murad Khet…

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Nicola Twilley on how refrigeration has changed the world 56:14

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Among the many things that we take for granted in the age of indulgence is refrigeration. In “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves”, Nicola Twilley brings us the history of what is arguably among the top three inventions of the century. She went far down many rabbit holes including orange juice tank farms, meat l…

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Untold stories of unsung Maths legends with Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell 55:27

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What are the human stories behind mathematics? How did mathematicians collaborate over centuries to further its cause? “The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & its Unsung Trailblazers” co-authored by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell tells us just that. Kate and Tim dig into rabbit holes from across eras to unearth fascinating…

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Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech on why Ribonucleic Acid rocks 45:13

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Dr Thomas R. Cech shared the nobel prize in chemistry with Sidney Altman in 1989. Their work showed that RNA is not only a molecule that carries genetic information but can also act as a catalyst in biochemical reactions, a role that was previously thought to be exclusive to proteins. His book titled “The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life'…

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Will Cockrell on the mavericks of Mount Everest 53:15

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Will Cockrell’s book, “Everest Inc” tells the story of “The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World”. It is a refreshing take on climbers who may not have a background in mountaineering but have the means to embrace the suffering and the challenge. Instead of taking a condescending view on these thrill seekers, Will inves…

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Carl Öhman on what happens to our data after we die 47:04

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In his short and punchy book, "The Afterlife of Data", Carl Öhman writes about "What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care". After crunching lots of numbers, he found that in the next few decades the dead on Facebook will outnumber the living. The power around what to do with "digital remains" lies with a handful firms li…

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Geoff White on digital transformation of money laundering 43:32

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Geoff White is an investigative journalist who has covered financial crime for over two decades. His latest book is titled "Rinsed - From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks". In this podcast Geoff talks about money laundering 101 and how it has changed over the years. How has technology and social…

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Dr Erica Thompson on how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it 46:44

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We live in a world that is increasingly being dictated by data. But the models that govern different outcomes need a lot of work. Dr Erica Thompson's fascinating book, "Escape from Model Land: How mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it" is all about it. For all their vaunted prowess, models can often mislead. In this pod…

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay's roller coaster affair with banking 1:00:00

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay is a prolific journalist who has covered the world of finance for many decades. He has authored several books. In this podcast he gives us a glimpse into his latest book, "Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking" which is an absolute joy to read. The book as well as this conversation is peppered with anecdotes that are both amusi…

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Kelly Clancy on her book, “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World” 49:24

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Games have shaped humanity for thousands of years. The premise of Kelly Clancy's book is that games play us. In this podcast Dr Clancy, a neuroscientist talks about games people or companies play to our benefit and detriment. How have games shaped geopolitics? Why do gamblers continue to bet despite losing? How does uncertainty trigger dopamine eve…

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Cognitive neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf on what reading does to the brain 1:00:00

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Maryanne Wolf is a cognitive neuroscientist who conducts research on “what the brain does when it reads and why some children and adults have greater difficulty learning how to read than others”. She has written some fascinating books including “Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain” and “Reader come home: The Reading Bra…

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Gregory Zuckerman on his book "The Man Who solved the market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution" 32:19

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Gregory Zukerman writes for the Wall Street Journal. Over the last few decades he has written several books. In 2019 he wrote "The Man Who solved the market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution" which became a runaway hit. It tells the story of a genius mathematician who used modern quantitative techniques to make money for himself and his…

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Alex Duff on his book, "Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford FC" 51:17

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Alex Duff talks about how Brentford football club used data and analytics to improve and retain its spot in the English Premier League. His book, "Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford" is a fascinating account of how the club instilled new values and respected number crunching to make key decisions on deciding plays on the field and in the t…

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Ananyo Bhattacharya on his book The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John Von Neumann 53:59

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Ananyo Bhattacharya's "The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John Von Neumann" is a fascinating book about the Hungarian-American mathematician. It's a shame that most of us know little about the man. Dr Bhattacharya digs deep into the mathematician's early days and how he went on to have a lasting impact in different fields including nano…

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Dennis Yi Tenen on his book Literary Theory of Robots: How Computers Learned to Write 51:04

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In this podcast Prof Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literary scholar, leans on history of computer programming to tell modern tales of Artificial Intelligence. How did robots learn to write so quickly? Is it a good thing? Do technologies like ChatGPT make us lazy? Not quite, says Prof Tenen. He argues that such advances do not diminish…

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Tom Wainwright on Facebook turning 20 35:22

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In February this year Facebook celebrated its 20th birthday. Tom Wainwright, tech and media editor of The Economist has written a brilliant cover story on the company's evolution since it began in a dorm room at Harvard. With a market capitalisation of $1.2trn and 3bn users, Facebook operates in a new social media order. Tom writes that "public pos…

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David Bodanis on his book, “The Art of Fairness:The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean” 49:52

1+ y ago49:52

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Do nice guys finish last? Not quite. David Bodani’s brilliant book, “The Art of Fairness:The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean” is filled with anecdotes of leaders from various fields who may have been fair and firm to get the job done but never mean or condescending. In this podcast David shares some of his thoughts on why it might be worth …

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Zeke Faux on his book, “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” 48:36

1+ y ago48:36

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The cryptosphere is, well, cryptic. Even the best of the best find it hard to explain the whole thing without fumbling. Zeke Faux has managed to put it all together in his fascinating book, "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall". Zeke planted himself within the crypto-mad community to learn more about the trade. He has interv…

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Kenneth Miller on his book, “Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep” 52:08

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We spend almost a third of our lives sleeping. Give or take. And yet until fifty years ago, scientists didn’t know much about sleep. Kenneth Miller shines a spotlight on the subject in his fabulous book, Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep. Why do we sleep and why is it important that we get enough of …

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Daniel Knowles on his book, “How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It” 39:34

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In this podcast, Daniel Knowles reflects upon a world with fewer cars. The use of a car becomes less effective once everyone has got one. Anyone who has been stuck for hours in Mumbai or New York traffic should know. Are electric cars a solution? What can we learn from places like Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam and London? It is reassuring that most o…

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Kiran Verma, on a 21,000 km walk to raise awareness on blood donation 28:25

2y ago28:25

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Kiran Verma has pledged to walk a staggering 21,000 km across India to raise awareness around blood donation in the country. His NGO, Simply Blood, world's first virtual blood donation platform, connects donors and seekers in real time. In this podcast Kiran talks about what got him to quit his day job and pursue his cause. "Nobody should die waiti…

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Dr Anna Lembke on her book, "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" 53:51

2y ago53:51

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Dr Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist and the chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. She has treated patients with addiction of all kinds including alcoholism and drug use. And behavioural ones such as smartphone and the internet. Her book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the age of Indulgence…

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Gavin Jackson on his book, "Money In One Lesson" 36:03

2y ago36:03

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You don't need to be an economics buff to enjoy Gavin Jackson's "Money In One Lesson". The fascinating book breaks down money and charts its history in a user-friendly manner. In this podcast Gavin talks about stuff like this: What's common between most of the monetary system, including banks, and the hawala system? How has it inspired entrepreneur…

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Ludwig Siegele, The Economist's top tech guru on ChatGPT 34:33

2y ago34:33

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Ludwig Siegele, considered among the top tech gurus at The Economist, has covered the global tech industry since 1995. He sees the same excitement and chatter around ChatGPT in the Silicon valley as there was when the internet was born. In this podcast, Ludwig shares his views on the new sensation, which can do itself some good if it can slow itsel…

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Annie Lowrey on her book, "Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World" 42:23

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Annie Lowrey's "Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World" is a richly reported book which brings to light some personal and often harrowing accounts of folks who could benefit instantly through cash transfers. Annie travelled to the boondocks in India and villages in Kenya where it …

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Philip Coggan on his book, "Surviving the Daily Grind: Bartleby's Guide to Work" 45:43

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Philip Coggan's "Surviving the Daily Grind: Bartleby's Guide to Work" is an amusing account on corporate world's oddities. For instance, "Why so many managers pollute their utterances with so much inane jargon?" If we had a rupee for each time someone uses the word, "holistic" or recommends others to step outside their "comfort zone", we would all …

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Tom Standage on his book, "A Brief History of Motion" 51:54

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Tom Standage has authored seven history books. His most recent one charts the history of the wheel to self-driving cars and everything in between. Whereas the wheel remains among the most important inventions of mankind, it took thousands of years before we found mass applications for it. In this podcast Tom motors along different eras while descri…

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Point Blank with RB Ramesh, India's chess grandmaster-turned-coach 48:19

2+ y ago48:19

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RB Ramesh started coaching when he was just 22 years old. His training institute "Chess Gurukul" has spawned champions who have brought over 100 medals for India in various competitions. Just last year his student, Praggnanandhaa or Pragg became the youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen, a giant of the game. In this podcast RB Ramesh talks about…

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How has India's journey been in the World Cup so far? 18:44

6y ago18:44

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How has India's journey been in the World Cup so far?

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Analysis of the first week of World Cup 2019 13:56

6y ago13:56

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Are the conditions really dictating the low scoring games in the World Cup or are the batsmen not being smart enough?

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A conversation with Edward Carr, Foreign editor of The Economist on US foreign policy 25:47

11+ y ago25:47

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Edward Carr, Foreign editor of The Economist takes us through his brilliant special report on US foreign policy. He argues that inspite of a dreadful decade abroad, Americans are unduly pessimistic about their place in the world. The rise of China as a formidable player in world affairs is undisputed, but its economic heft does not yet qualify it t…

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Jon Fasman of The Economist on his experience of covering the US presidential elections 18:13

12+ y ago18:13

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In this podcast, Jon Fasman of The Economist talks about his on ground experience of covering the US presidential elections. Over the past few months Jon travelled across the country, attended rallies, conducted interviews, met strangers, filed articles, wrote online, did live blogging, recorded podcasts and met crazy deadlines. To report the great…

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A Conversation with Paul Markillie of The Economist on Digital Manufacturing 20:44

13y ago20:44

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Paul Markillie, the Innovation Editor at The Economist joins us to talk about the magical world of digital manufacturing, the subject of his special report which was published earlier this year. In this 20 minute chat Paul shares his experiences which took him to some interesting places across the world. This third revolution has already taken off.…

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A Conversation with Simon Wright of The Economist on Natural Gas 17:30

13y ago17:30

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The Economists deputy news editor, Simon Wright is so good at dismembering jargons that you might even start to care about knowing a little something about natural gas, the subject of his special report that was published this month. In this podcast, Simon gives us a crash course in Shale gas and explains why is it a big deal that America has start…

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A Conversation with Jon Fasman of The Economist on American Economy, Drugs and Journalism 23:00

13+ y ago23:00

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Jon Fasman knows what it takes to be a New York Times best selling author. His book, Geographer's Library published in 2005 has been released into more than a dozen languages and his more recent novel, The Unpossessed City is a major hit. At The Economist, he covers a diverse range of subjects like food, music, chopsticks, politics, Tiger Woods, Do…

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Philip Coggan on his Special Report on Pensions 20:00

14y ago20:00

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Philip Coggan, the Capital Markets Editor of The Economist joins us to talk about his special report on Pensions. Things have changed quite a bit since the first pension scheme was introduced by Otto Von Bismarck back in the 19th century. As people in developed countries are living longer, the pressure on the working population is mounting steadily…

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Lane Greene of The Economist on his book, You are What You Speak 24:00

14y ago24:00

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Robert Lane Greene, the International Correspondent of The Economist has released his first book titled, You Are What You Speak. In this podcast, Lane clearly distinguishes the sticklers from the linguists. While he supports those who strive to write and talk by making use of correct grammar, he is against the mindless infatuation with the subject.…

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Point Blank with Nitin Chandrakant Desai 40:00

14y ago40:00

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In our film industry, what Amitabh Bachchan or Dilip Kumar is to acting, Nitin Chandrakant Desai is to art direction. The winner of four national awards and many successful movies such as Lagaan, Devdas, Jodha Akbar, Hum Dil Dechuke Sanam, Munnabhai, etc talks about his craft and the challenges of his everyday job. He takes us through his experiece…

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Kenneth Cukier from The Economist on the Japan crisis from Ground Zero 22:10

14y ago22:10

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Kenneth Cukier is Japan Business and Finance correspondent of The Economist, but in the last couple of weeks, Kenn has stared at one of the most grueling assignments of his career. He is covering Japans largest earthquake, visiting disaster zones and making sense of the mayhem. In this podcast, Kenneth who is at ground zero salutes the spirit of th…

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Prof Kanu Doshi on the Union Budget 2011 31:00

14y ago31:00

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Prof Kanu Doshi and his quintessential humour join us by branding this years Union budget as an Accountants budget which is neither beneficial for the khaas aadmi nor the aam aadmi. Kanu bhai takes us through the different benefits that the common man can enjoy until the Direct Tax Code is introduced in the coming year. This podcast decodes jargons…